Using MRI for diagnosis could help prevent breast cancer progression
...agnostic assessment and screening, with the aim of discovering the sensitivity of each method for diagnosing ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Mammograms and MRI scans were then assessed independently by different radiologists, and the relative sensitivity of each method of detection was assessed by comparing the...UT study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging, finds fixes
...id. It looks like someone has severe disease. On discovering the problems, Gould developed a solution with Tinsu Pan, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Imaging Physics at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, by rewriting the software to account for breathing motions and correctly...Experts call for urgent research into anti-epileptic drugs given to children
...ong-term safety of newer antiepileptic drugs after discovering that the number given to children has increased significantly over recent years, reports the June issue of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. When the UK team studied antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) given to nearly 8,000 children over a 13-year p...Ireland Cancer Center researcher lays out benefits of aspirin to prevent colon cancer
...ut the biologic basis and clinical applications of discovering differences that express high or low levels of COX-2." Dr. Markowitz has done seminal research in the field of colon cancer genetics and prevention. Among his numerous research articles, he published a study on the findings of a new "Celebrex-like...Endoscopic procedures advance physician knowledge and patient care
... Surgery (NOTESTM), physicians and researchers 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 avoidin...Latest IPCC report highlights need for integrated climate/human behavior models
...iptions of human behaviour. "We need to continue discovering how the Earth system works in order to evaluate the numerous ways that humans can adapt to climate change," says Kevin Noone, IGBP's executive director. The additional challenge is to model unpredictable human behaviour and merge this into determinis...Northwestern chemists develop new method for synthesizing anti-cancer flavonoids
...rent conditions over a period of six months before discovering the right one.) The catalyst is an organic molecule that sparks this impressive transformation through hydrogen bonding, which is used frequently in nature. "Nature is the ultimate synthetic chemist and pharmacist," said Scheidt, who looks forward ...Cancer-fighting foods, supplements explored in day-long symposium, March 25
CHICAGO, March 25 Researchers worldwide are discovering a cornucopia of compounds in foods and dietary supplements that show promise for preventing cancer. More than a dozen research papers on this topic will be presented during a one-day symposium, Natural Products, Diets and Cancer Prevention, on Sunday...Mandarin language is music to the brain
...has made advances in cochlear implant development, discovering that enhancing the detection of frequency modulation (FM) significantly boosts the performance of many hearing aids devices by increasing tonal recognition, which is essential to hearing music and understanding certain spoken languages like Mandarin....Researchers make progress against lung disease attacking women in childbearing years
...vania was responsible for the breakthrough step of discovering the function of the gene that caused the cell malf...nderway. Globally, researchers are excited about discovering more about LAM because of the close relationship between it and other diseases. "If we solve this pu...UC Davis at forefront of national initiative to transform research to improve human health
...nces and medical school dean. "We need to continue discovering new products and methods that improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease and that encourage wellness and quality of life. We need to ensure that the discoveries made are effectively incorporated into clinical care that reaches all pat...Three molecular triggers threaten leukemia patients
...e effective." This presents several challenges to discovering a successful treatment for AML, the research team noted. New drugs are typically evaluated individually during development, so a medication that blocks one of these pathways is likely to fail to treat AML by itself. It would probably be discarded as...Foodborne pathogens hard to remove from produce, research is ongoing
... fellow U of I professor Hao Feng are dedicated to discovering ways to keep these microorganisms out of the food supply. Martin's research is focused on finding ways to eliminate the biofilms that attach to produce and cause illness. "Once the pathogenic organism gets on the product, no amount of washing will r...UTSA receives $225,000 National Science Foundation grant to support doctoral students in physics
...operties. Current laser research projects include discovering novel techniques for cleaning semiconductor wafers using ultrasonic sound waves, developing non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic tools for medical applications and the optical effects of lasers in infrared regions....Health effects of 'functional foods' featured during four-day symposium, Sept. 10-13
...AN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10 -- Scientists worldwide are discovering new and unexpected benefits from a wide variety of foods that go beyond their basic nutritional value. These so-called 'functional foods' contain natural or modified compounds that have been shown to help fight some of the most challenging health pro...Hopkins-led study finds that chronic form of depression runs in families
...cancer in women -- a finding that paved the way to discovering a link between the BRCA1 gene and that disease. Data for the GenRED project and for first-degree relatives was gathered using the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS), an method that documents the onset and duration of mood episodes and ...Study provides evidence that autism affects functioning of entire brain
...ects of thinking and brain functioning in autism, discovering that people with autism have difficulty in many other areas, including balance, movement, memory, and visual perception skills. In the current study, Dr. Minshew and her colleagues administered a comprehensive array of neuropsychological tests to a...... liked better down this alley or over there?" By discovering that particular rat brain neurons combine or "integrate" dissimilar pieces of information (e.g. location versus reward), researchers have begun to learn how the brain controls decision-making and goal-oriented behaviors. Examples of these include for...Boosting key protein in brain could improve seizure treatment, Stanford study finds
...omen, so it's less than an ideal medication. But discovering that VPA triggers an increase in neuropeptide Y not only helps explain how VPA works, it suggests a possible way to stimulate the brain to quell seizures: The key could be to increase the amount of this anti-epileptic compound in the brain. Neuropept...Scientists develop new, molecular approach to early cancer detection
...this probe to recognize cancer cells," potentially discovering cancer earlier than often occurs today, said Dihua Shangguan, a UF postdoctoral associate in chemistry and the first author on a paper about the approach that appears today in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....