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New blood test to rapidly detect levels of radiation exposure

In the event of a nuclear or radiological catastrophe -- such as a nuclear accident or a "dirty bomb" -- thousands of people would be exposed to radiation, with no way of quickly determining how much of the deadly substance has seeped inside their bodies.

4 Apr 2007

Genelabs Tech reaches agreement with FDA on special protocol assessment for phase III trial of Prestara in lupus

Genelabs Technologies has announced that it has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for a Phase III clinical trial of Prestara (prasterone) for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus).

4 Apr 2007

Flexible electronic structures show potential for artificial muscles or biological tissues

Flexible electronic structures with the potential to bend, expand and manipulate electronic devices are being developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

4 Apr 2007

Computer model behaves like humans on visual categorization task

Computers can usually out-compute the human brain, but there are some tasks, such as visual object recognition, that the brain performs easily yet are very challenging for computers.

4 Apr 2007

Less children and teens taking antidepressants

The number of children and teenagers prescribed antidepressant medications appears to have decreased following public warnings about suicidal behavior potentially associated with the drugs, according to a report published in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

4 Apr 2007

FDA approves Twinrix

GlaxoSmithKline has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Twinrix [Hepatitis A Vaccine (Inactivated) and Hepatitis B (Recombinant) Vaccine], for an accelerated dosing schedule that consists of three doses given within three weeks followed by a booster dose at 12 months.

4 Apr 2007

People with physical disabilities endure substandard health care

Rachel steered her wheelchair into a Chicago area medical center for a series of upper gastrointestinal tests.

4 Apr 2007

Ropinirole reduces "off" time in Parkinson's

Parkinson disease patients taking the drug, ropinirole 24-hour prolonged release significantly reduced their daily "off" time in which Parkinson's symptoms like tremor, slowness, stiffness, and walking difficulty return as drugs wear off, according to a study published in the April 3, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

4 Apr 2007

Communication between bacterial cells

To each other: by using signal substances they inform their neighbours as to whether or not it is worth switching certain genes on or off.

4 Apr 2007

Effects of changing Paracetamol pack size regulations in UK

Fatal poisonings involving paracetamol (acetaminophen) fell after a law introduced in the UK restricted the number of tablets that could be sold across the counter.

4 Apr 2007

New program makes movement-based training more convenient and assessable to adults with cerebral palsy

Forty-one-year-old Laura Gable has lived her entire life with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that appears in infancy or early childhood, and permanently affects body movement and posture.

4 Apr 2007

Cost-effectiveness analysis of variceal ligation vs. beta-blockers for primary prevention of variceal bleeding

Endoscopic variceal ligation is cost-effective relative to beta-blockers for the prevention of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients if quality of life-years are considered.

4 Apr 2007

Emerging genetic research may help scientists recognize children with autism at a younger age

Children and adults with autism, a chronic developmental disorder, have difficulty with social and language skills and often display repetitive behaviors, according to background information in the articles.

4 Apr 2007

Call for improved screening for dating violence

Even though dating violence is common amongst teens, less than a quarter of U.S. child and adolescent psychiatrists report consistently screening for it, a new study finds.

4 Apr 2007

Washington University study China's earliest modern human

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing have been studying a 40,000-year-old early modern human skeleton found in China and have determined that the "out of Africa" dispersal of modern humans may not have been as simple as once thought.

4 Apr 2007

Boston Scientific announces enrollment in MAPS clinical trial

The MAPS trial (Matrix And Platinum Science) is designed to identify and investigate clinically relevant endpoints for evaluating the efficacy and durability of endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms.

4 Apr 2007

Boston IVF announces participant in fully enrolled egg freezing study has become pregnant

This is the first pregnancy in Massachusetts to result from egg freezing. The study was performed by Boston IVF and sponsored by an independent medical grant from EMD Serono, a biotech company with an area of focus on infertility.

4 Apr 2007

Year-old babies who don't respond to their names may be at risk for developmental disorders

Year-old babies who do not respond when their name is called may be more likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder or other developmental problem at age 2, making this simple test a potential early indicator for such conditions, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a theme issue on autism spectrum disorders.

4 Apr 2007

Biofeedback treatment can successfully re-train bowel muscles

Chronic constipation affects 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population. Nearly one-third of affected people have dyssynergic defecation, in which muscles used for bowel movements do not work well, but there's some good news.

4 Apr 2007

Significant gaps in knowledge about mental disorders in the Asia-Pacific region

While ANZ mental health researchers have an outstanding record of collaboration and publishing internationally, most of this activity relates to rich countries in North America and Europe. "

4 Apr 2007

Medical News

New blood test to rapidly detect levels of radiation exposure

Genelabs Tech reaches agreement with FDA on special protocol assessment for phase III trial of Prestara in lupus

Flexible electronic structures show potential for artificial muscles or biological tissues

Computer model behaves like humans on visual categorization task

Less children and teens taking antidepressants

FDA approves Twinrix

People with physical disabilities endure substandard health care

Ropinirole reduces "off" time in Parkinson's

Communication between bacterial cells

Effects of changing Paracetamol pack size regulations in UK

New program makes movement-based training more convenient and assessable to adults with cerebral palsy

Cost-effectiveness analysis of variceal ligation vs. beta-blockers for primary prevention of variceal bleeding

Emerging genetic research may help scientists recognize children with autism at a younger age

Call for improved screening for dating violence

Washington University study China's earliest modern human

Boston Scientific announces enrollment in MAPS clinical trial

Boston IVF announces participant in fully enrolled egg freezing study has become pregnant

Year-old babies who don't respond to their names may be at risk for developmental disorders

Biofeedback treatment can successfully re-train bowel muscles

Significant gaps in knowledge about mental disorders in the Asia-Pacific region

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics

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