Web-based program optimizes stroke care in rural areas
... Dr. Hess said. "We literally can be there at the speed of light," said Sam Wang, MCG research scientist and principal author of the Stroke paper that compared in-person exams of 20 stroke patients over a six-month period beginning September 2002 with those via a Web-based system developed by Mr. Wang. Du...Technique reduces time spent on radiation doses
... for the FBI, among many other applications. "The speed allows the radiation dose to be controlled more ca...ose. Wickerhauser and Deasy have used wavelets to speed the calculation up to where only one to four million particles are needed to come up with the simula...HIV researcher at Rush awarded grant from Doris Duke Foundation
...y's study attempts to discover which test combines speed and accuracy when compared with flow cytometer.Each test provides a visual read out in between five and 15 minutes. Results will be confirmed by a flow cytometer test. These tests were initially developed to test for Hepatitis in the field, giving ...'Shifty-eyed' monkeys offer window into brain's social reflexes
...c coil technique to measure with high accuracy and speed the eye movements of the subjects. Explained Platt, "Our prediction was that if seeing a monkey looking in one direction or another actually changes where you're paying attention, then you should shift your gaze faster if the box appears in the direc...Study finds music can ease labor pain
... and also her distress. Better pain management may speed recovery from childbirth and improve the mother-infant relationship....Viagra (R) can take effect in as little as 14 minutes in many men, study shows
...d in the current issue of Urology. Onset-of-action speed is only one factor to consider when choosing a therapy for ED, said Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan, clinical professor of urology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. But in that context, its important for patients and their phys...Regional consortium of universities chosen for biodefense initiative
...lems in ways we could not address before, and with speed that will rapidly benefit the public. This funding will allow us to carry out unprecedented research in a collaborative manner." SERCEB will develop new vaccines to prevent emerging infections and new drugs to treat infections for which current treat...HHS announces new regional centers for biodefense research
...efense research. "We have moved with unprecedented speed and determination to prepare for a bioterror attack or any other public health crisis since the terrorist attacks of 2001," Secretary Thompson said. "These new grants add to this effort and will not only better prepare us for a bioterrorism attack, b...Other highlights in the September 3 issue of JNCI
...d predict the duration of a cervical lesion or the speed of its progression or regression would be useful for identifying women whose lesions are likely to progress quickly to more advanced stages. Schlecht and colleagues used data from a longitudinal study of HPV infection and cervical neoplasia in Brazil...U.S. pedestrians, cyclists at greater danger than European counterparts
... most bike paths in America," Pucher says. Reduced speed limits, along with speed bumps, deliberate dead ends and truck bans are also part of efforts to "calm" traffic in residential...SFVAMC researchers distinguish dementias using brain imaging
...August 12 issue of Neurology, also promise to help speed up the development of new drug therapies for AD. "If we can tell the difference between people with Alzheimer's and those with vascular dementia, we can select the appropriate candidates for clinical trials of new drugs," said Schuff, who is lead aut...Job stress may be missing link between workplace exercise and heart risk
...performing other aerobic activities long enough to speed up heart beat and work up a sweat). They found that atherosclerosis progression slowed dramatically as the level of physical activity during leisure increased. This effect on atherosclerosis was stronger than that for most other risk factors, such as...UCSF-led team discovers possible cancer 'susceptibility' gene
...wed them to probe the genome at an usual levels of speed and detail, could be used to identify other human susceptibility genes. The Aurora2 gene codes for a protein that plays a key role in ensuring that the correct number of chromosomes -- two for each of the 23 pairs -- is passed to each daughter cell ...Anemia is risk factor for physical decline in older adults
...rformance using tests of standing balance, walking speed and ability to rise from a chair. Previous studies illustrated that these tests can predict the likelihood of nursing home admission, mortality, hospitalization and later disability. Penninx and colleagues found that in participants with anemia, the ...Rheumatoid arthritis patients caught in middle of doctors' disagreement over hand surgery
...ations start losing their effectiveness -- and the speed with which they get that surgery may have a lasting impact on how well their hands regain function. That means communication between specialists will become more important than ever but at the moment, the U-M studies seem to indicate that the two fi...1st successful national CQI intervention in medicine reported
...her low-intensity CQI interventions can be used to speed the national adoption of two coronary artery bypass grafting processes. Hospitals were prospectively randomized to receive one of two interventions designed to increase use of either preoperative beta-blocker therapy or IMA grafting in patients older...Studies could lead to next-generation cancer drugs
...ll not produce resistance," Bane said. In order to speed that discovery, Bane and her team are trying to determine what Taxol is doing to tubulin, the main protein in microtubules. "Is there a part that's important? Is there a part that's not essential" Bane asks, flipping through slides of analogs of the ...Capturing airborne pathogens, breath tests for lung cancer
... Colorado School of Mines A new technique may help speed up progress in fundamental research on brain disorders such as Alzheimer's and mad-cow disease. Using a special laser, researchers have automated the process of imaging brain tissue while providing microscopic-scale pictures. Presently a manual proc...People only slightly more likely to die after episodes of stagnant air
...r is measured by the number of hours that the wind speed is 1.5 miles per hour or less. In the Seattle area, whole days may go by without an hour of stagnant air; but it is not uncommon to have days with four to five stagnant hours. The increase in deaths confirms the guidelines if the air has been st...Alcohol consumption increases HIV disease progression of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy
...ike a train heading toward a cliff; HIV RNA is the speed at which the train is traveling, and CD4 is the distance of the engine from the edge of the cliff." The study found that among HIV-infected patients with a history of alcohol problems and who were treated with HAART, those who consumed moderate or at...