Study first to show potential of light-activated gene therapy for knee injuries
... and his partners developed it. LAGeT is initially focusing on the development of therapies for musculoskeletal diseases, including osteoarthritis and spine-related repair, but recognizes its broader potential. One early project will attempt to use rAAV gene therapy to re-grow bone in patients who have lost ...When the cause is right, politics and surgery sometimes mix
...tive advocacy response by surgeons and physicians, focusing on patient education as the key to political change. Dr. George E. McGee and coauthors review the medical liability crisis in Mississippi during the late 1990s, prompted by multimillion-dollar jury verdicts in malpractice cases. Most companies pro...Antioxidant selenium offers no heart-disease protection
...ious research based on smaller intervention trials focusing on cardiovascular risk factors," said Stranges. "Our findings are consistent with those from previous studies that have shown no beneficial effect of selenium supplementation in combination with other antioxidants on the primary prevention of cardio...Novel stem cell technology leads to better spinal cord repair
...de an important advance in stem cell technology by focusing on a new cell type that appears to have the capability of repairing the adult nervous system. "These studies provide a way to make cells do what we want them to do, instead of simply putting stem cells into the damaged area and hoping the injury will...Perfectionist fathers can reinforce tendencies
...ndividual feels out of control of his or her life, focusing on food intake may be one of the few arenas where he or she can assert personal control. The more young people felt in control of their lives, particularly when positively reinforced by fathers, the less likely they were to engage in maladaptive eati...30-year study of type 1 diabetes finds no improvement in heart disease rates
...esearch staff from its inception. Indeed, although focusing primarily on blood-glucose control has significant...cipal investigator of the EDC. "Our data show that focusing solely on blood-glucose control is only postponing, not preventing, some of the more significant com...Study finds middle-aged Americans not as healthy as English counterparts
... NIA's Behavioral and Social Research Program. "By focusing on the comparable white populations, this study still finds the U.S. lagging." Comparing self-reports of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease between the two countries, the researchers found that Americans reported significantly high...Few gay man regret disclosing HIV status to friends, family
...ich could find only one previously published study focusing on feelings of regret after disclosure of HIV status. Reported in 2003, it focused on women's feelings after disclosing their medical condition to their young children. No other studies have been published examining regret after disclosure of HIV sta...2006 Alzheimer Award to P. Hemachandra Reddy, PhD
...ative diseases. Currently, the Reddy laboratory is focusing on unraveling the connection between amyloid- (A) and synaptic damage, and A and mitochondrial oxidative damage in AD. Each year the Associate Editors of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease select the award recipient from among articles published in t...M. D. Anderson: Setting the benchmark in brain tumor treatment
...nd researcher Amy Heimberger, M.D., agrees. She is focusing on the power of immunity to help keep a brain tumor at bay, and so far, the phase II clinical trial she leads is significantly increasing the expected life span of enrolled patients. Along with investigators at Duke University Medical Center,...Collaborative care decreases some symptoms of dementia for patients with Alzheimer disease
...ements exceed those previously reported in studies focusing on pharmacological therapy alone. Achieving a guideline-level dose and duration of the intervention required a care manager who supported the patient's caregiver and physician and adhered to recommended treatment protocols. The intervention demonstra...Lilly Foundation gift to Indiana University Cancer Center
.... When finished in 2008, it will house researchers focusing on the biology and chemistry of cancer, as well as other health issues....Brain study yields insight into machinery of prejudice
...ary boundaries based on social group membership by focusing instead on the shared similarity between oneself and outgroup members," concluded Mitchell and his colleagues....HIV Medicine Association applauds crucial HIV/AIDS bill
...ew reauthorizing bill helps to fix that problem by focusing on providing access to vital care to those in this country who, even today, aren't getting it." Last April, HIVMA and the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) released joint recommendations designed to bring the CARE Act in line with today's HIV...Reducing the damage caused by cardiac arrest
...ch greater opportunity to improve survivability by focusing on the delivery of good-quality basic CPR and programs designed to increase awareness among the community." The paper is "Location-Specific Cost Effectiveness of Public Access Defibrillation" by Valerie J De Maio MD, Doug Coyle PhD, Ian G Stiell MD, ...Biologic therapies lead evolution of Crohn's treatments
...rapies for hard-to-treat diseases, researchers are focusing on improving convenience and reducing the risk of allergic side effects to maximize the benefit of the therapy while reducing drug intolerence. In this study, researchers examine a humanized monoclonal antibody, certolizumab pegol (CDP870), and -fou...Cure for reading glasses may be in view
...ape the eye's lens and restore its flexibility and focusing ability. Matthew O'Donnell, professor and chair of the U-M Department of Biomedical Research, along with Kyle Hollman, assistant research scientist and adjunct lecturer, and graduate student Todd Erpelding, developed the method. Recently, it was succ...Include Indigenous communities in MDGs or watch them die a slow death, experts warn
...ld be ignored because of the way the MDGs work by focusing on big numbers and encouraging targets to maximise health benefits for the majority. This means that the health experiences of minority Indigenous populations will be swallowed up, unnoticed, in the country statistics for the MDGs, and that these com...Smoking, diabetes predict different forms of peripheral artery disease
... Victor Aboyans, M.D., Ph.D. "By highlighting and focusing preventive efforts on the risk factors, we can improve the prognosis." Aboyans a cardiologist and epidemiologist at the Dupuytren University Hospital in Limoges, France conducted this study while a visiting scholar in the Department of Family and P......tion might be reduced with rehabilitation programs focusing on improving activity patterns and physical fitnes...These findings imply that rehabilitation programs, focusing on improving activity patterns and physical fitness, may reduce complaints of fatigue after liver tr...