Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...anisms of Aging. The new resources will serve as a magnet to attract additional support for the potential creation of a larger Institute for Aging Research at Harvard Medical School. "We are proud to be teaming up with Mr. Glenn and the Glenn Foundation," said HMS aging researcher David Sinclair, PhD, assoc...OHSU scientists develop MRI approach to improve breast cancer detection
...se of powerful magnets and radio wave pulses. The magnet influences the magnetization of the body's water molecules. The radio signals that are received from this can be converted into a visual representation. The shutter speed concept allows researchers to adjust the mathematics of the computer program an...Nanoscale diagnostic sets sights on Alzheimer's
...gnetic particles sandwich the biomarker targets. A magnet separates the sandwich complexes from the rest of the sample. The complexes are then heated to release the DNA bar codes, which are then measured by an extremely sensitive detector. Each DNA piece greatly increases the sensitivity of the test and its...Magnetic bracelets reduce the pain of osteoarthritis
...tion in pain scores between the standard and dummy magnet groups. The results for the weak magnet group were similar to those of the dummy magnets, and this suggests that the magnetic strength of th...New magnetic percutaneous system navigates vessels
..., positioned externally to the patient, and a tiny magnet in the tip of the interventional device. An automatic advancement system controls the catheter advancement and retraction. Kleiman said the magnetic system is useful in patients with difficult lesions who are undergoing a coronary intervention, such...Swallowing multiple magnets poses danger to children
...K BROOK, Ill. - Children who swallow more than one magnet need immediate medical care, according to Alan E. ... the journal Radiology. "Any time more than one magnet passes beyond the stomach of a child, urgent surgical consideration is required," Dr. Oestreich said...New tool reveals molecular signature of cancer and HIV
...as a point mutation. If the mutation is found, the magnet binds to it and inserts a bacterial gene. The bacterial gene serves as a red flag and produces a fluorescent color visible to powerful computer programs. In their studies, the Hopkins investigators tested LigAmp on colon cancer cell lines, bloo...New surgical device for long bone repair reduces X-ray exposure
...es for the screws. The process calls for sliding a magnet down the hollow tube of the large nail that will hold the broken femur together and uses electronic sensors instead of X-rays to find the exact location in the magnetic field of the screw holes. One of Wick's students, David Szakelyhidi Jr., continue...Novel MRI technique provides clear images of blood flow
... the cavity of a large doughnut-shaped magnet. The magnet causes hydrogen nuclei in cells to align, and when perturbed by radio waves, they give off characteristic signals, which create thousands of "cross-sectional "slices." These slices are then converted by computers into three-dimensional images. While ...Detection at a distance for more sensitive MRI
...mple and often surrounds it; in addition, the main magnet has to be big enough to bathe the sample in a magnetic field that is typically very strong. In hospitals, for example, MRI equipment big enough to examine the head or lungs is bulky and expensive. For both encoding and detection, the proportion of t...Cardiac MRI detects thinned heart muscle previously deemed unsalvageable
... the cavity of a large doughnut-shaped magnet. The magnet causes hydrogen nuclei in cells to align, and when perturbed by radio waves, they give off characteristic signals, which are then converted by computers into three-dimensional images of the heart and its structures. While MRI technology itself is 20 ...NYU School of Medicine attracts a powerful MRI machine
... The steel will surround a massive superconducting magnet that forms the center of a 7-Tesla MRI (magnetic r...rly await the delivery of the steel shield and the magnet that will follow. He expects the MRI machine will allow researchers to obtain incredibly detailed s...Study raises prospect of practical vaccine for metastatic melanoma
... re-injected into the patient. GM-CSF acts like a magnet for agents of the immune system, drawing an attack on melanoma cells throughout the body, not just those that contain the GM-CSF gene. When tumor samples from vaccinated patients are viewed under a microscope, cancer-fighting cells are often found sw...NIH funds new brain imaging center at San Francisco VA Medical Center
...go towards the cost of the $3.4 million high-field magnet system. The NIH reportedly received nearly 50 applications for MRIs, and this instrument is one of the few awarded, Weiner said. The new center, which is expected to open in late 2003, will be a joint Programof the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medi...Penn State College of Medicine awarded $6.9 million to create clearer images of body's interior
...nd other structures in the body. The strongest MRI magnet approved for human use is 3 tesla, but most standard high-field MRIs are 1.5 tesla. Investigators at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will be studying MR imaging at magnetic field strengths ranging from 3 tesla to 11.7 tesla. A tesla is a ...Cardiac MRI provides new 3-D images of beating heart
... the cavity of a large doughnut-shaped magnet. The magnet causes atomic nuclei in cells to vibrate and give off characteristic "radio" signals, which are then converted by computers into three-dimensional images of the heart and its structures. While MRI technology itself is 20 years old, only in the past f...Magnetic fluids offer hope for damaged retinas
...gs, such as chemotherapy agents. With the aid of a magnet placed outside the body, the medicated fluid microspheres could be directed to hard-to-reach tumor sites, such as the lung, prostate and brain. Riffle believes that a similar technique can eventually be used to deliver DNA to specific cells for gene ...Study shows synthetic pheromone in womens perfume increases intimate contact with men
...e laced with synthetic pheromones acts as a sexual magnet and increases the sexual attractiveness of women to men, San Francisco State University researchers conclude in a study appearing in the current issue of the quarterly journal Physiology and Behavior. The study, the first of its kind to independently...Scientists image material that could improve MRI technologies
...took advantage of the recently commissioned hybrid magnet in the Tallahassee Laboratory of the NHMFL, which ... a similar MRI technique. In this case, the hybrid magnet at NHMFL weighing 34 tons and standing 22 feet tall provided the steady magnetic field, and the wh......sity of Maryland physics professor casts doubts on magnet therapy--with some simple experiments you can try ...ighlights from the article: Some literature on magnet therapy claims it attracts blood to the treated area. But Park says no magnet can attract blood. "...