Post-genomic technique provides real-time, multiscale look at protein life cycles in living cells
...the protein of interest. While extremely useful to monitor the distribution of the protein in living specimens and to witness some of its interactions with other cellular components, these techniques dont allow for discrimination between the different, time-separated stages of development and degradation of ...UIC tests prostate cancer vaccine
...nical marker for prostate cancer to screen for and monitor the disease. In the trial, Peace will determine whether PSA can also be used therapeutically to help the immune system target prostate cancer cells for destruction. Studies in Peace's laboratory have shown that the vaccine causes subsets of the immu...Mild kidney disease doubles risk of death after angioplasty or bypass
...at mild CKD should raise a red flag for doctors to monitor patients more closely for heart disease, says lead author Lynda Anne Szczech, M.D., M.S.C.E., an assistant professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. This is the first randomized trial to examine the effects of CKD on the...More evidence of possible link between hearing loss and CVD
...is used to screen newborns for hearing loss and to monitor subtle effects of medications. We cant explain the gender differences that were uncovered during this study, but we hope that a follow-up study may shed more light on this, Torre says. Its possible that the apparent strong, cross-sectional associati......public health level. These are the physicians who monitor and prepare for bioterrorist attacks, who staff the Centers for Disease Control, and who aid in developing plans for immunization. Initial participants are just completing the residency, and already have landed jobs in the field. For example, David ...New breast cancer therapy trials show dramatic results
...the tumor, in which doctors place a thermometer to monitor the tumor's temperature during hyperthermia. Patients then undergo hyperthermia on a one-of-a kind treatment table designed and built by Duke engineer Thaddeus Samulski, PhD. Samulski also designed the table's heating apparatus and software, through ......mobile internetworking and wireless communication, monitor and control, variance in available bandwidth, hardware engineering difficulties, fault tolerance (the adaptive ability to protect and heal itself from the environment as well as from attack), not to mention demanding wireless communication networks (...Europe becoming complacent over HIV prevention
...veillance needs to be established across Europe to monitor trends in key sexually transmitted infections, resistance of gonorrhoea, and likely incidence of HIV transmission....Tiny wounds on eye may lead to big problems in certain cases
...eal staining." "Optometrists monitor staining to make sure that the cornea is ... time, she suggests that optometrists monitor their contact lens-wearing patients for such abrasions. "...Nitric oxide crucial to respiration
...lmonologist Timothy McMahon, M.D., "The ability to monitor and manipulate nitric oxide along with oxygen and ...rocirculation," Stamler continued. "The ability to monitor and manipulate levels of nitric oxide in red blood cells should be useful in assessing blood gases, ...Hearing infants show preference for sign language over pantomime
...imenter in front of two television monitors. One monitor showed stories told in ASL by an actress while the other simultaneously displayed the same actress performing pantomime stories. The sequences were matched for length and grouped into trials that lasted about 40 seconds. The infants' faces were vide...Other highlights in the June 5 issue of JNCI
...arious groups have called for a national system to monitor the quality of cancer care. However, the validity of cancer registry data has not yet been proven. In this study, Jennifer L Malin, M.D., of the Jonsson Comprehensive Center at the University of California at Los Angeles, and her colleagues compared ...Landmark study results published in NEJM highlight breakthrough treatment for heart failure
...lanted beneath the skin in the shoulder region. To monitor the heart and provide the necessary electrical stimulation for heart resynchronisation, three thin insulated wires, called leads, extend from the InSync device to the heart. One lead is placed to touch the inner wall of the right atrium, another to t...Buszaki neuroscience research published in current journals 'Science' & 'Nature'
...ites at the microscopic level allow researchers to monitor numerous neuronal coalitions to find out what their collective message might be."...Simple questions may help predict death risk for heart patients
...every three months is a very cost-effective way to monitor patients' health." In an accompanying editorial, John S. Rumsfeld, M.D., Ph.D., director of cardiology and health sciences research, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colo., says that it is becoming increasingly important for physicians...Drugs may not be best weapon against teen migraines, study finds
...called teens in this group once every two weeks to monitor the effects of the drug. Those in the behavioral therapy group were given a manual written by Cottrell called "STOP" (Strategies to Take Out the Pain), which included information on ways to identify early signs of migraine and how to manage the tri...U.S. cancer mortality rates reflect changing socioeconomic patterns
...ic data along with mortality rates to identify and monitor health disparities. In the United States, however,...rea socioeconomic characteristics could be used to monitor health disparities in cancer outcomes and identify areas for potential cancer control interventions....Adaptive optics technology provides powerful tools for eye doctors
...will greatly improve their ability to diagnose and monitor retinal diseases, Roorda said. In addition, these instruments will make it much easier for clinical researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of experimental treatments. Retinal diseases include macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in...UCLA surgeons complete skin expansion procedure on conjoined twins
...in the hospital, however, Kawamoto will be able to monitor the babies on a daily basis. Prepping the babies for surgery lasted two hours. After anesthesia, the doctors faced the dilemma of how to best position the twins to gain access to their heads for surgery. After much discussion, the doctors rested on......be the first city-wide network ever established to monitor small-scale changes in the quantity of aerosol particles in a layer of atmosphere over a metropolitan area. The network will be scientifically and geographically supported by a full-scale Sun Photometer located on the roof of the Maryland Science Cen...