New treatment boosts muscle function in myasthenia gravis
...open label study. Argov says further research is underway to look at the effects of this drug over a longer period of time. ...Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals
...ore a human device will be available. Efforts are underway to reduce electrical interference to other nerve branches and to refine the timing patterns of electrical stimulation to make them more like normal. In addition, they plan to work on making the device smaller and hermetically sealed so that it can f...Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death
...ally improving during treatment. There are studies underway here at MGH and elsewhere investigating whether such biomarker fingerprints can guide specific treatment strategies for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. Januzzi is an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and dire...Trials underway for 'essential' new TB vaccine
Clinical trials are underway with the first new vaccine against TB in over 80 years. If successful, the tests will have major implications for TB control and could lead to the development of a new vaccine ready to use within eight years. The need to control TB has become more ...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...h the prototype in a research setting, with trials underway in a broad spectrum of surgical and interventional procedures ranging from tumor ablation to orthopedic surgery and brachytherapy. High-quality intraoperative imaging provided by C-arm CBCT is expected to dramatically improve surgical performance an...Extra pay does not improve hospital performance
...orts. Glickman noted that additional studies are underway to identify hospital policies and organizational characteristics that are associated with a higher standard of care in order to develop more effective incentive based strategies. The team plans to organize a larger effort involving the major cardio...Muscle stem cells effectively treat urinary incontinence long term
...ada and a study in the United States are currently underway and will allow researchers to determine the optimal dose of muscle stem cells needed to effectively treat SUI. Women with SUI involuntarily leak urine during activities that put pressure on the bladder, such as running, coughing, sneezing or laugh...Commonly used drug offers promise for premature babies
...le the scaffolding is still up and construction is underway the whole structure is at risk of collapse. In the case of prematurely born infants, the baby's brain literally does not have the time to tie up its loose ends before blood vessels never intended to exist by the time an infant breathes on its own ...Researchers begin randomized double-blind trial of airway bypass treatment for emphysema
...ing only a bronchoscopy procedure). The trial is underway at 15 leading research institutions with more than 20 patients already randomized. At least 225 patients will be enrolled at up to 45 institutions during the next 12 to 18 months. Emphysema is a chronic, progressive, and irreversible lung disease...Biofeedback on abnormal mechanics lowers risk for stress fractures, pain under kneecap
...nes own feet hitting the ground. The two studies underway in Dr. Davis' laboratory now are with runners who were selected for the study because they were experiencing or had been identified as high risk for one of the two most common running-related injuries: tibial stress fractures (microfractures of the ...Cancer-fighting foods, supplements explored in day-long symposium, March 25
...reduction in colon tumors. Clinical trials are now underway to determine whether the berries will prevent the development of esophageal and colon cancer in humans, says study leader Gary D. Stoner, Ph.D., a researcher and professor of internal medicine at the university. (AGFD 008, Sunday, March 25, 8:45 a.m...IceSAR campaign provides glimpse of future Sentinel-1 images over ice
... Polar Year, an ambitious airborne campaign is now underway and realising excellent results in the extreme north of Europe in support of ESA's Sentinel-1 mission - which amongst other application areas will contribute to ice monitoring. Carrying a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), the images that Sentinel-1 w...CryoSat-2 on the road to recovery
...eld experiments to support the mission are getting underway in the Arctic. First is the Arctic Arc Expedition, part of the International Polar Year. The expeditions two Belgian explorers, Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer, have just left for a punishing 110-day trek across the Arctic. Each pulling a 130-kg sl...UW launches study testing adult stem cells for heart damage repair
... severe coronary artery disease. The trial, just underway at UW Hospital and Clinics, is enrolling subjects in the Autologous Cellular Therapy CD34-Chronic Myocardial Ischemia (ACT34-CMI) Trial. The first patient underwent the procedure March 7. Because the study is randomized and "double-blinded," however...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 28, 2007
... a sweeping view of the kinds of research projects underway in Israel, and the scientific life in the Holy Land. The article draws contrasts with science in the West, noting, for instance that young Israeli scientists begin their careers older, due to mandatory military service, and work in a culture of usual...Cancer vaccine innovator honored with prestigious Florey Medal
...he award comes as a clinical trial is about to get underway in Vanuatu to establish how effectively cervical cancer can be controlled in the developing world, where disease rates are higher than in the Western world, through use of appropriate screening technologies and deployment of the vaccine Professor Fra...2007 ARVO Annual Meeting draws spotlight on aging eye
... will be a major forum to present the many efforts underway to unlock the mysteries surrounding eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic eye disease," said ARVO President Frederick L. Ferris III, MD. The Annual Meeting will include over 6,000 paper and poste...Leading advocates express support for microbicide research, despite disappointing trial results
...of CS sponsored by Family Health International was underway in Nigeria. Both sponsors are not-for profit research groups dedicated to advancing health in developing countries. At the recommendation of their respective Data Safety Monitoring Boards both sponsors chose to discontinue their CS trials after findi...30+ AIDS vaccine clinical trials in 24 countries, research occurring on every continent
...ter this year. Two of the most advanced trials underway in 2007 are from Sanofi-Pasteur and Merck & Co., Inc. Data from Merck's ongoing Phase IIb test-of-concept trial with its adeno-5 vector vaccine candidate is expected in 2008 or 2009 and will provide preliminary information on the efficacy of this typ...Physicians enlisted in efforts to keep demented drivers off the road
...l efforts and research studies are or will soon be underway with support from NHTSA, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the AMA and the American Society of Aging. "This is an exciting time for research and education in support of older driver safety, and there's a role for just about everyone in these e...