A University of Pittsburgh research team is reporting March 25, at the 39th annual conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in Orlando, Fla. that HbA1 predicts coronary artery disease deaths in women with Type 1 diabetes, but not in men with this disease.
Using electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) to visualize early heart disease, a University of Pittsburgh team has found that pre-menopausal risk factors strongly predict which women will develop coronary artery disease five to eight years after menopause. This report is being presented March 26 at the Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in Orlando, Fla.
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed an ultracapacitor with the ability to deliver millions of discharge cycles. This development has the potential to impact nearly every domain of electrical energy use, from transportation to communications and computing.
A research project that started by asking esoteric questions about a glowing marine bacterium has begun to explain the workings of many other bacteria and could result in a new class of antibiotics.
ORLANDO, Fla, March 25 -- The spice that gives Peking duck its distinctive red color seems to lower blood cholesterol, two research teams reported today at the American Heart AssociationÃs epidemiology and prevention meeting.
A new, short, streamlined and straightforward IQ test, designed by a University of Delaware professor, will be available for use beginning in May. The Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT) is designed for persons ages 4 to 80 and takes approximately a half hour to administer.
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Thousands of accidents involving truck rollovers could be prevented with an onboard warning system being developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a diverse group of partners.
Modifications may be needed to current theories describing the character of turbulence -- with applications in understanding atmospheric airflow, oceanic currents and even the the fluidity of metals inside the Earth's core or of gases within the stars above.
A person who has a stroke during the night waits four to seven hours longer to seek emergency treatment than someone whose stroke occurs during the day, researchers report today at the American Heart Association meeting on epidemiology and prevention in Orlando.
Not completing high school increases the risk of congestive heart failure almost as much as smoking and high blood pressure, according to a study presented today at the American Heart Association's epidemiology and prevention meeting in Orlando.
Cornell University researchers are testing nanofabricated silicon "sieves" that might replace organic gels to make an automated DNA sequencing device on a chip.
The severity of heart attacks in the United States is apparently declining, a Wake Forest University School of Medicine researcher told the American Heart Association today. Possible reasons for the decline include increased preventive measures and better treatment for heart attacks.
Atoms move about and bond with each other at a speed that's generally out of our grasp: one trillion times faster than the blink of an eye. But now a group of chemists, physicists and engineers at the University of California, San Diego, has devised a laser-based method for probing into the high-speed world of atoms to directly observe what happens when they move.
A study on the literacy levels of America's teachers shows that they perform significantly higher than most adults and comparable to other college graduates and professionals.
Astronomers from the University of Michigan and the Department of Energy's Los Alamos and Livermore National Laboratories will describe these new details---including their measurements of the brightest optical celestial object ever recorded---in the science journal Nature.
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) commissioned a flash poll of gastroenterologists and found a marked increase in patients calling their doctors to inquire about the possible links between heartburn and cancer.
Marriages of older women who have their own pensions are more than twice as likely to end as the marriages of older women without pensions, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.
Scientists from Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent Technologies, unveiled the world's highest-power mid-infrared semiconductor laser here today, at the 100th-anniversary meeting of the American Physical Society.
University of Michigan scientists have put a new spin on an old technology by using xenon to generate the first high-resolution magnetic resonance images of the heart and lung tissue in a living laboratory rat.
Having a particular gene may make African Americans much more sensitive to salt, thereby increasing their risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a new report presented here today at the American Heart Association's epidemiology and prevention meeting in Orlando.
A California medical research team successfully demonstrates that operating a cervical cancer screening program at an inner-city parish provides first-time care for many community residents.
A Phase-II study performed by a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center has found that a minimally invasive technique known as chemoembolization may double the survival time of adult patients with colon cancer that has spread to the liver.
At a meeting of the American Physical Society March 24, astronomers announced they have turned back the hands of time and taken a look at the earliest structures that formed in the universe.
Eberhard Bodenschatz watches 100 million years of geological time pass in an hour. He sees transform faults being created, rift valleys opening and spiral structures called microplates forming. by watching a model of tectonic evolution in a tub of molten wax. Wax experiments allow him to study millions of years of tectonic spreading in the laboratory.
Scientists from the University of Washington and the British Antarctic Survey explain in the March 25 Nature how they successfully used ground-penetrating radar to show the precise location for each layer of glacial ice, a key to correctly interpreting ice cores to glean climate data.
Women who survive breast cancer-especially those who were diagnosed before age 50-may face a greater risk of getting ovarian cancer, a team of UC Irvine researchers has found.
Scientists at Purdue University are the first to develop a simple method for accurately measuring the electrical properties of a single carbon nanotube, a step that is essential if the tiny structures are to one day realize their promise in new generations of electronics and computers.
Sea Grant Story Tip Sheet for March 24, 1999 1) Brown Tide Found In Delaware's Inland Bays 2) Sponge Overgrowth Threatens Coral Reefs 3) Dredged Mud Provides Greener Pastures for Texas Livestock
In treating uncomplicated acute bacterial sinusitis, inexpensive antibiotics are just as effective as newer and more expensive antibiotics. However, for many patients with acute sinusitis, symptoms will resolve without any antibiotics.
Some critics of Social Security reform fear that a policy mandating individual retirement accounts would have a negative economic impact on women. That's not the case, says a North Carolina State University professor of economics and business management, who is helping policy makers defuse the emotionally charged debate with research-based information.
Texas medical and behavioral researchers question patients with ovarian cancer to determine levels of depression and anxiety. Their results provide evidence that for optimum care, medical treatment for ovarian cancer should be supplemented by professional mental health. Their findings will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
Medical researchers from the University of California-Irvine have determined that women who have survived breast cancer have an elevated risk for ovarian cancer. Their findings will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
Three researchers from the National Cancer Institute recently conducted a study to examine how changes in surgery and chemotherapy have affected survival for women with ovarian cancer. Their conclusions suggest that optimal multimodality therapy can improve survival for ovarian cancer patients.
Pulmonary embolism, a potentially deadly blood clot that lodges in a lung artery, can be prevented in some trauma patients by implanting a tiny filter that serves as a catcher's mitt to snare a clot before it becomes life-threatening.
A minimally invasive technique to treat a common cause of male infertility is as successful as the surgical alternative, while recovery takes one-sixth the time, according to a study presented here today at the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology (SCVIR).
A new therapy called photoangioplasty appears to dissolve plaque buildup in blood vessels and holds promise as a treatment for arteries that have reclogged after angioplasty -- a procedure performed hundreds of thousands of times annually in the United States.
A light-activated drug can partially dissolve the fatty deposits that clog arteries, say Stanford scientists who have successfully applied the treatment to several patients, using an optical fiber to "pipe" light directly to obstructed leg arteries.
One of the world's first studies of urban areas as ecosystems is surveying the birds of Phoenix and now posting the results on the web. While the birds may not care, the information may be of real value to scientists, homeowners and even developers interested in creating bird-friendly communities.
A tiny silicon device resembling a harp with strings only 50 nanometers thick allows Cornell University researchers to study resonance phenomena on a microscopic scale, at uncommonly high frequencies.
Cornell University researchers are studying the physics of nanomanufactured bar magnets as small as 25 nanometers wide, which could find application as storage devices for computer data.
AHCPR today released a powerful data set providing an in-depth picture of the use, quality and costs of hospital inpatient care in the United States. Included in the data set is detailed information on topics such as: diagnoses, patient demographics, medical and surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, hospital charges, payment sources and hospital characteristics.
Adult day care centers that treat clients like children -- and provide little autonomy or privacy -- are more likely to have clients who are withdrawn from their peers than those centers that have a more age-appropriate setting and activities, according to researchers at the University of Utah.
Controversy has surrounded programs like "Welfare-to-Work" since their inception. For years, experts have debated whether the programs would ever accomplish their goals. Recently, a study completed by a University of Missouri-Columbia professor described the impact these types of programs are having, and found that there is an increasing number of people who are getting off welfare and finding jobs.
One of the most debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease is a tendency to become lost in familiar surroundings. A new study suggests that people with Alzheimer's become lost not because they are confused, but because their vision is impaired.
Stanford researchers have devised a novel approach for delivering a clot-busting gene to blocked leg arteries in animals, effectively restoring blood flow to the damaged vessels, according to a new study presented today (March 22) at the meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology.
Mutated BRCA1/2 genes have been identified as a cause of hereditary ovarian cancers. Fifteen researchers at one the nation's leading cancer institutes have identified specific qualities found in these carcinomas.
Results of First Clinical Trials for Topical Creams for HIV-Positive Women, Pap smear accuracy, and conization efficacy for HIV-Positive females are all examined at the 30th annual gathering of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
Researchers from three cooperative groups joined together to determine whether supplementing radiation therapy with chemotherapy would improve the survival rate of cervical cancer victims at high risk for recurrence. Their findings will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
The social environment of people with schizophrenia, specifically the quantity of social support they receive, may affect how long they live, according to a University of Iowa study published in the March 22 issue of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
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