Molecular differences between early and advanced melanomas could provide new drug targets
...s produced more of the enzyme NOX4, one of the NOX family of genes known to increase generation of ROS and to trigger angiogenesis. The scientists also found that in cells with greater Akt expression, there was an increase in impaired mitochondria-- the energy factories of cells. Their research showed, h...Framingham study shows parents who live long pass on
...k with parental longevity based on self-reports of family history. "Characteristics of Framingham Offspring Participants with Long-Lived Parentsappears in the March 12 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. In the study, researchers examined 1,697 offspring age 30 and older (average age 40) whose...Researchers from the University of Navarra analyze new kinds of cancer-fighting antibodies
...Britain, addresses the use of a new pharmaceutical family with practical applications in cancer and chronic viral illnesses. Specifically, the article discusses using monoclonal antibodies in order to stimulate the immune system. In this therapy the antibodies are directed to the immune system cells in o...Sunny days pose risk of 'flicker illness' for a few airlifted patients
...n, the patient reported no previous head injury or family history of seizures; he also had a normal EEG and CT scan, and, at a three-month follow-up visit, reported no recurrence of the seizure. "He was not diagnosed with a seizure disorder," Cushman said. "But we never exposed him to flickering light ag...Joint Principles of PC-MH released by organizations representing more than 300,000 physicians
...esent some 333,000 physicians. The pediatricians, family physicians, internists and osteopathic physicians ...that promotes a partnership between the child, the family and the physician care team," said AAP President Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP. "This partnership not...Reactions to 'false-positive' prostate cancer screenings assessed
...rs, such as being African-American and/or having a family history of the disease. "Men can discuss the pros and cons of getting a PSA test with their doctors. However, once a man decides to go ahead and get a PSA test, if its results are abnormal, he typically should have ongoing follow-up and surveillanc...Early sex may lead teens to delinquency, study shows
...long adolescents wait to have sex, including race, family structure, socioeconomic status, school performance, depression, how close the teens felt to their parents, and other factors. Armour said the link between early sex and delinquency probably has to do with the whole social context of the young ado...Usefulness of cardiovascular disease test questioned
... paper and an associate professor of community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS). According to co-author Lisa Schwartz, associate professor of medicine at DMS, "A general population use of the test would identify millions of low-risk people, and we don't know if exposing them to chole...Strenuous physical activity associated with lower breast cancer risk
... other breast cancer risk factors, including race, family history and use of hormone therapy. Through 2002, 2,649 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and 593 with in situ breast cancer. Women who reported participating in strenuous activity for more than five hours per week over the long ter...Results of largest ever genome scan for autism out
...n of chromosome 11, and neurexin 1 - a member of a family of genes believed to be important in the contact and communication of neurons. The neurexin finding in particular highlights a special group of neurons called glutamate neurons and the genes affecting their development and function, suggesting they p...Updated guidelines advise focusing on women's lifetime heart risk
...digm for risk assessment based on risk factors and family history, as well as the Framingham risk score. (First published in 1998, the Framingham risk score estimates the risk of developing coronary heart disease within 10 years.) The new guidelines include expanded recommendations on lifestyle factors suc...Doctors test effort that helps people understand health risk information
... paper and an associate professor of community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. Woloshin and his co-authors Lisa Schwartz and H. Gilbert Welch, all of whom are affiliated with Dartmouths Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences and the Veterans Affairs Outcomes Group at the White River Jun...Study links attempted suicide with genetic evidence identified in previous suicide research
...ording to Willour. The investigators conducted a family linkage study in which they searched for commonalities in the genomes of family members with bipolar disorder and a history of attempted suicide. The same gene region on chromosome...New class of targeted cancer drugs shows promise in slowing progression of recurrent prostate cancer
...s the human epidermal growth factor (HER) receptor family shows promise in prolonging the lives of patients ...inhibit the ability of HER2 to pair with other HER family members (HER1, HER2, HER3 and HER4). If the pairing process (called dimerization) is not interrupted...MIT graduate student wins $30,000 Lemelson-MIT student prize for life-saving inventions
... and advising aspiring inventors. Coming from a family of teachers and having such strong support from my parents, I felt it imperative to share that with other young inventors, he said. My parents helped me find my passion early in life and instilled in me a way to maintain it. To help other young inven...Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia
...zheimer's patients lose interest in their hobbies, family life and may become idle. As PPA progresses over ...with FTD was eating lunch in a restaurant with his family and excused himself to go to the bathroom. When he hadn't returned after 10 minutes, his sons went t...Wartime raises stress, blood pressure rates in military offspring
...casualties, these findings suggest that youth with family members in the military, particularly those deployed overseas, may warrant increased attention of parents, educators and counselors during this period of active conflict," researchers write. "Further research is warranted to determine whether stress ...Two-thirds of nursing students believe it's wrong to lie to patients, twice as many as in 1983
... are also more likely to have greater domestic and family responsibilities. "Older nursing students may also be more mature and independent in their opinions than younger nurses. "However, we suspect that the greater trend towards honesty with patients is part of a wider change in social attitudes to ...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 31, 2007
... Top tomato? Tapping the potential of a neglected family of "smart" fluids Subsurface oil from 1989 Alaska...ATE RELEASE Tapping the potential of a neglected family of "smart" fluids Journal of the American Chemical Society In a discovery that may speed commerc...Link found between muscle damage during childbirth, condition causing fallen bladder, uterus
...irty-one percent of women with prolapse reported a family history of the condition, compared with 13 percent of the women without prolapse. The researchers from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have joined forces with a colleague in the U-M College of Engineering, James A. Ashton-Miller, Ph.D.,...