The Molecular Profiling Institute, Inc. and IBM advance technology
... the Human Genome Project and includes some of the top researchers in the country. "TGen's mission is to discover the genetic changes underlying a variety of human diseases, develop and validate diagnostic tests for these diseases, and uncover new, more effective targets and treatment approaches," said...IBS study shows that targeted antibiotics lead to long-lasting improvement in symptoms
...and may be exacerbated by stress. It is one of the top ten most frequently diagnosed conditions among U.S. physicians and affects women more often than men....... his colleagues reviewed trials published in three top medical journals in the year 2001. Of 108 trials that reported results of major patient outcomes from treatment, such as risk of death, 42 didn't report how the results broke down among subgroups. Only four studies reported the benefit of the treatm...Results of exercise test may predict death in patients with coronary artery disease
...ed in patients with coronary artery disease -- the top cause of death in the United States and often a precursor to a heart attack and heart failure. A group of 282 patients, 17 percent of them women, underwent cardiopulmonary treadmill testing at the end of cardiac rehabilitation and were followed for ...Conference offers new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration
... there couldn't be a better time to bring together top researchers to work as interdisciplinary teams, ask new questions, and identify novel directions for inquiry." To help bridge the communication gaps between experts in genomics and researchers from different fields, the organizers developed "tutoria...Study shows success and less risk in treating kids with heart rhythm problems
...-- an additional electrical connection between the top and bottom chambers of the heart. One-third had atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT), a form of the most common rapid-heartbeat rhythm problem in adults. All patients were treated between August 2001 and April 2005. In children, rapid ...GSA confers 2005 M. Powell Lawton Award to Yale University's Tinetti
...s evidenced by her many collaborative efforts with top health and safety organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control, the National Council on the Aging, and the Home Safety Council. At Yale, she has built one of the foremost geriatric clinical epidemiology research and training programs in the...Two UT Southwestern researchers honored by American Heart Association
...eatment Panels II and III, made up of the nation's top cholesterol experts who set national guidelines in 1993 and 2001 for controlling cholesterol to prevent coronary heart disease....Australian National University's Anstey wins GSA's 2005 Margret M. Baltes Award
...he ISI Essential Sciences Indicators as one of the top one percent of most-cited researcher in the social sciences over the past decade. Anstey has also been acknowledged by a range of international awards for early-career researchers. These include the Chinoin Young Investigator Award from the Internati...New data shows ACTOS reduced heart attacks by 28 percent in people with type 2 diabetes
... The results show that in patients taking ACTOS on top of standard of care treatment: The recurrence of...addition to other blood-glucose medications and on top of standard of care treatment (including the routine use of anti-hypertensives such as ACE inhibitor...Growing health effects of global warming outlined on regional scale
...lth Canada event. The United States - the world's top emitter of greenhouse gases - has yet to ratify the Kyoto treaty. Patz and his colleagues say their work demonstrates the moral obligation of countries with high per-capita emissions, such as the U.S. and European nations, to adopt a leadership role...World-first test of sun-damaged skin launched
... whose launch comes as holidaymakers make plans to top up their tans during warm winter breaks, is able to reveal extent of the damage that sunbathers have inflicted on their skin's genetic material, DNA, over many years. The new test, called 'skinphysical', draws on pioneering work by skin cancer exper...Mental stress may be another culprit in raising cholesterol levels in healthy adults
...se with small stress responses. The people in the top third of stress responders were three times more likely to have a level of 'bad' (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol above clinical thresholds than were people in the bottom third of stress responders. These differences were independent of their b...Problem of emerging infectious diseases likely to worsen
...ave catapulted emerging infectious diseases to the top of the medical and political agendas, and have highlighted the importance of wildlife as reservoirs or vectors for disease, writes Dr Andrew Cunningham. Of pathogens causing emerging infectious diseases, 75% are zoonotic (able to transmit from animal...Institute of Medicine news: Report on health care performance
...provement." Improving quality of care has become a top priority for all stakeholders in the health care system. Performance measures are benchmarks by which health care providers and organizations can determine their success in delivering care for example, regular blood and urine tests for diabetic pat...Dr. Tallie Z. Baram wins nation's top epilepsy research award
...derstanding of epilepsy, will receive the nation's top award for research on this brain disorder. Baram will receive the Epilepsy Research Recognition Award from the American Epilepsy Society at its national meeting today in Washington, D.C. She is the first woman and the first UC Irvine researcher to a...Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for December 2005
... Cedars-Sinai Medical Group each ranked among the top five medical groups in Los Angeles for clinical qu...ces in stem cell biology and therapeutics. Several top researchers from Israel joined scientists and bioethicists to present a stem cell symposium at Cedar...Nursing home quality stagnates, says HealthGrades
...a smarter decision, including the finding that the top ten nursing homes in each state tend to have nearl...he typical number of beds for nursing homes in the top 10 of each state was 74 beds, compared to 132 beds for the bottom 10. The most frequently cited def...Pneumonia hospitalization rates on the rise for older adults
...e December 7 issue of JAMA. Pneumonia is among the top 10 causes of death in the United States and is a significant cause of outpatient visits and hospitalizations, according to background information in the article. Factors that increase the risk for pneumonia include the presence of underlying medical ......acle. This forked pattern also continues above the top of the obstruction to the surface of the water, leaving a column of still water above the object. Scientists treat air as a fluid, and Moore says that the Tibetan plateau acts like an obstacle, creating a column of stagnant air above the mountainous ...