Newly discovered killer cell fights cancer
...s to its messenger function, the transformation is quite astonishing," says Pardoll. The cell sprouts long, hairy tentacles called dendrites. It uses its "arms" to increase the amount of surface area it reaches to communicate and interact with other immune cells. In the next step of their investigation, t...... and peaceful, but in some cases, the couples were quite hostile, prompting the psychology graduate students to refer them to marriage counseling. The researchers assumed that a couple's behavior during the discussion reflected their long-term pattern of behavior, although a marital spat in front of resear...Anti-depressant use associated with increased risk for heart patients
...ality in patients with coronary artery disease was quite unexpected," said Watkins, who presented the results of the Duke study March 4, 2006, at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in Denver. The research was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. "We were surpris...Body image relates to sexual risks taken by men and women differently
...ograms for males that address body image, as being quite positive in body evaluation may actually lead to riskier behaviors. One option would be to encourage positive views of the body in males within a comprehensive program that focuses on other issues, such as healthy sexuality and respecting women."...Prisons not adapting to needs of aging inmate population
...ittle bones, a very quick drop to the floor can be quite hazardous. And alarms may sometimes go off several times a day." The study found that 69 percent of the women reported that at least one prison activity of daily living was very difficult to perform. Sixteen percent reported needing help with one or ...Enoxaparin beats unfractionated heparin as adjunct therapy for heart attacks
...ir heart attack. "The availability of PCI is still quite limited in most parts of the world, and even in large parts of the United States it is impossible to get a patient with acute MI to the catheterization laboratory in a timely fashion," said Dr. Antman. "Fibrinolysis is the most common treatment for S...'Fringe' plastic surgery procedures more hype than reality, ASPS says
...hese procedures for the first time, the reality is quite different from the hype. These unconventional procedures are being done infrequently, when compared to mainstream cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. "These trendy new procedures that are supposedly all the rage around the country, simply are not be...Purdue chemical-analysis method promises fast results
...ions coming from the Cooks laboratory. We now have quite a number of mass spectrometry assets on the ground in Indiana, and we are ready to nurture this in the state."...Exercise unlikely to cause sudden cardiac death in women
...usually occur unexpectedly among people who appear quite healthy. Dr. Albert and colleagues used data from the Nurses' Health Study to determine the risk of sudden cardiac death in women during moderate to vigorous exertion. The Nurses' Health Study began in 1976 when 121,701 female registered nurses, ag...Global program to eliminate elephantiasis has early success in Egypt
...ter MDA. Two of the four villages studied did not quite achieve elimination targets after 5 years of MDA; they will receive a sixth round of treatments in 2006 to ensure that the parasite is eliminated. Assessment of the Egyptian campaign's results was funded as a part of the International Collaborations...Two new studies reveal benefits of laparoscopic surgery for uterine cancer
... that she is sitting up, ready to go home--this is quite different from the traditional open surgery." Uterine (endometrial) cancer is a common malignancy of the female reproductive tract. In 2005, the American Cancer Society estimated more than 40,000 cases of uterine cancer, and more than 7,000 deaths....Prescription flip-side: Guidelines for medication withdrawal
...One of those patients was more than 100 years old, quite frail, with advanced cancer and multiple other med...re seldom entirely without side effects and can be quite expensive, especially for the elderly who often take many different drugs. Such medications may be ...Research shows certain metabolites responsible for initiating breast and prostate cancer
... we've done, but our most recent results have been quite decisive," said Dr. Eleanor Rogan of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. "It's very big news. From here, we will use the information to ultimately try to prevent breast and prostate cancer."Other presenters at the symposium and their topics in...Sleep apnea treatment benefits the heart
...he shape and function of the heart can be assessed quite easily in a non-invasive manner and can alert the ...hey used it almost seven hours a night, and showed quite nicely reduced septum thickness, along with improved performance and stroke volume," Prof. Wilcox sa...Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel condemns 'censorship' of scientists
...hower-McCarthy era, the opposition to McCarthy was quite strong, and the government itself felt ambivalent about McCarthy." Despite his strong feelings on the subject, Kandel, who emigrated to the U.S. as a child after fleeing Nazi-occupied Vienna and went on to win the 2000 Nobel Prize for his work on the...UCI researchers find that, even at rest, men's and women's brains behave differently
...he brain that the amygdala "talked" with were also quite different. In men, the right-hemisphere amygdala showed more connectivity with brain regions such as the visual cortex and the striatum. In contrast, the left amygdala in women was more connected to regions such as the insular cortex and the hypothal...Using HPV testing to screen for cervical cancer
...rences in specificity between the two methods were quite small. Specificity refers to the percentage of people who are disease-free and who test negative. There will always be some people who do not have the disease, but who are positive for the screening test (HPV or cytology). "While well-conducted scree...JCI Table of Contents, April 3, 2006
...e recent progress demonstrated in these studies is quite remarkable and may be potentially useful in cell-b...controlled by inflammatory mechanisms likely to be quite different from those that regulate renin production in the kidney." TITLE: Cardiac mast cellderive...Bone resorption cells offer drug targets for osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and more
... popular anti-osteoporosis drug Fosamax works and quite effectively by inhibiting the osteoclasts. But the drug is stored in the skeleton for long periods of time and adverse effects in chronic users now are being encountered. Phase 2 clinical trials in humans are now underway for drugs that target the......ymal stem cells. They may look alike, but they act quite differently." Based on their current tests, the researchers are confident that hADAS cells already have demonstrated the potential to serve as a readily available source for creating new cells and tissues to treat cartilage damage. Moreover, the rese...