Studies yield key insights in preventing destruction of insulin-producing cells
...es TrialNet, led by Dr. Skyler, is a collaborative network of researchers, clinical centers, and laboratories solely dedicated to testing new approaches to understanding, preventing, and treating type 1 diabetes. TrialNet will complete the important oral insulin trial and will have the capacity to mount lar...Molecularly targeted drug slows tumor growth in patients
...by tumor cells to promote the development of a new network of blood vessels. By binding to VEGF, bevacizumab prevents it from triggering blood vessel growth, thereby inhibiting tumor growth. "The results of this trial are encouraging, demonstrating that anti-angiogenic drugs can inhibit tumor growth in pati...New drug regimen shows clear benefit for treating advanced colorectal cancer
...Institute (NCI), the trial has been conducted by a network of researchers led by the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG).* Study chair Richard Goldberg, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minn., presented the new data today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical On...Placebo, antidepressant may lift depression via common mechanism
...gnal "poor adaptive capacity" in the cortex/limbic network found to change in responders, say the researchers....Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube
...etworks ABC, CBS and NBC were analyzed. The Fox network was added in 2001. Another trend in commercials aimed at children is that candy commercials, which had been the second most frequent type of advertising in 1976, accounted for less than 10 percent of overall advertising during childrens programming i...New patient survey puts a human face on overcoming depression
... shooting a sitcom, St. Sass, premiering on the WB network in Fall 2002. GOAL! Survey Results Community Service Once remission of symptoms was acheived, respondents participation in volunteer work increased to 41 percent, from 28 percent when depressed. Additionally, when told that helping someone by perfo......the pair hatched involves copying the blood vessel network of a real liver and using 3D computer modelling an...here are two possible ways of seeding this complex network of different cell types. You could seed each layer separately with different cell types, or inject t...Study shows loosening managed care restrictions may improve doctor-patient relationship
...owever, requiring patients to remain in a provider network had no impact on the relationship scores. Patients in managed care programs were more likely to have continuity with a specific clinician, which the researchers say is a benefit of managed care over other programs. However, these relationships were l...Chip design has potential as artificial retina
... the chip works as planned. The cellular nonlinear network (CNN) analog computer chip is integrated with a camera to produce an image processor. The innovation is the 1 cm-square CNN chip that can increase processing speed while reducing the power requirements over standard digital chips by two to three orde...Study reveals benefits of lay health advisers in boosting mammography
...olina Breast Cancer Screening Program, a UNC-based network of advisers intended to boost screening among rura... colleagues first established the intervention and network in 1992. The latest research is based on 801 black women who completed both a baseline survey and a ...Scientific society offers development sessions for industrial members
...y and business developments, and enable members to network with peers, discover emerging research and technologies, and explore business management trends. Highlights: WHAT: Industry Pavilion 2002 WHEN: Monday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 9, 9 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. WH...Poor patients twice as likely to die from heart disease
... out if these patients have a solid social support network to take care of them....Eye drops to treat childhood eye disorder work as well as patching the eye
...tional Eye Institute and conducted by the PEDIG, a network of eye care professionals at universities in North America and in local community offices. The PEDIG professionals have a goal of determining the best treatment for various eye problems in children. Between April 1999 and April 2001, 419 patients ent...New awards, expanded focus for Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group
...ACTG. The PACTG was established as an independent network in 1997 and now comprises 18 Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Units funded by NIAID, and 35 domestic and international sites funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. To date, the PACTG has initiated 113 clinical trials a...UM researchers use 'artificial intelligence' for first time to diagnose colon tumors
...f the 39 samples, researchers "trained" the neural network to recognize the two types of colon cancer, and then gave it information from 12 samples it had never seen. It made the correct diagnosis in all 12 cases. "We now have a tool that is extremely precise, which may prevent misdiagnoses and unn...Tackling the threat of nuclear terrorism
..., Pakistan, and India. The efforts of the al-Qaeda network to obtain nuclear weapons or weapons grade nuclear materials are particularly worrying, say the authors. Achieving this goal must be among the most urgent of all public health priorities, they conclude.......e up with an answer NavMedWatch. It is a computer network that will illuminate all the available medical resources in one visual map display. This tool will allow us to view what is going on across a region, react to current scenarios and conduct reactive planning to support current and future operations, s...Neuroscientists searching for roots of empathy find brain regions involved in learning by imitation
...social-cognitive neuroscientists have identified a network of brain regions that are involved in human imitation and specific brain areas that enable a person to distinguish the self from others. The research is part of a larger effort to find the neurological basis of social interaction, particularly empa......he end of the study. The ALAs newly organized ACRC network funded the study. The 19 centers, funded by 23 loc...ity in Baltimore. This study demonstrated that the network was able to develop a practical, large clinical trial to provide important information about asthma ......Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well as a national network of medication education and research centers. The first project investigates factors that may predispose elderly patients to hospitalizations due to errors in medication use. For this project, collaboration with a state-run, population-based pharmac...