Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
...s from several parts of the brain at the same time enables you to predict when a seizure is about to start, and then you can take steps to prevent it." Data from the implanted transmitter will be picked up by an external receiver, also being developed by the Purdue researchers. The most critical aspect o...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
...e. We are excited about this technology because it enables sensing subtle changes in tissue that otherwise are undetectable by conventional microscopic examination," said Northwestern engineer Vadim Backman, an NSF CAREER awardee who led the development of the new technologies and is a co-author on the resea...Children and young people show elevated leukaemia rates near nuclear facilities
...vantage of carrying out a meta-analysis is that it enables us to draw together a number of studies that have employed common methods and draw wider conclusions. Eight separate analyses were performed including unadjusted, random and fixed effect models and the figures they produced showed considerable co...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...es would not rise significantly, as new technology enables hundreds of x-ray cathodes to be fabricated on a s...r department, MiniCAT's one-square-meter footprint enables it to be installed at the point-of-care, which includes installation within a specific department at...'Cars' imaging reveals clues to myelin damage
...ration of myelin, which insulates nerve fibers and enables them to properly conduct impulses in the spinal cord, brain and peripheral nervous system throughout the body. The findings suggest that LPC causes sheath degradation by allowing an influx of calcium ions into the myelin. The increased concentratio...Trial shows circulating tumor cells predict how prostate cancer patients do with chemotherapy
... doesnt reduce the CTC level, its information that enables the physician to change the drug regimen or perhaps stop treatment, he says. Dr. Moreno notes that the prostate specific antigen has been a powerful biomarker for cancer presence and a useful way to gauge treatment effectiveness for years, though i...TB test offers patients quicker and easier diagnosis
...er, or hypertonic saline, for twenty minutes. This enables them to produce sputum samples from deep inside the lungs. The samples can then be analysed for traces of mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium which causes most cases of TB. Other procedures for testing for TB are gastric washing and bronchosc...Innovative device to treat brain cancer shows promise in early studies
...chemical make-up. We believe that this distinction enables the device to stop local proliferation and metastasis of cancer, which would explain the efficacy observed in these early findings," said Dr. Elion Kirson lead author and Vice President of Research and Development, NovoCure. "Based on our preliminary...Cure for hepatitis C announced by VCU researcher
... some patients achieve an outcome that effectively enables them to put their disease behind them." The results are based on a long-term follow-up study designed to determine if the virus re-emerges in patients who have achieved treatment success. The study reviewed 997 patients, either mono-infected with ...Nanomedicine opens the way for nerve cell regeneration
...have made a key innovation to this technology that enables us to fabricate tubular nerve grafts composed entirely of polymer nanofibers aligned along the length of tubes. This technology also allows customization of the length, diameter and thickness of the aligned tubular nanofiber grafts. The group will ...SCAI highlights study using wireless technology to speed care of heart attack patients
...SCAI), May 912, 2007. The wireless system, which enables on-call cardiologists to view full ECGs on "smart"...NJ, the wireless system went live in June 2006. It enables paramedics to use Bluetooth technology to send an ECG not just to the emergency room but also to a r...How insulin-producing cells develop -- new finding could help fight against diabetes
...itro system, rather than looking at cells in vivo, enables researchers to gain a greater understanding of when and how different genes are being switched on. ......is technique is similar to ultrasound imaging, but enables non-invasive high-resolution three dimensional visualisation of the internal microstructure as well as function of the eye, especially the retina, using special laser light instead of ultrasound. Professor Drexler said: "This prize is an honourable...Scientists develop method to track immune system enzyme in live animals
... invaders such as viruses and bacteria. The enzyme enables the cells to respond with precision to the almost limitless types of invaders the body may encounter. Unfortunately, it also has a down side. B cells constantly scan the body for foreign invaders, explains Rafael Casellas, Ph.D., an investigator in...Elsevier launches the Clinics on ScienceDirect
... Internal cross-referencing and external linking, enables users to follow their research path with greater ease and efficiency. "Customers have been asking for inclusion of the Clinics in ScienceDirect and we are happy to say that from now on they will be able to have access to these titles using all fea...Weill Cornell researchers use 'Virtual Iraq' simulation to study post-traumatic stress disorder
...e traumatic experience, instead of suppressing it, enables patients to better integrate the experience into regular conscious memory, in turn, making the triggering of intrusive traumatic memories (and other re-experiencing symptoms, like flashbacks) less likely. "Research suggests that memories formed durin...Martin F. Shapiro wins Herbert W. Nickens Award
...d. "It is very gratifying to be in a position that enables me to learn from them and work with them." Shapiro is internationally recognized for his work on access to care, health disparities, and the care of patients with HIV and AIDS. He earned his M.D. at McGill University in Montreal. He completed his ...New therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases
...ical samples All this is a dynamic process that enables clues to be found and which are, in some cases, relevant for developing pharmaceutical drugs that can halt, or at least slow down, the course of a neurodegenerative illness. Apart from finding these molecules or targets that interact with pharmaceuti...Cause of gender differences in blood pressure, kidney damage under study
...idneys, males have a lot of the AT1 receptors that enables angiotensin 2 to do harm. "It's a vasoconstrictor when it binds with AT1," she says. "It will cause proliferation, it will cause hypertrophy, it can stimulate the production of reactive oxygen species, so it does all sorts of bad things," she says. ...Gerontological Society of America awards new Hartford Doctoral Fellowships
...tching support from their home institutions, which enables recipients to more fully concentrate on their dissertation research projects over the next two years. Fellows also receive supplemental academic career guidance and mentoring, as well as professional development enabling them to more successfully lau...