UNC neuroscientist awarded renewal of federal grant that began in 1957
...el pain therapies." Perl, 77, received his medical degree in 1949 from the University ofIllinois at Chicago and was acting head of the University of Utah'sphysiology department in Salt Lake City, where he was part of a strongneurophysiology program. While at Utah, Perl first obtained the NINDS grant, holdin...UCSF scientists show prion shape affects nature of infection
...lian prion play important roles in determining the degree to which a prion is pathogenic. In mammals, different strains of the same prion protein cause mad cow disease, scrapie and the related Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (CJD), all of which lead to debilitating neurological damage known as transmissible spon...Life expectancy of diabetics 12 years less than others
... that it killed people, but we didn't know to what degree it affects overall health," says Professor Douglas Manuel of the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). "We're definitely planning to use this method for evaluating...Impaired sense of smell increases risk for certain hazards
...archers found that 76 percent of patients had some degree of olfactory impairment, and 30 percent had no sense of smell. Thirty-seven percent of patients with olfactory impairment, but only 19 percent of patients with a normal sense of smell experienced at least one olfactory-related potentially hazardous ...New computer-aided approach tailors drug dose to patient needs
...the software predictions suggest that the targeted degree of platelet inhibition may be achieved in some patients with lower doses, which could translate into a reduced risk for adverse side effects. The Penn State researcher says, "The software also predicts that administering a smaller initial dose, fo...Loss of smell linked to key protein in Alzheimer's disease
...ns, such as tau, we may well be able to assess the degree of progression of selected elements of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders by scores on quantitative smell tests." A total of ten mice were evaluated in this experiment five mice that were genetically engineered to be a model for human Alzhei...2004 Dean Award to Steven Levy
...he Hawaii Convention Center. Dr. Levy earned an AB degree in statistics from Princeton University, then a DDS from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1986, after which he obtained further qualifications in health policy and dental public health. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journa...2004 Salivary Research Award to Ekstrom
...ion and function. Professor Ekstrm received his MD degree in 1966, and his PhD degree in physiology in 1975, from Lund University, Malm, Sweden. He now holds the positions of Professor ...2004 Geriatric Oral Research Award to Slade
..., Adelaide, Australia. Dr. Slade earned his dental degree from the University of Melbourne in 1982, a Diplom... University of Toronto, Canada, in 1988, and a PhD degree from the University of Adelaide in 1994. From 1994, he held a faculty appointment at the University ...Bite-marks giving false impression
...conditions. "The technique is reliable with a high degree of accuracy," says Gould. But critics are still far from convinced. The study says little if anything about real-life scenarios, they argue, because the skin marks the researchers used were much clearer than those in real-life cases. "Bite marks don...Heart attack patients face 25% lower death risk if hospitals follow national care standards
... take their responsibilities more seriously. "The degree of improvement we've demonstrated in Michigan is at least matched by the opportunity that remains," he says. "We need to move from a culture of missed opportunity to a system that guarantees quality and accountability."...Los Angeles kids benefit from new asthma identification process
... as having or not having asthma and indicating the degree to which asthma is managed. The previously validated survey was administered in 24 Los Angeles-area elementary and middle schools using a process that relies on the classroom teacher's independent distribution and collection of the surveys. As an i...C-reactive proteins do not predict early osteoarthritis
...between the levels of C-reactive proteins with the degree of osteoarthritis as measured by X-rays. She analy...associations between C-reactive protein levels and degree of osteoarthritis were explained entirely by BMI differences," she concluded. "For that reason, we d...New breast pap smear detects early cellular changes; May prevent onset of breast cancer
...al trial. High risk is defined as having two first degree relatives who had breast cancer; an abnormal breast biopsy or mammogram or a carrier of BRCA 1 or 2 -- genes that confer a 90 percent lifetime risk of breast cancer. Despite these criteria, Seewaldt cautions that there is no definitive way to measure...Randomisation phase of the DIRECT programme (DIabetic REtinopathy Candesartan Trials) completed
...rcent of type 2 patients, will have developed some degree of diabetic retinopathy.(3) DIRECT are three separate clinical studies within one programme. Each study of the programme will investigate the effect of candesartan cilexetil in diabetic, normotensive (the type 2 patients can be either normotensive or...Bar characteristics, women's behavior in bars tied to their risk for bar-related aggression
... than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs....Depression on College Campuses conference
...and building different support systems. While some degree of stress is normal in times of transition, for some students, it can become overwhelming. Add to that a lack of sleep time and alcohol consumption, and you have a recipe for depression. In fact, all three of those factors stress, sleep, and alco...Malnutrition and misery will be 'unimaginable' by 2054
...dire," Pimentel says. "In the next 50 years, the degree of malnutrition, resultant disease and human misery is unimaginable. But we have to try to consider the future while there is still time to make meaningful changes, to reverse these trends and ensure a sustainable food supply." Pimentel's views were ...A little stress may go a long way toward boosting skin's immunity
...the magnitude of immune responses by measuring the degree of inflammation at the initial site of antigen administration. They examined the types of cells and proteins indicators of immune system activity that were present, and in what amounts. Animals were exposed to the same antigen, this time at a diffe......of the device." The researchers also assessed the degree of deficit of the stroke patients. While undergoing their hour-long treatment, 10 of the 15 conscious patients (67 percent) showed significantly higher scores on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, the most commonly used assessment tool ...