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Role of Protein in the Development of Prostate Cancer Identified

...ancer. In a study appearing online on May 17 in advance of publication in the June print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Natalia Prevarskaya from Universit des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France, show that only mature, differentiated human prostate primary epithelial luminal cells e...

Healthy Humans Not Harmed By Taser

...ess to quality emergency care for all patients, to advance emergency medicine as an academic and clinical discipline, and to maintain the highest professional standards as clinicians, teachers, and researchers....

Protein Folds Research Offers Insight into Metabolic Evolution

... tree of metabolic protein architecture and their advance offers a new window on the evolutionary history of metabolism. Researchers at the University of Illinois published their work that appears this week in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their work relies ...

Drug Eluting Nanostructured Coatings Enable Targeted Drug Therapy for Orthopedic Patients

...ng stents . Nanotechnology promises yet another advance by delivering therapeutic agents at desired rates exactly where needed in the body. In a paper presented at the NSTI Nanotech 2007 Conference, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco demonstrate how they have created nanotubes fr...

'Star Trek'-type Scanning may Help Reveal Genetic Activity of Tumors

...hers do not consider the new findings an important advance in the field of medical science. "They already have the skills, so it's not a quantum leap by any stretch - if this were to be validated ultimately on a large-scale-for this to be implemented," said Kuo....

Pediatric Seizure Study Underway in US to Decide Between Diazepam and Lorazepam

...he study details and obtain parental permission in advance because of the urgent need to provide treatment within 5 minutes of the childs arrival in the emergency department. Moreover, status epilepticus may occur when a child is away from his or her parents; a parent may not be present when the child is tak...

Medical College Students Help Change Global Health Policy

...al College, to "seek new strategies for Cornell to advance public health" across the globe. "I am extremely proud that the students at Weill Cornell Medical College have had such an admirable influence on global health policy," says Dr. Skorton, who is also a professor of internal medicine and pediatrics. ...

EU Pushes Asian Nations on Climate Change Goals

...m the international community. Earlier, after an advance meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Steinmeier said that he remained hopeful that agreement on emissions reductions could be reached with China before a world summit on global warming in December in Bali. Voicing a sentiment shared b...

Natural Compound in Grapes, Tea and Cocoa Helps to Enhance Memory

...related to ageing. "This finding is an important advance because it identifies a single natural chemical with memory-enhancing effects, suggesting that it may be possible to optimize brain function by combining exercise and dietary supplementation," says Dr. Mark Mattson at the National Institute on Ageing...

The Global Health Council Announces Launch of Global Health TV

...lobal Health TV, HBL Media and the Council seek to advance understanding of global health issues, particularly issues that disproportionately affect the world's poorest people -- including the impact of HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, poor health system support and maternal and child health issues. "Globa...

New Strains of TB Can Be Used as a Powerful Bioterror Weapon

... ability to stop a would-be terrorist, in spite of advance intelligence, and highlights deficiencies in the nation's system to keep the direst of diseases from crossing borders. The actual danger presented by the current panic is minimal when compared to what a coordinated, intentional attack by bioterrori...

Cigarette Smoke Alters DNA in Sperm, Genetic Damage Could Pass to Offspring

...orn, this represents a good reason to quit well in advance of trying to conceive.' Among the next steps in gaining a better understanding of the germline genetic health conse-quences of smoking, Yauk and her colleagues plan to study how altered DNA manifests itself in the children and grandchildren of male...

Blood Test may Help Signal Tumor's Remission, Return in Throat Cancer Patients

...rative study between two NIH institutes that helps advance the field, said NCI Director, John E. Niederhuber, M.D. It is estimated that more than 34,000 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx (the middle part of the throat that includes the soft palate, tonsils, and tongue) ...

Implanting Electrodes in the Brain Could Help Treat Severe Depression

...are more important than others, the engineers will advance the technology," Mayberg said....

HHS Buys Next Generation Smallpox Vaccine

...the first BioShield contract to allow two types of advance (pre-delivery) payments -- one under the Project B...ess Act. Under BioShield, the company can get an advance payment based on a determination that it is necessary to the success of the product. Under the Pande...

New Smallpox Vaccine Contract: Five Years in the Making

... $150 million in payments of which $125 million in advance payments will be paid out over the first two years of the contract as milestones are achieved, and $25 million paid during the licensure process. In addition to its MVA-based smallpox vaccine, Bavarian Nordic is also active in a number of other fie...

A Pratical Tool to Detect Bone Mass Deficiencies in Children With Chronic Diseases

...esearchers plan to continue their work, seeking to advance their findings by analyzing a seven-year stream of data. This will allow growth charts to be extended up to 21 years of age in males and 20 years in females. One goal is to develop a way to determine, for example, if a 7-year-old child ranking in th...

Asthmatics Arrived in Hyderabad to Take Fish Medicine

...have been opened at the venue. For the first time, advance tokens were issued for the patients. He said over 8,000 advance bookings through tokens were registered till Wednesday. The distribution of the drug will begin at...

Cynosure Introduces Higher Power Smartlipo(TM) LaserBodySculpting Workstation

... power Smartlipo reflects Cynosure's commitment to advance its customers' practices with innovative products designed for patient efficiency." "We believe the introduction of the 10-watt platform will accelerate the adoption of Smartlipo in the marketplace," said Cynosure President and Chief Executive Offi...

Introducing Thalasso, the Greeks Way to a Healthy Life

...ple annually opt to undergo Thalasso therapy. They advance to an enjoyment of positive ongoing factors, according to Stick. He added that the sea encourages most people to move their bodies, even when they are otherwise inactive. Aside from that, in a psychological view, light lifts the mood....

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