Laser Shown Effective In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Bypass Surgery Or Angioplasty
...nto thenew channels. At Duke, we are using animal models to better understandexactly why this occurs. It appears that the new growth is somehow relatedto the inflammatory response to the creation of the channels. Once we figureout exactly how and why it works, we can then make it work better." Sinc...'Bathtub' Equation Aids Diabetes Research
... is quicklycleaned up," she explains. Mathematical models provide the basis for much of Finegood's research on theturnover of cells in the development of diabetes, a disease which afflicts1.5 million Canadians. Finegood was given the Canadian Diabetes Association's Young Scientist awardin 1995 and also hold...Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
...ted, are a lack of agreement on appropriate animal models and their applicability to humans when memory and cognition are concerned, and the absence of a drug proven to work in humans that could serve as a standard in animal tests. "The present demonstration of positive effects of EGb 761 in animals, ...Radon, Especially In Combination With Smoking, Contributes To Lung Cancer Deaths
...alth effects of radon, the committee developed two models to estimate the number of radon-related lung cancer deaths in the general population. Depending on which model is used, indoor radon contributes to 15,400 or 21,800 of the estimated 157,400 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States, the comm...Penn Researchers Create Drug To Help Target Attack On Cancerous Tumors
...ing the safety and efficacy of EF5 in animal tumor models and says that EF5 has shown no toxicity in animal studies. In the trial, a second method of measuring hypoxia is also employed where a thin needle electrode is inserted into the tumor to measure the oxygen content. The needle electrode measur...X-Rays: How Big A Risk To Kids? UF Researchers Seek Answers
...archers use a combination of physical and computer models of childrento measure doses from different types o... physics. The researcherswill use complex computer models of children to generalize the measurementsfor the whole organs or tissues, he said. The res......embers of the world'sbiodiversity may be excellent models for human health risks. In addition,ecosystem services that keep earth cycles running smoothly are ultimatelyresponsible for human life and would be prohibitively expensive to replace. Thus, threats to either biodiversity or ecosystem services are c...The Visible Humans: Coming Of Age
...," created on a computer without building physical models of the devices, EAI's morphing software is expected to save considerable time and money....National Science Foundation Awards Knowledge And Distributed Intelligence Grants
...niversity of Texas-Austin-Austin, TX This project models the movement and interaction of fluids in surface ...ual laboratory to explore and develop theories and models of defect dynamics, which combine insights from many disciplines, and to test and validate those mod......edge, nodrug has ever been reported in preclinical models to achieve this level ofprotection against high doses of cisplatin."...Cure Rate Soars For Some AML Patients Receiving High-Dose Drug
...ears after treatment; most such studies rely on models to project estimates of five-year remission rates. The study, which was led by Bloomfield, appeared in the September issue of the journal Cancer Research . It involved 285 newly diagnosed AML patients aged 16 and older who were i...'Alternative' Medicine Becoming Mainstream, UF Study Finds
...e. "This is significant, because they are the role models andteachers of the next generation of health-care professionals." Neims authored the letter with Mary Ann Burg and Shae Kosch in the Collegeof Medicine's department of community health and family medicine, andEleanor Stoller of Case Western Reserve U...New Drug Boosts The Power Of Traditional Cancer Therapies, UF Animal Studies Show
...nce demonstrated it can kill tumor cells in animal models and be manufactured synthetically. UF's research sheds additional light on their original findings. Like other new compounds that indirectly fight tumors, combretastatin A-4 prodrug targets the blood vessels that sprout up to nourish cancerous growt...Now Is Time To Design Brain-Saving Drugs Specifically For Children, UCSF Neurologist Says
...ies. Thathas enabled researchers to develop animal models that may show how the genesthat command brain development may be influenced by environmental factors likecaffeine. --Isabelle Rapin of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, shows howfunctional and structural images of brain abnormalities t...New drugs, diagnostic tests, software needed to prepare US cities for chemical, biological attacks
...onals. Improvement and field testing of computer models to predict the spread ofhazardous agents in an attack and to provide realistic training for emergencymanagement officials. Recent events suggest that terrorists in the United States and abroad may bemore interested in using biological and chemical w...Visual Environment Can Affect Even Healthy Eyes --- Nature Works With Nuture For Good Vision
...ndes, a pediatric ophthalmologist, use monkeys as models for conditions affecting the visual system in chil...onkeys with two normal eyes. Thus, future models of eye growth will have to consider both the direct influence of visual input on the growing eye as ...Komen Foundation Announces Application Deadline For 1999 National Grants
...of other efforts and have thepotential to serve as models for national implementation. The program offersfunding of up to $75,000 annually for a two-year period. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Breast Cancer Research, Public Health orEpidemiology: Grants will be given to fund postdoctoral fellowships in the ar...T-Cell Memory Finding May Provide Key To Cancer, AIDS Vaccines
...nvader comes back. Immunologists have proposed two models of this process. One requires twoparallel tracks for cell-killing T lymphocytes. Most of the T cells attack theforeigner then die off soon after victory. But a smaller group of T cells ispreprogrammed to survive and to remember the invader. B lymphoc...Canada's Most Powerful Supercomputer Now At Sick Kids
...in gene sequences and developing three-dimensional models ofhuman proteins, the products of genes," explains Dr. Cuticchia. "These two areasof research will generate fundamentally important information. Understanding thestructure of a human protein can help us design more effective drugs. Theability to rapi...Dental Researchers Retract Statement Indicating Hydrogen Peroxide May Be Cancer Promoter
... ingredient cause or promoteoral cancers in animal models or in humans. "Once again, this abstract and any statements made by the authors at theIADR/AADR meeting or to the media regarding these research findings are beingretracted." The authors of the abstract are Barry C. Boyd, D.M.D., M.D...