Novel MRI technique provides clear images of blood flow
... grafts after bypass surgery, shunt procedures and points of attachment of blood vessels," Judd said. "There is also reason to believe that GCFP might ultimately play an important role in imaging the coronary arteries that supply the heart with blood," Judd continued. "Because of the small size of these art...Jefferson scientists use zebrafish to show effects of ionizing, UV radiation differ in development
... researchers exposed the embryos at different time points in development to different doses of ionizing and ...l embryos unexposed to radiation at different time points in their development, examining different groups of genes in normal embryos involved in various type...Menstrual cycle affects periodontal health
...tween the ages of 20 to 50 years at different time points of their menstrual cycles. The time points were ovulation, premenstruation and menstruation. During the examination, researchers measured plaq...Mayo Clinic researchers discover gene mutations that 'ignore' stress, lead to heart failure
...eptually new mechanism for heart failure, our work points out how molecular genetics can provide a very powerful tool to diagnose a defect in a specific protein in a human disease." Several genes contribute to the heart's ability to adapt to stress. Mayo will be conducting further genomics and proteomics st...Smoking linked to accelerated cognitive decline in the elderly
...r smoked (41 percent), the MMSE score declined .03 points per year. The score for current smokers (22 percent) declined .16 points per year, about five times more. Former smokers (37 percent) dropped .06 points per year. "On the in...UK industry is the loser from parallel trade in pharmaceuticals
... prices leading to increased demand," Dr Szymanski points out. "Nevertheless, the significant potential eff...ld be a united approach with Europe," Dr Szymanski points out. "Certainly, parallel trade in pharmaceuticals is an issue for UK government in terms of health ...Blood-forming stem cells fail to repair heart muscle in Stanford study
... the heart," Balsam said. "I think what this study points out is that it's not easy." ...Childhood obesity leads to adult diabetes, researcher says
...intake for an adult should be around 2,000," Misra points out. She adds that a good portion of those fast-food calories come from sugar or fat because these are the ingredients that make food "tastier" and more enticing to the palate. So she believes the food industry must bear some responsibility for p...Families, media and education crucial in preventing eating disorders
...oming an even deadlier disease than it is, Ballard points out. The third factor important in preventing eating disorders is a child's educators and education. Ballard recommends schools create a healthy and positive environment where all students are treated equally regardless of size. Educators should tea...UCSF/Baylor team uses new method to measure bone loss in astronauts flying long mission
...ich protect the spinal cord and provide attachment points for the lower back muscles. The researchers speculate that this may be due to a new resistive exercise device that exercises lower back muscles, thus maintaining mechanical load on these structures. The CT measurements in the hip were performed pre- ...Community hospitals do not transfer high-risk heart patients for aggressive therapy
... all types of hospitals," Roe said. "While CRUSADE points out weaknesses in the health-care system, it also can help in showing us where to improve the system. We hope these findings will stimulate community hospitals to re-evaluate their care processes for patients with UA/NSTEMI."...Pain medication safe and effective for the elderly
...s in global assessment scores with Kadian were 2.4 points for patients and 2.9 points for physicians. Adverse events in this population of patients 65 and older included constipation (n=...Long term risks of medical radiation often ignored
...have a radiological "driving licence" with penalty points given for inappropriate prescriptions. Patients should be required to sign an explicit and transparent informed consent form for each radiological examination. This would help reduce pressure from patients for redundant examinations. Journals should ...Mouse model of neuromuscular disease identifies key player in motor neuron death
...y underlying SBMA and associated diseases and even points to a possible therapeutic strategy for this debilitating condition and for more common motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), that currently have no proven treatments. SBMA belongs to a group of neurodegenerative disorder...New index measures risk of death from blood clot
...ients with a clot burden of 60 percent (scoring 24 points out of 40) or greater, as determined by the CTPE Index, are at increased risk of death and may require aggressive treatment such as catheter-directed thrombolysis or thrombolytic therapy in intensive care. Five of the six patients (83 percent) wit...Study suggests better use of web could improve infectious disease reporting
...ictions provide the case reporting card on the Web points to an opportunity to improve disease surveillance." The study suggests that updating these sites to provide complete, accessible disease reporting information should be relatively inexpensive, and may allow for more effective use of the Web for dise...Racial, economic gaps in kids' eye care seen in four new studies
...the last year. Overall, Kemper says, the evidence points to a wide variety of economic and social factors affecting children's chance of receiving eye care. There may be over-utilization of eye services by children in certain groups, he adds, as well as under-utilization among others. "All in all, these d...Blacks at greater risk for developing cataracts
...thalmologist in Oakland, Calif., said, "This study points up the public health issue of limited access to health care among the black population. Since little can be done to prevent the development of cataracts, surgical treatment is the only real solution. Unfortunately, if treatment is put off, cataracts ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2004 (first issue)
...IT The growing interest in gastric bypass surgery points up the problems faced by critically ill morbidly obese patients and the serious challenges seen by physicians in treating these patients. According to the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, the rate of obesity surgeries has risen from 37,000 in...High blood pressure in the lungs a major risk for death in adults with sickle cell disease
...ase in that it defined important clinical decision points that successfully led to preventing--or at least improving--the odds of reducing strokes in children and adolescents," added Dr. Rodgers. Of the 195 individuals evaluated in the current study, 20 percent with pulmonary hypertension died and all but ...