Health & Medicine Week articles from February 2004

Health & Medicine Week archives from February 2004

Study finds huge variability in vitamin E absorption.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found that cereal fortified with vitamin E has a very high rate of absorption into the bloodstream, whereas pills taken separately with the same food have inconsistent effects, and...

Major risk factors identified for cot death.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of European research highlight how basic child-care strategies - such as preventing babies from sleeping face-down, using appropriate bedding, and discouraging bed-sharing with mothers who smoke...

Rat brain reverberations during sleep described.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- How does your brain pass the time while you're sleeping? In a study designed to apply state-of-the-art techniques to this old question, Sidarta Ribeiro and his colleagues at Duke University in Durham,...

Heart patients want more information from their doctors.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Both men and women in a recent study of heart patients said they wanted more information from the health professionals who treated them, but it was the men who said they received more of it. The...

Clinton: Costs of AIDS tests will plummet in Africa, Caribbean.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An agreement with five medical technology companies could help reduce the costs of treating HIV-infected people in Africa and the Caribbean by up to 80%, former President Bill Clinton said in announcing...

Indian gay groups to fight AIDS among homosexuals, street children.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- India's secretive gay community is emerging to fight the fast spread of the AIDS disease among homosexuals and street children. At least 10 homosexual groups have formed a common platform called...

Partnership extended with vaccine research groups.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Targeted Genetics Corporation (TGEN) announced a 3-year extension of its collaboration agreement with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and Columbus Children's Research Institute (CCRI)...

Company submits Powerlink PMA to the FDA.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endologix, Inc., (ELGX) announced that it has filed its completed premarket approval (PMA) submission with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the PowerLink System, an endoluminal stent...

Minnesota health department changes language on website.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Minnesota Department of Health said on January 12, 2004, it will modify language on its website that suggested abortion increases the risk of breast cancer. The Minnesota Medical Association...

Humana's Kansas City operations receives 3-year NCQA accreditation.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Humana (HUM) announced that Humana Health Plan, Inc., - Kansas City (Missouri) has been awarded a 3-year commendable accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its...

Insurance provider selected to mandate URAC's HIPAA programs.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- URAC announced that ACE Global Markets, a subsidiary of ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE) and one of the world's leading providers of insurance and reinsurance, will mandate URAC's HIPAA [Health Insurance...

Atrisone completes pivotal phase III studies.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atrix Laboratories, Inc., (ATRX) announced that the company's proprietary acne drug, Atrisone (5% topical dapsone gel) has successfully completed two pivotal phase III clinical efficacy studies. ...

Patient enrollment completed in trials for Velac gel.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Connetics Corporation (CNCT), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of dermatology products, announced that it has completed enrollment in its two phase III...

Hard water (and fluoride) may protect against heart attacks.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hard water may protect against coronary artery disease and heart attacks, suggests Finnish research. Fluoride also seems to exert a protective effect, finds the research. Prompted by the seemingly...

Analysis of CD8+ T-cell response after adenovirus vaccination presented.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists provide a detailed analysis of the CD8+ T-cell response following adenovirus vaccination in a recent issue of the Journal of Virology. According to a study from Canada, "We examined CD8+...

Friendships can help prevent female teen suicide.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adolescent girls who have few friends are much more likely to consider suicide than their popular peers, according to a study of more than 20,000 junior high and senior high schoolers. Researchers...

Life satisfaction and suicide among high school adolescents explored.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators explored the relation between life satisfaction and suicide among high school adolescents in a recent issue of the journal Social Indicators Research. According to recent research...

Media exposure drives how satisfied women and girls are about body image.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Media exposure drives how satisfied women and girls are about body image. "Brief exposure to thin-ideal media images has been shown to have a small but consistent negative impact on women and girls'...

Michigan teens still having sex, but pregnancy rates are falling.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fewer teenagers in Michigan and across the U.S. are having babies, reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Experts point to economic, social, and scientific factors and,...

Study looks at teens' use of contraceptives in first relationship.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among teens who have sex, what influences decision-making about using contraceptives during their first sexual relationship? Being in a longer relationship? Having an older partner? Virginity pledges?...

Fluconazole induces torsades de pointes in intensive care unit patient.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fluconazole and levofloxacin induced torsades de pointes in an intensive care unit patient. According to a study from the United States, " Patients initiated on fluconazole and levofloxacin should...

Inorganic arsenic therapies may have toxic side effects.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inorganic arsenic therapies may have toxic side effects. According to published research from the United States, "trivalent inorganic arsenic (arsenite, arsenic trioxide, As (III) is currently...

Lamivudine prevents rituximab-induced hepatitis B virus reactivation.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lamivudine prevents rituximab-induced hepatitis B virus reactivation. According to researchers in Japan, "we used regimens containing rituximab in the treatment of five hepatitis B virus surface...

Steatohepatitis and excessive weight-gain complicate risperidone therapy.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steatohepatitis and excessive weight-gain complicate risperidone therapy. "We report on a 17-year-old girl who developed steatohepatitis and marked weight gain during risperidone treatment for...

Medicis announces first shipment of RESTYLANE to physicians.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medicis (MRX) has made its first shipment of RESTYLANE to physicians. Each initial order includes a comprehensive training disk that is designed to assist physicians with procedure techniques. ...

Demand for wheelchairs to increase 6.9% per year to 2007.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Overall demand for wheelchairs and other personal mobility devices in the U.S. is projected to increase 6.9% per year through 2007 to $2.7 billion. Growth in demand for wheelchairs and related...

Health contracts guide older adults into regular exercise.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sedentary older adults exercise more by entering into a health contract that combines a fitness regimen with motivation, social support and memory recall techniques, says a Ball State University...

Study shows increased alcohol use in teens working 10-plus hours per week.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teens who work more than 10 hours per week are more likely to engage in heavy or "binge" drinking, according to a recent study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and...

Adolescent rodents experience milder hangover effects than do adult rodents.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many people begin to experiment with alcohol use during adolescence, yet relatively little is known about alcohol's effects during this critical stage of development. A study in Alcoholism:...

Dependence gene identified.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Indiana University School of Medicine and other centers have identified a gene that appears to increase the risk of alcoholism....

Genetic variation may influence drinking to relieve social anxiety, improve mood.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alcohol researchers already know that people who expect positive results from drinking - a better mood or social ease - are more likely than other drinkers to develop alcohol problems. Conversely, those...

Rodents bred for alcohol preference live longer than rats bred for avoidance.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Statistics clearly show that alcohol consumption can be detrimental to one's health by increasing the chances of accidents, criminal activities and health problems. However, little research has...

Cilomilast modifies dendritic cell migration through skin.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cilomilast modifies the dendritic cell migration through skin. According to a study from Germany, "The phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor cilomilast demonstrated strong inhibitory effects in a model of...

Scientists identify genes that regulate allergic response to diesel fumes.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The risk of developing respiratory allergies from exposure to diesel emissions depends largely on genetics, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...

The bronchovideoscope detects increased vessel growth in new asthma patients.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The bronchovideoscope detects increased vessel growth in new asthma patients. "Hypervascularity in the bronchial wall is part of airway remodeling, but has remained an ill-defined process in asthma...

Company reports positive phase III studies of Namenda.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forest Laboratories, Inc., (FRX) announced that results of a U.S. phase III study of Namenda (memantine HCl) as monotherapy in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease show that the drug demonstrated a...

New drug improves outcomes when added to existing therapy for AD.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The drug memantine lessens the decline in cognition and activities of daily living for patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer disease (AD) who are also receiving donepezil (another drug used to...

New method of distinguishing AD from Lewy body dementia described.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Looking at specific changes in alertness and cognition may provide a reliable method for distinguishing Alzheimer disease (AD) from dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and normal aging, according a new...

Understanding normal aging may provide the key to AD prevention.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Our improved understanding of how to maintain normal brain health is providing tantalizing clues about what may prevent or reduce the likelihood of developing Alzheimer disease (AD), according to...

Using vitamin E and C supplements together may reduce AD risk.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elderly people who take individual vitamin E and C supplements together may reduce their risk of Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a new report. The public health threat of AD will continue to...

Hemopure regulatory status updated following FDA meeting.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biopure Corporation (BPUR) reported that, on January 6, 2004, the company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met at Biopure's request to discuss its reply to the FDA complete response...

510(k) filed with FDA for next generation monitor.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physiometrix, Inc., (PHYX) has submitted a 510(k) application to obtain clearance for commercial distribution of its PSA 5000 next generation monitor to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ...

Medication reduces angina attacks, increases exercise capacity for patients.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Taken with other anti-anginal medications, the drug ranolazine reduces the frequency of angina and increases exercise capacity in patients with severe chronic angina, according to a new study. ...

Estrogen protects cells from certain death after an ischemic stroke.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen protects cells from certain death after an ischemic stroke. "Estradiol is a known neurotrophic and neuroprotective factor. Our previous work demonstrated that replacement with physiological...

Glycated compounds spawn angiogenic induction in cultured endothelial cells.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Glycated compounds spawn angiogenic induction in cultured endothelial cells. According to a study from Japan, "glycation has been implicated in the endothelial dysfunction that contributes to both...

Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase fragments control response to shear stress.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase fragments control response to shear stress. According to recent research from the United States, "human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase (TrpRS) is active in translation and...

Ice and snow can lead to ankle sprains from falls.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Now that many areas of the U.S. are being hit with ice, snow, and subfreezing temperatures, health care practitioners are expecting the usual parade of patients with colds and flu as well as foot and...

Subcontract given to develop anthrax vaccines using nanotechnology.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BPA) announced that it has been awarded a subcontract valued at $658,207 for the development of anthrax vaccines for delivery via alternative routes of administration....

Prostaglandin may worsen lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 15-Deoxy-Delta[superscript]12,14-prostaglandin J[subscript]2 may exacerbate acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice. According to recent research published in the European Journal of...

Reversible anosmia reported after amikacin therapy.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reversible anosmia is possible after amikacin therapy. "Olfactory disorders are among the rare adverse effects of antibiotic therapy," scientists in Switzerland explained. "To date, olfactory...

Cisplatin does not directly effect mitochondrial oxygen consumption.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that exposures to alkylating agents and anthracyclines produce immediate and dose-dependent impairment of mitochondrial oxygen consumption. According to recent research published in the...

ABC multidrug efflux pump identified in Enterococcus faecalis.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An ABC multidrug efflux pump, EfrAB, has been identified in Enterococcus faecalis. According to recent research published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, "A DNA fragment...

Is listening to your heart bad for your emotional health?
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seeing someone you fear may increase your heart rate and give you "butterflies" in your stomach. Over a hundred years ago, William James suggested that such signals were what people subjectively...

HSCT safe and effective for Taiwanese SAA patients.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation is safe and effective for Taiwanese SAA patients. According to research from Taiwan, HSCT "is an accepted treatment strategy for patients with severe...

Th1 polarization underlies hematopoietic dysfunction in AAA patients.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Th1 polarization underlies hematopoietic dysfunction in AAA patients. "Immune dysfunction, which leads to the suppression of hemopoiesis by cytokines that are secreted by activated T lymphocytes,...

Improved insulin sensitivity seen in sleep apnea patients.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators from Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany, have demonstrated that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment rapidly improves insulin sensitivity in patients with...

Lecithins and bile salts inhibit apoptosis in mouse cholangiocytes.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lecithins and cytoprotective bile salts inhibit bile salt-induced apoptosis in immortalized mouse cholangiocytes. "Bile duct epithelium is physiologically exposed to high concentrations of bile...

Device perfects tissue-generated blood vessels.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For many people, arteriosclerosis, the thickening and hardening of the walls of blood vessels, is a serious condition that, if not treated, can lead to massive heart attacks and strokes. Presently,...

Ethnicity may affect allergies in children with asthma.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Puerto Rican and African American children with asthma may be at risk for multiple indoor and outdoor allergies, says a new study. The study found that Puerto Rican children with asthma were up to...

Measuring airway resistance in kids shows later asthma risk.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Measurement of airway resistance in 4-year-old children with different types of wheezing, using a new approach, could help identify those at high risk of asthma at a later date, according to researchers...

Child's risk of going hungry linked to mother's mental, physical health.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mother's mental and physical health are directly tied to her children's risk for going hungry, according to a study of homeless and housed low-income women in Worcester, Massachusetts. Linda F....

Apolipoprotein-E-deficient mice resistant to atherosclerosis.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mice deficient in apolipoprotein E but not LDL receptors are resistant to accelerated atherosclerosis associated with obesity. "The aims of this study were to determine whether mice induced to...

Benefits of niacin treatment reviewed.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The oft-overlooked cardiovascular benefits of niacin have been reviewed. "Cardiovascular event reduction in hypercholesterolemic subjects appropriately emphasizes the prominent role of statin...

Population-based study of autism genetics launches.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- deCODE genetics (DCGN) and The Simons Foundation announced the launch of the first ever population-based study of the genetics of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Funded by a 2-year,...

Redundancy defines complex nature of cytokines and autoimmunity.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Redundancy defines the complex nature of cytokines and autoimmunity. According to recent research published in the journal Current Opinion in Immunology, "Cytokines are critical mediators in...

Women with systemic lupus erythematosus are at risk for losing bone density.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with systemic lupus erythematosus are at risk for losing bone density. According to recent research from Bulgaria, "the aim of this study was to analyze the heterogeneity of bone mineral...

WHO: Bird flu not moving human to human.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health officials are hoping a chicken flu that has killed at least three people in Vietnam won't start spreading from person to person, and a genetic study has provided encouragement, a health agency...

Oxford bioincubator wins international recognition.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The highly successful bioincubator, the Oxford BioBusiness Center, has won the prestigious international award Best Science-Based Incubator 2003. The annual conference Best Practice in Science-Based...

Wang recognized for contributions to molecular biology.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dr. Xiaodong Wang, professor of biochemistry at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, has been awarded the prestigious National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular...

Amino acid sequences of subtilisin from alkaliphilic Bacillus reported.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have published the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of a high-molecular-mass subtilisin from an alkaliphilic Bacillus isolate in a recent issue of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta -...

TetL tetracycline efflux protein from Bacillus subtilis is dimer in membrane.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The TetL tetracycline efflux protein from Bacillus subtilis is a dimer in the membrane and in detergent solution. According to recent research published in the journal Biochemistry, "The TetL...

EpiCept provides update on two deals made in 2003.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EpiCept Corp., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, reported that two corporate deals completed in 2003 have the potential, if certain conditions are met, to generate in excess of $100...

A new computer model simulates the mechanics of bone turnover at menopause.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new computer model simulates the mechanics of bone turnover at menopause. "Antiresorptive drugs are widely used to prevent osteoporotic fractures in men and women. Large clinical trials have shown...

Contract awarded for enzyme-based active decontamination.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diversa Corporation (DVSA) announced that it has been awarded $2.28 million from the U.S. Department of Defense's Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Initiatives Fund. Under the award, which will...

CD105/endoglin is a marker for endometrial cancer angiogenesis.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD105/endoglin is a marker for endometrial cancer angiogenesis. "Angiogenesis is a key process in tumor growth and metastasis, and factor-VIII microvascular density has been found to influence...

Bipolar I disorder biobank collection launched.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PrecisionMed Inc. announced the launch of its new PrecisionMed Sample Bank collection of DNA, RNA, plasma, serum and urine from 200 subjects with bipolar I disorder and 200 matched controls. This...

Women reminded of folic acid's benefits in preventing birth defects.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson reminded all women of child-bearing age of the importance of folic acid and its role in preventing neural tube birth defects (NTDs), which are defects...

Karyometry can detect abnormalities in normal urothelium near carcinoma.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that karyometry can detect an abnormal chromatin pattern and distribution in the normal-looking urothelium adjacent to papillary carcinoma. According to a study from Italy, "This study...

$1.1M contract awarded to study counter-bioterrorism vaccine.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Covalent Group, Inc., (CVGR) announced that it has signed a new contract with DynPort Vaccine Company, LLC, (DVC) for a phase I study in the development of a recombinant vaccine designed to provide...

Juggling students have skill on the brain.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Learning to juggle can temporarily change the structure of your brain, researchers report. The discovery challenges the traditional view that brain anatomy does not change in response to new stimuli....

A 10-degree reverse Trendelenburg position can reduce pressure during craniotomy.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- During craniotomy, a 10-degree reverse Trendelenburg position rapidly reduces subdural pressure and dural tension reducing cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). "Recently we studied the effect of...

Gliadel prolongs survival and time to relapse in some glioma patients.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that Gliadel improves survival and time to relapse, and that possibly expanding the indications for its use should be investigated. According to recent research from Scotland, "The...

Idarubicin unlikely to be used for treating primary CNS tumors.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study results indicate that it is unlikely that Idarubicin (IDA), daunomycin, or other related anthracyclines will be useful for treating primary CNS tumors," researchers say. "IDA, the 4-demethoxy...

Anthracyclines activate antiapoptotic phosphorylation in breast cancer.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Studies support the ability of anthracyclines to activate antiapoptotic p44/42-MAPK phosphorylation in breast cancer, possibly via the novel mechanism of repression of MKP-1 transcription. ...