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Study evaluates brain lesions of older patients
07-09-2007 · EurekAlert!Lesions commonly seen on MRI in the brains of older patients may be a sign of potentially more extensive injury to the brain tissue, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, N.C.
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- Clinical trial evaluating brain cancer vaccine is underway at NYU
10-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
A clinical trial evaluating a brain cancer vaccine in patients with newly diagnosed brain cancer has begun at NYU Medical Center. The study will evaluate the addition of the vaccine following standard therapy with surgery and chemotherapy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme, a deadly form of brain cancer.
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- Patients need to know that nuclear medicine procedures can trigger radiation alarms
12-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
Twenty million nuclear medicine procedures that detect and evaluate heart disease, brain disorders and cancer -- and that use radiopharmaceuticals to treat overactive thyroids and some cancers -- are performed each year. While health care providers in many facilities do provide patients with adequate information about nuclear medicine procedures, there's room for improvement, says a study supported by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that appears in the December Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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- UCLA imaging study reveals how pure oxygen harms the brain
05-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
A new UCLA imaging study reveals how inhaling 100 percent oxygen can harm the brain. The findings fly in the face of national guidelines for resuscitation and urge a new approach adding carbon dioxide to the gas mix to preserve brain function in patients.
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- Treatment capitalizes on unique qualities of radioisotope to prolong lives of brain tumor patients
01-30-2008 · EurekAlert!
In a study to determine safe dosages of the isotope astatine-211 for patients with recurring brain tumors, researchers were pleasantly surprised to find that not only was the isotope's potency sufficient to kill residual cancer cells without damaging sensitive healthy brain cells, but the patients experienced longer survival rates.
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- Imaging study reveals rapid formation of Alzheimer's-associated plaques
02-06-2008 · EurekAlert!
The amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients may form much more rapidly than previously expected. Using an advanced microscopic imaging technique to examine brain tissue in mouse models of the devastating neurological disorder, researchers from the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease find that plaques can develop in as little as a day and that Alzheimer's-associated neuronal changes appear soon afterwards.
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- Sticking with guidelines for acute coronary syndromes benefits even very elderly patients
04-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
According to a study published in the May 1, 2007, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, patients age 90 and older who came to the emergency room with acute coronary syndromes were less likely than younger patients to receive recommended treatments -- but for those who did, survival was much better.
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- Suicide attempts decline after depression treatment
07-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
In a study of more than 100,000 patients treated for depression, suicide attempts declined during the first month of treatment -- whether that treatment consisted of medication, psychotherapy, or both. The findingsshow a similar pattern for populations of adolescents and young adults as for older adults. It is the first published research to compare the risk of suicide attempts before and after the start of treatment with not only antidepressants but also psychotherapy.
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- New ramelteon data presented at AARC
12-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
A study presented at the 53rd International Respiratory Congress of the American Association for Respiratory Care showed that ramelteon did not exacerbate respiratory depressant effects in patients (40 years and older) with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as measured by oxygenation or abnormal breathing events relative to placebo. Ramelteon 8mg is currently marketed as Rozerem.
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- Study finds limited options for backup HIV treatment in some developing countries
01-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
Thai researchers have discovered that patients who fail treatment with a commonly used, inexpensive, first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) are also usually resistant to other, similar drugs, leaving progressively fewer options for replacement therapies. Since catching treatment failure early is key to preventing further resistance, this research, published in the February 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases also argues for greater access in the developing world to tests that detect when the amount of virus in a patient's blood is increasing.
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- Go team -- 2 kinds of teamwork improves care for chronic heart failure
02-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Active patient involvement during treatment of chronic heart failure, coupled with partnership with healthcare team members to provide care consistent with evidence-based guidelines, dramatically improves quality of care for chronic heart failure patients according to a study by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute and the Roudebush VA Medical Center.
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