Brookhaven spotlights: News from the March 2003 American Chemical Society Meeting
...ical reactions as they are formed. These reactions involve radicals, which are highly reactive molecules present in the combustion of fossil fuels. "Reactions between radicals are challenging to study," Fockenberg says, "because they lead to more reactions and products than those expected from the reaction o...Fulbright scholar to study nano-sized polymer magnetic complexes
...niversity of Western Australia. This research will involve the synthesis and characterization of 30-100 nm magnetite particles coated with a biocompatible polymeric stabilizer. Understanding the structure-property relationships of these materials is crucial in developing new technologies based on polymer-coa...Storm-related deaths occur more in men, involve sports or vehicles, says Pittsburgh study
...uring thunderstorms than are women, and most cases involve a vehicle or sports. These findings from a Univers...reation enthusiasts at risk during activities that involve a wide-open playing field, golf course or lake. Getting into a car is advisable if possible. On the ...Study suggests bipolar disorder may cause progressive brain damage
...-such as schizophrenia and major depression--which involve neuronal loss or dysfunction. "We'll know we're onto a potential treatment if a medication or other intervention manages to boost low levels of NAA toward more normal values, indicating neuronal repair or a recovery of function," Deicken said. Addit...Landmark antidepressant analysis demonstrated significant efficacy of Effexor®/Effexor XR
...ased on current expectations of future events that involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, risks associated with the inherent uncertainty of pharmaceutical research, product development, manufacturing, and commercialization, and economic conditions, including interest and currency exch...MIT, hospital begin cancer trials
...s aim to determine the safety of the technique and involve a process of gradual dose increase to determine the maximum safe dose of radiation. One of the current trials again focuses on GBM and on melanoma in the central nervous system. This trial combines elements of both Phase I and II trials. Phase II tri...Physics and medicine in San Diego
...he human body such as movement, thought and vision involve different parts of the brain in the outer layer called the cortex, where electrical signals are generated. These signals travel across to the inner part of the brain, known as the white matter, and onto other parts of the body. The white matter consi...Is there a way to derail the children's 'Allergy March'?
...ll as conduct the specific IgE test. Treatment can involve mediation such as anti-histamines and corticosteroids or avoidance therapy, the elimination of a specific allergen. Diagnosis and Treatment Early diagnosis leads to early treatment and early treatment can prevent serious complications. Therefore, D...Is there an alternative to expensive testing for HIV diagnosis and AIDS management?
... being used in a number of countries. These assays involve the physical counting of cells and approximate cost of reagents varies $4.00 to $16.00 per test. All of these tests allow the physician to make decisions about the patient's clinical status. While such tests may not provide the exact number of copie...Emory University researchers find clue to Huntington's disease mechanism
...entually, he suggests, therapeutic strategies that involve bolstering HAP1 function against the assault of the mutant huntingtin might be developed....European study highlights frequency of medical end-of-life decisions in terminally ill pts
...ned suddenly or unexpectedly and did not therefore involve end-of-life decisions. Such decisions were common among the remaining two-thirds of deaths, ranging from 23% in Italy to half of deaths in Switzerland. Administration of drugs with the explicit intention of hastening death varied between countries: a...First human tests under way of HIV vaccine pioneered at UNC
...Research Council in Durban.The two-year trial will involve 48 non-HIV-infected participants in each country at four different dose levels, using a double-blind, placebo-controlled design. The primary endpoint is safety, that the vaccine does not produce significant side effects. Researchers also will look at...Elementary schools need a lesson in bathroom breaks
...r problem. These teachers also were more likely to involve a school nurse when children had bladder or stooling accidents. Nearly 80 percent of teachers reported set times for student bathroom breaks, and one-third of the teachers said children are asked to wait if they request a bathroom break in the middle...Drug may eliminate transfusions in patients with blood disorder
...mics believe that their long range management will involve genetic manipulations that result in coordinated switching on of the deficient globin gene. However, pending that revolutionary therapy, interventions like the use of hydroxyurea to turn on gamma globin genes may have an important impact on the pati...Smoking causes half the tuberculosis deaths in Indian men
...is because they smoked. Most adult deaths in India involve vascular disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, or other respiratory disease. In the first major study of how smoking causes death in India, Vendhan Gajalakshmi from Chennai's Epidemiology Research Centre and her colleagues compared the tobacco smoking of...Long-term outcome of epilepsy surgery is favorable for many
...ain activity results in repeated seizures that may involve muscle spasms, loss of consciousness or changes in behavior. More than 2.3 million Americans and 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy....Purdue food scientists improve testing of health supplements
...pecial use oils are time-consuming, she said. They involve multiple preparation steps and analysis, which take as much as several hours, after the sample preparation and initial analysis are complete. This painstaking process makes traditional purity tests expensive. The FT-IR method took only five minutes o...Brain cells found to hold key to growth of certain breast cancers
...ions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease, which involve the death of large numbers of brain cells. Polyak and her colleagues decided to focus on DCD after finding it to be especially prevalent in invasive breast cancer cells. Using sophisticated gene-screening techniques, they tested 600 breast tumor s...Improved procurement could more than double availability of life-saving transplant organs
...to reduce health disparities. This evaluation will involve 60 community health centers from throughout the country and nearly 10,000 patients with diabetes, asthma, or hypertension. A more recent interest involves evaluating the effect of managed care on the quality of health care. Dr Guadagnoli recently re...Largest study to date finds radiofrequency ablation is best treatment for benign bone tumor
...ng out a tumor from a weight-bearing bone may also involve a prolonged recuperation. Long-term use of anti-inflammatory medications is unappealing to many patients because of negative side effects. Interventional radiologists perform RFA by inserting a CT-guided wire to the tumor site and transmitting an ...