Comparison of patients' access to new and better cancer drugs reveals inequalities between countries
...es, with a total population of 984 million, and it looks at access to 67 innovative cancer drugs. It reveals that Austria, France, Switzerland and the US are the leaders in the use of new cancer drugs, with France replacing Spain among the top four since the 2005 report was published. The authors report ...A frown or a smile? Children with autism can't discern
...brain discerns a difference. When the other person looks away, the brain quiets down. For instance, with angry expressions, the brain may quiet down, because when a negative gaze is averted, it is no longer seen as a direct threat. Gaze has a huge impact on our brains because it conveys part of the mean...Cause of gender differences in blood pressure, kidney damage under study
... says. One of her goals is to find out. When she looks in the outer most part of the kidney, called the r...he body to take care of it," she says. When she looks to see the toll all this takes on the kidneys, she finds about a 50 percent increase in the amount o...Eye muscles -- those go-getters of the anatomical world
...namic cell biology of the extraocular muscles. She looks at satellite cells, a type of cell involved in mus...aminski focuses on the eyes immune environment. He looks at what role this plays in the eye muscles vulnerability to myasthenia gravis. If this process can b...Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage
... attack. In mice, the damage from these episodes looks exactly like the damage that occurs to the brain from repeated TIAs, or transient ischemic attacks, said Takano. Its long been known that patients having a migraine attack are functionally impaired from the pain. Its also been shown recently that wit...Study puts us one step closer to understanding the function of sleep
...a single pulse, we were able to induce a wave that looks identical to the waves the brain makes normally during sleep." The researchers have learned to locate the TMS device above a specific part of the brain, where it causes slow waves that travel throughout the brain. "We don't know why, but this is a...Green tea compound may be a therapy for people with rheumatoid arthritis
...the Experimental Biology 2007 in Washington, D.C., looks at a potent anti-inflammatory compound derived from green tea. Researchers found that the compound -- called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) -- inhibited the production of several molecules in the immune system that contribute to inflammation and j...Are higher doses of cholesterol drugs worth the extra money? Only sometimes, study says
...nd more frequent side effects. Now, a new study looks at whether those higher doses, and higher costs, are really going to pay off for some patients. For those with a recent heart attack or what doctors call acute coronary syndrome, the answer is yes, the researchers say. But the picture is less clea...Scientists and polar explorers brave the elements in support of CryoSat-2
...ad of the launch. "The first flight with ASIRAS looks good," says Veit Helm from AWI. "As soon as the weather conditions are good and the ground teams are in place, we look forward to our scientific flights and getting our hands dirty processing and analysing the airborne radar altimeter data over Austf...Aflac expands decade-long partnership with AACR
...rch, in 2007 the AACR honors past achievements and looks to foster future advancements in the fight against cancer. "Providing scholarship and training awards toward cancer treatment and research is a part of Aflacs commitment to help stamp out the disease," said Buffy Swinehart, Aflacs Manager of Phil...Weak immune response critical to disease that causes most infant hospitalizations
...gs, which we still dont have, is important. But it looks like we also need to find a way to control unwanted inflammation and boost the disease-fighting T-cell response." Garofalo attributed the long-lived but mistaken "hyperactive T-cell" explanation for severe RSV to a "bias in the literature" influenc...Northwestern chemists develop new method for synthesizing anti-cancer flavonoids
...nthetic chemist and pharmacist," said Scheidt, who looks forward to synthesizing and evaluating new compounds with Bergan. "We may not be quite as sophisticated as nature, but our catalyst works beautifully. Small molecules can do really big things."...Probe to detect spread of breast cancer co-developed by UH scientist
... lymphatic system," Brazdeikis said. "The surgeon looks for lymph nodes close to the cancer. They are not easy to find. The probe is a tool for the surgeon to use during the surgery to locate the sentinel lymph node." Existing practice calls for a breast cancer patient to receive two preoperative in...Medicalize me: Experts look at how our perceptions of illness are shaped
...ikolas Rose of the London School of Economics, who looks at the history and future of medicalization; Troy ...atton of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who looks at the specific issue of medicalization in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The workshop that led to th...U of M discovers protein linked to elevated BMI in people of American Indian and Mexican ancestry
... In its purest form, proteomics discovery research looks for abnormal proteins in what seems like a random process. "This type of research is often dismissed as a fishing expedition by funding agencies," Nelsestuen said. "But our finding shows the value of discovery research and of having unrestricted ...Study links attempted suicide with genetic evidence identified in previous suicide research
... subjects was entered into a computer program that looks for genetic similarities between subjects with similar psychological profiles. Results indicated that family members with a history of attempted suicide and bipolar disorder showed a high degree of genetic similarity at a specific area -- DNA marker ...RNAi shows promise in gene therapy, Stanford researcher says
...and this is the first thing we've done that really looks promising," said Kay, professor of genetics and of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Kay will talk about future uses for RNAi gene therapy at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences annual meeting in San Fra...RAND study finds higher quality outpatient care greatly benefits chronically ill patients
...hey have an acute decompensation," Kahn said. "It looks like there is a missed opportunity to provide medical care to a group of patients with chronic illnesses who have not yet experienced a major decline in their health." Researchers say the study demonstrates that measuring the quality of medical car...New UWS study to shed light on women and recovery from alcoholism
... little research internationally that specifically looks at midlife women and their experiences with alcohol, the negative impact it can have on their lives, families and communities. Likewise, little is understood of midlife women in sober recovery in Australia." While we don't know all the reasons why ...... Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences. "It looks at associations between depression and alcohol use separately for women and for men. It is clear from the study's results that it is a mistake to analyze relationships between depression and alcohol consumption without specifying which manifestati...