Artificial liver trials show progress, as transplant candidates wait
...e first American clinical trial of an experimental artificial liver system began at the University of Michigan H...ned as having less than 7 days to live. That makes artificial liver support more crucial than ever, says Bartlett. Recently, artificial liver technology has branc...Sucrose results in more weight gain than artificial sweetners in overweight individuals
...e, it is important to establish whether the use of artificial sweeteners can aid in weight control. Publishing ...of overweight men and women with either sucrose or artificial sweetener, mostly in the form of sweetened beverages. They found that individuals who consumed sucro...Protein patterns in blood may predict prostate cancer diagnosis
...r weight and electrical charge. They then used an artificial intelligence program developed by Correlogic Syste...onstrated that combining proteomic technology with artificial intelligence based bioinformatics can be a powerful tool, and is a new paradigm in the detection and...Protein patterns may aid prostate cancer detection
...elogic Systems Inc. in Bethesda, Md., used similar artificial intelligence bioinformatics technology to that employed in a recently reported ovarian cancer test. Here the method was used to analyze serum samples from men with prostate cancer and men with benign prostate conditions. The researchers identified ...M.I.N.D. Institute study confirms autism increase
...California is real and cannot be explained away by artificial factors, such as misclassification and criteria changes, according to the results of a large statewide epidemiological study. "Speculation about the increase in autism in California has led some to try to explain it away as a statistical issue or wit...New drug linked to fewer deaths among kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis
...bloodstream by passing it through a membrane in an artificial kidney machine. Although regular hemodialysis treatment helps maintain life, studies show it provides about a tenth of the cleaning function of normal kidneys. Moreover, those on the treatment run an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and othe...Tissue-engineered cells transmit electrical signals in animal hearts
...ts that a person's own cells might one day replace artificial pacemakers, researchers reported today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2002. Studies conducted at Children's Hospital Boston tested the ability of immature skeletal muscle cells to interconnect with heart cells and spread the...Brief exposure to Mandarin can help American infants learn Chinese
...n previous learning studies babies were exposed to artificial languages for a few minutes and no one expected that kind of exposure to produce long-lasting effects," said Kuhl "We predicted that learning in this natural situation would produce a longer lasting effect. We were surprised to see some of our babie...Aircraft technology helps diagnose artificial hip, knee problems
...s a similar process to assess the wear and tear on artificial hip and knee joints so patients can reduce the num...th their implants prior to revision surgery. Most artificial hips consist of a polyethylene socket and metal ball or metal-on-metal combinations that are connect...Arizona pioneer in plastics wins top chemistry award
...o the desired device such as a tube for use in an artificial blood vessel. And the materials need to be engineered so they are compatible with living tissue and do not cause adverse reactions, such as an inflammatory response. Vandenberg has developed a new class of biomedical polymers and the means to tailor ...Study provides new evidence that cranberry juice may help fight heart disease
...en of the subjects were given cranberry juice with artificial sweetener but without high fructose corn syrup, wh...ends drinking a low sugar version that contains an artificial sweetener. If you don't like cranberry juice, there are other heart-healthy alternatives. A recent ...Children's Hospital Boston finds capacity can be increased by smoothing scheduled patient flow
...ized the study's findings by saying, "Reduction of artificial variability represents a promising area where astute managers may improve patient care without intruding on the specifics of clinical decision-making." Co-authors of the study include James Mandell, M.D., President and CEO at Children's Hospital Bos...Robo-thespians help mothers of kids with cancer
Cartoon figures animated by robotic artificial intelligence can help mothers cope with the stresses associated with caring for a child who has cancer. In the first clinical trial, 26 mothers of children being treated for malignancies gave "uniformly positive reviews" of the system, called "Carmen...Is there a way to derail the children's 'Allergy March'?
...sence of preservatives and stabilizers, as well as artificial colors and flavors and the early introduction of solid foods to infants. The symptoms are intense itching and skin cutaneous reactivity, and a spreading of rash-like symptoms. This condition can also be caused by immunodeficiency, metabolic diseas...Emory scientists contribute to study of key regulatory protein in neurodegeneration
...rotein tangles. They also found that mice with an artificial disruption of Pin1 develop a neurodegenerative disease that resembles Alzheimer's. Lead authors are Drs. Yih-cherng Liou, Anyang Sun, and Kun Ping Lu from Harvard Medical School. Xiaojiang Li, PhD and Zhao-Xue Yu, PhD from Emory School of Medicine...Emory University researchers find clue to Huntington's disease mechanism
...it could be because of their early death caused by artificial overproduction of the mutant proteins. But our research confirms that the mouse model works well for the hypothalamus and that HAP-1 loss of function is involved." In cell culture, the Emory researchers were able to protect normal hypothalamic neu...Nearly 3.2 million American women 50 and older suffer from debilitating dry eye syndrome
... to postmenopausal hormone therapy in women. While artificial tears in the form of eye drops offer some relief and other treatments are also available or in clinical trials, the disease is not curable. The study, titled Prevalence of Dry Eye Syndrome in American Women can be obtained online at http://www.aj...UC Davis neurosurgeon implanting artificial cervical discs
...small number of hospitals in the nation implanting artificial cervical discs in patients with degenerative disc ...the spine and may cause stiffness in the neck. The artificial implant is designed to preserve motion, and could potentially eliminate complications with fusion." ......sponse to external stimuli. For example, a "smart" artificial pancreas might release insulin inside the body in response to high sugar levels. Other applications may include exotic foods, cosmetics or sensors. But scientists need to better understand the molecular behavior of the gels before they can optimize t......erminate and release toxins. Scientists can create artificial infection by injecting animals with anthrax LT. The accumulation of toxins precipitates events that lead to death. For more than a decade, scientists based their understanding of LT actions on the results of a few studies that employed a limited num...