Oral ZYVOX shows cost savings for outpatient treatment of skin, other infections vs. vancomycin
...ollected for 12 months prior and during the 35 day observation period, including treatment duration. Demographic and clinical characteristics, such as age, gender, plan type, comorbidities, infection-related events, and total health care costs, were comparable between treatment groups for 12 months prior to tre...Researchers at Yale identify a genetic link to Tourette's Syndrome
... study, graduate student Kenneth Kwan made the key observation that this segment of the gene was likely to be involved in gene regulation through the interaction with small molecules called microRNAs. In a series of experiments, the research team found that this was indeed the case....TB Alliance and Bayer launch historic global drug trials for tuberculosis
...ed for six to eight months, often under the direct observation of a healthcare provider. Preclinical studies in vivo** showed moxifloxacin reduced treatment time by two months when substituted for isoniazid, a cornerstone drug of TB treatment .*** Moxifloxacin is approved in 104 countries to treat certain bacter...In Western bluebird as well as human families, accumulated wealth encourages stability
...sion directed at offspring in hundreds of hours of observation during the dispersal stage. Instead, the fledgling...g could happen very quickly, so even our extensive observation may not have been adequate to detect it." Dickinson noted that development along California's Centra...Amazing nanotech in Boston: Weighing DNA, digital heat flow, electromechanical butterfly images
...AT FLOW Speaker: Marc Bockrath, Caltech The first observation of "digital" or quantized heat flow in a nanostructure at ambient conditions has been made by Caltech researchers using carbon nanotubes suspended between two electrodes. A new experiment carried out at Caltech furthers the effort to employ nanotubes...Haplotype map offers new insights into human disease, evolution
.../www.broad.mit.edu/mpg/tagger/ . Another important observation revealed by the availability of the HapMap data is that previous computer models of human genetics are too simplistic and can lead to false conclusions about the role of genes or genetic loci in different diseases. In a paper published in the Novembe......ow for charting cell lineage have relied on direct observation of developing embryos. This method worked well enough for the tiny, transparent worm, C. elegans, which has a total of about 1,000 cells, but for humans, with 100 trillion cells, or even newborn mice or human embryos at one month, each of which has o...RIT partners with leader in remote sensing to enhance homeland security
... development of prototype sensors and software for observation of the earth using aerial and satellite-based imaging systems. The main areas of the lab's research are the development of image exploitation tools, airborne and ground based sensor systems, and decision support tools for incident managers. The wildf...New monoclonal antibody therapies offer significant survival advantage for breast cancer patients
...ated women was 85.8% compared to 77.4% of women on observation alone.Patients receiving Herceptin therapy for 1 y...ighly significant improvement in DFS compared with observation (p<0.0001). This important trial is continuing, gathering further data to assess and compare 2 y...JCI table of contents November, 2005
...ion and autoimmune blood cell manifestations. This observation extends the range of clinical and immunological phenotypes associated with RAG mutations, emphasizing the role of the genetic background and microbial environment in determining disease phenotype. An accompanying commentary by Rebecca Buckley states,...Compound in wine reduces levels of Alzheimer's disease-causing peptides
... and therapeutic approaches," says Marambaud. "The observation that resveratrol has a strong anti-amyloidogenic activity is a powerful starting point for screening analogues of resveratrol for more active and more stable compounds, a task in which our laboratory is actively involved. We have already obtained ana...Winners of 2005 AAAS Science Journalism Awards
...enormous amount to be learned from close, detailed observation of cases," said Gawande, who is a practicing surgeon as well as a staff writer for The New Yorker. "It succeeds in generating new knowledge." The print judging committee found the work of Kolbert and Gawande to be exceptional and recommended that t...How protein-rich diets curb hunger
...archers have uncovered new evidence to explain the observation that diets rich in protein stunt the appetite, according to a report in the November Cell Metabolism. The findings suggest a novel link connecting macronutrients in the diet to hunger, the researchers said. The results also point to a potential new t...Other highlights in the November 16 JNCI
...noma, is more prevalent among blacks. However, the observation that hysterectomy prevalence is higher among young blacks compared with whites suggests that hysterectomy prevalence by race may contribute to an inflated estimate of the racial disparity in endometrial carcinoma rates. In addition, black women who u...New results show the RTS,S malaria vaccine candidate protects children for at least 18 months
... RTS,S/AS02A remained efficacious over an 18-month observation period. The findings are published in the November 15, 2005 on-line edition of The Lancet and are presented at the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria's Pan-African Malaria Conference in Yaound, Cameroon. CISM conducted the study in partnership with...NJIT study shows nanoparticles could damage plant life
...r in Sustainability at NJIT. "This study makes the observation that seedlings can interact with nanoparticles such as alumina, which can have a harmful effect on seedlings and perhaps stunt the growth of plants. "Other nanoparticles included in the study, such as silica, did not show this effect," Watts added. ...Sontra Medical and HortResearch form partnership to develop sports performance technology
...h and nutrition. "HortResearch scientists made the observation that low-frequency ultrasound applied to the skin can facilitate the transdermal sampling for biochemical markers of performance in athletes. Now, thanks to our partnership with Sontra, we are closer to commercializing that knowledge." Mr. McGilvary ...From intelligent cars to the prevention of heart attacks
... Hamburg The discovery of nanotechnology and the observation of minute objects have confronted science with new questions about the function of magnetism. The Collaborative Research Centre "Magnetism from the single atom to nanostructure" will tackle this area. Researchers at the universities of Hamburg and Ki...Preventing bacterial biofilms could help fight TB
... Hatfull's current study began with the unexpected observation by Hatfull's postdoctoral fellow, Anil Ohja, that a virus-infected strain of Mycobacterium smegmatis could not form proper biofilms. The virus, the mycobacteriophage Bxb1--named the Bronx Bomber by Jacobs after he isolated it from dirt in his own bac...Mercury in atmosphere could be washed out more easily than earlier believed
...a source of mercury if the air mass arrives at the observation station within a few days after the mercury is emitted. Measurements of other chemicals in the air help provide evidence of the origin, but after a few days in the free troposphere air masses dilute and can change chemically, masking their origin. T...