Jefferson Virologists Coax HIV Out of Hiding
When researchers came up with the powerfulcocktail of anti-HIV drugs known as highly active antiretroviraltherapy (HAART), they hoped they had found a way to finally rid thebody of the virus. But they were wrong. The virus instead goes intohiding, dormant and practically undetectable in the body ?andimpervious to attack. While HAART manages to keep the virus at bay,it’s still quite capable...Jefferson researchers find nanoparticle shows promise in reducing radiation side effects
A gene responsible for the production of a protein called vasostatin may prove a promising new way of treating pancreatic cancer, suggests research published ahead of print in Gut. Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in the developed world, and is extremely difficult to treat. Only 3% of affected patients are still alive five years after diagnosis, a survival rate...Jefferson biologist coaxing human embryonic stem cells to make dopamine with simpler, faster method
For clinicians, the ability to look routinely inside the body and see -- at the level of the cell -- how it confronts disease is a distant dream. But in a series of experiments with genetically engineered mice, a team of researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at the University of California Los Angeles has taken a key step toward realizing that vision by demonstrating the abi...Jefferson scientists identify gene defect leading to abnormal skin development and cancer
For the rats of Hamelin, it was the Pied Piper's tune. For the destructive sea lamprey of the Great Lakes, it's a chemical attractant, or pheromone, released by lamprey larvae living in streambeds. Following the pheromone trail, adults are drawn to streams favorable for spawning. Researchers have long wanted to identify the pheromone so it could be synthesized and used to control the sea lamprey,...Jefferson researchers building a better rabies vaccine
In an unexpected discovery, scientists at Jefferson Medical College have found that a tiny change in a rabies virus protein can turn a "safe" virus extremely deadly. The finding has enabled the researchers to refine a vaccine they previously created against rabies in wildlife, making it safer and more effective. "We have identified a molecular mechanism involved in making the rabies virus...WTN interview: Dr. Jeffrey Grossman, CEO UW Medical Foundation
Dr. Jeffrey Grossman, president and CEO of the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation and associate dean for clinical affairs for UW Medical School was the kick-off speaker at the Digital Healthcare Conference 2004. In this interview with WTN, Dr. Grossman discusses how advances in technology are creating huge volumes of data but, at the same time a Knowledge Gap betwe...Jeff Getty, AIDS Activist, Passes Away
AIDS activist Jeff Getty, a sport in the true sense of the word, a willing guinea pig for several treatments including the famous bone marrow transplant from a baboon//, passed away in California at age 49. Getty leaves behind Ken Kleuh, wife and companion for 26 years, his dad and three siblings. Getty died of heart failure in Joshua tree, Calif. Getty following a cancer treatment. H...Jefferson Physicians Report on Potentially Fatal Complication of Heart Attack
In a case study to be published in the January issue of the international journal Clinical Cardiology, physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia// report on a seemingly healthy 55-year-old man who had a silent heart attack and subsequent unexplained chest pain. Unexplained chest pain after a heart attack might be more dangerous than many physicians originally thi...Jefferson Researchers Want to Learn If Heart Defect 'at Heart' of Some Migraines
Researchers of the heart and headaches at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital are combining efforts to determine if a common heart defect may be the cause// of some forms of migraine headaches. Investigators from the Jefferson Heart Institute and the Jefferson Headache Center are enrolling participants in a blinded study to determine if closing a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), a small h...