Infectious microorganism linked to kidney stones and other diseases
...leic acid has not been completed yet," states lead researcher Neva Ciftcioglu, Ph.D. However, the group's research provides additional clues to understanding NB and its link to pathologic calcification-related diseases. "Hopefully, eradication or treatment of these diseases will be possible in the near futur...Insurance incentives might help smokers quit, study says
...tes would go down," according to smoking cessation researcher Sue Curry. In light of this, "the finding in the review that full financial benefits actually increased cessation rates is quite encouraging," says Curry, who is the director of the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illino...High-intensity ultrasound creates hollow nanospheres and nanocrystals
.... Schmidt Professor of Chemistry at Illinois and a researcher at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. "After heating the spheres to produce uniform coatings, we use hydrofluoric acid to etch away the silica, leaving hollow shells of the desired material." Suslick and former postdoctoral re...Mayo Clinic researcher calls for improved newborn screening
A Mayo Clinic physician and researcher today reported that a combination of the latest technology and double-tiered analysis could improve genetic screening for newborns as much as forty-fold, while testing for dozens more diseases than is now performed in some states. Pediatric geneticis...Hard choices: Pitt researcher presents findings on when to accept organ transplants
...ng in Washington, D.C., a University of Pittsburgh researcher will present findings on how his mathematical models can help patients make the right decision. Andrew Schaefer, an assistant professor and the Wellington C. Carl Faculty Fellow in Pitt's Department of Industrial Engineering, uses engineering techni...Immediate access to antibiotics stems spread of sexually transmitted diseases
...as led by Hopkins-trained University of Washington researcher Matthew Golden, M.D., newly infected patients and their sexual partners were randomly assigned to one of two groups and offered either a standard referral for the partner or expedited treatment for the partner. Where a patient was not willing to tal...International gathering of experts to share retinoblastoma breakthroughs
...uding Alfred G. Knudson Jr., M.D., Ph.D., a senior researcher at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. "Dr. Knudson is internationally recognized for his 'two-hit' theory that explains how a cell accumulates mutations before becoming cancerous," Dyer said. "And he predicted the existence of tumor-suppre...Murder, eyewitness identification and the limits of human vision
...her doctorate at the UW and is now a post-doctoral researcher at the University of California at Los Angeles. The research was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. The researchers conducted a number of experiments to establish the relationship between blurriness and distance. First, they starte...Mayo Clinic identifies key cellular process in prostate and other cancers
...egradation," says Haojie Huang, Ph.D., the urology researcher who performed the study. Co-investigator Donald J. Tindall, Ph.D., adds, "We've discovered a viable therapeutic target in human cancers, especially those with high levels of Skp2." The Mayo Clinic researchers' findings suggest a promising new treatm...Morbidly obese pay nearly twice as much for health care
..., MD, assistant professor of internal medicine and researcher at the Institute for the Study of Health at UC's A...oel Tsevat, MD, professor of internal medicine and researcher at UC's Institute for the Study of Health....Transport system smuggles medicines into brain
Dutch researcher Corine Visser investigated a new way of transporting medicines into the brain. Her approach made use of an iron transport system located on the blood-brain barrier. The smaller the medicine, the more easily it penetrates the brain. A special barrier ...Leadership gift from Sulpizio Family for new state-of-the-art cardiovascular center at UCSD
....D., an internationally respected cardiologist and researcher who specializes in cardiac diagnostics and ultrasound, is Director of the center. "The dedication of Rich and Gaby Sulpizio has moved us forward in realizing our vision to be a leader in translational research, evaluating new drugs and technologies a...New study finds link between self-mutilation and risky sexual behavior
...nk between self-mutilation and sexual risk. Lead researcher Larry K. Brown, MD, of BHCPRC believes that the findings should especially resonate with physicians since they are often the first ones in the medical community to determine if patients have been harming themselves. "When adolescents come in to seek ...NYU psychology researchers show how attention enhances visual perception
...olumbia University and currently is a postdoctoral researcher at NYU. Pestilli obtained his licentiate from the University of Rome and is an NYU doctoral student. Carrasco received her licentiate in psychology from the National University of Mexico before going on to receive her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology fr...Study shows protective equipment not very effective for rugby players
... use of padded headgear or mouthguards," said lead researcher Dr. Stephen Marshall, assistant professor of epidemiology and assistant professor of orthopaedics at the UNC schools of public health and medicine. Hard-shell helmets and most body padding like U.S. football players wear are not permitted in rugby un...New math model of heart cell has novel calcium pathway
... heartbeats. Thomas J. Hund, Ph.D., post-doctoral researcher in Pathology ( in Dr. Jeffrey Saffitz laboratory) at the Washington University School of Medicine, and Yoram Rudy, The Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Washington University, have incorporated the Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent Pro...Milk, fruits and vegetables may help reduce disability risk
...s. A Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher and colleagues reported today that high consumption of dairy products and fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of disability, especially among black women. The research, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that black women who co...Birth size and adult cancer risk
...rates of adult cancer. To examine this hypothesis, researcher Valerie A. McCormack and colleagues at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Universities of Uppsala and Stockholm investigated overall and site-specific cancer incidence in relation to birth characteristics in a Swedish population...Emergency department study supports giving dehydrated children fluids by mouth
...he Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and primary researcher on the study. "Currently, the majority of pediatric emergency physicians continue to use I.V. therapy for these children, both because they believe parents and referring physicians expect it, and because they believe oral therapy is time-consuming." ...Special imaging study shows failing hearts are 'energy starved'
...other organ," notes Paul A. Bottomley, Ph.D., lead researcher and director of magnetic resonance research at the Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology. "While scientists have long known that nucleotide adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the chemical that fuels heart contractions and that creatine kinase (CK) is th...