Stanford researchers identify immune dysfunction in melanoma patients
...ect the cancer but won't activate properly. This type of experiment only shows that certain genes are turned on at different levels in people with melanoma. It doesn't prove that the cells behave differently than the immune cells of normal people. To verify that the interferon signaling was defective in...Meditation may fine-tune control over attention
...ictly physical, but that it may be subject to some type of mental control. Led by postdoctoral fellow Heleen Slagter, Davidson's research group in the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior recruited subjects interested in meditation to study whether conscious mental training can affect atte...Study shows Botox decreases pain and intensity of spasticity following a stroke
... shows that repeated treatments of botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA or Botox) over one year is well tolerated...ur study shows that treatment with botulinum toxin type A can lessen these disabling symptoms without treatment-limiting side effects, which in turn improve...Less sun better than using sunscreen
...reen of varying SPFs is applied, depending on skin type and personal preference - but what does SPF actually mean? SPF is defined as the minimum sun radiation dose (mainly UVB) required to produce sunburn after application of 2mg per square centimetre, divided by the dose of sunlight to produce the same e......t in terms of its response to a heart attack. This type of research paves the way for new therapies designed to specifically manage heart disease in our older population," Professor Headrick said. The research is currently supported by grants from the National Heart Foundation and research fellowships ...First clinical trial of gene therapy for childhood blindness
...lled Lebers congenital amaurosis (LCA), which is a type of inherited retinal degeneration. This disease causes progressive deterioration in vision, due to an abnormality in a particular gene called RPE65. This defect prevents normal function of the retina, the light-sensitive layer of cells at the back of...Racial disparities in treatment of patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension
... found that racial differences were independent of type of health insurance. They suggest that disease severity, for which they were unable to control, might also play a role. "Further primary studies are warranted to confirm and elucidate the mechanisms of racial disparities in order to enact interven...Eating soup will help cut calories at meals
... suggests that chunky soup may be the most filling type of soup, so the purpose of this study was to determine whether different forms of soup might have different effects on food intake. " The study tested whether the form of soup and the blending of its ingredients also affected food intake and satiet...OCT1 required for therapeutic effects of diabetes drug Metformin
... most widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and results in an array of therapeutic benefits. Although it has been used for over 30 years, only recently have studies begun to reveal the molecular events responsible for its therapeutic effects. Notably, these studies have shown that m...JCI table of contents: May 1, 2007
... most widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and results in an array of therapeutic ...f lung cancer in mice Geranylgeranyltransferase type I (GGTase-I) has been suggested as a drug target in the treatment of cancer and a host of other dise...Eye muscles -- those go-getters of the anatomical world
...traocular muscles. She looks at satellite cells, a type of cell involved in muscle growth and injury repair. The extraocular muscles are richer in satellite cells than the skeletal muscles of the limbs. There is evidence that eye muscles regenerate much faster than skeletal muscle of the limbs. This may b...New prostate cancer treatment wins operations research award for Sloan-Kettering
...nce in a wide variety of situations, in nearly any type of organization in the public or private sector. Past Franz Edelman winners have included Merrill Lynch, Motorola, Canadian Pacific Railway, GM, and IBM. Additional information about the Edelman Competition is online at http://www.scienceofbetter...Iyengar yoga can promote well-being in women breast cancer survivors
WASHINGTON -- Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of invasive cancer attacking women in the United States. Last year alone some 213,000 women were diagnosed with the disease. The good news is that two million women have survived. Many women with breast cancer seek complementary interventions that w...Older, lower income patients least likely to see a specialist for lupus
...ethnicity, income, age, sex, disease severity, and type of insurance. Almost half of the participants repo...t, although most of these had been seen by another type of physician. The results showed that patients 50 or older and those with lower incomes reported ...Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage
...d from migraines were much more likely to have the type of brain damage done by a stroke, even though they had never reported symptoms of stroke. Friedman, a member of the board of directors of the American Headache Society who has treated thousands of headache sufferers, echoes Nedergaards call for a g...Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes similar at molecular level
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, the human version of mad cow disease, and other degenerative diseases are more closely related at the molecular level than scientists realized, a team reports this week in an advanced online publication of the journal Nature. While sti...More research needed to involve families in psychosocial interventions
...a number of factors, including disease, gender and type of intervention. The University of Pittsburgh researchers say these findings suggest that future research into family interventions should attempt to target interactions that promote or derail healthy behaviors and incorporate strategies from fam...Biofeedback on abnormal mechanics lowers risk for stress fractures, pain under kneecap
...ility, hips rotating inward, causing a knock-kneed type running gait. On the laboratory treadmill, these runners watched a monitor that compared their gait, measured by markers on their legs, to a normal angular curve. By keeping their knees apart, not letting them collapse inward, they soon were able......re interviewed by a neurologist and their headache type was diagnosed. A total of 121 teens with chronic d... for more than three months. Chronic migraine is a type of chronic daily headache. Nearly 50 percent of those with chronic daily headaches had one or mor...