The trust game: Measuring social interaction
...ade possible by hyperscanning or hyperscan-fMRI, a breakthrough that allowed Montague and his colleagues to synchronize the scanning of two interacting brains. Without this, the researchers could not have looked at both brains at once, a factor that made the research possible. In fact, Montague and members of hi...Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
...terror that polio caused at the time. The initial breakthrough that led to the eventual eradication of polio throughout most of the world is credited to Dr. Salk and his Pitt team of researchers, who developed the first polio vaccine. It was Salk's mentor, Thomas Francis, Jr., of the University of Michigan, who ...OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
...e disease they are fighting." This latest research breakthrough is based on earlier studies that demonstrated how a receptor on certain brain cells -- called the MC4 receptor -- can influence metabolism and appetite. Previous research involving mice demonstrated that when this specific cell receptor is blocked by...Tumor-targeted immune cells cure prostate cancer in mice without causing systemic immune suppression
In a major breakthrough in cancer gene therapy, a Northwestern University researcher has endowed immune cells with the ability to specifically target metastatic prostate cancer in mice without causing the toxic immune suppression that has been associated with earlier forms ...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
...nced Technology Research Center. "This outstanding breakthrough by Schepens scientists offers new hope to those wh... Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, "This extraordinary breakthrough demonstrates what we can achieve when we support public and private partnerships between the Defense...Potential drug target for treating cocaine abuse found
...pound." Although the results are preliminary, this breakthrough shows that it may be possible to develop drugs that block cocaine's stimulating effects, and perhaps its power to addict, Nestler says. Researchers previously thought that different chemicals that prevent the reabsorption of dopamine would all have t...Miniaturized lab permits saliva screening on the go
...oduce results in less than an hour. One particular breakthrough was made by the laboratory of Haim Bau in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science in miniaturizing PCR, the technique of amplifying trace amounts of DNA or RNA to detectable levels. "Normally, PCR involves a thermocycler device about the s...Get ready for next generation surround sound
... produce the required results in mere minutes. The breakthrough has been made by researchers at the University of York's Department of Electronics, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The researchers are working in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Sydney, Au...University of Manchester makes made-to-measure skin and bones a reality using inkjet printers
...at The University of Manchester have developed the breakthrough technology which will allow tailor-made tissues an...ed position in order to grow tissue or bone." This breakthrough overcomes problems currently faced by scientists who are unable to grow large tissues and have limit...2005: A critical year for action towards millennium development goals
...of the international system is at stake. Without a breakthrough in 2005, well-governed, poor countries will not be effectively supported in pursuing an MDG-oriented strategy, and the already dwindling faith in international commitments to reduce poverty will probably vanish. If we do not act now, the world will l...Authors warn of inaccuracies concerning use of race in health & social science research
... race. Doing so, the authors submit, may achieve a breakthrough in producing the kind of data needed to begin to solve the health disparities problem in the United States. The interdisciplinary Georgetown University Ethics Research Consortium on Smoking is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Genes, Env...Penn study may lead the way for first medication to treat cocaine addiction
...firmed by further investigation, this could be the breakthrough we have been waiting for," says Charles Dackis, MD, Chief of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Presbyterian, and the study's principal investigator. "Cocaine is capable of destroying not only the lives of those addicted, ...Orqis receives FDA approval to expand clinical trial of Cancion CRS therapy to 40 centers
... About The Cancion CRS Therapy A breakthrough discovery in hemodynamics -- the simple supplementation of blood flow specifically in the descending aorta -- led to the development of the Cancion CRS therapy, which centers on the novel use of a blood pump and proprietary peripheral access to the c...New system may help babies avoid brain damage
...n you go now. "This is really the first practical breakthrough in moving the field of monitoring to the next level, that is helping the precision of the tool and helping people who use it to make better clinical decisions," Dr. Devoe says. Part of that help comes in an intense learning and certification process...Brain can be trained to process sound in alternate way, study shows
...animals who have learned new skills. Then came the breakthrough discovery: the expert rats were processing volume changes in a new and different way. In the brains of the untrained rats, the overall neural response rate increased as the sound got louder and louder, as the classical model would predict. In the exp...Stem cell research: The new medicine of the future
... of stem cell research may be the greatest medical breakthrough in our or in any lifetime, many opponents to the research are well-meaning and sincere. Their belief on stem cell research is just that--an article of faith, and they are entitled to it, but it does not follow that the theology of a few should be all...Molecular tailoring of chemotherapy with novel imaging techniques
... bioluminescence imaging technology has provided a breakthrough that allows scientists to examine the size of a tumor in living mice with high sensitivity," says El-Deiry. "Since the reporter gene is always on and only in the tumor cell, it's essentially measuring tumor volume. Using the reporter gene along with ...University of Manchester uses crystals to help battle deadly diseases
... powerful, more effective and more efficient." The breakthrough allows the molecular structures of proteins, the chemical catalysts in the body, to be studied in complete detail. In fact, experiments at the University have shown that the number of visible atoms in a molecule doubled when using the technique, comp...FDA grants accelerated approval of TYSABRI, formerly antegren, for the treatment of MS
...tients and physicians." "TYSABRI is a significant breakthrough for patients with MS," said Kelly Martin, president and chief executive officer, Elan. "The approval of TYSABRI, with its unique mechanism of action and new level of efficacy, has the potential to make a genuine difference in the lives of patients a......ham will lead an all-star presentation on a recent breakthrough they've made regarding the deficit underlying age-related muscle wasting. They will introduce of new concept of "amino acid resistance" in the elderly - an inability to use dietary protein due to defects in muscle sensing and signaling processes. The...