New sensor upgrades artificial bomb sniffers
...e developed a disposable plastic sensor to enhance efficiency of the artificial nose, a high-tech sniffing device they hope will improve detection of bombs and landmines. Although experts predict that a practical device is at least five years away from actual use at airports, on battlefields and elsewhere, the ...Dead sea environment helps sufferers of heart conditions, cystic fibrosis
...ore oxygen in their blood, therefore improving the efficiency of breathing for cystic fibrosis patients. This made them more able to exercise and enjoy daily life," Dr. Berkovits says. "The extraordinarily high concentration of minerals found in the Dead Seas mud, sulfur pools, thermonuclear springs and surro...Hospitalist care destined to become dominant model of inpatient care in the US, say UCSF researchers
...ears to be living up to its promise to improve the efficiency and perhaps the quality of hospital care. Even sk...ars to have achieved its minimum goal of improving efficiency without adverse effects on quality, teaching, or patient satisfaction, said Lee Goldman, MD, chairm......rial at the IU School of Medicine investigates the efficiency and safety of using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate cancer. The minimally invasive procedure combines the latest in 3-D technology to plot the location of cancerous cells and then fires ultra-focused sound waves to destroy them....A few drinks a day do no harm to the alcoholic heart
...University of Barcelona measured the heart-pumping efficiency of a group of men who were alcoholics and were suf...any more harm and even allow their heart's pumping efficiency to regain strength." What's more, the researchers say they may have discovered a so-called thres...'Use it or lose it?' study suggests mentally stimulating activities may reduce Alzheimer's risk
... Some speculate that repetition might improve the efficiency of certain cognitive skills and make them less vulnerable to the brain damage in AD. Or, some kind of compensatory mechanisms might be at work, strengthening information processing skills to help compensate for age-related declines in other cognitiv...Breaking down the walls of immunological ignorance
...both of these signals might therefore heighten the efficiency of tumor surveillance in animals with spontaneous tumors as well....UCSF study shows breast cancer screening programs that interpret the most mammograms
...There may be an opportunity to improve quality and efficiency by re-engineering the organization of U.S. mammogr...al and humanitarian reasons to improve quality and efficiency by re-engineering the organization of U.S. mammography screening programs. Having high volume, exper...Volume of mammograms read may influence accuracy of diagnosis
...there may be an opportunity to improve quality and efficiency by re-engineering the organization of U.S. mammography screening programs," the authors conclude. "Higher quality does not need to come at the price of more interventions." In an editorial, Joann G. Elmore, M.D., of the University of Washington ...Genetic connection in link between permanent hair dye use and bladder cancer risk
...re quickly, the investigators reported. The body's efficiency in removing such toxins depends on whether someone...hrough urine, which passes through the bladder.The efficiency of these protective enzymes depends on genes that provide the recipe for making the enzymes. The gen...Simple intervention improves quality of dialysis treatment
...to providing high quality treatment. Using higher efficiency machines or increasing treatment time costs money, but facilities dont get paid more for these higher costs, said Sehgal. I urge patients to stay for their full treatment time, said Sehgal. I urge physicians and dialysis facilities to address the t...Applied Biosystems introduces next generation production level DNA analysis systems
..." Sequencing production capacity, automation, and efficiency are critical to expansion of research and producti...s can reduce sequencing project costs and increase efficiency by providing longer read lengths, enhanced instrument sensitivity and efficiency and the highest 24-...Nitric oxide crucial to respiration
...the circulatory system, the key determinant of the efficiency of oxygen delivery is the flow of blood in the microvasculature," Stamler said. "Our data raises the possibility that the level of nitric oxide in the blood may provide physicians a keen insight into the state of a patient's microcirculation...Landmark study results published in NEJM highlight breakthrough treatment for heart failure
...ractions of the heart's ventricles and improve its efficiency to increase blood flow to the body. The MIRACLE study was designed to measure therapeutic benefits of the InSync system, as determined by changes in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification, distance walked in six minutes and impro...Migraines cost employers millions in productivity, but interventions can help
...ys absent and 60 percent (71,732) represented lost efficiency while at work. The findings were published in the...the headache," Schultz said. "The cost of reduced efficiency is less visible but very much present." Dee Edington, Health Management Research Center director, sa...Biomedical engineers team with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons to improve Fontan treatment
... and Emory University. "Our goal is to improve the efficiency of this procedure, which is commonly utilized today." The team, led by Georgia Tech, consists of several members from three other institutions. Together they have collaborated in the development of improved imaging technologies for use in the...Alzheimer's-associated enzyme elevated in key brain areas
...r key finding is that beta-secretase activity, the efficiency of how the enzyme works, is increased in Alzheimer's diseased brains specifically in those areas affected by the disease," says Michael Irizarry, MD, of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit in the MGH Department of Neurology, the paper's senior auth...Surgeons perform nation's first Zeus robotics system-assisted gastric bypass surgery
... only does this reinvented operating room increase efficiency and economy, it also expands the opportunities for minimally invasive surgical procedures, offering patients more and better treatment options. Although Kim admits to initially being a little apprehensive about being the first person in the country ...Aging lowers activity in brain's language areas; performance unaffected
...where older persons show decreased performance and efficiency when compared with younger populations. The find... for both tasks could reflect a greater processing efficiency for the older subjects given their equivalent performance," he said....Fossil fuels for household use are viable option for world's poor
...e said, efforts should also be made to improve the efficiency and ventilation of their stoves so they burn more ...gallon were to switch to a sedan meeting U.S. fuel efficiency standards of 27.5 miles per gallon, the fuel saved in one year would provide enough cooking fuel for...