New study shows antibiotic may protect the heart
...tochondrial KATP channel of heart cells, rapamycin enables cells to maintain ATP levels. Mitochondria are cellular organelles critical for converting oxygen into ATP, the key fuel for cellular function. "Rapamycin may one day be beneficial as a potential therapeutic strategy to limit cell death caused by i...Novel gene therapy may lead to cure in hemophilia A patients
... of FVIII replaces the missing clotting factor and enables normal cessation of bleeding. However, some 30 percent of patients see the FVIII as a foreign protein and mount antibodies to destroy it, rendering the FVIII treatment useless. Newer FVIII treatment products that bypass this attack can run into $1...Study looks for genetic predictors of hypertension
... the body were drastically mutated. "This mutation enables sodium to come back into the body like a flood," says Dr. Dong. Today he is looking at sodium channel genes implicated in Liddle syndrome to identify less severe changes that could be used to screen for hypertension risk in the general population. "M...Transporter is possible target for safer pain medicine
...y for the Cutting Edge Basic Research Grant which enables quick review for funding of novel ideas to pursue this hypothesis as well as the molecular analysis of the transporter. The idea that a transport system is involved is itself a novel concept. Conventional wisdom was that an enzyme was responsible fo...Serotonin, acting in a specific brain region, promotes sleep in fruit flies
...eep research. The simple nervous system of the fly enables researchers to ask basic questions about sleep regulation and function that have been difficult to address in the more complicated mammalian systems. Using the fly model in their new study, the researchers showed that pharmacological treatment with ...New protein target may advance design of HIV and cancer drugs
...ese molecules, shape is an important property that enables the protein to carry out certain biological functions. The process, active site displacement, involved design of a platinum drug with higher affinity for the protein peptide backbone, thus eliminating the zinc from its active site. In the specific c...Use marketing to improve health, say experts
...public health, write the authors. Social marketing enables us to fight fire with fire. And health professionals can help by reinforcing social marketing messages during their direct and indirect contact with patients, they conclude....Electronic medical record boosts quality, efficiency
...zona. "Today I think the electronic medical record enables us to take better care of patients--and to do it m...lways legible. An EMR has other strengths too. It enables the creation of templates, so that reports on diagnostic studies or interventional treatments can be...Imaging technique sheds new light on the composition of the brain of moderate cannabis users
... a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that enables a detailed look at the organisation of nerves in the brain and the measurement of brain volume. DeLisi and her colleagues found no significant differences in brain integrity and brain volume between cannabis smokers and non-smokers. This preliminary...New technique offers relief for patients with spinal tumors
...dure guarantees ultimate accuracy," said Wong. It enables us to provide pain relief and improved mobility to patients while minimizing risks that have traditionally limited treatment options for cancer patients." Wong will present his study on May 6 at the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic ...World-leading microscope shows more detail than ever
...a technique called 'time delay integration', which enables it to generate much better images of larger object...ions in the image across all pixels, this approach enables the microscope to produce clearer and bigger pictures than previously possible (see 'Notes for Edito...Understanding cell death may bring new life to kidney treatment
...ough he still doesn't know what cuts Bid, that act enables the protein to move from its usual place in the outer region of the cell to inside its powerhouses or mitochondria. Cleaving results in what Dr. Dong calls truncated Bid or "tBid," which may interact with Bax and produce a conformational change. "No...National report identifies Regenstrief Institute as health care information leader
...ure (currently over 41,000 observation terms) that enables the electronic transmission of clinical data from laboratories to hospitals, physicians' offices and payers for clinical care and management purposes. Regenstrief informatics studies have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Journa......uito populations. Even a one-to-two degree warming enables disease-bearing mosquitoes to move into areas once protected by colder weather. He concludes with a discussion of current precautionary efforts based on interviews with experts and analysis of available studies. Both absorbing history and a timely wa...Delivering online assistance to the needy
...hony allows immediate contact with people at home, enables them to continue living at home and relieves pressure on care-providers by reducing physical journeys. It was first tested in Europe in the early 1990s using analogue cable. Though costly and bulky, these pioneering systems were shown to be helpful f...Seniors look on the bright side
...e way individuals in late life process information enables them to stay on an even emotional keel and feel good," explained lead author, psychologist Derek M. Isaacowitz. "By focusing more on positive things and avoiding negative ones, older adults are able to maintain emotional resilience, which becomes acu......ped at the University of Navarra University Clinic enables access to tumorous lesions in the area along the d...doscopic transmural suture has been developed that enables 10 or 12 sutures to be carried out. Unlike conventional procedures, known as fundoplication surgery,...Pigment is focus of macular degeneration research
...r gets that way because of a poor diet or smoking, enables such rusting. Dr. Snodderly's studies of monkeys r...elped develop and largely remains a research tool, enables measurement of the macular pigment. "The long-term goal is that we can screen for people who are def...Method for avoiding sudden death
... is suitable for situations of transitory risk and enables its fitting and its removal without any surgery....Research team sweeps the board with intensive care innovations
...ds this year was "Imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives." Dr Dark said: "It is so rewarding to achieve this national recognition for ideas which were first initiated here at Hope, and to know that our winning entry will now be developed into a prototype with the support of Micr...