Shining light on pancreatic cancer
...t an entire organ. If similar results are found in other organs, the effect could have broad impact in the ...ll 51 patients with little risk of inflammation or other complications. While clinical use is perhaps three to five years in the future, and ongoing studie...Method shows promise for early detection of pancreatic cancer
...organ than the pancreas -- will have molecular and other kinds of abnormal changes. No one can detect these changes earlier than we can. To test the effectiveness of the technology in screening for pancreatic cancer, Backman and Liu have been collaborating with Randall E. Brand, M.D., a gastroenterologis...Mapping mountains from space with GOCE
... could be accurately measured against those on the other side of the world. Given the harsh and remote environments of many of the Earth's large mountain ranges such as the Himalayas or the Andes, an accurate map of the gravity field acquired from space will contribute significantly to geodesy and surveyin...AASM to school-bound: Sleep is the right ingredient for academic success
...ter learning the task. Sleep deprivation, on the other hand, increases the incidence of academic failure, depression and behavioral problems, says Dr. Kohler, adding that studies have shown that inadequate and disruptive sleep can lead to problems with behavior and mood along with difficulty with cogniti...Medical residents score poorly in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis
...g physicians, with one-half scoring higher and the other half scoring lower, was just 55 percent. Results showed that the recent medical school graduates got three-fifths of the answers wrong (with a median score of 40 percent) for recognizing and treating latent TB, the most common form of the infecti...USC law professor battles schizophrenia
...how to deal with her illness. Theres nothing to do other than stand and applaud Elyn and to learn from her. Saks was in her 40s before she was able to admit to herself that her illness was not going away, and that medication and psychoanalysis would be necessary for the rest of her life. For 20 years...Study says normal but out-of-control enzyme may be culprit that signals some cells to become cancer
.... The function of all these enzymes is to activate other enzymes and proteins, which makes them ideal for p... resulting in uncontrolled growth--cancer--or some other cell behavior are made. It was thought that some form of an enzyme called MEK, which belongs to th...W.M. Keck Foundation announces 2007 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in medical research
...y of a fruit flys cell structure may be applied to other organisms cell structures, with the potential to develop approaches to analyze cell behavior and structure in living embryos. The Foundations Board of Directors has unanimously approved the recommendations made by the Scientific Advisory Committee....Takeda responds to the FDA advisory committee recommendation
...etings are discussions of pending applications and other public health matters. The FDA frequently convenes its panel of outside experts to provide guidance and recommendations; however, the agency is not bound to follow the recommendations. This joint committee meeting reviewed the cardiovascular ischemic...Nottingham center to help UK to meet its carbon targets
...o store the same amount in gas form. Compared to other proposed processes for carbon storage, such as bur...ctive to oil producers, chemical manufacturers and other energy-intensive industries that have a role to play in helping the UK to meet its 2050 target of 60...University hospitals wins multiple national IT awards for electronic patient data bank
...-life, in-depth information on what their peers at other organizations are doing to leverage information te...at one hospital could not access patient data from other institutions within University Hospitals. Since patients are commonly transferred across the health ...RAND presents first Victor Fuchs Research Award to economists at Carnegie Mellon University
...g co-payments on drug spending and on spending for other medical care. Results showed that increases in dru... study found that consumers increased their use of other types of medical care as a substitute for prescription drug use. About one-third of the cuts in pres...Worcester Polytechnic Institute to host national forum on locating first responders inside buildings
...epartments, the military, the mining industry, and other fields where people can become lost or trapped indoors in dangerous or life-threatening situations. Academic, corporate, and government researchers are pursuing the development of those technologies, and WPIs workshop will feature presentations ona...New grant fulfills wish of late Baltimore Orioles team photographer
...2005. MCC is linked to sun exposure and age. While other types of skin cancer such as melanoma are far more...e red, pink, or blue-violet. MCC is different from other skin cancers in that it grows rapidly over a few weeks or months. ...Asia Pacific Family Medicine moves to BioMed Central's open access platform
...back-issues will be archived in PubMed Central and other key global repositories. In addition, all new research published in APFM will be immediately indexed through BioMed Central's partnerships with major indexing services. The move to a fully open access platform will also help to integrate APFMs exc...From UF and IBM, a blueprint for 'smart' health care
...ity to integrate the physical world of sensors and other devices directly into enterprise systems, said Ric... or keep track of how much salt it contains. Among other devices, they also created an instrument that records how many steps a person takes, information tha...Brief motivational interviews work best long term for college students sent to alcohol counseling
...e some time later. "Furthermore, whereas a few other studies using samples of high-risk college student...han written feedback (which has not been tested in other studies)."...U of M researchers discover new method to combat HIV
...components of the drug did not interfere with each other while attacking HIV. One drug is not durable. It develops resistance very quickly, said Zhenqiang Wang, Ph.D., a researcher in the Center for Drug Design, and co-investigator of the research. This makes it much more difficult for resistance to deve...New algorithm matches any tumor cells to best possible anti-cancer treatments
...s could be extrapolated into useful information on other tumors or cancer cell lines. In fact, they found t...d use the available data to draw conclusions about other cell types we were exploring. The algorithm is a Rosetta stone for translating from the NCI-studied ......nd presented a challenge for its design. Unlike other missions where various independent instruments are carried aboard the spacecraft, GOCE is unique in that the instrumentation actually forms part of the structure of the satellite. A completely stable, rigid and unchanging local environment is require...