NJIT students present leading research during Provost's Student Research Showcase
...ultimately help prevent blindness and other severe complications of diabetes. Ergin's research, under the direction of Gordon Thomas, PhD, professor in the department of physics, is supported by the New Jersey Vision Technology Center, the Pfeiffer Research Foundation, the New Jersey Commission for Science and Tec...'Prosthetic' retinal cells let blind mice see light
...o the retina and, therefore, may largely avoid the complications of immune reactions and biocompability," wrote the researchers. "In addition, it could potentially achieve high spatial resolution for the restored 'vision' because the approach targets the cellular level. Thus, the expression of microbial-type chann...Yale technology spins out varicose vein device company: Vascular Insights, LLC
...translate into considerably reduced convalescence, complications and pain for patients. Varicose veins, including sapheno-femoral reflux disease, affect between 75 and 150 million people in North America and Western Europe. The condition involves major blood vessels of the leg, and is different than "spider veins,...First link of oral bacteria and preterm birth found in human
...10734.asp ), hospital charges for newborns without complications averaged $1,700. In contrast, hospital costs for infants born too soon to too small averaged a startling $77,000. Also in 2003, hospital charges for all infants totaled $36.7 billion. Nearly half of that, $18.1 billion, was for babies with a diagn...Blood pressure medication may revolutionize treatment of Marfan syndrome
...first ray of hope in preventing potentially deadly complications of Marfan syndrome, a genetic disease that weakens the structural meshwork of blood vessels. People who have Marfan syndrome have a high risk of developing aortic aneurysm, which can lead to rupture of the heart's largest artery, causing sudden death...Research provides clues to obesity's cause and hints of new approach for curbing appetite
...ker for hypertension and heart disease risk, known complications of obesity. "We know that CRP binds to leptin, and this impairs its signaling, but we don't know how this is so. It may be that the coupling of the two makes crossing the blood-brain barrier difficult, or it may be that as a package it can't bind to ...Stronger evidence found linking Epstein-Barr virus and risk of multiple sclerosis
...ed with some types of cancer and can cause serious complications when the immune system is suppressed, for example, in transplant recipients. There is no effective treatment for EBV. The study population was made up of more than 100,000 members of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) health plan, who p...LIAI scientists make major finding on potential cure for type 1 diabetes
...lindness and the need for amputations. "Since the complications from high blood sugar levels (diabetes) worsen with time, we are hopeful that this therapy can reverse the disease in patients before they have too much multi-organ damage," Dr. von Herrath said....FRSQ and its partners invest over $1.2 million in Quebec consortium for research on C. difficile
...a associated with C. difficile, as well as serious complications and mortality associated with the condition....APS research awards go to undergrads at Colorado State, Michigan State, Oberlin, Williams
...airman of the Teaching Section. He died in 2000 of complications following a kidney transplant. To be eligible for a Bruce award, the students had to be the first author of the research study, had to carry out the bulk of the experiment themselves, and had to submit an abstract of the study for presentation at EB....Researcher predicts paradigm shift in heart disease treatment
...ant challenge of properly treating patients before complications such as heart disease arise. But, as obesity expert Louis Aronne, MD, explained, ongoing research into the endocannabinoid (EC) system shows promise in combating obesity and the associated cardiometabolic risks. "The picture that is emerging is that ...Scientists solve 30-year-old mystery of mutant mouse's kidney woes
.... About 20 percent of those cases lead to clinical complications that, if left untreated, can include kidney failure and death. Scientists suspect a variety of environmental and genetic factors contribute to fetal hydronephrosis. However, they frequently cannot tie it to any causative factors, making it difficult...Joslin Diabetes Center partners with St. John Health's Providence hospital in Michigan
... the latest advances for treating diabetes and its complications as well as patient education and support services. "Joslin is dedicated to working with our partners at Providence Hospital to provide state-of-the-art care and education to people with diabetes in that area," says John W. Hare, M.D., Director of Jo...NIH launches clinical studies nationwide to investigate rare diseases
... will allow us to prevent or to promptly treat the complications arising from these genetic disorders." The RDCRN has received five-year funding awards totaling $71 million and is coordinated primarily by two NIH components--the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) and the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)....Allergy/asthma and cystic fibrosis (CF) focus of awareness in May
...ividuals with a weakened immune system. Additional complications may arise due to multiple infections or underlying conditions such as allergy, asthma and cystic fibrosis. And, although the immune response in the lung plays a key role in protecting individuals from infectious agents, in many cases this response it...Diabetes hits 275 Australians each day as pandemic spreads
...they face of developing diabetes and its appalling complications if they do not make lifestyle changes," he said. The first stage of the AusDiab study - which was conducted in 1999/2000 and involved more than 11,000 people - provided a 'snapshot' of the nation's health. It showed that one million people had diabet...New study reveals signaling pathways required for expansion of pancreas stem cells
...tiation of pancreatic epithelial progenitors. "The complications of diabetes mellitus impose enormous medical, economic, and social costs to both the patient and the health-care system. These experiments provide novel insights into the signaling pathways that are required for expansion of pancreas stem cells," say...Study finds that a woman's chances of having twins can be modified by diet
...or. "Because multiple gestations are more prone to complications such as premature delivery, congenital defects and pregnancy-induced hypertension in the mother than singleton pregnancies, the findings of this study suggest that women contemplating pregnancy might consider substituting meat and dairy products with...Certain blood pressure-lowering drugs reduce diabetes risk in Hispanic patients
...Those who do are twice as likely to suffer serious complications associated with heart disease. UF researchers tracked more than 22,500 patients from 14 countries - including about 8,000 Hispanics - for two to five years. The study enrolled more Hispanic patients than any other hypertension trial to date, Cooper-...Alcohol abuse increases the risk of suffering from pneumonia
...consequently, an increase of the morbidity and the complications was revealed. This study was conducted by the Pneumonia Multidiscipline Group of Hospital Clnic de Barcelona, led by Dr. Antoni Torres, from the Institut Clnic del Trax, and leader of the IDIBAPS Group Management and Prevention of the Pulmonary Di...