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No convincing evidence that breast implants effect development of connective tissue disorders

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, found no convincing evidence that breast implants have an effect on the development of subsequent connective tissue disorders (CTDs).

19 Oct 2004

Software translates improved diagnostic information to better target radiation at cancer cells

As diagnostic imaging and radiation treatment technologies both become more capable and precise, physicians using them face an increasingly difficult task: how to transfer information from the diagnostic systems to the treatment planning systems.

18 Oct 2004

PAHO reports on the care and treatment of people with HIV in the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued reports on the first seven of 47 countries and territories with new and specific data on the care and treatment of people with HIV in the Americas.

13 Oct 2004

Discovery of compound that renders the MRSA superbug vulnerable to antibiotics

MRSA- methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus- is defined by its ability to resist the antibiotic methicillin. Like penicillin, methicillin works by blocking bacterial enzymes called PBPs, which normally strengthen cell walls by forming cross links.

13 Oct 2004

Nanotechnology company pSivida granted European patent

Nanotechnology company pSivida has announced that its UK operating subsidiary pSiMedica Limited has been granted a further patent for BioSiliconTM.

13 Oct 2004

Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms

When it comes to abdominal aortic aneurysms – life-threatening bulges or weak areas in the main artery feeding blood to the lower half of the body – new U-M research shows that it is definitely better to be female.

12 Oct 2004

Researchers bridge the gap between magnetic resonance spectroscopy and latest techniques for delivering precise doses of radiation to tumors

12 Oct 2004

Changes in reimbursement have reduced length of stay for patients receiving inpatient medical rehabilitation

Although medical rehabilitation patients are spending less time as inpatients at facilities, their functional outcomes have not declined. However, the death rate following discharge has increased nearly 4 percent from 1994 to 2001, according to a study in the October 13 issue of JAMA.

12 Oct 2004

Respiratory therapists are at an increased risk of developing asthma

Respiratory therapists are at an increased risk of developing asthma and asthma-related symptoms due to their involvement in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with respiratory conditions.

11 Oct 2004

Brain imaging study shows brain differences between autistic boys with language impairment and those with normal language development

The study, published October 11, 2004, in the advance online issue of the Annals of Neurology, found that a language center of the brain -- Broca's area -- is apparently normal in autistic boys who have normal language capabilities.

11 Oct 2004

$10 million to establish a multidisciplinary research program in cancer nanotechnology

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded scientists from Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology two new collaborative research grants, totaling nearly $10 million, to establish a multidisciplinary research program in cancer nanotechnology and to develop a new class of nanoparticles for molecular and cellular imaging.

6 Oct 2004

Using antidepressant medication to treat people with depression and alcohol or drug abuse is beneficial

A meta-analysis of 14 studies involving patients with co-occurring depression and alcohol or drug abuse suggests that using antidepressant medication to treat people with these disorders is beneficial

6 Oct 2004

Women in New York City continue to receive mammograms at much lower levels than those outside the downstate region

Women in New York City continue to receive mammograms at much lower levels than those outside the downstate region, while Kings County (Brooklyn) still has the lowest county-specific mammography rate, according to IPRO's second annual "snapshot" of mammography usage in New York State.

5 Oct 2004

Spitting into a cup could someday be an alternative to blood testing

Researchers have identified the largest number of proteins to date in human saliva, a preliminary finding that could pave the way for more diagnostic tests based on saliva samples. Such tests show promise as a faster, cheaper and potentially safer diagnostic method than blood sampling, they say.

5 Oct 2004

Significant progress in development of an animal model of smallpox that closely resembles human disease

Scientists have made significant progress in developing an animal model of smallpox that closely resembles human disease, which will be necessary for testing of future vaccines and potential treatments.

5 Oct 2004

Fourth gene found for distal muscular dystrophy

MDA grantees Peter Hedera, a neurologist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and Nigel Laing, a molecular biologist at the University of Western Australia, were part of a team that identified a fourth gene that, when flawed, leads to distal muscular dystrophy (DD).

4 Oct 2004

Personality disorder symptoms can change with time

Personality disorder symptoms are supposed to be stable, enduring, and persistent across the lifespan, however researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Harvard report evidence that such disabling psychiatric conditions are flexible and appreciable change over time is possible.

4 Oct 2004

Diagnostic News and Research

No convincing evidence that breast implants effect development of connective tissue disorders

Software translates improved diagnostic information to better target radiation at cancer cells

PAHO reports on the care and treatment of people with HIV in the Americas

Discovery of compound that renders the MRSA superbug vulnerable to antibiotics

Nanotechnology company pSivida granted European patent

Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms

Researchers bridge the gap between magnetic resonance spectroscopy and latest techniques for delivering precise doses of radiation to tumors

Changes in reimbursement have reduced length of stay for patients receiving inpatient medical rehabilitation

Respiratory therapists are at an increased risk of developing asthma

Brain imaging study shows brain differences between autistic boys with language impairment and those with normal language development

$10 million to establish a multidisciplinary research program in cancer nanotechnology

Using antidepressant medication to treat people with depression and alcohol or drug abuse is beneficial

Women in New York City continue to receive mammograms at much lower levels than those outside the downstate region

Spitting into a cup could someday be an alternative to blood testing

Significant progress in development of an animal model of smallpox that closely resembles human disease

Fourth gene found for distal muscular dystrophy

Personality disorder symptoms can change with time

Assisted living residents with dementia go undiagnosed and are not adequately treated

People with mental disorders develop cancer at younger ages

As little as one standard cup of coffee a day can produce caffeine addiction

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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