Chemists Develop Probe To Detect Changes In Imaging Agents Inside Body
...a ligand or compound that can target the tissue or organ ofinterest. For example, a common application is a...her compounds in tissue. Thenwe insert it into the organ of the animal, and make ameasurement. That's how we do it." Doctoral candidate Maria Theresa Lee has...Tacrolimus Stops Rejection Of Kidney Transplants
...ted organ-remains one of the principal problems of organ transplantation. This is the first multi-center tr... uncontrolled rejection remains a primary cause of organ loss, this is a significant advance for our patients," he added. Although about half of kidney trans...Radio Frequencies Used To Kill Inoperable Liver Tumors At Penn's Cancer Center
...rable" due to their anatomical position inside the organ itself. "Many patients exhibit tumors in the liver that cannot be removed safely while still preserving the remaining organ," explains Frank Spitz, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Penn. "Or, a patient may have multiple tumors that make surgica...International Study Raises Hopes For Heart Transplant Patients
...ndings of a Multicenter International Study of the organ rejection drug, Neoral, may offer significant bene...dministration approved Neoral for theprevention of organ rejection. Based upon scientific registry data from theUnited Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the...Preventing Stroke: The Choice Between Aspirin And Warfarin
...lockage of arterial blood supply to a limb or body organ (blood clots are thecause of 80 percent of all strokes). Investigators found that the rate ofischemic stroke or embolism among these patients was 2.2 percent a year, onlyslightly higher than the 1 percent rate experienced by the general population i...Researchers Identify Candidate Immunosuppressant With Fewer Side Effects
...lable. In addition to benefiting people whoreceive organ transplants, a drug based on this agent potentially could be usedto treat chronic conditions caused by excessive or inappropriate immuneresponses, such as asthma, inflammation, allergies, and rheumatoid arthritis.Their findings are published in the A...Anti-Migraine Drugs Might Cause More Pain Than Relief For Those With Heart Disease
...rynarrowing. The researchers took 14 arteries from organ donors who had died from non-cardiacreasons. After measuring each artery's ability to contract and relax, theytested each drug's effect on the arteries. The drugs tested included older drugssuch as ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, methysergide and its...'Mutual Insurance Pool' Could Improve Transplant Organ Shortage
...e multiple members of the pool waiting for thesame organ type, pool "managers" would use an intrapool prior..."The insurance benefit is the priority right to an organ if anindividual falls into the recipient class," he adds. "It's equivalent to thebenefit an insured ...Controlling Collagen Levels May Be Key To Fighting Organ Failure Caused By High Blood Pressure
...risk for heart failure as well as kidney and other organ failure, accordingto a study in today's Circulatio.... How high blood pressure contributes to organ failure has not beenunderstood. However, researchers from the University of Navarra School ofMedici...Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
...nd vibrations throughthe cochlea, the fluid-filled organ shaped like a snail shell, and stimulate itsthousands of hair cells used in normal hearing. The new device is the first touse an electromagnet to stimulate the inner ear via the round window. A major feature of Spindel's approach is that the device ...The Visible Humans: Coming Of Age
... of the anatomical model or surrounding tissue and organ relationships--an impossible feat with a cadaver. "Instead of cutting through a cadaver's muscles to view the bones, a student can remove muscles one at a time by moving the cursor, revealing a real human skeleton with a simple click of the mouse," s...Candles with lead wicks emit lead into the air
...try and other parts of the world. It affects many organ systems andbiochemical processes with the most serious sequelae often occurring in thecentral nervous, cardiovascular and blood systems," Nriagu said. Nriagu's findings are consistent with an Australian study due to be published inthe journal, Scienc...Liver Rejection Can Be Managed Long-Term In Children Switched To Tacrolimus
Children suffering from organ rejection or complications of their anti-rejection...MC, which has stronglyadvocated for changes in the organ allocation system, will participate in two ofthree debates on this subject.......MC, which has stronglyadvocated for changes in the organ allocation system, will participate in two ofthree debates on this subject....Maternal Tissue Typing Could Improve Selection Of Kidney Transplant Donors
...s about which sibling would be the optimal organ donor. The researchers hypothesize that prenatal exposure to maternal HLA molecules induces a long-lasting form of immune tolerance. Thus, when the recipient encounters the same HLA molecules in adult life via a sibling-dona...USC Researcher Lights Up The Immune System To Help Heart Transplant Recipients
...ejection therapy reduced the number of serious organ rejections, without increasing rates of infection....treatment of rejection in patients who receive organ transplants," said Barr, associate professor of surgery, who led an international, multi-center tria...Far Few Drugs Are Tested On Children
...ability to respond to a drug may be different."The organ upon which it is supposed to work may be immature," says Robert Ward,a paediatric pharmacologist at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Market forces There are two main reasons why pharmaceuticals companies are reluctant to testtheir drugs on...Trial Begins For First Artificial Liver Device Using Human Cells
...e liver failure,keeping them alive until their own organ can recover or until a suitable organbecomes avail...ed eachyear, there is no guarantee that a suitable organ will become available in time.In 1997, 1,131 patients died while waiting for a liver transplant. The...A Note of Caution: Be Careful When Mixing Grapefruit Juice With Rxs
...or combating cancer) Cyclosporine (for supressing organ rejection following transplant) Losartan (for controlling high blood pressure) Digoxin (for treating congestive heart failure) Fexofenadine (for alleviating allergy symptoms) This inhibition occurs because an unknown substance in grapefruit juiceact...New Research Points The Way To Restoring Noise-Induced Hearing Loss In Mammals, Including Humans
...ated in the sensory epithelium (an area called the organ ofCorti on the surface of the inner ear) and they ...7Kip1, is expressed in the supporting cells of the organ ofCorti. In examining mice bred to lack the gene that causes the cells to produceP27Kip1, th...