Combined treatment cuts inflammatory cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
...e inflammatory cells in the airways of current and former smokers being treated for moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These findings appear in the first issue for April 2006 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic S...UCI researchers find that, even at rest, men's and women's brains behave differently
... neurobiology and behavior, and Lisa Kilpatrick, a former postdoctoral fellow in his laboratory, have found that the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure found on both sides of the brain, behaves very differently in males and females while the subjects are at rest. In men, the right amygdala is more active ...Epilepsy surgery successful for alleviating seizures over the long term
...ains effective and safe over time." Dr. Cohen is a former Mayo Clinic neurosurgical resident who is now a neurosurgical fellow at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Epilepsy affects 3 million Americans. Thirty to 40 percent have intractable epilepsy: medications alone do not control the seizures...Cinnamon, cloves improve insulin function, lower risk factors for diabetes, cardiovascular disease
...an, Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan, a former postdoctoral student and Fulbright Fellow in the Anderson laboratory, reports the first study of the effect of cloves on insulin function in humans. Thirty-six people with type 2 diabetes were divided into four groups, which then took capsules with ...Commonly used blood pressure medication prevents aortic aneurysm in mice with Marfan syndrome
...rgeon Vincent Gott, M.D., a professor emeritus and former chief of cardiac surgery at Hopkins, who mastered early, life-saving techniques for replacing damaged areas of the Marfan aorta with Dacron grafts and artificial valves. "However, it is comforting to witness the time when medication could prevent th...Nano-particles effective in killing cancer with one-two punch of chemotherapeutics
... to a tumor," said Fariyal Ahmed, the lead author, former doctoral student in bioengineering,and now a fellow at Harvard Medical School. "Polymersomes get around those limitations". Discher developed polymersomes with Penn bioengineer Daniel Hammer in the 1990s. The Discher lab is further studying the d...There's more than meets the eye to catching a fly ball in the outfield
... of New Hampshire, studies visual psychophysics. A former assistant baseball coach at UNH with a son playing for one of the Chicago Cubs minor league teams, Fuld says there's more than meets the eye to catching fly balls and hitting pitches for the boys of summer. "An outfielder is computing a collision cou...Taller people more likely to develop atrial fibrillation
... a string of very tall patients, most of whom were former basketball players, with lone atrial fibrillation," Dr. Langberg said. The researchers, including first author Ibrahim R. Hanna, M.D., reviewed data on 25,268 enrolled in the ADVANCENT registry. ADVANCENT is a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter, ...Two tests better than one for diabetes control, Johns Hopkins expert tells doctors
...t used properly," says Christopher Saudek, M.D., a former president of the American Diabetes Association and lead author of the article. "If the goal of treatment is to prevent morbidity and mortality, we need to do a better job of monitoring our patients, as well as advising them." Saudek and colleagues re...Lizard 'third eye' sheds light on evolution of color vision
...ing Su, Ph.D., the first author of the study and a former neuroscience graduate student at Hopkins. "It's just like in a small company," says Yau. "You have to delegate each person to do more things." By sharing features found in human photoreceptors as well as those found in simpler organisms like the scal...NFL team physicians to host conference on football injury prevention and conditioning
...e's medical condition. In addition, a well-known former NFL player is scheduled to be available to the media to discuss injuries, rehabilitation and his experience with sports medicine professionals. This conference is jointly sponsored by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the...Molecular imaging may lead to earlier diagnosis of childhood respiratory virus
... in vitro assays outside cells. But Santangelo and former Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Nitin Nitin, now a postdoctoral researcher at Rice University, devised methods for getting the beacons inside the cell without destroying the probe and without changing the cells. Santangelo will give an invited presentati...BIDMC's Harold Dvorak, MD, honored by National Foundation for Cancer Research
...f Pathology Emeritus of Harvard Medical School and former chief of the division of pathology at Beth Israel ...t the National Institutes of Health. He joined the former Beth Israel Hospital (now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) in 1967, from which he retired as ch...LSUHSC public health documents unmet health needs of Katrina-displaced
...t of the respondents would like to return to their former neighborhoods, 30% would like to relocate elsewhere (including a number of respondents interested in purchasing their FEMA-subsidized travel trailers and then moving them elsewhere), and 11% were still unsure about their future plans. Study particip...University of Utah to help build bionic arm
...4 million over four years. The company, founded by former U bioengineering graduate student Shane Guillory, will make the belt-pack computer and electronics to translate signals from the nervous system and wireless electrode array to the prosthetic arm and back again. Fraunhofer IZM (Institute for Relia...Non-smokers with lung cancer respond better to treatment than smokers, study says
...and respond better to chemotherapy than current or former smokers. Published in the June 1, 2006 issue of CA... during therapy; and showed improved survival over former and current smokers. They say the finding may be due to non-smokers having less genetic damage compa...Dr. McCluskey receives top honor for young taste researchers
...nces April 26-30 in Sarasota. She was nominated by former mentor Dr. David Hill, neurobiologist at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, who received the 1996 gustation award. Dr. McCluskey studied with Dr. Hill while earning her PH.D. in Virginia. She got her first taste of gustation research in ...Almost 1/3 of colon cancer patients stop chemotherapy, leading to double the death rate
...ter research team included: Matthew Matasar, M.D., former instructor in clinical medicine; Xiaoyan Wang, M.A., staff associate in epidemiology, Mailman School; Russell McBride, doctoral student in epidemiology, Mailman School; Judith S. Jacobson, DrPH, assistant professor of clinical epidemiology, Mailman S...Multiracial youth more likely to engage in violent behavior, substance abuse
...ate professor of social work, and Mary Gillmore, a former UW professor of social work, who recently moved to Arizona State University. The researchers surveyed more than 2,000 Seattle middle-school students, comparing behaviors of multiracial, white, black and Asian-American youth. White students were the...Concerned Black Nurses of Newark honors Rutgers College of Nursing Professor Robert Atkins
...rovement of New Jersey youth's health." Atkins, a former school nurse, has an extensive record of community service. He is co-founder and president of the STARR program (Sports Teaching Adolescents Responsibility and Resiliency), a community-based youth development program and co-founder and director of H...