'Win-win' economic strategy for mobile PET/CT imaging reported at SNM's 52nd Annual Meeting
... The powerful PET/CT imaging technique holds great promise in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases; however, its significant price tag may be a major factor for many small community hospitals that need such services but lack funding or patient volume to support an on-site fixed dedicated system, expl...Munich researchers discover exciting possible new application of PET imaging for ovarian cancer
...arious types of cancer, said Avril. "FDG PET holds promise to be more accurate than current CT and MR imaging for the assessment of response to chemotherapy," he explained, saying that the use of serial FDG-PET at baseline and after one cycle of chemotherapy to predict if patients would benefit from continue...Foresight Nanotech Institute launches nanotechnology roadmap
...quired to get fromhere to there." "The incredible promise of nanotechnology has continued to be twenty yearsaway for the past twenty years," said Ted Waitt, founder of The Waitt FamilyFoundation. "History has shown that goal-oriented science can achieve greatbreakthroughs. We need focused goals, milestones...Researchers grow stem cells from human skin
...ur bodies is made up of fat, muscle and bone." The promise of stem cells lies in their ability to develop into specialized types of cells and to replicate themselves. Scientists hope to harness the potential of stem cells and use them to replace damaged cells and tissue in conditions such as spinal cord inju...Oral rinse predictor of marrow transplant effectiveness
...susceptible to infection, Glogauer says. "It shows promise as a non-invasive way to track a patient's recovery," he says. "We are using mice to study the underlying mechanisms at work here to help us better understand white blood cell recovery and function during bone marrow transplant therapy." "Dr. Glogaue...Researchers debut new X-ray resources for studying molecules
... demonstrations on one of three new beamlines that promise to speed medical research. Several novel design features that allow for automation, additional research stations, and more refined data will enable researchers to study molecules in greater detail and translate those findings into new medicines, ult...Microbes found to produce miniature electrical wires
... in soils and aquatic sediments, have demonstrated promise as cleaners of toxic spills and generators of energy. They are anaerobic bacteria (living without oxygen) that use metals to gain energy the way humans and other organisms use oxygen. They are distributed throughout the world in a wide variety of soi......f Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq, Delivering on the promise of ecological science to improve land management: Ecological site descriptions, and two sessions on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The five-and-a half-day program will include 4 plenary sessions, 24 scientific symposia, 36 workshops, 22 evening...Steward T. A. Pickett, director of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, honored by CERC
...ions concentrate more and more in cities, both the promise and the risk of urban systems increase dramatically. I hope that an improved ecological understanding of cities can help make our urban areas more attractive places, thereby reducing the pressures on conservation in wild and rural lands. I also hope ...Genetics center to launch new genetic-testing initiative
...eport in the news about a new genetic test and the promise it holds for improving well being and promoting health. At the same time, however, the public may not realize how little is known about how valid many of these new tests are, or how much good they actually do," said Ruth R. Faden, Director of the Be...African grey parrot is first bird to comprehend numerical concept akin to zero
...ethod called the model-rival technique, also holds promise for teaching autistic and other learning-disabled children who have difficulty learning language, numerical concepts and even empathy. The model rival technique involves two trainers, one to give instructions, and one to model correct and incorrect r......arch on human embryonic stem cells may extend this promise by providing a transplantable cell source that avoids the problems of immune rejection. Cancer stem cells have been described as the progenitors of breast, prostate, brain and other malignant tumors, raising the prospect of eliminating tumor recurre...Elevated temperature enhances success of viral cancer therapy
...r to the one that causes the common cold has shown promise in clinical trials. Now, new research suggests that fever might be a useful weapon in the fight as well. The study, published in the July issue of Cancer Cell, demonstrates that tumor cells are even more sensitive to viral therapy after they have bee...Hamill Foundation funds innovation program at Rice
...lberries, peanuts, and other plants that has shown promise as a potential cancer fighting agent and a heart disease preventative. While a number of researchers are studying the effectiveness of the compound, the cost of resveratrol -- about $400 per gram -- could limit medicinal applications. Bennett and San...Catalyst support structures facilitate high-temperature fuel reforming
...drocarbon fuels. "These novel materials show great promise for the on-demand reforming of hydrocarbons such a...s 1,200 degrees Celsius in air, thus showing their promise to perform fuel reforming at temperatures where fouling of the catalyst by soot does not occur. Whil...W. M. Keck Foundation announces 2005 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research
...Young Scholar award has demonstrated extraordinary promise for breakthrough discovery and future academic leadership." Initially established in 1998 as a five-year, $25 million initiative, the Keck Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research program was designed to support groundbreaking research addr...Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures
...500 meters below surface, research that holds huge promise for biologists. Says Dr. Ron O'Dor, Chief Scientist of the Census: "DNA research made possible through this project may allow us to reconstruct the history of marine evolution." More than scientific curiosity drives this enterprise. The plane...Discarded placentas deliver researchers promising cells similar to embryonic stem cells
...ll is, to identify cells with the same therapeutic promise as embryonic stem cells. To this end, they began looking at the viability of amnion as a cell source in late 2001, obtaining discarded placentas from full-term births under an Institutional Review Board-approved protocol. In 2002, the University of P...OHSU researchers discover potential mechanism to repair brain damage linked to MS
...y now be within our grasp. This is a time of great promise for MS research." "Preterm birth can interrupt the normal myelination process. Therefore, this report may help to explain the brain damage seen in premature infants, some of whom develop cerebral palsy," said Michael Katz, M.D., senior vice presiden...NHGRI expands effort to revolutionize sequencing technologies
... sequencing technology projects that hold the most promise for revolutionizing genome sequencing. Each research team brings a unique set of skills and expertise to solving difficult scientific and engineering problems," said Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., NHGRI's program director for technology development. "The di...