Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...ently reduces laboratory mice's ability to turn on elements of their immune systems needed for controlling influenza infection, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine study shows. The findings raise the possibility that obesity in humans has a similar effect, scientists say. Comp...Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
...ear medicine scan that detects special radioactive elements administered to the patient by the physician. According to the authors, due to these differences in method, bone SPECT images can reveal the location of bone metastases, whereas PET cannot. In addition, bone SPECT can detect where bone is being regen...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...al, also will be examined, as will a comparison of elements that determine poor jump-landing technique between women and men and its prevalence. Preliminary findings based on 118 U.S. Naval Academy study participants showed one sustained ACL injury during their first year of follow-up (summer 2003-June 2004)...Competition in health care may not result in better quality
...motive industry is highly competitive, but certain elements such as emissions, fuel efficiency and safety measures are regulated," he adds....NMDP welcomes IOM recommendation for fully integrated cord blood system
...OM for calling for the inclusion of many important elements in a national program such as uniform standards and practices, FDA licensure of cords, protection of patient rights, and use of a single database to collect outcomes," Chell added. "But we should be careful about diverting scarce public resources awa...The Neurosciences and Music in Leipzig: Registration boom and over 140 posters
...h increasing frequency in scientific literature as elements of common interest across neurology, neurobiology, psychiatry, child neurology. In order to highlight the most dynamic aspects of these activities, the leading and most representative members of the specialist community have been asked to participate...Tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some populations
...ACI-TIPI itself is not widely used clinically, its elements form the basis of many other risk assessment tools. There is no single, definitive test to diagnose heart attacks, making it difficult to evaluate chest pain patients. Risk assessment tools have become popular because they allow doctors to make "evid...Three UCSD scholars elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences
...imuli. His key achievements include definition of elements that mediate gene induction by hormones, cytokines... of the transcription factors that recognize these elements and the protein kinase cascades that regulate their activities. They join current 64 members of the ...PENN researchers use robotic surgery
...ox. The surgeons were able to manipulate different elements in the voice box with a high degree of dexterity that would be tremendously difficult using conventional instruments. They were also able to suture and tie knots deep in the mannequin's throat with relative ease a task exceptionally challenging with...International medical journals amplify call for registration of drug trials
...gistration, came up with a set of 20 required data elements remarkably like ours," said Laine. "We hope that by harmonizing WHO and ICMJE policies, we can move toward a meaningful registration process that is truly global."...Breastfeeding as good for children's blood pressure as exercise and salt restriction
...earch team assessed the impact of breastfeeding on elements of the metabolic syndrome in over 2000 randomly chosen children from Denmark and Estonia, aged between 9 and 15. The metabolic syndrome comprises a constellation of conditions that predispose to a high risk of coronary artery disease. These include h...Duke engineers develop new 3-D cardiac imaging probe
...ginal casing held enough cabling for 64 transducer elements whereas our design successfully incorporates 8 times that number." The probe generates ultrasound at 5 million vibrations per second, which, combined with the 504 sensors, provides great sensitivity and a sharp image, Smith said. And because the ima...'Dr. Chef' improves quality of life for patients
...g methods and special recipes dealing with various elements of the patient's diet. Each meeting ended with a gourmet dinner, prepared by the patients. All the participants received a recipe book containing both recipes and methods that follow the workshop's guidelines. In a follow-up study, a significant dec...Goals for TB control reachable for most of world
...B incidence, prevalence and deaths statistics. The elements of DOTS include political commitment; TB detection by sputum smear; standardized drug treatment (including directly observed therapy); a system to ensure regular drug supplies; and a standard reporting system, including treatment outcomes evaluation....Design of neonatal intensive care units critical to infant health
...tress, she notes. Visual and spatial elements of NICUs are rarely addressed because it is assumed that infants in intensive care have limited visual ability and lack consciousness to be affected by visual and spatial cues, but Shepley says these areas merit attention and could have an impact on ...Northwestern Memorial neurologist is lead author of comprehensive stroke center recommendations
...stroke center, along with several dozen additional elements in terms of staffing, personnel, infrastructure, programs, expertise and outcomes. "CSCs require a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals who are well trained in the care of stroke patients, as it relates to their disciplines," Dr. Alber...Women want information, opportunity to participate in decision for first mammogram
...Women were asked to rate the importance to them of elements of information about the mammogram and their preferences for involvement in decision making, ranging from making the decision alone to having the decision made by her clinician alone. Most of the 96 women surveyed preferred their primary care practi......niform temperatures across the entire heating-zone elements during processing. The wireless Integrated Wafer system fulfills the need for a temperature-mapping tool that collects thermal data without disturbing the environment of the highly automated modern production path. The wafer can return a contour map ...Harvard scientists report public health impact of 1990 Iraq invasion of Kuwait
...of Environmental Health, and included three major elements -- a retrospective cohort study of 5,000 Kuwaitis whose health has been followed for 14 years; a probabilistic risk assessment of the likely mortality impacts of exposure to smoke from the oil fires; and a review of trends in morbidity and mortality ......bed them, but the future is likely to contain some elements from each of them," say the authors. "Our main hope is that other groups may find them useful in thinking about both the present and the future of academic medicine we seek not agreement but broader thinking." Four commentaries, also published by th...