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Medical News Update from News-Medical.Net - 15th April 2007

Faster diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease
//Medical Research News
Research by faculty and staff at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.; the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; and Drexel University may lead to better diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
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Sex differences in cognitive performance
//Medical Research News
Yerkes researchers are using their findings to better understand sex differences in cognitive performance, which may lead to increased understanding of the difference in neuropsychological disorders men and women experience.
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Gender and ethnicity of judges, defendants and victims effect court rulings
//Medical Research News
New research in the Department of Sociology at the University of Haifa found that the gender and ethnicity of judges, defendants and victims effect court rulings and prison terms.
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LaeA gene shown to be an ideal prospect for new ways to fight infection
//Medical Research News
For the growing number of people with diminished immune systems - cancer patients, transplant recipients, those with HIV/AIDS - infection by a ubiquitous mold known as Aspergillus fumigatus can be a death sentence.
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Shutting down microglia
//Medical Research News
Developing brain tumors can coax assistance from nearby cells known as microglia, according to a new study from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers have identified one protein made by microglia that helps accelerate tumor growth and are looking for others.
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Seeing a person's face makes it easier to hear them
//Medical Research News
Experience hearing a person's voice allows us to more easily hear what they are saying. Now research by UC Riverside psychology Professor Lawrence D.
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Nail guns injuries almost double since 2001
//Medical Research News
According to new statistics that would make Bob Vila cringe, the number of injuries from nail guns has almost doubled since 2001.
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Bacteria can barge inside immune cells
//Medical Research News
Immune cells that are the body's front-line defense don't necessarily rest quietly until invading bacteria lock onto receptors on their outside skins and rouse them to action, as previously thought. In a new paper, University of Michigan scientists describe their findings that bacteria can barge inside these guard cells and independently initiate a powerful immune response.
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New perspectives on risk taking in adolescence
//Medical Research News
While the government spends billions of dollars on educational and prevention programs to persuade teens not to do things like smoke, drink or do drugs, a Temple University psychologist suggests that competing systems within the brain make adolescents more susceptible to engaging in risky or dangerous behavior, and that educational interventions alone are unlikely to be effective.
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Human bone marrow has been used to create early-stage sperm cells
//Medical Research News
For the experiment, Prof Nayernia and his team took bone marrow from male volunteers and isolated the mesenchymal stem cells. These cells have previously been found to grow into other body tissues such as muscle.
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Study describes impact of post-9/11 media exposure to dreams
//Medical Studies/Trials
Dream journals being kept by students in a college psychology class have provided researchers with a unique look at how people experienced the events of 9/11, including the influence that television coverage of the World Trade Center attacks had on people's levels of stress.
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Dysfunctional DNA repair pathways
//Medical Studies/Trials
Individuals who inherit two mutant copies of any one of about 12 genes that make the proteins of the Fanconi Anemia (FA) pathway develop FA, which is characterized by increased incidence of cancer and bone marrow failure, among other things.
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Genmab starts HuMax-EGFr combination study
//Medical Studies/Trials
Genmab A/S has announced it has initiated a Phase II study of HuMax-EGFr (zalutumumab) in combination with chemo-radiation to treat non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Are healthy choices available when eating out?
//Medical Studies/Trials
With obesity, diabetes and other diet-related maladies on the rise in the United States, are healthy choices available when eating out? In an interview study of top executives at major U.S. restaurant chains, researchers found that the message is mixed.
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Transplant patients suffering from anemia have a greater mortality rate
//Medical Studies/Trials
According to a new study in American Journal of Transplantation, kidney transplant patients suffering from anemia, a treatable blood deficiency, are more likely to die or suffer from organ failure than other transplant recipients.
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Study on accident related smoke inhalation shows most effected to be non-smokers
//Medical Studies/Trials
New research at Rhode Island Hospital studied the chronic effects of smoke inhalation by examining the lungs of 21 survivors of The Station fire (February 20, 2003).
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Gleevec available to patients in post-surgical GIST study
//Medical Studies/Trials
Investigators will begin offering Gleevec(R) (imatinib mesylate)* tablets to patients receiving placebo in a major North American clinical trial after an interim analysis showed participants with Kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with Gleevec following surgery were significantly less likely to experience a return of their cancer compared to those not taking this innovative therapy.
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First successful attempt to determine the structure of RfaH transcription factor
//Medical Studies/Trials
The results of a new study suggest that bacteria that cause diseases like bubonic plague and serious gastric illness can turn the genes that make them infectious on or off.
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Monitoring chronic heart failure patients' health by phone helps
//Medical Studies/Trials
Monitoring patients' health by phone can make a real difference to people with chronic heart failure, according to a study published on bmj.com.
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Eye contact helps police calm hysterical citizens
//Medical Studies/Trials
Holding eye contact, or "gaze," with hysterical citizens is one of the most effective methods police officers can use to calm them down, according to new research conducted by the University of New Hampshire that relies on footage of the FOX TV show "COPS."
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HRT scare questioned
//Women's Health News
According to the latest research hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may not be quite as dangerous as was first implied by a major American study in 2002.
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Montefiore Medical Center launches human papilloma virus clinic
//Women's Health News
The only HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine Clinic of its kind has been launched at Montefiore Medical Center.
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Stress affects levels of serum cytokines across pregnancy
//Women's Health News
A new study shows that women who report high levels of stress and low social support during pregnancy are more likely to have increased immune system activity, which can trigger inflammatory responses and put them at risk for premature labor and preeclampsia.
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More aggressive breast cancer in Hispanics independent of healthcare utilization
//Women's Health News
A new study provides evidence that racial differences in the clinical presentation of breast cancer may be due more to biological factors rather than differences in access to healthcare alone.
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Physical, emotional burden of breast cancer lingers for older survivors
//Women's Health News
Surviving breast cancer is both a physical and an emotional ordeal, but the consensus among researchers is that life generally returns to normal for most women within two years of completing treatment.
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Many women undertreated for ovarian cancer
//Women's Health News
One in three ovarian cancer patients in the U.S. fails to receive the recommended comprehensive surgical treatment, according to a study in the May 15, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
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Scientists identify protein key to breast cancer spread
//Women's Health News
(PHILADELPHIA) Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have identified a protein that they say is key to helping a quarter of all breast cancers spread.
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A woman's chance of undergoing a hysterectomy can now be accurately predicted
//Women's Health News
Results from a four-year study of 762 women with various symptoms of uterine distress, such as chronic pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding or fibroids, are reported in the April 2007 issue of the "Journal of the American College of Surgeons."
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Team sports helps breast cancer survivors
//Women's Health News
Breast cancer survivors may find participation on a team that incorporates physical fitness, such as boating, walking or running, can help improve their quality of life, says a Purdue University sport and exercise psychologist.
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