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Cardiology
Physicians and many laypeople are well aware of the substantial risks posed by asymptomatic atherosclerosis. Among 50-year-old adults enrolled in the Framingham Heart Study, the lifetime risk for developing symptomatic disease was 52% in men and 39% in women.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Thu, 29 March 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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General medicine
EC and WHO/Europe have signed contracts for 7 projects covering European health policy priorities on environment and health, injuries, equity in health, health security, health services, alcohol and emergency medical services.
Health-EU - Wed, 28 March 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
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Genetics e Rare diseases
NIGMS-funded geneticists have been studying fruit flies and how they count sex chromosomes to shed light on signal transmission in animals.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences - Wed, 28 March 2007
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/
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General medicine
NIGMS-funded researchers have worked out molecular details about how a set of three proteins in a test tube can establish and maintain a steady 24-hour rhythm.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences - Wed, 28 March 2007
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/
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Pharmacology
Most diseases are caused by malfunctions in the body´s complex protein machinery. The next generation of drugs will be designed on the basis of 3D protein models that scientists are creating.
Karolinska Institutet - Wed, 28 March 2007
http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en
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Oncology
Breast cancer studies supported by drug companies are more likely to report positive results than those without pharmaceutical industry backing, according to a new study.
American Cancer Society - Tue, 27 March 2007
http://www.cancer.org/
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Neurology
Volunteers are being recruited for a study at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston on the potential benefits of creatine, an over-the-counter nutritional supplement, in treating Parkinson's disease.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 27 March 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Diagnostics
Johns Hopkins Medicine has installed for three months of initial safety and clinical testing a 256-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner, believed to be the world’s most advanced CT imaging software and machinery.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 27 March 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Diagnostics
In a first of its kind study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a new technique that transports therapeutic stem cells in a multilayer microcapsule that not only protects the cells from being attacked by the body's immune system but also enables them to be seen on X-ray.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 27 March 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Diagnostics
Scientists’ inability to follow the whereabouts of cells injected into the human body has long been a major drawback in developing effective medical therapies.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Tue, 27 March 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org