MRI :: New high-resolution MRI machine comes to MIT
Last May, MIT acquired its first 3 Tesla Siemens MRI machine for noninvasive imaging of the human brain, located in the Martinos Imaging Center at the McGovern Institute.
Research
Air Pollution :: Even low air pollution can boost premature death risk
Even comparatively low levels of air pollution boost the chances of an early death, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.
Tuberculosis :: Handicapping tuberculosis may be the way to a better vaccine
Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator William R. Jacobs and colleagues have produced a genetically altered strain of tuberculosis (TB) that elicits a stronger immune response than the current vaccine, bacillus Calmette-Gu?rin (BCG).
Eye :: Fish eyes could hold clue to repairing damaged retinas in humans
A special type of cell found in the eye has been found to be very important in regenerating the retina in zebrafish and restoring vision even after extensive damage.
Tuberculosis :: Developing a more effective tuberculosis vaccine
The microorganism that causes tuberculosis, M. Tuberculosis, infects more than a one third of the world’s population.
Antidepressant :: Success or failure of antidepressant citalopram predicted by gene variation
A variation in a gene called GRIK4 appears to make people with depression more likely to respond to the medication citalopram (Celexa) than are people without the variation, a study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, has found.
Vaccine :: CDC urges parents to protect preteens with three recommended vaccines
As children approach their teen years, parents often worry about how to protect them from new risks and potential dangers. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a campaign to educate parents about one of the things they can do to protect their children at 11 and 12 years of age and for years to come: make sure they are vaccinated against serious, sometimes life-threatening diseases such as meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, and cervical cancer.
HIV :: HIV infection rate high among young Nepalese girls sex trafficked to India
A study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers of girls and women who were sex-trafficked from Nepal to India and then repatriated has found that 38 percent were HIV positive.
Avandia :: Keep GSK diabetes drug Avandia available to US patients
The FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee voted to keep the Glaxo’s diabetes medicine Avandia available to patients in the US. The FDA will review the panel’s recommendation before making a decision.
Gene :: Under magnetic force, nanoparticles may deliver gene therapy
After binding DNA segments to tiny iron-containing spheres called nanoparticles, researchers have used magnetic fields to direct the nanoparticles into arterial muscle cells, where the DNA could have a therapeutic effect. Although the research, done in cell cultures, is in early stages, it may represent a new method for delivering gene therapy to benefit blood vessels damaged by arterial disease.