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Nanoparticles Used by Researchers to Attack Brain Tumours

...hotodynamic therapy, in which healthy skin becomes sensitive to light. In rat studies, researchers found those treated traditionally with Photofrin survived 13 days, while rats treated with Photofrin incorporated into a nanoparticle survived an average of 33 days. Forty percent of the rats remained disease-f...

MRI Detects Early Heart Damages In Patients

...ge, the researchers said. "We found that MRI was sensitive in detecting small areas of damage in the hearts of patients with sarcoidosis, and we were further able to correlate these areas of damage with future adverse outcomes," said Duke cardiologist Manesh Patel, M.D., who presented the results of the stud...

'Good' And 'Evil' Clones Of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia cells

...se in 13 patients. In eight of the samples, highly sensitive clone-specific PCR [polymerase chain reaction] revealed that these 'relapse' clones had been present in small numbers at the time of diagnosis, indicating that they were involved in the mechanism of relapse. 'My research indicates that these are no...

'Muscle' Protein Drives Prostate Cancer

...d better chance of a cure, says Luo, it may not be sensitive or specific enough to pinpoint the existence of cancer. Using myosin VI or other factors, it may be possible, Luo says, to create a laboratory test to identify high or low levels in urine or blood samples, and this might aid in the detection of prost...

Children exposed to smoke prone to bladder cancer

...e body of evidence suggests that children are more sensitive to carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) than adults," said the study that appeared in the International Journal of Cancer. "This adds to the growing body of evidence that children and adolescents may be even more vulnerable to the harmful effects of...

More Stress, More Cancer

... could slow down its growth, making the tumor more sensitive to anti-cancer therapy, and therefore extending the patient's lifespan and improve their quality of life.' Working along with Yang and Glaser were Min Chen, Tim Eubank, Clay Marsh, Scott Jewell, Nicholas Flavahan, Carl Morrison, Peir-En Yeh and St...

Bird flu outbreak prevented by Tamiflu

...nd Navapur. The findings showed that the virus was sensitive to Tamiflu due the different types of amino acids ...NA analysis of the virus has shown it to be highly sensitive to Tamiflu". Lab chief H K Pradhan said, "Some countries including Vietnam have reported that the ...

Inaccurate reporting of child physical abuse by healthcare staff

... is difficult for social services to be seen to be sensitive or impartial" said one Community Nurse. And a Doctor expressed frustration with colleagues. "In one case of suspected neglect/abuse it was reported several times and nothing was done. I eventually reported it to an on-duty social worker who dealt w...

Gene determines pain threshold...

...activity and of BH4." The rats appeared to be less sensitive to pain when injecting a drug blocked the enzyme G...pies of the protective version of "GCH1" were less sensitive to pain in tests, whereas those with only one copy had intermediate risk of developing chronic pain ...

Popular ADHD Drug Safe and Effective for Pre-Schoolers

... warn, however, that 3- to 5-year-olds appear more sensitive to the drug’s side effects, which include irritability, insomnia and weight loss, than are older children with ADHD and require closer monitoring. Children who took the drug also experienced somewhat slower growth rates. On average, children on th...

Brain development in teens curbed by alcohol tolerance

...find really interesting is that they are also less sensitive than adults to hangover-related effects," said Elena Varlinskaya, a research professor of psychology at Binghamton and lead author of the study. "The ability of adolescents to rapidly counteract some unpleasant alcohol effects by developing acute t...

High-Tech Scans For Early Detection Of Breast Cancer

... that studies have shown MRI scans to be extremely sensitive in detecting the cancer in its ealy stages in younger women and therefore the recommendation. The problem is going to be the cost factor. An MRI scan is 10 times more expensive than a mammogram which is 35 pounds. Also the waiting period for the s...

New Asthma Medicine Targeting Vulnerable Inner-City Children Tested

...dies can make asthma worse in those people who are sensitive to particular allergens. The Inner City Anti-IgE Therapy for Asthma (ICATA) study involves about 50 children at each site. It will evaluate Xolair (omalizumab), a drug that binds to and inactivates IgE antibodies. “Xolair ‘sops up’ the IgE that’s...

Hormones and the Skin: the Role Hormones Play as We Age

... "As we age, the skin often becomes drier and more sensitive than it was during adolescence and our 20s and 30s," stated Dr. Jaliman. "At this point in life, I would recommend a skin care regimen including a prescription retinoid, either tretinoin or tazarotene, or over-the-counter products such as retinol, al...

Encouraging a Lifetime of Healthy Skin Right from the Beginning

...ily Skin Care for Children The skin of toddlers is sensitive and can experience numerous changes in the first f...atural ingredients work well and will not irritate sensitive skin. Emollients which will hold moisture in the skin and prevent dry skin conditions and rashes sho...

Reduced Doses of Medication Beneficial to Preschoolers with ADHD

...t to closely observe preschoolers as they are more sensitive than older children to the side effects of medicat...potential for these very young children to be more sensitive than older children to the medication's side effects, and monitor use closely," concluded Dr. Greenh...

Grant Encourages Drug Testing Sans Animals

... current pre-animal tests that are used are highly sensitive and so most carcinogens are identified," said Dr Walmsley, who is based in the Faculty of Life Sciences. "Unfortunately, such tests have poor specificity and a lot of safe compounds are also wrongly identified as potential carcinogens. This means tha...

Scientists Have Developed Faster, More Accurate TB Test

...sistance. The MODS test is also cheaper and more sensitive to drug resistant strains than current tests. It yields results in an average of seven days, and could help save many lives, the researchers said. The new test offers the best hope of a quick diagnosis for the 50 percent of people in the developing...

Decaffeinated Coffee... Not Really!

...duce reliable subjective and behavioral effects in sensitive individuals," said Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., a professor of behavioral biology and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. "More than 30 percent can discriminate the subjective effects of 18 milligrams or less. The present study shows th...

Medicaid Security Riddled with Flaws

...Times reported that the computer network contained sensitive financial data on beneficiaries connecting the dat... security controls could lead to the disclosure of sensitive medical information on people enrolled in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In addition the GAO re...

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