Exercise lowers insulin in breast cancer survivors
...east cancer recurrence, scientists couldnt explain how it worked. Jennifer Ligibel, MD, of Dana-Farber, and her colleagues research findings support the hypothesis that exercise lowers levels of the hormone insulin in the bloodstream. Studies have found an association between relatively high levels of ...E/Tablet technology may provide benefits to patients, researchers
...nt quality-of-life concerns they have had, such as how food taste might be altered by treatment, or whether they bruise more easily or have trouble sleeping." The researchers also speculate that the E/Tablets were able to elicit more information on sensitive subjects, such as a patient's sex life becau...Medical management of another condition may not lead to early cancer diagnosis
...er Oncology. These results have implications for how people with co-morbidities at the time of cancer diagnosis might be treated, Zafar said. "Currently, patients with multiple co-morbidities dont have access to the same types of clinical trials that are open to other patients," Zafar said. The re...Gene variations point to why lung cancer drugs work better in Japanese vs. US patients
... in subtle variations in certain genes that govern how the body metabolizes chemotherapy drugs. David Gan...in another gene, ERCC2, appeared to interfere with how well patients responded to treatment. The differences in outcomes corresponded with the patients g...Flaxseed stunts the growth of prostate tumors
...lls under a microscope, and were able to determine how quickly the cancer cells had multiplied. Men ta... source of omega-3 fatty acids, flaxseed can alter how cancer cells lump together or cling to other body cells, both factors in how fast cancer cells proli...OHSU Cancer Institute, VA researchers find way to identify which men need a second biopsy
... system of grading prostate cancer tissue based on how it looks under a microscope. Gleason scores range from 2 to 10 and indicate how likely it is that a tumor will spread. A low Gleason score means the cancer tissue is similar to nor...MRI detects cancers missed by mammography in breast cancer patients
...ed tumor, if necessary. There is huge variation in how clinics conduct breast MRI screenings, because there is no quality control at the moment, she says. Patients at centers that dont offer MRI-guided biopsy can end up having mastectomies because physicians there have no way to investigate the findings ...Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
... Scalia says, they would like to better understand how adiponectin prevents the increase in white blood cell-blood vessel "anchoring" molecules in disease conditions. The group is also testing the effects of adiponectin in conditions mimicking diabetes by exposing cells in the laboratory and blood ve...Mouse model points to possible new strategy for treating rare muscle disease, kidney disorders
...h Group, Encino, Calif. It is gratifying to see how the tools and technologies generated by the sequen...e about the pathways involved in human disease and how to target therapies that affect those pathways. NHGRI Scientific Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.......tists cant explain why at this point. We dont know how NDGA is having its effect on survival in this first analysis, Miller says. It may be that the female mice because of their hormonal status have other pathways to death and disability, or need higher or lower levels of NDGA to see an effect. Th...Journal Sleep: Longer CPAP use at night can normalize one's daytime functioning
...iated with greater relief of sleepiness, no matter how it's measured," said Weaver. According to Dr. Weaver, there are also patients who normalize on therapy with somewhat limited CPAP use. "The actual need for CPAP in terms of reversing sleepiness is likely to be individually determined," said Weave...When HIV and liver disease co-exist
...to hepatic disease in patients with HIV as well as how the viruses interact to result in liver injury. They also considered how treatment options, including antiretroviral agents, might affect the liver. In treating HIV/HCV...Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
...ancreas. The insulin these cells produce regulates how the body uses and stores sugar and other food nutrients for energy. Research has shown the pancreas is resilient and more than half its insulin-producing beta cells must be irreversibly destroyed before an individual develops symptoms of the diseas...Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Society of Clinical Oncology partner in national initiative
... cancer physicians to tackle the complex issues of how to significantly improve quality of care for patie...ates becomes an integral part of the discussion on how best to deliver quality resources to those who need it most at the time of diagnosis through their ...Brain inflammation may be friend, not foe, for Alzheimer's patients
... in mice, not people. We need to be cautious about how to interpret the results. ...Lilly studies try to shed light on impact of race
...in Chicago, Ill. They offered cursory insight into how a diverse group of patients respond to treatment with Lilly chemotherapeutic options. One study analyzed data of chemonave African-American patients with stage IIIB/IV NSCLC treated with GEMZAR in combination with carboplatin or paclitaxel (Taxol) ve...Transformation for people with AIDS on the horizon
...t. This year, we may witness a dramatic shift in how these patients are managed, says the editorial written by Hiroyu Hatano, infectious diseases fellow and Steven Deeks, associate professor of medicine, both of San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, USA. For the first time in the ...Targeted initiatives can encourage people to walk more
...week on average, at least in the short term. Given how little exercise most people take, this amounts to a substantial increase, say the authors. The authors found that walking could be encouraged in a variety of ways. Examples included giving face to face advice or telephone support, using pedometers,...More rib fractures, but better survival rates
...ings show that the majority of people untrained in how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and even... ranges from 5 percent to 10 percent, depending on how quickly it is administered after a person's heart stops. "This is important because every minute los...Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
...f Circulation. This is dramatic evidence of just how challenging LQTS is to correctly diagnose because it can present with such a large variety of symptoms, Dr. Ackerman says. Theres a real need for cautious, comprehensive evaluation by experienced LQTS specialists because there is a risk for overdiagn...