Potential new treatment for insulin-dependent diabetes
...ells become activated -- likely in response to the stress of the transplant procedure -- and produce an inflammatory molecule called interferon (IFN)-gamma, which helps to activate the auto-reactive T cells. In mice that lack NKT cells or are unable to produce IFN-gamma, the transplanted cells survived. Th...Impact of somatization on health resource usage in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
... treat IBS, while also addressing the influence of stress and somatization, which is most often treated through cognitive behavioral training. More severe levels can be helped with anxiety and anti-depression medications. An entirely new field has emerged called neurogastroenterology to scientifically stud...Musical training might be good for the heart
...cal tempo, rather than style, that is the greatest stress buster. The findings, published ahead of print in Heart, are based on various aspects of breathing and circulation, in 24 young men and women, taken before and while they listened to short excerpts of music. Half of those taking part were trained mus...Scrapping health care fees in Africa could prevent over 200,000 child deaths a year
...tery and pneumonia, say the authors. However, they stress that these gains will only be sustainable if policy makers establish viable alternative financing mechanisms, which also account for increased demand for services. Replacing user fees with more equitable financing methods should be seen as an effecti...Evidence of a new hereditary joint disorder
...odes from the toll of inflammation. The increased stress on the bones often leads to joint damage. In this novel syndrome, cartilage de-bonds and strips away at a radical rate, leaving bones completely unprotected and joints exceptionally susceptible to shattering. "Further studies elucidating t...Researchers win Nobel Medicine Prize for discovering cause of ulcers
...d functions of acid in the stomach or a results of stress and lifestyle factors. While the idea of bacteria being present in the stomach has been around for more than 20 years, much of the medical community believed that bacteria could not survive in the stomach's hostile environment. These researchers sh...KwaZulu-Natal's successful fight against malaria
...ths had decreased by 97%. The authors are keen to stress the vital importance of a health care infrastructure that can deliver prompt diagnosis, as well as perceptions within the community that treatment for malaria should be sought urgently and completed at public-health care facilities. These favourable ...Nursing Resource Teams can recruit and retain nurses
...s short-staffed. Limited staffing capacity created stress for nursing staff who felt overworked and under-supported. Resource management teams are usually managed centrally. Resource staff are managed and deployed by a central staffing office that assigns nurses to areas in need of personnel across the enti...The 'upstairs/downstairs' mystery of cell suicide is burdened by too much evidence
... of how mitochondria are recruited during times of stress to choreograph apoptosis--the cell's dance of death--is a story that fails to tell which particular set of steps the cells use most often, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the La Jolla Institute of Allergy and I...Mechanism controlling DNA damage response has potential novel medical applications
...ls a key protein linked to the cell's response to stress - a finding that holds promise for new ways to enh...ses of certain DNA-damaging agents inflict serious stress on cells, causing a general suppression of protein production, Kastan noted. In order to cope with s...A molecular basis for selective therapeutic intervention in Alzheimer's disease
...ude the formation of the toxic peptide A. Cellular stress has been associated with the disease and may impac...iro researchers, in their recent article 'Cellular stress affects phosphorylation dependent APP processing' by A. G. Henriques et al, published in the Journal...Breast cancer increases while experts disagree on causes - Debate in crisis say academics
...icides and the relation between the immune system, stress and the environment. Difficulties in finding out what caused breast cancer were compounded by a lack of comparable studies and controls and differing interpretations of the same data. The science of epidemiology, the study of the incidence and distri...Aussie blokes dying for a health policy, say UWS men's health experts
...ses like education, socio-economic status, housing stress and work and family issues. Speaking in Melbourne today at the 6th National Men's Health Conference, Professor Macdonald and Mr Woods urge federal and state governments to develop a long-overdue national men's health policy, which addresses the socia...Heart failure patients have impaired cooling response, UT Southwestern researchers find
...e so many variables could impact the level of heat stress such as wind and humidity, we don't have a set an environmental temperature threshold to give to patients with heart failure," Dr. Crandall said. "What we can say is that they should be more aware of the heat and, if they begin to feel overheated, th...Launch of NDEP campaign empowering older adults to manage their diabetes
...self-care routines. The Power to Control materials stress the importance of keeping blood glucose close to normal levels to reduce the complications of the disease as well as information about how to access Medicare benefits to help a person with diabetes manage their disease. Participants: Griffin Rod...Heat dangers forgotten in the battle against air pollution
...older people are more likely to be dying from heat stress than from air pollution. The basic message of 'keep cool when the weather is hot' seems to be being drowned out by exaggerated concern over air pollution. Runs of hot days are particularly dangerous. "The fact that deaths were higher in early summer...Early life stress can lead to memory loss and cognitive decline in middle age
Irvine, Calif. -- Psychological stress during infancy has been found to cause early impai...icine study. The study suggests that the emotional stress associated with parental loss, abuse or neglect may contribute to the type of memory loss during mid...Heredity plays big role in heart disease risk factors
...and fraternal - to determine whether environmental stress is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Identical twins have identical genes and fraternal twins share about 50 percent of their genes, much like normal siblings. "Any differences between identical twins must be due to the environment," says Dr...Sexes differ in their immune reactions to burnout on the job and depression
...ental health professionals design more appropriate stress management interventions for each sex and hopefully prevent long-lasting health consequences."...Black women with chronic pain have more psychological and physical distress
... distress, physical impairments and post-traumatic stress disorder than white women with chronic pain, a fin...with significantly higher scores of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. But the picture of the depression scores changed when disability, pain seve...