'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
...an look for a molecular marker that may indicate a significant clinical problem, but you can't do anything about ... containing nanoshells. The new approach has some significant advantages over other alternatives that are under development, according to Drezek. For instance, op...Being too clean could be hazardous to your health and the environment
...ay unnecessarily be directly exposing consumers to significant quantities of chloroform. Peter Vikesland, assista... products, such as antimicrobial soap, can produce significant quantities of chloroform," said Vikesland. The implications of these reactions to consumers are not ...Bugs in the gut could help doctors develop individualised healthcare
..., and that changes to their composition could have significant effects, both good and bad, on an individual. They believe the exact composition of these microbes in the gut may lead to variations in the effectiveness of drugs between individuals and populations. Professor Jeremy Nicholson, from Imperial College ...Anxious and pessimistic personalities linked to Parkinson's disease later in life
...did not find a huge increase in risk. "We found a significant and definite link between anxious and pessimistic personalities and the future development of Parkinson's disease," says Dr. Bower. "But, the increased risk was relatively small. Just to give you an idea of numbers, if you take 1,000 40-year-olds, ab...Study shows symptom-driven therapy may be ok for some adults with mild persistent asthma
... study. "Combined with the fact that there were no significant differences in lung function changes or in the frequency of severe attacks among the treatment groups after a year of treatment, we conclude that, overall, the three treatments had similar clinical effects in this study of mild asthma." Other reports...Public leadership in neurology award honors Leeza Gibbons for Alzheimer's awareness efforts
...isease and advocate for those affected have made a significant contribution, especially for caregivers and family members." Gibbons also serves as a national spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's National Memory Screening Day and as a member of the celebrity cabinet for the Red Cross Caregiver...Cleveland physician to receive Benjamin Spock Award
...heart-attack proof. Although all the patients had significant heart disease at the study's outset, 100 percent had stopped disease progression. "Rather than simply hand out prescriptions, he worked with his patients to get away from meat, dairy, and junk food, and take control of their lives," said PCRM presid...Steady rise in allergic diseases over quarter of a century
...and to H. Pylori infections. The team found highly significant increases over time in the proportion of men testing positive to Phadiatop and with specific IgE to the three inhaled allergens. The average rate of increase was equivalent to an additional 4.5% of men becoming Phadiatop positive each decade. There w...Pessimism and depression increase dementia risk
...han early manifestations of the disease due to the significant time gap between the time of the personality test (in the 1960s) and the appearance of dementia or cognitive impairment (anytime between the 1960s and 2004). The test takers ranged in age from 20 to 69 when they took the test in the 1960s. The Mayo ...Special physical therapy technique successful for chronic back pain
...than five blocks without stopping, and had to make significant changes to their usual routines. The pain caused m...a home exercise program. Of the 102 people, 92 had significant improvement in their pain and were able to return fully to their daily activities. For 85 percent, t...Ibuprofen may lower risk of Parkinson's disease
...inson's disease could not explain the results. No significant associations were found between the use of aspirin, other NSAIDs, or acetaminophen and the risk of Parkinson's disease....Easing the anxiety of pregnancy after miscarriage
...sumptions that a first-trimester miscarriage isn't significant or important, and that once women get past the point when their miscarriage occurred, everything is fine." Since these findings were limited by the study's snapshot" design -- measuring anxiety at one point in the pregnancy -- Ct-Arsenault is ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April 2005 (second issue)
...complicated by the fact that family members report significant financial and health burdens as a result of their loved one's critical illness, as well as a major load of anxiety and depression. The missed opportunities to communicate fell into three categories: opportunities to listen and respond to the family; ...Gene expression pattern predicts multiple drug resistance, treatment failure in pediatric leukemia
...sion pattern linked to cross-resistance takes us a significant step forward in understanding why treatment fails to cure certain children who initially looked like good candidates for standard chemotherapy," said William E. Evans, Pharm.D., St. Jude director and member of St. Jude Pharmaceutical Sciences. "The ...Alternate view for pathology of AD
...ere is growing evidence that oxidative stress is a significant factor in the development of AD. Free radicals and reactive oxygen species oxidize tissues. Rusting metal is a process of oxidization, for example. In tissue, oxidization damages membranes and DNA, disrupting normal cell function and leading to nerv...Surgery for children with sleep apnea improves quality of life
... undergone surgery and five had not. There were no significant differences between the two groups. "only 19 child... and one-year follow-up periods, and there were no significant differences Therefore, since the sample size was larger for the six-month group, we used that group...Gastric bypass patients fare better as surgical programs' experience increases
...e surgeon and all involved clinicians to develop a significant experience with the procedure and these patients in a shorter period, according to the authors. "Our data seem to support both premises that the learning curve is approximately 100 cases and a high-volume program may achieve better patient outcome th...Patients' lives at risk from substandard drugs say heart specialists
...m 20.8% to 107% of the claims on the label. "This significant discrepancy was our most striking finding, although we don't know the history of the samples prior to purchase, which may be relevant, and we can't exclude previous improper handling or storage. Nor do we know which activity assay the manufacturers u...Spice it up or just veg out, either way you may be helping to defend against cancer
... induces apoptosis in cancer cells and produces no significant damage to normal pancreatic cells, indicating its ...e exposed to PEITC for 24 hours, which resulted in significant inhibition of the protein expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). EGFR plays a crucia...Hospitalized babies with severe breathing problems may benefit from lying on their stomachs
...e back-sleeping infants, a small but statistically significant difference. Most of the studies measured changes in blood oxygen levels and other indications of respiratory distress over the course of several hours, making it difficult to say whether stomach positioning has any long-term benefits or drawbacks, sa...