Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that a high plasma cholesterol level leads to an increased density of red cell membranes. When this happens, oxygen flow through the membrane is impaired.
Truck-weighing stations on highways could become a thing of the past as a result of a new application for "smart concrete" developed by University at Buffalo engineers.
The cost of natural hazards in the United States has averaged as much as $1 billion per week since 1989 and is expected to keep rising, according to a new study released at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
University of Arkansas researcher Tom Brooks and colleagues Lisa Manne and Stuart Pimm of the University of Tennessee have overturned a long-held belief that island bird species are more vulnerable to extinction than their continental counterparts.
Emory University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School scientists have discovered that an enzyme called caspase-1, found in the brains of humans and mice, may play a critical role in the progression of Huntington's disease. By inhibiting the enzyme, they have significantly delayed the progression of Huntington's disease in mice, they reported in the May 20 issue of Nature.
With Saturday's National Basketball Association draft lottery looming, two Baylor University economists have released their findings on tournament incentives in pro basketball, specifically the time-honored notion that teams "lose to win."
To find out where the British people draw the line on research with animals, New Scientist commissioned Market & Opinion Research International (MORI) to conduct the most complete survey yet on public attitudes to the most controversial debate in science.
Media advisory: Sandra Newman of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies has edited a new book on the interrelationship of assisted housing policy and welfare reform. She is available for interviews on the issue.
The TERRIERS satellite, built by students at Boston University and launched Tuesday morning, so far has not been able to orient itself so that its solar panels fully face the sun and seems to have run out of battery power, according to project managers.
Research presented at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting today suggests SEROQUEL(r) (quetiapine fumarate) tablets may be an effective treatment for bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder.
Although technology you see in a Star Wars movie may seem like futuristic fantasy, check out some research NASA is doing today to turn some of that fantasy into fact.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a gigantic storm swirling near the Red Planet's north pole.
Findings of the Phase I medical study may have a huge impact on future treatments for the disease, especially for men with localized advanced prostate cancer, say Researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centerr.
Smokers successfully treated for head and neck squamous cell cancer have greater chances of getting another cancer or having the cancer recur if they do not quit smoking, according to study at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
1- effectiveness of first oral chemotherapy for colon cancer; 2- new agent's promise against most serious brain tumors; 3- Taxotere increases survival rate for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
NASA Scientists at Marshall Space Flight Center are conducting space research to build components needed for the next step: hybrid electro-optic computers.
This tip sheet highlights research news from Johns Hopkins that are either the subject of presentations or ongoing issues that provide context for presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
An increasingly popular commercial corn, genetically engineered to produce a bacterial toxin to protect against corn pests, has an unwanted side effect: Its pollen kills monarch butterfly larvae in laboratory tests, according to a report by Cornell University researchers.
Six critically ill people on kidney dialysis have been able to receive a kidney transplant and a new chance at life thanks to a procedure at the University of Maryland Medical Center that cleansed their blood of harmful rejection antibodies.
Highlights of the Society for Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology's jointly sponsored postgraduate course in Boston May 26-29: 1- mandatory accreditation, 2- ductal cancer in situ, 3- mammogram interpretation, 4- breast cancer diagnosis with computers, 5- nonmammographic detection, 6- intervention and treatment, 7- digital mammography, 8- screening mammography.
1- Clinical Practice' Meteorological Influence on Migraine Headaches, 2- Unrecognized Dementia in Geriatric Patients, 3- Risk for Eating Disorders in Athletes 4- Lunch with the APA Leadership
Antidepressants are prescribed to black and Hispanic patients suffering from depression at less than half the rate they are prescribed to similarly diagnosed white patients, a new study by Washington State University researchers concludes.
Researchers with University of California, San Diego report success in using a new technology to develop a sustained-release formulation of the cancer drug cytarabine (ara-C). The new formulation, called DepoCyt, produced a significantly better response rate than standard ara-C in patients with lymphomatous meningitis.
Preliminary results of a pilot and a Phase II study using Rituximab to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Atlanta. These studies show Rituximab to be effective when combined with Fludarabine (a chemotherapy) and when used alone dosed in an extended eight-infusion regimen. Both trials were conducted at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and other cancer centers.
Stanford Business School faculty members have taken technology as a teaching aid to a new level. They have developed a "virtual factory," which students manage 24 hours a day by computer to learn operations concepts such as capacity planning and inventory management.
Physician office visits for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) more than doubled between 1990 and 1995, a new study by Washington State University researchers reveals, and stimulant prescriptions for drugs that treat the disorder, such as Ritalin, nearly tripled among children 5-18 years old.
Scientists studying virtually any human genetic disease or trait can now quickly locate known matching genes in the mouse by using a color-coded chromosome mapping system devised by a team led by a researcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Researchers investigating the use of THALOMID (r) (thalidomide) to treat Crohn's disease today announced preliminary findings from a pilot study at the annual Digestive Disease Week meeting in Orlando, FL.
Scientists catch another gamma-ray burster in visible light.
New Islet Cell TRansplantation Centers Boost Research on Diabetes Cure
1) International War Crimes Tribunal: Psychiatry's Role, 2) Teachers' Perspective on School Violence, 3) Increased Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Schizophrenic and Bipolar Patients, 4) Risk Factors for Suicide in Emergency Psychiatry, 5) Gay and Lesbian Substance Abuse Treatment, more.
Two papers published in the May 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that a nonsurgical technique is safe and effective for treating people with aortic dissection, a condition that begins with a tear injury that progressively expands through the aorta, the large artery carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Although doctors identify antipsychotic treatment side effects as cause for noncompliance, a survey presented at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting finds that doctors frequently underestimate the prevalence of the problem.
Two proteins that carry cholesterol in the blood may provide a better way to measure heart attack risk than the usual cholesterol blood test, report researchers in today's Circulation.
A new study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center may encourage physicians to spare people the discomfort of a skin test to confirm a fairly common diagnosis allergy to cats.
Patients suffering from mania who stopped taking their mood-stabilizing medicines ran up medical bills three times larger over the course of a year than did patients who took such drugs regularly for at least three months, medical researchers reported Monday at the 152nd meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in Washington, D.C.
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston believe they have discovered what causes one of the early cellular changes that lets colon cancer take root. The new research, done in mice, may help expain why high-fat American diets seem to predispose people to colon cancer.
The chemotherapeutic taxane agent docetaxel (Taxotere(r)) combined with nitrogen mustard estramustine phosphate (Emcyt(r)) and low dose hydrocortisone may be a promising treatment for men with an advanced form of prostate cancer, according to phase II trial results conducted by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B and presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting.
1) APA's Disaster Relief Initiative with the Red Cross, 2) Defining Guilt in Depression, 3) Psychiatric Training for Primary Care Providers, 4) Ginkgo Biloba Extract Effects, 5) High Serum Cholesterol and Risk of Suicide, more.
A kidney transplant offers people with kidney failure a new chance at a normal, active life. But, on average, a transplanted kidney continues to function for only nine years. Now, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center say a new strategy to extend the function of transplanted kidneys shows promise.
New Drugs, New Approaches to Transplant Technologies Presented at Annual Meeting
At the AST Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, will discuss studies which that show that splitting livers from donors--transplanting into two recipients--can be an effective way to meet the need for donated organs.
Combination treatment with Taxotere(r)/Adriamycin(r) produces longer time to progression, higher response rate than Adriamycin/Cytoxan(r) when used as first-line chemotherapy in women with metastatic (spreading) breast cancer.
Seventy-four percent currently taking medication for their condition. Nearly 21 million people live with osteoarthritis. A national survey of 500 Americans with osteoarthritis reveals that three-fourths of people with osteoarthritis say their condition interferes with routine daily activities and nearly six in ten admit that living with osteoarthritis has a negative effect on their mood and interaction with others.
Head size correlates statistically with intelligence, and men's heads, like their bodies, are bigger than women's. Men should be more intelligent than women - but they are not. Now, researchers report an explanation for the conundrum: Women have a higher proportion of gray matter - computational tissue - to cranial volume than men.
Taxotere(r) (docetaxel) is the first single agent to have shown survival advantages in hard-to-treat, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients without compromising their safety or quality of life. Taxotere, a non-platinum based therapy, is emerging as a viable option for a hard-to-treat patient population.
Fieldwork by a University of Kansas ornithologist continues to reveal the extent of biological diversity of the New World tropics -- even as deforestation poses a mounting threat to the survival of many species -- with the discovery of a new species of pygmy-owl.
When there's a crisis in the cockpit, why do some flight crews think on their feet and react swiftly, while other crews make potentially fatal mistakes?
In the same way the graphical interface replaced text commands on the personal computer, a graphical Web search tool being developed at the University of Illinois promises to make searches of the Internet more user- and education-friendly.
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