Diabetes risk factors develop earlier in women than men
...actors] are elevated among women even earlier than previously recognized does suggest that the diabetes clock starts ticking sooner for women than for men. The study involved 1,455 healthy participants originally enrolled in the Western New York Study, a case-control investigation of patterns of alcohol consump...Texas researchers aim to use saliva to diagnose health and disease
...saliva samples. The lab-on-a-chip technology was previously developed in McDevitt's laboratory and has been licensed to LabNow, Inc. Lab-on-a-chip systems are miniaturized biosensors that, coupled with portable instruments, promise to offer inexpensive, point of care medical diagnosis. The technology is being...Revealing secret intentions in the brain
...the buttons to indicate the response. "It has been previously assumed that freely selected plans might be stored in the middle regions of the prefrontal cortex, whereas plans following external instructions could be stored on the surface of the brain. We were able to confirm this theory in our experiments", Hay...Prematurity more accurately predicted by advances in proteomic technology
...o have inflammation and infection. The researchers previously developed the novel MR scoring method to discriminate healthy from diseased women in whom preterm delivery is impending and the health of the fetus is in danger. MR scoring relies on identification of a group of proteins that serve as biomarkers char...Mimicking how the brain recognizes street scenes
...he team presented full street scenes consisting of previously unseen examples from the Street Scene Database. The model scanned the scene and, based on its supervised training, recognized the objects in the scene. The upshot is that the model learned from examples, which, according to Poggio, is a hallmark of a...Erectile dysfunction influenced by race and ethnicity
...r sexual dysfunction in minority men have not been previously explored," according to Ray Rosen, co-author of the study. "This study shows the importance of psychosocial influences in ED, particularly the effects of depression and a poor partner relationship in minority men. Given the prevalence of physical ris...Oral wounds heal slower in women, older adults, study finds
...h tissues is different in some fundamental way not previously expected." ...Effectiveness of over-the-counter decongestant questioned in new study
...ble without restriction may be less effective than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, published this week in the online edition of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy at www.theannals.com , evaluates the effectiveness of phenylephrine, the active ingredient in products such as Actifed, Sudaf...Grants from leading eye research foundation surpass $9M in 2006
...n 2006, vision research developments reported from previously funded RPB projects included: the restoration of sight signaling in mice through the transplantation of stem cells; the development of a side-effect-free treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma (the first such targeted chemotherapy drug for any ...Cells passed from mother to child may be first step in developing new treatments for type 1 diabetes
...aternal contribution to endocrine function has not previously been described," the authors said. "Our findings also raise the possibility that naturally acquired microchimerism might be exploited to therapeutic benefit." The study found significantly higher levels of maternal DNA in the peripheral blood of 94 c...Common blood pressure drug treats muscular dystrophy in mice
...chool of Medicine. Dietz and his colleagues had previously discovered that many features of Marfan syndrome, including aortic aneurysm, arise from excess activity of TGF-beta, a protein that instructs cell behavior. Marfan mice have muscles containing much scar tissue between unusually small muscle fibers, w...Health providers could save billions without compromising health care says drug study
.... "Indiscriminate switching policies in patients previously well controlled may have inherent risks to those patients, either as a direct result of the medication change or indirectly if the change subsequently affects their relationship with medical services or compliance" adds Juliet Usher-Smith. "This cl...Bayer and Onyx announce pivotal Nexavar kidney cancer study published in NEJM
...of 2007. The Phase III data published in NEJM have previously been communicated at international scientific congresses....Study finds major variation in Medicare Rx drug costs
... many seniors by giving drug coverage to those who previously had none, but the level of variation among the lowest-cost plans is far greater than many seniors and policymakers probably anticipated." Davis and his co-authors funded the study themselves, and have no financial interest in it or its outcomes. It...Why doesn't the immune system attack the small intestine?
...thy tissue alone. The finding, which illuminates a previously unknown corner of the human immune system, may lea...gens to the immune system. "Our study points to a previously unknown mechanism of immune system tolerance," Turley explains. "When you think of the conditions in...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 3, 2007
...ptic response. The rule predicted the existence of previously unknown optic glasses. The researchers then synthesized a variety of alternatives to lead-based glass, producing a new family of lead-free, zero-stress glasses with optical properties like traditional lead-based glasses. ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE ...Anthrax attack posed greater potential threat than thought
...2001 attack on U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle's office than previously known. The research is published in the January 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. On the other hand, the study shows, prompt intervention with antibiotics and vaccination appeared to be highly effective against the...NIAID DNA vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza enters human trial
...has been problematic. Dr. Nabel and his colleagues previously have shown the DNA vaccine approach to be effective against influenza viruses in animal models, including highly pathogenic viruses such as the H5N1 strain and the H1N1 virus that caused the deadly 1918 pandemic. The DNA vaccine used in this study is...Medication does not appear to offer benefit for certain heart attack patients undergoing PCI
...atory state relates to worse outcomes, and we have previously shown that it can be modified by pexelizumab the extent to which inflammation is caused by vs. contributes to myocardial damage is unknown. Timing of administration of therapies and targeting high-risk patients most likely to benefit are likely impor...... after five years. A total of 1,099 women who had previously received alendronate in FIT and afterwards, were re-randomized to receive placebo or alendronate at 5 mg or 10 mg daily. According to Black, findings showed that "women randomized to continue taking alendronate did maintain a higher BMD at the hi...