UCSD cancer researchers develop new anti-leukemia strategy
...tient's AML cells expressed, making it potentially applicable to a large number of patients; and that no cell separation or purification is needed, which translates into safety for the patient. "With this approach, it may be possible to transfer these potent, AML-killing cells back into the patient as a way of ...Heart failure mortality substantial among elderly
... "The results of those clinical trials may not be applicable to the elderly and to others with diastolic heart failure," said Kitzman. Researchers at Wake Forest are currently conducting several research studies on the most effective treatments for diastolic heart failure, including exercise and investigation...UW awarded $1 million grant from The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research
...hanism of the vicious cycle of prostatitis pain is applicable to many poorly understood pain syndromes in both men and women," Berger said. "We are deeply grateful to the Foundation for its enlightened support of this research program." The grant will be distributed over two years, at $500,000 per year....University of Pittsburgh researchers develop a urinary catheter to monitor oxygen delivery to organs
... trauma patients are often invasive and not always applicable in the clinical setting. "By developing better ways to monitor trauma and critical care patients in the intensive care unit we can implement timely decisions regarding their care," said Juan Carlos Puyana, M.D., F.A.C.S., associate professor of surg...Clot-buster keeps heart devices humming
...ytic therapy with rt-PA is an effective and easily applicable treatment for clot formation inside the MicroMed DeBakey VAD," says Rothenburger. Other co-authors are D. Hammel, M.D.; C. Schmidt, M.D.; T.D.T. Tjan, M.D.; D. Bocker, M.D.; H.H. Scheld, M.D.; and C. Schmid, M.D....More than 70 percent of adults with cancer use alternative therapies
...rs. As such, the results of this survey may not be applicable to cancer patients in other states with less liberal coverage of alternative-health services. "Regardless of incidence of alternative-medicine use in Washington, other studies also indicate that alternative-medicine use is common in patients with can...Rutgers researcher finds brain connections may reorganize in Parkinson's disease
...h conducted with animal models, West's research is applicable to Parkinson's disease in humans. "Human studies of the basal ganglia show overlapping areas that control leg and arm movements organized similarly to rats, which means it is possible for connections to get switched in the human brain just as in the ...Drug combo curbs artery re-closing after some heart attacks
...r study indicates that maybe newer and more easily applicable oral anticoagulants should also be tested," Verheugt says. "This is the largest randomized study to date with both clinical and angiographic follow-up addressing the efficacy of a continuous, combined antithrombotic regimen up to three months after a...Alzheimer's drug improves pilots' performance on tests
...ight operations. "So these results may not be very applicable to the retirement debate," he said. During the 75-minute flight simulations, the pilots received new air traffic control commands every three minutes with a new heading, altitude, radio frequency, and, on 50 percent of the legs, a new transponder cod...U.S. for-profit hospitals show higher mortality rates than non-profits, analysis shows
...udies," said Schunemann. "The results are directly applicable to the American public. Being treated in a private for-profit hospital puts patients at increased risk, and the number of private for-profit hospitals in the U.S. is growing." Devereaux said the Canadian health system is at a crucial juncture. "Many...Post-genomic technique provides real-time, multiscale look at protein life cycles in living cells
... protein distribution and fate in living cells are applicable only to light microscopy, which doesnt provide enough power to allow the exploration of fine structural details of macromolecular structures. These older techniques are not transferable to electron microscopic evaluation, which is 1,000 to 10,000 ti...Simple intervention improves quality of dialysis treatment
...nd overcoming barriers to quality care may also be applicable to other chronic conditions such as asthma or heart disease. Virtually all dialysis treatment is paid for by Medicare, even for patients younger than 65 years old. Despite annual federal expenditures of $18 billion, the mortality rate among America...Tool pinpoints acceptable pricing of combination vaccines
...cular combination vaccines, but our tool is really applicable to any combination, and there are several now on the horizon of reaching the FDA for approval. Such approval is going to happen. With National Infant Immunization Week being April 14-20 in the United States, many parents and children may be more con...Could an aspirin a day help keep prostate cancer away? Possibly
...tional research to determine if these findings are applicable to them." Should a man age 50 or older take an aspirin, ibuprofen or another NSAID every day based on the studys findings? "Men should discuss the study with their doctors and follow their doctors advice, but they should not start taking NSAIDs solel...'Telephone Medicine,' guide for physicians published
... kind specifically developed for internists but is applicable to other primary care physicians. Reisman and Stevens authored or co-authored several chapters of Telephone Medicine; 16 writers also contributed to the book. Telephone Medicine: A Guide for the Practicing Physician covers medicolegal consideration...Artwork can sharpen medical diagnostic skills, Yale researchers report
... serve as a basis for continuing education that is applicable to all physicians. "The use of representational paintings capitalizes on students' lack of familiarity with the artworks," said Braverman. "Theviewers search for and collect all of the details in the paintings because they do not have a bias as to w...Four researchers awarded Dutch Nobel Prize
...ruct a theory of the dynamics of glaciers which is applicable to virtually every glacier in the world. This theory explains why glaciers are retreating as a result of the current minor change in climate. Professor Oerlemans intends using the prize to carry out detailed measurements of temperature profiles in t...New PTSD study examines treatment methods
... to gathering data, and the results will be widely applicable to the general population. Primarily small, community-based studies have been done in the past. PTSD results when a person cannot cope psychologically with a painful, frightful or alarming experience. This new study will focus on the treatment metho...Japanese chemist wins U.S. award for molecular discoveries
...organic chemist himself is an inventor of a widely applicable controller called BINAP, which can preferentially assemble one mirror image more than 99 percent of the time. BINAP-based molecules help orchestrate the formation of flavors such as citronellol, medicines such as prostaglandins, and a variety of othe...New program shown to help heart attack patients get the best care
...But the program does help encourage use of broadly applicable tests, treatments and advice that most patients can benefit from. "If you think about going on an airplane, what do the pilot and co-pilot do?," Eagle asks. "They have a checklist of 10 to 15 things that make for a perfect takeoff, and another checkl...