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Still a long way to go in diagnostic evaluation of all patients who suffer ischemic strokes

Women who survive a stroke are less likely than men to get crucial tests of their heart and neck arteries that can help improve their treatment and reduce their risk of a second stroke, a new University of Michigan study finds.

27 Sep 2005

Online education program improved physicians' knowledge about the diagnosis and management of diseases caused by bioterrorism

In the event of a biologic attack, physicians will be first responders and represent the front line of defense, but little is known about the ability of physicians to appropriately diagnose and treat patients infected with bioterrorism agents, according to background information in the article.

27 Sep 2005

Temperature can regulate the circadian clock in zebrafish

The biological clock controls the circadian rhythms of a wide range of physiological and behavioral processes, from fluctuating hormone levels to sleep - wake cycles and feeding patterns.

27 Sep 2005

Governments considering reclassifying some drugs from prescription to over-the-counter status

Governments in several countries with public Pharmacare and in a few provinces in Canada are considering reclassifying some drugs from prescription to over-the-counter status. In a Canadian Medical Association Journal essay, Lynd and colleagues comment on the economic effects of such changes.

27 Sep 2005

Wound dressing to stop antibiotic-resistant bacteria from spreading

University of Florida researchers have led the development of a new type of wound dressing that could keep dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria from spreading in hospitals, a problem that leads to thousands of deaths in the United States each year.

27 Sep 2005

Experimental radioactive compound can show images of heart damage up to 30 hours after a brief interruption of blood flow and oxygen

The discovery may help physicians in emergency rooms and in their offices determine whether a patient's chest pain, which may have subsided hours earlier, is related to heart disease or something else, such as indigestion.

27 Sep 2005

Findings explain why abused children are often so distracted at school

Even the subtlest hints of anger or hostility in their environment sets physically abused children on prolonged 'alert', even if a conflict has nothing to do with them.

27 Sep 2005

Pursuit of potential drugs and small molecules that target the IGF-1 receptor

Pharmaceutical companies around the world still come knocking on Renato Baserga, M.D.,'s door. And for good reason.

27 Sep 2005

Early parenting style makes a big difference in how a child turns out

Although preadolescents and adolescents might think their parents hold no sway over them, a study published in the September/October issue of the journal Child Development finds just the opposite

27 Sep 2005

Water management is the key to regulating cell volume

...says Dutch researcher Bas Tomassen. He investigated the uptake and secretion of water by the plasma membrane of animal and human cells.

27 Sep 2005

Computer-aided detection useful in detecting small tumors in young women

A computer-aided detection system not only helps radiologists detect more breast cancers, but also helps detect smaller tumors in younger women, a new study shows.

27 Sep 2005

Pomegranate juice shows major promise to combat prostate cancer

The juice of the pomegranate, say researchers at University of Wisconsin Medical School, shows major promise to combat prostate cancer - the most common invasive cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men.

27 Sep 2005

Cancer vaccine based on the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, can cure mice with breast tumors

A team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has shown that by using a cancer vaccine based on the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, they can cure mice with established breast tumors. Cancer vaccines, which are more properly described as immunotherapy, work by boosting an immune response against tumor-associated antigens.

27 Sep 2005

Farnesyl transferase inhibitors may help chidren with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that a drug currently being tested against cancers might help children with a rare, fatal condition called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, which causes rapid, premature aging.

27 Sep 2005

Pneumonia doesn't appear to harm HIV-positive patients any more than those without HIV

In a two-year study that documented cases in 26 hospitals in 11 countries including the United States, Canada, South Africa, Chile and Spain, outcomes for 58 HIV-positive patients with CAP, or community-acquired pneumonia (pneumonia contracted outside of hospitals) were compared with outcomes for 174 HIV-negative patients suffering a similar severity of CAP.

27 Sep 2005

Computer program helps explain how the same proteins can play different roles in a wide range of cellular processes

University of California, San Diego biochemists have developed a computer program that helps explain a long-standing mystery: how the same proteins can play different roles in a wide range of cellular processes, including those leading to immune responses and cancer.

27 Sep 2005

Gene responsible for Neuralgic Amyotrophy identified

Neuralgic Amyotrophy is a painful disorder of the peripheral nervous system. This heritable disease causes prolonged acute attacks of pain in the shoulder or arm, followed by temporary paralysis.

27 Sep 2005

How you interact with your children when they're just starting kindergarten helps determine their behavior by the time they finish fourth grade

The study, from researchers at Wichita State University in Kansas, found that early parent-child relationships, including warmth, good communication and parental tracking of child behavior, serve as important building blocks for later monitoring (knowing where your child is, with whom, and what he or she is doing outside the home) later in childhood.

27 Sep 2005

Stem cells may unlock the secrets to healing the brain

These amazing cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body and have to potential to revolutionise medical science.

27 Sep 2005

Work absence after breast cancer diagnosis

Breast cancer is a very common malignancy with serious health effects that often involves women in the prime of their lives. Drolet and colleagues report on the work experience of women recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

27 Sep 2005

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Still a long way to go in diagnostic evaluation of all patients who suffer ischemic strokes

Online education program improved physicians' knowledge about the diagnosis and management of diseases caused by bioterrorism

Temperature can regulate the circadian clock in zebrafish

Governments considering reclassifying some drugs from prescription to over-the-counter status

Wound dressing to stop antibiotic-resistant bacteria from spreading

Experimental radioactive compound can show images of heart damage up to 30 hours after a brief interruption of blood flow and oxygen

Findings explain why abused children are often so distracted at school

Pursuit of potential drugs and small molecules that target the IGF-1 receptor

Early parenting style makes a big difference in how a child turns out

Water management is the key to regulating cell volume

Computer-aided detection useful in detecting small tumors in young women

Pomegranate juice shows major promise to combat prostate cancer

Cancer vaccine based on the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, can cure mice with breast tumors

Farnesyl transferase inhibitors may help chidren with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

Pneumonia doesn't appear to harm HIV-positive patients any more than those without HIV

Computer program helps explain how the same proteins can play different roles in a wide range of cellular processes

Gene responsible for Neuralgic Amyotrophy identified

How you interact with your children when they're just starting kindergarten helps determine their behavior by the time they finish fourth grade

Stem cells may unlock the secrets to healing the brain

Work absence after breast cancer diagnosis

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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