Brain metastases will occur in 15 to 30 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer; however, there may be hope for these women, according to a recent study on the successful treatment of metastatic breast tumors.
Neurosurgeons can now determine patient rates of future recovery the three months following a traumatic brain injury, with an independent predictor scale.
Preliminary studies suggest that the transplantation of neural stem cells into the brains of mice with cancer may offer new hope for the treatment of patients with brain tumors.
A recent study examining the effects of embryonic stem cell therapy may offer hope to people paralyzed by spinal cord injuries.
Neurosurgeons recently discovered that Robotic-Assisted Microsurgery has the capability of both improving the manual dexterity of neurosurgeons and microsurgical outcomes for patients.
Gamma knife radiosurgery is a novel approach to the treatment of pituitary tumors and key to preventing future tumor growth, according to a study examining the safety and efficacy of radiosurgery as a treatment for pituitary tumors.
Allergy shots could help millions of adults and children with allergic asthma control or reduce their asthma symptoms, improve their lung function and decrease their reliance on medication, according to a study in the current issue of Clinical Therapeutics.
Recruitment of lay people as community health advisors has been a successful practice in the health promotion field since the early 1990s; UAB plans to turn these indigenous volunteers into research partners.
Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo have found that obesity is significantly related to periodontal disease through the pathway of insulin resistance.
Four years after starting to use a new, less invasive approach to remove a kidney from living kidney donors, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center say the procedure has opened the door to many more donors for patients in need of a transplant.
An Ohio State researcher has been selected to lead the first-ever national research effort aimed at reducing cancer among Asian Americans in the U.S.; he has accepted a $7.6 million cooperative agreement from the National Cancer Institute.
Using a blood-thinning drug in elderly people with an irregular heartbeat may provide stroke-preventing benefits that had previously been found only in younger people, according to a report in today's Stroke.
A new metabolic pathway in a parasite that could lead to drugs for treating so-called African sleeping sickness has been discovered by Johns Hopkins researchers (Science, 4-7-00).
Questions about the potential effects of previously accepted length-of-stay guidelines on patients and the hospitals that treat them are raised by a Children's National Medical Center physicians' study in the April Pediatrics.
Connecting face-to-face in real time will be possible 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week for Hospice of Michigan patients and their clinical team as part of a new study being conducted by Michigan State University researchers and Hospice of Michigan.
A cell membrane protein thought mainly to bind "bad" cholesterol and remove it from circulation also plays a major role in reducing the production of that cholesterol, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study in the Feb. Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Smokers who test positive for the human immunodeficiency virus may be up to seven times more likely to develop emphysema, suggests research at Ohio State (Annals of Internal Medicine).
People whose diagnosis of AIDS was based on specific illnesses are at greater risk of developing memory problems than are people whose diagnosis grew from low immune-cell counts, Ohio State research shows (Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology).
The first step toward differentiating human cells in an artificial growth medium has been taken by Ohio State researchers; the finding may aid the production of human organs for transplant.
By mimicking one of nature's own potent antimicrobial defenses, scientists may have found a new way to wage war on pathogenic bacteria (Nature, 4-6-00).
New research debunks the myth that sharks don't get cancer and casts further doubt on the use of shark cartilage pills for cancer prevention and treatment.
Johns Hopkins research news highlights from presentations or are ongoing issues that provide context for presentations at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research.
Kids' preferences in dentists, new approaches to growing bone, insights into childhood cavities are among topics U-M faculty will discuss at international meeting.
The interventional MRI again has been the tool for a world's first procedure at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, this time to destroy fibroid tumors of the uterus. The interventional radiological procedure was developed by Dr. Patrick Sewell and uses the I-MRI to guide a CryoHit (freezing) probe through a small incision and into the tumor.
AHRQ has developed a new fact sheet, called 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors, with practical tips to help people protect themselves from medical errors related to medicines, hospital stays and surgery.
A protein in cancerous cells that may be linked to colon cancer has been found for the first time; the findings may help researchers find new ways to prevent and treat the disease.
Pituitary adenomas are benign tumors that arise exclusively within the anterior pituitary; although it can be frightening to have a tumor beneath the brain, it is important to note that these tumors are generally non-aggressive, non-cancerous and non-metastatic.
Tom Campbell (R-CA), sponsor of HR 1304, the "Quality Health Care Coalition Act," and Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate in California, will speak at the American Neurological Surgery Political Action Committee luncheon on April 8.
Acclaimed historian, Pulitzer Prize winning author and former Harvard professor, Doris Kearns Goodwin, is the 2000 Cushing Orator; she will speak about "Leadership in the New Millennium."
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons presented John Anthony Jane, Sr., with the 2000 Decade of the Brain Medal at the AANS Annual Meeting in San Francisco; the award was presented to Dr. Jane in recognition of his pioneering work in the area of brain injury research.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons will hold its 68th Annual Meeting April 8 to 13, 2000, in San Francisco; the meeting will host more than 6,000 attendees, with approximately 3,000 medical professionals.
Several questions about strokes (with their answers), e.g., Q- What is cerebrovascular disease? A- Cerebrovascular disease is one of the most devastating and misunderstood epidemics of our time; more than 700,000 American suffer a major cerebrovascular event -- most likely a stroke -- each year.
Spinal cord injury is damage to the nerves within the spinal canal; most SCIs are caused by trauma to the vertebral column, thereby affecting the spinal cord's ability to send and receive messages from the brain to the body's systems that control sensory, motor and autonomic function below the level of injury.
The FDA's recent approval of Prevnar, a new vaccine developed specifically for infants and toddlers, is expected to have a significant impact in the number of cases of pneumococcal infections, according to a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Patients with severe emphysema are being enrolled at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) and at 16 other sites in a major study comparing the outcomes of emphysema patients who receive maximum medical therapy with those who undergo medical therapy in combination with lung volume reduction surgery.
Asthma and allergy research efforts have been aimed at attempting to improve efficacy, increase safety, decrease treatment time and improve compliance; Johns Hopkins, the University of California at San Diego, and Dynavax Technologies Corporation researchers announce that they have developed a method of modifying an allergen to create a vaccine that may solve many concerns.
Evidence is mounting that information gleaned from a routine dental X-ray may serve as an accurate early-warning system of risk of dying from heart attack or stroke, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo.
The effectiveness of commercially available soy components, called isoflavones, in preventing breast cancer is questioned by University of Illinois at Chicago research.
Vaccination against an enzyme common to a variety of human tumors might effectively mobilize the body's own immune system to attack and kill cancer cells, report UCSD scientists in the April 4 Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Blocking the hormone that causes high blood pressure can reduce the development of heart vessel disease, report Wake Forest University researchers in this week's Circulation.
Despite concerns about doctors' potential reliance on medications to treat childhood depression, a study by University of Michigan researchers finds that most primary care physicians still rely mostly on referral and counseling for their young patients (Pediatrics, 4-00).
Men who ate the most tofu during their mid-40s to mid-60s showed the most signs of mental deterioration in their mid-70s to early 90s, according to a study in the April Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
There is a gender gap when it comes to medical options for patients with severe psoriasis, say Wake Forest University dermatologists; but with new treatment options available, women should consider seeing their dermatologist (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 4-00).
People who are ill or people who are taking care of someone who is ill don't have time to search through thousands of Web sites related to the condition they're dealing with. A new Web site is being developed as a clearinghouse for medical and health information on the Web.
Statin drugs are cholesterol reducing therapies that have won the widespread approval of managed care organizations, physicians and patients. The benefits of statin drugs have magnified the competition in the U.S. Hypolipidemic Prescription Market, where manufacturers strive to detail the benefits of one product over another.
Nearly one quarter of women undergoing cesarean section (c-sections) may have had the procedure too early in their labor, according to a new AHRQ study.
Radiologists armed with a new family of instruments using radio-frequency (RF) energy will, in the next several years, be able to cut out breast cancers while making only a tiny incision, an expert from Denver predicts at the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer.
Surgeons have begun to offer biopsy of the sentinel lymph node (the first node breast cancer strikes) as an alternative to removing several lymph nodes in women with small spreading breast cancers, they reported at the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a highly useful adjunct to mammography for detecting breast cancer early, Dr. Susan G. Orel of Philadelphia, PA, reported at the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer.
Digital mammography has the potential to improve breast cancer detection, provide immediate access to second opinions, and improve service to under-served areas, a national breast cancer expert predicts, Dr. Carl D'Orsi of Worcester, MA, predicted at the 29th National Conference on Breast Cancer.
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