Mailman School shares new virus identification technologies
... in pathogen identification are a direct result of increased funding in the area of biodefense. There is a tre...tinue to see natural outbreaks of disease, and the increased speed, accuracy, and coordination of surveillance and response will save lives." Select list of ins...CONRAD receives $24 million from Gates Foundation and USAID for HIV microbicide trials
...o health systems and indirect cost savings through increased productivity. CONRAD and FHI, the primary organizations conducting these trials, have a long history of collaboration in microbicide development and have put together an excellent team of researchers to maximize the probability of a successful outco...Fracture risk lower for black women than white women at all bone mineral density levels
... of the hip and femoral neck is associated with an increased risk of all nonspinal fractures in older black women in age-adjusted models, a relationship largely mitigated by other risk factors," the researchers write. "Our results suggest that low BMD is useful to identify blacks at risk of experiencing an ost...Other highlights in the May 4 JNCI
... A hormone used in the contraceptive Depo-Provera increased expression of a metastasis suppressor gene and decreased the ability of breast cancer cells to spread in both laboratory experiments and an animal model. Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) is a progestin that is used in Depo-Provera and has been test...Long-term outcomes promising for patients with localized, low-grade prostate cancer
...cancer death rates declined, remained constant, or increased after 15 years. The researchers used data from the Connecticut Tumor Registry, supplemented by hospital record and histology review of 767 men aged 55 to 74 years with clinically localized prostate cancer diagnosed between January 1, 1971, and Decemb...Exercise in cold water may increase appetite, UF study finds
...h the exercise energy expenditure; rather it's the increased eating after the exercise is over." White said her research is not meant to suggest that swimming or aquatic exercise is ineffective for building physical fitness. In fact, water exercise is suggested for people who are overweight because the buoyan...Scalpel-free surgery could reduce risk of HIV and hepatitis exposure for health care workers
...his study tend toward low socioeconomic status and increased substance use, most university hospitals in the United States are located in urban areas and serve a similar patient population, added Makary. Other authors on the report are Eric S. Weiss, Theresa Wang, Dora Syin, Peter Pronovost, David Chang...Molecular change occurring during brain tumor progression also evident in breast cancer
...umor's grade advanced, the expression of laminin-8 increased significantly. Now, in their study of breast cancer, the researchers documented for the first time that laminin-9 switched to laminin-8, and laminin-11 (5]2^1) switched to laminin-10 (5]1^1) as non-invasive ductal carcinoma in situ progressed to the...Autism conference reports advances in early diagnosis, role of immune system and more
... The number of children diagnosed with autism has increased significantly in recent years, leading many scient... with genetic predispositions to contribute to the increased incidence of autism. Environmentally Sensitive Genes Overlap with Genes Associated with Autism Dr....Decline in major heart disease offset by rise in diagnosed angina among British men
...r. In contrast, the rate of first diagnosed angina increased by an average of 2.6% per year, resulting in no apparent change in the overall incidence of diagnosed coronary heart disease. The trend in angina may well be due to changes in diagnostic practices, rather than a real increase in disease incidence, sa...Health benefits of quitting smoking could be improved by controlling weight gain
...ng follow-up mean weight and body mass index (BMI) increased in men and women. The increase in weight was greatest in recent quitters and smallest in people who quit and restarted. The effect of increasing weight or BMI on decline in lung function was substantially greater in men than in women, diminishing the...Scientists report strong evidence of alterations in blood samples of children with autism
...ith autism: The antibody producing B cells are increased by 20 percent in the autism group Natural killer cells are increased by 40 percent More than 100 proteins demonstrated significant differential expression between the a...The relationship between clinical depression and chronic pain
...vels of symptoms of depression are associated with increased sensitivity to pressure-induced pain, as well as to determine which regions of the brain are involved in processing acute pain, chronic pain, and depressive symptoms. 42 healthy controls, 20 women and 22 men, were also included in the study. The me...A candidate biomarker to improve treatment of lupus patients
...highest scoring group was strongly associated with increased disease severity, increased disease activity, and certain autoantibodies known to react with proteins that bind to the important...Recombinant DNA technology may enable oral, rather than injectable, delivery of protein drugs
... was administered orally, and when tested in mice, increased the white blood cell count for three days, whereas the injectable agents only maintain effectiveness for one day," Shen says. "We have finally produced an orally-administered protein with a desirable therapeutic activity. This technique can be used t...Two studies document rise of superbugs in the environment
...iotics for two or more weeks were all factors that increased people's likelihood of carrying MDR bacteria upon admission to the hospital. Physicians need to be aware of the risk factors for MDR bacterial infections, Dr. Pop-Vicas said, and should be judicious in prescribing antibiotics. Treating infections cau...Fear of falling: It's not only grandpa's phobia
...rity, but has some ideas. "It is possible that the increased risk of environmental hazards, inadequate resources and socioeconomic disadvantage in inner-city neighborhoods increase the perception of fall risk among resident elders," she says. Dr. Wilson called for more research to see at what age the fear of f...Diabetes medication pioglitazone HCl may significantly improve predictors of cardiovascular risk
...ne was associated with a higher number of cases of increased body weight (20 vs. 2; p...Two studies offer clues about how alcoholic behavior is 'switched' on
...ailable online. In the first study, the scientists increased the number of dopamine "D2" receptors in strains of mice with genetically varying levels of D2 receptors. Earlier Brookhaven studies have shown that "up-regulating" D2 receptors by delivering the D2 gene directly to the brain's reward center decrease......o had more than 4 features of the syndrome were at increased risk of ischemic heart disease compared with normal-weight men who had fewer than 3 features of the syndrome. Conversely, normal-weight men with more than 4 features of the syndrome had a 3-fold increase in risk. In a related commentary, Janssen poi...