Brain region recovery possible in former methamphetamine users
...age and recovery to the neurons in the brain. The researchers measured biomarkers in the anterior cingulum corte... the methamphetamine users had been abstinent. The researchers found elevated Cho levels in the methamphetamine users who had not used the drug in one to six month...In treatment of depression, cognitive therapy and medication both effective
...epressed) patients will require medication,' " the researchers state. "It appears that cognitive therapy can be as effective as medications, even among more severely depressed outpatients, at least when provided by experienced cognitive therapists."...Pediatric use of complementary and alternative medicine
...percent) had any insurance claims during 2002, the researchers report. For those with claims, 6.2 percent used an... naturopathic medicine filled a broader role," the researchers found. "We found that CAM use was significantly less likely for malesand more likely for children wi...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
...ren were reported as bullies by their mothers, the researchers report. Both early emotional support and cognitive stimulation had substantial protective effects. "The magnitude of the risk associated with televisionis clinically significant," the authors write. " a one-standard deviation increase [3.9 hours] in ...Angiogenesis factor may help tumors prepare the way for spread to lymph nodes
...r. In the April Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the ...n and also produce elevated levels of VEGF-A. The researchers then induced the development of benign and malignant skin tumors in both the transgenic mice and nor...Sex hormones hold key to higher rates of abdominal aortic aneurysms in males
...levels seen in the females. In this new study, the researchers found that giving male sex hormones to female mice at the time of the angiotensin infusion turns the females into males in terms of their susceptibility. Administration of testosterone raised the incidence of developing abdominal aortic aneurysms by...AACR celebrates 20th anniversary of minority scholar awards
...or past award recipients as well as other minority researchers who have made significant contributions to cancer research. Prior recipients of Minority Scholar Awards who will receive special recognition during the ceremony include: Charles Richard Thomas, Jr., M.D., Associate Professor & Vice Chairman, Dept. ...Study shows that a kidney transplant can reverse heart failure
...ournal of the American College of Cardiology , the researchers found that a majority of patients who had systolic... percent of the blood volume in the ventricle. The researchers assessed the heart's pumping ability of the patients at six and 12 months and at a later follow-up v...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...on to collecting standard clinical data, Eli Lilly researchers in the phase 2 clinical development of ALIMTA bega...ch methods to identify severe toxicities, allowing researchers to quantify the relative risks. As a result, the safety of ALIMTA was profoundly improved. In 2004,...Differential heart-attack risks among blacks, whites remain mystery
...icians from Rice University in Houston and medical researchers from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical ... of the tissues that line blood-vessel walls. Some researchers believe the adhesive property causes a chain reaction in which first LDL cholesterol and then calciu...Metabolic side effects of antipsychotics are known, but rarely monitored
...use of the newer antipsychotics for schizophrenia, researchers say. Nearly all of the 258 members of the American...etabolic side effects serious or very serious, say researchers from the Medical College of Georgia, University of Iowa and Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare in Ohio...Physicians, researchers to talk about new treatments for oral, head and neck cancers
...ST on Friday, April 8 some of the nation's leading researchers and physicians will be available to talk about the state of disease diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. They will present breakthroughs in a non-toxic, plant-based anti-cancer therapy, which is now in experimental human trials. Also available wil...Young scientists awarded for achievements in cancer research
...l attend lectures presented by accomplished cancer researchers Drs. Alfred C. Johnson, Donald S. Coffey, and Thomas M. Mack, and have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with leading scientists to ask questions about many areas of research. The students also will attend a networking reception, where they can lear...West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
...A programme ( 1 ), IRD and University of Paris-VII researchers ( 2) produced the first quantified description of ...rough their involvement in the AMMA programme (1), researchers from the IRD and partner institutes (2) have just for the first time quantified this link between th...Onion compound may help fight osteoporosis
...n the journals Web site. In the current study, the researchers analyzed the active chemical components of white o...decreased bone loss was a peptide called GPCS. The researchers then obtained a group of isolated bone cells from newborn rats and exposed the cells to parathyroid ...Injectable drug, combined with counseling, shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
...more than 100,000 preventable deaths a year. Now, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medi...care medical centers. Other study authors included researchers from the medical schools at the University of Connecticut, Yale University, and Harvard University, ...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...reacted to changes in blood flow and pressure. The researchers took ultrasound images of the brachial artery of t..., while diseased arteries are less responsive, the researchers said. In these tests of flow-mediated dilation, patients who received the behavioral treatments disp...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
...-hour stress management training for 16 weeks. The researchers found that patients in the exercise and stress management training groups exhibited lower average depression scores and reduced distress scores compared with patients receiving usual care only. Exercise and stress management training were also associ...Once-a-month injectable medication helps treat alcohol dependence
...ns of low-intensity psychosocial intervention. The researchers found that compared with placebo, 380 mg. of long-acting naltrexone resulted in a 25 percent decrease in the event rate of heavy drinking days and 190 mg. of naltrexone resulted in a 17 percent decrease. Sex and pretreatment abstinence each showed si...Study examines effectiveness of anti-anemia drug in treatment of cancer patients
...mboembolic events was similar in both groups. The researchers also found suggestive but inconclusive evidence that erythropoietin may improve overall survival. However, this contrasts with the results of two recently published randomized controlled trials--which were not included in this analysis because they w...