Study shows surprising decreased surgical infection risk after age 65
Contrary to what you might think, advanced age does not increase the risk of surgical-site infections, according to a large long-term study reported in the April 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. The study, which involved prospectiv...Easing the anxiety of pregnancy after miscarriage
...d time, I didn't have nearly the vivid pictures of what this baby was going to be likeI knew that I was pr... a baby might need emotional support the most, and what kind of support will be most helpful," she said. At the very least, women should be asked key que...Shape-altering genes linked to ovarian cancer
...its own unique clinical behavior. If we understand what causes these different forms, we have taken the first step toward early diagnosis and therapy tailored to each of the various subtypes." The American Cancer Society estimates that about 22,220 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in the Unit...Researchers find that chocolate compound stops cancer cell cycle in lab experiments
... Given this, the Georgetown researchers looked at what happened when they used a purified preparation of pentamer on a variety of breast cancer cells, compared to treatment on normal breast cells. They used a variety of tests to find and identify proteins that were deactivated in the cancer cells. What ...Northwestern's cancer genetics program finds gene variants that greatly increase breast cancer risk
... future, it will be commonplace for people to know what genes make them more susceptible to cancer, and we'll have many more options for preventing those cancers," says Dr. Pasche. Northwestern's Cancer Genetics Program is a comprehensive cancer genetics program that provides cancer predictive gene testin...Rice, NC State win NAS/Keck Futures funding
...ded to fullerenes. They will also try to determine what properties correlate to cell uptake and what properties correlate to cellular activity. Barron and Monteiro-Riviere's project was one of 14 inter...Mesotherapy not proven as a safe alternative to liposuction
...," said Dr. Matarasso. "There is no information on what happens to fatty acids once they leave the targeted area or how the various ingredients affect the body's organs and other tissues. There is simply too much we do not know about mesotherapy to say it is unquestionably safe for patients." Currently, l...Alternate view for pathology of AD
... one that proceeds rather than precedes it." So, what evidence is there to support a non-pathogenic role for NFTs in AD? First of all, according to the researchers, tau phosphorylation or fibril formation itself is unlikely to be the harbinger of neuronal death since NFT-bearing neurons appear to survi...Obesity adds risk of cardiovascular disease in siblings in families with a history of heart problems
...art disease, physicians and the public should know what additional risk applies for siblings in families with known heart problems so that appropriate monitoring and therapy can be performed." The study's results highlight the importance of BMI in assessing overall risk to heart health and supplement trad...Research reveals emotional trauma parents face when a child is diagnosed with diabetes
...him rightand it's so stupid because you know, from what they've told you, that it's got nothing to do with that." - Mother of a six-year-old boy, seven days after diagnosis. "What bothers me more than anything is things that could happen to himhis eyes or perhaps he might never have a family." - Mother ...Dermatologists use knowledge of patterns to recognize melanoma
...y offer better ways of teaching the general public what to look for and to use to develop a training model for general practitioners. Julie Gachon, M.D., of the Hpital Ste. Marguerite, Marseille, France, and colleagues assessed dermatologists' recorded immediate perceptions as well as their intuitive dia...Virtual colonoscopy: Virtually promising
..., and risk for perforation exceed my threshold for what a good screening test should be." Colonoscopy beca...al cancer has caused us to lower our standards for what a good screening test should be," he said. "If there were a truly good screening test for colorecta...American Dietetic Association statement on new 'MyPyramid'
...amid and even fewer followed it. What is needed is what the USDA announced today: a Food Guidance System that includes a graphic symbol plus consumer messages and motivational and educational tools that work together to guide people toward healthy food choices. The 2005 Dietary Guidelines emphasize greate...U of T research examines nursing home quality of care
...use of physical restraints. "We don't really know what it is about not-for-profit homes that allows them to perform better," says Hillmer. "It could be as simple as them being required to put any profits back into the homes." He strongly cautions, however, against drawing the same conclusions in Canada, ...Alcohol-impaired driving on the increase, study shows
...orts to reduce binge drinking. "Our study confirms what we were beginning to suspect and dreading to learn," said Quinlan, "that this is a huge problem and we are losing ground."...Findings about anti-cancer agent could make it more effective
...the mechanism. Our latest research helped us learn what target we're hitting." Gmeiner designed the agent to inhibit an enzyme (thymidylate synthase) that plays a major role in the rapid growth and division of cancer cells. But his recent research shows that the agent also acts on another enzyme (topoisom...Increasing benefit seen in novel drug that treats Gleevec resistance
...not respond to the drug, Giles points out. Despite what he calls very exciting results from the use of AMN107, he stresses that CML patients should not think that they need to switch to this experimental drug. "Gleevec is incredibly powerful and failures are very rare in early phase CML. It is very effect...New research reveals common beliefs about gender differences in health
...ceptions mirror professions perceptions. However, what is unexpected is that when there was a gender diff...imism bias. Our findings suggest in contrast that what may be going on in response to these type of questions is neither an optimistic nor negative bias fo...Feeling safe and secure? CUMC scientists find it's all in the caudoputamen
...en they heard a particular sound. He then recorded what happened in the mice brains before and after they heard the safety sound. As expected, in accordance with previous theories, information about the safety sound traveled through the brain's fear circuits and reduced the amount of activity in the brain...BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The adage "You are what you eat" should be rephrased to include "and so are your children," based on metabolic research pioneered by researchers at the University at Buffalo. Previous studies by the UB scientists showed that rat pups raised artificially on a high-carbohyd...