Drug to block mother-to-child HIV transmission induces resistance more often than previously thought
...-associated resistance using laboratory tests more sensitive than standard genotypic assays. In the first, rese...r Disease Control and Prevention, used a new, very sensitive technique to detect resistance mutations in samples of HIV-1 obtained from 50 South African women be...Study supports whooping cough booster shot for adolescents
... those for pneumococcal vaccination -- were highly sensitive to assumptions about disease incidence, vaccine efficacy, side effects, and vaccine costs, the authors write. "In the past, vaccination programs were cost-saving and life-saving," says Lee, who is also an infectious disease specialist at Children's ...Lowering resistance to insulin may delay or prevent onset of type 2 diabetes
...diabetes. Pioglitazone makes the body's cells more sensitive to insulin, reducing beta cells' workload. Researchers saw further evidence of the importance of treating insulin resistance to protect beta cells, too. Under the previous study, TRIPOD, some women with gestational diabetes were given a placebo ins...Chemotherapy for brain tumors is boosted after vaccine targets resistance-related antigen
...rmore, the post-vaccine tumor cells were much more sensitive to anti-tumor drugs. "It is important to note also that four patients in our study that demonstrated a response to TRP-2, after tumor recurrence, responded to chemotherapy with what oncologists call complete responses, which means the tumors were no ...Better early diagnosis of relapsed prostate cancer
...e rise of PSA after curative treatment is the most sensitive diagnostic tool for the detection of relapse, but it does not enable pin-pointing its location - thus PET with 11C-Choline may be of great help in this situation....Dartmouth study reveals flaws in screening for TB; Cases in 3rd world HIV patients may go undetected
...mended that all HIV/AIDS patients receive the more sensitive and accurate TB culture test used in the Tanzania research project. This latest research was reported by investigators in the DARDAR Health Study, a collaboration between Dartmouth Medical School and the Muhimbili University College of Health Science...Study shows importance of exposure age for Hanford nuclear workers' cancer risk
...mb survivors concluded that older people were less sensitive to radiation-induced cancer. "Results from Hanford...ong the older survivors." Older people may be more sensitive to radiation because they already have accumulated a lifetime of exposures to radiation, chemicals a...Look to the future: Preparing for baby boomer dementia epidemic
... They used the CSID, a highly regarded, culturally sensitive screening test. Screening results indicated that 434 were possibly or potentially suffering from dementia. "Dementia is common and unrecognized in primary care," said Malaz Boustani, M.D., M.P.H., the first author of the study and an assistant profe...End-of-life study to focus on needs of Sikh and Muslim patients
...ll Sikh and Muslim patients to have 'a good death' sensitive to their cultural and religious beliefs is to begin at the University of Edinburgh. The research -- the first in-depth study of its kind-- will aim to identify ways in which health professionals can better understand the palliative care needs of mino...Suicide bomber sensors would not reduce casualties
...currently available are very expensive and are not sensitive enough to justify widespread deployment," added Kaplan, the William N. & Marie A. Beach Professor of Management Sciences and Professor of Institutional Social Political Studies at Yale, and professor of Public Health at Yale School of Medicine. Ka...Adolescent binge drinking issues
...els of alcohol consumption for kids because of how sensitive the developing adolescent brain is to alcohol, especially in binge amounts." In describing clinical approaches to addressing the problem, Dr. McFee stressed the importance of age-appropriate adolescent health services and building rapport with adoles...MRI better than FDG PET at detecting liver tumors
...t-enhanced MRI, on the other hand, is considered a sensitive imaging technique for liver lesion depiction," said Dushyant V. Sahani, MD, lead author of the study. "We compared the two because we wanted to determine which imaging method was better for finding liver metastases," he said. According to the study ...Mood lighting: Penn researchers determine role of serotonin in modulating circadian rhythm
...situations of dark adaptation, you may become more sensitive to light because serotonin goes down." The reduction of serotonin levels in flies kept in constant darkness may provide scientists with insight into the etiology and treatment of SAD, a mood disorder related to reduced sunlight during winter. "Peopl...Bad cholesterol: Genes make the difference
...me twins had one or more genes that made them very sensitive to the amount of fat in their diets. Other twins had genes that made them insensitive to dietary fat, no matter how much they exercised. "Our experiment shows how important our genes are," says Williams. "Some people have to be careful about their ...Study: Nose doesn't smell like the eyes see
..."Because of this amplification, rods are extremely sensitive to light," says Yau. "Each cell is capable of signaling the absorption of a single unit, or photon, of light." Because G-protein signaling is so well understood in the eye, Yau says that scientists just assumed that it would amplify signals in other...Alcohol abuse: Early diagnosis is key to treatment success
... most cases of alcohol abuse," said Harris, "and a sensitive and specific test is needed." - Biological markers such as carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), a urinary derivative of serotonin (5-HTOL/5-HIAA), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of red cells, aspartate aminotr...U of T study shows barriers to HIV vaccine acceptance
Public health officials must be sensitive to concerns about stigma and fear of vaccine-induced infection if they want women to take advantage of HIV vaccines now under development, says a University of Toronto researcher. "The first generation of HIV vaccines may be available within 10 year...NMR method rapidly solves 8 target genomic structures
...ly exemplifies the combined use of GFT-NMR, highly sensitive modern NMR spectrometers equipped with 'cryogenic probes' and methodology for semi-automated data analysis," said Montelione. His laboratory at Rutgers was the major supplier of proteins for the research published in PNAS. The Rutgers group al...Regular yoga practice may help prevent middle-age spread
...our body. So when you've eaten enough food, you're sensitive to the feeling of being full, and this makes it much easier to stop eating before you've eaten too much." Study co-author Denise Benitez, owner of Seattle Yoga Arts, agrees. "Most people practice yoga in a way that's not aerobic enough to burn a lot ...Patients receiving radioisotope scans could trigger false security alarms at airports
...or Underwood comments: "Stricter measure, and more sensitive radiation detection systems, are being deployed at airports worldwide. It is important to warn patients having had a thallium scan that they may trigger radiation detectors for up to 30 days. It should be standard practice to issue patients with an i...