Young scientists awarded for achievements in cancer research
PHILADELPHIA -- To maintain the flow of keen minds into the research talent pool, the American Association for Cancer Research is holding three special programs for young scientists at this year's Annual Meeting: the AACR-Thomas J. Bardos Science Education Awards for Undergraduate Stude...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...cal determinants of cardiovascular health as blood flow to heart, the responsiveness of the lining of bloo... evidence of myocardial ischemia, or reduced blood flow to the heart, during exercise. All participants underwent a battery of psychological and physiologic...Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
...e remembering the names of people they meet or the flow of a conversation, or have an increased tendency to misplace things. Researchers said MCI is associated with a significantly higher-than-normal risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia: about 1 percent per year for unimpaire...Technology helps Stanford shed new light on coronary bypass surgery
...oard. Coronary artery bypass is done when blood flow to the heart is impaired because of blocked vessel...f the body to create alternative conduits of blood flow to the heart. Traditionally the grafts are created from leg veins, but surgeons now frequently use a...Bad outcomes related to, but not caused by, misdosing of clotbusters in heart attack patients
... blood clots in coronary arteries, restoring blood flow to heart and saving heart muscle. The doses of some of the drugs in this class are determined by a calculation that includes body weight, which must often be estimated in emergency situations. The amount of drug administered is crucial, the researche...To boost efficiency, hospitals borrow principles from factory floor
...tatistical analyses -- routinely used to model the flow of parts through complex manufacturing processes -...e use computer simulations to analyze how patients flow through hospitals, while ensuring that the drive for efficiency doesn't dehumanize patient care. As ...Heart valve ring reverses damage from congestive heart failure, easing symptoms
...eaflets from properly closing and causing blood to flow backward through the heart. Failure to adequately reverse the onset of this condition, known as mitral valve regurgitation, can further lead to even greater mitral valve regurgitation and an increased likelihood of heart failure, according to a 199...New treatment 'roadmap' improves odds for unusual brain aneurysm
...be associated with prolonged interruption of blood flow to the brain (known as ischemia), failed reconstru...cted artery, but in order to do that safely, blood flow is first rerouted around the aneurysm with a bypass. In a bypass procedure, a blood vessel is taken ...Melbourne researchers develop safer and more effective 'aspirin'
...e typically caused by blood clots that block blood flow to the heart or brain. Patients (except those stroke patients whose illness is caused by bleeding into the brain) are usually treated with aspirin, but this can increase the risk of bleeding and lead to life-threatening haemorrhages. Associate Profes...Patients' lives at risk from substandard drugs say heart specialists
...dverse effects. Too low a dose won't restore blood flow in the artery and too high a dose could cause a bl...a fine balance between efficacy in restoring blood flow to the heart and the risk of causing major bleeds. Strict calibration of the activity was mandatory ...Data suggest bypass surgery free of long-term brain effects
...surgery, possibly due to minor disruption in blood flow that can be result from any major surgery, or other factors associated with surgery such as inflammation or complications of anesthesia. But when they looked closely at the most authoritative studies -- those with appropriate control groups -- the au...Orqis Medical receives unconditional FDA approval for pivotal trial of percutaneous CHF therapy
...ive heart failure based on continuous aortic blood flow augmentation to the descending aorta. The MOMENTUM (Multicenter Trial of the Orqis Medical CRS for the Enhanced Treatment of CHF, Unresponsive to Medical Therapy) trial will determine efficacy of the Cancion CRS Therapy to treat patients with acute ...Managed care organizations evaluate trends in epilepsy to provide better care
...rticularly challenging due to the constant ebb and flow of members. Preexisting diagnoses were often missed in new patient members and often pertinent data for epilepsy cases were not collected....Color doppler sonography speeds detection of serious illness in premature infants
OAK BROOK, Ill. Measuring blood flow to a newborn's intestines using a special form of ...imple idea," Dr. Faingold said. "If there is blood flow to the wall of the intestine, that's a good sign. If there is no blood flow, that's bad. It means th...Guava and AHF Global Immunity bring low cost AIDS diagnosis to resource-limited countries
...lower cost alternative to approved "gold-standard" flow cytometry methods. The Guava assays offer comparable accuracy and reproducibility to flow cytometry-based tests, but are much simpler and up to 20 times more affordable to use. Moreover, the...Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
... counters operate according toa principle known as flow cytometry, the study of cells as they movepast det...nd cost for performing oneof two core functions of flow cytometry: cell detection with veryhigh sensitivity. Instead of mainframe lasers and photodetectors...Three UCSD scholars elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences
...ne. Professor Chien, 73, is an expert on how blood flow and pressure affects vessels. His research has led to the development of better diagnostic tests and treatments for atherosclerosis and other diseases. After receiving a medical degree from National Taiwan University, he received a Ph.D. in physiol...Stroke drug still meets resistance from doctors wary of its risks
...trokes (known as ischemic). This can restore blood flow in the brain, and reduce or prevent the risk of permanent damage. But tPA also carries a 1-in-15 risk of causing intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding) that can be fatal. Nearly 10 years after its approval by the FDA, tPA is still only used in about 10 p...Morphine for chest pain increases death risk
...works by relaxing blood vessels and allowing blood flow to increase. "Nitroglycerin has a physiological ef... proven drugs and procedures used to restore blood flow to the heart. From this registry, the researchers identified 57,039 high-risk patients with non-ST-s...CPR instructions should focus on continuous chest compressions, UT Southwestern physicians recommend
...th. Gasping opens more airways and enhances blood flow back into the chest, thus priming the pump more. H... mouth-to-mouth ventilation can restrict the blood flow to the heart itself, which diminishes the chances of restoring an adequate heart beat. Therefore, t...