Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
...cans. Although we did not have the opportunity to conduct similar research in other cities with large numbers of urban African-Americans such as New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta, we believe it is likely that the findings would be comparable in those cities as well. The researchers say that additiona...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
...aid that the next step in this research will be to conduct a trial to test the predictive power of XBP1 in the clinic....Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
...ients healthcare needs. (over) We are excited to conduct this PCMH test in Florida, said Malcolm Foster, Jr., MD, FACP, one of the governors of the ACP Florida chapter. The PCMH model describes the environment in which internists want to practice. This pilot will provide additional payment and other practi...New study counts the economic cost of persistent pain in Australia
Pain medicine experts are setting out to conduct the first ever study to determine the true economic cost of persistent pain in Australia in a project being funded by the MBF Foundation. An estimated one in five Australians of working age suffers from relentless and often disabling pain but as fe...Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
...nowatts." The Purdue researchers are planning to conduct animal trials by December and human trials within 18 months. The device is fully implantable and includes a battery....UIC researchers to develop new drugs to fight bioterrorism
...nd on our current studies." UIC researchers will conduct four projects over the course of the year. The projects entail the probing of novel sites in bacterial ribosomes for new antibiotic action; the development of aminocyclodextrins to block pore assembly by the anthrax pathogen in host tissues; ration...To be or not to be a scientist
...igh school and college students with scientists to conduct real life lab experiments. All 45 students designed and tested their own research and developed their own methodology to research topics ranging from diabetes to sickle cell anemia....Vicente Fox Center and RAND launch joint program to find policies to combat poverty
...blished jointly. The Fox Center and RAND will also conduct seminars, conferences and international forums designed to promote democracy, leadership, transparency, gender equality and strategies to fight poverty. The first study arising out of the new collaboration is scheduled to be completed by fall 2008 ...K-State researcher working on a way to make snack foods with extra fiber
...hen worked with K-State's sensory analysis team to conduct taste tests. Subjects were offered vouchers for K-State's Call Hall ice cream in exchange for tasting and comparing the regular snacks and their bran-enriched counterparts. The snackers reported liking cookies and tortillas made with enriched bran,...'Cars' imaging reveals clues to myelin damage
...nsulates nerve fibers and enables them to properly conduct impulses in the spinal cord, brain and peripheral nervous system throughout the body. The findings suggest that LPC causes sheath degradation by allowing an influx of calcium ions into the myelin. The increased concentration of calcium ions then ac...Personal comments by physicians distract from patient needs
...stigation said the findings have affected how they conduct their practice. McDaniel, for example, now takes b...physicians use the article to examine the way they conduct their practice and consider whether self-disclosures are in the best interest of their patients. She...Physician-researchers often less successful in obtaining NIH funding
... first R01 grant is on average lower for those who conduct clinical research than those who conduct nonclinical research (23 percent vs. 29 percent). When first-time applicants who had received their ...MU researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
...isciplinary collaboration, we would not be able to conduct this research, Sun said. According to the National Institutes of Health, Alzheimers disease is the most common form of dementia among older adults and affects areas of the brain that control memory, judgment, behavior and intelligence. The disease ...African-American men understimate risk of prostate cancer
...an't say why the estimates are so low. We want to conduct more research to better understand the reasons for the overly low estimates," says Dale. "That would hopefully lead to greater attention to prostate cancer for those at highest risk such as African Americans."...MRI detects cancers missed by mammography in breast cancer patients
... necessary. There is huge variation in how clinics conduct breast MRI screenings, because there is no quality control at the moment, she says. Patients at centers that dont offer MRI-guided biopsy can end up having mastectomies because physicians there have no way to investigate the findings seen on the scan...Study: Directly observed HIV therapy for children is promising
... steps researchers must take, Pugatch said, are to conduct a randomized, controlled trial to compare directly... observed therapy with standard care as well as to conduct a rigorous cost-benefit analysis. We need to know what works in treating children in resource-poor s...Scripps Research awarded $17 million for adult stem cell use to treat eye diseases
...rbett, and William Balch. Together, this team will conduct the extensive and detailed pre-clinical work necessary for moving the potential therapy forward. The project will also explore novel technologies and approaches to understanding and developing treatments for retinal vascular and degenerative diseases...Telephone 'quitlines' may help dental patients stop smoking
...Medicine, Rochester, Minn., identified the need to conduct a pilot study to evaluate whether the speedier measure of referring patients to tobacco-use quitlines was also effective in helping patients stop smoking. The authors randomly assigned eight general dental practices in Minnesota to provide either bri...NHLBI Asthma Clinical Research Networks and ALA ACRC Network to present at ATS 2007
...on Clinical Research Centers' (ACRC) purpose is to conduct clinical trials with practical importance to both adults and children with asthma. Researchers will present new data from substudies and subgroup analysis of the following three studies: Leukotriene Modifier or Corticosteroids or Corticosteroid-Sal...Endoscopic procedures advance physician knowledge and patient care
...are discovering new and minimally-invasive ways to conduct abdominal operations. NOTES is performed by passing an endoscope through a natural orifice, such as the mouth or anus, then making an internal incision in the stomach, colon, bladder or vagina, thus avoiding external incisions or scarring. Since it...