Portable cocaine sensor developed at UC Santa Barbara
...nalytical techniques due to pressing needs for its rapid detection in law enforcement and clinical settings." The sensor can be housed in supporting electronics that are the size of a small hand-held device. Co-author and Nobel laureate Alan Heeger said, "We have developed a method of detecting small molec...Classic illusion sheds new light on the neural site of tactile perception
...upling real and illusory touch. In the illusion, a rapid succession of taps is delivered first to the wrist and then to the elbow, which creates the sensation of intervening taps hopping up the arm (hence the illusion's name), even when no physical stimulus is applied at intervening sites on the arm. Bla...The critical role of the meniscus in osteoarthritis of the knee
... a strong, whole meniscus to protect the knee from rapid devastation in the early stages of OA, and perhaps even mitigate the need for need replacement surgery. "At present, efforts are being made to preserve a damaged meniscus rather than remove it, and an industry of meniscal replacement is developing,"...Einstein scientists discover cause and possible treatments for hereditary movement disorder
...balance, loss of posture and difficulty performing rapid coordinated movement. Their work also led to a drug that significantly improved the motor coordination in mice with ataxia--a finding that could lead to better therapies for the disease. The study appears in the March issue of Nature Neuroscience and...Fighting the battle against disease - Leeds researchers take on the world
...rs to address key operational constraints, and for rapid knowledge dissemination." "At first sight there are plenty of solutions to healthcare problems in these countries but the challenge is finding ones that can really work under the difficult conditions seen in developing countries," said Dr Walley. "CO...UCI researchers examine political participation and health issues facing Hispanics in coming decades
..."By the second generation, assimilation leads to a rapid language shift to English and to educational and occupational attainments, but there is another side to the picture: Americanization can be hazardous for your health," said Rumbaut, professor of sociology. "There is an obvious need for society to inv...Delayed-release stimulant used to treat ADHD may be less subject to abuse
...ia are potentially abusable, and euphoria requires rapid delivery to the brain. Using sophisticated PET scan imaging, we were able to examine the rate of delivery of both rapid- and delayed-release formulations of methylphenidate and correlate those results with how the drugs felt to study volunteers," sa...Procedure for irregular heartbeat gives long-lasting relief & improves quality of life
... radiofrequency waves to areas of disorganized and rapid electrical activity, thereby short-circuiting the aberrant electrical impulses. The catheters that record electrical signals in the tissue and deliver the radiofrequency energy are inserted through the groin of a sedated patient, and snaked through t...Controlling your (nerve) impulses
...if you have a nerve impulse mechanism that is both rapid and highly reliable." By understanding the relationship between potassium and sodium channels, Cooper and colleagues are working to create new treatments for neurological diseases based on reestablishing the type of nerve-cell impulse control seen in...New study shows benefit of early therapy in HIV-infected infants
... 5 months of age was strongly associated with more rapid improvement in CD4 cell count, the authors conclude it should be strongly considered in the management of infants infected with HIV. The authors declared they had no conflicts of interest to disclose....Protein that regulates quiescent blood stem cells may enhance recovery from radiation and chemo
...nded animation until they are recruited to promote rapid repopulation of depleted blood cells, as would be needed following treatment with chemotherapy or radiation therapy. MEF-deficient mice accumulated quiescent HSCs with the capacity for repopulation and demonstrated enhanced resistance to the effects...Maintenance therapies offer lasting heart health benefits
...d can lead to an increased risk of death, due to a rapid increase in LDL cholesterol levels. However, stati... found that, in fact, statin withdrawal leads to a rapid and significant increase in CRP, independently of the parallel LDL increase. CRP indicates systemic...Early blood pressure treatment may postpone true hypertension
...hypertension's most insidious characteristics: the rapid pace at which it develops and worsens, setting individuals up for heart disease and stroke. "Rising blood pressure is not a linear process. It goes exponentially, and as blood vessels start to respond to higher pressure, they develop hypertrophy, wh...Mailman School of Public Health researchers develop diagnostic test for pathogens
...(up to 80% mortality rates), and the potential for rapid dissemination through human-to-human transmission....ng identification of the pathogen. To facilitate rapid differential diagnosis of VHF agents, Briese and colleagues established the "Greene MassTag Panel VH...Keeping patients from falling through the medical-imaging cracks
...d be so useful in any hospital, Marn explains. The rapid increase in medical imaging in recent years, combined with the increased use of computerized medical records systems and digital medical-image systems called PACS, means the time is right to use digital technology to keep patients from falling throug...Researchers make recommendations for reducing health risks at the Hajj
...n campaigns, developing visa quotas, and arranging rapid repatriation are integral to managing health hazards at the Hajj."...Method for avoiding sudden death
... as ventricular fibrillation. This involves a very rapid arrhythmia - more than 400 beats a minute. The heart cannot pump blood and it stops. Given a case of sudden death, it is vital to administer treatment immediately. If it is not administered within ten minutes, death is certain. On the other hand, i...Should we ban consumer drug ads? - Press release from PLoS Medicine
... indications. Such advertising increases premature rapid uptake and overuse of new drugs before flaws, including safety problems, have been discovered and communicated to health professionals." Such advertising, he argues, "aims to persuade rather than to inform," and studies of DTCA have found that the...March/April 2006 Annals of Family Medicine Tip Sheet
...opioid addiction in the United States growing at a rapid pace, a family physician from Belfast, Maine, reflects on his progress in overcoming personal biases about addicts and the use of buprenorphine, the office-based treatment for opioid dependence. The author acknowledges that this problem is no longer......ll at the site of the inflammation. Besides their rapid attack on VEC activity, the binding of RGD-PEG liposomes to inflamed sites was three-fold higher than that of the liposomes without the peptide. Disease activity and its toll were monitored among the rats with AIA. Arthritis severity was scored by...