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Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
American Academy of Neurology 2010 Annual MeetingFirst blinded study of venous insufficiency prevalence in MS shows promising results More than 55 percent of multiple sclerosis patients participating in the initial phase of the first randomized clinical study to determine if persons with MS exhibit narrowing of the extracranial veins, causing restriction of normal outflow of blood from the brain, were found to have the abnormality. Contact: Lois Baker
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
 Journal of Traumatic StressMany veterans not getting enough treatment for PTSD Study shows there are still significant barriers to veterans getting a full course of PTSD treatment. 
San Francisco VA Medical Center
Contact: Bethany Carland-Adams
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
Journal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyEczema in early childhood and psychological problems Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life. This is a key finding of a prospective birth cohort study to which scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München contributed. Contact: Sven Winkler
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
EpidemiologyPrepregnancy, obesity and gestational weight gain influence risk of preterm birth Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine's Slone Epidemiology Center and Boston University School of Public Health have found that prepregnancy obesity and gestational weight gain are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth in African-American participants from the Black Women's Health Study. This study currently appears online in Epidemiology.
NIH/National Cancer Institute, Hood Foundation
Contact: Gina DiGravio
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
Nature MethodsMDC researchers develop new tool to investigate ion channels Neurotoxins from cone snails and spiders help neurobiologists of the Max Delbrück Cente, Berlin-Buch, Germany, to investigate the function of ion channels in neurons. They have developed a system which for the first time allows the targeted, long-lasting investigation of ion channel function in mammals and also their blockade with neurotoxins. In transgenic mice they succeeded in blocking chronic pain by introducing a toxin gene into the organism.
Helmholtz Association, Sonderforschungsbereich, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Barbara Bachtler
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
CortexA face is more than the sum of its parts In a new study published in the March 2010 issue of Elsevier's Cortex, researchers have found that the condition is linked to an inability to process faces as a whole, or holistically. Contact: Valeria Brancolini
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
Are bees also addicted to caffeine and nicotine? Bees prefer nectar with small amounts of nicotine and caffeine over nectar that does not comprise these substances at all, a study from the University of Haifa reveals. "This could be an evolutionary development intended, as in humans, to make the bee addicted," states Prof. Ido Izhaki, one of the researchers who conducted the study. Contact: Rachel Feldman
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
Blocking cell movement for cancer, MS treatment University of Adelaide researchers in Australia are finding new ways to block the movement of cells in the body which can cause autoimmune diseases and the spread of cancer. Contact: Professor Shaun McColl
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
APA announces draft diagnostic criteria for DSM-5 The American Psychiatric Association today released the proposed draft diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The draft criteria represent content changes under consideration for DSM, which is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health and other health professionals, and is used for diagnostic and research purposes.
American Psychiatric Association
Contact: Jaime Valora
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
AddictionIntense sweets taste especially good to some kids New research from the Monell Center reports that children's response to intense sweet taste is related to both a family history of alcoholism and the child's own self-reports of depression. The findings illustrate how liking for sweets differs among children based on underlying familial and biological factors.
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Contact: Leslie Stein
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and OutcomesStudy finds racial gaps continue in heart disease awareness Minority women's awareness remains behind that of white women. Only about half of women were aware of heart attack warning signs or said they would dial 9-1-1 if they thought they were having heart attack symptoms. Most women surveyed listed therapies to prevent cardiovascular disease that are not evidence based. Contact: Tagni McRae
Public Release: 10-Feb-2010
PLoS ONEBenefits of badger culling not long lasting for reducing cattle TB, says study Badger culling is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of helping control cattle TB in Britain, according to research published today in PLoS ONE. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London and the Zoological Society of London, say their findings suggest that the benefits of repeated widespread badger culling, in terms of reducing the incidence of cattle TB, disappear within four years after the culling has ended. Contact: Laura Gallagher
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
World Journal of GastroenterologyLactobacillus improves Helicobacter pylori infected gastritis A research team from China isolated two stomach originated lactobacillus strains, and screened their potential anti-Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) activity and anti-inflammatory effects on mouse model of H. pylori-associated Balb/c gastritis. They found both lactobacillus strains have a significant anti-H. pylori activity; Lactobacillus fermenti (L. fermenti) displays more efficient antagonistic activity in vivo against H. pylori infection. Contact: Ye-Ru Wang
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
JAMAQuestions remain on bariatric surgery for adolescents Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery can effectively treat obesity in adolescents and seems to offer a better alternative than gastric bypass surgery, but further study is needed to determine whether it's better than nonsurgical options, a UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeon writes. Contact: Russell Rian
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
JAMAStudy: End-of-life care must reflect patient wishes and values An analysis of more than a quarter-million hospital admissions of nursing home residents indicates that the decision to use feeding tubes is more a matter of hospital practice than patient preference. Findings of that study by Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University and her colleagues appear in the Feb. 10, 2010, issue of JAMA.
NIH/National Insitute on Aging
Contact: Mark Hollmer
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
Journal of NeuroscienceBrain scans track hoop fans' happy memories In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers at Duke have found that fans remember the good things their team did much better than the bad.
NIH/National Institutes of Mental Health
Contact: Karl Leif Bates
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
Clinical Cancer ResearchUH Case Medical Center researchers publish promising findings for advanced cervical cancer Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, have published new findings that may lead to a new standard of care for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Published in the February issue of Clinical Cancer Research, the phase one study found that a new chemotherapy medicine, Triapine, was well tolerated in combination with standard-of-care cisplatin chemotherapy and radiation treatment in women with cervical cancer. This regimen provided both significant reduction in cancer disease and cancer control.
NIH/National Cancer Institute
Contact: Alicia Reale
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
JAMACertain genetic profiles associated with recurrence-free survival for non-small cell lung cancer An analysis of genetic and clinical data for nearly 800 patients with non-small cell lung cancer has identified differences in genetic characteristics that are associated with age and sex specific patterns of increased or decreased recurrence-free survival, according to a study in the Feb. 10 issue of JAMA. Contact: Michelle Gailiun
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
JAMAStudy identifies factors associated with growth of fetus in first trimester and subsequent outcomes Factors such as maternal high blood pressure and high hematocrit levels (the proportion of blood that consists of red blood cells) are associated with a greater likelihood of restricted fetal growth during the first trimester, with restricted growth linked to an increased risk of preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a study in the Feb. 10 issue of JAMA. Contact: Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, M.D., Ph.D.
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
JAMAPatients with advanced dementia more likely to receive feeding tube at larger, for-profit hospitals Despite being of questionable benefit for patients with advanced dementia, new research finds that hospitals with certain characteristics, such as those that are larger or for-profit, are more likely to have a higher rate of feeding tube placement, according to a study in the Feb. 10 issue of JAMA. Contact: Mark Hollmer
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
JAMAObese teens who receive gastric banding achieve significant weight loss A higher percentage of severely obese adolescents who received laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding lost more than 50 percent of excess weight and experienced greater benefits to health and quality of life compared to those in an intensive lifestyle management program, according to a study in the Feb. 10 issue of JAMA. Contact: Paul E. O'Brien, M.D., F.R.A.C.S.
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
JAMAMolecular pathways linked to sex, age affect outcomes in lung cancer The biology of lung cancer differs from one patient to the next, depending on age and sex, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center. The findings may help explain why certain groups of patients do better than others, even though they appear to have the same disease.
Emilene Brown Cancer Research Fund, Harold and Linda Chapman Lung Cancer Fund, Jimmy V Foundation, American Cancer Society, NIH/National Cancer Institute
Contact: Michelle Gailiun
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
Clinical Cancer ResearchLow forms of cyclin E reduce breast cancer drug's effectiveness Overexpression of low-molecular-weight (LMW-E) forms of the protein cyclin E renders the aromatase inhibitor letrozole ineffective among women with estrogen-receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers, researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in Clinical Cancer Research. Contact: Laura Sussman
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
62nd AAN Annual MeetingDrinking milk during pregnancy may lower baby's risk of MS Drinking milk during pregnancy may help reduce your baby's chances of developing multiple sclerosis as an adult, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10-17, 2010. Contact: Rachel Seroka
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