Benefits of screening for lung cancer with CT are not proven
... die of lung cancer. This estimate is close to the established lung cancer mortality rate of 3.9 to 4.4 deaths per thousand found in studies that don't use CT to screen patients. Their findings call into question the growing practice of charging smokers for expensive CT scans to detect lung cancers. Moreover, th...Distinguished, outstanding, innovative optometrists receive honors from UH
...orts in the coming months as the UHCO component is established in the clinic."......oust's Remembrance of Things Past, UCL researchers established that the memory of an event is spread across different areas of the brain such as the hippocampus and the olfactory cortex - the smell gateway of the brain. In Proust's story, protagonist Charles Swann is transported back to his childhood when th...Zengen reports positive phase I/II trial results of its peptide molecule for vaginal yeast infection
...low the limit of quantitation. "This trial clearly established the efficacy of CZEN-002," said William Smith, M.D., F.A.C.C., lead study investigator and associate professor, clinical medicine, at Tulane University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Medical Center. "The encouraging results provide...Antioxidant component of green tea blocks new but not established arterial plaque in mice
... compound found in green tea leaves does not clear established plaque but does inhibit the development of new dep...new plaque at the site of the injury as well as on established plaque in the aorta. EGCG was injected once a day, five days a week after carotid artery injury, and...Patient safety study provides first national estimate of adverse events in Canadian hospitals
...n of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), established by the federal government to provide hospitals with information about how to make care safer. "Every region of the country and every health profession will have a unique perspective on this landmark study and on the issue of patient safety," says CP...Approach of holidays has no effect on time of death
...he studies published to date have not convincingly established that death can be postponed through force of will or hastened by the loss of the desire to live," say Judith A. Skala, R.N., Ph.D., and Kenneth E. Freedland, Ph.D., of Washington University School of Medicine. Available research is contradictory, sho...InterAcademy medical panel moves to Trieste
... of 90 science academies worldwide, which was also established in October 1993. Both organizations will operate under the administrative umbrella of TWAS in Trieste....UCI Tobacco research center reports why teens are most vulnerable to smoking addiction
...t UCI is one of seven centers in the United States established to study the factors involved with one of the nation's health crises: teen smoking. Part of its mission is to understand how nicotine, the addictive element of tobacco, impacts this brain maturation and leads to lifelong addiction. The other centers ...Research hones in on therapies and diagnosis of bowel diseases
...aily 25 mg or 50 mg dose to subjects with a new or established diagnosis of UC, flare within 12 weeks, and Disease Activity Index (DAI) of four to 11 on a scale of 12. A total of 186 patients were given either OPC-6535 or placebo for eight weeks. Patients were permitted to take 5-ASA (aminosalicylic acid) if t...New compound may act to keep thyroid activity in check
...veness of this compound in humans would have to be established prior to considering it as a new therapy, but the rodent studies described in this article support further evaluation." The molecule's structure, its potency and speed of action suggest that it is a previously undiscovered neurotransmitter, said Thom...Why youngsters try to do impossible things
...ng immaturity of the prefrontal cortex. It is well established that infants and young children have great difficulty inhibiting inappropriate responses. In the case of scale errors, an action appropriate for one object is inappropriately directed to its replica. The Science study's implications are important fo...Statins show early promise for treating multiple sclerosis
... for MS patients as monotherapy or as an add-on to established disease modifying drugs. As the evidence of the benefit of statins in MS is currently insufficient, large controlled clinical trials are needed. The first of these trials is about to start"....Research aims to improve nation's health
...nformed and practical way." The Institute has been established with funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. It will be officially launched on Tuesday May 18th, when speakers will include Dr Ruth Hall, the Chief Medical Officer for Wales, and Professor Ian Diamond, Chief Executive of the Econ...Carnegie Mellon University neurobiologist Justin Crowley receives Searle Scholar Award
...rding to Crowley. The Searle Scholars Program was established at the Chicago Community Trust in 1980 and is funded from the estates of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Searle. Grants are made to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in the first or second year...Women's health research registry aims to improve women's health for future generations
...ts over the next five years. The registry has been established in an effort to close the gap in the under-representation of women in clinical research. "I filled out the questionnaire immediately and sent it in, as it is a wonderful opportunity to make a significant contribution to the body of knowledge that res...Minimally invasive colon cancer surgery is effective
...the 66 surgeons who participated in the study, and established standardized operating procedures. Patients in the study were randomly assigned to receive either standard or minimally invasive surgery and their progress was followed for eight years. The team found that cancer returned to the colon or to the loc...Hebrew University one of 25 institutions involved in new European Vascular Genomics Network
...d to integrate post-genomic research into the more established biomedical and biotechnological approaches to cardiovascular disease. Participating in the consortium on behalf of the Hebrew University is Eli Keshet, the Woll Sisters and Brothers Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases at the Hebrew University-Hada...Three Harvard Medical School endowed chairs named simultaneously in sleep medicine
...e importance of this scientific discipline, Martin established the Division of Sleep Medicine at HMS in 1997. "Th...ld E. McGinnis Professorship of Sleep Medicine was established with a grant from the Respironics Sleep and Respiratory Research Foundation, a private foundation es......educe the stigma associated with it, the SMSNA has established a Scientific Working Group. The working group undertook a review of recent research and a representative research study, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. At the AUA, Dr. Barada presented the recommendation...