3D Ultrasound Gives Better View Of Brain's Arteries
... one imaging examination. While techniques like cerebral angiography remain the diagnostic goldsta...y cause on 2D transcranial ultrasound will vanish, like an echofrom the past....Ultrasound Helps Pediatric Heart Surgeons After Open Heart Surgery
...tional risks not present with a non-invasivemethod like the transcranial Doppler. "We have been able to integrate transcranial Doppler with other types ofmeasurements," Rodriguez said. "Our philosophy is that (transcranial Doppler)is just a single window, not enough to see the whole inside of ...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
...s who participated in theprogram used harder drugs like amphetamines/barbiturates, cocaine,LSD significant...ted was ofquestionable educational value. Programs like Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles and Yogi Bear were listed as content specifically designedto serve the e...Psychiatric Symptoms May Signal Brain Damage From Diet Pills
...17 months after taking a course of the drug. Much like the branches of a tree, neurons contain extensions...called axons that transport messenger chemicals like serotonin and form synapses -- connections with other neurons. Fenfluramines damage serotonin-secre...Cancer Protection Compound Abundant In Broccoli Sprouts
...eatenweekly. The sprouts look and taste something like alfalfa sprouts, according toTalalay. Talalay founded the Brassica Chemoprotection Laboratory, a Hopkins centerthat focuseson identifying chemoprotective nutrients and finding ways to maximize theireffects. Brassica isa plant genus more commo...Unique Interactive Health Kiosks Distributed In Michigan
...to and enjoy, so the kiosks will look and act more like interactive TVs than computers," says project leader Victor J. Strecher , professor of public health and director of the Cancer Center's Prevention and Control Program. Kiosks will be set up in libraries, work sites, health clinics, shopping malls ...Affordable, Hand-Held Biosensor For Diagnostics
...o five years." "One can envision something like a Star Trek medical ?tricorder' that anurse might bring to the bedside of a patient," said Michael Sailor, Ph.D.,professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCSD, and co-author of the study. For non-trekkies, a medical tricorder is a hand-held...Researchers Finding May Boost Effectiveness Of Anti-HIV Drugs
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...s by poking the material of interestwith an object like a sharp probe, then measuring the force applied and howdeeply the object penetrates the material. "This gives you a great deal ofinformation about the material and its properties," Professor Suresh said. But the engineers quickly found that ...New Math, High-Tech Imaging Solving Old Riddle: How Does The Brain Operate When We Think?
...ans. fMRInow has the potential to become much more like a routine blood test that letsdoctors diagnosediseases by comparing levels of substances in the blood with normal ranges." The type of fMRI the team used shows changes in brain activity due toincreases ordecreases in oxygen concentration. Call...Snipping Inflammation In The Bud; New Agents May Provide Relief
...-selectin-binding protein on the bloodvessel, much like fingers fitting into a glove. The inflammatory res...pletely different strategy," said Kiessling. "It's like doing surgeryon a really small part of the cell's surface. We're removing a protein thatfacilitates ...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
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...ody, the physical model of a 1-year-oldchild looks like a rough-hewn doll. But what counts is what it's ma...e under an X-ray. "They absorb X-rays just like the real tissues would," said DavidHintenlang, Kathleen Hintenlang's husband and a professor in the ...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
CHICAGO --- Ticlopidine, a drug that acts like aspirin and is widelyused to prevent stroke as well as blood clot formation following placement ofcardiac stents, can cause a rare but potentially deadly disease. The disorder,thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), generally develops within four ...Adding Progestins May Negate Heart Protection From Estrogen Replacement Therapy
...hool of Medicine, Baltimore. Estrogen acts like a "fountain of youth," helping the blood vessels'inner layer -- the endothelium -- remain flexible and be able to "relax andexpand" in response to the body's need for blood. This property, calledvascular reactivity, often declines after age 50, maki...Protecting Breast Feeding From Breast Milk Substitutes
...llo, from the Institute of Child Health, says that like the tobacco companies, the promotional activities of the baby milk manufacturers will only be brought into line when they face substantial claims for damages from consumers. He suggests that in the meantime countries and monitoring agencies can take...Successful Cancer Therapy May Doom Later Treatments To Failure
...ance to blood flow in tumor vessels before. It was like walking into a wide open field," he says. Jain and...lood flowing through them is highlyviscous -- more like sludge than water. Blood vessels surrounding tumors are also known to be very leaky in some ...