Physics and medicine in San Diego
...trap more photons coming in, making the X-ray more efficient and using less radiation. A microchannnel plate detector contains an array of tiny holes that organize X-rays into a coherent image and includes fewer shadows on its high-resolution images. (Paper TH-C24A-3; Thursday, 10:30 AM) SIX-DEGREES-OF-FREED...Enzyme structure holds key to cocaine, heroin metabolism
...ons. First, our results can be used to generate an efficient treatment for cocaine overdose. Second, the same s...ill enable the development of highly selective and efficient forms of the enzyme for use in a variety of civilian and military settings," the report said. "The e...Emory scientists present alternative for surgical biventricular resynchronization
...rt through insulated wires (leads), allowing more efficient pumping of blood throughout the body. The result for many patients is a dramatic improvement in exercise capacity, quality of life and functional status, allowing those who previously had limited ability to perform common tasks to resume a more norm...Brookhaven spotlights: News from the March 2003 American Chemical Society Meeting
.... "The reason the two-layer Lanczos method is more efficient than other methods is that it divides the original matrix into two smaller ones," Yu explains, "which are each solved by a standard method." The scientists have applied the method to formaldehyde, confirming previous results, but their calculations w...New advance in fuel cell technology may help power medical implants
...ls currently are a hot topic because they are more efficient at converting chemical energy into work than a heat engine, they are simple in design, and they don't pollute the environment. For those reasons, fuel cells are seen as promising alternatives to the combustion engine in automobiles and batteries in p...New biological sensors for detecting blood glucose developed by Hebrew University, U.S. Scientists
...ratory has paved the way for development of highly efficient sensors for measuring blood glucose in diabetic patients. The research, based on the use of nanotechnology, is described in the current issue of Science magazine. The Hebrew University research team is headed by Prof. Itamar Willner of the Hebr...Reducing the number of walk-in patients won't help solve emergency department overcrowding: Study
...ment visits." Emergency departments are reasonably efficient at handling large numbers of patients with minor i... overcrowding issue, hospitals need to become more efficient in assessing and admitting the sickest patients to the appropriate wards, Schull and his co-authors ...Rutgers researcher: Brains in dyslexic children can be 'rewired' to improve reading skills
...doing it based on scientific knowledge of the most efficient and effective way of helping the brain learn." The dyslexic children used the Fast ForWord Language computer program for 100 minutes a day, five days a week, as part of their regular school day. The program consisted of seven exercises adapted as co...Outpatient setting very safe for skin cancer surgery
...tpatient basis -- a valuable setting for providing efficient and cost-effective care for skin cancer patients."...19.2 million U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease
...2 gallons/hour). As a result, the kidneys are less efficient at removing toxins and secreting hormones important for healthy blood and bone function. The presence of chronic kidney disease can be detected using simple blood and urine tests relying on serum creatinine to estimate kidney function and urinary alb...Fossil fuels for household use are viable option for world's poor
...le in the world. "Making that switch to more fuel efficient vehicles shifts the burden of reducing emissions onto the richer nations," said Smith. "We in the United States have the obligation to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions because we've enjoyed the benefits of high emissions with our higher sta...NIAID releases 20th anniversary edition of Jordan Report on vaccine research
... overstated they provide safe, cost-effective and efficient means of preventing illness, disability and death from infectious diseases," says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "Each year, immunization programs save millions of lives worldwide, and more widespread administration of currently available vacc...Internal medicine organizations agree on principles of recertification program
...help make the recertification process relevant and efficient for internists." "The agreement reinforces our commitment to lifelong learning and the commitment of our organizations to work together to foster excellence in the practice of medicine for our patients and for the profession," said Bernard M. Rosof, ...Study: ER could be front line for stroke prevention
...the UMHS Stroke Program. "The ER is potentially an efficient place to identify untreated and under-treated atrial fibrillation patients, to inform them of their stroke risk, and to treat them or refer them for treatment." AF can cause blood to pool and clot in the heart's upper chambers, leading to a stroke wh...Preliminary study shows high-dose coenzyme Q10 slows functional decline in Parkinson's patients
...y completed clinical trial was that it provided an efficient design for studies, such as this one, of drugs tha.... Shults stated that he hoped this study and its efficient design will stimulate future studies to identify treatments that are likely to slow the progression ...Larger blood reserves needed for ageing population
...h data are vital to help in planning effective and efficient use of the available blood supply, say the authors. Especially as the introduction of donor testing for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease could have a major impact on the numbers of blood donors, with estimates that up to 50% of active donors could b...Foot pressure device may stamp out muscle loss
...l your muscles in a coordinated fashion to produce efficient movement," he says. During long-duration space flights, such as on board the International Space Station, the successful completion of mission objectives is dependent on physical performance. Also, the maintenance of the astronauts' health and physic...Laser research yields precision breath analysis tool for asthma diagnosis (treatment)
...ing to the measurement, thereby providing the most efficient and effective treatment while eliminating overmedication. In diagnosing and treating asthma, physicians must assess how much air is actually flowing through a patient's airways, which is made more difficult with airway inflammation. Airway inflamma...Visual inspection: A low-tech tool for reducing cervical cancer rates
... $679 per life year saved. Pap smears would be as efficient only if at least 90 percent of the women received follow-up care and the tests were at least 80 percent sensitive in accurately detecting precancerous lesions. Compared to no screening, the scientists estimate that visual inspection could achieve an ...OHSU receives $7.8 million NIH grant to develop first ultrasound to also deliver heart treatment
...e therapy with imaging, which we expect to be more efficient and improve patient outcomes." The core of the five-year grant will be to develop three types of miniaturized ultrasound devices that can be inserted into the heart to provide treatment through a single catheter. Catheters act as long tunnels that ...