Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
...riers in the drug development process by providing open access to mouse models of SMA and has been instrumental in working with both Congress and the National Institutes of Health in creating awareness and increasing federal funding for the disease....The impact of cruciate ligament rupture on osteoarthritis of the knee
...vention for OA patients with ACL ruptures is still open to debate and investigation. "Arthroscopic reconstruction of early ACL rupture has recently been shown to lessen episodes of rotational instability compared with knees that remain ACL deficient, leading to the speculation that reconstructive surgery...83rd General session & exhibition of the IADR
...dentials at the Membership Pavilion, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, and Friday, March 11, in the IADR Registration Area at the Baltimore Convention Center. No media representative will be admitted to any part of the IADR General Session without first checking in and obtain...'Artery clearing' system does not provide benefit for patients undergoing PCI
...dged "debris" during percutaneous interventions to open a blocked artery following a heart attack does not appear to be clinically beneficial, according to a study in the March 2 issue of JAMA. Dislodgement of atheromatous (an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery) and thrombotic (blood clot) material ("deb...Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research
...h web based lifestyle information, "LifeGene" will open up new possibilities for a greater understanding of the interplay between heredity, lifestyle and the environment as regards our most common diseases. In the wake of the HUGO project, we now have an opportunity to develop completely new tools for pre...Cellular porthole connects odors to brain
...molecular "gates" on the cell surface to open. The open gates let charged ions, including chloride, move in and out of the cell, creating differences in charge between the inside and outside of the cell. Such differences allow electrical signals to travel to the brain, telling you that home-made cookies a...Marijuana ingredient may stall decline from Alzheimer's
...n reacts to Alzheimer's disease, but may also help open a route to novel anti-Alzheimer's drugs," says Raphael Mechoulam, professor emeritus of medicinal chemistry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and discoverer of marijuana's active component. To show the preventive effects of cannabinoids on Alzheimer'...Can routine commercial cord blood banking be scientifically and ethically justified?
...ts to public banks. However, private banks are now open that offer expectant parents the option to pay a fee for the chance to store cord blood for possible future use by that same child (known as an autologous transplant). Is such private banking scientifically and ethically justifiable? A debate in...Medication helps alcoholics control drinking
...FDA approval of a similar drug called acamprosate, open the door to new treatment options for drinkers who aren't yet ready to face total abstinence. Naltrexone, which is not addictive, "should be accepted as a short-term treatment for alcoholism," say authors Dr. Manit Srisurapanont and Dr. Ngamwong Ja...Florida Tech scientist wins patent for device to deliver X-ray irradiation
... Angioplasty and stents are typically used to open up blocked arteries and keep them open. Arteries, however, can become reclogged by plaque build-up, causing health risk and necessitating further surgery. "I became interested in this work while reading about research going on to implant ...PENN begins clinical trial of newest technology to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms
...g; TX2™ Thoracic TAA Endovascular Graft), is open to patients diagnosed with a descending thoracic a...will compare the outcomes of patients treated with open surgery to patients treated with the Zenith TX2 Thoracic TAA Endovascular Graft, manufactured by Coo...Prestigious 2004 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize honors Maxine Singer
...e million. The non-profit AAAS ( www.aaas.org ) is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, www.eurekalert.org , the premier s...Sprinklers shown effective in slowing dorm fires
...archers started fires in a day room or lounge area open to the corridor of a dormitory. They used the temperature of 120 degrees C (248 degrees F) as the cutoff mark for human survival. For comparison, the temperature of boiling water is 100 degrees C. In two experiments without sprinklers, potentially...Leadership gift from Sulpizio Family for new state-of-the-art cardiovascular center at UCSD
...nal approval, with the new facilities projected to open in 2009. The Sulpizios will be honored at the Cardiovascular Center's eighth annual "Heart of San Diego" Gala on Saturday, February 26 at 6:30 p.m. This black-tie event, held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, has raised $1.8 million over th...New math model of heart cell has novel calcium pathway
...ic environment. Ion channels along cell membranes open and close to allow these interactions. In heart cells, for instance, many different kinds of ion channels interact to generate the action potentials that go through the heart and cause a synchronized, normal contraction. In a normal heart, action ...Listening to fear: Helping kids cope, from nightmares to the nightly news
...are saying; encourage kids-even reluctant teens-to open up, and to support and help kids develop effective coping skills they'll have for life....Alcohol: Global burden on health similar to tobacco and high blood pressure
... pubs, bars, off-licences and nightclubs to remain open 24 hours later this year. In the review, Robin Room (Stockholm University, Sweden) Thomas Babor (University of Connecticut, USA) and Jrgen Rehm (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada) assess policy research and options for alcohol control. ...AHA urges earlier diagnoses, referrals for PCI in women
...which includes balloon angioplasty and stenting to open blocked arteries, could prevent many coronary heart disease deaths in women each year, particularly in women who arrive at the hospital having a heart attack, according to the Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Adjunctive Pharmacotherapy In Women...New way to diagnose sciatica may point to a different cause
... included spinal surgery, nerve or muscle surgery, open MR guided injections, or non-interventional pain management that included physical therapy and exercise. Among the 62 patients who needed surgery to correct piriformis syndrome, 82 percent had a good or excellent outcome, based on patients' response...A stent is a wire mesh tube used to prop open an artery and improve blood flow to the heart muscle. In recent years drug-eluting stents have been developed, which, as the name suggest, are coated with drugs that are slowly released and help keep the artery from reclosing, an occurrence known as ...