Infrared Thermometers A Good Alternative For Use On Newborns
...thermometers can be just as precise and safe and even quicker. It takes lessthan two seconds to get a result from this type ofthermometer." Nurses usually take an infant's temperature within thefirst 30 to 60 minutes...Neutron Research To Help In Treatment Of Cancer Patients
.... Scientists here areproducing neutrons and making precise measurements of their direction and speedin the university's Edwards Accelerator Lab -- one of only a handful of physicslabs in the country capable of this kind of research. The neutron measurements done in the lab will be used by Harvard Med...New U-M Analysis Of Brain At Work
...ge to specific regions of the frontallobes, a more precise understanding of how various regions of the frontal cortexare involved in specific mental activities should allow health careprofessionals to devise more effective compensatory therapies, according toSmith. "If you know that an area involved in proc...Chessboard Pattern Mirrors Eye Defects
...surgery requires measurements of defects which are precise down to micron levels. The new Dutch equipment produces an extremely precise map of distortions in the eye. This is of eminent importance for cornea transplants or laser treatme...Cordis Cardiology Introduces The MINI Crown Stent
...ile delivery system, minimal balloon overhang, and precise balloon sizing at higher pressures -- all of which, in my opinion, make the procedure safe." Jesse Penn, president, Cordis Cardiology, said the company initially will offer the MINI in 11 mm and 15 mm lengths and diameters ranging from 3.25 mm to ...Angina sufferers find significant relief with noninvasive technique
...le and wear a series of cuffson their legs. At the precise moment of every heartbeat when the heart relaxes,t...ike bypass surgery or balloonangioplasty. . ." The precise mechanism by which EECP exerts its long-term beneficial effect isunknown, said Richard Nesto, MD, as...UMass researchers teaching computers to interpret MRIs
...y information given to a computer must beextremely precise in order for the machine to be able to use it. "The machinedoes not like ambiguity," said Horowitz. Although the MRI captures a "slice" of the brain and reveals lesions, it'simportant to remember that both the brain and any lesions are actuallythree...... detailed, physicians are ableto make faster, more precise measurements, enhancing the accuracy of theirdecis...nt,sometimes lengthy process needed to capture the precise image required fordiagnosis in two-dimensional echocardiography. Even after the patient has leftthe...New laser treatment allows patients to swallow and breath easier
...ive," Warren said. "Surgeonswould have to be very precise when burning tumors to avoid damage to surrounding normal tissue." However, surgeons can place the new laser adjacent to the tumor, where itactivates the Photofrin retained by the tumor cells, effectively relieving theobstruction. The laser does no...OSU Medical Center uses robotic heart surgery technique
... hand controls are also very precise with every movement being exactly replicated by the robotic arms." Wolf recently joined the Ohio State cardiothoracic surgery team. He completed several of the first robotic ...Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center adds new dimension in radiation treatment
...pinal cord. Stereotactic radiation therapy directs precise dose of radiation to the tumorfrom a variety of preselected angles. No single "path" to the tumor is exposedto a large dose of radiation, sparing the normal tissues, but the tumor isbombarded by radiation from multiple directions. Critical structur...New links found between an 'iron' gene mutation and increased risk for heart attack and stroke
...est that is now available offers scientists a more precise methodfor determining if carriers of the gene mutation are at increased risk for heartdisease. Researchers needed a genetic test to study carriers of the gene. Carriers often have a small elevation in their iron storage levels that may beresponsible...Pacemaker for larynx allows patients to breathe easier
... hasbeen paralyzed. The stimulation is done at the precise moment that the patientinhales, allowing the patient to take a breath," Zealear said.The lead wire from the electrode is then brought subcutaneously through a tunnelto an incision below the clavicle. A pocket is made at that incision site andthe stim...Jefferson scientist sees drug profiles and tailor-made therapies as ways to beat HIV resistance
... developing resistance." But detailing the precise viral genetic make-up of each HIV-infectedindividual would cause treatment costs to rise significantly, he says. Thiswould be a particular problem with Third World nations struggling against theonslaught of AIDS. Millions are infected, and many lack ...Study suggests some unruptured aneurysms do not need treatment
...ion rates that have been supplanted by newer, more precise estimates, and aneurysm characteristics were not considered. The UCSF study was a complex cost-utility analysis incorporating new data, most notably results of the ISUIA study. The UCSF researchers developed a model in which they projected the healt...Revived drug prevents malaria, skirts drug resistance
...pic searches for theparasites in blood. As a more precise check, the researchers also used PCR(polymerase chain reaction) assays sensitive to parasite DNA. After two weeks, the four volunteers not on atovaquone developedmalaria, while those on the drug had no signs of infection. (The daily bloodtes...New research method reveals high-density information storage in the brain
... the brain. It has been controversially debatedhow precise the underlying modifications of the neuronal membrane can be andwhere these modifications take place. The Max Planck researchers have discoveredthat these modifications are spatially highly restricted. Thus, information canprobably be stored with ver......tedly from acuteWE, researchers disagree about the precise association between WE and KS.Sullivan called the exact relationship "arguable" whereas Martin said,"it's pretty clear that they're related, WE is the acute or severe phaseand KS is the chronic or perpetual phase." Researchers do agree, however,that...National study focuses on families of people with diabetes and obesity
...sized that the study probably will not result in a precise geneor genes, but rather indicate on which areas of which chromosomes the potentialgenes might lie. "Finding the gene will take years and years of additionalwork." Wagenknecht said she expected the study would be able to add newknowledge abou...Researchers complete sequence and gene map of human major histocompatibility complex
...bilities. This should allow for more immediate and precise diagnosis. "This new knowledge should rapidly lead to straightforward and accurate diagnostic tests based on actual gene sequences. This should make it easier for doctors to influence the progression of some diseases by giving lifestyle advice," sai...