Archive: 03/02/2014
NIH study describes new method for tracking T cells in HIV patients
A team of researchers has reported a novel method for tracking CD4+ T cells in people infected with HIV. CD4+ T cells are critical for immune defense against an array of pathogens and are a primary target of HIV. In the study, ...
Feb 3, 2014
High long-term survival of most common pediatric brain tumor, less when radiation was used
The first comprehensive, large-scale cohort study of the long-term survival of children treated for low-grade gliomas, the most common pediatric brain tumor, finds that almost 90 percent are alive 20 years later and that ...
Feb 3, 2014
Quantifying the FDA's rulemaking delays highlights the need for transparency
In a study published in Health Affairs on February 3, 2014, Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, and co-authors, quantify how long it takes the FDA to enact a formal rule affecting drugs, medical devices and other health-related ...
Feb 3, 2014
New study offers insight into why cancer incidence increases with age
The accumulation of age-associated changes in a biochemical process that helps control genes may be responsible for some of the increased risk of cancer seen in older people, according to a National Institutes of Health study.
Feb 3, 2014
Scientists find mechanism that helps HIV evade antibodies, stabilize key proteins
NIH scientists have discovered a mechanism involved in stabilizing key HIV proteins and thereby concealing sites where some of the most powerful HIV neutralizing antibodies bind, findings with potential implications for HIV ...
Feb 3, 2014
Hypertensive patients' specialty use changed with medical home
Group Health studied how patients with treated hypertension used outpatient specialty care before, during, and after a primary-care redesign (the patient-centered medical home) was spread system-wide. David T. Liss, PhD, ...
Feb 3, 2014
Study examines consumption of added sugar, death for cardiovascular disease
Many U.S. adults consume more added sugar (added in processing or preparing of foods, not naturally occurring as in fruits and fruit juices) than expert panels recommend for a healthy diet, and consumption of added sugar ...
Feb 3, 2014
Effect of lowering blood pressure on risk for cognitive decline in patients with diabetes
Intensive blood pressure and cholesterol lowering was not associated with reduced risk for diabetes-related cognitive decline in older patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a study in JAMA Internal ...
Feb 3, 2014