Renegade RNA -- Clues to cancer and normal growth
...t's why normally microRNAs always have appeared to stick close to the cell's protein-making machinery. But during a survey of more than 200 of the 500 known microRNAs found in human cells, Mendell's team discovered one lone microRNA "miles away" --- in cellular terms --- from all the others. "It was s...U-M, Harvard team propose way to make the most of health dollars
...beneficial medications to start taking them and to stick with them. For instance, people with diabetes are known to receive great benefit from taking inexpensive blood pressure drugs called ACE inhibitors but most of them aren't using the medications. The U-M project is looking at whether "free" availabil...Depression increases health risks in heart failure patients
...eir medical treatments, may not be as motivated to stick with exercise or rehabilitation programs, may miss doctors appointments and tend to make unhealthy lifestyle choices in such areas as diet and smoking. In an attempt to better understand the role of depression in the fate of heart patients, the res...New details in schizophrenia treatment trial emerge
...ative interventions and outreach may help patients stick with their treatment and make greater gains." Patients who made few gains in community living skills were those with higher-level psychosocial skills at the beginning of the study. Swartz and colleagues posit that patients encountered a "ceiling ef...CankerMelts patches reduce pain and speed resolution of canker sores
...nkerMelts oral patch technology allows the disc to stick inside the mouth, in contact with the sore and usually covering the sore to protect it from irritation. Pain relief (not numbing of the mouth) is achieved in roughly 10 minutes, and the all-natural disc dissolves slowly in the mouth, providing 2-6 h...Rapid oral HIV test shows great promise according to MUHC-led research
...d (saliva) and the other from a blood-based finger stick - with traditional blood tests. They demonstrated that the oral fluid test had 100 per cent accuracy versus the finger-stick blood test, which showed one false positive (99.7 per cent specificity). There was little reported discomfort during sample c...Effectiveness of first renin inhibitor drug for treating hypertension is limited
...eliminated it seems safer, and simple and wiser to stick to the less expensive, equally effective and widely available generic drugs for treating hypertensive disorders."...Online education program better source of information for patients
...ment is the right one, they will be more likely to stick with it," she added. "This is the same logic for having better knowledge about medications if you believe in the necessity and importance of the medication, you will be more likely to take it as prescribed," Pia said. According to researchers, users...Stem cells provide clues to cancer spread
...h. The team found that, as well as helping cells stick together, E-cadherin also blocked the action of another protein known to increase the mobility of cells. This important dual function of E-cadherin opens up the potential for new targets to prevent tumours from spreading. Derek Napier, Chief Execut......ed structures are also beautiful, but sticky. They stick to themselves and then propagate to form fibrils, but only some of the fibrils turn out to be toxic." Those who suffer from Alzheimer's disease, for example, have an unusual amount of sticky amyloid fibrils in their brains. Over time, the fibrils ...