Chemists Develop Probe To Detect Changes In Imaging Agents Inside Body
... therapy and rehabilitation. "Doctors can get very good images this way," saidDistinguished Research Professor William Heineman who has studiedthe fundamental chemistry of several heart, skeletal and brainimaging agents at UC. "You see bright regions where muscle tissueis normal and very dark areas where ...Tacrolimus Stops Rejection Of Kidney Transplants
...effective reversal of refractory kidney rejection, good long-term kidney function, a low incidence of repeat rejection, and an acceptable safety profile. "Our consistent success in reversing the worst-of-the-worst cases means that tacrolimus has become our preferred treatment for patients who experience r...Study Shows Gum Disease Increases Risk Of Future Heart Disease
...periodontal disease," Genco said. "This is a very good one." New dental research being conducted at UB and other institutions is showing a strong relationship between conditions in the oral cavity and many systemic diseases. In this case, bacteria present in periodontal disease is thought to be th...Common Carbohydrates May Prove To Be Substitute For Dietary Fiber
...the same bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, whichare good bacteria in the bowel. You get the same preventable substrate tothe large bowel. The foods with oligosaccharides also are more pleasing,and you don't have to eat as much to get the same desired effect." In two comprehensive studies published in the ...UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
...Carolina Department of Insurance does a relatively good job enforcing current state HMO laws,” she said. “However, North Carolina lacks an adequate array of laws to ensure that consumers are fully protected.” Silberman directed the study of state oversight of HMOs in partnership with Dr. ...... from books and beer to clothes and makeup. It's a good cheap way for advertisers to get an emotional resp...isease. "Teenagers need extra help in setting up good health habits," says Morrison. "Thesingle best predictor of using condoms in the future is having us...Study Injects New Interest In How Vaccines Work
...lains why aluminum hydroxide adjuvants have such a good safety record," Hem says. "The aluminum hydroxide dissolves in the interstitial fluid and is excreted from the body by the kidney." In addition to Hem and Elmore, the interdisciplinary team at Purdue included Richard Flack, graduate student in physic...New Drug For Parkinson's Disease Proves Effective, Study Finds
...sely. "Pramipexole dihydrochloride had a very good tolerability and safety profile," Dr. Kieburtz says. "We thought this drug would be effective, but we were pleasantlysurprised that it works so well. I have many patients who have anxiously waited for this drug to become available." Pramipexole dihyd...Milk Extract May Heal Wounds And Smooth Wrinkles
...-some of the chemicals found in milk could be very good for your skin. Theymay even speed up the healing of wounds. The scientists are not suggesting people should follow the ancient Egyptianqueen's example and take baths in milk. Instead they have extracted a fewof the thousands of substances found in m...Ultrasound Helps Pediatric Heart Surgeons After Open Heart Surgery
...ngs from thetranscranial Doppler. This system is a good indicator of how much air isejected, Rodriguez said. "We have found that one of the advantages of doing this kind ofmonitoring is if you see lots of air, you can tell the surgeon he needs to domore deairing -- it is a feedback system," Rod...Planning Researcher Finds Best Neighborhoods Aren't Always Best At Preventing Infant Mortality
...ut on those neighborhoods beating the odds. "The good news is that there are more neighborhoods that arebeating the odds than those which, against expectations, haverelatively high infant death rates, despite the safeguards ofeducational and economic stability," said Auffrey who willpresent his work at ...Mammography Messages Need To Be Tailored For Older Women
...man's breast ispressed between two plates to get a good X-ray image of breasttissue. This pressure often causes a feeling of tightness andmay cause discomfort. Skinner notes that any uneasiness will beshort-lived, however. "A mammogram takes only a few seconds,and it can reveal breast cancer before it bec...Cardiovascular Costs, Deaths Projected To Rise In 1998
...oking and being overweight or obese." The good news about tobacco use is that, compared with 1965...ver 200 arepotentially dangerous," Hill says. "The good news is that people can takelifestyle-related actions to lower their levels of cholesterol - actions...Chemists Closing In On Commercial Potential Of Alkanes
...verting alkanes into chemically useful products, a good "mechanisticunderstanding" of the alkane activation reaction brings science closer to thatgoal. Collaborating with Bergman, Harris, and Frei on this project were MatthewAsplund, Steven Bromberg, Tianquan Lian, Kenneth Kotz, Bruce McNamara, Haw Ya...Are Deprived Areas A Greater Drain On Out Of Hours Workload?
...e supported in order that they are able to provide good quality out of hours care. Contact: Robin Carlisle, Lecturer, Division of General Practice, University of Nottingham, University Hospital, Nottingham...MIT Solution To Math Problem Could Lead To Better Dental Implants, More Resistance To Missiles
...another with depth. "A samurai sword is a good example of a graded material," said ProfessorSuresh, who holds appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering andMaterials Science and Engineering. "It's made in such a way that the material atthe surface is very sharp. But that material i...Tighter Chemical Binding = Better Meds
... YaleUniversity, chemists are putting that fact to good use to help design moreeffective pharmaceuticals with the help of computers. "Stronger chemical binding generally leads to a more effectivedrug that can be given in lower dosages, thus reducing unwantedside-effects," says Yale chemistry professor Wi......t to compensation methods."This study does provide good news to the health consumer," Conrad notes."Compensating physicians in ways that encourage productivity does not appear --at the physician/patient level -- to be resulting in substantial differences inthe level of services provided per patient. For ...Optical Technology Projects Images Directly Into The Eye
...ty of the picture built up in this way is not very good because it is difficult to make the pixelssmall enough. Existing techniques can therefore not improve the quality of pictures covering a wide field of vision. However,projecting light directly onto the retina with a laser produces an extremely high-q......he brewmasters who make your favorite beer tasteso good have in common? They're all scientific pioneers whose cutting-edge research has led toprofitable and widely used products with a major impact on our lives. Andthey're among the featured presenters at the American Chemical Society's (ACS)Indu...