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Blood Markers May Reflect Newborns' Potential Of Contracting HIV
Preventing HIV-infected pregnant women from transmitting the virus to their newborns has long been a major concern for obstetricians. As such, many doctors continue to debate the benefits of elective Caesarian section as a way to protect the infant. In high-risk pregnancies, where the viral loads can't be suppressed with medication, delivering a baby by C-section directly from the protected, sterile environment of the amniotic sac can limit the risk of HIV transmission. But in lower-risk pregnancies, where antiretroviral medications keep the virus in check, the risk of transmitting HIV to a newborn is only about 1 percent to 2 percent. more
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Scientists Identify Brain Mechanism For Learning Disabilities
UCLA scientists have discovered the brain mechanism that causes learning disabilities in neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), an inherited disease marked by disfiguring tumors. Reported in the 16 January 2002 online edition of Nature, the discovery will lead to new treatments for the disease, which affects nearly one million people worldwide. more
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Educational Problems Of Very Low Birthweight Babies Persist Into Young Adulthood
Learning disabilities and low academic performance among children born at very low birthweight can persist even into young adulthood, according to a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. more
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Therapy Found To Relieve Fatigue Of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
For the first time, researchers here have found an effective therapy that can alleviate the fatigue often accompanying multiple sclerosis. Many therapies have been developed to treat symptoms of multiple sclerosis, but few have helped, to any degree, the excessive, debilitating fatigue that accompanies other disease symptoms in some patients. more
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Panel Issues Recommendations Regarding Common Clinical GI Procedure
An independent, non-Federal panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded today that in light of rapid advances in medical imaging technologies, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is evolving into a therapeutic, rather than diagnostic tool. The panel predicted that less invasive imaging techniques will soon eclipse ERCP's value as a tool for diagnosing pancreaticobiliary diseases, but the procedure continues to hold great utility in treatment of both benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas and biliary tract. more
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