System can predict disease spread
... such as West Nile Virus, SARS, monkey pox, or the newest threat that has medical researchers around the world alarmed Avian flu. "This new system should be useful with almost any zoonotic disease, or those types of infectious diseases that evolve or are spread by some mechanism relating to other animals...AIUM to host 2004 annual convention June 19-22, in Phoenix, Arizona
.... Attendees will have the opportunity to view the newest and best in ultrasound technology, network with colleagues from around the world, and enhance their professional skills through categorical courses and scientific, Meet-the-Professor, Just Images, and film panel sessions. The 2004 convention will als...World's Alzheimer's disease experts to showcase latest research
CHICAGO The newest treatment advances in Alzheimer's disease and steps toward prevention will be on display at the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, July 17-22, 2004, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Prese...Cancer gene therapy news backgrounder: New ideas fuel next generation gene therapy research
... bubbles Bubbles of fat may offer an answer. The newest strategy to emerge out of Roth's lab is a blob of lipid, a type of fat that holds therapeutic genes. Developed by Nancy Templeton, Ph.D., of Baylor College of Medicine, the special "liposome" is of a size that is easily absorbed into cells. "Dr. Temp...New UNC, EPA 9/11 study suggests that pollutants posed small cancer risks
...rom the team's work appear online this week in the newest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Besides Rappaport, authors of the report are Joachim D. Pleil and Alan F. Vette of the EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory, and Brent Johnson of the School of Public Health's biost...New imaging technique may help reduce risk of heart attacks, strokes
...tute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, the newest branch of the National Institutes of Health. The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered by the U.S. Congress, with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 159,000 chemists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous sc...Optics meeting tips: Internal fingerprints, no cell left behind, 3-D reality
...cool and trap atoms with laser light and are OSA's newest Honorary Members. Moderated by OSA President Peter Knight, this panel discussion will focus on the moment these scientists knew that they had made a Nobel-worthy discovery and the way this discovery has impacted and directed their current research. ...Health and Wealth in an Aging America: A briefing for journalists
...alists that will highlight the latest findings and newest trends defining an aging America. In the morning, top health researchers will discuss such topics as medical expenditures and gender differences in health. In the afternoon, hear leading economic researchers talk about retirement wealth, well-being...Congress of Neuological Surgeons meets in San Francisco
...ating neurosurgical techniques, exhibits about the newest instruments and technology in the neurosurgical community, and examples of clinical and laboratory advances in neurological surgery....Hmong face high rates of some cancers
...ter the country from Thailand. About half of these newest immigrants are also expected to settle in California. "The Hmong are a unique people with unique health challenges," says Moon S. Chen, Jr., professor of public health sciences at UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. Chen is principal inve...Chemoprevention backgrounder: Working for a future of cancer chemoprevention
...the United States. She also is researching how the newest classes of estrogen blockers change the biology of breast cells. To do that, Arun uses a minimally invasive technique known as ductal lavage to collect and examine cells from breast milk ducts. She says that, so far, "COX-2 overexpression is strongly...'Plague and Fire' a tale of public health, imperialism, race relations, catastrophe
...re essentially the absolute dictators of America's newest territorial possession. And the fact that the U.S. didn't know quite what to do with its new possession was one of the complicating factors in the medical politics of the whole thing." As the crisis unfolded, the public health community debated th...UCLA Medical Center becomes first hospital to introduce remote presence robots in ICU
...nd hospital staff, and UCLA is excited to test the newest addition to our intensive care team" Martin said. ...nd hospital staff, and UCLA is excited to test the newest addition to our intensive care team" Martin said. "We recognize that leveraging the health care expe...Envisat enables first global check of regional methane emissions
...periment (GOME), flown on ESA's ERS-2 in 1995. The newest member of this family of atmospheric spectrometers is called GOME-2. Due to launch aboard the MetOp satellite next year, it will be dedicated to operational ozone monitoring. Into the future, Professor Burrows and his team have also proposed the Geo...RIT takes eye-tracking research to next level
...ewing fast-action sequences" says Pelz. In the newest incarnation of the wearable eye tracker, Pelz is using a binocular tracker that monitors both eyes to study how people move them together to explore the third dimension. "By tracking both eyes, we can measure the angle between them and calculate not...The Gerontological Society of America announces Hartford Fellowship recipients
...nding social work students have been chosen as the newest recipients of the prestigious Hartford Doctoral Fellowship, a program funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, administered by The Gerontological Society of America, and directed by Dr. James Lubben. Robin Bonifas of the University of Washington Sc...