Substance protects resilient staph bacteria
...pment of better ways to prevent the spread of many different staph infections that can be acquired in health care settings." The PGA discoveries came during Dr. Otto's research of how Staphylococcal bacteria biofilms contribute to evading human immune defenses. Biofilms are protective cell-surface structures. ...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
...troke care is fragmented in this country with many different groups and institutions providing stroke care independently, whether for prevention, acute treatment or rehabilitation," he said. "If you are the patient, what you want to see is an integrated team of providers starting with the person who answers t...Rat whisking may provide insight into debilitating eye disorder
...neural circuits with the same design principles in different systems." As with blinking in humans, rat whisking does not normally turn into a vicious cycle. However, certain chemicals that interfere with normal communication between nerve cells can cause unintentional whisking in rats. By studying what mecha...Third of European cancer patients use complementary and alternative therapies
...and Greece showing very low levels. A total of 58 different CAM therapies were used with the five most frequen...5% gave that as their reason for use. Thirty-three different types of CAM practitioners were consulted, but over 6% were treated by their family doctor. Most had...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (first issue)
...fection attend outpatient clinic appointments on a different day than those who are infected. As inpatients, they are housed on the same CF ward, but in rooms with in-suite facilities. They are told not to socialize with other inpatients. According to the authors, since these measures were introduced, no P....Other highlights in the February 2 JNCI
...eagues examine the validity and reproducibility of different imaging methods, including magnetic resonance imaging, optical imaging, positron emission tomography, ultrasound, and x-ray computed tomography, that have been used for imaging angiogenic vasculature. Contact: Susan R. McGreevey, Public Affairs Offic...Brain tumor treatment can vary greatly, according to new JAMA study
...rove and that numbers for survival will look quite different in 10 years. In conjunction with the JAMA article is a patient page that outlines types, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors. In addition, the page lists support groups and other resources for patients, their families and their physici...Sequential MDCT sufficient for determining possible risk of coronary artery disease
...the patients would have been categorized as having different levels of risk depending on which scan was reviewed, she said. Most of these patients had a very small amount of calcium build-up and the differences in categorization likely would not have affected thePatients' treatment, Dr. Halliburton added. Thi...LA BioMed medical/research briefs January 2005
... including cardiovascular death, are significantly different and, in some cases, in the opposite direction of those derived from the general population. This phenomenon, termed 'reverse epidemiology', is not limited to MHD patients but is also observed in populations that encompass an estimated 20 million Amer...UC Irvine's undergraduate research programs receive $900,000 funding boost
... individual projects explore health issues through different academic lenses. "We want undergraduates to becom...lize the benefits of analyzing the same topic from different angles," said Daniel Stokols, co-principal investigator of the NIH grant and director of the UCI Hea...Drinking alcohol increases risk for cancer
...on a quantitative review, or meta-analysis, of 156 different studies, and heavy alcohol drinking was strongly linked to the diseases noted. The risks are shown to increase with the amount of alcohol consumed yet the overall evidence does not determine "whether there is any threshold, below which no effect is ...15 minutes training enough to save lives with an automated external defibrillator
...quiring the use of a defibrillator is likely to be different from their performance in simulated situations. But the authors believe that their results are significant and should encourage basic training to prevent unnecessary sudden cardiac deaths. They add, "enhancing [] public information, for example via t...Wisconsin scientists grow critical nerve cells
...icate indefinitely and develop into any of the 220 different types of cells and tissues in the body. But resear...cells] to change step by step, where each step has different conditions and a strict window of time," says Zhang. "Otherwise, it just won't work." To differentia...Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
...the data required. Instead, data from a variety of different satellites are collected and combined within a geographic information system to yield information on accessibility, data quality, and source and receiver coupling. The process begins with a digital elevation model, available from many sourc...Association of herpesvirus with lung disorder questioned
... of primary pulmonary hypertension in Japan may be different from that in the United States. The sensitivity and methods of the tests used in each study may also have differed. "We hope that our results provide scientists with another perspective on the potential causes of primary pulmonary hypertension," Dr. ...Article highlights confusion about Homeland Security safety symbols
...t attacks using colors, words, and phrases in five different threat levels. Participants in another study condu...ly ordering the colors and words attributed to the different threat levels of the HSAS system. Based on previous human factors research, much of the confusion ab...Penn study shows how next-generation diabetic drugs could work more selectively
...ar. "This paper shows that we can separate the two different aspects of the drug's action on fat cells." These findings appear in the January 28th online edition of Genes & Development and will appear in the February 15th print issue. Knowing how to turn a gene off may permit researchers to develop drugs that...Researchers discover genetic variant that may explain why women develop M.S. more than men
...nic has shown that women and men naturally express different levels of interferon gamma. Experiments elsewhere showed that high levels of interferon gamma could intensify the MS damage processes and make the disease worse. Combining these three lines of evidence -- 1) women get MS more often, 2) women have hi...From town planning to intimate sex: Understanding the risks in our lives
...t, but much of our knowledge is divided up between different academic disciplines. There is also a need to make sure that the latest developments are spread as widely as possible among researchers. "Our research investigates how people understand and respond to risk and uncertainty in their everyday lives and...Early surgical treatment not always necessary for patients with brain haemorrhage
... of 62 years, were recruited from 83 centres in 27 different countries from January 1998 to February 2003. 503 patients were randomised to receive early surgery and 530 to initial conservative treatment. Patients randomised to conservative treatment were given the best available medical treatment. In the conse...