Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...Research and the Management Sciences show a marked contrast in the ways that a major sports enterprise, an Asian university, and four major corporations approach innovation in the 21st century. The finalists, announced last month by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), ...Money doesn't buy happiness - - except when disability strikes
... and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, stands in contrast to previous research that showed no major differences in self-reported happiness and well-being between wealthy people and those with modest financial assets. Instead, the study finds that people with relatively large financial assets before they be...Technology helps Stanford shed new light on coronary bypass surgery
...ges: the angiogram. An angiogram uses X-rays and a contrast dye that is injected into the heart via a thin, flexible tube inserted in the arm or leg. The procedure is almost always performed after surgery, sometimes hours later or even the next day. Fitzgerald said an angiogram can be done during surgery, but...New research reveals common beliefs about gender differences in health
...rred to as optimism bias. Our findings suggest in contrast that what may be going on in response to these type of questions is neither an optimistic nor negative bias for one's own sex, but rather a bias towards thinking any health experience, whether positive or negative, is more probable for one's own sex ...Nanoparticles offer new hope for detection and treatment
...out 100,000 molecules of the metal used to provide contrast in MRI images. This creates a high density of contrast agent, and when the particles bind to a specific area, that site glows brightly in MRI scans. In thi...Journal study suggests many glaucoma patients don't take medication properly
... prescribed medicine regimen. This is in startling contrast to the 90 percent of doctors who believe that their patients are following the prescribed treatment. "Non-adherence to the glaucoma therapy is probably what causes patients to go blind," said Alan L. Robin, M.D., author of the study and Academy membe...Treating children with chronic hepatitis C
...achieved a persistent sustained viral response, in contrast to the fewer than half of the patients with HCV genotype 1. The study also showed that children who had been infected via needle (for example, from a blood transfusion) responded better to treatment than those who were infected by their mothers at bi...Hyperhidrosis and its treatment becoming better understood
... which physicians call secondary hyperhidrosis. In contrast to the primary form, secondary hyperhidrosis is associated with other potentially serious medical problems that need further workup from physicians. Treatment options are based on the severity of hyperhidrosis and the risks and benefits of therapy. T...CT colonography 'excellent' for colorectal cancer screening
...ich fecal-tagging, computer-aided diagnosis and IV contrast were used as a means to enhance the effectiveness of CT colonography because their roles were unknown when I began collecting data. As these specific components have now been shown to improve accuracy, it can likely be inferred from these results tha...Procedure setting, technique and cost are key for effective colorectal cancer screening
...including colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, air contrast barium enema and fecal occult blood testing. Rese...lorectal cancer, evaluating the sensitivity of air contrast barium enema (ACBE), CTC and colonoscopy. For this study, the team evaluated the cost effectiveness...MDCT overtakes ventilation-perfusion lung scan for diagnosing pulmonary embolism
...pulmonary arteries after IV injection of iodinated contrast material. Ventilation-perfusion lung scintigraphy is an older examination that is performed through the IV injection of a radiopharmaceutical and the inhalation of a radioactive gas. For the study, the researchers reviewed the results of all ventila...Mayo Clinic researchers develop new treatment for incurable recurring form of adult brain cancer
...sicians refer to it as a primary tumor. This is in contrast to a tumor that develops in the brain from cancer cells that have spread from tumors elsewhere in the body. Glioblastoma multiforme accounts for more than 50 percent of the estimated 18,000 primary malignant brain tumors diagnosed each year in the Un...Chest CT can be first step to identifying if patient has had a heart attack
... enhances (shows up brighter on the CT image) when contrast enhanced CT is performed, said Dr. Haramati. This proved true in the clinical setting; the one patient who had had a recent heart attack showed reduced enhancement on the CT examination, she said. The CT examination must be correlated with medical re...Allergies increase risk for corneal transplant rejection, UT Southwestern study shows
...0 percent of the corneal grafts. This was in sharp contrast to the 50 percent rejection rate that occurred in the mice without allergic eye disease," said Dr. Jerry Niederkorn, professor of ophthalmology. Results of the study, scheduled to go online today, will appear in the June issue of the Journal of Immun...Computed tomography has potential to offer accurate, safer method for detecting artery disease
...he risks inherent in radiation exposure and use of contrast agents. Martin H. K. Hoffmann, M.D., of Universi...mforts with the exception of exposure to iodinated contrast agents and radiation. With rapidly improving technology, MSCT may well evolve from a useful compleme...New insight into potential cause of sexual dysfunction in women
...ach orgasm and increased pain with intercourse. In contrast to data on men, Connell said clinical trials evaluating the physiologic mechanisms responsible for sexual function in women are few, despite reports of other investigators, which suggest that sexual dysfunctions may be more common in women than men. ...Newly developed treatment for severe grief shown more effective than standard therapy
...e future, and feelings about ending treatment. In contrast to IPT, however, traumalike symptoms were addressed using procedures for retelling the story of the death and exercises entailing confrontation with avoided situations. The therapist tape-recorded the story and the patient was given the tape to list...Researchers develop new concept for single molecule transistor
...fects were easily observed at room temperature, in contrast to previous molecular experiments that had to be done at temperatures close to absolute zero in order to measure a conductivity change. Another significant aspect of this breakthrough is the fact that only one electron from the atom is needed to tur...Media violence linked to concentration, self-control
... to poorer self control and attention problems. In contrast to the DBD group and the control group with high media violence exposure, the members of the control group without high violent media exposure showed more frontal cortex activity. "This observation is the first demonstration of differences in brai...Northwestern Memorial Hospital installs 64-Slice CT scanner, now available for clinical use
... body. In most cases, a patient is injected with a contrast solution to increase the visual detail. "Within just the last few years, CT scanning technology has made incredible strides as a diagnostic tool," said Vahid Yaghmai, MD, MS, medical director, Computed Tomography at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. "...