Radioactive isotope is effective against neuroblastoma
...ortium of 14 universities and children's hospitals working on novel therapies for high-risk neuroblastoma. Co-authors of the study Dr. Maris presented at ASCO include Gregory Yanik, M.D., of the University of Michigan; Katherine Matthay, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco; and Patricia Br...While on trail of dioxin, scientists pinpoint cancer target of green tea
...cancer cells grow drop. Drug makers are currently working on ways to block HSP90, which is known as a promis...re known to help prevent cancer. The team had been working on other chemicals to try to stop AH activity. "We initially hypothesized that EGCG would work in t...UCLA researchers find common gastrointestinal condition keeps patients up at night
...vities. Productivity declined by 10 percent among working participants (n=1111). 1 Further results from the survey will be announced throughout 2005. The study was funded by AstraZeneca. Dr. Liker serves on a global advisory board for the company. About GERD Gastroesoghageal reflux disease (GERD) is...Study finds ADHD improves with sensory intervention
...y or deeply brushing the skin, moving on swings or working with an exercise ball. "We found significant imp...nto adulthood. In its current study, the group is working with a total of 135 children who have ADHD. Children who did not receive occupational therapy during...Newly discovered 'branding' process helps immune system cells pick their fights
...em by antigen-presenting cells. Unanue's group is working to substantiate their findings and explore their potential relevance to different areas of biomedical research. He notes that insulin-producing beta cells, the pancreatic cells attacked by T cells in type 1 diabetes, also generate reactive compounds ...Lighting of the future among topics at BGSU Emerging Technology Forum
... Wex, who holds a master's degree from BGSU and is working toward a Ph.D. in photochemical sciences at the University. Also among the day's activities will be a lunchtime poster session, featuring work by graduate students in the Center for Photochemical Sciences, and from 3-4:30 p.m., a panel discussion on ...Testicular cancer gene in mice may offer clues to origins of cancer in men
...loped just a week after the mice were born. Matin, working as a post-doctoral researcher at Case Western Reserve University with Joseph Nadeau, Ph.D., a co-author of this paper, decided to study tumor development in mouse embryos. In 2001, she mapped the location of ter, a mutation which was directly associa...New kidney function test better than standard at predicting death and cardiovascular outcomes
...ered through the kidneys. When the kidneys are not working well, these proteins accumulate in the blood, which provides a signal to the doctor that a person may have kidney disease. Because creatinine is a by-product of muscle cells. Its levels in the blood can be affected by factors other than kidney disea...New partnership launched to accelerate and evaluate national malaria control program in Africa
...alaria; and the World Bank, which are committed to working closely to coordinate country program financing and the provision of technical assistance. With country leadership, MACEPA will provide vital technical support for program planning, implementation, performance monitoring, and the development of impac...Canada lags behind in caregiver support
...aregivers incur financial expenses or have to stop working to help their loved one, leaving them with no income." The international review has produced Policy Profiles on caregiver financial support policies in ten countries and these are available at www.msvu.ca/mdcaging . These Profiles are one component...ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations
...al oncologists and other healthcare professionals, working to ensure optimal care for cancer patients. Since its inception in 1975 ESMO, currently with nearly 4,500 members throughout Europe and the world, has consistently promoted its belief that every cancer patient is entitled to the best possible treatme...The anatomy of sarcasm: Researchers reveal how the brain handles this complex communication
...r's true meaning: Did the manager believe Joe was working hard? When participants answered got the fact right but the attitude wrong, they got an "error" score in identifying sarcasm. Participants with prefrontal damage were impaired in comprehending sarcasm, whereas the people in the other two groups had ...International medical journals amplify call for registration of drug trials
...ach trial must include. "WHO, which has also been working on trials registration, came up with a set of 20 required data elements remarkably like ours," said Laine. "We hope that by harmonizing WHO and ICMJE policies, we can move toward a meaningful registration process that is truly global."...New Seroquel data show significant improvement in compliance and cognition in schizophrenia
...ay) produced significantly greater improvements in working and verbal memory than risperidone (p 2 In an 8-week, double-blind, flexible-dose, parallel study randomizing 673 patients with schizophrenia, cognitive benefits of SEROQUEL (mean modal dose of 530 mg/day) and risperidone were compared. Both medic...Researchers largely at fault for health risk studies that influence and confuse the public
...hat include words like 'risk' that even some of us working in research are not accurately defining," David J. Kupfer, M.D., the Thomas P. Detre Professor and chairman of the department of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, told his colleagues at the American Psychiatric Associatio...Scientists observe infectious prion proteins invade and move within brain cells
...elop an effective method to do so. "When I started working on TSEs, I thought about them as being similar to intracellular bacterial pathogens--something that replicates within an animal or human host cell," says Dr. Baron. "I wanted to know how such a pathogen binds to the host cell, and how it enters, repl...Psychologist: Make culture part of the new collaborative science
....S. adults between the ages of 25 and 74. Notably, working with a different culture does mandate a modified research approach, says Ryff. "We don't just want to import a western study to Japan, so we are also incorporating eastern influences [into our surveys]." Orient-inspired questions, for instance, ask ...Harvard Medical School and Project A.L.S. join forces to target ALS research
...together neuroscientists and neurology researchers working at HMS, its affiliated teaching hospitals, and throughout Harvard. Its strategy is to rapidly apply basic neuroscience discoveries to clinical needs, with an ultimate objective of reducing the impact of neurodegenerative disease, such as ALS. "At the...Risk factors associated with elderly hospital deaths: Dependence on others and being too thin
...tatus can potentially be corrected. We already are working on this at our specialized ACE (Acute Care of the Elderly) Unit that encourages hospitalized elderly patients to do as much as they can to care for themselves as they recover from an illness. We want our patients to get out of bed, join others in a d......th protected research time. Awardees must also be working or have previously worked under the guidance of a mentor. Up to five awards of $3,000 each will be given annually. The goal of the ARVO/Alcon Clinician-Scientist Mentor Program is to build a network of current and potential mentors to assist individ...