OHSU researchers capture cell transmissions on tape for first time
...ly all neurological and mental diseases ultimately involve the failure or malfunction of synapses. Understanding synapses will aid us in discovering treatment strategies." The messages are sent in the form of vesicles, which are tiny membranous bags filled with a chemical substance called transmitter. When v...Baltimore researchers receive $40 million from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
...take on this ambitious, five-year project. It will involve laboratory work as well as clinical testing in Africa and South America," says Myron M. Levine, M.D., D.T.P.H., professor of medicine and pediatrics and director of the University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development. "Our goal is to close the ...Unique collaborative service established for childhood allergy-related anaphylaxis
...ions of this reaction. For some children this may involve parents or other carers, including school staff, giving adrenaline by injection as a first aid measure and before hospital admission. This study also established that only one third of children attending school in South Australia had emergency medi...Breast reconstruction during mastectomy boosts well-being most, study finds
..." Both kinds of TRAM surgery examined in the study involve the transfer of skin, fat and muscle from the abdomen to the site of the new breast. Free TRAM disconnects the rectus abdominus muscle, while pedicle TRAM keeps one end of the muscle attached and swivels it upward. The MBROS project began in 1996 at ...Students demonstrate water quality tests
...DRC) invites media to the presentation, which will involve students from Granbys Sacr-Coeur high school. The demonstration will take place at the Education Training Fair, Place Bonaventure, on Friday, October 13, 2000 at the IDRC stand (No. 816), from 3:00 to 3:30 pm. Lcole secondaire Sacr-Coeur is part ...VA trial to weigh aspirin against other anti-clotting drugs in heart disease patients
...otting and thrombosis by a mechanism that does not involve prostaglandins," Massie said. Patients entering the so-called WATCH trial will be recruited from roughly 150 hospitals in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Each patient will be randomly assigned to take one of the three drugs for at least two y...More potent cancer drug made from platinum shows promise in clinical trials
...arrell said. Phase II clinical trials, which could involve more than 200 patients, are underway in Europe and the United States. One study will deal specifically with ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer has been on the rise in the last decade and is now the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women ...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
... 9.1 percent. Current treatments for ROP involve laser therapy or cryotherapy. Laser therapy uses heat from light energy while cryotherapy uses freezing temperatures to retard blood vessel growth. A consequence of these treatments, known clinically as blood vessel ablation, is a partial loss of p......co. Further expansion of the 4 Sight program will involve targeting the 40% of patients in dialysis clinics who are diabetic and increasing the presence of diabetic support groups in the neighborhood, the development of which is being led by 4 Sight program case manager, Billie Johnson, RN....Wake Forest professor to evaluate managed care patient protection laws
...for in-depth case studies. These case studies will involve extensive interviews with regulators, consumer advocates, employee benefit managers, insurance agents, and private lawyers and with managers and lawyers at national, regional and local health plans. These two efforts will occupy much of the stud......e and neglect cases, about 60 percent, continue to involve children 10 years of age or younger. "However, there are a few new twists. For instance, five years ago, we didn't think of sexual predators as lurking on the Internet, nor did we really recognize the explosion of methampetamine production and distri...Duke orthopedic surgeon bucks conventional wisdom; develops surgical approach for broken collarbones
... estimated that about 15 percent of all fractures involve theclavicle. Unwilling to accept prevailing medical doctrine, Duke University Medical Center orthopedicsurgeon Dr. Carl Basamania spent much of the last decade developing and testing a newapproach to this injury that is now drawing patients from acr......ll percentage of women, because these side effects involve cancer and stroke, a general fear of HRT exists." There are topical estrogen creams now available on the market to treat vaginal dryness that are given intravaginally, but these estrogens are absorbed in the vaginal walls and enter the blood, resu...Partner's presence associated with lower blood pressure
...owever, because they may occur less frequently and involve greater uncertainty, may be more likely to be associated with a defense reaction or heightened vigilance," Gump says. They also found that periods of talking were associated with a rise in blood pressure, although the increases were smaller when th...Researchers to test skeletal muscle as replacement for damaged human heart muscle in humans
... main differences between the two sources of cells involve quantity and behavior of the cells. Myoblasts can be grown in practically limitless quantities, while there are only finite amounts of stem cells in a potential patient. It is important that cells be taken from the individual whose heart is being rep...UCSF begins clinical trials for new bionic ear for profoundly deaf adults
...from cochlear implant surgery. The clinical trials involve the use of new ways of processing speech designed to produce clear and recognizable speech using electrical currents to excite hearing nerve fibers and send the sound information from the outside device to the cochlear implant, then on to the brain. ...Wolfgang Glasser receives ACS award for wood chemistry, bio-based composites research
... resins, and composite matrices. Recent inventions involve unusual transformations of polysaccharides into high value materials useful in pharmaceutical and health science products. He serves on the editorial advisory boards for Holzforschung, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, and the Journal of Applied ...Drug war strategy: First fund enforcement then switch to treatment, says O.R. paper
...tic. Their model recommends optimal solutions that involve substantially varying the mix of interventions over time. They explain that when policy makers become aware of the existence of a new drug problem, they must decide whether to pursue a policy of moderating its growth or more aggressively attempt to e......l clerkships. The final phase of this project will involve expansion and integration of a CAM research component, and the development of a CAM-relevant masters degree program by the end of the five-year grant period. A 15-member curriculum committee, made up of faculty, students and outside consultants, will...Big plans on a small scale: NSF funds centers for nanoscale research
...n shorter periods of time, Roco said. The centers involve key partnerships with industry, national laboratories and other sectors. They will support education programs from the graduate to the pre-college level designed to develop a highly skilled workforce, advance pre-college training, and to advance the...