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2006-05-12 04:43:00
In the United States, Lyme disease incidence has skyrocketed from 497 cases reported in 1982 (the first year national statistics were collected) to a record 23,763 in 2002. Lyme disease, like other zoonoses, is transmitted by a vector that picks up the pathogen during a blood meal from a vertebrate host. In the eastern and central United States, the spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi infects blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, which feed on a wide variety of birds, lizards, and mammals ...
2006-05-12 04:46:00
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2006-05-12 04:47:00
The hunt to find common genes that are associated with cancer is unlikely to be successful, say experts in this week's British Medical Journal. Huge resources are being invested in the search for common inherited genetic variants that increase susceptibility to cancer. One US project, for example, will cost $14m. But devoting a large research effort to searching for common cancer susceptibility genes has several problems, write authors Stuart Baker and Jaakko Kaprio. The first is that recent re ...
2006-05-12 04:56:00
Having a young child scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan to diagnose a potentially serious condition can be worrying for parents. Adding to the anxiety is the fact that these scans often are done under general anesthetic to ensure that young children remain motionless and calm. Under these circumstances, the last thing a nervous parent needs is a delay in the scheduled start time of the scan. Apart from the increased anxiety caused by waiting, there ...
2006-05-12 04:59:00
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2006-05-12 05:05:00
New research at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, found that a common genetic variation makes some people more susceptible to coronary heart disease (CHD). Caucasians who carry this gene variation are approximately 1.5 times more likely to have a CHD event, such as a heart attack, than those who do not have the gene variation. Gene variations are also known as polymorphisms. About 15 percent of all Caucasians have this particular ...
2006-05-12 05:28:00
Defective protein production can occur in cells even when the genes controlling those proteins are normal, according to a new study to be published May 12 in Science. The Fox Chase Cancer Center research sheds light on how genetic defects affecting the control of protein synthesis within cells can increase susceptibility to cancer and other human diseases. Directed by molecular biologist Davide Ruggero, Ph.D., of Fox Chase Cancer Center's human genetics program, the study attributed the protein ...
2006-05-12 05:43:00
When mum or dad puffs on a cigarette, their infants may inhale the resulting second-hand smoke. Now, scientists have detected cancer-causing chemicals associated with tobacco smoke in the urine of nearly half the babies of smoking parents. "The take home message is, 'Don't smoke around your kids,'" said Stephen S. Hecht, Ph.D., professor and Wallin Chair of Cancer Prevention at The Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota. According to a study of 144 infants, published in the May issue of C ...
2006-05-12 06:01:00
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent a major challenge in the care of older adults with Alzheimer disease. In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. report improved quality and outcomes of care for Alzheimer disease by restructuring the primary care practice environment to emphasize a team approach to care. More than 90 percent of patients w ...
2006-05-12 07:26:47
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