Chemists Develop Probe To Detect Changes In Imaging Agents Inside Body
... be in a unique position of knowingsomething about nuclear medicine and also about developingsensors. We're probably the only group in the world with thosetwo skills." The sensors are tiny carbon fibers, the same graphite fibersused to make lighter tennis rackets and golf clubs, coated with athin layer of po...X-Rays: How Big A Risk To Kids? UF Researchers Seek Answers
... locations, said Wes Bolch,also a professor in the nuclear and radiological engineering department andspecialist in biomedical engineering and health physics. The researcherswill use complex computer models of children to generalize the measurementsfor the whole organs or tissues, he said. The resea...Researchers Identify Candidate Immunosuppressant With Fewer Side Effects
...d the March6 Cell. Using x-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance respectively,the scientists were able to see how NFAT attaches to DNA, and how its structurechanges during this process. Knowing what NFAT looks like improves researchers'ability to design new drugs to interfere with its activity a...Filmless System Puts X-Ray Images On The Web
...sonance images, computed tomography, angiogramsand nuclear medicine scans. "This is another example of cutting edge technology that providesinnovative approaches to diagnosis and treatment," says Philip A. Templeton,M.D., chair of diagnostic radiology at the University of Maryland MedicalCenter. ...Synthetic Detergent Found To Fight Multi-Drug Resistance
...eveloped a sensitive test to detect thecompound by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy. The test revealedthe synthetic detergent, nonylphenolethoxylate (NPE), a common component in hardsurface and household cleansers, is present in human urine. The detergent can beabsorbed into the body through ...Pioneer In Nuclear Medicine Wins Lifetime Award
...ear Energy and he conducted aninvestigation of the nuclear disaster at Three Mile Island. "When I beg...but I'd also become fascinated by the new field of nuclear medicine. Iwanted to explore them both and I did, but I worried that the two fields mightgradually s...The Health Consequences Of Nuclear Arms Trade In The Subcontinent Should Not Be Overlooked
(Staring into the abyss: walking the nuclear tightrope in south Asia) In an editorial in this...University in Pakistan laments the building of the nuclear arms race in the subcontinent and writes that "...the enormous costs of nuclear weapons must be weig......h volume of heart patients, but they must have the nuclear imagingfacilities available 24 hours a day. Also involved in the study were, from Duke, Dr. Galen Wagner and LaiLam; Dr. Franz Wackers and Donna Natale from Yale University; and Dr. StephenStowers, St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla....Promising Bone Cancer Therapy Advances To Next Level
...ionwide clinical trial. The newly patented nuclear medicine therapy, based on a compound calledtin-117m DTPA, was developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's BrookhavenNational Laboratory. "In preliminary clinical trials involving 47 patients, we showed that ittotally or significantly eased ...Repeated Exposure To Cocaine Alters Brain Structure
...one cantrigger neuronal activity-expression of the nuclear protein c-fos--in thenucleus accumbens, the prefrontal cortex and other brain regions associated withlearning and emotion. "The fact that classical conditioning may produce alterations in neuronal geneexpression suggests that the craving and relapse ...Misdiagnosis Looms As Demand Increases For New Breast Cancer Biopsy
...mphadenectomy. "We're validating that our team of nuclear medicine physicians, surgeons andpathologists working in concert can successfully identify the sentinel node. Ifyou correctly identify the patient's sentinel node and the pathology studiesshow that it's tumor-free, then there is no reason to take the...(Cancer in children of nuclear industry employees: report on children aged under 25 years from nuclear industry family study) The incidence of cancer and leukaemia among children of nuclear industry em......k on amolecular basis. By binding to PPAR-gamma, a nuclear hormone receptor, TZDsultimately inhibit the action of NF-kappa B, a master regulatory molecule in theinflammatory response. PPAR-gamma is localized to the nucleus of cells found inseveral tissues of the body, including the cells lining the inside of......Drums . Inside the 55-gallonsealed drums at many nuclear and chemical waste sites, gases may build up todangerously high levels as the result of processes such as radiolysis, in whichradioactive emissions break down chemicals inside the drum. In efforts toincrease the safety of workers at these facilities...Improving burn diagnosis and insights into perfect pitch at acoustics press conference
... ) Inside the 55-gallon sealed drums at many nuclear and chemical waste sites, gases may build up to dangerously high levels as the result of processes such as radiolysis, in which radioactive emissions break down chemicals inside the drum. In efforts to increase the safety of workers who m......eatment. Both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear stress testing were used to evaluate changes in blood flow. Stress tests showed a worsening of blood flow in the placebo group, no change in the 10 mcg. group and significant improvement in patients receiving 100 mcg. MRI results showed clear impro...Novel neurotransmitter overturns laws of biology, offers potential for stroke treatment
...sm, like having two keys to the start button for a nuclear device. "The NMDA receptor is so delicate, so crucial to us that some safeguards are in order," says Snyder. "Get too much glutamate -- one of the most abundant chemicals in the body -- and you're in trouble. But having a highly specific process...New study finds multiple myeloma linked to radiation exposures of nuclear workers
...l Laboratory (Tenn.) and the Savannah River (S.C.) nuclear facilities, he said. Information on work history, ...was the largest ever done on this question in U.S. nuclear workers, was intended to include more cases of the disease, better evaluation of radiation doses and...Bexxar highly effective as first-line treatment for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
...and his colleague Richard Wahl, M.D., professor of nuclear medicine and radiology. The therapy is now being jointly developed by Coulter Pharmaceutical, Inc. and SmithKline Beecham. "We are extremely excited by these findings, which showed remarkable response rates and molecular remissions lasting up to and ...Research study maps formation process of certain type of breast cancer
... Figure 1). One involves a protein complex called nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), which is activated when EGF docks at the cell. In its active form, NF-kB serves as an "ignition switch" for cell division. The activation of NF-kB by EGF is itself a complex process, involving several stages and at least three...