UCSD researchers describe cell activity leading to disruption of neuron migration
...s an absence of the normal grooves and ridges that characterize the brain in higher mammals. A severe brain disorder in newborns, called lissencephaly, or "smooth brain," is a result of abnormal neuronal migration where only four, instead of six layers of cortex are formed. Those children who survive the mutati...Computer resources help doctors answer patient care questions
...lle A. Carver College of Medicine. "We tried to characterize what pediatricians did when they had questions and also what those questions were. The underlying goal is ultimately to make different information resources available," she said. "If we can develop better resources for physicians to use when they hav...Using fMRI technology to understand hyperlexia
...onal way." "Neuroscience is allowing us to better characterize people who were before all bundled under the general autism umbrella," said Eden. "Just as it is extremely helpful to distinguish a child with Asperberger's, identification of hyperlexia can be equally as important for early intervention and appropr...GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Research Grant Program 2003
... Dr. Farzan and his co-investigators is to further characterize variants of tyrosine-sulfated peptides, and test the ability of compounds based on these peptides to attach to the co-receptor binding site on gp120, thereby blocking the co-receptor needed for viral entry into the host cell. Inhibition of the HIV ...Implanted stimulator for Parkinson's disease impairs cognitive function
..., stiffness, shaking and other motor symptoms that characterize Parkinson's disease. The subjects were given two tests. In one, they looked at a computer screen and were asked to remember the spatial location where a dot appeared on the screen. They had to keep track of either one or two dots. When the task invo...New studies show factors responsible for enhanced response to music
...ain. A great deal of work has already been done to characterize the brain's response to musical patterns, but now researchers are beginning to focus on more complex issues, such as how the patterns may change as a function of a person's knowledge or training in music. "Among the most promising research is that in...University of Pittsburgh receives grant for research on cancer and aging
...er development and progression; developing ways to characterize the nature, severity and likely effects of other health problems on cancer treatment and the ability to cope with cancer; and by developing appropriate interventions to ease the burden of cancer in this population." According to the NCI, the need for...New centers boost muscular dystrophy research
...ors in functional genomics studies to discover and characterize factors that guide stem cell maturation into muscle. In collaboration with scientists at the University of Missouri and Ohio State University, adeno-associated viral vectors will be exploited in preclinical studies in a dog MD model seeking the most ...New scientific advances in gastroenterology presented at college's 68th annual meeting
...ssed include: Functional Dyspepsia. Two studies characterize people with this disorder. The first finds that a significant portion of Americans suffering from functional dyspepsia also have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The second addresses the first detailed study of this disease among African Americans. ...'Good' chemical, neurons in brain elevated among exercise addicts
... due to a pathological addiction. "The point is to characterize what makes drug craving different from natural craving at the level of the genes and neuronal substrates involved so that, eventually, a pharmaceutical therapy can be designed to target the pathology," Rhodes said....Improved procurement could more than double availability of life-saving transplant organs
...icare billing data and hospital discharge data can characterize the quality of care provided to women with breast cancer. As part of another project, he is studying the factors associated with prescription of and compliance with tamoxifen therapy in patients diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. He is also a ...Nanoneurosurgery, search for E-T life, bioscan technology and home holograms at frontiers of optics
...rototype of a system that allows them to precisely characterize optical devices at a distance by taking advantage of the fact that entangled photons have very special relationships. If the state of one of a pair of entangled photons is measured, the state of the other photon can be unequivocally calculated from ...$85 million awarded for research on human immunity and biodefense
...., director of DAIT. "Ultimately, we hope to fully characterize human immune responses to disease-causing organisms and develop therapies that strengthen these responses, whether the organisms are deliberately released or arise naturally in the environment," he says. "The cooperative centers will encourage the ki...Study assessing once daily Abacavir (ABC) in a once daily ART regimen
...ly, underwent PK sampling over a 24-hour period to characterize the PK profiles of ABC in plasma and CBV-TP in per...hheld their evening dose of ABC in order to better characterize the elimination of CBV-TP. All other medications in their regimens remained unchanged. Blood samples...Two commonly prescribed diabetes drugs may cause heart failure and fluid buildup
...ication for patients with heart failure is used to characterize patients' limitation from left ventricular failure. Class I represents no limitation of physical activity; Class II, slight limitation of physical activity; Class III, marked limitation of physical activity; and Class IV, unable to carry on any physi...NIAID opens innovative treatment study for West Nile virus
...c disability. The study also will help researchers characterize the natural history of severe WNV infection. The study seeks to enroll 100 hospitalized patients 18 years of age or older who have WNV-related encephalitis or are determined to be at risk of developing encephalitis based on clinical symptoms and the ...JCI table of contents, 1 August 2003
...nd AD-affected individuals. The authors went on to characterize the particular regions of the Abeta protein and T cells that react. This reactivity has implications for the design of Abeta vaccines and may itself be linked to susceptibility and course of disease, and appears to be linked with the aging process. I...Immune response to Alzheimer diseaserelated protein changes as we age
...nd AD-affected individuals. The authors went on to characterize the particular regions of the Abeta protein and T cells that react. This reactivity has implications for the design of Abeta vaccines and may itself be linked to susceptibility and course of disease, and appears to be linked with the aging process. I...Taking control: Lab testing you order for yourself
...ding a survey that would quantify interest in DAT, characterize target customers, identify key features for the DAT program, and create an implementation and monitoring plan. The company's success in this new industry is an example of a service meeting the needs of the informed, 21st century patient.Reporting th...Fulbright scholar to study nano-sized polymer magnetic complexes
...e particles to St. Pierre's lab so that Zalich can characterize them during his fellowship. The Fulbright will allow Zalich to spend one year in St. Pierre's laboratory focusing on the structure-property relationships of polymer-magnetite complexes. By then, Virginia Tech may have more advanced instrumentation, w...