Experimental gene therapy 'abolishes' arthritis pain and lessens joint damage
...form of arthritis, it develops over time following initial joint injuries or just as a result of aging. In the current study, researchers found that one injection of a newly designed gene therapy relieved 100 percent of osteoarthritic pain in the study model. In addition, researchers were surprised to find t...UCLA pediatrician honored with prestigious achievement award
...h breast milk. In the early days following the initial discovery of AIDS, Stiehm was a leader in the recognition of AIDS in children and in efforts to prevent the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to fetuses. He also played an instrumental role in the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation an...Follow-up care for breast cancer patients is 'devalued and deregulated'
Follow-up of breast cancer patients after their initial treatment is becoming "devalued and deregulated", according to new research published online in the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology, today (Thursday 24 May). [1] Yet, the authors say that if follow-up was well designed, co-ordinated and made bet...Medical, high-energy physicists collaborate to improve PET scans
...onal Laboratory are pursuing the joint effort with initial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne and the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center. Their work is part of an international scientific trend to apply high-energy physics technology to biomedical imaging techniques. While...Muscle stem cells effectively treat urinary incontinence long term
...t- or long-term adverse effects one year after the initial treatment. These improvements were associated with both the 10-mm needle injections and the periurethral injections, which allowed the investigators to deliver the stem cells close to the damaged sphincter muscle. The 8-mm needle was not able to deli...A drug's brand name skews patient treatment choices
... shown the true treatment names, 36% changed their initial choice (including 46% of those who initially chose warfarin and 78% of those who initially chose no treatment), even though the risks and benefits of each treatment were clearly laid out in the decision aid. In a related commentary, Dr. Annette O'C...Genetic marker linked to aggressive prostate cancer
...n found in a large segment of the population. The initial study by deCODE genetics showed that men who carry the genetic marker have a 60 percent increase in risk of the disease. Genetic markers, also called alleles, occupy a specific position on a chromosome. The alleles linked to the aggressive prostate...New research supports early testing for prostate cancer
... Sweden between 1974 and 1986 to determine whether initial PSA plasma levels correlated with future diagnosis...ounding watchful waiting/active surveillance as an initial treatment for prostate cancer and whether outcomes vary from patients who elect a more aggressive tr...A first glimpse at healthy brain and behavioral development
...said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, MD. From an initial sample of more than 35,000 target families, the researchers were able to enroll approximately 450 children, of whom 385 were 6 years or older. Once enrolled, the children underwent MRI scans of the brain and completed a battery of behavioral and cogn...Hair straightening chemicals not linked to breast cancer risk in African-Americans
...tates in 1995. More than 59,000 women completed an initial questionnaire and more than 80 percent have answered follow-up questions every two years since, including questions about use of hair relaxers. Hair relaxers can enter the body through cuts or lesions in the scalp. These products are not fully mon...SCAI highlights study using wireless technology to speed care of heart attack patients
...n timethe time between arrival at the hospital and initial inflation of an angioplasty balloon to open a blocked coronary arteryhas become a recognized marker of the quality of care delivered to heart attack patients. Current guidelines have set a goal of no more than 90 minutes, a deadline that many hospita...Commercializing university research -- Hopping robots, liquid shoes, electricity from heat
...ized, inexpensive, commercial products. The teams initial efforts will target the toy and educational-toy markets. Later efforts will extend the design to defense, homeland security, fire and rescue, nuclear waste monitoring, and scientific exploration. Michael J. Heller and Geert Schmid-Schnbein, p...The quest for an effective HIV vaccine presents new possibilities, challenges
...natural exposure to a specific microbe. Because of initial exposure, the immune system develops the ability t...cine given before exposure to HIV might stifle the initial burst of virus, better control virus levels and potentially reduce that persons ability to infect ot...Huge waves that hit Reunion Island tracked from space
...reach at least two times the mean average of their initial wave height easily. For instance, a 5-metre significant wave height system can hit the coast with the height of 10 metres. Chapron and Collard are working on a project that will make data for global swells available to scientists and users by the ...Food and drink, and what it says about us
...man bodies, dining spaces and artefacts. While our initial breakthroughs in this field concerned procurement and production, attention can now move to the intriguing patterns of consumption. The conference Food & Drink in Archaeology 2007 will be held at The Department of Archaeology on May 1819. ...Anxiety hikes risk of heart attack, death
...xiety scored notched up by 1 unit (p=0.02). The initial anxiety score alone offered little clue to the patients future health. However, an increase in anxiety over time hiked the risk of heart attack or death by 10 percent (p This finding shows not only the need for repeated measurements to accurately g...High-dose anticlotting drug cuts heart attack, death risk in half
...ac death or nonfatal heart attack, both during the initial hospitalization and within 30 days of the PCI procedure, a finding that was highly statistically significant (p=0.009). There was no statistically significant increase in major or minor bleeding (p=0.55 and p=0.98, respectively). Findings remained th...VA should revise its methods for evaluating and rating PTSD in veterans
...applying for PTSD compensation receive a thorough, initial evaluation by an experienced clinical professional... affect many active duty personnel. A thorough, initial evaluation by an experienced professional is crucial to improving PTSD compensation decisions, the c...Agent protects cells from lethal effects of radiation even if given after exposure
...ells that are far removed, or downstream, from the initial radiation insult. In particular, BH4 is thought to block a release of the electrical charge across the membrane of mitochondria - the powerhouses of cells - a key event in initiating cellular self-destruction. "This gives us a window of opportunity t......rch. With this financial support realised, and the initial projectdesign completed, work on this vital development can now move ahead immediately.The Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (POWMRI) spearheaded the initiative and will lead thenew strategic direction and development of the Precinct. Other ...