UCLA finds cancer drug may improve progeria; genetic disease causes accelerated aging in children
...rome (HGPS or progeria) stems from a mutation that leads to the accumulation of an abnormal protein on the ...rotein causes misshapen cell nuclei and ultimately leads to all of the disease findings of progeria. In earlier studies, the UCLA team was the first to dem...Former smoker-led intervention program helps women quit
...nent community health worker, Stacey Crawford, who leads group meetings in treatment neighborhoods. Nicotine patches also are provided to women in both comparison and treatment neighborhoods, but only treatment neighborhoods feature group sessions with a community health worker....Pregnancy, not high-risk behavior, predictor of STD testing among newly homeless youth
...ne to becoming infected with the deadly virus that leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), said Dr. Rosa Solorio, assistant professor of family medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the study's lead researcher. Some of these infections do not present symptoms and these you...Study indicates speed cameras could curb US road deaths
...the US (some 17,000 deaths per year), which itself leads to driving at higher speeds. . If the United States would have implemented the speed control policies of the UK during the 1990s, and had it not raised speed limits, the researchers say there would have been, at the minimum, some 6,500 to 10,000 ...Researchers find molecule that may hold key to learning and memory
... increased neuronal activity. That MEF2 activation leads to the inhibition of synapse formation, makes sens...ory and learning, as well as development, activity leads to a sculpting, or cutting away, of synapses. What may be more surprising is the way activity causes...New study shows xenon gas safe in surgery and could help stop nerve damaging illnesses
..., the same receptor implicated in the pathway that leads to nerve cell death. The discovery that xenon acte...we can do to stop the nerve damage that ultimately leads to devastating long-term disability. Professor Franks added: "We hope xenon could be developed as a ...Mystery solved: Gold's power against autoimmune diseases defined
...inate complex biological processes and provide new leads for drug development. "But instead we discovered a biochemical mechanism that may help explain how an old drug works." DeDecker and co-author Stephen De Wall, PhD, undertook a large-scale search for new drugs that would suppress the function of an im...HIV/AIDS rates in Tijuana, Mexico increasing at alarming rate
... region, needle sharing among injection drug users leads to increased HIV infection, and Tijuana is on a major drug-trafficking route. The model used in the study suggests that injection drug use and sex trade may be driving the HIV epidemic in Tijuana. The population's mobility is also a consideration; ...The critical role of the meniscus in osteoarthritis of the knee
...nally considered a result of the joint injury that leads to the operation in the first place. While meniscectomy appears to be a significant risk factor for OA, researchers know little about the effect of meniscal damage and abnormalities on cartilage loss in knees with a predisposition for the disease. ...UCI researchers examine political participation and health issues facing Hispanics in coming decades
...lications. "By the second generation, assimilation leads to a rapid language shift to English and to educational and occupational attainments, but there is another side to the picture: Americanization can be hazardous for your health," said Rumbaut, professor of sociology. "There is an obvious need for soc...Breast screening information should be more balanced
...r-treatment. Six invitations argued that screening leads to less invasive surgery and another four stated that it leads to simpler treatment. None of the invitations noted that research has shown that screening leads to ...CPSC cites NIST research in Mattress Safety Advance
...heat release rate of approximately 1,000 kW, which leads to flashover in a typical room. The CPSC does not specify how manufacturers are to design their mattresses to meet the standard. The new federal standard for mattresses and sets goes into effect on July 1, 2007....How can we protect patients with weakened immune systems from influenza?
...ational research at Penn's Abramson Cancer Center, leads both projects. A third group of adult patients suffers from autoimmune diseases, those in which an abnormal immune system turns on itself: systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogren's syndrome. Core research facilities will assist all the projects in ...Cardiac devices during hospital stays linked to better outcomes
...d under the skin in the chest, and are attached by leads to deliver electrical pulses to both sides of the heart. Clinical trials to date, some led by Abraham, involving about 4,000 patients have demonstrated the devices offer consistent improvement in quality of life, functional status and exercise capaci...Blood transfusions linked to increased mortality in patients suffering from cardiac episodes
...er percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which leads to thousands of blood transfusions each year. However, research shows that this practice may put patients at increased risk of mortality. Researchers from the William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan explored the impact of blood type and age on mortal...Maintenance therapies offer lasting heart health benefits
...ds recently found that, in fact, statin withdrawal leads to a rapid and significant increase in CRP, indepe...se of this important therapy at hospital discharge leads to improved outpatient treatment rates and markedly better early survival for the many heart failure...U of M researchers identify cause of memory loss
...id. "Now we can begin to work on how that protein leads to the disease and what we can do to prevent it from harming the brain." Once the memory-robbing protein complex is better understood, drugs could be developed to stop Alzheimer's disease in its tracks.Currently about 4.5 million Americans live with ...Reducing fine particulate air pollution cuts mortality risk
...lution exposure. We do know that smoking cessation leads to reductions in respiratory, cardiovascular and lung cancer risks, with different lags. The findings in this study, which show no effect on pollution reduction on lung cancer and the strongest effects on respiratory and cardiovascular mortality redu...Kids with cavities overweight, not underweight
...n a poor diet that causes tooth decay and one that leads to childhood overweight and obesity. Our next step will be to see if those children that improve their diet to stop a recurrence of cavities also are able to maintain healthy bodyweight."......ll do not offer such a right. Now the Netherlands leads oncology treatment once more. Dr Emil Rutgers, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute (which first showed the potential of gene signatures in prognosticating in breast cancer), described a very low-tech approach to accelerated management of patients s...