Mice studies illustrate potential of chimp/human antibodies to protect against smallpox
...us but did not receive the antibodies--experienced continuous weight loss for five days after virus injection, which the researchers correlated with viral replication in the lungs. In contrast, mice injected with either of the two types of hybrid antibodies did not lose weight. Since there was no difference in ...Induced labor has some benefits in cases of premature water break
...ng expeditious delivery are more likely to undergo continuous fetal monitoring until delivery, this practice should reduce the potential for fetal death," Mercer said, acknowledging that fetal death under these conditions is a "rare but devastating outcome." Despite similar infection rates, newborns in the Coch...Stem cells from muscles can repair cartilage
...eks had deteriorated. "This finding indicates that continuous endogenous BMP-4 supplied by MDSCs genetically modified to express BMP-4 over an extended period of time can enhance articular cartilage healing," the authors state. They note that using fibrin glue enabled the cells to settle even in narrow clefts a...Research shows promise for using stem cell transplantation to treat patients with severe lupus
...ee survival at 5 years was 50 percent. The longest continuous duration of remission has been 7.5 years. Treatment-related death was 2 percent (1/50). By intention to treat, treatment-related death was 4 percent (2/50). "This trial provides the justification for a randomized study that compares autologous HSCT w......and underwent two weeks of treatment at home using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). The noninvasive ...fighting sleepiness during the day. In addition to continuous positive airway pressure, treatment includes losing weight, sleeping on your side instead of your ba...Binghamton University receives $1.7 million NYSTAR award to enhance flexible electronics research
... flat panel display (FPD) industries. The R2R is a continuous web process that produces components at higher yields and lower costs than current production methods. Components are flexible, rugged and adaptable to medical, security, computer and telecommunications applications. Russell W. Bessette, M.D., execut...It's in the genes: Study opens door to new treatment of the blues
...hreats and subordination by aggressive rodents and continuous sensory contact with the aggressors for 10 days. Afterward, the defeated mice avoided any social contact by spending most of their time in the corner of their cages opposite other mice, including those that had not been aggressive toward them. The de...Loyola study: Telemetry captures stroke patients cardiac problems
...ll patients hospitalized for stroke should receive continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring (telemetry) for at least the first 24 hours after the stroke is detected, according to a Loyola University Health System study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2006. Currently, o...Ginkgo biloba extract: More than just for memory?
...he benefit was maintained for only 50 days despite continuous treatment. Tumors implanted in mice that did not over-express PBR did not respond to the extract. Papadopoulos now plans to examine the notion that a cancer diagnosis might increase production of stress steroids such as corticosteroids through PBR ov...Smoking cessation delivered at-home proves effective
...nts in the motivational enhancement group reported continuous abstinence from smoking compared to those in the standard care group. Among patients who were not able to quit, 75 percent of those in the motivational enhancement group had made an attempt to quit compared to 55 percent of those in the standard care...Envisat altimeter watches Pacific for cold tongue of La Niña
...ever since the launch of ERS-1 in 1991, amassing a continuous 15 year dataset that covers not only the global ocean but also freshwater bodies, land surfaces and the cryosphere. This archive will extend further into the future, with a radar altimeter set to be included on the Sentinel-3 mission planned to suppo...Gold nanorods may make safer cancer treatment
...e optical microscope, but after being exposed to a continuous sapphire laser in the near infrared spectrum, the malignant lines only required half the laser energy to kill them as the healthy cells. "This makes it more practical than the sphere in terms of treating cancer," said Mostafa El-Sayed. "For laser pho...Let me hear your body talk: UH scientists mine biomedical data
...and behavior, detect cognitive impairment, provide continuous non-invasive monitoring of human physiology, analy...o draw inferences about a variety of symptoms on a continuous basis. This aims to add a new dimension in human-computer interaction, aspiring to use the abundant...Nexium shown to reduce gastric ulcers in at-risk patients using long-term NSAIDS
...M 20 mg, NEXIUM 40 mg or a placebo. Patients were continuous NSAID users (i.e., receiving daily non-selective NSAID or COX-2 therapy for at least four weeks before and throughout the duration of the six-month trial) at risk of developing a gastric or duodenal ulcer as a result of older age (>60 years) and/...Sleep apnea treatment benefits the heart
...p apnea. The sleep apnea patients were then given continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices to treat their breathing problems. An air pump that is connected by a tube to a face mask helps keep the patient's airways open during the night. CPAP is a common sleep apnea treatment that often helps patients...Premature baby ventilation trial cleared of causing long-term harm to participants
...ture babies with breathing problems who were given continuous negative-extrathoracic-pressure (CNEP) ventilation in a UK trial do not have poorer long-term outcomes when compared with those who received standard treatment, concludes a study in this week's issue of The Lancet. CNEP is a treatment where pressure ...Data shows use of a combination vaccine increased on-time immunization rates in infants
...ts born between January 2003 and October 2003 with continuous enrollment in Intermountain Healthcare Health Plans, Incorporated, an integrated nonprofit health plan. Infants who were eligible for the study were distributed into two matched cohorts: the combination group (n=1,135) was made up of those who recei...Free-electron laser targets fat
...e lab's CEBAF accelerator. CEBAF provides a nearly continuous beam of electrons for nuclear physics experiments. "The superconducting radiofrequency accelerator technology that the FEL is built on allows us to tune laser light through a wide range of frequencies, including the infrared, terahertz, and soon, ult...Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, April 2006
...ations at 3- and 6-months, respectively. Confirmed continuous abstinence rates were 47 percent, 36 percent, and 37 percent, respectively, after 3-months of treatment and 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Abstinence rates exceeded those of prior studies using nicotine patches alone and equaled rates reported in studie...Study: Paramedics save more lives when they don't follow the rules
...al is to keep the blood moving through the body by continuous chest compressions," said Dr. Ewy, who pioneered the CPR Research Group at the Sarver Heart Center. "Stopping chest compressions for ventilations was far more harmful than helpful. Excessive ventilations during chest compression turned out to be harm...