Healthcare :: Way clear for next steps on electronic patient care record
The government is to accept the recommendations of a taskforce on the future of electronic NHS patient records, leaving the way clear for a pilot programme in Spring 2007.
Treatment
Healthcare :: 18 week target for a patient to receive treatment
New information issued today lays out the challenge faced by the NHS to meet the maximum 18-week target by the end of 2008.
Heart Disease :: Adult stem cells reduce tissue damage in cardiovascular diseases
Xabier L?pez Aranguren, a biologist and biochemist at the University of Navarra, has studied in his doctoral dissertation the use of adult stem cells in order to palliate damage to the tissues affected by cardiovascular diseases, which are one of the leading causes of death in the Western world. The results of his research have recently been published in the journal Blood.
Imaging :: New MRI technique measures intracranial pressure in brain disorder
A new advanced magnetic resonance imaging technique developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago for the diagnosis of neurological problems, such as Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus and brain injury, will be evaluated for clinical use through a $1.4 million National Institutes of Health Bioengineering Research Partnership grant.
Psychiatry :: American Psychiatric Foundation to fund KUAF series regarding mental health
University of Arkansas public radio station KUAF 91.3 FM has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the American Psychiatric Foundation for the production of a year-long five-part series of in-depth reports on mental health and the elderly.
Dementia :: Non-drug treatments for dementia show promise
Memory training and other non-drug treatments may one day help older adults ward off declines in mental function, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in an editorial in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Testosterone therapy prevents Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the University of Southern California have discovered a direct link between loss of testosterone and the development of an Alzheimer’s-like disease in mice. They also discovered that testosterone treatment slows progression of the disease.The study, published in the Dec. 20 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, predicts that testosterone-based hormone therapy may be useful in the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer?s disease in aging men.
Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer stem cells resist radiation treatment
The population of breast cancer cells that gives rise to a tumor may be relatively resistant to radiotherapy and may even increase when given multiple treatments of radiation, a new study shows.
Leukemia :: Predicting risk of leukemia induced by radiation therapy
A new analysis shows that it may be possible to accurately predict a cancer patient?s risk of developing leukemia as a result of receiving radiation therapy for a primary tumor. Understanding these risks may help doctors optimize radiation treatment to minimize the side effects of this therapy, the authors say.
Pancreatic Cancer :: Asthma medicine cromolyn halts pancreatic cancer cell growth
A common asthma drug reduced pancreatic cancer cell growth in laboratory experiments and animal tests, a new study reports.