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.... Corey in the use of computers todesign synthetic routes for making organic molecules. (Corey laterreceived the 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.) While at Harvard, Jorgensendeveloped the first computer-generated 3-D renderings of molecularorbitals. His research at Yale is supported by the National Institu...MIT Touch Lab Research Explores The Hand
...how the fingerpad receives tactile information and routes that datato the brain. A better understanding of how the hand works, however, could aidthe diagnosis and treatment of conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome. More datais also key to robotic hands, and to software that allows us to touch and feelvirtu...Study examines STDs among women-to-women sex partners
...sSTDs among women who have sex with women, and the routes of transmission. The study so far has determined that women who have sex with other womenare at risk of spreading HPV, the human papillomavirus. It can cause genitalwarts, cervical dysplasia and, rarely, cervical cancer. Some of the women wit...Wayne State chemist wins national award for new ways to make nature's molecules
... explained. Applications can be developing cheaper routes to pharmaceuticals or providing access to molecules too difficult to make with conventional chemistry. For example, Montgomery has discovered how to synthesize two compounds in particular. Both are research tools normally found in only trace quantiti...First report of stem cell signal of intention to become specific neuron
... signals determining which of hundreds of possible routes the individual CNS stem cells would take. Instead, he and his team went as far down the lineage pathway as possible, right to the progenitor stem cells at the point of committing to a particular cells. "These results are very encouraging," says Carv...Skin patch technology may increase women's libido
...derstanding how the body responds to the different routes of HRT administration. HRT taken orally tends to reduce androgens that are later transformed by the body into testosterone. Furthermore, oral HRT increases sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG), leading to lower amounts of free testosterone available. ...DARPA to support development of human brain-machine interfaces
...Our dream is to develop a palmtop-like device that routes the signals either to robotic devices, computers, or even to the physician, to alert the physician to some problem," said Nicolelis. According to Henriquez, the greater number of recording electrodes will also enable far more sophisticated analysis o...Rush begins use of magnetic guided navigation system
...to enable neurosurgeons to navigate multiple nerve routes with one needle-stick entry point instead of the current procedure that requires one-needle stick entry point per nerve route, which is a painful and time-consuming process. The technology is also expected to advance Rush's research efforts in resto...People with food allergies should not only be careful about what they eat
...d exposure to offending proteins via all potential routes of contact, including kissing and touching," Dr. Steensma says. "Carrying an injectable epinephrine kit -- and having been instructed in its use -- and wearing emergency medical information, such as a Medic-Alert bracelet, may also be helpful for pat...New Alzheimer projections add urgency to search for prevention, cure
...projections obsolete and irrelevant by discovering routes to the prevention of the illness through better understanding of its underlying biology and by discovery of modifiable risk factors."...New scientific study finds forgiveness a factor in decreasing spread of AIDS
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...o the surprisingly high figure points to infection routes other than sex being important. But Schmid says the results of all these studies are questionable. For instance, the instrument used to collect samples in the South African study was not approved by the FDA for use on children, he says. Schmid is n...Should compulsory screening of immigrants be part of UK public health policy?
... screening policy create incentives to avoid legal routes of entry? The United Kingdom has an enviable reputation in international public health, says the author. It would be a shame if this reputation was tarnished through an ill considered conflation of immigration control and communicable disease control...New flu vaccine provides insight into immunity development
...erences in how the immune system reacts to the two routes of administration. He will discuss this work as well as his overall impression about the process of vaccine development. "First, the time it takes to develop a vaccine, especially a live attenuated vaccine, can be extremely long," he said. The first ...UCSD's Dr. Leon Thal to receive Potamkin Prize, one of neurosciences' highest honors
...t of Alzheimer's disease using other compounds and routes of administration. The importance of this work is evident by its 1983 publication in the New England Journal of Medicine, where Thal provided some of the first evidence that memory could be enhanced in Alzheimer's patients with cholinesterase inhibi...New technology facilitates adherence for patients
...on. The gut, the skin and the lungs are the major routes through which medication such as pills or aerosols are delivered; however, all three pose inherent problems for drug delivery, according to Dr. Langer. "We are, however, finding ways around these hurdles," he said. "The difficulty with the gut is th...Fish oil supplements may contain flame retardants
..." Regulations should also consider other potential routes of exposure, Jacobs says, including farmed salmon that are fortified with fish oil to increase their omega 3 fatty acid content. Fish oils are also used as feed supplements for farm animals, including sheep, cows and chickens....Low-dose transdermal estrogen viable short-term treatment for menopausal women
...or symptoms, and certain estrogen formulations and routes of administration that were not studied in WHI offer different health effects that may offer several advantages," said Dr. Minkin, clinical professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale. Unexpected results from the WHI published in...Fertility herbal supplement sprouts promising results in Stanford pilot study
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