Emory Doctors Discuss "Killing Heat" In This Week's NEJM
...es, synagogues and mosques can help by reinforcing key safety messages. They should also open their facilities during the hottest hours of the day." "Utility companies often suspend shut-off activities during periods of environmental stress, and debt-forgiveness programs can be implemente...Fertilization Protein Structure To AID in Leukemia Treatment
...nd egg. Remarkably, the same structure may hold a key to new treatments for leukemia, a kind of cancer that attacks the blood. The research, supported by the National Science Foundation, has revealed a previously unknown relationship between a protein in the eggs of a marine mollusk and a protei...UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
...dents -- began their collaborationin 1992. Several key technology patents have been issued to both the UW andSiemens during the collaboration. Siemens funded the UW research with $1million and holds an exclusive license to the UW core technology. "This is asuperb example of how industrial and university ...Program Provides Treatment For Prison-Released HIV-Positive Women
...months and 37 percent within 12months. Prisons are key sites to provide initial HIV-related care and links tocommunity follow-up. Between 1989 and 1993, for example, 39 percent of allHIV-infected women in Rhode Island were first diagnosed with the virus in thestate prison. Upon release from prison, HIV-p...New Drug For Parkinson's Disease Proves Effective, Study Finds
...brain produces dopamine, a neurotransmitter that's key to the control of movement. Parkinson's, which afflicts adults ranging from ages 40 to 80,results in uncontrollable tremors and shaky, stiff, and slowmovements. The condition of patients slowly declines over a period of years or even decades, with th...Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine By U-M Researcher Is 93% Effective
...lpassages---a powerful first line of defense and a key element in the preventionof influenza. School age children are major carriers of the disease. Influenzakills 20,000 people each year in the United States alone. The results of the 10-site study were announced July 14 by the NationalInstitut...NIH Honors Emory Researcher With Merit Award For Work On Renin-Angiotensin System
...is colleagues have beenresponsible for a number of key scientific discoveries that have transformed theway in which scientists view the renin-angiotensin system and its effects oncardiovascular function. In 1989 they became one of the first laboratories inthe world to isolate and clone the gene for the a......ertise are clearly available for this task, yetthe key is joining together to seize an opportunity of a generation to assurethat all the partners are meeting their obligations to promote and secure thehealth of Indian people. "Now is the time to launch a broad-based review ofFederal programs for American...Penn Researchers Initiate Ground-Breaking New Trials To Treat
...or of thePenn's Photodynamic Therapy Program, is a key collaborator inexploring new PDT protocols for cancer treatment. "Photodynamictherapy has the potential capability to selectively eliminatecancerous cells using light and photosensitizers," states Dr.Hahn. "This therapy has tremendous possibilities...Researchers Study 'Natural' Screen For Cancer
...rns. Analysis of thelight that comes back provides key information about the skin, says Rawicz. Theprojec...C. Science Council. Measuring light is the key to another of Rawicz's group projects -- adental color analyzer, which he expects to soon produce co...Heart Attack Survivors Can Lower Stroke Risk By Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drug, Study Says
...es are obstructed by atherosclerosis. "The key point is that if you have a heart attack, you are at high riskof developing a stroke. If you have a stroke, you are at high risk of developinga heart attack," says Plehn. "So it makes sense to be aggressive with a strongdrug to lower cholesterol in p..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
... body's capacity to make new cells was in fact the key determinant of T cell counts and the patients' responses to protease inhibitor therapy in AIDS. T cells were indeed being destroyed with a higher degree of efficiency in AIDS patients than in healthy people without HIV infection, but more important ...Tighter Chemical Binding = Better Meds
...binding ability. The 3-D structures of hundredsof key human proteins have been solved in recent years, many of them byYale scientists, making rational drug design possible. Jorgensen also has developed widely used computer programs, suchas BOSS and CAMEO, that enable scientists to model complex organic...... order to understand and more precisely target the key interactions betweencamptothecin-Topo I/DNA. BioNumerik used this information to guide andcomplement the discovery and optimization of novel compounds for laboratorysynthesis and preclinical testing. In a presentation titled "BNP7787: Administrati...Keeping Score On Doctors: Report Says Flaws In Counting Must Be Addressed To Ensure Accuracy
...said. "If we redirect our efforts toward recording key data in a universallycomparable format, we could avoid the types of inaccuracies that come fromtrying to extract outcome data from hospital claims." "If we don't do it ourselves, insurance companies and governmentagencies will do it for us,"...Researchers Identify Candidate Immunosuppressant With Fewer Side Effects
...esearchmade a peptide that binds to calcineurin, a key molecule in the pathway thattransmits signals from the T cell receptor to the nucleus. The key differencebetween how the peptide and the drugs cyclosporin A and FK506 work is the regionon calcine...Study Shows Child Health Plus Eases Access, But Some Barriers Remain
... of services for minoritygroups. That is among the key findings of a study conducted by ateam of research...ability to get an appointment." Among the study's key findings: Before Child Health Plus, having a medical home varied by raceand ethnicity, a fact which ...Neurotransmitter-Induced Electrical Activity Identified As Key Regulator Of Synaptogenesis
... activity of the postsynaptic cell is a key signal for synapse formation. Nerve cells communicate via specialized cell-cell contacts, the so-called synapses. Upon stimulation of the presynaptic cell, neurotransmitter is released from its nerve endings. The ...Communication Between Doctors And Asthma Patients Is Key
..., patients can take control of their disease. The key ishaving good instruction from the physician,'' she said. Physicians who participated in the training were more likely to addresspatients' fears about medicines and review written instructions with patients. Parents of children treated by program phy...UCSF Hospitalists May Be Key To Shorter, Less Costly Hospital Stays
...ty doctors whospecialize in hospital care may be a key to shorter, less costly hospital staysthat don't compromise quality or teaching. The study, published in the May 20th edition of the Journal of the AmericanMedical Association , found that patients spend less time in the hospital--andtheir care cos...