Ultrasonic microprobe may rapidly detect, identify cancer
...ce and Technology. The probe functions in the same manner as the transducers used in conventional diagnostic ultrasound imaging. Operating at a frequency of 300 MHz, however, the ultrasound image resolution would be comparable to what a pathologist sees when examining tissue under a microscope.When evaluat...Science, engineering and technology newstips
...s with the opportunity to pursue their work in the manner they choose for six to 12 months. Krener will use the award for travel and to begin work on a new theory to explain bifurcation in complex control systems. The idea grew out of a research project on jet engines sponsored by the U.S. Air Force and inv...Imaging technique predicts success of bypass surgery or angioplasty
...ive and dead areas of the heart in such a striking manner as dark and bright spots," he said. "We found that when most of the thickness of the heart wall was bright, there was only a 2 percent chance of improvement following bypass surgery or angioplasty," Judd said. "This indicates that MRI performed b...UIC chemists synthesize potent anticancer compound
...ima, "to work together," attacks cancer cells in a manner similar to the successful cancer drug Taxol but appears to be far more potent against tumors that have developed multiple-drug resistance. Discovered more than 10 years ago, laulimalide, which is chemically unrelated to Taxol, has been studied in sev...Risky sexual behaviour linked to psychiatric disorders in young adults
...s of young people in a sensitive and comprehensive manner but, most importantly, they reiterate the need for coordinated health care for adolescents and young people."...NIAID public-private partnerships seek to develop HIV/AIDS vaccine
...hat is targeted, the delivery system used, and the manner of boosting the initial vaccine. Each of the proposed vaccines contains the genetic information to make specific HIV proteins, either from the outer viral envelope or the internal viral core, to induce an immune response. The vaccines do not contai...Establishing "stroke centers" in hospitals would reduce deaths and disabilities, say stroke experts
... and treat stroke patients in the rapid, efficient manner required. Certain clot-busting therapies must be administered within 3 hours of symptom onset for the treatments to be safe and effective. The two major goals of the stroke center recommendations are the improvement in the level of care provided to ...UI study: first-generation antihistamine has more impact than alcohol on driving performance
...owed the investigators to examine performance in a manner not possible with lower fidelity driving simulators or with on-the-road driving. The National Advanced Driving Simulator, the world's most advanced driving simulator, will be housed at the UI and replace the IDS in July. The UI study was supporte......erial in the world after crystalline diamond, in a manner compatible with current silicon chip and surface micromachine manufacturing techniques. Diamond interests researchers because of its superior wear-resistant qualities, resistance to stiction -- a combination of stickiness and friction -- and potentia...U-M health leaders offer an innovative framework for keeping academic medicine viable
...uses to hospital and health center employees, in a manner tied to patient satisfaction scores. Improvements in communication with referring physicians through toll-free phone service, fax and e-mail so they can follow the progress of their patients in real time. Cost-cutting Redesign of clinical proc...Medical scientists to begin clinical trials of promising cancer therapy
...ke this is that they act in a completely different manner from all of the other available drugs. For that reason, they have the potential to help even in patients who have not benefited by currently available chemotherapy. "Based on our laboratory work, another advantage is that cancer cells appear to be m...Lack of sleep alters hormones, metabolism
... responded to a morningglucose tolerance test in a manner consistent with current diagnostic criteriafor impaired glucose tolerance," note the authors. Impaired glucose toleranceis an early symptom of diabetes. Sleep deprivation also altered the production and action of other hormones,dampening the secreti...New tests for blood clots, lung cancer use NIDCR patented technology
...etic peptides could be linked together in aprecise manner or joined to other molecules at defined locations along thepeptide chain. The investigators accomplished this feat by developing a chemical procedure thatincorporated "chloroacetyl" or "bromoacetyl" groups at strategic locations in asynthetic pepti....... "SHOW will be the first large trialdesigned in a manner to measure this." Each of the 15 centers will enroll about 400 participants. They will beassigned randomly to community care or interventions aimed at reducing dailyfood consumption, reducing dietary fat and increasing physical activity each......equired shape. "Cartilageconstructs grown in this manner could even be used to replace cartilage in theknee," suggests France. Clinical trials on these products are currentlyunderway in the USA and they are likely to see clinical application within fiveyears....Well-adjusted moms have healthy births
...ur study was to add to the sparse literature onthe manner in which psychological resources in the form of self-relevant beliefsaffect maternal and fetal health," said Christine Killingsworth Rini, author ofthe study. "A woman's ability to adapt to the changes and challenges ofpregnancy is important to the ......increased with the normalrange in a dose-dependent manner and that estrogen levels did not change. Therewere improvements in sexual function and psychological well-being which werestatistically significant for the higher dose of testosterone when compared toplacebo. There was very little skin irritation obs...False recall in older adults and Alzheimer's linked to attention, not memory, breakdown
...example, if there is a better understanding of the manner in whichsuch false memories are produced, maybe these individuals could be trained toavoid such distortions of memory. The critical first step is to determine whichsystems breakdown and which systems are relatively preserved in thesepopulations."...... beconducted in a carefully-controlled, scientific manner with consistentcollection of data and reporting of results," says Valentin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D.,president of the American Heart Association and director of the CardiovascularInstitute, Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. "In order to realize...Rice, Medical Center Institutions Join Forces On Health Initiative
...nvolvement across the boardin an interdisciplinary manner both here at Rice and at the Medical Centerinstitutions." "Although American health policy has been debated repeatedly and attimes hotly since the turn of the century, those debates have revolved almostentirely around questions about access t...