LAM in Medical News

Studies show LAM patients participate in clinical trials to help others, not themselves

CINCINNATITwo recent studies by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) bring to light interesting findings about the diagnosis of the rare lung disease Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ( LAM) and the reasons LAM patients participate in research studies. Brent Kinder, MD, Frank McCormack, MD,...

Young Women Beware Of LAM

Researchers have identified a rare deadly lung disease, which targets only young women.// It is believed to be triggered during pregnancy and progresses rapidly thereafter. This seems to be a recent disease as it was not on records a decade ago. This disease is called Lymphangioleimyomatosis (LAM)....

Gut Hormone Could be Key to Blood Sugar

...ulate glucose levels. It does so via a gut-brain-liver neuronal axis," Tony lam of the University of Toronto said in a news release. CCK binds to local ... to the brain which, in turn, tells the liver to stop producing glucose. lam and colleagues also found that rats fed a high-fat diet for a few days beca...

Are imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipoma related to its clinical setting?

...s can be made in combination with clinical features. When coexisting intravascular lesions and hepatic angiomyolipomas are found in patients with TSC, lam should be considered. ...

Gene's novel role may provide key to treating liver and neurodegenerative diseases

...r cirrhosis in which the target is to prolong cell survival, or in cancer in which the goal is to induce tumour cell death. BTI Scientific Director lam Kong Peng, Ph.D., who heads the immunology group that conducted the research, said, "We had earlier identified FAIM to be valuable in increasing the y...

Luoxin Announces 2008 Third Quarterly Results; Profit Attributable to Shareholders Surged 62.9% to Approximately RMB 138,141,000

...he long run." For further information, please contact: Porda International (Finance) PR Group Ms. Kelly Fung Tel: +852-3150-6763 Ms. Kate lam Tel: +852-3150-6738 ...

LSU researchers study coastal community bounce back

...eams, associate dean of the School of the Coast and Environment at LSU, and lam have teamed together with financial support from the United States Minerals... of coastal community resilience. But, unlike most other studies, Reams and lam are factoring in the full spectrum of economic and environmental causes. ...

New research demonstrates potential diagnosis, treatment benefits

...ring years. There currently are no treatments for lam and scientists estimate as many as 250,000 women m... study testing the drug sirolimus in patients with lam or tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) with angiomyol...icant improvement in lung function was observed in lam patients. In addition, a letter published in the ...

Transplant Drug Shrinks Tumors in Women With Rare Lung Disease

... Sirolimus reduced growths by 50% for sufferers of lam THURSDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- ...issue that obstructs airways. In its early stages, lam can be confused with emphysema because of its effects on breathing. People with lam often need oxygen treatments and lung transplants ...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results

...junction with the preceding financial information presented in accordance with US GAAP. For more information, please contact: In China: Eric Wang lam Cheung Vice President, Investor Relations Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Tel: +86-25-8556-6666 x8898 Email: eric.cheung@simcere.com In the...

Rare Womens Lung Disease May Yield Insights Into Common Diseases

...sease that almost exclusively affects young women. lam has a stronger female predisposition than lupus or...ts estimate that there could be as many as 250,000 lam patients worldwide. LAM affects young wome...can strike suddenly during pregnancy, Henske said. lam causes the lungs to fill with abnormal cells. As a...

Man Accused of Spreading HIV Granted Bail in Australia

... vigilant, detaining those suspected of spreading the virus. But some of them manage to convince the courts of contrition. Like the Sudanese-born lam Kuoth who was arrested earlier this week near his home in the Geelong suburb of Norlane in Victoria. But he was freed Monday a magistrate who sai...

New Molecular Treatment Identified To Treat Blood Cell Cancers

... author of the paper. The peptide – named LLP2A by lam – binds to a receptor found on the surface of lymphocytes. In the Nature Chemical Biology paper, lam reports that LLP2A is attracted specifically to ma...oma biopsy samples. If those results are positive, lam plans to test the peptide as a lymphoma imaging ag...

Terminally Ill: End Of Life Choices

...teams from Queen’s are additionally supported by Sam Shortt (Centre for Health Services and Policy Research), Joan Tranmer (School of Nursing) and Miu lam (Community Health and Epidemiology). Results of the study are published in the current edition of the Canadian Medical Journal Source: Eureka ...