Clinical trial of Alzheimer's disease drug shows clear reductions in AD development
...ase drug, PBT-1 (Clioquinol) (the first of Prana's metal protein attenuating compounds (MPACs) to be developed for Alzheimer's disease). PBT-1 is a chemical that binds zinc and copper, and has been shown to lower the levels of A and the associated toxicity in the brains of Transgenic mice used as a model...Drug-coated stents effective in 'real world' patients
...pared with 14.8 percent of those treated with bare metal stents. Only 3.7 percent of the patients treat...ents with similar blockages were treated with bare metal stents. About half of the patients admitted to both groups had acute coronary syndromes (heart atta...Doctors at Northwestern Memorial are studying next generation surgery for back pain sufferers
...ther than three components, which are both made of metal rather than using any plastics or polymers. Some s... lumbar disc is made from a cobalt-chrome alloy, a metal frequently used for orthopedic implants. When assembled, it can move side to side or back to front....Detection at a distance for more sensitive MRI
... subjects, for example patients with pacemakers or metal implants. Signals encoded in a weak field can only be recovered by a high-field detector. "Remote detection allows us to combine the ability to obtain rich information about a variety of interesting samples with sensitive detection," Seeley says. "T...New technique uses household humidifier to create nanocomposite materials
...drug delivery applications. They also have formed metal balls within ceramic shells, reminiscent of decorative, hand-carved concentric ivory spheres from China. The nested nanoballs could prove useful as molecular sieves....Researchers say stenting the best treatment for blocked leg arteries
...sary. Until the introduction of the stent, a small metal tube, 10 years ago, the only way to open up such vessels was surgically, bypassing the blockage with a healthy vein or artery. Increasingly, interventional radiologists are treating the condition with a less invasive stenting procedure, in which a c...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...mines, including the small plastic ones that evade metal detectors. In general, the acoustic systems generate small seismic waves, which gently shake small areas of the ground and then use lasers or radar beams to detect the distinct vibrations of ground containing buried landmines. Many leading developer...VA's newest manufacturer has microscopic product line
...ules made of a carbon exterior which enclose three metal atoms. Trimetaspheres, a discovery made at Virginia Tech and exclusively licensed to Luna Innovations, are expected to have a major impact as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The molecules can provide enhanced MRI images at leas...MDCT is better than plain film in diagnosing hip replacement complications
...r diagnosing wear on the plastic liner between the metal components of the prosthesis and particle disease (as the prosthesis wears down, particles get into the tissues near the prosthesis and can cause an inflammation). "As the population ages, we are seeing more of these types of patients. The increase ...Broken halide lamps could cause sunburn
...f time in a gymnasium that has one or more damaged metal halide lamps. If the protective glass that covers...eyelids. Three outbreaks of injuries from damaged metal halide lamps in Middle Tennessee were reported to the Tennessee Department of Health in the past yea...New imaging technique may help reduce risk of heart attacks, strokes
...ecule they attached a magnetic tag, the rare-earth metal gadolinium. When oxidized by MPO, the probe becomes highly reactive and polymerizes, concentrating the magnetic signal wherever MPO levels are elevated. The signal, then, pinpoints plaque that is most likely to rupture. Another imaging group is light...Novel imaging technique shows lymph nodes, metastases in breast cancer without surgery
... a remarkable 256 ions of gadolinium, a rare-earth metal and common magnetic signal in MRI. Dendrimers give a stronger signal even when adjusted for their high molecular weight, and a crisper image because their bulkiness keeps them from leaking through vessel walls. Having taken the work this far, NCI is ...NJIT business incubator helps start-up companies move out of the lab and into the marketplace
...nurse in the patient's home. The device contains a metal valve which opens whenever the user wants; it's activated by a pocket-sized magnetic wand the user carries. Urovalve received an award as the most socially responsible company at the New Jersey Technology Council's 2004 New Jersey Venture Fair. The i...Rice bioengineer named to Technology Review's TR100
...cations of a tunable class of nanoparticles called metal nanoshells that were invented by Halas. Drezek's team is designing, fabricating, and validating molecular-specific optical imaging agents based on nanoshell bioconjugates. The agents are part of a comprehensive nanoshell-based technology that Rice is...Smart lights, nonstick implants and 100th birthday of electronics at science & technology meeting
...lizing interaction occurs between the dots and the metal (copper) surface on which the dots lie. The researchers will continue studying what appears to be a stable platform for future data storage. (Paper MI-WeM5, Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 9:40 AM, Room 304A) [Lay-language version of meeting paper at...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for October 2004 (second issue)
...as compared with Zerbst. They said that increased metal concentrations and consequent oxidative stress is known to promote factors which can lead to the release of proinflammatory mediators. They pointed out that such results had been demonstrated especially for zinc, which is a major component of enviro...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...hich relies on beams of electrons to melt and join metal pieces, provides the highest quality welds currently achievable. However, the technique requires parts to be kept under vacuum during welding because the electron guns that produce the beams cannot function in normal atmospheric conditions. EBW, ther...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...hich relies on beams of electrons to melt and join metal pieces, provides the highest quality welds currently achievable. However, the technique requires parts to be kept under vacuum during welding because the electron guns that produce the beams cannot function in normal atmospheric conditions. EBW, ther...Loyola study shows drug-coated stent induces less inflammation than bare metal stent
...ug-coated stent causes less inflammation than bare metal stents, according to preliminary research presente...ceived the drug eluting stent compared to the bare metal stent. The next step, Leya said, is to measure inflammatory markers at one-year.The stent uses...... were more likely to have received the older, bare metal stents. "Additional studies are needed to determine whether these differences are related to anatomic differences, socio-economic factors or physician bias," Rao said. In terms of where treatment was provided, the researchers found that university af...