32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
...of cognitive impairment, thus facilitating earlier intervention and treatment. STAR Cryoelectronics, LLC (Santa Fe, N.M.) Next-Generation Energy Dispersive Spectrometer for X-Ray MicroanalysisDevelop a next-generation energy-dispersive microcalorimeter spectrometer to meet critical needs for high-resolutio...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...e computerized decision support system used by the intervention group. Co-author Dr. Thomas D. Doerr, M.D. is one ...ss several challenges associated with psychosocial intervention research in community-based primary care. The authors posit several criteria, which may help shape f...New genetic tools provide clues to the effects of exercise and diet on obesity, diabetes
...odels for improved glucose tolerance with exercise intervention in pre-diabetic individuals, he noted. On the proteomics side, the researchers analyzed gene expression and protein profiles from muscle of lean and obese and morbidly obese individuals. "This combination of genomic and proteomic techniques ...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...tive tests and measures of function. Each training intervention improved the targeted cognitive ability, and effects were durable to two years. No training effects on daily function were detected at 2 years, likely because of minimal functional decline across all groups. A brief overview of the study design and p...Support groups aid women with 'breast cancer gene mutations'
...e first study to investigate a support-group model intervention for women at high risk of breast cancer will be pu...ve study to evaluate the effects of a psychosocial intervention for women carrying BRCA1 or 2 mutations, Mary Jane Esplen, Ph.D. of the University Health Network an...Mechanism discovered for muscle wasting seen in diabetes, AIDS and other diseases
...hy suggests a new set of drug targets for chemical intervention during cachexia, cancer, AIDS and other settings of atrophy," the authors conclude. "This is critically important because unfortunately there are currently no drugs approved for the treatment of skeletal muscle atrophy." ...Biomedical engineers at case develop first sliver-sized sensor to monitor glucose levels
... easier and quicker for doctors to decide the best intervention and therapy. To date, no such continuous, minimally invasive monitor for ions and metabolites has been available. Tohda's expertise in the area of optode technology helped point the researchers in the direction of using color changing molecules to de...Yerkes researchers to present array of new data at Society for Neuroscience Meeting
...his finding could lead to the development of early intervention therapy to stop or slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. (6 p.m. 7 p.m.)...Study links polycystic ovary syndrome with early vascular changes of heart disease
...ulation in coronary arteries, early and aggressive intervention through lifestyle changes and medication may significantly reduce heart disease-related death and illness." PCOS is a common disorder that affects up to 7 percent of the female population, or about 10 million women in the United States. Some estim...Computer models to simulate hypothetical outbreak of avian flu
...lic health workers and researchers can use to test intervention strategies should such an outbreak emerge." The fl...on models will allow researchers to test different intervention strategies that may reduce the rate of transmission between people. The objective is to evaluate met...Army-funded effort examines androgen's role in bone loss
...he development of osteoporosis. It's also clear in intervention studies that you can effectively treat osteoporotic women with androgen." One option being studied for treating osteoporosis in men and women is androgen therapy, either through androgen replacement using hormone drugs, or androgen replaceme...Alfred Sommer awarded prestigious Pollin Prize
...pplementation among the most cost-effective health intervention in all of medicine. Dr. Sommer will be presented w...ection or become blind each year without vitamin A intervention programs that now operate in more than 60 countries. According to UNICEF, over 400 million capsules ...USF spin-out company Saneron CCEL wins federal award for cell therapy
...focused on neurological cell therapy for the early intervention and treatment of several devastating or deadly diseases, which currently lack adequate treatment options. Saneron CCEL, located at the USF Center for Entrepreneurship in Tampa, FL was created by the merger of Saneron Therapeutics, Inc. and CCEL Bio-...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ssessments, as well as formulating E. coli O157:H7 intervention strategies that should include an effective HF management program." (M.J. Alam, L. Zurek. 2004. Association of Escherichia coli O157:H7 with houseflies on a cattle farm. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70. 12: 7578-7580.) *****************...Novel approach yields predictions validated by experiments
...ind optimal points in a metabolic pathway for drug intervention that would achieve desired treatment results with minimal side effects, Voit said. "The real Holy Grail will be a theory of biology that allows us to make solid predictions," Voit said. "We biologists are always envious of the physicists because the...Recognizing new aneurysm syndrome can save lives
... which might offer a target for developing medical intervention for these patients." The Johns Hopkins researchers were funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the National Marfan Fo...Multi-purpose protein regulates new protein synthesis and immune cell development
...is makes IRE1 a perfect target for pharmacological intervention for B cell-driven autoimmune diseases, like myasthenia gravis or systemic lupus erythematosus." Results from the study will be published in the Feb. 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation . Kaufman studies fundamental signaling pathways in...Report addresses safety problem in preharvest stage of food production
...c criteria to measure the efficiency of preharvest intervention strategies. Communicating to the public and educating them about preharvest food safety is essential. "The public should be more informed about preharvest food safety while understanding that zero risk is unattainable, according to the report."...Intervention cuts nerve damage, boosts life span
...esearchers said. "We've identified a new point of intervention for extending life span by adjusting the amount of oxidative damage to nerve cells," said Stephen Helfand of the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. Oxidative damage by free radicals is thought to be one of the primary forces drivi......s, and gives us tremendous insights into potential intervention pathways," she says. Ingber is a pioneer in the new, growing field of mechanobiology--the study of how physical forces affect the function and behavior of living cells and tissues and, ultimately, disease. At the turn of the last century, scientist...