First mouse model for multiple system atrophy points to new treatment targets for brain diseases
...th the nerve-cell damage. Neurons are important in transmitting signals and in maintaining learning and memory. "The uniqueness of this disease is that, unlike most of the neurodegenerative diseases, which affect neurons primarily and oligodendrocytes secondarily, this is the other way around," says Lee. In fact,...Use of cell phone images appears feasible for visualizing leg wounds
...the feasibility of taking images with cell phones, transmitting them to an expert at a distance and getting the expert's advice immediately. Over the course of three months, patients at their outpatient clinic, a total of 52 patients with 61 chronic wounds were evaluated by a physician who also took two images of...HIV-infected parents report limiting physical contact with their children
...g or kissing, with their children due to a fear of transmitting the disease or of contracting an infection from th...ction from their children and how much they feared transmitting HIV to their child. They were then asked how much these fears led them to avoid interactions with th...Telemedicine is healthcare's new frontier
...onsulting and diagnosis from a remote location and transmitting clinical data and multimedia medical content from one location to a large number of geographically dispersed locations. In order to improve the adoption and effectiveness of telemedicine, advanced ICT infrastructures are needed that wo...Broad-based vaccination of wild mice could help reduce lyme disease risk in humans
...mer and, in turn, fewer nymphs would be capable of transmitting the disease to humans the following summer. Throug...terium inside the nymph, preventing the nymph from transmitting the disease. After immunizing roughly 55 percent of the mouse population over the course of the two...Screening for genital herpes should be targeted
...ir behavior to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV or transmitting genital herpes. However, the article concluded ... can lower her risk of contracting the disease and transmitting it to her baby by avoiding sex or by using condoms during the third trimester. "It's about using ...University of Utah study suggests cellular waste to blame for a form of blinding eye disease
... for converting light into electrical impulses for transmitting messages to the brain, according to Kang Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., the study's senior author. This process of converting light to electrical signals in the retina requires a tremendous amount of energy which, in turn, creates waste in the form of carbon di...Body shaving and turf burns spread infection in college football team
...covered" to reduce the risk of contracting MRSA or transmitting it to other players, she said....Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...coustic TV opens up the possibility of efficiently transmitting full-motion video underwater with acoustic waves (2aSPa8). PRESS REGISTRATION Reporters covering the meeting for their publication or program may obtain a reporters' badge by going to the registration area at the Princess Ballroom on the second flo...Effectiveness of safer smallpox vaccine demonstrated against monkeypox
...Vs), virus particles thought to be responsible for transmitting the disease from one host to another; and extracellular enveloped virions, IMVs with an added outer membrane that play a large role in spreading the disease within the individual. To be effective, a vaccine needs to protect against both forms of the ...Light-sensitive gloves reduce risk of germ transfer
... salmonella, reducing the risk of the glove-wearer transmitting bacteria encountered in medical or food-handling work. Infusing materials with chlorine dioxide to reduce the numbers of dangerous microorganisms is a concept that could be extremely helpful to a number of industries, according to Dr. Michael Barza, ...Black tar heroin use explains lower HIV levels among injection drug users in the Western US
...these are not as efficient as venous injection for transmitting HIV. "We believe that we have solved this longstanding epidemiological puzzle thanks to multidisciplinary science and data from the DEA on the types and distribution patterns of heroin. This data is valuable to public health authorities. Consider th...Vital sign device improves resuscitation monitoring
...eatures is that the radio can adjust the power for transmitting information, Welsh said. "If a patient's heart r...he paramedic," he said. "The radio would back off transmitting other patients' data, thus giving a critical patient's signal an even greater chance of going throug...Protein implicated in decline of aging hearts
...e that resides within cells and is responsible for transmitting messages within the cell in response to hormonal stimulation. "The results from our study suggest that the dampening of G-alpha-i activity in the human heart may improve the age-induced decreases in cardiac function," said Duke pharmocologist Madan K...Largest study to date finds radiofrequency ablation is best treatment for benign bone tumor
...y inserting a CT-guided wire to the tumor site and transmitting an electrical current to destroy the lesion. Following the two-hour procedure, most patients are able to resume daily activities immediately. Dr. Rosenthal's study followed 263 patients undergoing RFA for osteoid osteoma over an 11-year period. P......technology can help control high blood pressure by transmitting data from patients to their doctors, according to Japanese researchers. They said it is an improvement over standard telemedicine monitoring that relies on regular landline telephones. And, it provides two-way convenience with both patients and phy...Expert reviews cannot be trusted
...ol than blood sugar control. The current system of transmitting new research to clinicians by means of reviews is less than optimal, at least for new important research in type 2 diabetes, say the authors. Clinicians relying on these information sources for accurate clinical information may be misled, they conclu...Texas A&M, ECOR sign deal to produce health-related proteins
...proteins, and we virtually eliminate the danger of transmitting pathogens from animals to humans," said Dr. Erik Mirkov, a virologist and molecular biologist at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Weslaco. Mirkov and Texas A&M currently have seven patents, either issued ...People with food allergies should not only be careful about what they eat
... has been recognized only recently as a vector for transmitting food allergens, Dr. Steensma writes in the Proceedings article. In the case of the woman -- she experienced a reaction in her lips and skin, had throat swelling, diffuse flushing, abdominal cramps, nausea and wheezing with symptoms beginning less tha...Story tips from DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Nov 2002
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