NIH establishes National Commission on Digestive Diseases
...The Commission will also develop a 10-year plan to address important goals for research in digestive diseases and make recommendations to the NIH Director. The Charter for the Commission will expire in two years, unless renewed by appropriate action prior to its expiration. "This is an incredible opportunit...Promising diagnostic tools for multiple sclerosis developed at Yale
... that reflect, rather than cause, the disease. To address this diagnostic challenge, Nancy H. Ruddle, the John Rodman Paul Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and Immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine, and her team developed mouse models to find ways to distinguish between antibodies that cause M...Rutgers nursing professor edits book on health topics pertaining to persons with I/DD
... faculty member has edited a book in which authors address 14 topics pertaining to the health and well being ...authors' presentations at a national conference to address health topics specifically concerning persons with I/DD. Some of the topics covered in the book inc...Academic medical centers face multiple challenges for conducting medical research
...minimum, require continued efforts to identify and address ways to improve the protection of human research subjects and to buttress the management of financial conflicts of interest." Maintaining Academic Values According to the authors, examples of the potentially damaging effects of academic-industry re...New crystal structure of Alzheimer's drug predicted
...e Core Programme, is applying Grid technologies to address this problem. "We chose to study piracetam because it's a well understood drug with three known polymorphs. We thought it was a good one to test our new methods against," says Professor Sally Price from University College, London (UCL). After presen...Orlando meeting highlights work about making systems, tools, and products safe and easy to use
...ow exactly why. Olsen and colleagues have begun to address this research gap by demonstrating that teen drivers are less conservative when stopping at a stop light. These effects are further complicated by the use of cell phones: 28% of these young drivers simply failed to stop at an intersection while talki...CryoSat launch will be blast from the Cold War past
...r missions involves smaller spacecraft designed to address specific needs of the scientific community in the instance of CryoSat to measure thickness trends in marine ice cover and land ice sheets. CryoSat weighs in around 700 kg, so Eurockot, with its launcher able to deploy payloads of up to 1950 kg in ma...Effects of bacterial pneumonia no worse for HIV-positive patients
...ection were excluded, as the study was designed to address those with bacterial infections. Results of the study appeared recently in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. The findings should benefit HIV-positive patients in two ways, Dr. Marrie said. "Patients with less severe pneumonia may be hospitali...Conference: A long and healthy life: The contribution of medical research to AU community health
...e available for interview at the conclusion of his address or by prior arrangement. Contact: Brad Allan, tel. 61-393-45 2-345. Note that Professor Leeder's address will be preceded by a speech by Victorian Minister for Innovation, John Brumby, at 11.00AM: The inte...Poor health literacy associated with poorer physical and mental health
... and other health care professionals recognize and address the special needs of patients with limited health literacy." (Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 1946-1952. Available pre-embargo to media at www.jamamedia.org .) Editor's Note: Dr. Wolf was supported by a career development award from the Centers for Dis...ASU secures $3.9 million to study spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders
...scientific knowledge and engineering technology to address the complex physiological, medical and societal problems presented by neurological disability. In April, Jung was awarded $404,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to design, fabricate and test a neural clamp for recording activity from ...Smoking seems to increase brain damage in alcoholics
...holics Anonymous do not discourage smoking or even address the issue, they say. Beyond that, says Durazzo, there is the potential effect of smoking on cognitive dysfunction, which is common among older long-term alcoholics. "Right now, our study participants are relatively young, around 50," he notes. "But ...Liver CRP production linked to atherosclerosis
...ovascular disease has remained controversial. To address these issues, Dr. Jianglin Fan's group examined the role of CRP in two rabbit models of atherosclerosis: high cholesterol diet or LDL receptor deficiency. Rabbits represent highly suitable models as they quickly form atherosclerotic plaques in respon...SCAI, NCQA partner to hold landmark conference on introducing complex medical therapies
...e. Some of the issues conference participants will address are technical and operational concerns, such as appropriate integration of data from various data engines, data elements and transmission, verification, and feedback of data. "It's important that we reach some consensus on the data elements, data de...MGH named by NHLBI as Specialized Center for Cell-Based Therapy for Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases
...t where the work of the larger HSCI community will address the clinical care needs of patients and physicians....Northwestern receives major award for nanotechnology cancer center
...of using advances in nanoscience and technology to address one of the world's most deadly and debilitating classes of diseases," said Mirkin, director of the IIN. "It is possible that nanotechnology will become one of the fundamental drivers in oncology and cancer research, and we are extremely excited about...High fat diet alters hepatic immune system in mice
...ice were relevant to human fatty liver disease. To address this question, they studied a new diet-induced model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The researchers, led by Zhiping Li of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, obtained wild-type mice and fed them commercial diets with different nutritional ...Researchers shed light on anxiety and alcohol intake
... bred to have a high affinity for alcohol, help us address questions about the potential role that anxiety might play in human alcoholism. These molecular studies also may reveal potential targets for therapy of anxiety and alcoholism." Some researchers have suggested that high levels of anxiety may predispo...Steroids reduce heart damage risk in children with Kawasaki's disease
...in the October issue of Pediatrics. These findings address a gap in knowledge. Current guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics state that the evidence for steroid treatment is lacking and recommend the standard treatment for Kawasaki's, which is aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). "Th...Many pediatricians say they would not continue care for families who refuse vaccines
...e in childhood vaccination, future research should address these and other potential implications of practice...some or all vaccined. The form doesn't (and can't) address issues like 'mutual trust' or 'lack of shared goals for the child.' Although subjective, these two f...