Fluctuating eye pressure associated with visual field deterioration in glaucoma patients
...fluctuation, particularly in patients with disease progression even at lower pressures. Specific guidelines, however, must await a better understanding of the pathophysiologic consequences of IOP fluctuation in glaucoma....1 of 2 pediatric kidney disease research centers in world established
...lar mechanisms of childhood kidney disease and its progression and develop unique therapies that will limit or even cure genetic or acquired kidney disorders. Basic research at the laboratory bench at the molecular and cellular level can unveil discoveries that can lead to clinical improvement at the patient's b...UCLA researchers awarded $9M contract for study identifiying antibiotic treatment for MRSA
...tant to find an optimal treatment in order to stop progression of serious infection or prevent recurrence, said Moran, clinical professor of medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine and in the department of emergency medicine and the division of infectious diseases at Olive ViewUCLA. Researchers note that th...Statin drugs may delay progressive artery damage in children
...reported that two years of therapy had reduced the progression of atherosclerosis in the pravastatin group when compared to the placebo group. This study reflects the findings from 186 of the original participants 96 who had started on pravastatin and 90 from the placebo group. These patients received pravasta...Electric fields have potential as a cancer treatment
...c fields will become a new weapon for stalling the progression of cancer. The research, performed by an internati...ata for recurrent GBM, in which the time for tumor progression is approximately 10 weeks and the typical survival time is 30 weeks. In addition, 3 of the 10 patien...Medical residents unclear about TB guidelines
...y in answering questions pertaining to the risk of progression from latent TB to active disease (where a patient develops TB-related symptoms), as well as those involving interpretation of diagnostic tests for patients with active TB. As physicians training at urban medical centers are likely to be the first po...Investigating the causes of Parkinson's disease
...ry individual condition and the rate and nature of progression varies from person to person. Dr Bedford said: I have been involved in Parkinsons disease research for the last five years so I am delighted to get this Career Development Award. This novel model of Parkinsons will be crucial in helping to uncover ...'Cars' imaging reveals clues to myelin damage
...is study will help us to identify key steps in the progression of the demyelination, which is a hallmark of multiple sclerosis," said Shi, a researcher at Purdue's Institute for Applied Neurology and Center for Paralysis Research. "This information will also facilitate the design of pharmaceutical interventions ...Predicting danger of flu pandemic rests on differences in affected population, says O.R. Forum
...paper also explores social distancing as a disease progression control method. Social distancing refers to steps aimed at reducing the frequency and intensity of daily contact among people. One example of social distancing is telecommuting to work rather than riding public transportation. Two key findings are (1...Alzheimer's disease to quadruple worldwide by 2050
...ses in 2050. A similar delay in both the onset and progression of Alzheimers disease would result in a smaller ov... 9.2 million cases by 2050, because slower disease progression would mean more people surviving with early-stage disease symptoms. However, nearly all of that decl...USC researchers show that molecular markers predict tumor recurrence
...rn of polymorphisms in 33 genes involved in cancer progression predicted tumor recurrence. Of the 197 patients who participated, 72 patients had stage II and 125 had stage III colon cancer. Researchers identified the vascular endothelial growth factor protein (VEGF) and its receptor VEGFR-2 as one of the most ...New drug shows promise in treatment of advanced thyroid cancer
...5 patients (42%) had stable disease, with no tumor progression or slight reduction in size, when measured at four months. Many of those patients still have stable disease. "This is exciting," said study presenter Ezra Cohen, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. "Until now we ...MU researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
...lso combat the ill effects of A-beta and limit the progression of Alzheimers disease. Findings from the research program have been published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, the Journal of Neuroscience and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Funding for the study has come from the National Institute of A...Strengthening exercises may slow progression of ALS
...en though exercise might not ultimately affect the progression of ALS, exercise may improve function, increase muscle strength for a period of time and prevent the effects of disuse," said study author Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, PT, PhD, with the University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon, Canada. "Individualized reha...Gender impacts colorectal cancer progression
...y contribute to differential tumor development and progression in colon cancer patients, a study led by researche...olecular markers predicting response time to tumor progression and overall survival. When we stratified for men and women, different genes appear to be predicti...Hot flashes may be welcome sign in women with breast cancer, study says
...relationship between hot flashes and breast cancer progression by measuring the tamoxifen metabolites in breast cancer survivors. ...Drug shows activity against brain metastases
...ICAGO--The drug lapatinib shrank tumors and slowed progression of brain metastases in some patients with advanced breast cancer, according to results of a clinical trial being presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Researchers sa...Exploring better ways to determine when to change the course of treatment
... number before treatment is associated with better progression free survival and overall survival. In addition ...nths). Patients with a favorable CTC had a median progression free survival of 7.9 months and those with an unfavorable CTC had a progression free survival of 4.5...OHSU Cancer Institute shows findings of immunotherapy vaccine in prostate cancer patients
.... The effects of sipuleucel-T on prostate cancer progression were analyzed in several ways using measurements o...e immunotherapy did not significantly delay cancer progression by this measure. However, investigators found the rate at which PSA was rising was 30 percent to 48 ......ne phosphatase (bone-ALP) considered a marker for progression of HRPC decreased by 66% in the group receiving radium-223. The length of time for patients HRPC to progress - as assessed by each prostate-specific-antigen concentration was much longer for those receiving radium 223 (26 weeks) compared to placebo...