NIST fire analysis tools featured in online training
...Research Information Services library, research on liquid spill and burn patterns, as well as downloads of the Fire Dynamics Simulator and Smokeview software....Popular procedures evaluated for diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness
..., in which X-ray images are taken after reflective liquid is inserted into the small intestine. In this head-to-head comparison, researchers found the wireless capsule technology performed significantly better than traditional barium X-rays in accurately identifying polyps in the small intestine. The study...Dermatologists use immunotherapy to treat warts
... it out, applying salicylic acid, freezing it with liquid nitrogen and laser vaporization, according to background information provided in the article. Because wart proliferation is controlled by the immune system, various methods have been tried to stimulate an immune response to the human papillomavirus (...Ablation therapy improves survival for patients with inoperable liver tumors
WINSTON-SALEM Using radiofrequency energy or liquid nitrogen to remove inoperable liver tumors can extend patient survival, according to new research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Results of the study were reported at the Society of Surgery for the Alimentary Tract in Chicago on M...New haptics systems challenge stroke patients to grasp, pinch, squeeze their way to recovery
...igned to make stroke survivors stack, push or pour liquid out of three-dimensional objects in immersive envi...re picking up a glass and inverting it to pour the liquid out or picking up books and stacking them on appropriate shelves." The interfaces give physical ther...Oral liquid hydroxyurea promising for long-term use in babies with sickle cell anemia
...babies who have sickle cell anemia (SCA) with oral liquid hydroxyurea appears to prevent the onset of long-t...blished in 2001, demonstrated that short-term oral liquid hydroxyurea therapy can be safe and effective in babies with SCA. In the extension study, these infa...Johns Hopkins scientists use gene therapy to prevent heart arrhythmias from stem cell transplants
...h myoblasts from healthy human skeletal muscle. A liquid suspension kept both cell types alive, and their electrical interactions were mapped with a voltage-sensitive dye. The team found that mixing the two cell types slowed normal conduction rates among heart muscle cells by two-thirds. Computer printou...CryoSat environmental testing over preparations for shipment to launch site about to begin
...daptation of the SS-19 uses the original two lower liquid propellant stages of the ICBM in conjunction with a new 'Breeze-KM' third stage for commercial payloads. A few weeks before the acoustic tests were carried out CryoSat underwent thermal balance and vacuum testing. This part of the programme ensured ...Adult sickle cell drug proves effective in young children
...re given the drug hydroxyurea orally as a flavored liquid formula. A majority of the children took the drug for at least four years and more than half of the participants completed all six years of the study. The treatment was well-tolerated in the patients, with only one child's dosage permanently reduced ...Air pollution found to pose greater danger to health than earlier thought
...tter, a mixture of airborne microscopic solids and liquid droplets. That includes acids (such as nitrates), organic chemicals, metals, dust and allergens. Small particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter pose the greatest problems to health because they can penetrate deep into the lungs and sometimes e...NIAID awards $47 million to develop medical countermeasures against radiological, nuclear threats
...tively administer DTPA, either by inhalation, oral liquid or pill. NIAID has awarded 14-month contracts with renewal options to University of Kentucky, $816,115 Nanotherapeutics, Inc., $776,314 SRI International, $931,123 Interagency Agreements NIAID also has signed interagency agreements with two other f...Nanoscale study gives new insight into heat transfer in biological systems
...rfaces and found that thermal conductivity between liquid interfaces turns out to be surprisingly high. The findings could have immediate practical application for cancer therapy, according to Keblinski. "Scientists are developing cancer treatments based on nanoparticles that attach to specific tissues, whi...Tiny worms paving way for better anesthetics
...(volatility means the anesthetics move easily from liquid to gaseous form) work have really alluded us." Drs. Meiler, Aamir Nazir and their colleagues are taking advantage of advances in genomics and technology to begin to identify those mechanisms with the ultimate goal of better drugs. "Eventually what w...Magnet lab researcher exploring science behind commercial applications of liquid helium
...g the basic science behind how particles behave in liquid helium. Helium turns into liquid only at very low temperatures (minus 452 degrees Fahrenheit, where virtually everything else is froz...Health benefits of a Christmas brandy
...tmas you can put your mind at rest that this amber liquid isn't too bad for you at all. In moderation, of course." Red wine is famously known as an effective antioxidant so it stands to reason that brandy, technically a grape-based spirit, could offer similar benefits, Dr Troup said. "We thought the antioxi......le generally estimate tall glasses as holding more liquid than wide ones of the same volume," Wansink said. ...focus their pouring attention on the height of the liquid they are pouring and insufficiently compensate for its width." The study, by Wansink and Koert van I...Potential treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage under study
...orrhage, the stroke team has an hour to infuse the liquid that team members hope will stop the damage. "We understand that every minute this hemorrhage may be expanding so we will give the treatment at the earliest possible moment," Dr. Hall says. One day after treatment, a second CT scan shows the final si...Women's silent health problem: Study finds fecal incontinence is prevalent in US women
...easing notably with age. FI was defined as loss of liquid or solid stool at least monthly. The study was the first, to the authors' knowledge, to examine major depression as a potential risk factor for FI. They say FI could be a contributing factor to major depression in some cases, and major depression cou...News nuggests: University of Pittsburgh health sciences research roundup
...poor bladder control while filling and withdrawing liquid from their bladders. Those with good bladder control had increased activity in the orbitofrontal cortex, a region of the brain associated with deciding between alternative courses of action. In contrast, fMRI showed that those with poor bladder contr...Scientists discover genetic profile of an often-misdiagnosed chronic allergic disease of children
...ay suffer from malnutrition, often require special liquid diets, and may need to have a feeding tube inserted in order to receive nourishment. EE, first identified in 1977, has been increasingly recognized since the advent of diagnostic endoscopy, a procedure in which a flexible fiber-optic tube is inserted...