Patient-centered approach can backfire
...ensen said. "Our research shows that taking this a step further and considering a few straightforward questions about patient preferences or attitudes could go a long way toward creating a healthy and mutually satisfying patient-physician relationship." The findings already apply to patients. Christense...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
... for longer. However, Clarke said that the next step in this research will be to conduct a trial to test the predictive power of XBP1 in the clinic....Chromatin remodeling complex connected to DNA damage control
... complex is phosphorylated by ATM/ATR, a necessary step for certain DNA checkpoints to work properly. When Shen and colleagues used a mutant version of Ies4 to mimic constant phosphorylation, more cells were stuck in a checkpoint pause, blocking cell division. When phosphorylation was blocked, the cells...Hormone regulates fondness for food
...much they eat. Such understanding will be a key step in the prevention and treatment of obesity. Importantly, the finding that the liking of food is biologically driven should encourage a more sympathetic attitude to people with weight problems....Penn researchers discover novel pathway for increasing 'good' cholesterol
...ntrolling HDL-C will apply to humans. The next step is to study how the genes for the PCs, EL itself, and ELs inhibitor are regulated. In addition, Jin and Rader plan to test whether variation in blood levels of PCs and EL activity in humans, as well as genetic variation in their genes, is associated ...Happier hospitals means healthier patients
... the doctors, she said. The report says the first step in developing productive relationships is for the ...pread their good practice to the others. The first step will be a workshop in September which will put forward good examples, using buddying and mentoring ...RAND, Health Dialog form alliance to create tools to evaluate health-care quality and efficiency
...as theres only one RAND. This is an important step in taking the advances weve made through decades of research and applying that knowledge to day-to-day health care evaluation and improvement, said Elizabeth McGlynn, Ph.D., associate director of RAND Health and corporate chair in health care quality...To be or not to be a scientist
...ent experiment - no matter how small - puts us one step closer to finding cures to deadly diseases. This student symposium and reception marks the culmination of the research institutes renowned summer science internship program. WHY: The Summer Student Research Program is one the few programs in the c...National quality agenda, payment reform, care integration keys to improving quality, patient safety
...fty-eight percent said that insurers/payers should step in. As expected, health information technology was identified as a promising vehicle for improving quality and efficiency, said Anthony Shih, M.D., assistant vice president for Quality and Efficiency Programs at the Fund. But in addition to that, t...Trials underway for 'essential' new TB vaccine
...he TB bacterium has for too long managed to stay a step ahead of human efforts as shown by the appearance,...have a new tool for preventing TB would be a great step forward."...From UF and IBM, a blueprint for 'smart' health care
... distant patients. But the UF-IBM advance goes a step further: It provides the technologicalstepstones to make it easy for any company to manufacture and sell smart networked devices -- while also making them more user-friendly for consumers. UF and IBM both see the need and the opportunity to integra...U of M researchers discover new method to combat HIV
...re difficult for resistance to develop. The next step will be more research and testing to see how the drug reacts once distributed in the body. But, preliminary research and confirmation of the new concept shows promise because the quality of life for AIDS patients hinges on low costing medication and ...ESA's Earth Explorer gravity satellite on show
...le in this ESA project, which represents a crucial step forward in increasing our knowledge of the structure of our planet and its well-being." ESA GOCE Project Manager, Danilo Muzi highlighting the role of industry in this very challenging satellites development, said: "Forty-five companies distribute...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
...s science, and their research groups marks a major step forward in the development of hydrogels for medical applications. Formulating hydrogels as delivery vehicles for cells extends the uses of these biopolymers far beyond soft-contact lenses into an intriguing realm once viewed as the domain of scienc...Screening for behavioral health first step to getting treatment
...eople with behavioral health conditions, the first step toward effective treatment. Horgan and her colleagues recommend that patients be routinely screened in primary care settings for several reasons. First, primary care physicians have contact with the greatest number of patients. In 2001, sixty-eight...Cancer on the agenda of the Portuguese EU Council Presidency
...n the fight against cancer in Europe and the first step towards the hoped for recognition by the national and European authorities of the recommendations agreed upon by the experts gathered together for this meeting. ...Holograms make for better vision tests
...y which the spherical error can be measured in one step using a hologram. We have now developed a holographic target consisting of sunburst patterns to measure the astigmatic error of the human eye as well. Apart from being simple, quick, and low cost, holography offers the advantage of being an open fiel...Emergency department guidelines enhance quality patient care
... of experience, says Wright. Anyone can overlook a step in treating a condition at the end of a long shift because theyre tired. Physicians in the emergency departments at University, Christ and Jewish are not required to use the CPQE tools but are encouraged to do so, and even receive a scorecard based......rticles do not bear any surface charges. This last step is especially important to ensure the biocompatibility of these systems and to prevent the nonspecific adhesion of other materials. Molecular dynamics simulations indicate that the folic acid attachments project out into the solvent and are readily a...Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography provides high contrast, 3-D look at breast cancer
...said. Successful FDOT represents a critical first step towards application of molecular imaging probes such as dyes and molecular beacons that bind to tumor-specific receptors in deep tissue, a current direction for biomedical optics research. Penn researchers accomplished fluorescence excitation and d...