K-State professor takes chemistry to another world
... get the data from them," said Culbertson. "But we hope to use our microfluidic devices to acquire the necessary data remotely by integrating our chemical analysis instrumentation directly with the biological experiments and then sending the data back to earth using radio communication. Thus, scientists c...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 57th annual meeting
...urther development of this strategy may also offer hope for treatment of these diseases. [P04.149] Cancer Temozolomide chemotherapy plus radiation is superior to radiation alone in treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer, according to a new study. Six weeks of treatment led to a bet...Nestler elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
... Under his leadership, UT Southwestern researchers hope to unlock some of the complicated questions surrounding mental disorders and addiction, with the objective of finding new and better treatments. Dr. Nestler left Yale University in September 2000 to join UT Southwestern, where he holds the Lou and El...'Surprising' findings reported about iron overload
... percent of white men. Acton and Barton said they hope that results of the study will prompt more primary care physicians to consider hemochromatosis and iron overload as a diagnosis. Nationwide studies indicate it takes an average of nine years and three physicians to obtain a correct diagnosis, partly ...Study finds moderate hypothermia a safe treatment for traumatic brain injury in kids
...treat all cases of traumatic brain injury, but our hope is that with the cooling from hypothermia, we may block or slow down the brain's deleterious biochemical mechanisms following an injury and also be able to develop other more effective treatments." Lowering body temperature can help control brain swe...Study of iron overload yields surprising results
... disease. When the study is completed, researchers hope to have answers to the key questions that will help policymakers decide whom should be screened for hemochromatosis and iron overload, when should they be screened, and what screening methods should be used. At the start of the study in 1999, it was ...Specific behaviors seen in infants can predict autism, new research shows
...ges so early in life," says Dr. Zwaigenbaum. "Our hope is that it will lead to the development of new and earlier treatments that could make a huge difference for these children." Second only to mental retardation as the most common developmental disability, autism forms part of a spectrum of related dis...VELCADE for injection receives EU marketing authorisation for second-line use in multiple myeloma
...s announcement, more multiple myeloma patients can hope to receive earlier access to VELCADE treatment. This decision formally ratifies the Committee for Human Medicinal Product Opinion made on 16th March 2005. VELCADE received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for second-line use in multi...Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
... their initial clinical successes, the researchers hope to helpfluorescence spectroscopy become a widespre...as they movepast detectors in a fluid stream. The hope is to make theseoften-important cell-counters more available to primary carephysicians, potentially ...Too many doctors fail to follow guidelines and to prescribe best treatments for heart patients
...me to CV hospitalization," said Prof Komajda. "We hope that these results will encourage cardiologists to ensure that they are familiar with, and adhere to, treatment guidelines. Integrated approaches, including nurses, dieticians, generalists and cardiologists, are needed in order to improve the managem...All low-fat diets are not equal, Stanford study shows
...of saturated fat and cholesterol. "We would really hope that people would appreciate the new American Heart Association Guidelines," said Gardner, who decorates his office with splashy posters of squashes and peas. "Include more whole grains and vegetables and beans and colors - not iceberg lettuce, but r...CONRAD receives $24 million from Gates Foundation and USAID for HIV microbicide trials
...es required over the years to advance this leading hope for women to protect themselves against sexually t...diseases and unwanted pregnancy." The researchers hope that the completed trials will demonstrate a significant decrease -- at least 50% -- in HIV inciden...ASU researchers team with Kinetic Muscles, Inc. to develop robotic arm for stroke rehabilitation
... aids in task-oriented repetitive therapy, and the hope is that it will provide a cost-effective alternative to traditional therapy. This would enable a wider population to regain maximum motor function. The research team is led by Jiping He, Ph.D., of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University....Connecting to cure spinal cord injury
... elusive. Nevertheless, new science is raising the hope that one day a cure for SCI will be within reach. To address controversial and misunderstood issues related to SCI cure research, the University of Michigan Health System's Model SCI Care System (part of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabi...Early failure to pay attention to faces, speech may influence later development in autism
...the child's brain responses to social stimuli. We hope to find that our intervention not only affects behavior but also alters the trajectory of early brain development toward a more normal one." Most interventions for children with autism are designed for children of preschool age or older, and there a...Health geography study finds health care resources distributed unevenly in Kansas
...," the health geographer said. "It is important. I hope that pointing out these aspects in a statistical manner will help them."...Nutritional advice improves health of children in developing countries
...es: "The positive results of the intervention give hope to policymakers that this strategy will be effective elsewhere. However, a prerequisite is that health services have wide coverage, especially for the most disadvantaged groups. The longterm sustainability of comprehensive efforts to improve the nutr...End-of-life care involves a more holistic approach
...t of the everyday practice of a teaching ward. "We hope that by 2010 the clinical experience of every medical student and medical resident in an Ontario teaching hospital will include proper care at end-of-life as a normative part of the clinical learning experience," he added. Each faculty of medicine, t...Study suggests antibiotic may limit or prevent vision problems caused by diabetes
...on loss in those with diabetes," Levison said. "We hope that these discoveries will lead to new treatments for diabetic retinopathy, which remains a leading cause of blindness." In addition to Krady and Levison, the study team included: Anirban Basu and Colleen M. Allen, Department of Neural and Behaviora...UCI epilepsy researcher receives nation's top neuroscience prize
...o have recovered from severe head trauma, with the hope that the research will lead to new epilepsy treatments. "I am honored and excited to receive the Javits neuroscience award," Soltesz said. "The award represents a unique opportunity for our laboratory to pursue fundamentally novel research avenues in...