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Women well informed about breast cancer, yet lacking knowledge about current treatments

... However, fewer than one out of four had heard of newer therapies such as aromatase inhibitors or monoclonal antibodies, nor were they informed about their benefits. Doctor-patient dialogue is vital If diagnosed, the majority of respondents said they would actively work with their doctor to identi...

Focused ultrasound relieves fibroid symptoms in women

...y, we’ve learned that MRgFUS can be optimized with newer protocols to have even better results than previously thought possible," Dr. Tempany said. The findings showed significant symptom relief at three months and sustained relief at one year. Women treated with the optimized protocol reported greater ...

Chemical maps hint at drug's effects on schizophrenia

...is on lipid metabolism. Atypical antipsychotics, a newer group of prescription medications used to treat psychiatric conditions, have fewer side effects than the older antipsychotics, but several still induce weight gain and diabetes. Schizophrenic patients were found to have lower levels of the lipids ...

Bacterial walls come tumbling down

...ue of the journal Science. Penicillin and many newer antibiotics work by blocking a piece of the machinery bacteria use to construct their durable outer walls. Without these tough, protective coatings, bacteria die. The enzymatic machinery (known as PBP2) studied by Strynadka's group has two main parts...

NIAID DNA vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza enters human trial

...against such viruses. "This vaccine is aimed at newer strains of the H5N1 virus that currently pose a threat in Indonesia and represents an example of our ability to respond to shifting viruses with modern technology," says Dr. Nabel. The study will enroll 45 volunteers between the ages of 18 and 60....

Analysis of rhesus monkey genome uncovers genetic differences with humans, chimps

...y to the reference sequence of the human genome, a newer unpublished draft sequence of the chimp genome, the sequence of more than a dozen other more distant species already in the public databases, the human HapMap, and the Human Gene Mutation Database that lists known human mutations that lead to genetic...

Cancer researchers add spice to research against rare neuromuscular disease

...in the course of that disease, opening the door to newer treatments. In 1988 Chang was the first to clone the androgen receptor, and he was the first to discover that the protein needs molecular allies called co-factors to accomplish many of its tasks. Now more than 70 co-factors are known, offering man...

Chromosomal microarray analysis proves accurate

...s study involved two versions of the test, and the newer version was more successful in identifying chromosomal abnormalities. The targeted microarray analysis used here is essentially a gene chip method of assessing the makeup of chromosomes in a particular part of the human genome (genetic blueprint)....

Study shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for increase in muscle infections

...eared in hospitalized patients. Recently, however, newer forms of MRSA began to strike healthy people who have not been recently hospitalized or undergone invasive medical procedures. These community-acquired strains appear to be readily transmitted from person to person and can cause serious skin and soft...

Study IDs protein that inhibits HIV from growing in cell cultures

...have certain advantages over current drugs, as the newer therapies would target the cell in which HIV can replicate and not the virus directly. Therefore, HIV should have more difficulty developing resistance to the effects of this protein," Xiang added. Xiang previously discovered that GBV-C grows in t...

Researchers in Montréal and the US create model of key immune-system component

...inues. "By combining classic cell biology with the newer approaches of proteomics, functional genomics and computational analysis, we have generated a model of that we believe will facilitate our understanding of infectious diseases and expedite the development of new strategies to fight pathogens." "It...

Artificial cornea offers better results for infants, some blind patients

...1, to the outcomes of 25 patients who received the newer implant from 2003 to 2005. About half the patients...lly recovered vision of 20/200 or better, with the newer group experiencing far fewer complications and infections. In both groups, though, Aquavella said th...

For super-obese patients, duodenal switch beats gastric bypass

...rchers from the University of Chicago found that a newer operation, the duodenal switch, produced substantially better weight-loss outcomes than the standard operation, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. In the October issue of the Annals of Surgery, the researchers report that the duodenal switch (DS) produc...

MRSA vaccine shows promise in mouse study

...m multiple strains." The researchers turned to a newer technique, known as "reverse vaccinology," recently used to develop candidate vaccines against group A and group B streptococci and group B meningococci. Access to the S. aureus genome enabled the team to compile a list of cell-surface antigens from...

Results with newer bladeless LASIK equivalent to standard microkeratome LASIK

...lap is created by a blade; in bladeless LASIK, the newer type, the flap is created by a femtosecond laser. "At six months after surgery, there are no differences between the eyes that had bladeless or microkeratome LASIK with respect to visual acuity (vision as measured by reading an eye chart), contrast...

Scientists to employ Arctic ice and polar bears to protect diversity of world's crops

...the vaccine was made to thwart, but also against a newer variant that has already proved fatal to humans. The ferrets experienced a more significant reduction of virus multiplication than otherwise would have occurred, the researchers reported. Moreover, the infections failed to spread out of the upper res...

H5N1 vaccine could be basis for life-saving stockpile

...the vaccine was made to thwart, but also against a newer variant that has already proved fatal to humans. The ferrets experienced a more significant reduction of virus multiplication than otherwise would have occurred, the researchers reported. Moreover, the infections failed to spread out of the upper res...

Cigarette smoke blocks cell repair mechanism, University of Florida study shows

...hose findings are increasingly being challenged by newer studies that are focusing on more than just single chemical components of tobacco, as past research often has done. In the UF study, researchers instead used a tar that contains all of the 4,000 chemicals found in cigarette smoke. "Our study sugges...

Suicide risk does not increase when adults start using antidepressants, study finds

...at the risk of suicidal behavior after starting 10 newer antidepressant medications is less than the risk p...cidal behavior may emerge after treatment with the newer antidepressant drugs has begun. "Our findings show that, fortunately, suicide attempts and death b...

Jefferson researchers building a better rabies vaccine

...ful for rabies prevention in several species. The newer virus and vaccine currently are being evaluated by Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc., of West Chester, Pa. The researchers are asking for permission from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency to perf...

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