International study findings link acne-like rash to effectiveness of new targeted cancer treatment
.../three rash had a highly statistically significant improvement in tumour response and overall survival compared to those with grade one or no rash." Professor Van Cutsem said that the trend for improved response and survival was seen across all patients irrespective of their age, sex, EGFR status and their Easte...Preclinical safety study shows adipose-derived stem cells improve heart function after heart attack
...the study demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at six-months post-infarction in the treated group over the control group, as measured by 2D echocardiography. Similar trends were observed by measuring LVEF via cineangiography, as provided in the data ta...Yale digital diagnostic technology is basis of new company, HistoRx Inc.
...provides an extraordinary new tool for substantial improvement in tissue analysis both for pharmaceutical research and development, and for patient care." He said that HistoRx recently entered into feasibility studies with two major pharmaceutical companies and is scheduled to ship its first systems to two pre...K-State, other universities to study how climate affects plant evolution
...ll help to inform conservation management and crop improvement strategists, he said. "Being on the forefront of the knowledge that will help feed the world of the future is not only gratifying for us personally, but also should be a real benefit for both our state and our country," said Ron Trewyn, K-State's vic...Brain has center for detecting sound motion
...ined deficient. According to the researchers, such improvement likely was due to partial recovery because of adaptive changes in her cortex. According to the researchers, their findings "provide evidence of an auditory motion module within the right posterior STG" and that by analogy with the motion-detection re...Growth hormone and IBD: Reduction of intestinal inflammation, promotion of growth
...reduced STAT3 activation in both CEC and LPMC; the improvement in histopathology was associated with reduced STAT3 activation. Growth hormone also enhanced SHP2:gp130 binding under these conditions, while SOCS-3 abundance was reduced. Direct effects of GH were investigated in tissue culture. Growth hormone trea...New treatment for fibromyalgia
...n. Although researchers reported some evidence of improvement in tender point measures among duloxetine-treated men over their placebo-treated counterparts, it was not statistically significant. "The reasons for the sex differences in response are unclear," Dr. Arnold observes. "Because the male subgroup was sm...The impact of genetic variations on the treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis
... were four times more likely to achieve 50 percent improvement in disease activity (according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology) at 12 months than were patients with one copy or no copies of the shared epitope. Furthermore, patients with particular HLA genes in addition to particular genet...New research shows air pollution can reduce children's lung function
...ed away from a polluted environment will show some improvement in lung function. This research is part of the larger Children's Health Study, an ongoing study that was started in 1993. The study is the longest ever undertaken on the association between air pollution and children's health....Light turns on anticancer agents
... agents in the dark and in visible light. "Another improvement for our systems is that the agents are activated by visible light, as opposed to UV light," said Brewer, associate professor of chemistry. "Using only visible light is a safeguard against inadvertent damage of tissue." Brewer will present the talk, ...Homeland security initiative takes Memphis' ORNL technologies to the nation
...is will be a valuable asset in the development and improvement of ORNL sensor, communications and information technologies for homeland security and national defense applications," Kulesz said. "Because of its geographic location, waterways and position as a national hub for shipping and distribution, Memphis pr...Engineering endurance: The future of the Olympics?
...out an hour longer than controls, showing dramatic improvement in both running time and distance--increases of 67% and 92%, respectively. The genetically engineered conversion of type I muscle fibers not only enhance physical performance but could presumably protect against obesity. The finding that endurance a...Innovative 'ceramic-on-metal' hip replacements to undergo clinical trials
...earch Council (EPSRC). This research is a further improvement on work carried out by the same team to develop 'm... These recent developments will lead to a ten-fold improvement in wear performance."...Two-pronged attack targeting EGF receptor hinders cancer cell growth
... with radiation in head and neck cancer show clear improvement in patient survival compared with radiation alone. The new study findings suggest that more effective EGFR signaling blockade with combination inhibitors might further augment these promising clinical results. "Predictive 'molecular fingerprints' f...Free electron laser reaches 10 kW
...0 kW. "Whenever a technology gains a factor of ten improvement in performance, the achievement opens the door to many new applications, some foreseen, and some are simply very pleasant surprises," said Christoph Leemann, Jefferson Lab Director. "We look forward to operating this exciting new machine and carrying...Gene therapy reaches muscles throughout the body and reverses muscular dystrophy in animal model
...The mice show a whole body effect, with a dramatic improvement of their dystrophy." The findings hint that it may be possible someday to introduce other genes into adult muscle to address conditions besides muscular dystrophy. The gene therapy developed at the UW was able to perform in all muscles in ...Rutgers cancer prevention expert calls for FDA action to reduce colon cancer and osteoporosis
...oporosis and colon cancer over time and an overall improvement in health at a modest financial cost and with minor modification of existing technology," the paper concludes. Newmark is an adjunct professor-in-residence at the Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research (Ernest Mario School of ...Microarrays, key genome expression trackers, work better when probes are sequence-verified
...curacies, but most notably there has been constant improvement in sequence information databases over time. Regardless of the nature of probe sequence inaccuracies, the study clearly shows that sequence-verified probes perform more consistently, and with higher accuracy, within replicates and across different ve...Study shows that ultrasound accreditation improves the quality of ultrasound practice
...gynecologic case studies showed highly significant improvement with the reaccreditation application compared with...c case studies. According to Abuhamad et al, "This improvement should translate into an enhancement of the quality of ultrasound practice." The A...University of Pittsburgh medical center among first to implant heart assist device
...allest nuances in care that can make a significant improvement in patient's survival and hospital discharge rates...litating these guidelines to support the continued improvement of patient outcomes. As the use of destination therapy expands, the long-term vision for mechanical ...