Pioneering UK skin researchers achieve international quality standard
...nditions, is the only University skin microbiology laboratory in the UK to receive the international quality sta...5 accreditation is testament to the quality of our laboratory and will provide us with an added advantage when talking to potential clients," said Centre director...Sleep apnea may increase risk of diabetes
...d breathing. Each patient spent a night in a sleep laboratory to undergo a sleep study, called polysomnography. The researchers followed the subjects for up to six years and found that patients diagnosed with sleep apnea had more than two-and-half times the risk of developing diabetes compared with those with...Targeted nanoparticles incorporating siRNA offer promise for cancer treatment
...echniques for cancer treatment. Researchers in the laboratory of Mark E. Davis at the California Institute of Technology have been using small interfering RNA (siRNA), sometimes known as silencing RNA, to "silence" specific genes that are implicated in certain malignancies. One of the primary challenges associa...Commonly used drug offers promise for premature babies
...eting, Brain '07, in Osaka, Japan May 20-23. The laboratory research was done primarily in a laboratory at New York Medical College led by neonatologist Praveen Ballabh, M.D. Ballabh's team worked with Ro...Hexavalent chromium in drinking water causes cancer in lab animals
...xavalent chromium, or chromium 6, causes cancer in laboratory animals when it is consumed in drinking water. Th...in tumors at sites where tumors are rarely seen in laboratory animals. Male and female rats had malignant tumors in the oral cavity. The studies conducted in mi...Thymus transplants gives hope to babies with fatal immune disease
... tissue is grown in culture for several weeks in a laboratory while researchers ensure that there are no diseases present in the tissue. Strips of tissue are then implanted in the baby's thigh, where they attract a blood supply and begin to act like a thymus gland. Within three to four months, mature T cells be...Vitamin D supplements may offer cheap and effective immune system boost against TB
...ted in Dr Robert Wilkinson's Wellcome Trust-funded laboratory at Imperial College, to see whether the supplement affected the immune system's ability to withstand infection by mycobacteria. "We found that a single large dose of vitamin D was sufficient to enhance a person's immunity to the bacteria," says Dr...Research says boiling broccoli ruins its anti-cancer properties
...ge) from a local store and transported them to the laboratory within 30 minutes of purchasing. The effect of cooking on the glucosinolate content of vegetables was then studied by investigating the effects of cooking by boiling, steaming, microwave cooking and stir-fry. Boiling appeared to have a serious impa...Kavli Institute's Journalist Workshop, June 13, at Cornell
...n hands-on experiences that include an interactive laboratory tour in Duffield Hall, where reporters will fabricate a functional nanodevice. Other hands-on workshops include spinning nanofibers, creating nanotubes, polymer assembly, and imaging nanoparticles in three dimensions. This workshop wraps up with dire...SCAI Founders' Lecture highlights remarkable progress in catheter-based aortic valve replacement
...ng the doubters. Through years of innovation and laboratory testing, Dr. Cribier pioneered the development of ...D., FSCAI, director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Evanston Hospital, in Evanston, IL, and a professor of medicine at Northwestern University Medica...SCAI's 'Therapies in Evolution' showcases exciting future of interventional cardiology
...D., FSCAI, director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Evanston Hospital and a professor of medicine at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. "There is more to learn about them month-to-month than in many other areas of medicine year-to-year." Take, for example, aortic valve replacement...Panel offers expert analysis on causes, prevention of stent thrombosis
...ystem, and director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, both in Boston. "Stent fracture is a rare but real cause of stent thrombosis." Research is adding new pieces to the puzzle all the time, Dr. Dehmer said. For example, pathology studies suggest that in some patient...Ronald W. Busuttil receives American Surgical Association's highest honor
...cing the field of transplantation and surgery. His laboratory has trained many research fellows, including surgical residents and trainees in basic science disciplines. And his liver transplantation training program, considered one of the world's best, has produced more than 150 American and international trans...Greenberg Prize awarded to Dr. Joseph G. Hayes
...ced and started the second graded exercise testing laboratory in New York. He later joined R.A. Rees Pritchett, himself a Greenberg award recipient, in private practice while still a member and teacher in the Cardiac Graphics Laboratory. In 1988, he returned to the full-time faculty as vice chairman and the fir...An aspirin a day keeps colorectal cancer away
...when viewed in the context of the preponderance of laboratory studies, epidemiological data, and adenoma recurrence trials, do provide convincing evidence that aspirin, at biologically relevant doses, can reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer. "However, with the concerns about the potential risks of long-...New accreditation program for radiation detector labs
... useable and interoperable. Coupled with the NVLAP laboratory accreditation program, these standards will enhance users' ability to determine the radiation detector that best suits their purpose. ...$30 million boost to dementia research
...pose-built, world-class, researchfacility. Quality laboratory space and clinical research facilities are critical to attracting and supportingresearch excellence." Crucial to the future success of the nations dementia research program is the recruitment ofinternational leaders in the field leaders such as worl...TWAS, illycaff announce Trieste Science Prize winners 2007
...tionally renowned Indian chemist, whose innovative laboratory techniques have led to the synthesis of more than 50 natural products, have been awarded the Trieste Science Prize for 2007. The Trieste Science Prize, administered by TWAS and funded by illycaff, provides international recognition to outstanding s...Forensic pathologists tell physiologists what they know about death and what puzzles them
...le them, they will do so with the hope of sparking laboratory research to help define the cause of these deaths and prevent more of them. The four pathologists, all medical examiners and professors, will present their insights, as well as uncertainties, about deaths that happen as struggling individuals are a...Researchers urge caution in using ESAs for cancer-related anemia
...cers, the authors believe. Recent studies at their laboratory suggest that erythropoietin may have abnormal effects on the erythropoietin receptors in cultured tumor cells. If this also happens in tumor tissues, it may contribute to the adverse effects of ESAs in patients with cancer-related anemia. Pending f...