Infertility researchers identify one gene's critical role in the human embryo implantation process
...human maternal-fetal interface, i.e. a signal that enables the embryo to recognize the lining of the endometr...ilitates the production of L-selectin ligand which enables implantation. When only progesterone was present without estrogen, the gene was suppressed and the e...4D ecography for the diagnosis of prenatal cardiopathy
...n to the foetal heart. Concretely, the STIC system enables a 3D reconstruction of the foetal heart in real ti...itating the detection of more lesions, this system enables a refining of the diagnosis and provides guidelines for early treatment. Another application for the...Work on cancer-killing compound nets FSU professor major grant
...s grant has a profound impact on my lab because it enables us to grow our program and demonstrate the impact of our research." Dudley acknowledged the example set by another FSU chemist, Robert Holton, in inspiring his own research. In the early 1990s, Holton gained fame when a scientific breakthrough in his...Australian Cancer Research Foundation announces biggest ever private grant
...ion, combined with the Human Genome project (which enables identification of individual variations in genes), has unleashed huge potential for the prevention and treatment of all types of cancers. Research scientists now have the ability to observe and influence the behaviour of cancer cells, the blood cell...EBCT scans trump angiography at detecting killer heart defect
... X-ray tube and a high-resolution detector system, enables doctors to capture "practically blur-free" cross-sectional images of the beating heart, says Memisoglu. Because of its speed in capturing images the study is completed in fewer than 30 seconds patients don't need medication to slow their heart rate......eb-based software tool, called InfoRetriever, that enables access to EBM resources at the clinical point-of-care. "The future of clinical practice is evidence-based medicine and InfoPOEM has strong brands in the high-growth market for point-of-care EBM solutions," said Shawn Morton, Wiley Vice President and...Penn surgeons use completely robotic surgery to treat prostate cancer
...image on a flat screen. This improved perspective enables depth perception sharpens the visualization of the prostate and the network of nerves and tissue surrounding it. Additionally, by scaling down the motion of the robotic instruments, the surgeon can perform extremely precise, intricate movements duri...Database of cancer records now available for research
...rofessor Donia Scott's team at The Open University enables users to pose complex clinical queries in natural language and receive answers in plain English text or simple tables and graphs. Users no longer need to learn "computer-speak" to communicate with an electronic database. CLEF's future work includes ...MRI cardiac catheterization poised for success in children with congenital heart disease
...ailed three-dimensional picture of the heart. This enables the interventional cardiologist to see blood vesse...eating and display those images in real time. This enables the interventional cardiologist to track a special MRI-compatible catheter as it wends it way throug...Implantable chips bear promise, but privacy standards needed
...ease who wander away from home, an identifier that enables caregivers to identify non-verbal or confused patients and determine their health care preferences could be very desirable," he says. But a number of significant legal, ethical and technological hurdles need to be overcome first. "Since my chip cont...MR spectroscopy helps identify cancerous breast tumors
...t tumors with magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy enables radiologists to more accurately distinguish benign tumors from cancerous ones, according to a study appearing in the August issue of the journal Radiology. "Adding spectroscopy to breast MR examinations will not only reduce concern over possible ...Healthy weight means healthier blood lipid profile in children, study finds
...ve dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, or DXA, which enables much more precise measures of bone, muscle and fat. The finding that the widely available approaches work well is good news for physicians who want to keep up with children's fatness levels but don't have DXA technology available to them, Dr. Gutin s...European approval trial enrolment gathers momentum
...t of Europe." "Building a track record of implants enables us to gather information to demonstrate the VentrAssist is safe and efficacious, and then use that data to achieve our regulatory milestones within the predicted timeframe," he said. "We are developing robust and repeatable treatment protocols, great...Doctors able to predict potential ovarian failure after radiation
...oundation in Sutton, United Kingdom. "We hope this enables doctors to confidently counsel women on their repr... tissue, which is a new technique that potentially enables fertility after serious damage to the ovaries," said Tom W. Kelsey, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., co-author o...Measures can help save frontal sinuses
...s-saving modified Lothrop procedure. The procedure enables sinus surgeons to work through the nose to create a larger drainage pathway for the frontal sinuses by removing the floor of the sinuses between the eyes and creating a hole in the septum that separates the nose. "This opens up the sinuses so they dr...Jefferson neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists wrap radiation around spine for cancer pain relief
...of the tumor all while sparing healthy tissue. It enables doctors to treat a range of hard-to-reach benign and malignant tumors in the brain and spine they couldn't treat before, often avoiding invasive surgery and speeding the patient's recovery. Neurosurgeon David Andrews, M.D., professor of neurosurgery...Online analytical toolbox for cancer and other biomedical research
...pe for online access to an analytical toolbox that enables biomedical researchers to integrate dissimilar data from a variety of sources and extract the most useful information from it by posing queries. Dr. Raj Acharya, professor of computer science who headed the site development project, says, "Right no...Chiropractors aim to slash waiting times
... a digitised image to be sent electronically. This enables a radiologist in a major city to log on, view the image, write a report, and then send this information back to the chiropractor electronically so they can relay it to the patient. As well as major time savings, the improved process has a number of c...Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for June 2005
...od vessels of the tumors as part of a process that enables the tumors to grow and metastasize. Observing these changes in the tissue of individual patients may offer physicians a way to accurately diagnose breast carcinoma and predict further development. The molecular mechanism itself is seen as a future ta......tal revenue using a patent-pending technology that enables "Remote Concurrent Coding" (RCC). RCC leads to more comprehensive and accurate documentation, which is the key to hospital revenues. Under the current system, hospitals review patient charts and charges, and submit their claims to Medicare, Medicaid ...