A landmark breast health care publication reveals a multitude of barriers that keep women of developing nations from being screened and treated for breast cancer – but offers tools to help countries improve their breast care programs.
1) Test conducted in the non-cancerous part of the prostate; 2) May aid in localization of cancer lesion within the prostate gland.
In a finding that could help fight terrorism and improve safety in laboratories working with explosive chemicals, scientists are reporting development of a new material made of nanoparticles that can quickly detect and neutralize explosives. Soldiers, firefighters, lab workers could spray the material onto bombs or suspected explosives to make them no longer harmful, the scientists said. They will describe the new material at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute president: Trends are encouraging, but more improvements are needed.
In a scientific advance literally plucked from the waste heap, scientists today described a key step toward using the billions of pounds of waste chicken feathers produced each year to make one of the most important kinds of plastic. They described the new method at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, being held here this week.
A study of newly installed, hands-free faucets at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, all equipped with the latest electronic-eye sensors to automatically detect hands and dispense preset amounts of water, shows they were more likely to be contaminated with one of the most common and hazardous bacteria in hospitals compared to old-style fixtures with separate handles for hot and cold water.
Soldiers and contractors stationed in Iraq not only face enemy gunfire and the threat of roadside bombs, but every day they breathe air polluted with dust particles carrying lead and other contaminants as much as 10 times above desirable level cited in U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
In the first report on the uptake and internal processing of triclocarban (TCC) in fish, scientists today reported strong evidence that TCC — the source of environmental health concerns because of its potential endocrine-disrupting effects — has a “strong” tendency to bioaccumulate in fish. They presented the findings here today at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
The next-generation battery, like next-generation TV, may be 3-D, scientists reported at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Anaheim, CA. They described a new fast-recharge lithium-ion (Li-on) battery, already available in a prototype version, with a three-dimensional interior architecture that could be perfect for the electric cars now appearing in auto dealer showrooms
The lead article in the April 4 issue of the journal Academic Medicine connects research on how the brain learns to how to incorporate this understanding into real world education, particularly the education of medical doctors.
A three-drug cocktail can eliminate the hepatitis C virus in patients far more effectively than the current two-drug regimen, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. The results of the global study are in the March 31 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Giving girls with Turner syndrome low doses of estrogen, as well as growth hormone, years before the onset of puberty, increases their height and offers a wealth of other benefits, say a team of researchers led by Thomas Jefferson University. Their report is published in the March 31st issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
For obese seniors, dieting and exercise together are more effective at improving physical performance and reducing frailty than either alone. Although weight loss alone and exercise alone improve physical function, neither is as effective as diet and exercise together, which improved physical performance in seniors by 21 percent.
Saint Louis University investigator Bruce Bacon, M.D., reports findings in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Basic Yellow 1, a dye used in neuroscience labs around the world, is a wonder drug for nematode worms. Thioflavin T extended lifespan in healthy worms by more than 50 percent and slowed the disease process in worms bred to mimic aspects of Alzheimer’s. The research could open new ways to intervene in aging and age-related disease.
The most recently discovered amino acid, pyrrolysine, is produced by a series of just three chemical reactions with a single precursor – the amino acid lysine, according to new research.
The American College of Rheumatology has developed new guidelines for starting and monitoring treatments for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. These are the first JIA guidelines endorsed by the ACR, with the goal of broad acceptance within the rheumatology community.
The Clorox Company announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the registration of DISPATCH® Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant Towels with Bleach to kill Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) spores in five minutes, the fastest C. difficile contact time available. This is the first bleach-based wipe to receive EPA registration for C. difficile, a spore-forming bacterium found in the intestines that can cause a variety of symptoms, from diarrhea to more serious life-threatening intestinal disease.
Scientists have identified ingredients in an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine that show promise as a safer, more effective alternative to current skin-whitening cosmetics, which can cause problems ranging from allergic reactions to skin cancer. The finding could be a boon to women in Asian countries, where skin-whitening is a common beauty practice. Scientists will describe the new method and materials at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.
In the event of a much-feared bioterror attack involving ricin, food manufacturers may want to reach for the laundry cabinet. That’s because household bleach appears to be an effective, low-cost way to decontaminate the toxin on metal food preparation surfaces, scientists are reporting. They will describe the finding in Anaheim, Calif., during the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
UAB researchers have found the mechanism used by malignant glioma cells to travel and spread through the brain, and may have come upon a method to interfere with that spread.
Neglected infections of poverty are the latest threat plaguing the poorest people living in the Gulf Coast states and in Washington, D.C., according to Dr. Peter Hotez, Distinguished Research Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine at The George Washington University and President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, in an editorial published in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases on March 29th.
Wrapping antibiotics in nanofibers so tiny they can’t be seen under a microscope, and injecting them into the body, turns bacteria and fungi that cause food poisoning and hospital-acquired infections into ghosts of themselves, potentially overcoming the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance.
Coating concrete destined to rebuild America’s crumbling bridges and roadways with millions of tons of underused flyash waste from burning coal could extend the life of the structures significantly, saving billions of dollars, scientists reported here.
A study by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers has found that some people who have survived diabetes for many decades show remarkably few complications—a discovery that points toward the presence of protective factors that guard against the disease's effects.
Gaze upon Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, or one of the great Dutch master’s famous self-portraits. Speaking at the 241st National meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, an international team of scientists today described use of a new technique to see the paintings under the paintings of Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Rubens, and other 17th Century Old Master painters. The report by scientists in Belgium, The Netherlands and the United States was among almost two dozen studies presented as part of a symposium on chemistry and art titled “Partnerships and New Analytical Methodologies at the Interface of Chemistry and Art.”
Scientists today reported development of bacteria that serve as mobile pharmaceutical factories, both producing disease-fighting substances and delivering the potentially life-saving cargo to diseased areas of the body. They will describe this new candidate for treating diseases ranging from food poisoning to cancer — termed “bacterial dirigibles” — at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, Calif.
After tackling the chemistry of coffee, tea, fruit juices, soda pop, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, why not take on the ultimate challenge, the Mount Everest of cocktails, what may be the most chemically complex cocktail in the world, the Bloody Mary? And in this the International Year of Chemistry (IYC), why not include its global offspring, the International Mary?
With millions of adults and children avoiding nutritious foods because of the bitter taste, and gagging or vomiting when forced to take bitter liquid medicines, scientists today reported an advance toward a high-tech version of Mary Poppins’ solution. It’s not a spoonful of sugar to help the stuff go down, they reported at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), but a new and improved “bitterness blocker.”
A new NASA-funded study that shows widespread reductions in the greenness of forests in the vast Amazon basin in South America were caused by the record-breaking drought of 2010.
Scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable nanogenerator, a flexible chip that can use body movements — a finger pinch now en route to a pulse beat in the future — to generate electricity. Their study will be presented at the American Chemical Society’s 241th National Meeting in Anaheim.
Almost all climate scientists agree that actions must be taken to lower carbon emissions, also known as greenhouse gases, to reduce the risk of damage to the environment and ultimately human health. A group of researchers say adding carbon labels to products could help change purchasing behavior and corporate supply chains, ultimately leading to large emissions reductions. They propose a private labeling system to fill the gap until national and international rules are adopted.
Ahmed H. Zewail, Ph.D., the 1999 Chemistry Nobel Laureate and the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemistry & Professor of Physics at California Institute of Technology, has been named the winner of the 2011 Priestley Medal by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award will recognize Zewail’s development of revolutionary methods to capture “slow-motion” images of ultrafast processes in chemistry, biology, and materials science. The award is the highest honor bestowed by ACS.
With more and more environmentally conscious consumers choosing “green” products, scientists today reported that the first reality check has revealed that the ingredients in those product may come from a surprising source –– petroleum, rather than natural plant-based sources.
Taking a lesson from Mother Nature’s genius as a designer, a scientist will describe a whole new menagerie of packets shaped like bubbles, tubes, and disks that could be used to deliver drugs to the body more efficiently and effectively than current materials. His report, scheduled for the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Anaheim, Calif., opens the door to developing a wide range of other materials for improved electronics, drugs, cosmetics, and other applications.
Scientists are reporting development of a quick, efficient method for recycling automotive waste oil into fuel. The new method could help dispose of the estimated 24 million tons of waste oil produced each year worldwide and provide a supplemental fuel source for an energy-hungry world. Scientists will describe the new method, the first to use microwaves to convert waste oil to fuel, at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.
By taking a closer look at animal bones scattered across the wilderness landscape, a University of Chicago researcher has found a powerful tool for showing how species’ populations have changed over decades or even a century.
Any possible pain relief that marijuana has for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be outweighed by the drug’s apparent negative effect on thinking skills, according to research published in the March 29, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
In what they described as the opening of a new era in the development of potentially life-saving new drugs, scientists today reported discovery of a way to tone down an overactive gene involved in colon cancer and block a key protein involved in asthma attacks. The scientists will describe their research on these so-called stapled peptides at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.
When influenza pandemics arrive is severing social and business interactions with our neighbors really better than chancing getting sick?
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine claim that the availability of surgeons is a critical factor in public health and suggest that surgery should become an important part of the primary health care system.
Most women face only a small risk of breast cancer coming back after they complete their treatment. Yet a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds that nearly half of Latinas who speak little English expressed a great deal of worry about recurrence.
Fewer than one in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly, according to a new study. Researchers also found that the majority of health-care providers did not demonstrate or assess children’s use of such devices during pediatric asthma visits.
Your next car hopefully won’t be a lemon. But it could be a pineapple, banana, or some other tropical fruit. That’s because scientists in Brazil are reporting an advance toward the long-awaited “bio-automobile” …. developed a convenient way to turn fruit fibers into nanoparticles to improve the performance and eco-friendliness of automobile plastics, including bumpers and dashboards. Scientists will describe the new method and materials at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, Calif.
Producers and writers for several popular medical and science fiction television shows like House, Breaking Bad, and Zula Patrol — major sources of information about science and technology for millions of people — say they do strive for scientific accuracy. They appeared at a special symposium on “Hollywood Chemistry” at the 241st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Nobel laureate Harold Kroto said that humanity’s age-old quest to understand what’s going on millions and billions of miles across the galaxy are having enormous and unexpected payoffs here on Earth, including the birth of a new, multibillion-dollar-per-year nanotechnology industry. His talk is part of a special symposium on the chemistry of natural resources during the 241st American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting.
Scientists are reporting on a new material containing an ingredient used to make bricks that shows promise as a transparent coating for improving the strength and performance of plastic food packaging. Called “nano-bricks,” the coating could help foods and beverages stay fresh and flavorful longer and may replace some foil packaging currently in use, they said. Scientists will describe the new, eco-friendly material at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.
Those raging fires that destroy homes, ships, planes other structures could be suppressed in faster and more efficiently using technology now in development that uses an unusual source: Blasts of electrical waves. Scientists will describe the promising “flame-tamer” technology at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.
Scientists are reporting that walnuts have a combination of more healthful antioxidants and higher quality antioxidants than any other nut. They will describe their study on heart-healthy walnuts at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.
In a finding that could help meet the growing energy demands of billions of people worldwide in a simpler, more efficient and less-costly way, a noted scientist is reporting long-awaited development of the first practical “artificial leaf.” The solar-powered device mimics the chemical process, called photosynthesis, that plants use to convert sunlight into fuel, said chemist Daniel Nocera. He will describe the device at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.
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