Promising Bone Cancer Therapy Advances To Next Level
...cember 1998 toBrookhaven Science Associates, which manages and operates BNL under contractwith DOE. Clinical Trial Guidelines The new Diatide clinical trial aims to give more information about howwell tin-117m DTPA works against bone cancer pain, and to compare it directlywith Metastron. In...Chronically Ill Teens Turn To Internet For Peer Support, Researchers Report
...another kid with cysticfibrosis," said Ravert, who manages the Web site and monitors messages. "OnHopkins Teen Central, they talk to one another about their common problems as CFpatients but also about everyday teen issues." The teens currently signed on to Hopkins Teen Central are patients atJohns H......n neuromotor information processing.Kristi Arakaki manages a double major in biology and accounting and student jobsassisting faculty in both the medical and business schools. A runner, diver andhula dancer, she has presented her honors thesis research on age differences inemergency crash avoidance to the Ha...Lescol® XL effectively manages all major lipid parameters
...These results mean that Lescol® XL effectively manages dyslipidemia since a previous meta analysis showed that a mean LDL-C reduction of 30 percent or less is sufficient to bring more than 90 percent patients to the treatment goal. Almost 70 percent of coronary heart disease patients have low HDL-C. Thes...Study finds drops work as well as patch for 'lazy eye'
...with amblyopia and helps the part of thebrain that manages vision to develop more completely. However, many children do not like the appearance of the eye patch and the accompanying social and psychological stigma and will not fully cooperate, which can lead to treatment failure. Also, patching forces a chil...Eye drops to treat childhood eye disorder work as well as patching the eye
...ith amblyopia and helps the part of the brain that manages vision to develop more completely. However, many children do not like the appearance of the eye patch and the accompanying social and psychological stigma and will not fully cooperate, which can lead to treatment failure. Also, patching forces a chi...DARPA to support development of human brain-machine interfaces
...ch involves a major effort to decode how the brain manages information," said Henriquez. "Once we are able to use computation to decode such information, we can translate that understanding into an algorithm that can be incorporated into hardware." Ultimately, the researchers hope to be able to record and an...UCI researchers leading the effort to understand the causes and effects of air pollution
...r of the National Fuel Cell Research Center, which manages ZEV(NET. "This is a unique strategic alliance both within and outside the university that is dedicated to creative and environmentally responsible transportation alternatives for California." Air Pollution May Affect Children More Harshly While air...NIH funds new brain imaging center at San Francisco VA Medical Center
...h groups in the nation. Founded in 1988, NCIRE now manages more than $30 million in funding from organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation. Based at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, NCIRE is the largest ...Study suggests bipolar disorder may cause progressive brain damage
...al 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. Additional authors of the study include Robert Feiwell, MD, UCSF assistant clinical professor of radiology; Brain Soher, PhD, ...NSF considers alternatives for treating ill South Pole worker
... worker at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. NSF manages the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), which coordinates all U.S. scientific research and logistics support on the southernmost continent. Officials of NSF's Office of Polar Programs have been consulting with the South Pole station's physician and medic...New findings on memory could enhance learning
... in monkeys may provide a clue about how the brain manages vast amounts of information and remembers what it needs. Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have identified brain cells that streamline and simplify sensory information markedly reducing the brain's workload. The findings ...Evidence suggests that the brain can switch to 'automatic pilot' during learning
...sh between two theories of how the cerebral cortex manages responding to stimuli such as tasks. Both theories seek to understand the well-known phenomenon that when people are asked to perform a classification or decision on an object, they become more efficient with repetition of the task. When subject's b...How couples manage parenting forecasts later marital quality, study finds
...tudy suggests. Researchers found that how a couple manages their parenting responsibilities when their child is 6 months old is related to the quality of their marriage when their child is 3. Couples who had a good relationship with each other when their child was an infant but had conflicts regarding paren...Quality patient care not met by blanket screenings, warns UCSF/SFVAMC physician
...em as a whole. (The Department of Veterans Affairs manages 158 hospitals, 163 nursing homes, 854 outpatient clinics, rehabilitation programs and scores of other facilities.) In her essay, Walter praises the VA for its improved patient outcomes and an intellectually free environment, noting that her research ...New internet resource facilitates international HIV/AIDS healthcare provider training
...Collaborating Center for AIDS and STD in 1995. It manages projects in Asia, Africa, Central and South America as well as maintaining cooperative agreements with governmental and non-governmental organizations, universities and hospitals located throughout the world. The Center managed projects totaling app......in the body and impervious to attack. While HAART manages to keep the virus at bay, it's still quite capable given the right opportunity of replicating and wreaking havoc on the body's immune system. Now, virologists at Jefferson Medical College, led by Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D., professor of medicine, bio...