The appetite-regulating peptide leptin influences alcohol craving for some alcoholics
...pment and maintenance of alcoholism. New findings show that appetite-regulating peptides leptin and ghrel...er as origin for alcohol abuse. Type 4 patients show pre-morbid cerebral defects, behavioral disorders and a high social burden. Researchers analyzed ...Limiting eligibility for medical studies can omit women and African-Americans
...increase the chances that a favored treatment will show positive outcomes. Humphreys said such exclusions could have dangerous implications. "If treatments are tested on, and developed for, only part of the population, that means everyone excluded is at greater risk when they use health care," said Hump...Bronchial thermoplasty may allow severe asthma patients to wean off oral corticosteroids
...istical significance. The study was not powered to show statistical significance in medication changes. In this group of patients with severe asthma, an increase in respiratory-related symptoms, and hospitalizations related to these symptoms, were expected and observed during the period immediately foll...Tiny newborns face higher risk of death at community hospitals, Stanford/VA study finds
... survival, they concluded. Although the findings show that such a proposal is feasible, it flies in the face of a growing trend of decentralization in which community hospitals with lower-level neonatal intensive care units are shouldering an increasing number of complex patients. "We can do better," ...Erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms
...ng the IPSS and the UROLIFE QoL 9. Investigators show that treatment with vardenafil resulted in an improved total IPSS score compared to placebo, as well as improvements in the sub-scores for obstruction and irritation. UROLIFE QoL scores were significantly increased in the vardenafil group, particular...Ulcerative colitis remission rates from long-term safety study of LIALDA presented at DDW
...to receive maintenance treatment. Study findings show approximately 75 percent (n=148/198) of patients remained in remission on LIALDA after 12 months, regardless of whether they were previously on LIALDA or Asacol: 73.4 percent (58/79) for patients previously on LIALDA once or twice daily (2.4g/day); 7...Scientific breakthrough for naprapathy
...esults, published in the Clinical Journal of Pain, show distinct differences in favour of naprapathy. In the study of 409 patients, the researchers compared two groups of people with back and neck problems. Following a medical examination to eliminate serious conditions, the patients were randomly ass...Mid Sweden University leads development of digital color x-rays
...cameras will have higher resolution and be able to show more colors of higher quality. In connection with these dissertations, CERN will be holding one of its quarterly meetings in Sundsvall, Sweden, to discuss the further development of color x-ray technology. The dissertations are: Xavier Llop...Studies show role of age, gender, race and weight on cancer risk and treatment
...f different diseases and the results of this study show that obese women should add colon cancer to that list," said Fritz Francois, M.D., of the New York University Medical Center in New York, N.Y. and senior author of the study. "Further research is needed to confirm these findings and to understand ho...'Star Trek'-type scanning may reveal genetic activity of tumors, Stanford study shows
...showed up in Greek, a certain set of symbols would show up in hieroglyphics. That correspondence allowed previously undecipherable hieroglyphic writing to be understood. The first step for the researchers was the equivalent of finding words for the hieroglyphics: to define the language of radiology. Kuo...HIV's effect on white blood cells questioned by new research
...es by which T cells are produced and eliminated to show that if the runaway theory was correct, then T helper cell numbers would fall to very low levels over a number of months, not years. One of the papers authors is Jaroslav Stark, Professor of Mathematics at Imperial College London, and Director of ...Cigarette use may explain asthma epidemic in children, says Mailman School of Public Health study
...ell as among younger persons. Previous data that show more recent higher rates of cigarette smoking among lower socioeconomic status segments of the population within the United States are consistent with our theory, since these are the most vulnerable segments of the population among whom rates of chil...'Healthy' children with smoking parents aren't really so healthy
...007, SAN FRANCISCO -- Children of smokers who dont show any signs of respiratory problems may still be experiencing damaging changes in their airways that could lead to lung disease later in life, according to a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday,...Nanomedicine opens the way for nerve cell regeneration
... developed at the University of Miami, researchers show how magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) may be used to create mechanical tension that stimulates the growth and elongation of axons of the central nervous system neurons. The second method from the University of California, Berkeley uses aligned nanofibers...NIH study tracks brain development in some 500 children across US
...te trends seen in other studies; for example, they show that family income has an impact on a child's IQ and social behaviors. But the lack of evidence for dramatic cognitive growth during adolescence was a surprise. The long-term goal of the study team is to link these behavioral data to MRI scans o...Role of TRPM8 in the development of prostate cancer
...sit des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France, show that only mature, differentiated human prostate primary epithelial luminal cells express functional plasma membrane TRPM8 (PM-TRPM8) and that prostate cancer cells possessed higher PM-TRPM8 levels than normal cells. However, endoplasmic reticulum TRP...JCI table of contents -- May 17, 2007
...sit des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France, show that only mature, differentiated human prostate pr...s largely mediated by Kcc3. The authors went on to show that disruption of both K-Cl cotransporters in a mouse model of sickle cell disease was able to part...Alternative hormone treatment could help fight against breast cancer
...he authors conclude: "The results of our analysis show that LHRH agonists provide an effective additional class of agents for the treatment of premenopausal women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer." In an accompanying Comment, Drs Nicholas Wilcken and Martin Stockler, Department of Medical Oncology...25,000 needless deaths each year due to failure to tackle blood clots in hospital
...tly had surgery are particularly at risk. Trials show that drugs can reduce the rate of VTE by up to 65%, yet a Health Select Committee report in 2005 found that only one in five patients at risk were getting them. The committee instructed NICE to produce guidelines and called for an expert working gr...High-quality child care for poor children found to offset the risk of later depression
...reater the likelihood that these individuals would show signs of depression. "The early intervention, which was largely child centered, does not appear to have changed home environments," according to Frances A. Campbell, senior scientists at the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North...