Ultrasound-guided liposomes boost imaging, target drug/gene therapy
... which, with the help of ultrasonic pulses, can be released at the site of a plaque or a clot or into living cells. This is caused by cavitation, the ability of the ultrasound to increase the energy of the microbubble, which then opens the cell membrane and allows drugs to enter. McPherson, who is Lester B...The BESST way to judge IVF success
... as a percentage of embryo transfers. The tables, released a month ago by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, highlight the new category so it stands out among other criteria. "Everybody agreed that was the ideal," says Joyce Zeitz of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology in Birm...New report presents options for oversight of genetic testing of human embryos
...etic testing of human embryos. The report will be released at a public forum, "Custom Kids?" Genetic Testing of Embryos, to be held on January 8 in Washington, DC. At the forum, an independent panel including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Clinton White House Chief of Staff John Podesta and for...Chagas' disease: virulence factor identified
...(2) and an immunosuppressive activity. The protein released by T. cruzi influences in a complex way the physiology of the host cell. It acts on cells of the immune system, the macrophages and the dendritic cells, and notably blocks the production of interleukin 2 (IL-2), a cytokine necessary for T-lymphocyte ...Anthrax toxin inhibitor identified
...rofessor of Systems Biology at HMS. "This toxin is released within days of the initial infection, and is impervious to antibiotics." Because the initial symptoms of the disease fever, cough and chest pain mimic colds and flu, early diagnosis is extremely difficult; as a result, some 90 percent of all cases ...Spreading cancer survives via signals from nearby blood vessels long before new vessels are grown
...izes our efforts to block these signals from being released and to inhibit new blood vessels from forming." Such a strategy is called anti-angiogenesis. The two-way dialogue begins when cancer cells secrete proteins -- such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin 2 -- that alert blood ve...Wind tunnel tests could lead to healthier towns and cities
...(EPSRC). In towns and cities, pollution and heat released below building height (e.g. from cars and buildings) can be trapped at street level until ventilated to the air above. This can cause pollution "hotspots" which affect sufferers from respiratory diseases such as asthma; it can also contribute to an u...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet December 16, 2003
... Physicians and the American College of Physicians released joint guidelines to manage new-onset atrial fibrillation, a common arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) that occurs most often in older adults (Guidelines, pp. 1009-1017; Background Evidence Paper, pp. 1018-1033). According to the new guidelines, control...ACP and AAFP release joint clinical guidelines to manage common heart condition
...cians and the American College of Physicians today released joint guidelines to manage new onset atrial fibrillation, a common arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) that occurs most often in older adults. According to the new guidelines, control of heart rate (not heart rhythm) with chronic anticoagulation medicat...Specialty medical societies offer evidence-based conclusions on inhaled steroid treatment for asthma
...ding to findings from a systematic evidence review released today by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI), and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI). Published in the December issue of CHEST , the peer-revi...USP's hospital medication error report supports key patient safety goals
... MEDMARX report on U.S. hospital medication errors released data that focus attention on four of the six key JCAHO 2003 National Patient Safety Goal requirements," said Diane Cousins, R.Ph., vice president of USP's Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety (CAPS). "USP is working toward a goal we hold in c...The evolving management of migraine
.... The International Headache Society has recently released guidelines that define overuse of acute medications as the use of opioids, triptans or combination analgesics for more than 10 days per month or simple analgesics (pain relievers such as aspirin or ibuprofen) for more than 15 days per month. "One of ...WHO accused of huge HIV blunder
...V strain. A study of nearly 10,000 South Africans released last year, for instance, found that 5.6 per cent of children aged between 2 and 14 were infected. Most children infected by their mothers die before their second birthday, so the surprisingly high figure points to infection routes other than sex bein...Glycerin may help skin disease, study finds
...al alcohol used to synthesize fat and subsequently released during exercise as fat fuels physical exertion. What they found is that when phospholipase D pairs with glycerol, it produces a distinctive signal that directs skin cell maturation, Dr. Zheng says. They found that, despite its name, a channel called...Emory, GlaxoSmithKline, NIMH enter public-private partnership to develop new drugs for depression
...of the future" outlined by the NIH in its recently released roadmap forencouraging more streamlined and rapid progression of effective clinicaltools and pharmaceuticals from the laboratory into the marketplace and into patient care. The new paradigm for conducting medical research also helps fulfill an NIH g...Forest mapping from space supports Kyoto Protocol
...eir emissions. Conversely, extra carbon dioxide is released rapidly into the atmosphere if forests are burnt or cut down. At the ESA COP 9 side event, ESA Director of Earth Observation Jos Achache will brief attendees on using space to gather environmental intelligence, and existing national users of ESA ser...UCLA teams with Drew to provide cancer care
...well documented. In 1999 the Institute of Medicine released a report that examined cancer research and programs for ethnic minorities and the medically underserved. The report found that although many ethnic minority groups experience significantly lower levels of some types of cancer, other minorities had hi...Increasing number of physician assistants handle more than 190 million patient visits in 2003
...s at the beginning of 2004, according to the newly released Information Update: Projected Number of People in Clinical Practice as PAs as of January 1, 2004. This estimate more than doubles the number of PAs in clinical practice ten years ago. AAPA estimates there were 23,300 PAs in clinical practice at the b...GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Research Grant Program 2003
...s, that bud from virus-infected host cells and are released to infect other human cells. In the absence of Vif, CEM15 alters the chemical composition of deoxycytidine, a constituent of viral DNA, thereby disabling viral replication and stopping the spread of HIV. "Both Vif and CEM15 are structurally unique ...Bayer and Onyx announce new data on dual mechanism of action of BAY 43-9006
...nterim Phase II Study Results Bayer and Onyx also released an updated data analysis of Phase II clinical results that were first presented in October 2003. The updated data analysis included 50 participants with advanced and progressive RCC who were evaluable after 12 weeks of treatment. Of the evaluable p...