Key feature of HeartMate II heart assist device developed at University of Pittsburgh
...ted States. Known also for its aggressive work to enable patients on devices to be discharged to the home setting, UPMC was the first center to discharge a patient still on a device to await a human donor outside the hospital. Based on UPMC's experience, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration later allowed ...GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Research Grant Program 2003
...separate each peptide from the library, which will enable us to screen in combination many diverse compounds...D4. This triggers changes in gp120 that, in turn, enable the virus to attach to a co-receptor and complete the binding process. Dr. Farzan and colleagues ha...Binghamton University, RPI and Infotonics Center team up to form national packaging power
..., world-class research and development facility to enable rapid commercialization of new products. With financial support from New York State, the federal government, and three founding corporate members-Corning, Kodak, and Xerox- the initiative is expected to drive economic development and to create 5,000 ...Stem cell and other new biological therapies are target of major NIH contract to U of MN
...estroy cancer cells. This contract with NHLBI will enable further research in tumor vaccines, including prostate, melanoma, and renal cancers. While immune cells can act as cancer-killing cells, there are risks that these cells could attack the patient's healthy tissue as well. "Genetic modification with a ...Hearing aid research gets federal boost
...ould permit a revolution in microphone designs and enable the achievement of much greater sensitivity and lower noise." The signal processing algorithms will allow for the fine tuning and customization of hearing aid sensitivity and will reduce unwanted sounds beyond what is possible with existing hearing a...Antidepressants decrease chronic pain by inhibiting TNF production in brain, UB researchers find
...uring combat, for example. Increases in adrenaline enable persons to perform necessary functions in spite of increased fear or stress. "Our laboratory has evidence that constant painful stimulation, such as occurs from back injury, may make neurons that normally inhibit pain when exposed to norepinephrine a...Brain signals from the paralyzed or injured captured by computer
...al use in human patients. BrainGate is designed to enable patients who have lost the use of their hands to master accurate, rapid control over a computer desktop. Such control over a computer desktop could allow a patient to communicate online, interface with the Internet, and possibly adjust lights or othe...Newborn screening is cost-effective in detecting rare but treatable genetic disease
...re, as automated screening technology continues to enable expanded newborn screening for many genetic diseases, we may find similar benefits for other diseases." (A specialist in pediatric biochemical genetics at the University ofPennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia during the period of ...Young breast cancer patients who chose lumpectomies need indefinite follow-up
...e. This information should be given to patients to enable them to choose between breast conserving surgery and mastectomy with breast reconstruction. We should also be aware that recent developments in genomic techniques could in the future allow the risk of local recurrence among these younger women to be ...Respiratory health endowment to coordinate public education about asthma
...ence in the treatment of respiratory disorders and enable physicians to provide quality care that is patient-focused."...HHS awards $14 million to support Bioethics Research Center
...act disadvantaged populations." The new grant will enable the university to renovate the former hospital in which the syphilis study was conducted, in part, as well as a residence hall in order to consolidate the center into one location and provide space for the Bioethics Living Learning Complex. The comp...Gay, lesbian couples can teach heterosexuals how to improve relationships
...aintain a conversation a positive way and this may enable them to solve a problem and resolve conflict," he said." What makes the new studies noteworthy is that they went beyond collecting self-reported data from questionnaires. While self reports produce important information, the researchers wrote, "ther...In lab studies, blocking expression of gene reduces invasion of deadly brain tumor cells
...ing a gene's effects in a laboratory setting, they enable scientists to study the gene, its control, and the interactions between gene products. "Antisense technology is being refined not only for drug validation and diagnostic purposes but also for the development of future treatments for patients. It may...Study shows Joslin's 'Care Ambassador' program helps kids with diabetes better manage the disease
...patterns of lifelong diabetes management that will enable the youngsters to avoid the potentially debilitating short- and long-term complications of diabetes. Because Joslin's care emphasizes that the child and his or her family are at the center of the treatment program, the care ambassador's role is to ch...Do overseas recruitment schemes fuel health inequalities?
...unless they are explicitly linked with measures to enable doctors to return, argues Vikram Patel. Apart from the immediate effects of such schemes on human resources in developing countries, he believes that they may perpetuate global health inequalities for generations. The NHS operate an ethical recruitm...Study shows people with Alzheimer's can benefit from exercise combined with caregiver training
...asis on social and behavioral research as a way to enable people coping with Alzheimer's to better manage the disease and maximize their quality of life," said Jennifer Ward-Robinson, Ph.D., Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs for the Alzheimer's Association. "We want to demonstrate scientifically the ef...Doris Duke Charitable Foundation selects Emory HIV/AIDS research team for innovation award
...er and cheaper, yet reliable tests be developed to enable HIV-infected individuals living in developing countries to derive long-term benefit from the increased availability of antiretroviral therapies." During the first year of the two-year project, the Emory investigators will work to develop the reconfig...US DoE awards $4 million in funding to Stevens' Center for MicroChemical Systems
...xhibit enhanced heat and mass transfer rates which enable rapid wall quenching of free radicals that in conventional-size reactors lead to thermal runaway conditions and concomitant explosion. The microchannel reactor thus allows for H2 concentrations above 5vol% without the risk of explosion. The second g...UCSF & SF Bay Area receive federal funds to expand breast cancer / environmental research
...cialization at each center. "The NIH support will enable us to direct and expand our efforts toward building a strong, scientific and community-based response to the perplexing problem of breast cancer in Bay Area communities," Hiatt said. The rate of breast cancer in Marin County has been reported as amo...Monkeys consciously control a robot arm using only brain signals
...nts an important step toward technology that could enable paralyzed people to control "neuroprosthetic" limbs, and even free-roaming "neurorobots" using brain signals. Importantly, said the neurobiologists, the technology they developed for analyzing brain signals from behaving animals could also greatly im...