Adult human breast stem cell candidate found
.... Working with tissue obtained from human patients undergoing cosmetic breast reduction surgery, Dr. Petersen and colleagues isolated a luminal epithelial cell population referred to as MUC-/ESA+ for the cell-type specific markers that were used to identify it. After establishing a MUC-/ESA+ cell line, the res...Study suggests gum disease, cardiovascular disease link common phenomenon in developed countries
...d from the carotid arteries of 106 German subjects undergoing a procedure to unclog the large arteries in the ne...patients with chronic periodontal disease who were undergoing endarterectomy, the process of cleaning away fatty plaque from the walls of the carotid arteries, th...Genetic clues for finding and treating cardiovascular disease (CVD)
...e well tolerated by the patient. The technique is undergoing clinical trials in heart by-pass patients. Dr. Mann, of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, is also widely known for his earlier work using genes to prevent new blockage of coronary bypass grafts (re-stenosis). GENE-BASED ME...AAAS speakers report worldwide 'epidemic' of obesity
...lized countries, as well as certain western groups undergoing rapid socioeconomic changes. Barry Bogin of the University of Michigan Dearborn presented the case of the Maya in Guatemala and Maya in the United States, and discussed the impact of immigration on Mayan children. While Maya-American children are tal...PET tracer detects early prostate cancer
... and lung, colorectal, and breast cancer. Patients undergoing PET scans are injected with the tracer element, which is then taken up by the body tissues. Areas of higher metabolic activity, such as cancer cells, tend to absorb more of the tracer element, enabling physicians to distinguish between normal and can...Keck Foundation awards $750,000 grant to Northeastern University to fund 3D fusion microscope
...ility, an issue of critical importance for couples undergoing treatment for infertility. Since the first baby conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) was born in 1978, about one million IVF babies have been born. However, this represents only about a 25% success rate. A major obstacle to increasing the succes...Baxter's HomeChoice Pediatric dialysis system receives market clearance from FDA
...lysis (APD) system for use with pediatric patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD), one form of dialysis usually performed in the home. HomeChoice Pediatric is designed to meet the special needs of young patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), an advanced stage of chronic kidney disease that affects ...The Scientist and BioMed Central come together to publish high-impact magazine
...e in the life science community. The Scientist is undergoing a major transformation. With the January 7, 2002 issue, The Scientist will unveil its completely redesigned print format. The current circulation of The Scientist (50,000 copies in the U.S.) will be immediately expanded with an additional 25,000 in E...Gout drug could offer hope for heart failure patients
...o took tissue samples from cardiomyopathy patients undergoing heart transplant and used them to measure amounts of xanthine oxidase (XO) an enzyme involved in normal tissue metabolism. XO contributes to the heart's demise in ways not yet understood. The researchers found that amounts of XO were significan...Prevalence of ICU nurses has strong link to patient outcomes
Patients undergoing high-risk surgeries are more likely to have post-operative complications, including difficulty breathing, if their hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) isn't sufficiently staffed by nurses, according to a Johns Hopkins study of Maryland hospitals. ...... in women for a number of reasons, including those undergoing menopause, partial or full hysterectomy, or amenorrhea. After menopause, conjugated estrogens, estradiol, or estrone sulfate are given to reduce pain during intercourse, limit blood vessel effects, and prevent loss of bone mass. After radical hyster...Space Research Briefs - Sept./Oct. 2001
...n viral levels in normal populations and in groups undergoing more stressful, space-like conditions," said Dr. Janet Butel of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute's immunology team. "These studies include persons in isolation chambers and participants in Antarctic winter-over expeditions." Latent vi......per and zinc from their cellular binding sites, by undergoing aberrant reactions with proteins and enzymes, and by promoting the formation of destructive active oxygen species. Phytochelatins have been known in plants as a means of detoxifying heavy metals for some 15 years. Phytochelatin synthase works by pol...Nature's chemical weapons save lives
...ressive compounds are used clinically for patients undergoing organ transplantation," Romo said. "Such compounds are given to moderate the activity of the immune system so that the body does not reject the organ." Romo's group completed a total synthesis of Pateamine A in 1998, putting together this complex mol...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology: August 2001
... have contracted the hepatitis C virus (HCV) while undergoing gynecological surgical procedures in the same operating room on the same day in 1998. This report, which illustrates the potential risk of HCV transmission in a surgical setting, appears in the August 2001 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiolo...Therapy hinders AIDS virus from evolving drug resistance, Hopkins researchers find
...of HIV-1 virus in the blood of children and adults undergoing a common combination drug therapy does not necessarily indicate the virus is becoming resistant to these life-prolonging medications. In the first study to show a low level of viral activity in children using the therapy, called HAART (highly active ...Sorting the girls from the boys
...rom a half to more than 90%. It means that couples undergoing pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for disor... cycles, with 172 embryos for biopsy, from couples undergoing IFV because they wanted a girl to balance their families," he told the conference. "We were able to ...Israeli fertility experts call for international chromosome registry
Lausanne, Switzerland: If a woman undergoing artificial reproductive techniques suffers repeate...and their impact on pregnancy." He said that women undergoing ART have a seven-fold higher prevalence of autosomal (non-sex chromosome) translocations than the ge...Study reveals differing attitudes to PGD among
...e more acceptable. On the other hand, the patients undergoing their first IVF cycle considered every embryo to b...res and the overall experience for future patients undergoing PGD."..."Smart" fertilizer improves plant growth, prevents pollution from run off
...oul waterways. The new fertilizer is currently undergoing its first Pennsylvania field trials with the aid of a grant from the Commonwealth's Department of Agriculture. However, field trials in Florida have been ongoing since 1998 and have shown high performance of ornamentals grown in sandy soils prone to...