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...y (SCI) database to show that future SCI treatment strategies should be based on demonstrated effective interventions. Investigators found that an accurate examination in the first days following injury is critical to neurological recovery. Neurological recovery following SCI is often associated with an increas...American Neurological Association 130th Annual Meeting in San Diego
... capitalists, and entrepreneurs will discuss novel strategies aimed at speeding the journey to treatments. Protecting Nerve Cells in Stroke -- Strokes and other brain injuries starve brain cells of oxygen. Presenters in the Monday afternoon symposium will discuss what is known about ischemic cell death, and how...New studies shed light on stroke prevention and management
...rger project to determine the impact of prevention strategies and improvements in stroke healthcare. A study of ...those at risk of stroke and to implement effective strategies to reduce the burden of this illness", noted Prof. Anderson Similar analyses are now being conducted...Researchers discover how malaria parasite disperses from red blood cells
... it, and new knowledge is essential for developing strategies to protect against the disease." The study supplants earlier theories on how the malaria parasite spreads from the red blood cells it infects. According to the World Health Organization, malaria kills more than 1 million people a year. (The WHO fact ...Suppression of FOXO1a gene might kill resistant ARMS tumors
...w who did most of this work. "Therefore, different strategies will be required to improve treatment outcomes for each of these tumors." Bois is first author of the paper. Other authors of this paper include Kamel Izeradjene, Peter J. Houghton, John L. Cleveland and Janet A. Houghton....Hopkins experts highlight strategies to raise levels of so-called good HDL cholesterol
.... 22, the Hopkins researchers report that existing strategies to prevent heart disease have not addressed the best means to raise HDL cholesterol and instead have focused heavily on lowering LDL cholesterol, which leads to plaque formation and narrowing of the arteries that can cause heart attack. "We have re...ACPM to host web-based conference on adolescent drug use
...ith drug use, and current preventive and treatment strategies to help adolescents. According to ACPM President,...lematic in the teen population, and what effective strategies are available to prevent and treat drug use."...Study to examine the effects of synthetic steroids
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...on for the vulnerable plaque, and the best medical strategies for the stabilization of lesions, rather than percutaneous or surgical."...Can pomegranates prevent prostate cancer? A new study offers promise
...etastatic disease, researchers are looking for new strategies to combat the disease. Earlier research at Wisconsin and elsewhere has shown that the pomegranate, a fruit native to the Middle East, is rich in anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity and is effective against tumors in mouse skin. In fact, pom...Physicians ill-prepared to diagnose, treat bioterrorism diseases
...s in disease recognition, treatment and prevention strategies have the potential to significantly limit the effects of a bioterrorism attack." In the study, 631 physicians at 30 internal medicine residency programs in 16 states and Washington, D.C. were tested on how to recognize and treat bioterrorism-related ...ASU secures $3.9 million to study spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders
...the team will come up with the design for improved strategies for appropriate therapy. In addition to Jung and Abbas, collaborators on this project include Thomas Hamm, Barrows Neurological Institute; Anshuman Razdan, ASU; a Valley-based scientific and engineering consulting firm, Exponent, Inc. and University...PRESERVE- 2-year study of initial combo therapy with nateglinide or glyburide + metformin
...patients are always looking for improved treatment strategies and combinations to help them achieve their target blood glucose goals," said John Gerich, M.D., University of Rochester. "Results from this trial have important clinical implications: In the past, the risk of hypoglycemia, or very low blood sugar,...New blood transplant method stops fatal side effect, Stanford study finds
...ed up with Lowsky, who had experience trying novel strategies for improving blood stem cell transplantations as director of the blood and marrow transplantation program of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency until moving to Stanford in 2001. Together, Lowsky and Strober modified the mouse protocol to be used in huma...'Secrets' of successful hospitals revealed
...ou break down their approach, you can see many key strategies that can be applied more broadly, so perhaps best practice can become typical practice," said Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M., F.A.C.C. from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. American College of Cardiology and American ...Perceptions of peer opinion influences attitudes about obesity
...tudes. Puhl said approaches that combine multiple strategies might be needed to tackle the complexities of obesity stigma. She said the next step is to determine how to implement these methods and to construct and a test for comprehensive stigma reduction intervention. "Professionals in health care settings ...New strategy could prevent leading cause of maternal death in Africa
...t 50% of women give birth in health facilities. So strategies are needed to increase the safety of deliveries attended by unskilled birth attendants, say the authors. "Our trial suggests that misoprostol would play an important part in such a strategy to reduce complications of delivery and maternal mortality,"...Fellowship funds major research project on medulloblastoma
...ht will guide us in the search for new therapeutic strategies to inhibit the proliferation of a malignant tumour...; To undertake groundwork on the development of strategies to prevent nervous system cancers before they emerge by identifying factors which are necessary f...Call for research funding to prevent pregnancy complications
... at Yale School of Medicine. Paidas' talk included strategies for diagnosis, management and prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes. He pointed out the important role of risk assessment with fetal fibronectin and cervical length as strong predictors of preterm birth. He also outlined what legislators can do to...