Scottish health minister launches major new clinical trials project to boost business and health
...orld-class centre for drug development and cutting edge clinical research. The initiative will not only give the people of Glasgow access to revolutionary treatments for many diseases it will also attract large pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and bring a number of highly skilled jobs to Scotlan...UCI epilepsy researcher receives nation's top neuroscience prize
...record of substantial contributions on the cutting edge of neurological science and can be expected to remain highly productive during the seven-year funding period. Four awards were granted this year to researchers at UCI, UC San Diego, Yale and Harvard. For more information, see www.ninds.nih.gov....OHSU study says national injury prevention program working
...as his body and bike lay twisted and broken at the edge of the highway. After a month in a coma and years of rehabilitation, Burns' life shifted gears again, when he became a volunteer for ThinkFirst, a national brain and spinal cord injury prevention program with its Oregon chapter at Oregon Health & Sci...Latest generation lineal accelerator for radiotherapy
...hus being complementary to the rest of the cutting edge technology equipment in the cancer department....Levels of bacteria in plaque beneath the gum line may increase risk for heart attacks
...rm. "It is like setting up a garbage dump on the edge of a river. You wouldn't be surprised if the lake downstream ended up polluted with the garbage from the dump," said Vincent J. Iacono, DMD and president of the American Academy of Periodontology. "A patient's bloodstream acts very much like the ri...Mayo Clinic Proceedings studies risk factors for blood clots
... leg veins due to compression on the legs from the edge of the seat, and possibly dehydration due to decreased fluid intake or excessive use of alcohol during the flight. The authors recommend that patients traveling long distances prior to major surgery be told of the potential for increased risk of comp...Researchers shed new light on cause of bedsores and other chronic wounds
...en, obstructing reparative cells from reaching the edge of the wound. The cause of c-myc overproduction wa... treating chronic wounds. Usually, the non-healing edge of the wound is surgically removed in order to get rid of the bad tissue. However, it can be difficu...Georgetown cancer researchers develop high throughput method
...., created the technology, which they call cutting edge matrix assembly (CEMA), to construct what are known in the field as tissue microarrays. This new method can be done by using the tools that are already available in a medical center's pathology laboratory, they say. Researchers now analyze tumors or ...Molecular ballet unravels, links proteins so cell can direct own movement
...in a grid, somewhat like a checkerboard. Along the edge of the skeleton, near the cell membrane, the alpha-actinin molecules do double duty. They not only hold together rows of actin, but they also bind to proteins called integrins. Integrins are long molecules that pierce the membrane, leaving one end i...Regular yoga practice may help prevent middle-age spread
...mild discomfort. You bring your body to a physical edge that's just a little bit challenging. And people who regularly practice yoga develop the inner resources to stay with a little bit of discomfort. They develop a softness inside and an ability to stay mindful. So that when you go home after yoga class...Yale School of Medicine Neuroscientist receives Javits Award
...roductive scientists, whose work is on the cutting edge in their field, an even greater opportunity to understand the interplay involved in the cause and, hopefully, treatment or even prevention of neurological diseases," said NINDS Director Story Landis. Strittmatter was one of six neuroscientists to re...ACRF research funds critical to keeping international edge: Frazer
...Australian research groups to retain a competitive edge internationally, according to University of Queensland's Professor Ian Frazer. Frazer, whose team grabbed worldwide headlines this week by developing a cervical cancer vaccine, previously received an ACRF grant that allowed it to leverage $2m from th...... new for pediatrics, and are really on the cutting edge for all of medicine, as a similar finding was recently found in adult patients," said Dr. Goldstein. The Texas Children's team is one of only two pediatric groups currently involved in these studies, and Dr. Goldstein estimates that nearly 4,000 chil...Healthy diets rich in protein and good fat, and lower in carbs linked to better heart health
...t the protein and monounsaturated fat diets had an edge over the carbohydrate-rich diet." The Hopkins findings from OmniHeart, to be presented Nov. 15 at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2005 and published simultaneously in the Journal of the American Medical Association, underscore th...Heparin antibodies may pose risk in heart surgery patients
...delay of surgery. "Researchers are at the cutting edge of learning about heparin antibodies and how they affect surgical outcomes," said Slaughter. "We need to understand more about mechanisms underlying the adverse effects of heparin antibodies and whether alternative anti-clotting medications will prov...European Science Foundation warns nanomedicine benefits will be lost without major investment
...g should ensure that Europe remains at the leading edge of research and development in nanomedicine. Most importantly, this will lead to reduced healthcare costs and the rapid realisation of medical benefits for all European citizens....Something in the air? ESA service warns asthma sufferers by mobile phone
... Maria Ryan, a young mother of three, lives on the edge of Croydon. A mild asthmatic, she is participating in the AirTEXT project: "I'm living close to a main road, and though I don't know if it is connected or not, my asthma has got bad again during the last few years. "I check the pollution levels in t...5th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC)
...and patients will be exchanging the latest cutting edge results from research in science, psychological care, diagnosis and treatment Recent leads on possible causes of breast cancer will be presented along with updates on genetics, proteomics and tumour imaging Nearly all the data at the four-day con...Emergency angioplasty patients do best at hospitals where it's the 'default' treatment
... which emergency angioplasty is thought to have an edge over clot-busting drugs. Surprisingly, the study also suggests that hospitals' level of "specialization" in emergency angioplasty has more to do with patient survival than the sheer number of emergency angioplasties performed there each year. Previo......nt Sinai. "With the combination of Roche's cutting edge technologies and our expertise in clinical molecular diagnosis, we will be able to offer the most advanced diagnostic testing to Mount Sinai clinicians to assist with diagnosis, prescription and prognosis. The Molecular Pathology Laboratory has alwa...