Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
...zure onset, so the number of channels has a direct correlation with how well the device works." The research has been funded by Chicago-based Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, known as CURE. Irazoqui's research group also recently received a two-year grant from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation to furt...Medical students respond positively to simulated patient experience
...s showed that 98 percent of participants rated the correlation to basic science concepts as very good or outstanding, and 99 percent felt the same way about the presentation. Fitch, whose Ph.D. is in neuroscience and who directs the Emergency Departments simulation program, was asked by James Johnson, Ph.D., w...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...yne State University in Michigan have discovered a correlation between the speed of ultrasound transmitted through breast tissue and the density of that tissue. This is potentially important because high amounts of dense breast tissue are associated with increased breast cancer risk. Using ultrasound avoids the...Patients with soft tissue sarcomas should be treated at high volume centers
...survival chances. This analysis reveals a direct correlation between hospital surgical volume and both short-term and long-term treatment outcomes for STS. While the observations reported here require confirmation with additional independent data sets they argue persuasively for exclusive referral of patients ...Environmental inequality study finds no direct links to segregation, income
...ssau/Suffolk, N.Y. Overall, there was so little correlation between what would be predicted by the two explanations of environmental racial inequality and the actual results of the study that the study "contradicts the residential segregation and income inequality hypotheses," Downey said. "This does not m...Treatment for early prostate cancer associated with type of specialist seen
...st; and 3 percent by all three specialists. A high correlation was observed between the specialist patients saw and the treatment they received. This was especially true in the younger men aged 65 to 69 year old where 70 percent of men who saw only a urologist had a radical prostatectomy. However, if men in this...Flaxseed stunts the growth of prostate tumors
...vious studies in animals and in humans had shown a correlation between flaxseed supplementation and slowed tumor growth, but the participants in those studies had taken flaxseed in conjunction with a low-fat diet," said Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., a researcher in Duke's School of Nursing and lead investigato...Policy changes have direct effect on nursing home care
.... She said previous studies have shown a direct correlation between staffing levels and higher Medicaid reimbursement for nursing homes, but this is the first to show that states with higher mandated staffing standards had substantially higher staffing as well. "For years, families have struggled with low...NY-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center doctors present at 2007 AUA Meeting
... and breast carcinoma. Investigators evaluated the correlation between preoperative 3-D imaging and pathologic tumor volume, and determined that preoperative 3-D imaging tumor volume correlates to pathologic 3-D volume and independently predicts disease-free survival in patients with RCTs. Has the Predictive...New Mayo Clinic MRI technology enables noninvasive liver diagnoses
...leen stiffness and found that a highly significant correlation exists between liver and spleen stiffness in patients with portal hypertension. However, the validity of spleen stiffness as a noninvasive measure of portal venous pressure requires further study. According to Dr. Ehman, many diseases cause the pro...Erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms
...TIC HYPERPLASIA (Abstract 956) Data has shown a correlation between the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the severity of erectile dysfunction (ED). Researchers from the United States explored the question of whether LUTS severity can impact a patients response to ED treatment. Researchers u...Statin use linked with decreased prostate cancer mortality rates, lower PSA levels
...erol levels). Results of the study showed a direct correlation between prostate-cancer mortality rates with hyperlipidemia and PSA screening in white men, and health insurance coverage in black men. The link between high cholesterol and declining mortality was unexpected, and researchers attribute this relations...Violent sleep disorder linked to a form of dementia
...p of international collaborators have discovered a correlation between an extreme form of sleep disorder and eventual onset of parkinsonism or dementia. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Brain http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/ . Clinical observations and pathology studies, as well as rese...Chemotherapy more effective when given before breast cancer surgery
...Health in Cleveland. Earlier studies suggest "a correlation between tumor response with preoperative chemotherapy and relapse-free survival," Mamounas said. He added that the response to preoperative chemotherapy can give clues about the outcome of the therapy and help guide further treatment. The Cochrane ...Use of Swedish 'snus' is linked to a doubled risk of pancreatic cancer
...y unique is that it has been possible to study the correlation between snus and cancer risk in a large enough gro...oral and lung cancer amongst the men, but found no correlation to snus. "Were actually not that surprised," says project leader Professor Olof Nyrn of the Depart...Higher calcium and vitamin D intakes positively associated with brain lesions in older men and women
...high fat dairy diet that accounts for the positive correlation with brain lesions? This new study points the finger to a prominent component of dairy - namely calcium - and the Vitamin D that is found in many dairy products and vitamin D-fortified foods. In addition to its well-known function in bone health, c...Liver stiffness indicates portal hypertension
... population, a statistically significant, positive correlation between HVPG and liver stiffness measurement was found," they report. The correlation was excellent for HVPG values less than 10 or 12 mmHg, but not as good for greater HVPG values. They...Correlation between bile duct obstruction and ductal cancer found
... Dr. Sirica. First, they establish an important correlation between bile duct obstruction and bile duct cancer, suggesting growth regulatory mechanisms that could be highly significant in the progression of the cancer and that could become good molecular targets for drug therapy. Second, they establish a u...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
...shington, DC. In this trial, we have observed a correlation between immune response as a result of vitespen vaccination and potential clinical benefit, said Andrew T. Parsa, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF and recipient of the 2007 Young Investigator Award at AAN...Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic
... to wear face masks. The first study found a clear correlation between the number of interventions applied and the resulting peak death rate seen. Perhaps more importantly, both studies showed that while interventions effectively mitigated the transmission of influenza virus in 1918, a critical factor in how muc...