Cancer :: Boost for new cancer therapies, blocking Polo kinase
Scientists have revealed the critical role a key enzyme plays in helping cells divide in what could prove an important breakthrough for new cancer therapies.
Professor
New system solves the ‘who is J. Smith’ puzzle
Penn State researchers have developed an automated system that can determine which “J. Smith” is authoring papers on computer science — the one who teaches at Penn State or the one who teaches at M.I.T — as well as whether “J. Smith” is John Smith, Jane Smith, Joanna L. Smith or James H. Smith.
Healthcare :: New resuscitation guidelines may be saving lives in King County
Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is at an all-time high in King County, and a new method of resuscitation used by emergency medical responders in King County may be the reason. Since the protocol was adopted in 2005, survival rates jumped to 46% from 33% for the period of 2002 through 2004.
Stent :: Safety of carotid stenting in ‘real-world’ setting
The largest-ever study of carotid stenting in high-surgical risk patients has shown that with proper education and training, community physicians are just as successful at using catheter-based techniques to unclog arteries supplying blood to the brain as are those who pioneered the procedure at major university medical centers.
Lead :: Pros and cons of therapy for lead exposure
Lead chelation therapy can lessen learning and behavioral problems due to lead exposure, but the therapy adversely affected rats with no lead in their systems, a Cornell study shows. The finding has implications for the treatment of autistic children.
Nanotechnology :: Future of nanotechnology discussed by experts
Many people believe nanotechnology will be the key to solving many of the world’s most pressing medical problems, while others believe it could lead to a potential disaster. The current issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics addresses this issue in all its aspects.
Health Care :: Nursing home or hospital – State policy has big impact on elderly
In a groundbreaking national study, Brown University researchers have traced the connections between state nursing home policies and resident hospitalization rates. The team found that state policies unwittingly create financial incentives for nursing homes to hospitalize their frail elderly residents, even though hospital stays can be disorienting or dangerous. Results are published in Health Services Research.
HIV :: Male circumcision reduces HIV AIDS risk
A University of Illinois at Chicago study has been stopped early due to dramatic preliminary results indicating that medical circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring HIV during heterosexual intercourse by 53 percent.
Smoking :: Effect of tobacco ads may backfire
Anti-smoking advertising sponsored by tobacco companies not only has no negative effect on teen smoking, it may actually encourage youngsters to smoke, a new study suggests. Prevention ads aimed at parents also tend to backfire.
Smoking :: Heavy smokers who cut back still take in more toxins than light smokers
University of Minnesota tobacco researchers have found that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times more total toxins per cigarette than light smokers.