Cure for hepatitis C announced by VCU researcher
... After successful treatment, researchers monitored serum levels of HCV once a year for an average of 4.1 years (range 0.4 to 7 years). Of the 997 patients, 989 maintained undetectable levels of HCV. The remaining eight patients tested positive for HCV at an average of two years following treatment completi...Erectile dysfunction -- the canary in the mineshaft?
...and type 2 diabetes mellitus, researchers measured serum biomarkers for endothelial function (cyclic guanos... (IPSS), prostate volume (measured by ultrasound), serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA), flow rate and erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction were gathered, ...Same-day coronary angiography and surgery safe for many patients
...failure. When worsening kidney function occurs, serum creatinine levels begin to increase after 24 to 72 hours, peak within three to five days and return to normal within another three to five days, thus the reason for the delay between the angiography and surgery, Dr. Holmes says. To make it possibl...The appetite-regulating peptide leptin influences alcohol craving for some alcoholics
...ients, 188 (155 males, 33 females) provided leptin serum levels, and 117 (96 males, 21 females) provided ghrelin serum levels. Study authors measured craving through use of the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale, and ...Human antibodies protect mice from avian flu
... pandemic of 1918-19, for example, physicians took serum from recovered flu patients and gave it to new victims; recent historical research indicates that those blood transfusions, when given early in the illness, sometimes saved recipients' lives. In their study, Dr. Subbarao and her colleagues infected...Exercise may slightly boost 'good' cholesterol levels
...he value of regular aerobic exercise in increasing serum [blood] HDL-C level and in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease has received widespread acceptance," the authors write. "In contrast, results of aerobic exercise studies vary considerably, depending on the exercise program (e.g., duration, int...Liver cancer patients with high serum levels of hepatitis B virus face poorer outcomes
...first-ever study examining the prognostic value of serum HBV DNA levels for patients with liver cancer undergoing chemotherapy. They found that patients with high pre-chemotherapy levels of HBV DNA had a significantly increased incidence of severe hepatitis which was associated with the worst survival. The...OHSU Cancer Institute shows findings of immunotherapy vaccine in prostate cancer patients
... stage recurrent prostate cancer who have a rising serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level, but who hav...e, we did observe a slowing in the rate of rise of serum PSA in exploratory analyses. Additional follow-up is needed to determine if this effect on PSA will ...Protein may be linked to melanoma recurrence
...CO proceedings. The study evaluated and tested serum samples from 103 patients who were treated with hi...en the researchers examined levels of S-100 in the serum samples, they found that the higher the level of the protein, the greater likelihood the patients di...Stanford researchers find culprit in aging muscles that heal poorly
...ed, and in lab dishes with young cells immersed in serum from old blood. As expected, the young muscle stem cells were influenced negatively by the aged environment, repairing damaged muscle tissue just as slowly and poorly as old stem cells in the same surroundings. This confirmed their earlier research...