Obesity is a significant predictor of periodontal disease
People have a new reason to stick to their New Year's resolution to lose excess weight besides fitting into the latest fashion trends. Researchers from University at Buffalo found that obesity is a significant predictor for periodontal disease, independent of age, gender, race, ethn...Study finds incidence of hypertension reduced with early intervention
...festyle change is dismal. Patients typically don't stick to it." Present guidelines recommend that pre-hypertension be managed with changes in the patient's lifestyle through weight loss, salt restriction, exercise and dietary modification. Despite intense efforts to keep patients from developing hypertens...Hopkins study shows low-dose aspirin suppresses clumping of blood platelets in both sexes
...t-forming blood cells - in both men and women - to stick together in narrow blood vessels, a study from Joh... Using an electrical measure of how well platelets stick together, researches found that in aspirin-treated men, clumping decreased by 15.1 ohms. The decrea...UC receives $3.4 million NIH grant to study treatment for HIV and hepatitis C
...pills, as many as 10 a day, at different times and stick to a strict schedule, taking each of the different types and numbers of pills at the same time every day. The success of this triple-drug combination cocktail lies in its ability to disrupt HIV at different stages of its replication. However, says ...Brain study considers motor function, cognition with alcohol consumption
...ng in age from 21-25, were asked to maneuver a joy stick both while sober and when experiencing a blood alcohol level of 0.07 percent (just below the legal definition of intoxicated). Brain activity during this task was captured using functional magnetic resonance imaging, known as fMRI. The study was publ...MIT nanoparticles may help detect, treat tumors
...mors cause the nanoparticles to "self-assemble" or stick together. The resulting nanoparticle clumps are too big to get back out of the gaps. Further, the clumps have a stronger magnetic signal than do individual nanoparticles, allowing detection by MRI. "We inject nanoparticles that will self-assemble whe...HIV Medicine Association applauds crucial HIV/AIDS bill
... it's practically impossible to expect patients to stick to their drug therapy without managing other important issues as well, such as substance abuse and mental health concerns," Dr. Vaughn said. "We're extremely happy lawmakers recognized this and included substance abuse and mental health treatment as ...MIT 'seeing machine' offers hope to blind
...ut that she did, and was able to see the image - a stick figure of a turtle. But the turtle wasn't very interesting, Goldring said. So she asked if they could write the word "sun" and transmit that through the SLO. "And I could see it!" she said. "That was the first time in several months that I'd seen a w...Central nervous system beckons attack in MS-like disease
...mune cells that are attracted by the chemokines to stick around and do more harm. One of the most promising...rks by blocking the ability of the immune cells to stick in the CNS through this Velcro mechanism, Russell notes. Natalizumab is being tested in clinical tri...Sticky surfaces turn slippery with the flip of a molecular light switch
...xtures of biological molecules. But proteins often stick to these membranes, clogging up their pores and se...wn that when one changes light, the proteins don't stick as well," Belfort says. Operators need an inexpensive way to clean these membranes while they are st...Novel gene therapy may lead to cure in hemophilia A patients
...ting in plasma - the liquid portion of the blood - stick to the site of the blood vessel wound, activating ...sing the life saving FVIII only when the platelets stick to a bleeding site of injury. "This process would last for the rest of the patient's life and wi...Women still get lower-quality heart attack care than men, despite hospital improvement efforts
...their doctors and nurses that included a pledge to stick to treatment and follow-up appointments, had a 54 ...or or nurse pledging to follow recommendations and stick to their medicines. On the whole, men treated after the quality effort began were more likely to r...College women at risk for eating disorder may benefit from online intervention
... motivated may be less likely to participate in or stick with this type of long-term intervention," added Taylor. In addition, women with restricted or no access to computers would not be able to benefit from an online intervention program. However, the authors conclude that such Internet-based programs ...Penn researchers find many commercial drivers have impaired performance due to lack of sleep
...vers with severe sleep apnea and monitor that they stick to their treatment. And introduce programs to assess and promote longer durations of sleep among commercial drivers. The results of this study are published in the August 15th issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicin...Two Rutgers nursing professors to explore nursing work environment
...eported patient and adverse events, such as needle stick injuries, as well as nurse burnouts and patient falls." "Since nurses are in the front line of patient care, their reports regarding the work environment and frequency of adverse events are considered important indicators of the processes and outco...P.A.D. Coalition press briefing
... and professional education tools and a USB memory stick that contains fact sheets with citations, patient video clips and actual X-fay images. Broadcast quality video footage is available for TV stations. DIRECTIONS TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB (NPC) www.press.org From the Metro: Take the Metro Rail...UCSD researchers create roadmap to integrin activation
...xperiences a heart attack or stroke, the platelets stick inappropriately, clumping together and blocking the blood vessel. A signal from inside the platelet to the outside tells the GPIIb-IIIa integrin on the cell's surface to get sticky. Direct inhibitors of GPIIb-IIIa binding include antithrombotics ...University of Virginia health system wins $5.5 million grant to help detect atherosclerosis
... microscope, with octopus-like arms that help them stick to the artery lining. They are modeled on the body's own leukocytes, white blood cells that adhere remarkably well to the blood vessel wall under flow, a necessary step to allow them to fight off infection. "Our research has found that manufacturin...Depression, not antidepressants, increases mortality risks in heart failure
...ply with their treatments, are not as motivated to stick with exercise or rehabilitation programs, and often miss doctor's appointments" Jiang said. "Also, depressed patients tend to make unhealthy lifestyle choices in such areas as diet and smoking." Jiang said she is investigating ways to improve how h...New 'GreeneChip' identifies multiple pathogens rapidly and accurately
...samples are applied to the chip, these probes will stick to any closely related genetic material in the samples. This allows the rapid and specific identification of any pathogens thereineven those related to but genetically distinct from the ones represented on the chip. In a new paper this week, the re...