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Mucosal Melanoma Treatment Targets Found With DNA Sequencing
Date: Jun-10-2013Using DNA sequencing, researchers in the UK have discovered possible new treatment targets for a rare form of cancer known as mucosal melanoma. The more we know of the sub-types of melanoma, the more we can tailor treatment for patients and improve their prospects, says Cancer Research UK, a core sponsor of the center where the research took place...
MRI Detects Early Effects Of Chemotherapy On Children's Hearts
Date: Jun-10-2013MRI scans of children who have had chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts finds research in biomed Central's open access journal Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Chemotherapy with anthracyclines, such as Doxorubicin, is one of the most effective treatments against many types of cancer, including leukaemia and Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast, lung, and ovarian cancer. However it can also lead to irreversible heart damage, which may not be apparent until several years after treatment...
New Screening Method Quickly Identifies Mice Bred For Bone Marrow Regeneration Studies
Date: Jun-10-2013Immunocompromised mice, created by inactivating the genes that would allow them to recognize and attack donor cells or organs, are critical for studies of bone marrow reconstitution. A more rapid and reliable technique for identifying these mice in breeding colonies is described in an article in BioResearch Open Access, a peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the BioResearch Open Access website...
HIV Prevention Requires Social And Environmental Change In Europe And Central Asia
Date: Jun-10-2013Social and structural factors - such as poverty, marginalisation and stigma - and not just individual behaviours are shaping the HIV epidemic in Europe and central Asia. This is the main conclusion of a new report released by the World Bank Group, WHO/Europe and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The study systematically reviews evidence on HIV vulnerability and response in all countries of the WHO European Region...
Federal Child Safety Restraint Guidelines Decrease The Rate Of Fatal And Orthopedic Injuries
Date: Jun-10-2013Supplemental child restraints should be used by all children through age 8. When appropriate child safety restraint systems - based on a child's age and weight - are in use during motor vehicle crashes, the rates of mortality and serious injury significantly decrease. Most parents don't know that their older children - ages 4 to 8 - should use additional measures to protect them from serious injury or death in case of a crash...
Low Levels Of Vitamin D Associated With High Concentrations Of HBV In The Blood
Date: Jun-10-2013Researchers from Germany have found that low levels of vitamin D are associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication. Findings published online in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, suggest seasonal fluctuations in vitamin D and HBV levels point to a link in these variables among patients with chronic HBV. While highly effective vaccines are available, HBV still remains one of the most significant infectious diseases worldwide...
Insight Into Niemann-Pick type C, A Debilitating Brain Disease
Date: Jun-10-2013From the neurons that enable thought to the keratinocytes that make toenails grow-a complex canopy of sugar molecules, commonly known as glycans, envelop every living cell in the human body. These complex carbohydrate chains perform a host of vital functions, providing the necessary machinery for cells to communicate, replicate and survive. It stands to reason, then, that when something goes wrong with a person's glycans, something goes wrong with them...
Skin Cancer Likely To Increase As Spain Receives Ever More Solar Radiation
Date: Jun-10-2013Solar radiation in Spain has increased by 2.3% every decade since the 1980s, according to a study by researchers from the University of Girona and the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. This increase is linked to the decreased presence of clouds, which has increased the amount of direct radiation reaching us from the Sun. "The mean annual G series over Spain shows a tendency to increase during the 1985-2010 period, with a significant linear trend of + 3.9 W m-2 [2.3% more] per decade...
Infant Brains Benefit From Breastfeeding
Date: Jun-10-2013A new study by researchers from Brown University finds more evidence that breastfeeding is good for babies' brains. The study made use of specialized, baby-friendly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look at the brain growth in a sample of children under the age of 4. The research found that by age 2, babies who had been breastfed exclusively for at least three months had enhanced development in key parts of the brain compared to children who were fed formula exclusively or who were fed a combination of formula and breastmilk...
Erectile Dysfunction In Young Men May Be More Prevalent Than Previously Thought
Date: Jun-10-2013In a recent analysis of one outpatient clinic, one in four men seeking medical help for newly-developed erectile dysfunction (ED) was younger than 40 years, and nearly half of young men with the condition had severe ED. While larger population-based studies are needed, the findings, which were published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, suggest that erectile dysfunction in young men may be more prevalent and more serious than previously thought. Erectile dysfunction is a common complaint in men over 40 years of age...
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