Less-invasive technique has improved outcomes of aortic aneurysm repair
... Dr. Dillavou and colleagues used Medicare data to analyze trends in AAA surgery from 2000 to 2003. Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a ballooning of the aorta, the body's large central artery, resulting from a weakening or stretching of the vessel wall. If the aneurysm ruptures (bursts), it is usually fatal. I...Aspirin to prevent heart disease is beneficial in a wider range of men
...n efficacy of aspirin or statins, but we wanted to analyze the efficacy along with the harms, the costs and effect on quality of life and see how good of a deal these treatments are,"Pignone said. The analysis factored in the risk of side effects such as gastrointestinal bleeding, as well as the reduction in...Computer scientist sorts out confusable drug names
...t the FDA has been using for the past two years to analyze proposed drug names and rank them in terms of confusability, both phonetically and orthographically, with existing drugs. "The FDA used to have dozens of people scouring the lists of names to check if the proposed ones were too similar to any of them...New study says heart health and lifestyle are associated with maintaining brain health as we age
...orts to conduct the initiative. "Our charge was to analyze the existing scientific literature about factors involved in maintaining cognitive and emotional health in adults as they age," Hendrie said. "We chose to review 36 very large, ongoing epidemiological studies in North America and Europe."...Worldwide study looks to find causes of type 1 diabetes
...type 1 diabetes: ages 2-4 and 12-15. They'll even analyze the water children drink. Every city's water is different, says Mrs. Hopkins, and some children drink well water or run their water through the refrigerator or filter. The researchers also are collecting any hard evidence they can, including nail cl...Ames Laboratory innovation key to a 'lead-free' Europe
...croprobe. This permits Anderson's research team to analyze the new compositions being studied under different soldering conditions. "With the elimination of lead, tin-silver-copper solders are here for the long-run," Anderson said. "But that doesn't mean we'll stop trying to improve our basic understanding o...'Visible Proofs' exhibition on forensic medicine opens at NIH
...otography? How did scientists learn to collect and analyze the DNA evidence we so regularly rely on in court today? What can stages of body decomposition and insect infestation tell us about a cadaver? A new exhibition, opening at NIH's National Library of Medicine, traces the history of forensic medicine--t...UCI joins international effort to model influenza outbreaks
...nary biology, will develop computational models to analyze the evolutionary changes that occurred during past transfers of flu from birds to humans. These analyses will provide the basis for mathematical models that evaluate the risk of future pandemic strains. The team includes Steven Frank, UCI professor o...Mathematics and statistics combat epidemics & bioterror
...ll work with the Boston-based MIDAS researchers to analyze that health plan's large population and diverse range of data (for instance, radiology and laboratory data) so they can test complex detection algorithms. At the Harvard School of Public Health, biostatistics professor Louise Ryan brings complementar...International HIV/AIDS trial finds continuous antiretroviral therapy superior to episodic therapy
...ans for longer follow-up. The investigators will analyze the SMART study data in detail to gain insights into the reasons for the increased risk. "SMART is one of the largest HIV/AIDS treatment trials ever conducted," notes NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "The study reflects an extraordinary global c...Penn State selected for DHS National Visualization Team
...d teams in many contexts must find, assimilate and analyze continually changing information about place-based, evolving, real world situations," says Dr. Alan MacEachren, the E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller professor of geography at Penn State. "Our university's RVAC brings together an exceptional, interdisci...Patients and researchers differ on perception of remission from depression
...sure remission based on how they feel; researchers analyze the number of depressive symptoms in order to gauge whether patients are better. Psychiatric researchers currently look at symptoms of depression such as sleeping and eating habits, ability to concentrate, and level of interest in normal activities...New technique puts brain-imaging research on its head
...f-the-art hardware and software to synchronize and analyze all of these measurements," said Genin. "The systems he has developed will allow us to explore a broad range of questions critical to understanding mild traumatic brain injury." "It's an interesting thing that in many occipital impact injuries, pe...New Stanford tool for genetic data analysis may improve cancer treatment
...aid part of the problem lies in how the scientists analyze the data. "A lot of people have applied old statistical tools to new data, and they don't necessarily work," he said. The type of studies in question, called microarray studies, generates a veritable haystack of data. Most researchers search for gene...Scientists directly view immune cells interacting to avert autoimmunity
...diabetes in mouse models, and this study begins to analyze how such protection occurs in vivo, she explained....ly in three dimensions, which is very difficult to analyze in vivo -- and nearly impossible to authentically reproduce in vitro." The team of immunologists and...Study looks at factors influencing African-American women's decisions to join cancer screening trial
...PLCO as well as those who did not, we were able to analyze their responses and suggest a strategy for improving the recruitment of African-American women to cancer clinical trials," said Jeanette Trauth, Ph.D., lead author of the study and associate professor of behavioral and community health sciences, Univ...Institute of Medicine news: Report on health care performance
...are's Quality Improvement Organization program and analyze payment incentives....ISN pioneering timely prevention of chronic kidney disease in Latin America
...onal Health Systems need to immediately adopt, and analyze the impact of the most menacing of kidney related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and end stage renal disease. From November 21-23, 2005, the ISN will lead a strategic Summit meeting that will signpost the future direction...Early results using therapeutic pancreatic cancer vaccine show promise
...e Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center to analyze proteins from pancreatic cancer cells that may help them refine the vaccine's targets. Pancreatic cancer strikes more than 30,000 Americans annually, and about the same number will die each year....Brain scan, cerebrospinal fluid analysis may help predict Alzheimer's disease
...s from now, we'll give people a PIB scan, draw and analyze their CSF, and combine that with other factors to get a global score for their personal risk of Alzheimer's disease," Fagan says. "We have disease-modifying treatments on the way to clinical trials right now, and tests that can help us detect Alzheim...