Retinoblastoma researchers find success with two-drug combination
...pidly after determining what doses to use based on culture and pharmacokinetic studies. Treatments that appear to be effective will then be tested in a previously developed "knock-out" laboratory model. This model lacks three critical genes, which causes retinoblastoma."The knock-out model closely mimics the...New microfluidic devices found to be effective method of in-vitro fertilization in mice
...quired when using microfluidic channels instead of culture dishes. "This is an extension of the work we've do...le for efficient sperm-oocyte interaction than the culture dish," he says. During the early stages of the study, researchers found that, contrary to their init...... an anthropologist who studies health behavior and culture change and is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Use of fertility-based awareness methods strongly influences the timing of sexual activity, report study authors Irit Sinai, Ph.D. and Marcos Arevalo, M.D...Examining how medicine is taught
...g and improving the organizational environment and culture of academic medical centers. Their goal -- to lear... chance to immerse themselves in an organizational culture under transition." Dr. Inui is president and CEO of the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and associate de...New immune cell found to be a key to inflammatory diseases
...me from, the researchers designed a series of cell culture studies and mouse experiments. In brief, they "educated" T helper cells to become IL-17 producing cells. They found that IL-17 is triggered by a unique set of signals that now define this new "lineage" of T helper cells. "They are completely differen...Cars, computer chips and heart attacks?
...ty that remains," he says. "We need to move from a culture of missed opportunity to a system that guarantees quality and accountability."...Johns Hopkins researchers discover key protein linked to transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis
...related with the severity of paralysis. Using cell culture and animal studies, the researchers confirmed that elevated IL-6 levels were directly injurious to the spinal cord. They showed that spinal fluid from TM patients induced death of spinal cord cells when cultured in a dish and that IL-6, when infused ...Academic medical centers face multiple challenges for conducting medical research
...ily dependent on the ability to shift the academic culture and reward system away from the traditional paradigm focused on the individual investigator in favor of one that is more collaborative, team-based, and interdisciplinary," the authors write. "The ability to sustain financial support for medical rese...At Johns Hopkins: Emphasis on improved care and faster access to services shortens hospital stays
... strengthen this program as part of the management culture within Hopkins and to see if other hospitals can adopt our efforts to form the basis of a national program." Weisfeldt noted that "spending four or five days in the hospital is not uncommon for many patients and for a variety of illnesses and conditi...Many resident physicians feel unprepared to care for culturally diverse patients
...owledged the importance of considering a patient's culture when providing care. Many of them agreed that culturally based difficulties could result in such problems as longer office visits and patients' not understanding or complying with instructions. Although only a few residents indicated that they fel...Vitamin D, NSAIDS provide double whammy against prostate cancer, Stanford study finds
... Feldman's group uses calcitriol for both the cell culture studies and the clinical trial to ensure that enough of the active form of vitamin D is in the patients to be effective. Feldman emphasized that calcitriol is available by prescription only. "We don't want the patient to think that if they take over-...Stealth particles to target tumors
...emical engineering, tested their nanoshell in cell culture and found that it had less phagocytosis removal of the drug during a 24-hour period than the unencapsulated drug. Combined with longer retention in the body, the researchers engineered the nanoparticle shells to target specific cells by attaching ...Tsunami raises questions about disaster mental health, Science reports
...hey have to offer can best be adapted to the local culture and to how their presence will benefit the local people in the long run. #...Bid to improve diabetes services for South Asians in Britain
...ercising is an individualistic or selfish act in a culture which prioritises family obligations; constraints on women spending time outside the home and cultural taboos about women exposing their bodies to the opposite sex, such as in swimming pools." Many of the patients did not speak English as a first lan...Recurrent miscarriage project update
...alisation of biologically active proteins for cell culture and biomedical research. The Company has an active biopharmaceutical development program that establishes proof of concept for products in humans and partners the later stages of product development and marketing with major pharmaceutical companies. ...Massachusetts second state to consider nurse staffing ratios; experts to appear at public hearing
...uxiliary personnel, and on the work environment or culture of the hospital. The current nursing shortage complicates the feasibility of increasing nurse-to-patient ratios. Massachusetts leads the nation with the most registered nurses per capita. However, the Health Resources and Services Administration for...Patient navigation provide tools to address barriers to care but need standardization and assessment
... redress barriers like patient mistrust, language, culture and education. Given the increasing use of navigation programs, the authors conclude that "the navigator role must be defined more fully, and appropriate metrics developed to measure the services provided by navigators."...Substituting blood transfusions
...r oxygen-binding and transport as well as the best culture conditions for mass producing it for the future." Dr Lowe will be reporting his results at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting in Barcelona on Tuesday 14th July [session E3.2]. This initiative is set to revolutionise blood transfusion...New drug candidate against HIV developed in Sweden
...cted patients in 2001. The effect on HIV showed in culture could however not be reproduced in patients. Elin Andersson and the other scientists have now shown that GPG-NH2 in itself did not inhibit the virus. Instead, it needed to be degraded and one of the products from degradation, a so-called metabolite, ...Most primary care physicians believe annual physical examinations are valuable
...eaningful relationships take time, and the current culture of health care does not explicitly value time spent on developing relationships between patients and physicians. Perhaps the annual physical has become the forum to serve that purpose, in addition to providing opportunities to address the other item...