Injectable drug, combined with counseling, shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
...r treatment, and I hope that it can play a role in helping the large number of individuals in the U.S. who suffer from alcohol dependence." Naltrexone was approved in pill form by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1994 for treating alcohol dependence. It belongs to a class of drugs called opioid anta...2005 Potamkin Prize goes to neurologists for research in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...e honors and rewards researchers for their work in helping advance the understanding of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Morris is the Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., and director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center...Scientists discover way to control allergic reactions
...cult to manage. This discovery could be crucial in helping to alleviate the worst effects." To date the team have carried out these studies in small groups of volunteers, but over the summer they are looking to organise a much larger clinical trial in conjunction with Circassia, a company spun out from Imper...New health information resource from Tufts for Asian-language speakers
...ealth Sciences Library at Tufts is contributing to helping these populations become better informed and, hopefully, healthier," said Director of the Health Sciences Library, Eric Albright. "To complete the circle, the information is also provided in English it's one stop for essential health information for...Dr. Gutin selected as Fulbright Senior Specialist
...stitute, left April 1 for Spain to spend six weeks helping health care providers at six public universities d...ide and eat a home-cooked meal. He's excited about helping another country learn from the mistakes and experience of his own and keep it from following in the ...Scientists to study actions of botanical oils
...l products, these research centers are critical to helping us determine whether and by what mechanisms botanicals may serve as effective treatments or preventive approaches," said Stephen E. Straus, M.D., NCCAM director. "The five centers we are funding will investigate the use of a variety of widely consum...Painless test using teardrops may speed diagnosis of Sjgren's syndrome
... appear to be specific for Sjgrens. In addition to helping diagnose the disease, the tear biomarkers also show potential for noninvasive monitoring of disease activity and progress, the researchers say. The biomarkers may also provide insights into the underlying mechanisms of the syndrome, such as those inv...Rats with migraines provide Jefferson scientists insights to improved drug strategy
...ts a headache, he has good reason. The animals are helping Dr. Oshinsky, assistant professor of neurology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, study how migraine treatments work. In recent experiments, the animals provided evidence showing that DHE, a standard drug cur...Heart valve ring reverses damage from congestive heart failure, easing symptoms
... shape of that chamber, called the left ventricle, helping its muscular walls contract and pump blood better. All 25 patients had mitral valve regurgitation (leakage) as a result of distorted left ventricles, and were experiencing severe symptoms, before having surgery to install the ring. All experienced g...Will cancer vaccine get to all women?
...zarewski of the charity Cancer Research UK, who is helping to organise one of the vaccine trials, is that men who get vaccinated to prevent disfiguring warts will no longer transmit the cancer-causing strains to women. That might be the key to getting vaccines accepted in cultures where trying to prevent sex...Independent voice rises to help consumers navigate health care
...ter. "This suggests that the HCA played a role in helping consumers obtain coverage," Nascimento said. "Moreover, the HCA appears to be making a contribution to the state's efforts at increasing public health insurance enrollment by identifying individuals who are eligible for public insurance programs and ...Easing the anxiety of pregnancy after miscarriage
...concept of self, and the role of support groups in helping women through a pregnancy after a loss. One of h...hospitals in this country have gotten better about helping women acknowledge a lost baby," noted Ct -Arsenault. "When a baby dies, giving the mother the baby's...Scottish health minister launches major new clinical trials project to boost business and health
... will coordinate these activities across the city, helping to deliver new treatments swiftly from laboratory bench to patient bedside. Glasgow is set to become a world-class centre for drug development and cutting edge clinical research. The initiative will not only give the people of Glasgow access to revol...The Neurosciences and Music in Leipzig: Registration boom and over 140 posters
...ofile of the current hypotheses, the enquiry tools helping to understand the progress and the results achieved to date. In addition, seven in-depth sessions and multiple lectures have been scheduled, reflecting the entire international research scenario (from May 6th to 8th). The topics covered will compris...More evidence suggests statins help cut risk for advanced prostate cancer
... work by stalling a tumor already in the prostate, helping to ensure that it doesn't get worse." Platz noted that "when cholesterol-lowering drugs first came onto the market almost 20 years ago, there was even concern that they might increase the risk of cancer. Now, we are seeing more evidence that the opp...American Dietetic Association statement on new 'MyPyramid'
...the American Dietetic Association are committed to helping people understand and apply the recommendations of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in their daily lives....CML found to wield 'death factor' that kills normal blood marrow cells
... a single translocation, but with the death factor helping to continuously clear the way, the leukemia cells can take over the entire marrow," he says. "And when you block the protein, leukemia cells have a hard time growing in the marrow. The goal now is to study this active process further in human leukemi...Child sex abuse policy recommendations published in Science magazine
...ied the tools of science to this contentious area, helping us understand the effects of trauma in the family and the disruption of cognition and memory that can occur during and after childhood abuse." Freyd, a University of Oregon psychology professor whose theory of betrayal trauma explains why some people...New grants to Georgetown to help build national cancer biomedical informatics grid
...ication. But with the new grid that Georgetown is helping to create, cancer research centers will be linked to each other in real time, using common research tools and instantly sharing new information gleaned from the thousands of clinical and basic cancer studies that are in progress at any one time. Bec...New portable device developed by Georgia Tech and Emory checks for concussions on the sidelines
... potential cognitive testing applications, such as helping assess cognitive impairment related to Alzheimer's disease or drug use. The test would be brief and could be performed in a general physician's office. DETECT is expected to be commercially available in the next three to five years....