Correction for reporting delays and errors may lead to changes in recent cancer incidence data
...ce rates are valuable in reporting better and more precise current incidence rates and trends and monitoring the timeliness of data collection. Ignoring reporting delay and reporting errors may produce downwardly biased cancer incidence trends, particularly in the most recent diagnosis years," the authors co...Penn State College of Medicine awarded $6.9 million to create clearer images of body's interior
...roved MRI scanners that will produce clearer, more precise images of the brain, tumors, organs or other structures in the body," Smith said. "Improving the quality of MR images will allow physicians to more accurately diagnose and determine courses of treatment for their patients. This award represents a lon...Brain study of back pain sufferers yields intriguing results
...y feel, and what's going on in their brains at the precise moment they feel it. And, it continues to give researchers a road map of the areas of the brain that are most -- and least -- active when patients feel pain. The researchers hope that further study on larger groups of patients will yield more informa...New technology separates cancer from benign tumors
... women, MR images may be superior in giving a more precise diagnosis than ordinary mammography. It can also be of benefit in cases where mammography is not accurate enough. The MRS method monitors treatment "MR spectroscopy, which shows the biochemical compositions in the tumor, also can be an important ...UF researchers report: Immunosuppressant drug prevents late rejection of transplanted kidneys
...plant Center. "Physicians have yet to pinpoint its precise cause, and there is no known treatment for this type of injury. Acute rejection appears to be linked to that. People with acute rejection have a higher risk of developing this process. "We believe that part of the link is people who develop acute r...Racial differences in pain treatment found
...y. And although the researchers have not yet found precise reasons for the differences between blacks and whites in how they perceive and handle pain, they suspect that many factors, including economic and cultural ones, are at work. They have additional studies under way to further explore the impact of chr...Alcohol makes auto crash injuries worse for drivers and passengers, study finds
...es that require concentration, quick reaction, and precise movement. This knowledge has led to laws that set limits on the level of alcohol that drivers can have in their blood, most commonly set by states at 0.08 or 0.1 percent of blood volume. It has also led to major public-health campaigns aimed at prev...Rice study identifies sources of Houston smog particulates
...nur Buzcu and David Yue were able to determine the precise proportion of particulate matter produced by each source. The study is part of ongoing national effort to better characterize and understand the sources of fine particles in the atmosphere. Compared to gas pollutants like carbon dioxide and ozone, re...Fulbright scholar to study nano-sized polymer magnetic complexes
..., the fundamental chemistry required for achieving precise non-toxic polymer sheaths around such particles will be critical for biomedical applications. Advancements in preparing and understanding polymer-magnetic particle complexes may lead to our ability to localize high concentrations of drugs at a tumor...Chemical turns stem cells into neurons say scientists at Scripps Research Institute
...to find small chemical molecules that could permit precise control over the fate of pluripotent mouse embryonic stem cells--which, like human embryonic stem cells, have the ability to differentiate into all cell types. The scientists screened some 50,000 small molecules from a combinatorial small molecule li......emonstrated how this targeted approach allows more precise detection of cancer cells by using nuclear imaging techniques such as a PET (positron emission tomography) scan. The Therapeutic Molecules Cancer therapies using monoclonal antibodies-laboratory-crafted molecules that can bind to specific proteins ...UCSD researchers determine mechanism for degradation of G proteins
... number of experiments now underway to firm up the precise mechanism." "Discovery is finding something new--in this case, a new protein; then, it takes a long time to work out the biology," she added....New technique lowers CT radiation dose for children
...ovide the technologists who run CT scanners with a precise recipe for lowering the radiation dose levels for pediatric patients by matching radiation to body size, while still delivering a high-quality CT scan," said the study's lead author, John M. Boone, Ph.D. "There is a well-established need for this ty...Mapping the air to safeguard your looks, the environment and planes in flight
...that researchers grew interested in acquiring more precise information on regional air pollution levels. This...hods," Christiaens concluded. "We hope to get more precise on a smaller grid and taking account of cloudiness information on ground UV doses and pollutant le...More sprawl means more weight and less walking
...ip of sprawl and health, the researchers say. More precise measurements of sprawl are also needed, according to the researchers. "It might be that certain thresholds or critical levels of 'compactness' are needed before community design begins to have a palatable influence on physical activity," they explai...18F-FLT more accurate than 18F-FDG for differentiating unclear lung lesions
... and 18F-FLT PET and found the latter to be a more precise indicator for diagnosing unclear lung lesions. The study, published in the September 2003 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, included examinations of 26 patients with pulmonary nodules revealed on chest CT. Subsequent biopsies confirmed that ...Brain cells found to hold key to growth of certain breast cancers
...e of cancer's most notorious hallmarks. While the precise nature of DCD's involvement in cachexia isn't known, it's clear that the protein has a very different effect on muscle cells than on nerve cells. The response to DCD, whether in nerve cells or invasive breast cancer cells, is triggered when a chemic...Interim analysis comparing TDF to EFV in combination with 3TC + ABC
...ntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). The precise nature of the interaction leading to non-response in this study is not yet known. In both study arms, ABC and 3TC were administered in a fixed-dose investigational co-formulation and all drugs were administered once a day (QD). Virologic non-respon...New blood test could detect lung cancer in its earliest stages
... diagnostic techniques, he said. It generates more precise information on protein expression because it can d...manner in which each molecule lands determines its precise mass and hence its level of "expression" in the blood. Next, Patz's team performs an extra step: the......EACH system even has a program for calculating the precise tPA dosage patients need. To date, 18 patients have been evaluated using REACH and three have received tPA. Mr. Wang, who relocated to Augusta to work more closely on the project, said a map of the United States that plots out the stroke belt which ...