LSU professor William Pryor has received the Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest, given by the American Chemical Society, for his research on how vitamin E can help prevent heart disease.
AIDS patients may be at significantly greater risk of death when cytomegalovirus (CMV) circulates in their blood, suggests research at the University of North Carolina.
Pregnant women with HIV may reduce the risk of transmitting the AIDS virus to their babies by taking a combination of AIDS drugs and giving birth by cesarean section, according to University of North Carolina researchers.
In a study focusing on ill children and adolescents with depressed immune systems, UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center researchers will try to determine if laughter can help reduce pain and prevent and treat diseases.
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology has endorsed NIH's draft guidelines for stem cell research.
Ohio State researchers took another step toward developing an effective treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, the most common inherited cause of childhood mortality (Human Molecular Genetics, 2-00).
Material derived from a pig's small intestine is being used to heal persistent wounds that could have otherwise required amputation and to treat conditions such as skin sores, urinary incontinence, damaged internal organs, and hernias.
By studying the crystal structure of a protein molecule, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have discovered an important cell-regulation process that impacts cancer development and may lead to the development of cancer-fighting drugs(Science, 12-99).
A research team led by the University of Iowa has identified a gene that, when mutated, causes a hereditary form of blindness (Nature Genetics, 2-00).
NYU School of Medicine researchers received more than $11 million from the National Institute on Aging to study amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.
It may be possible to protect infants from acquiring the HIV virus during birth by giving them and their mothers a combination of three potent human antibodies shortly before delivery and after birth (Nature Medicine, 2-00).
An important link between getting specific bacterial infections and developing autoimmune diseases such as arthritis has been uncovered by Johns Hopkins scientists (Nature Medicine, 2-00).
Radiation has long been used as a method for killing cancer cells. Now researchers say radiation looks promising as a way to kill the overgrowth of tissue cells that can lead to a reblockage of a heart artery, according to a report in Circulation.
Researchers are closing in on why people who overindulge in alcohol sometimes pass out, according to a study in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
A breakthrough by a University of Arizona faculty member and her Harvard Medical School colleague promises to dramatically improve the speech patterns of many people who cannot breathe on their own and who depend on mechanical ventilators.
A brief application of a polymer commonly used in medicine and cosmetics has been shown to immediately repair damaged nerve membranes in live guinea pigs with severe spinal cord injuries (FASEB Journal, 1-00).
A test used to gauge developmental abilities, sometimes given to children before they enter school, can give parents of premature children a good idea of whether or not their child is at risk for future learning problems, suggests an Ohio State study (recent issue of The Journal of Pediatrics).
As the number of individuals interested in integrative medicine continues to increase, the number of physicians and other health care providers demanding training in integrative modalities has skyrocketed.
The public lacks information about important mental health benefits, and this lack of information represents a barrier to seeking care when needed, according to the Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine (Psychiatric Services, 2-00).
New mental illness research offers bold insights into mental health risks associated with fetal and birth complications, according to several papers in The American Journal of Psychiatry (2-00).
Staying Healthy at 50+ is a program aimed at helping older Americans understand and incorporate preventive care into their lives.
The average person who drinks six to eight glasses of water a day should go to the restroom about every two to four hours and get up no more than one or two times a night, say UAB researchers.
Fluid needs do not diminish just because the weather is cold, says a UAB registered dietitian.
The American Journal of Roentgenology will go online at noon EST today (Jan. 28, 2000).
The Northeastern States Addiction Technology Transfer Center is now part of a national campaign using the Internet to provide help for every addiction treatment and prevention agency in the nation.
Researchers at Ohio State have discovered that microtubules -- the subcellular scaffolding within cells -- may play a key role in harboring important proteins the cells need for signaling, gene expression and cell division: the Smads.
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered a death signal that brings about the death of Streptococcus pneumoniae (also known as pneumococcus) - a discovery that could lead to revolutionary new treatments for the killer bacteria.
The UCSD Regional Burn Center created the "Baby Be Safe Program" to reduce the number of burn injuries to children under the age of four by educating their parents.
A probe designed by chemists at Ohio State University has revealed a new secret in the life of DNA: the strands of compounds making up the molecule vibrate, stretch, and swing to and fro in tiny movements that last only a fraction of a second.
The first known case of tuberculosis transmitted from a cadaver to an embalmer is reported by Johns Hopkins researchers in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Mary Fisher, AIDS activist and founder of the Family AIDS Network, announced today in Washington, D.C., that the network will close and a new AIDS institute will be established at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
NYU College of Dentistry program promises cavity-free childhood. The new program enrolls 2-11 year olds for preventive services and free follow-up fillings if needed.
University of Michigan scientists have developed a new cancer-inhibiting peptide that prevents metastatic prostate cancer from spreading to other organs in laboratory rats.
Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU School of Medicine, is available to comment on a major study that reports a greater risk of breast cancer with estrogen-progesterone combination hormone replacement compared with therapy with estrogen alone.
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) today proposed a comprehensive, national approach to reducing medication and other medical errors.
A new $4 million grant will allow UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers to offer the latest and most advanced treatments under investigation to people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS.
Celiac disease is common in the United States and often goes undiagnosed, according to a study published in the January edition of the Journal of Pediatrics by physicians at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the University of Maryland.
In an attempt to build a "buff" physique with "cut" muscles, many men turn to weight lifting. Specific exercises like the bench press, which targets the pectoral muscles, may come with certain hazards. Trying to lift too much or doing too many repetitions of the exercise can lead to rupture of the pectoralis major muscle.
More Iowa prison inmates are receiving health care services at the University of Iowa without leaving the correctional facilities due to advanced, two-way video systems and diagnostic equipment that allow long-distance consultations between Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) and UI medical staff.
Stroke patients who lose the ability to sneeze each time they feel a familiar ticklish feeling in their noses may think the ability to sneeze is taken for granted (Neurology, 1-25-00).
Canadian Chinook winds, warm westerly winds specific to Alberta, can trigger migraines in some people, says a study in the Jan. 25 Neurology.
Children in large families may have a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease than children from smaller families, according to a study in the Jan. 25 Neurology.
A gene therapy that packs a one-two punch may lead to treatments designed to keep arteries from re-blocking following bypass surgery, British researchers reported today in Circulation (1-24-00).
The nonprofit TransWeb organ transplant information site marks half a decade of providing up-to-date and accurate information on transplants.
A team from Harvard Medical School and other institutions has produced the first 3-D structures of the poliovirus in the moments after it attaches to and enters a host cell (Journal of Virology, 2-00).
Most Alabama hospital pharmacies do not stock an adequate supply of the agents necessary to treat poisonings, says UAB and Children's Hospital pharmacists in the Dec. 1999 Southern Medical Journal.
A Purdue specialist on lactose intolerance says that consuming milk can help people recondition their digestive systems to accept dairy foods without discomfort.
If toothbrushes can do everything these days -- bend, flex, and fit like a glove -- how do you know which one is right for you?
Concerns about dental sealants leaching an estrogen-like chemical - bisphenol A - may be unfounded, according to a study in the Jan. 2000 Journal of the American Dental Association.
Fewer children have untreated tooth decay in their primary teeth, according to an analysis of national survey data in the Jan. issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.
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