EurekAlert! - Breaking NewsThe premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.98 percent of elective mastectomy patients would have reconstruction again, says ASPS study- July 7, 2008 Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent would do it again, reports a study in July's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/asop-9oe070708.php Bacterial peptide provides new insight into common tumor suppressor- July 7, 2008 Scientists have identified a new anti-tumor drug that might prove useful in developing treatments for a multiple human cancers. The research, published by Cell Press in the July 8 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, advances the understanding of one of the most frequently disrupted tumor suppressor proteins in human cancer and provides new insight into the regulation of the complex process of cellular protein degradation under normal and pathological conditions.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/cp-bpp062708.php Japanese encephalitis virus causes 'double trouble' to brain- July 7, 2008 Recent research at the National Brain Research Center, India, published in Journal of Neurochemistry, has shown that Japanese encephalitis virus, commonly known as brain fever, damages the brain in two ways -- not only killing brain cells but also preventing the birth of new cells from neural stemprogenitor cells and depleting the NPC pool in the brain.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/w-jev070708.php Combination drug taken early relieves migraine symptoms- July 7, 2008 A combination drug taken within an hour after the start of a migraine is effective in relieving symptoms, according to research published in the July 8, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/aaon-cdt070108.php Schizophrenia linked to dysfunction in molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana- July 7, 2008 Pittsburgh researchers report that alterations in a molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana, called cannabinoid 1 receptor, may contribute to the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, suggesting possible new drug targets that could help to improve functioning and memory in people with the mental illness. Expression of CB1R, the site of action of the main chemical ingredient of marijuana, is significantly reduced in the brains of individuals with schizophrenia.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uops-slt070708.php Can you hear me now- July 7, 2008 When it comes to cellular communication networks, a primitive single-celled microbe that answers to the name of Monosiga brevicollis has a leg up on animals composed of billions of cells. It commands a signaling network more elaborate and diverse than found in any multicellular organism higher up on the evolutionary tree, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/si-cyh070208.php Political borders, health-care issues complicate pandemic planning- July 7, 2008 Panic, staffing issues and geographic boundaries are some of the challenges that public health experts need to address as they plan for a possible influenza pandemic, according to a new report from Purdue University.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/pu-pbh070708.php NYC first: Complex aneurysm treated using new fenestrated endograft stent- July 7, 2008 In a New York City metro-area first, a 93-year-old Bronx man underwent implantation of a new stent graft at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the only center on the Eastern Seaboard with access to this investigational device. The new stent graft was implanted under an FDA-approved clinical trial protocol. The stent graft is designed to treat a complex form of abdominal aortic aneurysms in which the weakened, enlarged vessel wall is too close to the arteries leading to the kidneys.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nyph-nfc070708.php US firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says- July 7, 2008 US companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University of Illinois labor expert.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uoia-ufa070708.php Birth attendant and maternal hand-washing associated with reduced newborn death rate- July 7, 2008 Washing hands with soap and water before delivering a newborn infant is associated with a lower rate of neonatal deaths in developing countries, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMAArchives journals.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/jaaj-baa070308.php |