Sensor warns of gastrointestinal problems
...ion falls, the pH-value increases and the pressure generated by the polymer decreases. Due to its small size (2.9 mm x 0.9 mm x 0.7 mm) the sensor easily fits in a catheter tip. The catheter is inserted via the nose into the stomach and remains there until the measurement has been completed. Herber developed ...Scientists report strong evidence of alterations in blood samples of children with autism
...abolites in small amounts of blood. The study has generated an enormous amount of data and M.I.N.D. Institute researchers say it will take months before all of the information has been fully evaluated. But initial findings clearly demonstrate differences in the immune system, as well as proteins and other met...Abnormal liver tests in a Mediterranean population
...of Cittanova, a small southern Italian town. They generated a random sample of residents 12 years or older and screened 1645 participants for abnormal liver values, antigens to hepatitis B and C and alcohol consumption. From each individual, they also gathered socioeconomic data, medical history and body mass...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 57th annual meeting
...ic pain, is also effective for relieving centrally generated neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury. It reduced pain by about 25 percent versus placebo. Its effects were seen within one week, and lasted for the full 12 weeks of the study. [S49.001] Epilepsy Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a severe form of chil...University of Nevada, Reno professor showcases 'mini' ion accelerator
...diate thin metallic foils, Cowan and his team have generated a high-current beam of protons and ions. "In principle, this could replace roughly 30 feet of conventional radio frequency accelerators," Cowan told attendees at the American Physical Society meeting here. The experiments were performed at the Labora...Stanford gut check shows diversity of intestinal ecosystem
...ders of magnitude more sequence data than had been generated in the past, we are not completely there yet. This is just the tip of the iceberg." Eckburg works with David Relman, MD, associate professor of medicine (infectious diseases and geographic medicine) and of microbiology and immunology. Relman's lab at...Exercise may not be good enough to reduce mild hypertension in older people, Hopkins experts say
...articipants by gauging the velocity of pulse waves generated by heart contractions. Stiffer, less flexible arteries accelerate blood flow, creating faster pulse waves. Blood pressure is a measure of the force applied against the inner walls of arteries as the heart pumps blood around the body. The systolic ......'re Losing the War on Cancer (and How to Win It)," generated much discussion in the cancer research community. Tyler E. Jacks, Ph.D ., the David H. Koch Professor of Biology, the Director of the Center for Cancer Research at MIT, and investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Jack's laboratory...Golf-related head injuries in children increasing along with sport's popularity
...buting the increasing popularity to the excitement generated by Tiger Woods and increasing media coverage of golfing events. A 1997 review of head injuries in children treated at the Westchester Medical Center in New York in the three-month period following Mr. Woods' first Masters Championship showed of the e...Genetic link to cervical cancer
... balance between activating and inhibitory signals generated by a group of protein receptors called killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs). These receptors bind to partner proteins that are expressed on virtually all cell types. Carrington and colleagues found that individuals who have more inhibito...Brain region recovery possible in former methamphetamine users
...of damage (neuronal loss). Choline (Cho), which is generated by the creation of new membranes and, the authors write, "may be an ideal marker to track changes consistent with neuronal recovery associated with drug abstinence," was measured as a biomarker of recovery. Levels of NAA were abnormally low in all t...