Measuring enzymes at end of cancer pathway predicts outcome of Tarceva, Taxol
...that with further refinement, the test may make it possible to accurately assess whether patients are respondi...Marrow Transplantation. "Testing CDK only has been possible by measuring gene expression, but our industry collaborator has provided a way that lets us test rea...NIAID begins clinical trial of West Nile virus vaccine
...l needle syringe. Volunteers will be monitored for possible symptoms or side effects as well as the body's ability to generate WNV-specific antibodies and T cells. The vaccine cannot cause West Nile virus infection or disease because it does not contain infectious material from the virus. For more information...University of Nevada, Reno professor showcases 'mini' ion accelerator
... it without sacrificing surrounding tissue, making possible treatment for some cancers, such as those in the head region, that were previously untreatable. Reducing the size, and thus ultimately the cost, and improving the quality of the ion beam could provide broader access to basic research as well as appli...Research reveals emotional trauma parents face when a child is diagnosed with diabetes
... says. They were also acutely aware of the risk of possible complications in later life and some expected their lives to be affected by the diagnosis for a long time. However, others felt positive and were relieved that their child was not going to die and that the diagnosis had enabled them to find a rationa...Long term outcomes for children who undergo ear tube placement surgery
...s should be informed of the long follow-up, of the possible need for repeated VT insertion, and of potential sequelae that sometimes necessitate surgical intervention. Patients healed after five years do not need further follow-up."...Anthrax treatments' cost effectiveness shown in Stanford study
...ings will help the country get more prepared for a possible bioterrorist attack. "We hope the findings in our study are never put to the test, and there's never an attack," Owens said. "At the same time, if this helps get people more prepared that would be a very good outcome."...Variant in gene associated with telomeres predicts longer survival of deadly brain tumor
...o chemotherapy and radiation treatment, then it is possible that these therapies will extend survival for patients with glioblastoma multiforme, she says. Telomeres, the structures that cap the end of cellular chromosomes, have been linked to both the aging process and cancer development. Telomerase is an enz...Number and quality of kidney transplants much greater if national matching program adopted
...lled paired kidney exchange, would ensure the best possible kidney for the greatest number of recipients who h...chniques for sorting through them to find the best possible organ matches, will not only allow more people to get the transplants they need, but will dramatical...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 2
... brush would do the job just as well. For the best possible cleaning performance consumers should opt for an e...electric toothbrush to get their teeth as clean as possible then it is worth investing in a brush with a rotating-oscillating head. "Toothbrush choice is as muc...Some Alzheimer's patients can benefit from drug memantine
... colleagues then calculated how the best and worst possible outcomes of each unpublished study might affect th...sease "raise ethical issues," McShane says. "It is possible that the drug only extends the total time of deterioration without reducing the personal of social b...No strong evidence linking mercury levels with worse neurobehavioral performance in older adults
...d cardiovascular benefits, and, more recently, its possible protective association with Alzheimer disease. Since the aging nervous system is more sensitive to neurotoxicants, there is reason for concern about mercury contamination in fish. Megan Weil, M.H.S., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public He...No improvement in overall survival with lymph node removal in treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
...d 16,000 women died from it. Long-term survival is possible after surgery and chemotherapy, but only about 30% of patients with advanced ovarian cancer survive 5 or more years after diagnosis. Retrospective studies have suggested that lymphadenectomy--the removal of the aortic and pelvic lymph nodes during cy...Short sugar chains-a future drug for Alzheimer's?
...rehensive animal experiments. Only then will it be possible to introduce testing in patients," says Professor Ulf Lindahl. ...Study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
..., the ACES results do not tell us anything about a possible role of C. pneumoniae in the early development or acceleration of disease in the coronary arteries," said the study's principal investigator, Dr. J. Thomas Grayston, professor of epidemiology in the University of Washington School of Public Health an...Used in a new way, RNA interference permanently silences key breast cancer gene
...patients, but this study shows that that it may be possible to use RNAi in more than just experiments that silence genes temporarily," says the study's principal investigator, Ralph Arlinghaus, Ph.D., a professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Pathology. Details of the study appeared in the April 1 ...Pregnant women with epilepsy face dilemma
...d against the risk. An additional concern could be possible postnatal effects of anti-epileptic drugs to the child which do not become apparent until school age. The Commission on Genetics, Pregnancy, and the Child of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) developed guidelines in 1989 for the care o...Propensity for obesity, diabetes, may occur in utero
... day 100. Patel speculated that in humans, it's possible such malprogramming could be interrupted if an obese/insulin resistant mother brought body weight and plasma insulin levels back to normal before becoming pregnant. Malathi Srinivasan. Ph.D, Suhad Shbeir-ElDika, Ravikumar Aalinkeel, Ph.D., Fei Son...UT Southwestern sports medicine doctor pedals advice on gearing up for safe cycling season
..."Cyclists should remove sweaty clothing as soon as possible after training or racing and shower. In addition, one should wash clothes after every use to prevent irritation or infection of broken skin." Falls are an unpleasant but inevitable part of biking. There are multiple remedies to help heal scrapes with...Child sex abuse policy recommendations published in Science magazine
...increases the likelihood of delayed disclosure and possible memory failure while increasing the potential for unsupportive reactions by caregivers and lack of intervention a number of factors undermine the credibility of abuse reports, despite evidence that when adults recall abuse, the truth of their memor...High levels of immunosuppressant may lead to tumor recurrence
...y further examines this association and identifies possible strategies to avoid it. Led by Marco Vivarelli of the department of surgery and transplantation at the University of Bologna, Italy, the study examined 70 patients who took cyclosporine as the main immunosuppressant following liver transplants betwee...