Substance protects resilient staph bacteria
...the organism," Dr. Otto says. "If a vaccine can be developed to negate the effect of the PGA, it could be highly successful against all pathogens in which PGA is a basis for disease development, such as Staph and anthrax." The group used genetic and biochemical analyses to show that PGA is produced in S. epide...Binghamton University launches microelectronics research center
...er, the CAMM will evaluate equipment and materials developed under the auspices of USDC, industry or its own R&D program that can be further developed in a fully-integrated manufacturing line. Equipment will be accessible to both the University commun...Canadian neurologist wins highest award as American Stroke Association honors five
...al lobe in the cardiac complications of stroke and developed the "ischemic score" that bears his name. In addition, he was the first recipient of Canada's Trillium Award for outstanding research achievement. Marler will receive the association's second major honor, the William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
... program to educate medical professionals in newly developed diagnostic approaches, technologies and therapies. Co-authors are: Joe Acker, E.M.T.-P., M.P.H., M.S.; Larry B. Goldstein, M.D.; Richard D. Zorrowitz, M.D.; Timothy J. Shephard, Ph.D.; C.N.R.N.; C.N.S.; Peter Moyer, M.D.; M.P.H.; Mark Gorman, M.D.; ...New treatment rivals chemotherapy for lymphoma, U-M study finds
...rmerly at U-M and now at Johns Hopkins University) developed the Bexxar regimen, which received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June 2003 to treat follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after other treatments have failed. The newly published research involves Bexxar as a first-line treatment ...Suffering from fatigue, abdominal discomfort or bloody diarrhea?
...eral disease activity measurement scales have been developed some requiring endoscopy and some not to monitor the activity of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease that affects more than one million Americans and causes inflammation and bleeding of the colon and rectum. Since none of the scales h...New bedside tool gauges mortality risk in heart failure patients
For the first time, UCLA researchers have developed a new evaluation tool that can predict mortality r...rt Failure National Registry (ADHERE), researchers developed a risk model after analyzing 33,046 hospitalizations. The model was developed using a relatively new...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (first issue)
...eptic shock died on Study Day 3, and nine patients developed delayed septic shock that was complicated by acute... syndrome in four. One additional control patient developed septic shock after Day 8. In contrast, in the hydrocortisone group, the two patients who were admit...New way to block pox shows promise in lab study
...ected with smallpox virus. CI-1033, which is being developed by Pfizer Corporation as a potential cancer treatment, halts erb-B1's function. The investigators found that production of new virus particles and spread of the virus to uninfected cells was significantly impaired when erb-B1-blocking CI-1033 was pre...Women's heart risk underestimated by doctors, resulting in less preventive care than in men
...eventive care. The American Heart Association has developed an educational tool kit for physicians to address the treatment gap in the findings of this study. Education and support needs to be targeted to women as well. "Lifestyle is the fundamental method to prevent heart disease," Mosca said. "Therefor...Two studies find evidence that sunlight may have beneficial influence on cancer
...have been increasing over the last 50 years in all developed countries with large Caucasian populations. But as the incidence of melanoma increases, so does survival, suggesting the possibility that increasing sun exposure increases melanoma survival in addition to melanoma incidence. However, increased early ...New way to diagnose sciatica may point to a different cause
...ack pain and sciatica. MR neurography, which was developed by Filler, however, uses MRI technology coupled with special software and hardware upgrades that generate detailed images of just about any nerve in the body. However, the technology is not widely used and is only available on a limited basis, despit...Nanoscale diagnostic sets sights on Alzheimer's
...sample for any number of ailments. The researchers developed BCA to detect a mere few dozen molecules amongst a sample filled with billions and have already experimented with biomarkers for AIDS and prostate cancer. This research was supported by both NSF's Engineering Research Centers program and the NSF Offi...New test is first step in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...bar-code amplification (BCA) technology, which was developed at the University, can detect in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) miniscule amounts of a toxic protein that may be responsible for the early neurological deterioration in Alzheimer's disease. The findings will be published online the week of Jan. 31 b...Drug treatment promising for halting Huntington's-related nerve death
...the cells, and eventually the cells die. "We have developed a model that links the mutation in huntingtin with degeneration of motor neurons," Dr. Bezprozvanny said. "The model connects all the dots between the Huntington's disease mutation, defective calcium signaling in the cell, and subsequent degeneration...Wisconsin scientists grow critical nerve cells
...o progenitor cells of motor neurons, which in turn developed in a lab dish into spinal motor neuron cells. The newly generated motor neurons, according to Zhang, exhibit telltale electrical activity, a sign that the neurons, which normally transmit electrical impulses, were functional. The spinal motor neuron...Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
... UK-based Infoterra and WesternGeco have jointly developed a seismic-quality mapping service as part of an ESA Earth Observation Market Development (EOMD) project. EOMD is a programme aimed at strengthening the European and Canadian capacity to provide geoinformation services based mainly on Earth Observatio...Passive smoking in childhood may increase risk of lung cancer in later life
...ve smoke (but were not smokers themselves), 97 had developed lung cancer, 20 more had upper respiratory cancers such as cancer of the larynx, and 14 died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during the seven follow-up years. Former smokers faced up to twice the risk of respiratory diseases from passive s......l cascade from causing permanent brain damage, and developed the discovery to the point where the treatment could be tested in babies. "The success of this long scientific collaboration is a great example of UK institutions working together to be international leaders, able to collaborate effectively and fruit...