Study: Carbon dioxide may find new use in producing medical implants
...ck how well the proteins penetrated the plastic by examining cross-sections of the material under a microscope in ultraviolet light. The microscope showed that the proteins survived the embedding process, and formed a layer 30 micrometers, or millionths of a meter, beneath the surface of the plastic. Although ...Teen-rated video games loaded with violence
...d that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consider examining the cross-marketing of both violent and non-violent entertainment to children. To conduct the study, the authors randomly selected 81 T-rated video games from all 396 T-rated game titles released on the major video game consoles in the United States ...Blood-forming stem cells fail to repair heart muscle in Stanford study
...therapy, Robbins said. Researchers are also examining embryonic stem cells and immature skeletal muscle cells as possible candidates for repairing heart muscle. Robbins and other members of his lab are looking into these alternative ways of repairing heart muscle. "We're all interested in finding...New Canadian study demonstrates clear survival benefit of treatment in trials and at large centres
...he said that the specific strength of the analysis examining participation in clinical trials was that it was population-based and assessed all the breast cancer trials available to women with node-negative breast cancer in Quebec during the study period and had not confined itself to one specific trial protoc...Key to proper blood vessel growth in eye and ear discovered
...author of the report, started the investigation by examining changes in mice missing Frizzled-4, which is defective in one form of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, or FEVR (pronounced "fever"). She found that the mice had remarkably similar blood vessel problems in the eye and ear as seen in an earlier st...Random drug testing in schools is unworkable
...y illicit drug, is probably not meaningful without examining the context in which the drug is used. For instance, use by a homeless pregnant teenage runaway with a history of deliberate self harm may be very different from a single experimental use at home with adults during a family party, he says. "In three...UCI study identifies how new neurons grow in adult brain
...observance of its 1,000th published volume. While examining how new neural cells mature in the hippocampus, the area of the brain associated with learning and memory, Charles E. Ribak, professor of anatomy and neurobiology, found that new neurons in the adult brain grow neural signaling appendages in a simila...College education protects Caucasian women against obesity more than African American women
...effects of race and socioeconomic status on BMI by examining a diverse group of women," said Ten Lewis, PhD, psychologist in the Rush department of preventive medicine and lead researcher on this study. Lewis said that African American women are disproportionately represented among the overweight and obese b...Potentially blinding eye disease more prevalent than previously thought
... the incidence of uveitis in the United States. By examining the medical records, the study authors determined nearly 1,000 patients, from medical centers in six northern California communities, all part of the Kaiser Permanente health care system, had a prior history of uveitis, or developed uveitis at some...Combination drug therapy could substantially improve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
...rum Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany, comments : "Studies examining early versus delayed onset of immunosuppressive treatment and high versus low initial intensity of treatment suggest that effective treatment needs to be started during a critical time early in the course of the disease. During this window of opportu...HPV testing helps identify potential cases of cervical cancer, meta-analysis suggests
...rge, randomized clinical trial called ALTS that is examining management strategies for women with cervical abnormalities. They point out some weaknesses in the meta-analysis and note that some of these stem from the fact that cervical cancer screening is a rapidly evolving field. "Eventually, we hope to identi...Clinical research key in advance to prospective health care
...nstitutes of Health's Center for Scientific Review examining the role of the NIH as a potential barrier to clinical investigation. The study found that although physicians compete favorably for grants in the peer-review process, funding rates for clinical research lagged behind those for non-clinical research....At AAAS: Biocomplexity panel on human-nature interactions
...mous households making land-use decisions, theyare examining how various factors may increase or decrease therange of forests. "A critical component to modeling decisions,"the researchers said, "is how agents (i.e., simulated households)learn from past experience and adapt these experiences to futureland-use d...Significant disparities still exist in screening mammography rates; minorities underestimated
...rsity Medical Center reviewed published literature examining disparities among racial groups in accessing mammography-screening services. They found that women with lower socioeconomic backgrounds, the uninsured, women without a usual source of care, the elderly, recent immigrants, women in rural areas and so...Study shows sponsors moving non-sedating antihistamines to a third tier realized greatest savings
...onsors across Express Scripts' book of business in examining the financial impact on plans sponsors of their choice of prescription NSA benefit design after Claritin went OTC. "The results of the study indicate that plans should not cover OTC loratadine unless the coverage is provided simply as a benefit to...Popular drug for chest pain may promote blood vessel damage
...roglycerin, Stamler said. The researchers are also examining additional compounds that might block the drug's deleterious effects while maintaining its ability to treat heart patients....Award-winning research affirms use of hypnosis in eliminating pain
...r Diseases of the Central Nervous System, includes examining the effects of heavy smoking on the brains of healthy young adults and the biopsychosocial differences between teenagers who are smokers or non-smokers. For further information, go to www.psyc.vt.edu/faculty/faculty.asp?f=hjc ....Alzheimer's researchers begin unique study of tangles
...eatment with other medications. In addition to examining valproate's possible effect on slowing progression of symptoms of Alzheimer's, researchers also will conduct two supplementary studies. One study involves a blood test that will investigate how Alzheimer's affects the manufacturing of critical cell p...Heavy drinkers use narcotics to relieve back pain, despite possible interactions, UMHS study finds
...inue to drink, in some cases heavily. In a study examining how alcohol use affects back pain, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System also found people with chronic back pain who reported heavy drinking showed less physical disability on a series of functional tests than light drinkers. Furth...PET scans superior in revealing response to treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors
...cine. They conducted the retrospective analysis by examining the sensitivity and predictive values of PET and CT scans taken prior to therapy and then again two months after imatinib mesylate treatment had begun. While there was no significant statistical difference between the pretreatment accuracy of the two...