Leptin, a hormone critical for normal food intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron. “Finding that metabolic hormones directly regulate the ventral tegmental...
Leptin Has Powerful Effect On Reward Center In The Brain
NIH Funding Renewed For VA Study Of Alcohol And HIV/AIDS Interactions
The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) has received a five-year, $13-million continuation award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to examine the impact of aging and alcohol use among those with and without chronic HIV infection. “VACS is one of the largest ongoing...
The Thermo-expandable Metallic Stent For Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Systematic Review
The surgical management of LUTS or urinary retention secondary to BPH is not without risks, especially in the older patient or those with significant co-morbidities. The urethral stent was developed for these patients as an alternative to long-term urethral or suprapubic catheterization. Stents, such...
Women Given Liver Transplants Outlive Male Recipients By Around 4 Years
Female liver transplant recipients outlive men given the same procedure by an average of 4.5 years, suggests research published ahead of print in Gut. And while younger people tend to live longest of all, they also stand to lose more years of their life compared with those who have not had liver transplants,...
Risk Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Increased by Restricted Fetal Growth
Babies weighing less than the standard weight seem to be at significantly greater risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, suggests research published ahead of print in the journal Gut. The Norwegian authors base their findings on 3334 twin pairs, 1250 of whom were identical. The twins completed...
AACR CEO Margaret Foti Receives Cancer Service Award
American Association for Cancer Research Chief Executive Officer Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.) will receive the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) Distinguished Service Award for her outstanding contributions to progress in cancer research. The award will be presented during a special...
Stanford Study Finds Cancer Drug May Be Remedy For Rheumatoid Arthritis
The potent cancer drug Gleevec, used to combat leukemia and some gastrointestinal cancers, may be useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis, according to a team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their findings will be published in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical...
Edmonton Protocol Clinical Trial Findings Show Promise For Certain Patients With Severe Type 1 Diabetes
The Edmonton Protocol clinical trial, led by University of Alberta researcher Dr. James Shapiro, shows islet transplantation is a promising procedure for certain patients with severe Type 1 Diabetes. This research is published in the September 28, 2006 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine. “This...
Unprecedented Cross Institute Collaboration On Behalf Of Patients With Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an often disabling hereditary condition characterized by motor and phonic tics that today affects approximately 200,000 children and adults in the U.S. and Canada. In a meeting jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and Mental...
Human Genome Sciences Reports Positive Results Of Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of CCR5 MAb In Patients Infected With HIV-1
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) today announced that the results of a Phase 1 clinical trial of HGS004 (CCR5 mAb) demonstrate that it was well tolerated and exhibited antiviral activity in patients who are infected with HIV-1, the retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)....