Researchers identify marker of heart disease in low-birthweight babies
... death of smooth muscle cells that normally are an important part of the protective cap on top of cholesterol p...r of heart disease. A low-fat diet is particularly important for these children to reduce their risk of heart disease."...U of T research examines nursing home quality of care
...o few Canadian studies have been done so far on an important area, one that is heavily studied in the U.S.," says Hillmer. The researchers reviewed data on factors such as staffing, use of restraints and pressure ulcers. Results indicate that not-for-profit homes south-of-the-border generally perform better th...Press registration reminder ESC Congress 2005, 3-7 September 2005
...sease with a selection of sessions addressing this important topic, including the ESC Women at Heart initiative. For more information on Women at Heart see: http://www.escardio.org/vpo/press_releases/Women_at_Heart.htm Press registration Press may register for the ESC Congress free of charge, on presentat...Clinical trial of gefitinib for advanced lung cancer closes early
...her cancers and normal tissues, that appears to be important to the growth of cancer cells. Based on a review of the limited data available from the Phase III clinical trial, the Data Monitoring Committee overseeing the trial (known as S0023*) recommended the closure, as the trial would not meet its primary e...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 2
...t is small. And we're worried that one of the most important studies has still not been published. This sort of...sional recommendation into account. However, it is important that consumers know how well their toothbrush will work before making a choice." Review title: Robin...Some Alzheimer's patients can benefit from drug memantine
...d studies comprising 2,339 participants, but three important trials have not yet been published. To account for the missing data, the Cochrane researchers also gathered publicly available information on the unpublished memantine trials. McShane and colleagues then calculated how the best and worst possible ou...Being obese, underweight, associated with increased risk of death
...ity remains associated with a higher prevalence of important CVD risk factors, differences in total cholesterol levels across BMI groups may be narrowing, and for blood pressure and smoking improvements have been similar across BMI groups. Thus, obese and overweight persons may be at lower risk of CVD now than...No improvement in overall survival with lymph node removal in treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
...ression-free survival, which, in turn, may have an important impact on the quality of life of patients with advanced ovarian cancer; [and] 2) systematic lymphadenectomy did not prolong overall survival, probably because effective platinum-based first- and second-line chemotherapies might have diluted the impa...Heart failure drug associated with higher risk of death
...st that nesiritide is likely to be associated with important risk," says Sackner-Bernstein. Co-investigator Keith Aaronson, M.D., associate professor of cardiovascular medicine at the U-M Medical School and medical director of the U-M heart transplant program, notes that the increased mortality risk was seen e...Findings about anti-cancer agent could make it more effective
...isomerase causes DNA strands to break, which is an important mechanism that leads to cell death," said Gmeiner. Knowing more about how the agent works means that doctors could combine it with other drugs to reach multiple treatment targets. For example, FdUMP[10] could possibly be used in combination with dru...Short sugar chains-a future drug for Alzheimer's?
...rmal fetal development among other things, is also important for the build-up of amyloid, morbid protein deposits that appear in several serious diseases. This is shown by Uppsala scientists in an article published in today's Net edition of the U.S. journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Hepa...Football is a pain in the neck
...introduction of neck protectors may have played an important role in preventing these serious injuries in ice hockey," says Dr. Delaney. "It always pays to play it safe."...Feeling safe and secure? CUMC scientists find it's all in the caudoputamen
... researchers as well as physicians, may be equally important in the disorders. "The missing part of our picture of anxiety is the good feelings associated with being safe and secure," Dr. Rogan says. "But positive emotions are harder to study in the lab than negative emotions like fear. How do you know when yo...Used in a new way, RNA interference permanently silences key breast cancer gene
...STAT3 is controlling TWIST expression, and this is important to know with regards to activated STAT3 and its involvement in cancer metastasis," Arlinghaus says. When the mouse breast cells transduced with STAT3, shRNA were then tested in immunocompetent mice, researchers found that the treated breast cancer ce...Brain imaging study explains Williams syndrome language gifts
...thickening and complexity in the area of the brain important to language. Impact: The isolated, thickened cortical region in language areas is remarkable because patients with Williams syndrome show marked strengths in language and related abilities. The ability to map these abnormalities in living patients...UT Southwestern sports medicine doctor pedals advice on gearing up for safe cycling season
...r." Once you have proper fit with your bike, it's important to know the best riding techniques. If you pedal s...that for someone in training, carbohydrates are an important source of energy. A healthy diet would include one with 60 percent carbohydrates, less than 30 perce...ANNA awards Nurse Researcher of the Year to Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member
...h chronic kidney failure. "Winning this award is important because I was nominated by a nephrology nurse rese...are nurses in clinical practice, and I think it is important for them to see researchers awarded for their work and to value the use of research findings in clin...Anti-malaria drug combination could help address treatment crisis in Africa
...ients at the point of prescription is a simple but important intervention to enhance adherence." In an accompanying comment Peter Gottfried Kremsner (Institute of Tropical Medicine, Tubingen, Germany) states: "Together these two papers convincingly show that the effectiveness of arthemether-lumefantrine is exc...Adolescents not receiving health counseling, Stanford study shows
...an-related factors. Therefore, she explained, it's important for policy makers and insurers-not just doctors-to know about failures in delivering preventive counseling to adolescents. "What it would take to close the gaps is substantial," Ma said. "But it's not insurmountable, and proven interventions exist to...Child sex abuse policy recommendations published in Science magazine
...l "is a tremendous opportunity to shed light on an important and neglected area." "Science is most needed where passion overshadows reason," Spiegel said. "Jennifer Freyd has applied the tools of science to this contentious area, helping us understand the effects of trauma in the family and the disruption of ...