American ethnic groups less likely to have cholesterol controlled
...ted a health survey, underwent a physical exam and laboratory tests, and some had imaging studies. In assessing enrollees' cholesterol levels and need for cholesterol-lowering treatment, the researchers used 2001 treatment guidelines commonly known as ATPIII. The Adult Treatment Panel of the National Heart, L...Initiative yields effective methods for anthrax detection; RAMP and MIDI, Inc., methods approved
...ial MethodsSM status to two methods for use in the laboratory - RAMP Anthrax Test Cartridge by the Response Biomedical Corporation of Canada and MIDI Sherlock Microbial Identification System of Newark, Delaware. Previously, in February 2004, AOAC had granted Official Methods of AnalysisSM status to a confirmat...USF neuroscientists awarded $1.1 million NIH grant to improve Alzheimer's vaccine
...herapeutics. The study builds on previous USF laboratory and animal model studies that tracked the role of the brain's immune system in Alzheimer's disease. Under certain circumstances, immune cells in the brain, known as microglia, promote the inflammatory and destructive process that can lead to Alzheime...Monitoring life, one breath at a time
...s already capable of monitoring human breathing in laboratory settings, the researchers are collaborating with anesthesiologists and other specialists at the University of California, San Francisco, to design and test a field-ready medical device. The Nanomix researchers developed their nanotube transistor as p...Designing an ultrasensitive 'optical nose' for chemicals
... 10 trillion others soon may find its way from the laboratory to the real world. Developed by physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the technique is believed to be more than 1,000 times more sensitive than conventional methods. Vescent Photonics of Denver, Colo., hopes to com...Mouse model gives insight to human hair loss
...ausing hair loss in adult humans was identified in laboratory mice, providing a genetic tool to study the disease known as alopecia areata (AA). "Our mouse model has proven to be very useful as a preclinical model to test new treatments for alopecia areata before being used in humans," states lead researcher, J...DHEA may help decrease abdominal fat in elderly persons
...inal fat and protect against insulin resistance in laboratory animals, but it was not known whether DHEA decreases abdominal obesity in humans. DHEA is widely available as a dietary supplement without a prescription. Dennis T. Villareal, M.D., and John O. Holloszy, M.D., of Washington University School of M...Signaling pathway may be key to understanding roots of hypertension
...ecular tool that allows us to start looking in the laboratory at discerning different pathways underlying high blood pressure," she says. "It also might provide insights on developing potential therapeutic strategies especially relevant for individuals taking more than one drug at a time."...IgG treatment during pregnancy reduces severity of rare, recurring liver condition in newborns
...sponsive to medical treatment. Whitington and his laboratory group are currently developing a test to detect alloimmune NH; specifically, they are purifying, identifying and cloning candidate fetal proteins for use in blood tests. Other future directions include other clinical trials and creating animal models...Study will assess effect of tomato oil on precancerous prostate changes
...n found to have anti-tumor activity in a number of laboratory studies. Also, it has been used in a number of cancer studies in humans (e.g., lung, stomach and prostate cancers) that demonstrated a lower cancer rate in people with a high dietary intake of lycopene. Research has shown an over 20 percent reduced ...New compounds effective against Alzheimer's disease onset and progression
...The compounds were designed and synthesized in the laboratory of D. Martin Watterson, J. G. Searle Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and professor of molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, using a synthetic chemistry platform developed...News tips for Sunday, November 7, 2004
...ndependent of blood pressure, heart rate and other laboratory findings. Noting their study's size limitations, the researchers said the apparent benefit they found still merits further inquiry. 9 a.m. Abstract 3524 The altar may alter extent of CVD risk. Wedded bliss may be best when it comes to lowerin...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...atories' "Z-machine" are the world's most powerful laboratory x-ray sources, producing 1-2 million Joules of x rays in 100-200 TW bursts. Nonetheless, researchers presenting at the APS meeting successfully took x-ray pictures of z-pinch plasmas on the Z facility using a special crystal imaging diagnostic. Thi...NIH recognizes IU as leader in STD research
...nter's administrative, biostatistics, clinical and laboratory cores. The newly formed center represents the collaborative strength of infectious diseases, adolescent medicine, biostatistics and microbiology and immunology. The center director is Stanley Spinola, M.D., director of the Division of Infectious Dise...Columbia Univ. Medical Center wins highly competitive stroke grant from NIH
...such as our own, allowing research advances in the laboratory to bear fruit at the bedside," says Herbert Pardes, M.D., president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "Part of this translational research includes the development of protocols for stroke treatment aimed at reducing hospital stays and improvi...Mayo Clinic discovers one mechanism for why men and women differ in immune response
...e system, according to Mayo Clinic-led research in laboratory animals. The findings appear in the Nov. 15 edition of the Journal of Immunology ( http://www.jimmunol.org/future/173.10.shtml ). Collaborators include scientists from Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.; the Tumor Immunity and Tolerance S...Scientists pinpoint flaw, offer new promise for stroke treatment
...lar and experimental medicine, an APC expert whose laboratory provided mouse APC for the study, as well as staff member Jose Fernandez, M.D., Ph.D. of Scripps, and technician Xiaomei Song of Rochester. The team found that tPA not only causes bleeding by damaging the blood vessel lining increased bleeding is o...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...atories' "Z-machine" are the world's most powerful laboratory x-ray sources, producing 1-2 million Joules of x rays in 100-200 TW bursts. Nonetheless, researchers presenting at the APS meeting successfully took x-ray pictures of z-pinch plasmas on the Z facility using a special crystal imaging diagnostic. This...Engineered stem cells can home in on tumors and deliver drug payload in mice
... Interferon beta can inhibit cancer growth in laboratory tests, but is excessively toxic and short-lived when used at high doses as a therapy in patients, says Andreeff. The team tested whether MSC engineered to express an interferon beta gene could provide a sustained and targeted effect directly to cance...NIH awards OHSU $4 million biodefense contract to study tuberculosis
...search strength with CD8+ cells. David Lewinsohn's laboratory is one of the few labs that has been successful at isolating and cloning CD8+ cells from people with latent TB. These clones will be used to help the team identify the antigens and epitopes. "From an immunologist's standpoint, TB is a really challeng...