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18F-DG PET/CT can highly increase the detection of colorectal cancer
Combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) is currently widely used in the clinical diagnosis of cancer to provide functional and morphological imaging.   view more (2007-10-11)

New protein tag enhances view within living cells
The view into the inner world of living cells just got a little brighter and more colorful. A powerful new research tool, when used with other labeling technologies, allows simultaneous visualization of two or more different proteins as well as the ability to distinguish young and old copies of a... view more (2008-02-25)

Insects' 'giant leap' reconstructed by founder of sociobiology
The January 2008 issue of BioScience includes an article by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for a new perspective on the evolution of advanced social organization in some ants, bees, and wasps (Hymenoptera).   view more (2008-01-02)

Clinical trials nebulized formoterol fumarate: Long-term and cardiovascular safety COPD
Data from two Phase III clinical trials were presented today in Chicago at CHEST 2007, the annual scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), supporting the use of Perforomist (formoterol fumarate) Inhalation Solution as a safe and effective maintenance treatment for... view more (2007-10-25)

Risks and benefits of antipsychotics in children and adolescents
Many of the psychiatric disorders observed in adults have their onset in childhood or adolescence. In fact some studies show that at least 20% of children and adolescents will fulfil a diagnostic criterion for a mental disorder before reaching adulthood.   view more (2008-09-02)

Scientists use nanoparticle to discover disease-causing proteins
A complex molecule and snake venom may provide researchers with a more reliable method of diagnosing human diseases and developing new drugs.   view more (2007-02-13)

Purdue researchers develop technology to detect cancer by scanning surface veins
A new technology for cancer detection that eliminates the need for drawing blood has been developed by Purdue University researchers.   view more (2007-09-05)

Statins effective in long term, Nordic study suggests (p 771)
Statins-a class of drugs that lower cholesterol and are associated with cardiovascular benefits- are effective in the long term, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET.   view more (2004-08-25)

Cases of autism may have levelled out in UK and previous surge not "real"
Cases of autism in the UK may have levelled out, after peaking in 1992, reveals a study in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. The rise in the numbers of cases since 1979 may not have been "real," but a result of greater awareness and more efficient record keeping, suggest the authors.... view more (2003-07-18)

Intake of dietary copper helps Alzheimer's patients
As one of the services for patients with Alzheimer's disease, the Department of Psychiatry at the Saarland University Medical Center offers participation in a clinical phase II trial. This clinical trial aims to elucidate a potential beneficial effect of copper orotate (an organic copper salt),... view more (2005-10-04)

Some common treatments for sinus infections may not be effective
A comparison of common treatments for acute sinusitis that included an antibiotic and a topical steroid found neither more effective than placebo, according to a study in the December 5 issue of JAMA.   view more (2007-12-05)

NOAA Researchers Help Build a Global Reference Library of DNA Barcodes
Most of us are familiar with bar codes, those small black stripes with numbers below, known as the Universal Product Code or UPC label, that appear on commercial products. We scan them at the grocery store or to check a price, or have to cut them out and send them in for a rebate.   view more (2008-04-21)

Restrictive drug policies often cause schizophrenic patients to discontinue medication
Policies requiring authorization before physicians can prescribe newer medications to schizophrenic patients may be counter-productive. According to a new study, patients in Maine's Medicaid program who found themselves in this situation were 29% more likely to stop or disrupt medication use than... view more (2008-04-01)

T-rays: New imaging technology spotlighted by American Chemical Society
T-ray sensing and imaging technology, which can spot cracks in space shuttle foam, see biological agents through a sealed envelope and detect tumors without harmful radiation, was the focus of a recent symposium at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.   view more (2005-12-07)

New School of Pharmacy launches at The University of Reading
The UK's newest School of Pharmacy will be officially launched at The University of Reading on Thursday 20 January. Professor Tony Moffat, former Chief Scientist of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, will be guest of honour at the event, which will also be attended by leading... view more (2005-01-11)

A fully automatic system for managing e-commerce orders
E-commerce makes it possible for a customer to order a mix of books, CDs and videos which will be shipped within 48 hours. Increasing "B2C" (business-to-customer) e-commerce and other ordering methods requires a new mailing and packaging philosophy. The partners in EUREKA project E! 2550... view more (2004-02-17)

Trying to stay on a strict diet? Focus on the details
Repetition usually makes people enjoy things less. Such satiation causes our favorites to lose their sheen, makes it hard to follow a diet, and pushes us to escalate our spending on novelty.   view more (2008-01-09)

Pathways of emotion - from cortex to peripheral organs
Walking down a dark alley late at night is enough to give anyone the heebie-jeebies. Your heart starts racing, your palms get clammy and you get ready to run. Now researchers from Boston University have unravelled the neural pathways that transmit information about your surroundings to your organs,... view more (2003-10-07)

High-dose Radiotherapy Could Reduce Cognitive Function For People With Low-grade Brain Tumours (p 1361)
Authors of an article in this week's issue of THE LANCET-the first of a series of four articles assessing the role of the pharmaceutical industry in medicine-are critical of the way in which multinational pharmaceutical companies manipulate the provision of information, and say that this... view more (2002-10-30)

DNA research taking guesswork out of finding the 'therapeutic window'
It's only spit, but what's inside your saliva may help solve a dosing dilemma facing doctors and patients.   view more (2008-10-24)

Health ‘rationing’ - should patients decide?
Medical science can now treat more diseases than ever before, but NHS resources are finite. Who decides which patients get priority when that resource ‘cake’ is shared out? Priority setting will be one of the key controversies to be debated at this year’s Annual GP Forum at the... view more (2000-09-04)

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features innovative methods for embryology research
Two methods that permit scientists to examine critical stages in early embryogenesis are featured in this month's release of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols.   view more (2007-12-04)

Improving offset printing
The flexible packaging market offers sophisticated ways to present a product using plastic films, paper or aluminium, in the food industry, for example. Currently other printing methods dominate, as offset printing lacks the required flexibility. Now EUREKA project E! 2438 VSOP2 (Variable Sleeve... view more (2004-06-30)

Antibiotic treatment for children with UTI not associated with reduced risk of recurrence
The use of prophylactic antibiotics, which involves daily administration of antibiotics to children after an initial urinary tract infection, is not associated with reduced risk of recurrent urinary tract infections, but is associated with an increased risk of resistant infections.   view more (2007-07-11)

Use of anti-depressant does not decrease risk of relapse for patients with anorexia nervosa
Use of the anti-depressant fluoxetine did not help patients with anorexia nervosa who had restored their body weight maintain that weight or reduce their risk of relapse, according to a study in the June 14 issue of JAMA.   view more (2006-06-14)
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