DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe, potentially beneficial
...roduce beneficial changes in the brains and immune systems of individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the October 2007 print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), the immune s...Stanford researchers find culprit in aging muscles that heal poorly
...The work was done with live mice whose circulatory systems were joined, and in lab dishes with young cells immersed in serum from old blood. As expected, the young muscle stem cells were influenced negatively by the aged environment, repairing damaged muscle tissue just as slowly and poorly as old stem cel...Hormone regulates fondness for food
... implications for the understanding of how two key systems - the pathways that control hunger and fullness an...overeating and obesity. Understanding how brain systems interact with hormones that signal hunger and energy stores will provide us with a more complete pic...Galileo to support global search and rescue
... them the location of the emergency. Existing systems COSPAS-SARSAT already has systems operating in low-Earth orbit and geostationary orbit. The low-Earth orbit satellites can determine t...Indiana University Imaging Center receives $6M grant for kidney research
...eendeveloped at IU using advanced light microscopy systems to conductresearch in kidneys and other organs in ...Center for Biological Microscopy. The microscopy systems in conjunction with software designed at thecenter use fluorescent molecules to produce detailed qua...Long heat waves boost hospital admissions
...ave having only minor effects supports heat health systems where alerts are based on duration of hot humid days." ...New research discovers independent brain networks control human walking
...nce between the two, revealing that separate brain systems control the two directions of walking. Surprisingl...walking patterns are controlled by automatic brain systems that recalibrate themselves according to current conditions. As we understand more about the way t...Rutgers professor Bart Krekelberg is named 1 of 20 US Pew Scholars for 2007
...r in the Biomedical Sciences.Working at the neural systems and network levels, Krekelberg and his research team plan to pinpoint those areas of the brain involved in visual perception and eye movements and how they work in unison. Traditionally, such research has focused on the function of specific cells in ...Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
...ause expenditures for the medical care and justice systems comprise roughly 20 percent of the gross domestic product, the potential cost savings to governments and taxpayers of early childhood prevention programs are considerable, they write.(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(8):730-739. Available pre-emba...UQ researchers discover some of the oldest forms of life
...and black sulfidic smokers found in sea floor vent systems in tectonically active sites, he said. These are the places where scientists believe life on Earth might have had its origins. Dr Glikson said the UQ team had then taken the study further by comparing the fossil microbial structures to primitiv...U of M report says early-childhood intervention improves well-being through young adulthood
...ause expenditures for the medical care and justice systems comprise roughly 20 percent of the gross domestic product, the potential cost savings to governments and taxpayers of early childhood prevention programs are considerable. Children who participated in this program had a greater recognition that mo...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
...erence enhanced backscattering spectroscopy (LEBS) systems with the support of seven NSF grants, including a CAREER award. Whether in a laboratory or in the portable, fiber-optic system, a xenon lamp shines intense, white light through a series of lenses and filters onto the specimen. The light refracts th...Africa: International volunteer impact small, but significant
...wledge, and increased tension by creating parallel systems or procedures. However, longer-term volunteers to mission hospitals or those seconded by volunteer agencies to government facilities, often with specialist training such as tropical medicine, had a significant local impact on capacity building and re...University hospitals wins multiple national IT awards for electronic patient data bank
...r patient data. UH was one of only three health systems nationally to receive the 2007 Most Wired Innovator Award for innovation in information technology. Most Wired is a quarterly national publication that highlights information technology practices that help solve strategic problems in health care. ...Health reform bills could improve quality and efficiency, but fall short of national plan
...card on U.S. Health System Performance: the health systems support of healthy lives; health care quality, inc... care; access to care; efficiency; equity; and the systems capacity to innovate and improve. Health Policy R&D provided detailed side-by-side comparative analy...Journalists: Register now for CHEST 2007 in Chicago
...cts, technology advances, and information delivery systems featured in the exhibit hall with more than 150 exhibitors. One-on-one interviews with international authorities in all areas of pulmonology, critical care, sleep medicine, cardiology, infectious disease, disaster medicine, and quality improvement...Medical students respond positively to simulated patient experience
... about the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and how various mediations affect brain cell receptors. Fitch explained that using a live clinical scenario to emphasize basic science learning allows students to understand the clinical relevance of the subjects they are studying. What I think is...Extreme weather monitoring boosted by space sensor
...aims to demonstrate tailored EO-based services and systems for collecting water-related information. The operational stage is aimed at transferring the leadership of the projects to African water authorities. SHARE concluded its pre-operational stage last month and will now seek funding and support from A...New heart disease risk score will help minimize health inequalities
...y of Nottingham and EMIS, a leading provider of IT systems to GPs. The researchers tracked the progress of 1.28 million healthy men and women, registered at 318 general practices over a period of 12 years up to April 2007, recording first diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. All the participants were aged ...... conducted a study on how effectively heat warning systems have been implemented in four cities, including Dayton, Ohio, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Toronto, Ontario. Specifically targeting residents 65 and older, Sheridan found that almost 90 percent were aware a heat warning was issued, but only half took a...