Nutrition gene key in regulating immune system
...des a new target for treatments to help the immune system ignore other desirables like a transplanted organ....astrointestinal tract and tonsils where the immune system routinely meets up with foreign substances it might want to ignore. Drs. Munn, Andrew L. Mellor an...Latest generation lineal accelerator for radiotherapy
... The new radiotherapy equipment has the Moduleaf system as an extra feature minilaminas of 2.5 mm the thi...less precise in the case of small lesions. The new system enables the application of very exact and precisely-adapted treatment such as radiosurgery, radiothe...Jefferson researcher's results show promise for metastatic eye melanoma
.... But now, by simultaneously revving up the immune system and choking off the tumor's oxygen supply, oncolog...hemical called GM-CSF, which stimulates the immune system specifically, cells called macrophages and dendritic cells to produce an inflammatory reaction, an...Leading patient safety advocates assess progress in reducing medical error
...and the challenges that face America's health care system in a paper appearing in the May 18, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association . The authors found that the report had a positive impact in three important areas of health care; how health care views the task of error prevention...Cutting-edge technologies signify a new era for colorectal cancer screening
...cedure for the patient. A new type of colonoscopy system (the Navigator Endoscopy System) developed by Silicon Valley-based NeoGuide Systems may offer patients an effective, painless and potentially sedationless option. Unlike conventional endoscopes, the Navigator colonoscope features multiple bendable s...Timing of introduction of gluten into infant's diet associated with appearance of celiac disease
...ultiple infant diet factors and an immature immune system in a genetically predisposed individual at risk for celiac disease. Only then will it be possible to know the true effect of exclusive vs. partial breastfeeding, gluten amount vs. gluten timing, and infant cereal vs. follow-up infant formula on celi...Smoking increases risk for liver, pancreatic and colorectal cancers
...urgery. "The effects of smoking on the respiratory system are well known and well documented through researc...t this high-risk behavior also hurts the digestive system is fundamental in preventing life-threatening cancers and improving overall health." Smoking and Al...Newly discovered 'branding' process helps immune system cells pick their fights
... Scientists have uncovered a new method the immune system uses to label foreign invaders as targets to be attacked. Researchers showed that the immune system can brand foreign proteins by chemically modifying their structure, and that these modifications inc...Pilot studies to look at how mind drives or prevents disease
...titudes and stress affect heart disease and immune system failure. As part of a second round of funding in 2004, the University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry received a $1.42 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of NIH, to create RCMBR. The new center is focused on mind-bod...Umbilical cord-blood transplants save lives of babies with rare genetic disorder
...al myelination of the brain and peripheral nervous system at the time when myelination is occuring most rapidly. The infants become irritable, loose all their developmental skills, become deaf and blind, have seizures and die. It is very painful for parents to watch their children deteriorate this rapidly....As morphine turns 200, drug that blocks its side effects reveals new secrets
...crease the ability of HIV to infect certain immune system cells. In 2003, Moss reported that very small amounts of methylnaltrexone blocked these increases. "If our studies are borne out in future clinical trials, methylnaltrexone may improve the care of patients who take opioids for pain caused by AIDS,"...CAD system makes breast MRI more effective, efficient
A computer-aided detection (CAD) system is helping radiologists to more quickly and accura... Clinica Girona in Girona, Spain, compared the CAD system to breast imaging software that comes standard with MRI machines, said Joan C. Vilanova, MD, directo...Allergies increase risk for corneal transplant rejection, UT Southwestern study shows
...tined to receive a corneal transplant." The immune system is programmed to react to organ transplants by pro...e, which culminates in graft rejection. The immune system responds in a markedly different manner when confronted with allergens, producing an opposing patter...Arthur Frommer tells America where to stop when they need to go
...ustained efficacy and low rates of central nervous system and cardiovascular side effects. Enablex works by...diseases and conditions, including central nervous system disorders, organ transplantation, cardiovascular diseases, dermatological diseases, respiratory diso...Study finds drug works against scleroderma lung disease
SAN DIEGO-A drug that suppresses the immune system and reduces inflammation has been shown to be effective in treating lung disease associated with the devastating connective tissue disease scleroderma, according to results presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 23...Medication errors continue even in highly computerized hospital
... transcription. The authors note that the computer system was successful in eliminating problems reading physicians' orders (transcription), but did not resolve the other problems associated with administering medication, drug selection, dosage and monitoring. "In conclusion, our study found high rates of ...Men with spouses, partners, fare better after prostate cancer treatment
...his; it is good to be partnered and have a support system following treatment," said Dr. Mark Litwin, the study's senior author, a professor of urology and public health and a Jonsson Cancer Center researcher. "Now we need to find a way to encourage the use of support groups and support systems in patients ...Combating fatigue associated with liver disease
...n the Fatigue Survey Score survey (FSS), a scoring system used to evaluate fatigue in patients with PBC. Pat...est that other drugs targeting the central nervous system may prove effective in combating fatigue associated with PBC, but that medications with fewer side e...New national effort seeks a more rational organ allocation system for kidney transplants
...tem; medical issues about tissue typing and immune system profiles that determine whether an organ will be accepted or rejected; and a review of kidney allocation systems in other countries. Says Dr. Stegall, "The goal in carefully analyzing all these issues in an open and inclusive process is to improve th...Scientists observe infectious prion proteins invade and move within brain cells
...e protein and cells taken from the central nervous system of mouse and hamster brains. The proteins were first "branded" with fluorescent dyes so they could be easily tracked. The work also revealed that a similar trafficking process might occur with the key plaque-forming protein in Alzheimer's disease, wh...