Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
...ng in the United States, more prostate cancers are now caught earlier, before the cancer spreads. Thus, the frequency of cT3 prostate cancers seen at Mayo Clinic has declined to 3 percent of all prostate cancers. Canada and Europe have much higher rates of cT3 prostate cancer, as PSA testing is not condu...Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...initis symptoms. Dr. Leal-Berumen says the group now plans to study cell response to more specific allergens similar to what was done with the prostaglandin challenge. They believe these studies will contribute to a better understanding of asthma, allergy and other inflammatory disease and guide the ph...Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
... to have increased tenfold over the last 15 years, now affecting more than 30 of every 10,000 children in the United States. Although both genetic and environmental factors are believed to contribute to the development of autism, no firm causal evidence exists. And with no available physiological or bioc...Study shows new antipsychotic drug prevents brain loss in schizophrenia
...o think that the deterioration was inevitable, but now we're thinking that if you can prevent the acute episodes of psychosis in schizophrenia you can actually stop the loss of gray matter," Dr. Lieberman says. "It also gives us hope that we will be able to completely forestall the disease in the future...More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says new UC study
...ronmental Science and Technology, but is available now online. "Diesel is the last big source of air pollution that has yet to be reigned in," said Marshall. "As a policy matter, it seems clear from this analysis that reducing emissions from school buses should be a very high priority." The researchers...AACR establishes new lectureship in honor of Dr. Jane C. Wright
...ntist, whether an AACR member or nonmember, who is now or has been affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science. Candidates may not nominate themselves....Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
...of the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. "This now presents a large scientific challenge. Given that the impaired behavior in those individuals with prosopagnosia is a function of the brain, we need to identify the neural system that has given rise to this altered pattern of behavior," Behrmann said....Newer imaging techniques may lead to over-treatment
...s did not undergo anticoagulant treatment. MDCT is now more widely used to examine patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. It allows radiologists to see more of the arteries throughout the lungs, and to detect small clots in those arteries, said J. David Prologo, MD, chief radiology resident at Unive...BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound useful for differentiating benign from malignant solid masses
...published more recently, and radiologists are only now beginning to gain experience using this lexicon on a daily basis. "It is important for radiologists making decisions about biopsy recommendations to base those decisions on science rather than gestalt. For example, we are taught in general that mar...Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
...the growth and survival of cancer cells. There is now much optimism that the elucidation of this network is revealing effective targets for pharmaceutical intervention in a wide variety of human cancers." A summa cum laude graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, Cantley obtained a Ph.D. in Bi...Angiogenesis factor may help tumors prepare the way for spread to lymph nodes
...are it for later metastatic arrival." While it is now accepted that tumors can stimulate development of their own blood supply, a process called angiogenesis, similar growth of new lymphatic vessels was not suspected until 2001. At that time Detmar and his colleagues showed that human breast tumors imp...Endangered species: Who will teach anatomy in 2010?
...e knowledge of anatomy increasingly important, "we now are facing a crisis in anatomical education...a deepening shortage of experienced faculty members willing to teach gross anatomy to medical and dental students, as well as other health profession students." In a 2002 survey conducted by American Asso...Sex hormones hold key to higher rates of abdominal aortic aneurysms in males
...nknown. Researchers at the University of Kentucky now report evidence that the answer lies in male sex h...bo treated female mice. The goal of the laboratory now is to find the target of the male sex hormones that mediates these differences, in the hopes of deve...Study shows that a kidney transplant can reverse heart failure
...Mehra, M.D., F.A.C.C., formerly of Ochsner, who is now head of cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and professor of medicine and head of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In an interview, Dr. Mehra said, "This is an amazing study. It revers...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...r lung cancer after disease progression. ALIMTA is now under broad clinical investigation worldwide for treatment of other common cancers such as breast, colorectal, and head and neck cancers. General Motors: Using operations research to achieve one of its signature benefits, greater efficiency, GM sa...Golf-related head injuries in children increasing along with sport's popularity
... Marie Flannery, former MCG pediatric neurosurgeon now of the faculty of Saint Louis University; and Dr. Mark R. Lee, chair of the MCG Department of Neurosurgery....Physicians, researchers to talk about new treatments for oral, head and neck cancers
...n-toxic, plant-based anti-cancer therapy, which is now in experimental human trials. Also available will be the husband of Joan Bisesi, who died of oral cancer in 2001. A Columbus attorney, Phil Bisesi created "Joan's Fund" to raise money for oral head and neck cancer research. It is the first organiz...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
...formation in the article. Psychosocial factors are now recognized as playing a significant and independent role in the development of IHD and its complications. Consequently, efforts to alter psychosocial risk factors, particularly in the setting of cardiac rehabilitation, have received increased attent...Studies examine menopausal hormone therapy and risk of breast cancer recurrence
...weden, and the Stockholm Breast Cancer Study Group now report the results of the Stockholm trial, in which 378 breast cancer patients were randomly assigned to receive either menopausal hormone therapy for 5 years or no treatment. The trial was similar to the HABITS trial but used a hormone therapy regim...Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
...y 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases , now available online. Conducted by a group of investigators led by Maria J. Wawer of Columbia University, the study is the first to present empirical data showing that the rate of heterosexual HIV transmission per coital act varies over the course of HIV...