Scientists train nano-'building blocks' to take on new shapes, as reported in Science
...ss assisted the research team. Wooley, who is an expert in polymer chemistry, and Pochan, who is a material scientist, met at research conferences, where they discussed their respective projects. She had been designing sphere-shaped micelles for use in drug delivery and radiology, but noticed under some s...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
...andall Brand, a gastroenterologist from ENH and an expert on pancreatic cancer. In trials that began before the pancreas research, the researchers saw encouraging results with colon cancer detection in a study of 500 patients. The new approach also predicted, with 100 percent accuracy, polyps in patients ...AASM to school-bound: Sleep is the right ingredient for academic success
...s Childrens Hospital in Houston, a pediatric sleep expert and a member of the AASM board of directors, notes that, just as one wouldnt start a trip with a half-full tank of gas, children and teens need to obtain a proper amount of sleep during the night to complete the school day successfully. Many childr...USC law professor battles schizophrenia
...d understanding to people who dont, said Saks, an expert in the field of mental health law who also holds faculty appointments at the Keck School of Medicine at USC and the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine in the psychiatry departments. I hope this story will help implode the myths t...Spuds that like you -- in your summer salad
...nerally more healthy body, according to immunology expert Lena Ohman at the Department of Internal Medicine, Gteborg University, Sweden. A reduction in leucocyte levels of about 15% was observed in the RPS pigs. Lower lymphocyte levels are also indicative of reduced levels of inflammation, but according to ...Experts predict Tamiflu could halve the pandemic influenza death toll versus no intervention
...old Monto, professor of epidemiology and influenza expert at the University of Michigan. Tamiflu is active against all types of influenza virus and will be immediately available during a pandemic if stockpiles are adequate. The big question is, should we be stockpiling for treatment only or for both treatme...Award winning book co-edited by Rutgers College of Nursing Dean updated with new information
...merican Academy of Nursing where she co-chairs the expert panel on emerging infections. Lashley received the 2000 Research Recognition Award for Outstanding Research from the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. In 2003 she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Illinois State University, and in 200...ESA satellite guides polar explorers across disintegrating sea ice
... Danish Technical University), in order to provide expert interpretation of the ice conditions and an invaluable synoptic view of changing ice conditions along the explorer's route. With the aid of these satellite images, Leif has been able to help the expedition to try to avoid the rapidly disintegratin...New Orleans levee report finished by panel including University of Texas at Austin engineer
...ane damage in New Orleans was released today by an expert engineering panel of the American Society of Civil...rina investigation. Dr. Robert Gilbert, the risk expert on the ASCE panel and a civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, noted that...Brain inflammation may be friend, not foe, for Alzheimer's patients
...ssor in the Eastman Department of Dentistry and an expert on using a class of viruses known as lentiviruses for use in gene therapy. The team used a lentivirus to boost levels of IL-1 beta in select brain regions of its engineered mouse, then applied the technology in mice specially designed to develop Alzh...Once-fatal metabolic disorders treatable, says Stanford/Packard researcher
...enylacetate and sodium benzoate. Metabolic disease expert Saul Brusilow, MD, at Johns Hopkins' Children's Center, pioneered the drug combination in the 1970s as a possible treatment for urea cycle disorders. Although early reports showed promising results, it took years to gather enough patients to prove th...Increasing radiation dose shortens treatment time for women who choose breast sparing treatment
...y at Fox Chase and a co-author of the study. is an expert in patient-decision making. "Many women with breast cancer are working, have families, volunteer or have other commitments," she pointed out. "When they consider whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy, the time-commitment of treatment and recov...Elsevier partners with European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
...nical research on medical physics, complemented by expert reviews of critical topics in the field. Other features include conference papers, technical notes and book reviews. To read articles from the March 2007 issue free of charge visit http://www.physicamedicaonline.com . Alberto Del Guerra, Editor-...Treating HIV in war zones -- Public health emergencies need rapid advice from WHO
...ion, say that it took just one month to convene an expert team, and only five weeks for the team to summarize the evidence and prepare draft guidelines. The guidelines were then discussed at a two-day meeting, after which a draft manuscript for publication was prepared within 10 days. In a related editor...Panel offers guidelines on skin reactions to new class of cancer drugs
...o validate their recommendations. Until then, the expert guidelines will play an important role in helping patients and cancer care professionals to understand why EGFRI-related skin reactions occur and the logic behind their management. "[I]t is important to emphasize that, in the majority of cases, ther...UC environmental health chair recognized nationally for urologic research excellence
...aders in the field of urology and in science. An expert in hormonal carcinogenesis, Ho focuses on the significance of hormones and endocrine disruptors in the development of breast, ovary, endometrial and prostate tumors. In the June 2006 edition of Cancer Research, she reported the first evidence of a di...Clinical trial data for Perforomist Inhalation Solution presented at International ATS Conference
...eatment of COPD. Nicholas J. Gross, MD, PhD, an expert on lung diseases, particularly COPD, was the Principal Investigator for the Phase III pivotal trial. He noted, "The GOLD Guidelines for COPD treatment, issued by the World Health Organization and updated last year, recommend regular treatment with l...GPs should lead chronic disease fight -- Top doctor
Professor Chris van Weel, a GP and expert in chronic disease management, said that GPs should be capitalising on their role in the prevention of chronic disease and the subsequent savings to health systems. "General practice needs to stop complaining that nobody likes us. Rather, we shoul...25,000 needless deaths each year due to failure to tackle blood clots in hospital
...ucted NICE to produce guidelines and called for an expert working group to develop a strategy and report back to the chief medical officer. The expert group's report and the chief medical officer's response were published last month, recommending that...American College of Physicians commends introduction of Bipartisan Health CARE Act
...lth plans offered to federal employees; and an expert advisory commission will recommend essential benefits that participating health plans will be encouraged to offer, as well as ways to expand coverage to those with incomes above 200% of the federal poverty level. The Health CARE Act differs in ...