Fast test for low blood flow in dogs detects early heart trouble
...l R-values of 0.93 to 0.96, and with 1.0 meaning a perfect match. Indeed, blood flows ranged from 0.3 milliliters per gram of heart tissue per minute to 8 milliliters per gram per minute. "We think this is a natural evolution of the technology and a significant improvement in our ability to diagnose prob...Baylor Research Institute receives $6.2 million grant to establish Center for Lupus Research
...nter for Lupus Research, describes the award as "a perfect fit in our strategy to build a world-class autoimmunity center." "Dr. Pascual also has a program on juvenile arthritis that has led to a successful treatment of children who did not respond to other therapies. We identified an immune system protei...Binghamton University researchers ready nanotechnology innovations for market
...professor of mechanical engineering, has worked to perfect electronic inks, infused with nanomaterials, that could find their way into wallpaper computer screens or clothes that regulate body temperature. Zhong, an associate professor of chemistry, has developed nanoparticle-based sensor arrays that could so...Decline in breast cancer cases likely linked to reduced use of hormone replacement
...ty of the decline in incidence, but adds "it makes perfect sense" if you consider that use of HRT may be an important contributing factor to breast cancer development. "Incidence of breast cancer had been increasing in the 20 or so years prior to July 2002, and this increase was over and above the known ro...Young women unfamiliar with safety, effectiveness of IUD
...the first year with typical use and 3 percent with perfect use. For birth control pills, the rate is 3 to 8 p...e first year with typical use and 0.1 percent with perfect use. "Young women choosing contraception after a pregnancy would benefit from counseling about the ...Good vibrations: Aging bones may benefit from a good shaking
...his is a simple, low intensity alternative that is perfect for people who cant do morestrenuous physical activity, Dr Beck said....Residents in disaster areas face medication adherence dilemmas
... 55 percent of the 215-person study group reported perfect medication adherence, the 78-patient subset reported substantial barriers to taking their medications as prescribed following the hurricane and flood. Those problems included: 10 percent didnt bring their medicines with them when they evacuated; ...Emory algorithm improves kidney transplant chances for sensitized patients
... at the top of the national list. If there are no perfect matches nationally, the kidney becomes available to transplant centers in the region from which it came. The Emory Algorithm, while still following these guidelines, allows a transplant center to predict which sensitized patients on the list will...Researchers hot on the trail of brain cell degeneration
...ntres gets research going The teams' study is a perfect example of the cooperation between biocentres in Finland (Biocenter Finland) and international networking. The research was funded mainly by the Academy of Finland and the European Union. The two research teams are part of a Europe-wide consortium, S...Leader of the pack: Dog groomer turned UH pharmacy professor honored
... pharmacy for a few years, Simpson knew it was the perfect fit and enrolled at UH. Despite her original intent to open her own pharmacy and veterinary compounding shop, her entry into pharmacy education came when she was volunteered to teach a pharmacy course based on her knowledge, enthusiasm and active pa...US Senate introduces bill to train more preventive medicine doctors
...ber of preventive medicine physicians represents a perfect storm of an aging public health workforce, decreased funds for training, fewer training programs, and fewer medical residents choosing to specialize in preventive medicine," said Dr. Parkinson. "Inadequate funding means that many who choose this sp...NeuroArm: Navigating the future of surgery
...ch for robotics expertise led Sutherland to MDA, a perfect fit for neuroArm because of the company's background in creating specialized space robots, used aboard NASA space shuttles and the International Space Station. "NeuroArm is a great fit for us, allowing us to apply our world-renowned space solutions...UPMC performs first beating heart transplant procedure in the US
...ving transplants. By maintaining the organ in near perfect physiologic state, the OCS will reduce injury and help extend the life of these organs, which also will improve patient outcomes with less rejection and shorter length of ICU and hospital stay," said Dr. McCurry. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug...Quality improvement effort pays off in diabetes care
... standard is $50,000 per one year of extra life in perfect health. The diabetes quality-improvement initiative passed all these standards. Even at twice the price and with the benefits deeply discounted, the value added by the program exceeded commonly accepted standards. "Since diabetes is so common an...Study: Chain-owned nursing homes hurt by too much standardization
...ursing home chain---the ability to standardize and perfect administrative practices throughout the chain---also can hurt patient care. "Consumers need ways to identify what is a good or bad nursing home when making choices about where to place a loved one," said Jane Banaszak-Holl, corresponding author on...Poker match pits an vs. machine in world first match
...ime. "The difference is that chess is a game of perfect knowledge, meaning there is nothing hidden from the players. In poker you can't see your opponent's hand and you don't know what cards will be dealt. This makes poker a much harder challenge for computer scientists from an artificial intelligence per...UT study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging, finds fixes
.... When done properly, PET-CT produces absolutely perfect images of blood flow in the heart muscle, he said. Its the best way to assess and direct management of heart disease. Unfortunately, according to Gould, the redesigned software is not generally commercially available at this time. Gould also says, ...