'Promiscuous' area of brain could explain role of antidepressants
... come to realize that neurotransmitters aren't the perfect 1-to-1signalers that we assumed they're a little promiscuous. That is, rather than transporting one neurotransmitter, these systems may transport other neurotransmitters as well." A better understanding of how antidepressants work would come as wel...Tissue engineering experts discuss orthopaedics applications
...outside the body. It can take years to develop and perfect these growth factors, which cause a group of cells about one centimeter in size to multiply to fill a football field in about 60 days. The cells are "seeded" on a model, or scaffold, where they continue to grow. The next step is implanting the model ...Tops in technology: UH math professor honored for aneurysm work
...aneurysm. She uses complex mathematical models to perfect stent design and has initiated interdisciplinary alliances among experts in cardiology, mathematics, biology, engineering and scientific computing to address the issues related to this type of medical treatment. (See related release at http://www.u...Smart plastics change shape with light
...al field: a smart suture that ties itself into the perfect knot. That work was described in the journal Science ; mnemoScience GmbH of Aachen, Germany was developed to commercialize the discovery. "Now instead of heat , we can induce the shape-memory effect in polymers with light," said Lendlein. Key to the...Heart failure drug associated with higher risk of death
...ce for treatment should be diuretics, which aren't perfect but which are effective and cost pennies in comparison with hundreds of dollars for nesiritide. And he questions the intermittent outpatient use of nesiritide, which is covered by Medicare in several states. That approach infuses patients with the dr...Too many doctors fail to follow guidelines and to prescribe best treatments for heart patients
... found that amongst patients who were treated with perfect adherence to the guidelines 6.7% and 11.2% were admitted to hospital with chronic heart failure (CHF) or a worsening of their cardiovascular (CV) symptoms respectively; this compared with figures of 9.7% and 15.9% respectively for moderate adherence ...UCI eye doctors invent laser-assisted cornea-transplant surgery
...highly precise incision is created, resulting in a perfect match of the donor and the patient," said Steinert, a professor of ophthalmology in the School of Medicine. "In addition to precision that exceeds anything that can be duplicated by even a highly skilled surgeon, the laser can create complex shapes t...Other highlights in the May 4 JNCI
...ning adherence," the authors write. "Even the most perfect screening method will not detect disease in a woman who has not participated in the prevention process." Contact: Laura H. Marshall, Kaiser Permanente, Laura.H.Marshall@kp.org , 510-271-5826 Survival Not Improved With Dose-Dense Chemotherapy for Sm...High cost of malpractice insurance threatens supply of ob/gyns, especially in some urban areas
...explanation is that "everybody wants and expects a perfect baby," leading many people to sue when the reality doesn't match their expectation. Another facet of the discussion relates to patient safety. This was the subject of an editorial in Obstetrics & Gynecology in May, written by Mark D. Pearlman, M.D., ...TV confuses children about which foods are healthy, new study finds
...e" nutritional knowledge, Harrison said. Out of a perfect score of 6, they got a median score of 3.7 the first time, and 3.92 the second. To test their nutritional reasoning, Harrison asked the children why they chose each food, and their answers were scored as representing either nutritional reasoning orno...BIDMC investigator receives Novartis Award in Diabetes
...s for this prevalent condition. "Chris's work is a perfect example of translational research," says BIDMC Chief Academic Officer Jeffrey S. Flier. "By applying the novel discoveries made in his lab to clinical studies of women suffering from amenorrhea, Chris has demonstrated that low leptin levels are inde...Study sheds light on why diabetes drug causes edema
...and in controlling blood pressure. "It's almost a perfect drug for diabetes," Yang said. But many diabetics who use TZD eventually have to discontinue the drug because it causes edema. About 1 percent of people who take TZD get pulmonary edema and chronic heart failure, both being potentially life-threateni...New arrival at UC Davis Medical Center
...ysicians, nurses and medical teams to practice and perfect their medical skills in a risk-free environment. The infant simulator, known by its product name "BabySIM," is manufactured by the Florida-based company METI. Acquisition of the unit was made possible by funding from the Children's Miracle Network,...Scientists harness the power of pee
...ectricity from urine. This new battery will be the perfect power source for cheap, disposable healthcare test-kits for diseases such as diabetes. This research is published today in the Institute of Physics' Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. Scientists in research groups around the world are tr...New drug reverses effects of sleep deprivation on brain
...dose tested, the drug improved performance to near perfect for the easier trials and by about 15 percent overall. Next, the monkeys were tested after they were sleep-deprived for 30 to 36 hours, which Deadwyler estimates is equivalent to humans going 72 hours without sleep. When compared to when they were al...Second implant of US Pilot Trial achieved
...urgery had been "another step toward providing the perfect heart pump". Co-principal investigator, Dr Erika Feller, an assistant professor of medicine and cardiologist at the center, said the surgery was "not as tough on patients as with other devices. "End-stage heart failure is a growing problem, especial...'Noise' affects how brain directs body to move
...vents even the best players in the NBA from having perfect foul-shooting percentages, he says. "Neuroscientists are interested in what limits virtuosity. Our finding is significant because it demonstrates that errors in what is seen can have a bigger impact on motor performance than errors in controlling mu...Biomedical engineer shows how people learn motor skills
Practice makes perfect when people learn behaviors, from baseball pitching to chess playing to public speaking. Biomedical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have now identified how people use individual experiences to improve performance. Kurt Thoroughman, P...... No Parkinson's patient was she. Rather, she was a perfect example of a person with "fear of falling gait," said neurologist and Parkinson's expert Roger Kurlan, M.D., of the University of Rochester Medical Center. Kurlan has seen enough cases of the condition, where a person is so afraid of falling that the...Retinoblastoma researchers find success with two-drug combination
...f the disease in children, Dyer said. "So it's the perfect final screening tool to identify new treatments likely to benefit children in clinical trials." Dyer previously reported the development of this knock-out model in a paper that appeared in the June 14, 2004, issue of Cell Cycle. Other authors of t...