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Building a hand-held lab-on-a-chip to simplify blood tests
A cell phone-sized blood-count machine requiring less blood than a mosquito bite will make blood tests easier for many patients, from neonatal units to astronauts in space. view more (2006-04-13)
U-M researchers identify new blood test for prostate cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a panel of 22 biomarkers that together provide a more accurate screening for prostate cancer than the current prostate specific antigen, or PSA, test. view more (2005-09-22)
German researchers call for clinical trials of menstrual cycle monitors used for natural family planning
Pilot study reveals widely differing levels of accuracy view more (2003-11-24)
Anxiety disorders linked to physical conditions
Anxiety disorders appear to be independently associated with several physical conditions, including thyroid disease, respiratory disease, arthritis and migraine headaches. view more (2006-10-24)
Ask permission to use newborn data, parents say
More than three-quarters of parents would be willing to permit the use of their children's newborn screening samples for research purposes if their permission were obtained beforehand, a University of Michigan survey shows. view more (2009-07-16)
Blood test predicts success of quitting smoking using the nicotine patch
A blood test may enable doctors to predict which smokers using the nicotine patch are likely to experience the least amount of cravings and have the highest probability of success in quitting cigarettes. view more (2006-05-19)
New discovery could reduce the health risk of high-fat foods
Just as additives help gasoline burn cleaner, a research report published in the January 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal shows that the food industry could take a similar approach toward reducing health risks associated with fatty foods. view more (2008-01-02)
New research challenges advice that men should abstain from sex before fertility treatment
Madrid, Spain: New research by Israeli fertility experts has challenged current medical opinion, which holds that refraining from sex for up to a week at least is beneficial for men prior to undergoing some types of fertility treatment. Doctors and scientists from Soroka University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, tested over... view more... (2003-06-27)
Dr. Arun Sreekumar lectures on new candidate biomarker at Annual EAU Congress
The standard Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer cannot tell the difference between aggressive and slow-growing forms. view more (2009-03-10)
Botox: Its not just for wrinkles anymore
When researchers at the Chang Gung University Medical College, Taiwan and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine injected botulinum toxin A, or Botox, into the prostate gland of men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition commonly referred to as enlarged prostate, they found that it eased symptoms and improved quality of life. view more (2006-05-24)
Comprehensive genetic study paves way for new blood-pressure medicines
Eight previously unknown genes that affect blood pressure were recently identified in a comprehensive international study comprising 34,433 Europeans. view more (2009-05-11)
Sniffing out chloride
When industrial plants are wrecked, they often leave behind a site with contaminated soil. If it was a metalworking plant, a textile production or dry-cleaning facility, a paint manufacturing or an animal waste processing plant, the soil is often contaminated with chlorine-based solvents. In order to bring the concentration back down to below the... view more... (2002-09-09)
New male sling procedure helps prostate cancer survivors who suffer from urinary incontinence
Michael Yarborough, a 58-year-old business owner from Waxahachie, Texas, was fortunate. A routine check-up three years ago revealed prostate cancer, but a side effect of his successful surgery was "driving him nuts." view more (2007-08-29)
Scientists simulate gut reaction to arsenic exposure
A simulated gastrointestinal system is helping scientists test contaminated soil for its potential to harm humans. The method is likely to save time and money for people hoping to repurpose land with an industrial past. view more (2008-10-08)
Free radical scavenging is defective in periodontal (tooth loosening) disease
The capacity to mop up harmful oxygen free radicals seems to be reduced in people with periodontal disease, finds research in Molecular Pathology. Periodontal disease affects between 10 and 15% of people worldwide. A leading cause of tooth loss, it develops as a result of bacterial infection from a build-up of the sticky, colourless bacterial... view more... (2002-11-22)
Targeted drug therapy found effective in patients with common form of immune-mediated kidney disease
The drug rituximab causes considerable kidney injury healing in patients with membranous nephropathy, a common form of kidney disease, according to a study appearing in the November 2008 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that this condition, previously destined to progress to kidney... view more... (2008-08-06)
Molecular fingerprints point the way to earlier cancer diagnosis and more targeted treatment
Metabolites are molecular fingerprints of what your cells are up to and Dr. Arun Sreekumar wants to know the impression made by cancer. view more (2009-03-24)
UW astronomer hits cosmic paydirt with Stardust
Scientists at the Johnson Space Center in Houston were excited and awed Tuesday by what they saw when the sample-return canister from the Stardust spacecraft was opened. view more (2006-01-19)
Terahertz imaging may reduce breast cancer surgeries
A promising new technique to ensure complete tumor removal at breast cancer excision is introduced in the May issue of Radiology. view more (2006-04-26)
Researchers working on a better method of detecting ovarian cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. An estimated 20,180 new cases of ovarian cancer are expected in the United States this year. view more (2006-04-04)
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