Virco establishes comprehensive set of clinical cutoffs for the vircoTYPE HIV-1 resistance test
...co®TYPE analysis of viral genotypes to predict quantitative phenotypic resistance levels. Mathematical models of virologic response to antiretroviral drugs at eight and 24 weeks versus baseline fold change in IC50 (concentrations of drugs that inhibit 50% of viral replication) were constructed using linear re...Research news from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
...national, 2004, 15: 799-806. "Relationship between quantitative ultrasound, anthropometry and sports participation in college aged adults."...3D neutron-based medical imaging, 4D lung scans, and hitting a moving tumor
...er the injection of a contrast agent. From this a quantitative measure of the pharmacodynamic effectiveness of the treatment can be achieved. (Paper WE-D-305-2, Wednesday, July 28, 2 PM.) III. FIRST, DO NO HARM is the injunction followed by medical doctors. In the realm of treating the body with radiotherapy ...Three Harvard Medical School endowed chairs named simultaneously in sleep medicine
...his lab also includes functional magnetic imaging, quantitative analysis of sleep and waking EEG, and the influence of sleep loss on the deployment of visual attention. The Gerald E. McGinnis Professorship of Sleep Medicine was established with a grant from the Respironics Sleep and Respiratory Research Foundatio...Imaging test could be used to diagnose schizophrenia
... results have the potential to provide a powerful, quantitative clinical tool for the assessment of schizophrenia," Pearlson said. ...Data announced at ISHLT: Molecular testing proves effective in monitoring heart transplant rejection
... of this test would give physicians a noninvasive, quantitative tool with which to manage their transplant patients' immunosuppression regimen and biopsy schedule. Studies are ongoing to provide further validation of the results and determine how molecular testing can be used to guide the use of specific imm...New calculator provides more accurate estimates of colon cancer survival
...od of a cure, and most prefer both qualitative and quantitative information when making decisions about their course of treatment," says Dr. Loprinzi. "At the same time, variations and uncertainty exist when estimating prognoses for cancer patients. As a result, patients may not get the information they want, or ...March/April 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...me" for all Americans. Informed by qualitative and quantitative research, the report offers an objective understanding of what patients want and need from their personal physicians and from America's health care system, and it identifies challenges and opportunities for the specialty of family medicine. The Fu...Loss of smell linked to key protein in Alzheimer's disease
...eimer's disease and related disorders by scores on quantitative smell tests." A total of ten mice were evaluated in this experiment five mice that were genetically engineered to be a model for human Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, and five normal control mice that do not overexpress tau proteins. Olfactor...System can predict disease spread
...eate a "vectorial capacity" formula that can yield quantitative predictions in other words, the growth rate of a disease. "Predicting risk is very complicated, but at least we have a better chance now," Rossignol said. "And the good thing about this approach is it primarily requires an understanding of the d...Ratings of teen-rated video games do not always fully describe content
The only rigorous, independent, and quantitative analysis based on actual play of Teen-rated video games shows that industry ratings do not always fully describe the content of video games. Led by researchers at the Center for Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston and the Kids Risk P...Metabolic syndrome predicts heart risk in women with coronary artery disease, study finds
...of demographic characteristics and medication use, quantitative coronary angiography and blood sampling for measurement of lipids, glucose, insulin and inflammatory markers. Follow-up for the occurrence of untoward cardiovascular events was obtained by annual telephone and/or mail contact. The primary clinical o...Laser method identifies, counts toxic molecules
...such measurements. Hence, the new approach enables quantitative studies of real-world surface processes, such as catalytic reactions. Absolute coverage measurements are useful in surface science, providing key information about surface reactions or structures for many applications, such as improving solar cell ef...Distance to hospital affects heart attack survival
...pecializes in the strategic and operational use of quantitative methods and information systems in health care. O'Neill's estimation model can be used, he says, to estimate the likely impact of hospital or emergency room closings on nearby populations. "In deciding whether to allow these closures, regulators mus...University of Pittsburgh imaging agent study suggests breakthrough in Alzheimer's research
... strong indicator of PIB's usefulness in providing quantitative information on amyloid deposits in the living brain," said Dr. Mathis. In addition to Drs. Klunk and Mathis, the team included researchers from Uppsala University and PET Centre/Uppsala Imanet AB in Uppsala, Sweden; and the Karolinska Institute and H...Cedars-Sinai researchers identify a gene that causes insulin resistance in Mexican Americans
...owing that LPL haplotypes are linked with a direct quantitative measurement of insulin resistance in Mexican Americans," said Dr. Rotter. "The strength of this investigation is that we examined a population at high risk for the insulin resistance syndrome, that we directly measured insulin sensitivity by the gluc...World Summit on the Information Society
...tiative. This uses the continuous flow of reliable quantitative and qualitative information supplied by satellites to help improve the management of natural resources, mitigate the impact of disasters and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid. ESA is aware of the danger of the 'digital divide' and tries to...Imaging technique may diagnose breast cancer without biopsy
... benign lumps and normal breast tissues using this quantitative method," said lead investigator Michael Garwood, Ph.D., professor of radiology and Cancer Center member. "Using high magnetic fields and this spectroscopic technique may produce a powerful way to diagnose breast cancer and to monitor its response to ...Caregivers of family members with dementia experience more health problems than noncaregivers
...tia exist in the United States (AARP, 1988) and no quantitative review has been conducted on the physical health correlates of caring for a family member with dementia until now. In a meta-analysis of 23 studies examining self-reported health and physiological functioning in caregivers of persons with dementia, r...Stroke treatment may come from physiological determinations not time frame, says Pitt
..., one of the few technologies that allows accurate quantitative cerebral blood flow measurement in human stroke, to evaluate 36 patients with middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion who were studied within six hours of symptom onset. They found that patient outcomes were correlated to core and penumbra and not to ...