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Choose a page number: 1 Addictions RSS FeedsProchymal - First Stem Cell Drug Approved - For the first time in history a stem cell drug has been approved for market authorization. Prochymal® (remestemcel-L) is also the first drug to be approved for the treatment of acute graft-vs-host disease (GvHD) in children, a devastating complication of bone marrow transplantation that kills almost 80% of all affected children, many of which just weeks after they have been diagnosed. GvHD is the leading cause of transplant-related mortality, caused by an immunologic attack ...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com Thousands Of Genes Influenced By RNA Modification - A new discovery by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College published in the May 17 edition of the journal Cell once again rewrites scientific textbooks. Only 10 years ago, epigenetic researchers had to abandon the long-held belief that DNA consists of just four bases when they discovered that chemically modified bases are, in fact, abundant components of the human genome ... Can Oxygen Help Chronic Heart Failure Patients? - Around 669,000 people in the UK over the age of 45 years suffer from chronic heart failure (CHF), a condition in which the heart is too weak to efficiently pump the blood around the body. CHF is commonly characterized by breathlessness and can be worse when the patient is at rest sleeping. Despite conclusive evidence in terms of its efficiency, doctors frequently prescribe home oxygen therapy (HOT) to treat CHF symptoms, which can be inconvenient for patients, as well as expensive ... Modern Parallel Found In Famous Case In 1848 Of Man With Brain Injury - Phineas Gage's miraculous survival after an explosion drove a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod into his left cheek and out of the top of his head in 1848 made him the most famous case in the history of neuroscience based on his survival of this horrific accident, which destroyed most of his left frontal lobe, but also because of the impact his profound injury had on his personality and behavior. According to his friends, Gage changed from being a good-natured 25-year-old to being fitful, disrespectful and profane, a person who was "no longer Gage ... Lung Cancer CT Screening Guidelines Revised - Older, current and former heavy smokers should receive annual, low-dose CT screening, according to revised guidelines published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Sunday. The revised guidelines follow, and in the JAMA paper are accompanied by, a systematic review of evidence on the role of CT screening for individuals at higher risk of lung cancer. CT (computerised tomography) or CAT scans are a type of x-ray that can detect early signs of lung cancer, but they can give false-positive results ... Reduced Glycerin Anti-HIV Product For Both Vagina And Rectum - Tenofovir Vaginal Gel - An anti-HIV gel developed for vaginal use has been reformulated to make it safer to use in the rectum. Researchers from the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) found that tenofovir gel was less harmful to the lining of the rectum and just as effective in protecting cells against HIV. The study is published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Charlene Dezzutti, Ph.D ... How One Strain Of MRSA Becomes Resistant To Last-Line Antibiotic - Researchers have uncovered what makes one particular strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) so proficient at picking up resistance genes, such as the one that makes it resistant to vancomycin, the last line of defense for hospital-acquired infections. They report their findings in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on Tuesday May 22. "MRSA strains are leading causes of hospital-acquired infections in the United States, and clonal cluster 5 (CC5) is the predominant lineage responsible for these infections ... Increasing Incidence Of Clostridium difficile Infection - A study presented by Mayo Clinic researchers during Digestive Disease Week 2012 provides clear evidence that the number of people contracting the hard-to-control and treat bacterial infection Clostridium difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) is increasing, and that the infection is commonly contracted outside of the hospital. "We have seen C.difficile infection as a cause for diarrhea in humans for more than 30 years, and the incidence of infections has been increasing in the last decade," says Sahil Khanna, M.B.B.S ... PSA Screening Benefits Few, Harms Many, Says Panel - A US government-sponsored panel of independent experts that reviews evidence and develops recommendations for preventive clinical services says the harms of PSA-based testing for prostate cancer outweigh the benefits. The recommendation has provoked a strong and angry response from many patient and medical groups ... Patients With COPD Likely To Suffer Comorbidities - The majority of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) referred for pulmonary rehabilitation have multiple extra-pulmonary comorbidities, according to a new study from the Netherlands. "Comorbidities were common in our sample of 213 COPD patients from the CIRO Comorbidity (CIROCO) study, and most patients had varying combinations of comorbidities," said Lowie Vanfleteren, MD, of CIRO+, a center of expertise in chronic organ failure in Horn, the Netherlands, which is connected to the Maastricht University Medical Center ... For COPD Patients, Pulmonary Rehabilitation And Improvement In Exercise Capacity Improve Survival - Pulmonary rehabilitation and improvement in exercise capacity significantly improve survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study from the UK. "While the short- and medium-term benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients have been shown, its effects on survival have not been studied," said lead author Johanna Williams, MSc, a researcher at the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust ... Nighttime Intensivist Staffing And Mortality In The ICU - Nighttime intensivist physician staffing in intensive care units (ICUs) with a low-intensity daytime staffing model is associated with reduced mortality, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Francisco. The same study showed that nighttime intensivists were not associated with reduced mortality among ICUs that used a high-intensity daytime staffing model. Intensivists are physicians that are specially trained in the care of critically ill patients ... Judging ICU Performance By Assessing In-Hospital Mortality May Bias Quality Measurement - In-hospital mortality for ICU patients is often used as a quality measure, but discharge practices may bias results in a way that disadvantages large academic hospitals, according to a recently conducted study. "Hospitals differ in the number of patients they transfer to other hospitals or post-acute care facilities," said lead author Lora Reineck, MD, post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ... Growth Factor In Stem Cells May Spur Recovery From Multiple Sclerosis - A substance in human mesenchymal stem cells that promotes growth appears to spur restoration of nerves and their function in rodent models of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found. Their study is published in the online version of Nature Neuroscience. In animals injected with hepatocyte growth factor, inflammation declined and neural cells grew. Perhaps most important, the myelin sheath, which protects nerves and their ability to gather and send information, regrew, covering lesions caused by the disease ... Some People Predisposed For Recurrent C. difficile Infection - University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have found that some patients appear to be more predisposed for recurrent infection from the bacterium Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, and that it may advance to a more serious inflammatory condition in those individuals. These findings were presented via poster during Digestive Disease Week, Monday, May 21, 2012, in San, Diego. Mary Beth Yacyshyn, PhD, an adjunct assistant professor in division of digestive diseases, says researchers found that the C ... Dysentery May Be Treatable With Cheap Arthritis Drug - US researchers have discovered that an already approved arthritis drug may offer a cheap, low-dose treatment for the amoebic infections that cause dysentery in humans worldwide. So far they have only tested the drug in lab and animal studies, but they have applied for approval to start clinical trials to test it as a treatment for both amebiasis and the parasite Giardia in humans. The researchers, from University of California - San Diego (UCSD), and University of California - San Francisco (UCSF), write about their findings in the 20 May online issue of Nature Medicine ... Sleep Apnea Has Higher Risk Of Cancer Mortality - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health released a study today showing that those suffering from sleep apnea appear to have an increased risk of cancer mortality. Previous studies have linked the sleep disordered breathing (SBD) problems to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, depression and earlier death, but this is the first to find a link to cancer. Lead author Dr. F ... Task Force Recommends Against PSA-Based Screening For Prostate Cancer: Evidence Show Harms Of PSA Testing Outweigh The Benefits - Following a period for public comment, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its final recommendation for prostate cancer screening. The Task Force now recommends against PSA-based screening for all men, regardless of age. The final recommendations are being published early online in the May 22 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP). The Task Force last published recommendations on prostate cancer screening in 2008 ... Higher Mortality Rates In Older Asthma Patients May Be Due To Inflammation - Higher mortality rates among older adult asthma patients compared to their younger counterparts may be due, at least in part, to an increase in airway inflammation, according to a study conducted by researchers in Canada, who note that their results imply that elderly patients are either less likely to follow asthma medication dosing instructions, or that the underlying airway inflammation in elderly patients is relatively resistant to current anti-inflammatory therapies. The study was presented at the ATS 2012 International Conference in San Francisco ... The Risk Of Lung Cancer Mortality In The Elderly Increased By Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong. "There is a high incidence of both tuberculosis and lung cancer among the elderly in Hong Kong," said lead author Chi Chiu Leung, MBBS, consultant chest physician in the Tuberculosis and Chest Service of the Department of Health of Hong Kong ... COPD Patients Commonly Experience Troublesome Dyspnea During Sexual Activity - Troublesome dyspnea that limits sexual activity is common among older patients with COPD, according to a new study from Denmark. "We compared measures of well-being, depression and sexual function among older patients with severe COPD or heart failure, both of which are associated with dypnea during exertion," said Ejvind Frausing Hansen, MD, chief physician at Hvidovre Hospital in Denmark. "A significantly higher percentage of COPD patients than heart failure patients reported having troublesome dypnea during sexual activity ... Driver Distraction Examined By CQ Researcher - More than 5,000 people die each year in vehicle crashes caused by distracted driving, many who were texting and talking on cellphones behind the wheel, according CQ Researcher (published by CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE). Teen drivers appear to be especially susceptible to distraction ... Building A Model To Explain How Take Their 'First Steps' - A collaboration between Lehigh University physicists and University of Miami biologists addresses an important fundamental question in basic cell biology: How do living cells figure out when and where to grow? The study, Oscillatory Dynamics of Cdc42 GTPase In The Control of Polarized Growth, appears in the journal Science Express ... The Impact Of Urologic Diseases On The American Public - Urologic conditions like urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and prostate cancer are a major economic burden on Americans, resulting in health care costs of close to $40 billion annually, according to a newly released national report that charts the demographic and economic impact of urologic diseases in the U.S. Urologic Diseases in America (UDA), last published in 2007, has been revised and updated for 2012 and includes a wealth of new, detailed information on the utilization of resources and the costs associated with urologic diseases among men, women and children ... Glucose-Sensing Microbeads Created By Engineers Using Droplet Microfluidics - Cell cultures need glucose for energy, but too much sugar can create a diabetic-like environment in which cell proteins undergo unwanted structural changes. Standard methods to monitor glucose levels require invasive and time-consuming handling of the cell culture. A team of engineers at the National University of Singapore and Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics is developing an alternative approach that takes advantage of new microfluidic techniques ... Minimally Invasive Surgery For Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement - The surgical team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) achieved a North American surgical milestone on May 1st with a sutureless aortic valve replacement through a thoracic incision just five centimetres long. The two patients in their seventies who underwent this innovative procedure, which was performed by cardiac surgeons Denis Bouchard and Michel Carrier, were doing well only one week after their operations ... New Tools For Psychological Science Research - Facebook And Smartphones - Whether you're an iPerson who can't live without a Mac, a Facebook addict, or a gamer, you know that social media and technology say things about your personality and thought processes. And psychological scientists know it too - they've started researching how new media and devices both reveal and change our mental states. Two recent articles in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, a publication of the Association for Psychological Science, explored how trends in technology are changing the questions psychological scientists are asking and the ways they ask them ... Pediatric Kidney And Brain Tumors May Be Reduced By Folic Acid - Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in children, finds a new study by Kimberly J. Johnson, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, and Amy Linabery, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. Incidence reductions were found for Wilms' tumor, a type of kidney cancer, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), a type of brain cancer. Since 1998, the U.S ... Predicting Response To New Treatments In Colon Cancer - The Stem Cells and Cancer Research Group headed by Dr Hector G. Palmer at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) has identified the molecular mechanisms that determine patients' response to certain drugs used in clinical trials for colon cancer treatment. The study led by VHIO also benefited from the collaboration with Professor Alberto Munoz´s laboratory at the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientĂficas (IIB-CSIC-Madrid) ... New Target Identified In The Rheumatoid Arthritis Battle - A new study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery identifies the mechanism by which a cell signaling pathway contributes to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, the study provides evidence that drugs under development for diseases such as cancer could potentially be used to treat RA. Rheumatoid arthritis, a systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease that can be crippling, impacts over a million adults in the United States. "We uncovered a novel mechanism by which the Notch pathway could contribute to RA, said Xiaoyu Hu, M.D., Ph.D ... Arthritis Drug Effective Against Parasite That Causes Amebic Dysentery And Liver Abscesses - Research by a collaborative group of scientists from UC San Diego School of Medicine, UC San Francisco and Wake Forest School of Medicine has led to identification of an existing drug that is effective against Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite causes amebic dysentery and liver abscesses and results in the death of more than 70,000 people worldwide each year ... Three-Drug Combo May Endanger Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - A combination of three drugs used worldwide as the standard of care for a serious lung disease puts patients in danger of death or hospitalization, and should not be used together to treat the disease, called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to the surprising results of a rigorous independent study ... Risk Factors For An Exacerbation-Prone Asthma Phenotype - A number of specific risk factors are associated with an exacerbation-prone phenotype of severe asthma, according to a new study from researchers in Sweden. The results were presented at the ATS 2012 International Conference in San Francisco. "Acute exacerbations are a major source of morbidity and mortality in asthma," said lead author Maciek Kupczyk, MD, PhD, a researcher at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm "In children, the costs of asthma care are three times higher in exacerbators as compared to those patients who did not experience any attacks ... Obstructive Sleep Apnea Can Be Managed Successfully In The Primary Care Setting - Patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be successfully managed in a primary care setting by appropriately trained primary care physicians (PCPs) and community-based nurses, according to Australian researchers ... Patients Referred For Pulmonary Rehabilitation Likely To Suffer From Bone Disease - There is a very high prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis among male patients with pulmonary disease, according to a new study from researchers in California. "While post-menopausal women are routinely screened for osteoporosis, men are not," said Kathleen Ellstrom, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, Pulmonary Clinical Nurse Specialist and Director of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at the Veterans Administration Loma Linda Healthcare System ... Toxicity Study On Primates Of Quantum Dots Is Good News For Nanomedicine - Medical uses for quantum dots - tiny luminescent crystals - could include image-guided surgery, light-activated therapies and sensitive diagnostic tests. A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases like cancer through nanomedicine. The research, which appears in Nature Nanotechnology online, is likely the first to test the safety of quantum dots in primates ... HDAC Inhibitor Targets Triple Negative Breast Cancer - The histone de-acetylase (HDAC) inhibitor panobinostat is able to target and destroy triple negative breast cancer, reveals a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research. Researchers from Tulane University Health Sciences Center have shown that panobinostat was able to destroy breast cancer cells and reduce tumor growth in mice. Approximately 15% of breast cancers are found at diagnosis to be triple negative ... Doctors Test Milk Thistle To Counter Amanitin Toxins In The Liver Following 4 Acute Mushroom Poisonings In 2 Weeks - On September 12, 2011, a Springfield, Virginia man arrived at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) in the early stages of liver failure. The man had mistakenly eaten poisonous mushrooms, handpicked from his yard. He would be the first of four patients in the course of two weeks to seek treatment at MGUH for mushroom (amanitin) poisoning ... Statins Protect From Cancer In Heart Transplant Patients - Researchers presented a study at the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology's 2012 Heart Failure Congress in Belgrade, Serbia, which revealed that statins are linked to preventing cancer and reduce all-cause mortality risk in heart transplant recipients independent of cholesterol levels. Statins are a class of immunomodulatory drugs used to lower cholesterol levels ... Inexpensive Paper-Based Diabetes Test Developed - Scientists have developed a new, inexpensive and easy-to-use urine test for people with type 2 diabetes in areas of extreme poverty, such as rural India, China and other locations in the world. The paper-based device is described in the journal Analytical Chemistry, and could also be adapted to diagnose and monitor other conditions and the environment. Jan Lankelma and team highlight the significance of monitoring glucose levels ... Dietary Fat Types And 4-year Cognitive Change In Community-dwelling Older Women - According to a new study published in Annals of Neurology and conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), a certain type of saturated fat, or "bad fat", is worse for women's overall memory and cognitive function. On the other hand, "good fat", or monounsaturated fats, have been linked to better memory and overall healthier cognitive function. For their study, the researchers looked at data from the Women's Health Study - 6,000 women ages 65 and older, and compared them to a cohort of 40,000 women over the age of 45 ... Binge Drinking Reduced With Herbal Extract - Researchers at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School have discovered that an extract of the Chinese herb Kudzu may help to curb binge drinking. The team found that components in the kudzu root can significantly reduce alcohol consumption, without adverse effects. The study is published in the current issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. David Penetar, Ph.D ... Breast Cancer Battle - More Genes Discovered - Researchers have discovered nine new genes which are involved in the development of breast cancer, bringing the number of all genes so far associated with the development of breast cancer to 40, according to a study published in Nature. The researchers analyzed all genes in the genomes of 100 breast cancer cases and discovered that there were different mutated cancer-causing genes in different samples of cancer, suggesting that breast cancer is genetically diverse ... Blood Test May Help Identify Mothers At Risk Of Post Natal Depression - About one in seven new mothers suffer from postnatal depression (PND), a condition that usually starts about two weeks after childbirth. A simple, accurate blood test to determine which women may be most at risk could soon be developed due to the discovery Warwick University researchers' made when they examined women for specific genetic variants ... Adolescents Are Still Smoking, But Percentages Have Dropped - A new report that is based on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reveals that cigarette use amongst minors has dropped from 11.9% in 2004 to 8.3% in 2010 (the year with the latest available data), and that of young adults decreased from 39.5% in 2004 to 34.2% in 2010, although a considerable percentage of both minors and young adults are currently still smoking. The definition of 'current' was defined as having smoked at least once in the past month. SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S ... Shocking Risk Figures For Teens Developing Diabetes And Heart Problems - The June issues of Pediatrics carries an article laying down the risks for teens developing heart problems, cardio-vascular disease and diabetes. The study compares today's figures with a study from a year ago called "Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among U.S. Adolescents, 1999-2008." Just looking at diabetes, we find that figures have jumped from 9% a decade ago, to a dreadful 23% today ... Health 2.0 Europe, 6-7 November 2012, Berlin - What is Health 2.0 Europe about? It's about a new generation of entrepreneurs believing they can be the change they want to see in their health systems. It's about engaging a deeper conversation and widening our perspective on today's health eco-system: it's not just about social media and communities, it's also about patient-physician communication, system reform, data, analytics, population health management, personalized medicine, sensors/devices/unplatforms, wellness The conference is about leveraging the international Health 2 ... Genetic Role In Psychological Well-Being - How well an individuals does in their personal life could be due to their genetics, say psychologists at the University of Edinburgh. According to the researchers, genetics play a significantly greater role in shaping character traits, such as decision making, self-control, or sociability, than an individuals surroundings or home environment. The study is published online in the Journal of Personality. The team enrolled over 800 sets of twins in the United States to participate in the study. The majority of participants were aged 50+ ... "Nordic Walking" Benefits Heart Failure Patients - Research presented at a conference this week suggests heart failure patients can benefit from "Nordic walking", where people walk with the help of poles as in cross-country skiing. This type of walking, which engages the upper as well as the lower body, is becoming increasingly popular in Europe: it is safe for older patients, especially those over 65, and after a short introductory course, can be practised outdoors without having to go to the gym. The lead author of the study is Andrzej Lejczak, a physiotherapist at the Military Hospital in Wroclaw, Poland ... ABPI And Teenage Cancer Trust CEOs In Keynote Debate At Patient Summit 2012, 29-30 May, London, UK - Stephen Whitehead, CEO of The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and Simon Davies, CEO of Teenage Cancer Trust will engage in the Keynote Debate at the Patient Summit 2012, it has been announced. With no moderator, the heads will address a variety of topics one-on-one in what has been described as an "armchair debate". An audience of more than 150 senior industry professionals will be witness to this meeting of minds, marking the beginning of the two day event at the Regents Park Marriott Hotel in London ... How Does ApoE4 Affect Alzheimer's Risk? New Clues - Although there is a strong association between common mutations of the ApoE gene and the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, researchers have not known what role this gene plays in the disease until now. Of the three varieties of ApoE - ApoE2, ApoE3 and ApoE4, the team found that in mice, ApoE4 damages the blood vessels that provide nutrients to the brain. The ApoE gene encodes a protein that helps regulate the levels and distribution of cholesterol and other lipids in the body ... Exposure To Pollution In The Womb Especially Dangerous For Children With Asthma - The link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and childhood lung growth and respiratory ailments has been established by several studies in recent years, and now a new study suggests that these prenatal exposures can be especially serious for children with asthma. The study will be presented at the ATS 2012 International Conference in San Francisco ... Long-Term Respiratory Problems Likely In Children Exposed To Tobacco Smoke - For more than three decades, researchers have warned of the potential health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), especially among children whose parents smoke. Now a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Arizona reports that those health risks persist well beyond childhood, independent of whether or not those individuals end up becoming smokers later in life. The study will be presented at the ATS 2012 International Conference in San Francisco ... Children With OSA Require Treatment To Reverse Brain Abnormalities - Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children normalizes disturbances in the neuronal network responsible for attention and executive function, according to a new study. "OSA is known to be associated with deficits in attention, cognition, and executive function," said lead author Ann Halbower, MD, Associate Professor at the Children's Hospital Sleep Center and University of Colorado Denver. "Our study is the first to show that treatment of OSA in children can reverse neuronal brain injury, correlated with improvements in attention and verbal memory in these patients ... Association Between Sleep Disordered Breathing And Increased Risk Of Cancer Mortality - Sleep disordered breathing (SDB), which is associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events and psychopathological outcomes, is also associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study. "Recent in vitro and animal studies have shown that repeated episodes of hypoxia (an inadequate supply of oxygen) are associated with accelerated cancer progression," said F. Javier Nieto, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health ... Heart Damage Already Present In Obese Adolescents - Obese adolescents with no symptoms of heart disease already have heart damage, according to new research. The findings were presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and previous research has shown that obese adults have structural and functional changes to their hearts ... In Rat Model Of Diabetes, Experimental Bariatric Surgery Controls Blood Sugar - For the first time, scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have shown that an experimental bariatric surgery can lower blood sugar levels in rats with type 1 diabetes. A team led by Dr. Tony Lam and Dr. Danna Breen, a post- doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Lam, used a rat model to study novel nutrient-sensing signals in the jejunum, located in the middle of the intestine. Dr ... Patients Treated In Early Stages Of Prostate Cancer Relieved Of Urinary Symptoms - Treatment of early stage prostate cancer can also result in improved quality of life for a subgroup of men who suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), according to an abstract of a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-led study presented to the American Urological Association. LUTS, which includes problems of frequent or urgent urination, particularly at night, is a common problem that affects approximately 40 percent of men, a percentage that rises with age. It is not a reason to suspect prostate cancer ... How MRSA Nasal Colonization Impacts Surgical Site Infections After Gastrointestinal Surgery - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) nasal colonization is associated with longer hospital stays and an increase in surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery, according to a new study from Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX. Antibiotic-resistant organisms such as MRSA can cause infections after surgery. Many studies have shown that MRSA nasal colonization increases the risk of developing SSI, and there has been an effort to conduct swab testing to isolate those patients and decontaminate or reduce the risk of MRSA SSI ... Distinct Molecular Subtype Of Prostate Cancer Discovered - A collaborative expedition into the deep genetics of prostate cancer has uncovered a distinct subtype of the disease, one that appears to account for up to 15 percent of all cases, say researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ... Copyright © 2012, My Ebay Secrets Revealed. All Rights Reserved. |
