Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
...eles and the University ofSouthern California, the system makes use of a technique called"time-resolved lase...during surgical procedures. Thissensitive optical system removes the need for many biopsies andmakes it easier to distinguish between similar types of tissue...Excess oxygen worsens lung inflammation in mice
...ion. Inflammatory chemicals produced by the immune system in response to infection or injury must eventually be switched off so that excessive tissue damage can be avoided. Dr. Sitkovsky and his colleagues have shown that inflammation leads to a drop in oxygen levels in the inflamed tissues. This, in turn, ...Mayo Clinic researchers discover genetic glitch in the heart's electrical system
...that causes malfunctions in the heart's electrical system and contributes to what were previously unexplaine...fects in a gene that causes the heart's electrical system to malfunction and described how it might cause a drowning of an otherwise healthy person and report...Medication or psychotherapy effective in treating depressed patients when the other is not
...ssant medication) or cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP) for 12 weeks. Participants in the nefazodone group received an initial does of 200 mg per day (100 mg twice daily), which increased to a maximum of 600 mg per day. Those in the CBASP group attended sessions twice weekly durin...Medical-errors gap widens between best and worst hospitals: Healthgrades study
...3 billion in excess inpatient cost to the Medicare system over the three years studied, or roughly $2.91 billion annually. "We found that that highest incidence rates were in the categories of Failure to Rescue, Decubitus Ulcer and Post-Operative Sepsis," continued Dr. Collier. "Since HealthGrades' first ...Low-dose MDCT 'better option' than x-rays for imaging children's sinuses
...e researchers, infections of the upper respiratory system are by far the most common cause of illness in infancy and childhood, accounting for approximately 50% of all illness in children younger than five years of age, and 30% in children between the ages of five and 12 years. "About 5 to 13% of these uppe...FDA approves Boostrix a new US vaccine for adolescents against pertussis
... contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory system that causes spasms of severe coughing. Up to 90 percent of non-vaccinated susceptible household members may develop the disease when exposed to people infected with pertussis. It is spread through airborne droplets of an infected person's cough or...Diabetes and pizza: Slow and steady insulin delivery wins the race
...r and were outfitted with a new glucose monitoring system (CGMS®, Medtronic Minimed, Northridge, Ca.) that averages blood glucose levels every five minutes. For three days, volunteers ate an evening meal of plain cheese pizza with water. The size of the meal was based on the usual amount the person woul...Soliciting organs over the Internet
...ized by those who believe it will subvert the UNOS system of organ allocation. However, as the circle of acceptable living donors grows beyond family and friends, the medical community has had to confront the ethics of the situation. Both MatchingDonors.com and the medical community at large have decided...Different consultants mean different lengths of stay in hospitals
...recorded in the hospital in-patient enquiry (HIPE) system between January 1, 2002 and October 31, 2003. HIPE is a national database of coded discharge summaries from 60 acute public hospitals in Ireland. Of the 9,204 episodes studied among 6,968 emergency medical patients admitted to the hospital through t...Stroke drug still meets resistance from doctors wary of its risks
...with major trauma it's not just one doctor, it's a system and you need dedication and teamwork to have a system that works."...Doctor voices concerns over new NHS IT system
...s his experience of workshops to introduce the new system to users. "We were shown screens of a third rate computer program lifted from the existing system of US hospital administrators," while further meetings produced "lame presentations by various strat...Autism conference reports advances in early diagnosis, role of immune system and more
...that autism may be a disorder involving the immune system as well as a disorder of the brain. Genetics: ...e system. These included elevated levels of immune system B cells and natural killer cells in the autistic group, and more than 100 proteins that the two grou...Scientists report strong evidence of alterations in blood samples of children with autism
...nce today indicating that components of the immune system and proteins and metabolites found in the blood of children with autism differ substantially from those found in typically developing children. Investigators at the Institute believe the discovery, announced today at the 4th International Meeting fo...Children with autism have distinctly different immune system reactions compared to typical children
...te that children with autism have different immune system responses than children who do not have the disord...et been strong scientific evidence that the immune system is implicated as well. We now need to design carefully controlled studies that tell us even more abo...CPR instructions should focus on continuous chest compressions, UT Southwestern physicians recommend
...protocols should take into consideration local EMS system features, like geography, which can account for longer response times. Also, dispatchers should always receive quality oversight and expert medical direction. Dr. Roppolo said people needing CPR still have oxygen in their bodies for several minutes ...Research suggests molecular approaches to brain tumor treatment
...urally occurring protein that regulates the immune system in the body. Normal cells do not have these same receptors. IL-13 is a very attractive target for molecular anti-brain tumor therapies and two clinical trials are currently ongoing. The new study examined the role of proteins called cytokines in a...Girl juvenile offenders exhibit more problems, risks than boys
COLUMBUS , Ohio Girls in the juvenile justice system exhibit more risks than do boys for problem behavi...es. The results suggest that the juvenile justice system needs to devote more attention and resources to the problems of troubled girls, said Stephen Gavazzi...New treatments for common vaginal infection being studied
...ied away in the normally clear discharge. When the system is disrupted, a womans natural defense against sexually transmitted diseases decreases, leaving her much more vulnerable to infections such as HIV, Chlamydia and human papillomavirus. Multiplying bad bacteria produce an undesirable odor and vaginal d...Immune system lab model overcomes ethical limits on human hematopoietic stem cells studies
...l transplantation to replace a patient's own blood system could cure many more people who have blood cancers...will provide valuable insights into how the immune system works and how to increase the success rate of HSC transplantation." "Because this new humanized mous...