NJIT business incubator helps start-up companies move out of the lab and into the marketplace
...k. Almost daily, the Menssana Research laboratory receives samples of human exhalations to analyze. Just as a Breathalyzer can detect drunk drivers, a Menssana process can detect illness. It's the same concept, though far more sensitive, says inventor Michael Phillips, MD, of Fort Lee. Samples are captured i...Female & black legislators more likely than others to prioritize children's health
...through state action. Still, it appears this issue receives low priority." Davis, an assistant professor of both pediatrics and public policy, led the project with Ford School graduate student Amy Upston, M.P.P. Together, they pored over and classified thousands of bills from 1997 and 1998 from the state le...Will the insured sacrifice to help cover the uninsured? New study suggests yes
...CHAT has 16 categories of coverage and each player receives 50 pegs to "spend" in those categories. There are a total of 99 peg holes in the board. For major categories such as primary and specialty care, pharmacy, long-term care and hospitalization, they can choose from three levels of coverage, depending on...3D neutron-based medical imaging, 4D lung scans, and hitting a moving tumor
...therapeutic equipment to ensure that every patient receives precisely the prescribed dose of radiation at the correct location. Medical physicists contribute to the effectiveness of radiological imaging procedures by developing new imaging procedures, improving existing techniques, and assuring radiation saf...When it comes to cancer prognosis, it's not just the tumor that matters
...h mild diabetes controlled by dietary restrictions receives the same code as an individual with severe diabetes taking daily insulin shots. Among other potential drawbacks, medical bills also may omit certain diseases for socio-political reasons (for example, mental illness or AIDS). In 1996, Piccirillo's te...Newborn testing for immune disorders could save lives
...ssive genes are expressed in girls only if a child receives two copies of the gene -- one from each parent -- the disease is more common in boys, who only need one copy for an X-linked recessive gene to be expressed. SCID-X1 accounts for 46 percent of U.S. cases. The incidence of SCID has been projected to ra...Would it be worth it to pay for donated kidneys?
...itzler says. "Society saves money, and the patient receives both quality of life and life extension benefits from the donor." For their analysis, the researchers assumed the establishment of a government-regulated system, in which a fixed price would be paid to the donor, and the kidneys would be allocated b...Institute of Medicine Advisory: April 1 public briefing on safety of dietary supplements
...Office of the Inspector General estimates that FDA receives reports on less than half of 1 percent of all adverse events associated with supplements. To further boost reporting, labels on supplements should include a toll-free number for consumers and health professionals to call in health problems or c...2004 Dean Award to Steven Levy
... science, epidemiology, and public health.Dr. Levy receives his award today during the Opening Ceremonies of the IADR's 82nd General Session....Awards & fellowships presented in Hawaii
...uang L. Nguyen and Shimin Li (USA). Each recipient receives US$2,000 and a plaque. The IADR/Unilever Division Travel Awards These awards were established to encourage outstanding young dental scientists to carry out research, attend the annual IADR General Session, and compete in the IADR/Unilever Hatton A...Study compares overnight dialysis to treatment in centers
...ovided in the center, he said. First, the patient receives dialysis six times per week instead of three times per week, so there is less buildup of the toxins ordinarily removed by healthy kidneys. Second, the patient is on dialysis for six to nine hours overnight at home instead of three to five hours at a ...New breast pap smear detects early cellular changes; May prevent onset of breast cancer
...led a receptor The receptor acts like a dock that receives messages from hormones, vitamins, and the environment and conveys them inside the cell the messages are transmitted to CBP and p300 CBP and p300 express their own proteins that enable the cell to better utilize vitamin A for its tumor-suppressing a...Widely used anti-nausea drug may interfere with cancer chemotherapy
...ient receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer also receives dexamethasone pre-treatments that may make therapy less effective," said Suzanne Conzen, M.D, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago and director of the study. "With breast cancer one wants the best tumor reduction possible, bu...Argonne licenses Anti-Jet-Lag-Diet software to online company
... clock is out of synchronization with time cues it receives from the environment. Time cues include meal times, sunrise and sunset, and daily cycles of rest and activity. The Anti-Jet-Lag Diet uses nature's time cues to help the body adjust quickly to a new time zone. Hundreds of thousands of travelers have...University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center studying promising new imaging technology
... motion on target volumes to help ensure the tumor receives the full amount of the treatment dose." ...Survey shows impact of psoriasis is more than skin deep
...is and psoriatic arthritis and their families. It receives its principal support from public donations. Its mission is to educate people about these diseases and their treatments, raise public awareness, and support ongoing research. For more information on the National Psoriasis Foundation, visit www.pso...Mayo Clinic develops new technology to improve diagnosis of arm and hand injuries and disease
...other medical centers in early 2004. Revenue Mayo receives from this device will be used to support Mayo's clinical practice, medical research and education activities. Medical centers interested in acquiring the coil may call Mayo Medical Ventures, 507-284-8878, for more information....Study suggests that inflammation may play a role in developing high blood pressure
...sease and is a Donald W. Reynolds Investigator and receives additional support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Leducq Foundation. EDITORIAL: INFLAMMATION, HYPERTENSION, AND THE METABOLIC SYNDROME In an accompanying editorial, Scott M. Grundy, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Texas Southw...Survival improves in clinical trial for severe birth defect, with or without fetal surgery
...their first operation after birth -- if the infant receives life support from the moment of birth from a highly experienced neonatal intensive care team. Both treatments achieved far better survival rates than earlier standard therapy, according to an NIH-sponsored randomized clinical trial. Results are re...Multi-hospital angioplasty improvement effort reduces deaths and complications
...dized but continually evolving form. Each hospital receives regular audits and reports about its individual performance, and quarterly meetings bring all the lead physicians and administrators together. Meanwhile, Moscucci and his fellow researchers mine the data for trends and useful findings. Among the othe...