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7 In 10 Americans Track Health
Date: Jan-29-2013The first national US survey to measure health data tracking finds 70% of American adults track at least one health indicator either for themselves or a loved one, although half of "trackers" report they do it "in their heads". The Pew Research Center study, which was released online on Monday, carried out telephone interviews with over 3,000 adults living in the US...
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Jan. 25, 2013
Date: Jan-29-2013Green tea and Vardenafil: a killer chemotherapy combo Several recent studies have demonstrated that EGCG, a major constituent of green tea, has anti-cancer properties, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its effects are unknown. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Hirofumi Tachibana and colleagues at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, demonstrate that EGCG activates the 67-kDa laminin receptor, which elevates intracellular levels of the molecule cGMP to induce cell death...
A Safer Way To Vaccinate
Date: Jan-29-2013Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines. Vaccines usually consist of inactivated viruses that prompt the immune system to remember the invader and launch a strong defense if it later encounters the real thing. However, this approach can be too risky with certain viruses, including HIV. In recent years, many scientists have been exploring DNA as a potential alternative vaccine...
Secret Of Scent Lies In Molecular Vibrations
Date: Jan-29-2013Molecular vibrations, rather than molecular shape, give substances their distinct smell according to a new study by UCL scientists. In a study designed to find out how smell is written into a molecule's structure, scientists tested whether changing how a molecule vibrates on a nano-scale changes its smell. Molecules are made of atoms connected by bonds. The arrangement of bonds and atoms defines the vibration of the molecule. Chemists can therefore identify molecules by their vibrations, using a spectroscope...
DNA- Repairing Protein May Be Key To Preventing Recurrence Of Some Cancers
Date: Jan-29-2013Just as the body can become resistant to antibiotics, certain methods of killing cancer tumors can end up creating resistant tumor cells. But a University of Central Florida professor has found a protein present in several types of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer, which could be helpful in preventing tumors from coming back. � The protein, KLF8, appears to protect tumor cells from drugs aimed at killing them and even aid the tumor cells' ability to regenerate...
First Stroke Patients In Florida Treated In UM Stem Cell Trial
Date: Jan-29-2013The first two stroke patients have been enrolled in a phase 2 clinical trial of a revolutionary new treatment for ischemic stroke being conducted at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. The trial, using a patient's own bone marrow stem cells, is the first intra-arterial stroke stem cell trial in the U.S., and the two UM/Jackson patients are the first in Florida to participate. Led by Dileep Yavagal, M.D...
Medtronic Initiates Landmark Study Of Neurostimulation Therapy For Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Date: Jan-29-2013First Patients Treated in Global Clinical Trial Evaluating Impact of Therapy on Predominant Low Back Pain Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) have announced the start of PROMISE, a Prospective, Randomized Study of Multicolumn Implantable Lead Stimulation for Predominant Low Back Pain. This is the first-ever, large-scale study comparing the effectiveness of Medtronic neurostimulation therapy with Specify® 5-6-5 multicolumn surgical leads plus optimal medical management (OMM) to the administration of OMM alone in patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) and predominant low back pain...
More Nurses Needed To Cope With UK's Biggest Cancer Killer
Date: Jan-29-2013There are not enough specialist nurses to cope with the demands of the UK's biggest cancer killer, according to a new report. � More than 40,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year with fewer than one in 10 likely to survive beyond five years. � However, despite the poor outcomes for the disease, experts fear that specialist nurse posts may be cut as part of NHS cutbacks...
Worry- Two Hours A Day Lost To Stress Of Modern Life
Date: Jan-29-2013Stressed-out Brits spend the equivalent of five years of their life worrying; researchers have revealed that the strains of modern life leave the typical adult losing around two hours a day to fretting over the high cost of living, feeling out of shape and mounting debt. Getting old, fears over job security and relationships issues also leave a dark cloud hanging over millions on a daily basis. The study also found that extreme anxiety has left many of us unable to concentrate at work, brought on endless sleepless nights, and even caused further rifts with their partners...
Elderly People With Advanced Bowel Cancer Do Just As Well As Younger People When Treated With Avastin® (Bevacizumab) With Chemotherapy
Date: Jan-29-2013First randomized study prospectively evaluating Avastin in combination with chemotherapy specifically in elderly patients with advanced bowel cancer shows it can significantly stall disease more than chemotherapy alone Just a month after a leading charity warned that ageism in the NHS is stopping older cancer patients getting better treatments1 and the Health Secretary pledged to improve cancer treatment for those over 70,2 new data shows that elderly people with advanced bowel cancer, a disease which disproportionally affects older people, can benefit from treatment to th...
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