Limiting stroke damage is focus of study
...wn and the key energy source ATP goes away. Energy loss shuts down the sodium-potassium pump and the membrane that keeps the right substances inside and outside the cell becomes dysfunctional. Neurons swell and the proper electrical balance essential for neuronal activity is lost. "This is what is happ...Urgent need for guidance on mobile phone use in clinical care
...tations is relevant but additional issues, such as loss of reception, conducting calls in inappropriate circumstances (such as a noisy or public environment) and the potential for mobile phones to be lost or stolen, need to be addressed. Available advice concentrates on concerns and barriers, whereas p...HIV and malaria combine to adversely affect pregnant women and their infants
... protected against PAM. Having HIV results in this loss of protection and makes them as susceptible as first-time mothers. To uncover how HIV affects PAM, Kain and his team collected samples from women in the first pregnancy as well as from women in their subsequent ones living in the Kenyan region whe...Complications of type 2 diabetes in young people -- a ticking bomb
...led only 35 live births were recorded a pregnancy loss rate of 38%. Acute complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state, and malignant hypothermia like syndrome, have all been found in studies to be more prevalent in adolescents with type 2 diabetes.One study reports th...Emory University researchers find persistent and severe asthma associated with obesity
...d by Dr. Holguin, is currently studying how weight loss and hormones produced by fat cells affect the airways of both patients with asthma as well as healthy adults....Follow-up care for breast cancer patients is 'devalued and deregulated'
...ctitioners experience and training in oncology and loss of data on patient outcome as their main concerns about discharging patients into the care of the local doctors and nurses. The researchers sent a questionnaire to 562 cancer specialists in the UK, asking them about discharging patients and how fol...Endoscopic procedures advance physician knowledge and patient care
... disease (n=15), abdominal pain (n=10) and protein loss (n=8). One adult endoscopic introducer proved to be quite traumatizing, yet important information in developing pediatric use was determined. The size of the capsule was too large and the weight of the batteries too excessive for the youngest childr...Nearly half of children in Kenya with common type of severe malaria affected neurologically
...only manifested as seizures, prostration [a marked loss of strength, as in exhaustion], impaired consciousness, or coma. It was associated with increased mortality and neurological sequelae [abnormality following or resulting from a disease]. Although prostration may be a general feature of severe systemi...New doctors' test kit to help prevent debilitating osteoporosis
...of osteoporotic fractures and that bone and weight loss are predictors of poor health outcomes," said Professor Eisman. "We have also debunked the myth that osteoporosis is an elderly womens disease. Both men and women lose bone as they get older and 25-30 per cent of men will have an osteoporotic fract...U of M teen sex and depression study finds most teens' mental health unaffected by nonmarital sex
... that the negative mental side effects of a teen's loss of virginity are confined to a small proportion of those who have sex -- specifically, young girls and both boys and girls who have sex earlier than their peers and whose relationships are uncommitted and ultimately fall apart. Using data from the ...Sling surgery is more effective than Burch for bladder control in women
...s 2 percent) and persistent urge incontinence, the loss of urine just before feeling a strong, sudden urge to empty the bladder (27 percent versus 20 percent). Nineteen women with slings who had difficulty voiding after treatment needed surgery to correct the problem; none in the Burch group needed corre...Chronic gum disease associated with tongue cancer
...ays of the mouth by calculating the amount of bone loss in the tooth cavities (alveoli), an established me... progression. "The mean [average] alveolar bone loss was significantly higher in cancer cases compared with controls (4.21 vs. 2.74 millimeters)," the au...Sight specialists to shed light on vision loss at UH conference
... than 6.4 million older Americans live with vision loss and experience problems when performing everyday t...degeneration, which is the leading cause of vision loss in Americans aged 65 and older, cataracts solutions and tips for improving daily life. "There ar...Nanomedicine opens the way for nerve cell regeneration
...est of the body, injury to these nerves results in loss of sensory and motor function. Upper extremity par... autograft procedure has major drawbacks including loss of function at the donor site, multiple surgeries and, quite often, it's just not possible to find a...JCI table of contents -- May 17, 2007
...d that blocking cleavage in the IGD diminished the loss of aggrecan and cartilage erosion in animals with osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis. In addition, this blockade appeared to stimulate cartilage repair following acute inflammation. The authors concluded that blocking aggrecanase-mediated clea...Researchers begin randomized double-blind trial of airway bypass treatment for emphysema
...aracterized by the destruction of lung tissue. The loss of the lungs' natural elasticity and the collapse of airways in the lung combine to make exhalation ineffective, leaving the emphysema sufferer with hyperinflation because they cant get air out of their lungs. Breathing becomes inefficient and patien...Animal study leading to new treatments for hemorrhagic shock and uncontrolled abdominal hemorrhage
Blood loss due to severe internal injuries requires rapid action to prevent mortality. Using a swine model for severe hemorrhagic shock and uncontrolled abdominal hemorrhage, three methods of treatment were investigated. In a paper to be presented at the 2007 S...Implanting dopamine generators in brain cells obtains improvement in Parkinson's in monkeys
...Parkinson's disease is produced as a result of the loss of 50% of the cells of the black substance (the brain stem structure) that manufactures dopamine and sends out projections to the striate area. In order to implant dopaminergic cells in the brain, it is necessary to effect a trepanation through whi...New study: Pycnogenol reduces heart failure
... chronic hypertension in mice led to a significant loss of connective collagen fibers, Pycnogenol significantly increased the collagen presence, resulting in stronger cardiac chambers. According to the American Heart Association nearly five million Americans are living with heart failure, and 550,000 ...New book provides unprecedented look at role of religion over a lifetime
...rged as a strong buffer against depression and the loss of life satisfaction and personal control," the authors said. "These findings strongly support the common assumption that religious involvement helps individuals cope with adversity." ...