Investigators uncover intriguing clues to why persistent acid reflux sometimes turns into cancer
... In research published in July and August, scientists discovered that people with acid reflux disease, particularly those with a complication of acid reflux called Barretts esophagus, have altered cells in their esophagus containing shortened telomeres, the ending sequences in DNA strands. C...Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
... ... In a study published in the Aug. 8 Journal of the American Medical Association, a team of University of Michigan medical historians and epidemiologists from the federal Cen...Investigating the causes of Parkinson's disease
... ... Dr Bedford will be using a new genetic model of Parkinsons to further understanding of how and why nerve cells die. Her research will also take a clos...Damon Runyon renews its $2.25 million investment to support young clinical cancer investigators
New York, NY -- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named 5 new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators at its May 2007 Clinical Investigator Award Committee review. The recipients of this prestigious, three-year award are outstanding early career physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research at major research centers under the mentorship of the nations leading scientists...Conference to investigate basis of parental behavior
... The four-day event, hosted by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University faculty member Robert S. Bridges, Ph.D., will bring together some of the leading minds on maladaptive parental response to share state-of-the-art methods and co...Researchers call for investigation into links between khat use and psychiatric disorders
... In light of ongoing international concern about a contributory association between use of khat and ill mental health, Dr Nasir Warfa - lecturer in Transcultural Psychiatry at Queen Mary, University of London - has reviewed clinical case reports, alongside qualitative and quantitative articles on khat use and men...The Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards $8 million to infectious disease investigators
... The Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease awards are made to encourage aggressive, multidisciplinary approaches to investigating pathogenesis. BWF launched the program in 2002 and has made 58 awards for an investment of approximately $24.8 million in the careers of in...Stem cells can repair torn tendons or ligaments
Weekend athletes who overexert themselves running or playing basketball may one day reap the benefits of research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem that shows that adult stem cells can be used to make new tendon or ligament tissue. ...... Tendon and ligament injuries present a major clinical challenge to orthopedic medicine. In the United States, at least 200,000 patients undergo tendon or l...Michigan State research sheds new light on health dangers of nanoparticles
The nose, usually the first line of defense against inhaled airborne particles that could damage the lungs, may itself be susceptible to the dangers of extremely small particles, called nanoparticles, which are less than 100 nanometers in size. One nanometer is one-billionth of a meter....... According to research presented by Michigan State University researchers at seminar at the annual America...Tobacco industry developed product strategy to conceal toxicity of cigarettes
British American Tobacco (BAT) developed cigarettes which produced low-yields of nicotine and tar under standard testing protocols while delivering much greater amounts of nicotine and tar to smokers, according to a Public Health article published online today (Wednesday February 8, 2006) by The Lancet. ... ... David Hammond (University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) and colleagues reviewed intern...Investigational nonstimulant Guanfacine XR significantly improved child, adolescent ADHD symptoms
San Diego, US May 23, 2007 Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced today the positive results of studies of the investigational medication guanfacine extended release (GXR, previously referred to as SPD503), a selective alpha-2A-adrenoceptor agonist. These data from two short-term phase III placebo-controlled studies and two long-term phase III open-label studies, presented at...Researchers investigate impact of lifestyle on GI health
... "Many factors come into play when managing a healthy lifestyle. While some...Marijuana worsens COPD symptoms in current cigarette smokers
ATS 2007, SAN FRANCISCOMarijuana worsens breathing problems in current smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Tuesday, May 22.... The study found that among people 40 and older, smokers were two-and-a-half times as likely as nonsmokers to develop COPD, while smoking cigarettes a...Cigarette use may explain asthma epidemic in children, says Mailman School of Public Health study
... The prevalence of asthma has increased at least threefold during the past several decades, but the cause for this remains unknown, according to author Renee D. Goodwin, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Epid...ACE inhibitors help preserve kidney function in IgA nephropathy
... ... In the European cooperative...'Lite' low tar cigarettes impair blood flow as much as regular cigarettes
... ... ... ... C...Scientists from the CIMA investigate a molecule for diagnosing hypertensive cardiopathy
Scientists from the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) from the University of Navarra investigate whether cardiotrophin 1, a molecule that can be measured in blood, can be used as a diagnostic marker for hypertensive cardiopathy. After studying the relationship of this molecule with this disease, the experts believe that cardiotrophin 1 is useful for preventing or controlling the damagin...Scientists equip bacteria with custom chemo-navigational system
... Justin Gallivan, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry, and graduate student Shana Topp successfully reprogrammed E. coli's chemo-navigational system to detect, follow and precisely localize to specific chemical sig...Studies suggest investigational agent reduces disease activity in MS
... Both of the studies involved people with the relapsing-remitting form of MS, where symptoms flare up and then subside. By 24 weeks, treatment with the drug rituximab reduced the number of areas of brain damage, or lesions, in people with MS and the number of relapses, or times w...NeuroArm: Navigating the future of surgery
... The world's first MRI-compatible surgical robot, unveiled today, is the creation of neurosurgeon Dr. Garnette Sutherland and his team. Dr. Sutherland has spent the last six years leading a team of Canadian scientists, in cooperation with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), to design a machine "...Mayo Clinic solves painful puzzle of UT ligament split tear in wrist
... In the study of 272 consecutive patients (53.7 percent males, median age 33.7) with wrist pain who had undergone arthroscopy between 1998 and 2005, the Mayo Clinic team discovered that a positive "uln...Navigating legal minefields of drug industry addressed at UH talk
... Benny Agosto Jr., a partner in the Houston-based law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Sorrels & Friend, will speak on "The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Law" at noon, Tuesday, April 3 in room 128 of Science & Re...Ren receives IADR Young Investigator Award
... Dr. Ren is being recognized based on her outstanding achievements as a researcher in orthodontics. She has received an award from the Dutch Orthodontic Society for the best orthodontic publication over a five-year period, and a research grant from the European Orthodontic Society to investigate The effects of age...New cigarette designs don't offer lower predicted cancer risks
... ... But a study by Dr. James F. Pankow of Oregon Health & Science University may snuff o...American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine investigates strategies for controlling heart disease
... The physicians important role in recommending lifestyle changes in addition to medical interventions is thoroughly explored in the headline article of the second issue of the new A...Cancer Patients Nationwide Can More Easily Navigate Health Care System
... Atlanta, GA /Wilmington, DE. February 14, 2007 AstraZeneca and the American Cancer Society today announced a strategic collaboration to significantly extend the reach of the Societys innovative Patient Navigator Program an initiative to assist individual cancer patients in negotiating the health care system. With major support from AstraZeneca, the American Cancer Society will accelerat...To date, all methods for the production of such tiny capsules require preorganized structures or "molds" to shape hollow spheres and most methods require a lengthy, tedious synthetic or purification procedure. Korean researchers led by Kimo...Temple University Hospital investigates treatment for cervical dysplasia
... For numerous women afflicted with the common sexually transmitted disease known as human papillomavirus (HPV), the immune system can not prevent certain high-risk strains of the virus from cau...Options improving for patients with acromegaly and gigantism, says endocrinology expert
... In the article, Shlomo Melmed, M.D., senior vice president for Academic Affairs and director of the Burns and Allen Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai, provides an...RAND study shows solitary drug, alcohol and cigarette use puts adolescents at higher risk
... ... "Whil...Halving daily cigarette quota has no health benefit
... ... ... Participants were initially assessed for cardiovascular risk factor...GSA confers 2006 Nathan Shock New Investigator Award to NIA's de Cabo
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will occur on Saturday the 18th at 12:15 p.m. at the Adam's Mark Dallas Hotel. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interacti...Teens half as likely to smoke if they are wise to subliminal messages in cigarette ads
... Teens with above-average smoking media literacy...Sperm banks unpopular with patients MUHC researchers investigate why
MONTREAL, 5 October 2006 -- Sperm banks are unpopular, even with patients suffering from cancer and facing treatments that may make them infertile. A new study led by McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) researcher Dr. Peter Chan examines why sperm banks are such an underused resource. The new study published in a recent issue of the scientific journal Human Reproduction highlights the need to...Gladstone investigators identify a new protective action for the powerful anti-HIV factor, APOBEC3G
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) have identified a previously unknown function of APOBEC3G (A3G), a protein that acts against HIV, a finding that may lead to new approaches for controlling HIV infection. ... The work is published today, Oct. 2, 2006, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA.... The research, conducted by scientists in the...'Aqueous Humor Outflow' featured in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Rockville, Md. -- The proceedings from the second annual ARVO/Pfizer Ophthalmics Research Institute conference, "Aqueous Humor Outflow: What Do We Know? Where Will It Lead Us?" were published today in the October issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS). The conference, held on April 28 and 29, 2006, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., brought together experts from within and outside...Study suggests menthol cigarette smokers may have more difficulty quitting smoking
... Cigarette smoking causes about 440,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to background information in the article. African Americans tend to smoke less than European Americans, but have disproportionately high rates of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other smoking-relat...SWAN system to help blind and firefighters navigate environment
Imagine being blind and trying to find your way around a city you've never visited before -- that can be challenging for a sighted person. Georgia Tech researchers are developing a wearable computing system called the System for Wearable Audio Navigation (SWAN) designed to help the visually impaired, firefighters, soldiers and others navigate their way in unknown territory, particularly when vis... A new study exploring smoking, heavy drinking and marijuana use across three generations indicates that the children of a parent who uses any of these substances are more likely to smoke, binge drink or use marijuana in adolescence and adulthood. Drug transmission across generations, the study found, was for a general tendency to use these substances rather than to use any one specifically, wi...UQ scientists will use a $3.3 million grant to build a new generation of robots that canlearn about their physical spaces based on animal navigation skills.... The UQ led team received one of three Thinking Systems grants announced by the Federal...Government on Monday. ... The team will study the navigation skills of bees, rodents and humans as a way ofunderstanding the function of the hippoca...