Screen siblings, parents of infants with severe heart abnormalities
...narrowing of the valve that impedes the pumping of blood from the heart. Coarctation of the aorta is a nar...id not develop properly and cannot adequately pump blood to the rest of the body.In their study, Belmont and Towbin evaluated ultrasound-generated images of ...Pneumococcal vaccine reduces ear infections, pneumonia, new study shows
...tis and bacteremia -- a bacterial infection in the blood system -- but doctors needed good evidence that it helped control other illnesses. Ear infections (otitis media) and pneumonia are common infections in children; there are more than seven million cases of ear infection and more than one half millio...Computer scientists at UH developing 'nurturing' computers
...oring of its human user, including measurements of blood flow, pulse and breathing rate. ATHEMOS was featu... surrounding the orbit of the eye due to increased blood flow, telling us that our subject is experiencing some sort of emotional distress. This periorbital...Heart gene yields insights into evolution, disease risk
...role in regulating the elasticity and thickness of blood vessels. While its effects are complex, said the researchers, overall the variant they studied tends to retard the progress of coronary artery heart disease Because of this clinical effect, considerable human data had been gathered on the MMP3 varian...Bone marrow cells routinely help with wound healing
...rmed with the help of cells that circulate in your blood all the time and are on the spot immediately. The ...has an inflammatory response: signals direct white blood cells to the area of the wound. The white blood cells arrive to fight off foreign bacteria and infec...Identifying tick genes could halt disease, bioterrorism threat
...ow ticks find animals to feed on, feeding methods, blood meal digestion, development of disease-causing mic...ephalitic diseases. Ticks spread disease by taking blood from an infected animal and then feasting on another animal. They need the blood to grow from egg to...A genetic disorder yields insight into genes and cognition
... harmless magnetic fields and radio waves to image blood flow in the brain, which reveals brain activity. In one set of experiments, the researchers asked the subjects to determine whether sets of geometric shapes could be assembled into a square. In another, they asked the patients to concentrate on eithe...Zoledronic acid zings cervical cancer
...ervical cancer is associated with the onset of new blood vessel growth called angiogenesis. Using a mouse model of cervical cancer to explore the molecular control of angiogenesis in cancer progression, Douglas Hanahan and colleagues, from the University of California, San Francisco, found that a drug call...Study reveals first genetic step necessary for prostate cancer growth
... to drive the benign condition to cancer. Ideally, blood or other simple tests to detect these mutations could be developed that reveal predictive information about a man's type of cancer well before he is in danger. "The idea is to set the bar for detection as early as possible," Greenberg said. "Ideally,...New imaging technology at Joslin shown to detect early signs of type 1 diabetes
...n diabetes--develop. Early in this process, white blood cells called T-cells invade the islets (an inflamm...on is increased permeability (leaking) of the tiny blood vessels surrounding and within the islets. Until recently, the only way to track type 1 diabetes in...JCI table of contents: 1 September, 2004
...ervical cancer is associated with the onset of new blood vessel growth called angiogenesis. Using a mouse model of cervical cancer to explore the molecular control of angiogenesis in cancer progression, Douglas Hanahan and colleagues, from the University of California, San Francisco, found that a drug call...Analysis of gene expression in lymphoid cells can determine lymphoma cancer
...olecule CYCLIN T1 in lymphoid cells in a sample of blood can accurately pinpoint lymphoma, according to res...characteristics through a series of tests, such as blood tests, x-rays, computerized tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and bone marrow ...Other highlights in the September 1 JNCI
...become glucose- and oxygen-deprived when they lack blood vessels, which transport these molecules. Cells deprived of glucose accumulate unfolded proteins, but such cells survive this stress by turning on a special molecular pathway--the unfolded protein response--that protects cells from the harmful effect...Patented process preserves transplant tissues/organs
Body tissues such as blood vessels, cartilage and skineven whole organs such ...ter yet, collected and stored in something akin to blood banks until needed. Organs and some tissues are presently stored for short periods at refrigerator t...Probing the surface of white blood cells to enhance immune system medicine
HANOVER, NH White blood cells are the principle mediators of immune system...ol researchers characterize the structure of white blood cells and challenge assumptions about how a certain immunodeficiency disorder affects the white bloo...MIT team explains yin-yang of ginseng
...report that ginseng can both promote the growth of blood vessels (key to wound healing) and stymie that pro...r is important because preventing the formation of blood vessels can be enlisted against cancer. Tumors are fed by blood vessels; cutting off their supply ca...Advances in tumor angiogenesis Dendritic cells co-opted to the dark side
... precursors are put in the tumor context they form blood vessels that are functional," notes Conejo-Garcia....al cells are the cells forming the inner lining of blood vessels. They are critical for building tumor blood vessels and promoting tumor growth. For tumors ...Tiny collars fitted on youngest-ever tiger cubs
...ndled and measured them. After collecting hair and blood samples for genetic and disease analysis, Goodrich and his team fitted them with radio collars and returned them to their den. The cubs represent the third generation of radio-collared tigers for the project, which has been monitoring the cats in th...APS showcases 46 historic breakthrough research articles
...oduced a revolutionary new way to measure cerebral blood flow. The manuscript, still a landmark in its field, sparked the development of new cerebral blood flow methodologies and revolutionized research on the human brain. Arthur Guyton, Arthur Lindsey an......zyme, plasminogen. Plasminogen, in turn, dissolves blood clots by degrading the protein, fibrin. A major qu...uence that normally activates the gene for a mouse blood protein, albumin. This protein is produced in large amounts in the animal. The result was a transgen...