Method shows promise for early detection of pancreatic cancer
...an accurate and practical means for screening this lethal malignancy....Where is the most dangerous place to travel over the holiday?
...l and safe, but the reality is that they can be as lethal as they are lovely. The states with the highest proportion of their total traffic fatalities occurring on rural roads are: 1) Maine (92%) 13) New Hampshire (75%) 2) North Dakota (90%) 13) Idaho (75%) 3) South Dakota (89%) 13) Kentucky (75%) 4) Io...Vorinostat shows anti-cancer activity in recurrent gliomas
...tigator of the study. Glioblastoma multiforme is a lethal primary brain tumor. The average survival of glioblastoma patients is 12-16 months. These tumors spread quickly to other parts of the brain, and because of this are difficult to treat and often recur. When the tumor recurs, treatment options are limi...Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
...Minn. -- Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) can be lethal if not diagnosed -- yet recent increased awareness of the disorder may lead to diagnosing patients when they dont have the syndrome and then prescribing treatments that restrict patients lifestyles, a new Mayo Clinic study shows. In their review of...Human stem cell treatment restores motor function in paralyzed rats
...ta, a major blood vessel, to correct a potentially lethal aneurysm, blood flow from the heart must be temporarily blocked with a clamp. After 30 minutes, this lack of blood flow can result in the death of specialized spinal cord neurons called spinal inhibitory neurons, leading to irreversible spasticity ...Human antibodies protect mice from avian flu
...ted mice as well as protect them from an otherwise lethal dose of the virus. "The possibility of an influe...ater, the mice were exposed through their noses to lethal doses of H5N1 influenza virus. All the control micethose receiving non-H5N1 mAbsrapidly developed...New therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases
...s intervene in the process from the moment of the lethal signal to the point where the cells collapse. In this type of experimental work a series of molecules involved in the death process are identified, the aim being to come up with pharmaceutical medicines that will improve treatment. Apart from work...Agent protects cells from lethal effects of radiation even if given after exposure
...ve developed an agent that protects cells from the lethal effects of radiation, regardless of whether it is given before or after exposure. Using this agent in mice, the investigators found that the treatment helped shield rapidly dividing cells that are most vulnerable to radiation-induced death, providi...Liver stiffness indicates portal hypertension
...ds to portal hypertension which causes potentially lethal complications such as variceal hemorrhage, ascites and portosystemic encephalopathy. Measuring the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) is the standard method used to assess portal pressure and predict its complications; however, the procedure is ...Molecular marker may help identify pancreatic cancer, and possibly predict survival time
... the May 2 issue of JAMA. Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease, with the annual deaths nearly equaling the incidence of 33,000 in the United States, according to background information in the article. In humans, aberrant expression of miRNAs contributes to carcinogenesis by promoting the expression of pr...MS drug helps reduce vision loss
... risks or complications, including the rare, often lethal brain disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), of which three confirmed cases have been reported. In addition, data from AFFIRM and SENTINEL studies showed that low-contrast letter acuity eye chart testing is effective for assessin...Penn researchers find treatment for MS also reduces vision loss in MS patients
...ultifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) a rare, often lethal brain disease have been reported. Despite the fact that vision loss is a common and important cause of disability in MS, the natalizumab clinical trials were the first to include a test of visual function. These trials showed that low-contrast le...Statins linked to lower risk of infection
...l statins, seem to lower the risk of a potentially lethal blood infection known as sepsis in patients on kidney dialysis. The study is published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Sepsis is the leading cause of death in non-coronary intensive care units in the...Morphine kills pain -- not patients
...ng health care workers, believe that morphine is a lethal drug that causes death when used to control pain f...use respiratory depression, the mechanism by which lethal opioid overdose typically kills. Unlike many other drugs, morphine has a very wide safety margin, ...Colon cancer survival linked to number of lymph nodes examined
...f the nodes takes away a reservoir for potentially lethal cancer, and that knowing how far a cancer has spread leads to tailored and more beneficial treatment, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Investigators say the findings, reported in the March 21 issue ...Insight on fruit fly immune system could lead to new types of vaccines, Stanford researchers say
...einjected both groups with what should have been a lethal dose of live bacteria. Then she calculated the percentage of how many survived, compared with the flies that been injected only with saline. "I didn't think the results would be so clean-cut," she said. Within two days, the second dose killed almos...Mayo Clinic research shows young people who died suddenly and inexplicably had genetic heart defects
...f families because data show that they exposed the lethal mutations as the cause of death in 35 percent of c...eed to act immediately by getting screened for the lethal mutations, and treated, if necessary, he says. "Families who have lost a loved one to sudden unex...Experts urge strongest isolation for new drug-resistant tuberculosis cases appearing in South Africa
...o bring about control of what could develop into a lethal global pandemic," the authors say. "Ultimately in such crises, the interests of public health must prevail over the rights of the individual." Other questions include what do with suspected TB sufferers for weeks while they await test results and...Aspirin saves lives of cancer patients suffering heart attacks, despite fears of bleeding
...n the medical community that they could experience lethal bleeding. Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, however, say that notion is now proven wrong and that without aspirin, the majority of these patients will die. Researchers say that their study, to be published in the ...Study finds lapatinib shows promise as therapy for inflammatory breast cancer
...d the complexities of a rare, aggressive and often lethal form of breast cancer, researchers have discovered that the experimental biological agent, lapatinib, successfully and specifically treats inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). Massimo Cristofanilli, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Breast...