LSUHSC awarded designation resulting in improved patient safety and outcomes
...esearch as an additional area of excellence in the quest to make New Orleans a leader in the biomedical field. As one of only eighteen Comprehensive Education Institutes in the country, we are honored to have received ACS accreditation. We feel that this designation has cemented the Learning Center's stat...Chemotherapy may enhance the effectiveness of brain tumor vaccines
...hance the effectiveness of the vaccines. "In its quest to kill cancer cells, chemotherapy also wipes out immune cells," said John Sampson, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon at Duke and lead investigator on the study. "But we found that the process by which they regenerate makes them strong and hungry -- in a s...Latest IPCC report highlights need for integrated climate/human behavior models
...tional network of environmental scientists. This quest for adaptation strategies opens a new chapter in global environmental change research that requires not only continued development of sophisticated climate models (and understanding the processes behind them) but also a new integration of those model...AACR awards minority and other underrepresented scientists
...eas among the scientists on the front lines in the quest for the prevention and cure of cancer," Foti added. "These awards seek to improve the inclusiveness of cancer research, so that no pool of potential talent goes untapped." 26 early-career scientists will receive AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Res...Spirituality increases as alcoholics recover
...t influence a person's chance of succeeding in the quest for sobriety. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Addiction Research Center sheds light on this phenomenon. In the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, they show that many measures of spirituality ...New research explores limits of non-invasive coronary imaging tests
...nal of the American College of Cardiology. In a quest to find new, non-invasive ways to detect the blockage of coronary arteries, researchers sought to determine whether MSCT, a promising non-invasive imaging technique that detects narrowing of the coronary arteries due to plaque build-up (atheroscleros...Solution to bacterial mystery promises new drugs
A 25-year quest to identify the first biochemical step that many disease-causing bacteria use to build their membranes has led to a discovery that holds promise for effective, new antibiotics against these bacteria, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's ...Thousands find connection and inspiration at nation's largest autism conference
...chers, doctors, and teachers are on a never-ending quest for answers to the latest rumors, to information on the latest finding to emotional support. When Penn State held its first autism conference in 1998, about 100 people were expected to attend. To the great surprise of the event's planners, 300 showe...UC Riverside psychologist explores human perception, finds 'wow factor'
...l motivated by theoretical questions rather than a quest for a particular application, Rosenblum said, but real-world considerations are important. "We discuss practical applications in papers so engineers can use them in the work they do, whether it's designing computer software or rehabilitation programs...Commonly used blood pressure medication prevents aortic aneurysm in mice with Marfan syndrome
...ased optimism that it holds similar promise in the quest for treatments of other diseases in the future," she says....Research suggests that immune response protects against brain tumor development
In their quest to determine whether immune system surveillance guards against brain tumor development, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that allergies and asthma that stimulate inflammation may be protective, but use of...Targeting the inflamed synovium
...nd a preview of future directions in this critical quest for specificity. Among important and promising research, the authors discuss: Liposome technology, the creation of microscopic vesicles for improved tissue delivery of therapeutic compounds. Liposomes have been successfully used in the im...Research mice help scientists understand the complexities of cholesterol
...ies," said Parks. "They are a valuable tool in the quest to find a therapy to raise HDL concentrations and retard the development of heart disease." Parks's colleagues on the current research are from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherla...New insights into the link between rheumatoid arthritis and cancer
...ork to alleviate or aggravate lymphoma risk? On a quest for answers, researchers in Sweden conducted the largest investigation of the link between RA and lymphoma to date. Their findings, featured in the March 2006 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism ( http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/arthritis ), i...New study says heart health and lifestyle are associated with maintaining brain health as we age
...enance with as much vigor as is now brought to the quest to understand brain disease. While acknowledging that prevention trials, especially in older populations, present enormous logistic and design issues, the authors recommend that "cognitive [and emotional] outcomes could, in a very cost effective way,...Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel to discuss the 'New Science of the Mind'
... treatments for Alzheimer's? How did his personal quest to understand learning and memory by studying four different disciplines - behaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology -intersect with the emergence of a new science of the mind? To discuss how his profound insig...Researchers break chain of biochemical events that brain cancer cells use to evade therapy
In their quest to find and exploit vulnerabilities in the natural armor that protects malignant brain tumors from destruction, researchers have found a way to decrease the cells resistance to therapies that are designed to trigger cell death. The findings resulted ...St. Jude projects 90 percent cure rate for ALL
...0 percent is an important step toward our ultimate quest of curing all children with this disease."...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center reports advancements and solutions for quality of life assessments
...-- which heretofore have often been ignored in the quest for statistical information. "It is as important to address the patient's feelings and physical symptoms as it is to attack the cancer itself," says Dr. Sloan. "We found that literature and anecdotal information supported this over and over again, an...Qld Brain Institute gains $650,000 spinal research bequest from courageous Lisa Palmer
...njured is 19. "Lisa Palmer's legacy will fuel the quest for a cure; her contribution may one day prove to be priceless. "Importantly, it will contribute to work towards a centre for brain and spinal cord repair at the Queensland Brain Institute," Professor Hay said. Lisa Palmer died of inoperable cancer...