Subtypes of ependymomas arise from rare stem cells in the nervous system
...pain; and they occur mainly in children and have a slightly worse prognosis than do surpratentorial tumors. A spinal ependymoma occurs mainly in adults, and more than 70 percent of patients who undergo surgery to remove this tumor survive. "Historically, physicians based their diagnosis and treatment of canc...New radiation technique helps brain cancer patients keep their hair
...t. Half of the patients in the study reported only slightly noticeable hair loss four weeks after treatment ended, and half had no noticeable hair loss. Patients also didn't experience some of the side effects of whole brain radiation, such as a rash on the scalp or behind the ears. With a short follow-up per...Smoking ban is protecting bar workers in Ireland
...ped significantly in the Republic but dropped only slightly in Northern Ireland. Exposures outside work also dropped significantly in the Republic but increased in Northern Ireland, challenging the view that banning smoking in pubs and restaurants would lead to increased smoking in the home. Furthermore, in t...US kidney failure rates stabilize, ending a 20-year climb
...idney failure was 338 per million population, down slightly from 2002 and continuing a four-year trend, finally allowing researchers to be cautiously optimistic that rate decreases have not happened by chance. The average annual increase has been less than 1 percent since 1999, compared to an average 5 perce...CT colonography versus colonoscopy for colorectal cancer
...hich would later become malignant. (Colonoscopy is slightly more sensitive than CT colonography, and could be ... terms of years of living that are gained) is only slightly lower than when colonoscopy is used....Fat rat enables studies of debilitating vascular disease
...For example, these animals are glucose intolerent, slightly hypertensive and showing protein in their urine. They have kidney dysfunction even though they are not yet diabetic," he says. That is because small blood vessels in their kidneys already have begun to fail. All the fat rats eventually will get diabe...MoMA showcases Penn State researcher's device
... of an I-shaped backbone crossed by a series of 10 slightly decreasing bars. The shape vaguely resembles a miniature harp. The backbone and crossbars are made of a magnetorestrictive metallic glass a material that changes shape with application of a magnetic field and generates a magnetic field when it cha...New tools used to control foodborne hepatitis A outbreaks related to green onions
...ssue of the New England Journal of Medicine), were slightly different from each other. The viral sequence from each outbreak, however, was identical to one or more sequences isolated from northern Mexican residents infected with hepatitis A virus. The researchers concluded that the sources of the green onions...NIMH study to guide treatment choices for schizophrenia
...trol symptoms. One new medication, olanzapine, was slightly better than the other drugs but also was associated with significant weight-gain and metabolic changes. Surprisingly, the older, less expensive medication used in the study generally performed as well as the newer medications. The study, which includ...Wheelchair technology & spinal cord injury
...not necessarily better. Functional outcome appears slightly better in persons with complete tetraplegia, but not in persons with complete paraplegia. Investigators argue that international studies are necessary to reveal strengths and weaknesses of SCI rehabilitation systems in different countries. Low-impa......in at all. After three months, blood pressure rose slightly among the patients taking aspirin in the morning, but it fell in the group taking aspirin at night. The group that did not take aspirin saw a slight decline in blood pressure, but the difference was not statistically significant. "The major result fr...A friendly reminder for HIV patients
...success for people living with HIV whose memory is slightly impaired by the virus. The investigators report that the device, dubbed "Jerry" by most users, is a portable gadget programmed to ease the task of taking medicines in multiple doses every day on time. HIV-infected patients, particularly those suffer...Knee pain often linked to pain elsewhere in the body
... measured using various scales. Of those surveyed, slightly more than one-third (1,909) ended up in the no pain group, 41% (2,210) in the knee pain group, and 23% (1,245) in the pain elsewhere group. Decreased physical function increased with the number of pains in the body, both in the knee and elsewhere. In...Acupuncture cuts tension headache rates by almost half
...e acupuncture treatment, though they began to rise slightly as time went on. Those in the 'no treatment' group were subsequently given acupuncture for eight weeks after the main study period. These patients also improved significantly after the treatment, though not to the same level as those given acupunctu...CryoSat environmental testing over preparations for shipment to launch site about to begin
...ment activities hampered the testing programme and slightly delayed the launch date. Now, however, there just remains the final software checks before the satellite and its support equipment are packaged for the long voyage to Russia for launch at the end of September. The last phase of the testing programme...Not enough is known about treating malaria in pregnancy, researchers say
...ination of the drugs artesunate and mefloquine was slightly better than the drug quinine at clearing malaria parasites from the bloodstream and reducing fever in pregnant women. The risk of treatment failure was 9 percent less in the group receiving the combination drug regime, compared to treatment failure ...Paramedic training challenges highlighted by University of Pittsburgh study
...t air medical and urban paramedics were exposed to slightly more intubation procedures, these differences were small. "Rapid airway management is a skill that paramedics can learn and master, however, many paramedics get little chance to master the skill because they see so few cases. Almost half of paramedic...Distant prayer does not improve clinical outcome for patients undergoing coronary procedures
...emotional distress prior to their procedures and a slightly lower 6-month mortality when compared with those not receiving the therapy. Dr Krucoff concludes: "If we want to understand the role of human capacities and resources in the midst of our most advanced medical technologies, we have to do good science....Molecular ballet unravels, links proteins so cell can direct own movement
...n alpha-actinin causes it to unravel its structure slightly and extend its arm to vinculin, he said. This triggers vinculin to unravel part of its own structure and extend its fingers. While the flexible fingers on the "head" of vinculin offer a hand for alpha-actinin to bind to, the sturdier back part of vin...Study examines accuracy of PSA values for detecting prostate cancer
...xceed a threshold value, generally 4.0 ng/mL, with slightly lower values recommended recently by some researchers. Prostate cancer screening with PSA has been controversial, as no studies have proven that this strategy reduces death from prostate cancer. Ian M. Thompson, M.D., of the University of Texas Heal...