News briefs from the journal Chest, August 2007
...reening Trial. Subjects participated in spirometry testing and a CT exam, which were then analyzed to determine regional and total emphysema. Current and former male smokers were found to have more extensive CT emphysema at all levels of disease severity than females. Researchers hope this may help to explai...Study says COPD testing is not measuring up
NORTHBROOK, IL, AUGUST 13, 2007 Spirometry testing is a widely accepted and encouraged diagnostic met...f those patients received follow-up bronchodilator testing to confirm their diagnosis. In order to distinguish COPD from other diseases, such as asthma, sp...Draining away brain's toxic protein to stop Alzheimer's
...e. Zlokovic hopes to have such a product ready for testing within two years. Zlokovic, a scientist widely recognized for demonstrating that blood vessels, blood flow, and the blood-brain barrier are all central to the development of Alzheimers disease, likens the new approach to how statins help people wit...Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
...del and applauds UHG for being at the forefront of testing the model. The ACP, AAFP, AAP, and the American Osteopathic Association collectively released a set of principles that define the PCMH in February 2007. ACP and the other professional organizations are pursuing additional opportunities to test t...Stanford researchers find culprit in aging muscles that heal poorly
...o young cells. It was while the researchers were testing the opposite situation - how the repair capabilities of young muscle stem cells were affected by being placed in an aged environment - that the Wnt pathway came to light. The work was done with live mice whose circulatory systems were joined, and in ...Even older women at high risk have little interest in being tested for HIV, study finds
...largely have been overlooked in HIV prevention and testing programs, and consistently have lower HIV testing rates as compared with younger adults, said Aletha Akers, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of obste...Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
... the technology. "We are planning on doing human testing in two years," Irazoqui said. "Epilepsy affects about 1 percent of the global population, and of that 1 percent, 30 percent don't respond to any drugs. There is no cure or treatment for those 30 percent." New technologies being developed aim to cha...Controlling prescription drug expenditures: a case report of success
... reducing the co-payments for insulin and diabetic testing supplies to encourage medication adherence and monitoring. Another co-author, Ronald H. Small, M.B.A., vice president for quality outcomes, noted that the collaboration between physicians and the hospital worked well to ensure not only that cost sa...Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals
...balance experts at Johns Hopkins report successful testing in animals of an electrical device that partly res...maged or impaired sense of balance. Though human testing of the so-called multichannel vestibular prosthesis remains a few years away, the scientists say suc...Sports concussion research using fMRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions
...on that is commonly obtained by neuropsychological testing to help team doctors and athletic trainers make cr...and management process. While neuropsychological testing has become an increasingly useful tool, no published studies have examined the relationship between ......d colleagues lay out the regulatory challenges for testing and introducing investigative TB vaccines into countries where the disease is endemic. Citation: Brennan MJ, Fruth U, Milstien J, Tiernan R, Nishioka SdA, et al. (2007) Development of new tuberculosis vaccines: A global perspective on regulatory iss...U of M researchers discover new method to combat HIV
...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 minimal side effects, Wang said. ...New algorithm matches any tumor cells to best possible anti-cancer treatments
... greatly lower the failure rate of clinical trials testing new compounds. Likewise, as the drug discovery times are decreased in research laboratories, the cost of drugs also will come down. Basically it brings the chemists making the drugs much closer to the clinic, saving time. Because the NCI-60 set of...ESA's Earth Explorer gravity satellite on show
...ll undergo the final integration and environmental testing programme to make sure everything is in order to withstand the rigours of launch and the hostile conditions it will experience in space. In spring 2008, GOCE will be launched on a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in north-western Russi...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...s medical imaging physics group, says that in-vivo testing of the new device is planned, with clinical trials to follow. [Wednesday, July 25, three talks: WE-C-L 100J-3 (10:24 AM), WE-C-L 100J-4 (10:36 AM), WE-C-L 100J-6 (11 AM).] VI. NEW 3-D IMAGING SYSTEM FOR IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTIONS A new type ...Global warming's threat to New York region and how to avoid severe consequences
...limate and Health Project, which is developing and testing a modeling system for assessing potential future air quality and health effects of climate and land use changes in the NYC metropolitan area. To speak further with Dr. Kinney on these issues, please contact Stephanie Berger at the Mailman School of ...UCLA, Italian chemists move closer to solving Lou Gehrig's disease mystery
...ead to treatment, she said. The research team is testing the hypothesis. Valentine, who was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2005 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this year, praised her colleagues. This research is the result of a long, successful international collaboration b...Taking animals out of laboratory research
...evoted to finding effective alternatives to animal testing has been expanded and completely remodelled in a 240,000 overhaul designed to hasten the development of effective non-animal techniques. Scientists hope that by developing the use of cell and tissue cultures, computer modelling, cell and molecular ...New mangosteen research establishes xanthone measurement standard
...chers established a credible scientific method for testing and measuring xanthones. Preliminary results from a separate study conducted on XanGo Juice, indicate usage of the whole mangosteen fruit as a delivery vehicle leads to high xanthone absorption. "These two studies put into context how to measure x...... "This work gives us a good direction to follow in testing histone deacetylase inhibitors in animal models for diseases such as Parkinson's and Huntington's disease, and even stroke." Stroke can cause permanent neurological damage or even death if not promptly diagnosed and treated. It is the third-leading...