Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
...rences in method, bone SPECT images can reveal the location of bone metastases, whereas PET cannot. In addition, bone SPECT can detect where bone is being regenerated after destruction by tumor cells. For the study, the researchers analyzed the findings in a total of 900 bones in 15 patients with breast cance...Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
...hold an award ceremony later in the spring, at its location in Trento, Italy. Cantley will receive a cash prize of 75,000 and a medallion. "Dr. Cantley's contributions to cancer are profound," said AACR Chief Executive Officer Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.). "In addition to opening up a key regulat...Restless legs syndrome has complex genetic involvement
...in each family was linked with markers on the same location on chromosome 12q that had previously been associa...romosome 12q within five families. Linkage to that location was formally excluded for six other families. The researchers compared clinical features of the synd...Nanoparticles offer new hope for detection and treatment
...oops" on the new vessels' cells, they revealed the location of the tumors. Nanoparticles are particularly useful because of their adaptability, according to Lanza, who sees patients at Barnes Jewish Hospital. "We can also make these particles so that they can be seen with nuclear imaging, CT scanning and ultr...Exercise slows development of Alzheimer's-like brain changes in mice, new study finds
... water maze to examine how fast it could learn the location of a hidden platform and how long it retained this information. (This water maze task involves a small pool of water with a submerged platform that the mouse must learn how to find.) The animals that exercised learned the task faster. Thus, the mice ...Abnormal liver tests in a Mediterranean population
...ortance of these causative factors varies from one location to another. For example, in the U.S., the majority of altered liver enzymes are related to NAFLD, while in northern Italian populations, much is related to alcohol. Factors leading to liver disease had not been thoroughly studied in Southern Italy, s...Patients with pituitary gland tumors are often misdiagnosed
...cerned about treatments and surgery because of the location and function of the pituitary. The pituitary is a small, pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain that functions as "The Master Gland." It releases stimulating hormones that signal the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, ovaries and testes, direc...Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
...ic probe connected to alaser to access the desired location in the body. There, the probeshines the laser light on tissue, and researchers or physiciansrecord the spectrum of light that the tissue radiates (or"fluoresces") in response. As team member Laura Marcu will report,the fluorescence emission from th...3 questions may provide good clues to smoke exposure
...its. If applicable, the surveys also indicated the location (inside/outside) where smoking occurred, the smoki...household members or visitors to the home, and the location in the home where their smoking occurred. In addition, researchers collected hair samples from 291 ...UCI eye doctors invent laser-assisted cornea-transplant surgery
...travels only the width of three human hairs.) The location of the pulses in the cornea to create the incision is controlled by sophisticated optics and a computer, so that each pulse interconnects with the next, similar to the perforations in paper sheets that allow the paper to be torn cleanly. As many as 4...Autism conference reports advances in early diagnosis, role of immune system and more
.... Specifically they found evidence supporting the location of genes for autism on chromosomes 11 and 17, as well as in a number of other regions of the genome. Environment The number of children diagnosed with autism has increased significantly in recent years, leading many scientists to think that non...Popular procedures evaluated for diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness
...s in the small intestine, recording the number and location of all polyps discovered. The wireless capsule technology identified polyps in seven of the patients, while the barium contrasts found polyps in only three. The polyps in the four patients identified only by the wireless camera were found in all se...Cutting-edge technologies signify a new era for colorectal cancer screening
...e colon and the ability for physicians to mark the location of polyps on this map. Researchers conducted initial testing on the scope's force via an inanimate colon model instrumented with four force transducers. Transducers were located at four points: proximal to the simulated anus, the proximal and dist...Procedure setting, technique and cost are key for effective colorectal cancer screening
...fic predictors, including a patient's age, gender, location of tumor and having a colonoscopy in an office-based setting, which may help explain the missed colorectal cancers. Using Canadian institutional data records, the team identified all individuals over the age of 20 years with a new diagnosis of righ...'Sister Mary' the robo-doc to start making ward rounds at St Mary's Hospital
...otentially providing their expertise from a remote location and may be a significant step for patient care." The robots are being trialled in a General Surgery Ward and A&E Department within St Mary's Hospital and for training purposes, at Imperial College's Academic and Clinical Skills Unit. This is the only...Testicular cancer gene in mice may offer clues to origins of cancer in men
...elopment in mouse embryos. In 2001, she mapped the location of ter, a mutation which was directly associated with development of the testicular tumors. At the same time, another group of researchers in Germany found a gene they called dead end. When missing, this gene was linked to sterility in zebrafish, a c...Colonoscopy: A woman's best defense against colon cancer
...exible sigmoidoscopy. During the colonoscopy, the location of all polyps was defined based on the depth of insertion of the colonoscope and anatomical landmarks. To quantify the diagnostic ability of flexible sigmoidoscopy, researchers used colon landmarks to determine which lesions would have been found wit...Low back pain relief, causes, measurement & prosthetic fit, production, comfort
...ore effective than unilateral stimulation, and the location at the bladder neck was advantageous in several examples compared with a higher location on the bladder wall. Side effects of stimulation were a limitation in some cases. Investigators sug...Penn study documents access to trauma centers in the United States
...policymakers were thus eager to know the effect of location and how they might geographically reorganize traum... used two new national databases, one based on the location of trauma centers and another on the location of helipads to ascertain their figures. To improve acc...UVa Health System doctors study surgery to stop epileptic seizures
...ures, ranging from mild to severe depending on the location of the storm. The study, called ERSET (Early Randomized Surgical Epilepsy Trial) is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and will compare the ability of surgery and medications versus medications alone to eliminate seizures and side e...