Fertilization Protein Structure To AID in Leukemia Treatment
... The Scripps researchers hope that drugs targeted toward the cavity in CD38 could be used to alter signal transmission and allow the immune system to eliminate leukemia cells....UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
...ficant step in the evolutionof ultrasound products toward more flexible, next-generation ultrasoundsystems." The UW Image Computing Systems Laboratory is a world leader inacademic research for multimedia computing and imaging technologies. Thelaboratory combines the strengths of the College of Engineering ...Drug And Radiation Treatment May Shrink Pancreatic And Gastric Tumors
... andstomach. The finding may be an important step toward a therapy for pancreatic andstomach malignancies. No effective treatments for these cancers currentlyexist. Indeed, the five-year survival rate for patients with pancreatic canceris less than five percent. The treatment was developed by the Brown U...Researchers Gain Insights Into Drugs Used For Manic-Depression
...d swings by helping shift the levelof calcium more toward normal when levels are either abnormally high duringmania or low during depression," he said. "This seems to occur by thesimultaneous elevation of IP3 and the down-regulation of the IP3 receptor." In the current research, the UW scientists s...Condemnation May Be Driving Circumcised Women From Health Care
...On the contrary, by unwittingly conveyingrevulsion toward circumcised women and children, providers may drive thesefamilies away from the health care they need." The Journal of General Internal Medicine, a monthly peer-reviewedjournal of the Society of General Internal Medicine, publishes original a...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
...asses skipped,educational aspirations or attitudes toward school or teachers.There were also no difference between those who participated in theprogram and those that didn't when looking at incidences offighting, assault, theft, trespassing, curfew violation and gangmembership. Former D.A.R.E. participants ......rams instead of theIndian Health Service. The move toward assumption of responsibility for thedelivery of services has coincided with tighter resource constraints. Fifty-sixpercent of Native Americans and Alaska Natives live in large metropolitan areasyet current funding of Urban Indian Health programs meet...Mammography Messages Need To Be Tailored For Older Women
...d out what a woman's thinking. Ifshe's not leaning toward getting a mammogram, the first step shouldbe to find out why." Skinner was primary investigator in a study of 253 women livingin two high-rise complexes in urban St. Louis. A 1995 phone surveyof these women, who were 65 years of age or older, explor...Chemists Closing In On Commercial Potential Of Alkanes
...ults of this study do not represent a quantum leap toward thegoal of converting alkanes into chemically useful products, a good "mechanisticunderstanding" of the alkane activation reaction brings science closer to thatgoal. Collaborating with Bergman, Harris, and Frei on this project were MatthewAsplund...Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
..., "This projectis one more step in VDOT's progress toward building "smart" highways, an overallplan to use the best technologies to make our transportation system increasinglysafe and efficient for motorists." The Smart Road, recently begun between Blacksburg and I-81 in MontgomeryCounty, is a plann...X-ray Microscope Designed To Study Jet Engine Components Now Probes Tooth Dentin
... tinytubules that run from the center of the tooth toward the surface. When a plastic-based filling is placed in the cavity it is in a liquidform, allowing the material to penetrate the exposed framework before hardening. The UCSF researchers study how quickly and efficiently different acids work inth...Keeping Score On Doctors: Report Says Flaws In Counting Must Be Addressed To Ensure Accuracy
...mparable," Jollissaid. "If we redirect our efforts toward recording key data in a universallycomparable format, we could avoid the types of inaccuracies that come fromtrying to extract outcome data from hospital claims." "If we don't do it ourselves, insurance companies and governmentagencies will ...Widely Used Therapy May Not Be Effective In Treatment Of Acute Stroke
...ays, patients receiving LMW heparinoid had a trend toward better recovery than did patients receiving only conventional therapy. However, by 3 months after stroke, the conventional therapy group had caught up with the anticoagulant group and both groups were doing equally well. About 75 percent of patient...Chemical Society's Highest Award Goes To Ronald Breslow
... on the chemical signal that directsthe cells' DNA toward differentiation instead of reproduction. Once the cancercells differentiate, they become normal adults. In another area of research, Breslow has just filed a patent on a moreefficient way to make steroids like hydrocortisone, which treats art...Health Workers May Experience Costly Dislocation As Health Spending Growth Slows
...ployment shifts within the health sector have been toward lower-paying sub-sectors and jobs such as home health services. The impact of health spending cuts on individual state and localeconomies depends on the portion of health service spending that flows intostates and localities from outside. Sta...Nitrosamines Play Important Role In Cancer Linked To Smoking
...o-specific nitrosamines, more effective approaches toward prevention oftobacco-related cancers can be designed. Because lung cancer therapy is stilllargely unsuccessful, the use of chemical agents to inhibit the carcinogenicityof tobacco smoke--called chemoprevention--remains as a viable way to preventcanc...International Panel Evaluates Testing For Drug Resistance In HIV
..." Hirsch says. "Thisgroup's guidelines are a start toward better understanding of how resistancetests eventually may help us plan and implement better drug therapy regimens." Other members of the panel are Brian Conway, MD, of St. Paul's Hospital,Vancouver; Richard D'Aquila, MD, of the MGH; Victoria Johnso...Drug Reduces Heart Attack, Death Rates In Patients With Unstable Angina
... "Ourfindings represent another step along the way toward preventing death and heartattack in patients who are at risk." While men appeared to benefit more from the drug than women in certaincountries, there was no difference in the United States between the genders.Both benefitted equally from the ...Health Promotion: Can Scare Tactics Work?
...ofail because there was no difference in attitudes toward HPV risk or change inbehavior between the women who received the fear literature and those who didnot. But, when they looked more closely, they found that women who stronglybelieved they could lower their risk of HPV were more likely to change their...Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
...Otolaryngology, is preparing to take the next step toward developing a fullyimplanted prototype for humans. "Our tests to date have shown that the signals produced with our magnetichearing device are very nearly those of natural acoustic sound," said Spindel. The unique device would capture sounds with a ...