New research brings initial find of Alois Alzheimer to fore once again
...the body's capacity to allocate blood to different areas of the brain on demand is blunted in people with the disease. "A reduction in blood flow precedes the decline in cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients," said Berislav Zlokovic, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery a...Radiation therapy reduces cancer recurrence in older breast cancer patients
...s, and "distant" recurrences in the brain or other areas of the body. They also recorded cases of new breast tumors, not related to the original tumor, in the opposite breast -- known as a second primary breast cancer. Twenty percent of women treated with mastectomy or lumpectomy experienced a recurrence...Health care costs for abused women are significant
... They were also more likely to use services in the areas of mental health, substance abuse, hospital outpatient care, emergency department care, and acute inpatient care during and after periods of IPV. Health care utilization was still 20 percent higher five years after women's abuse ceased compared ...New screening process helps better diagnose oral cancers
... typically examined by their doctor for suspicious areas in the mouth and throat area. Doctors in this study wanted to test the value of two diagnostic aids in evaluating lesions in the oral cavity. Chemiluminescent light, or brand name Vizilite and toluidine blue, a pharmaceutical grade dye, were used in ...Pittsburgh ear study finds that fluid in the ear does not impair development in children
...ers of the ears, tonsils and adenoids. His primary areas of research have involved investigation of indications for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy and the management of middle-ear disease. His studies of these conditions have gained him international recognition. Among his studies of otitis media, Dr. P...Billions of dollars saved in US by polio vaccination
... less than 2,000 cases in 2006. The only remaining areas of the world that have not yet disrupted transmission include regions in four countries (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan)....Hospital death rate study reveals wide variations
... in medical and combined medical-surgical clinical areas across the study hospitals were surveyed and 65 per cent responded - an average of 52 from each of the 75 study hospitals. Other study findings included: The percentage of Registered Nurses ranged from 36 per cent to 100 per cent, with an av...JRRD releases single-topic issue focused on vision rehabilitation
...HA). The panel made recommendations and identified areas that required more information. These recommendati...jects with scotomas showed that they used separate areas to scan text and fixate. Retinal text maps may help evaluate strategies that train people with scoto...Rosenzweig to head Leducq Foundation cardiovascular research grant
...ooperation and accelerate the pace of discovery in areas relevant to cardiovascular disease. The program pairs investigators from both sides of the Atlantic to reinforce scientific and technological excellence; in this program Rosenzweig and European coordinator Timothy Aitman, MD, PhD, a researcher in th...Penn researchers demonstrate ability of new therapy to treat severely elevated cholesterol levels
...recognized leader in translational research in the areas of cholesterol metabolism and heart disease prevention. Penn recently created a new Cardiovascular Institute that is charged with promoting translational research in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Additionally, P...Rice's Drezek wins $3M grant for breast cancer research
... we are always directing our efforts towards those areas of medical need where we will be able to make most direct and significant impact on patient care."......g pharmacists to expand their role in patient care areas to ensure the safety of the medication use process...ed that hospitals with pharmacists in patient care areas had a 45 percent decrease in medication errors overall and a 94 percent decrease in medication error...Anthrax attack posed greater potential threat than thought
... to the new study of the event, however, people in areas assumed to be at minimal risk of exposure showed immune responses suggesting they had been exposed. The researchers, Denise L. Doolan, PhD, MPH, Daniel A. Freilich, MD, and coworkers of the Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD, and els...Brain studies reveal the mechanisms of the voluntary control of visual attention
...tentional control network." This network comprises areas of nerve cells located in the front portion and th... brain. Previous studies also have indicated that areas of the visual cortex, located in the lower rear part of the brain, preferentially process informatio...Patients with PTSD experience less pain sensitivity -- may be related to altered processing
... with PTSD showed altered pain processing in brain areas associated with mood and cognitive pain processing. "These data provide evidence for reduced pain sensitivity in PTSD. The witnessed neural activation pattern is proposed to be related to altered pain processing in patients with PTSD," the autho...Safety experts ill-equipped to handle nanotechnology in workplace
... But little is known about potential risks in many areas of nanotechnology--including worker exposures. Funding for risk-focused research is a small fraction of what is being spent on nanotechnology commercial applications. "Because nanotechnology is a way of doing or making things rather than a discret...Neurons targeted by dementing illness may have evolved for complex social cognition
...ccompanied by atrophy and dysfunction in the brain areas where VENs are located. A new study published in the December 2006 issue of Annals of Neurology ( http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/ana ), the official journal of the American Neurological Association, examined brain tissue acquired at autops...Genetically modified cells attack tumors
... natural tendency to seek out damaged or cancerous areas in the brain. In the current study, the researchers first injected into mice that had neuroblastoma large numbers of NSPCs that had been genetically modified to carry a drug-activating enzyme called rabbit carboxylesterase (rCE). The NSPCs travele...Dr. Msiska, UN leader in the worldwide fight to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS, to speak at Stevens
...ial solutions with the ICT expertise at Stevens in areas of both Technology and Technology Management will be discussed. Dr. Roland M. Msiska has served in leadership health care and development projects for the United Nations for more than a decade. Prior to that, he oversaw numerous projects in Zambia...Clinical simulation technology used to improve communication of medical teams
...ake them out of the simulation center and into the areas at Barnes-Jewish Hospital where teams work together to provide care. "This grant from AHRQ recognizes that communication failure is an important patient safety problem," Murray says. "I think one of the major strengths of our approach is that we're...