OHSU Knight Cancer Institute researchers isolate importance of gene in breast cancer prognosis Jul 24, 2010
D., associate professor, Department of Pathology; Byung S. Park, Ph. D., research assistant professor, Division of Biostatistics and Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine; and Susan B. Olson, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
UT MD Anderson study ties abnormal cells in blood to lung cancer Jul 23, 2010
"We suspect additional research will show that these circulating abnormal cells are circulating non-small cell lung cancer cells," said study corresponding author Ruth Katz, M.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Pathology ... Study co-authors from MD Anderson are Weigong He, Abha Khanna, Ricardo Fernandez, Tanweer M. Zaidi, Nancy Caraway, M.D., and Hua-Zhong Zhang of the Department of Pathology; Margaret Spitz, M.D., Carol Etzel, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Sonic confirms guidance Jul 23, 2010
On May 20 Sonic told the market that due to a revenue shortfall driven by government cuts to Australian Medicare fees for pathology services from November 1, 2009, the company would fall short of its guidance for the full year 2010. Sonic said at the time that its full year net profit would be between $290 million and $295 million, slightly exceeding the previous year's profit on a constant currency basis. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Math model of colon inflammation singles out dangerous immune cells Jul 23, 2010
With more than 240 highly trained multidisciplinary, international personnel, research at the institute involves collaboration in diverse disciplines such as mathematics, computer science, biology, plant pathology, biochemistry, systems biology, statistics, economics, synthetic biology, and medicine. The large amounts of data generated by this approach are analyzed and interpreted to create new knowledge that is disseminated to the world's scientific, governmental, and wider communities. (EurekAlert!)
UHN establishes first telepathology system in Ontario Jul 22, 2010
Physicians in three Northern Ontario communities are now virtually linked at all times to pathology specialists at University Health Network (UHN), thanks to a revolutionary new way of diagnosing pathology cases over the Internet. The new telepathology system is the first of its kind in Ontario ... It allows physicians in rural and remote hospitals to access and consult with specialized UHN pathologists by instantly transmitting digital images of pathology samples enabling fast and accurate... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
A Woman with Dementia and a Seizure Jul 22, 2010
From the Departments of Neurology (S.M.G.), Radiology (O.R.), and Pathology (M.F.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Departments of Neurology (S.M.G.), Radiology (O.R.), and Pathology (M.F.P.), Harvard Medical School both in Boston. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Molecular Architecture of the Goodpasture Autoantigen in Anti-GBM Nephritis Jul 22, 2010
From the Center for Matrix Biology, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine (V.P., O.B., A.B.F., R.V., P.V., D.-B.B., E.G.N., B.G.H.), the Departments of Pathology (A.B.F., B.G.H.) and Pediatrics (A.B.F.), and the Department of Biochemistry and the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center (B.G.H.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Center for Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia (A.R.K.); the Department of Nephrology, Lund... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Goodpasture’s Disease — New Secrets Revealed Jul 22, 2010
One, Goodpasture's disease, is an organ-specific autoimmune disease that is mediated by anti glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies and has a pathology characterized by crescentic glomerulonephritis with linear immunofluorescent staining for IgG on the GBM. It typically presents as acute renal failure caused by a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, often accompanied by pulmonary hemorrhage, that may be life-threatening. The other form of glomerulonephritis, so-called Alport's... (New England Journal of Medicine)
First Stages of Tissue Production in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Isolated Jul 22, 2010
"Scientists are very interested in understanding how cells that are pluripotent are directed to become specific tissues," said Dr. Gay Crooks, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and senior author of the study ... Dr. Denis Evseenko, lead investigator on the studies and an assistant researcher in the pathology and laboratory medicine department at UCLA, placed human embryonic stem cells into culture and, after three or four days, found a small subset of the cells that had lost a key... (Science Daily)
Voice Recorders Seem to Help Detect Autism Jul 21, 2010
D., professor and Plough Chair of Excellence, The University of Memphis School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Memphis, Tenn. July 19-23, 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, online. (MEDLINEplus)
Discovery Suggests Possible Treatment Strategy for Aggressive Leukemias Jul 20, 2010
Other authors include co-lead authors Takahiro Ito and Hyog Young Kwon, Bryan Zimdahl, Kendra L. Congdon, Jordan Blum, William E. Lento, and Chen Zhao of Duke Pharmacology and Cancer Biology; Anand Lagoo of the Duke Department of Pathology; Gareth Gerrard, Letizia Foroni, and John Goldman of the Department of Haematology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital; Harriet Goh, Soo-Hyun Kim and Dong-Wook Kim of the Division of Hematology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital at the Catholic University... (Science Daily)
$2.7b bid Healthscope bid could be the spark Jul 20, 2010
To justify the offer price, we would need to adopt a highly optimistic scenario in terms of sustainable margin expansion in the hospital division, sustainable and profitable market share gains in pathology, and significant cost reductions. In our view, these will be difficult to achieve in practice. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The secret very secret Republican plan to cut the deficit Jul 20, 2010
The secret very secret Republican plan to cut the deficit. 4:30 pm July 19, 2010, by ctucker. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
- Healthscope okays Carlyle, TPG bid Jul 20, 2010
Healthscope operates 44 private hospitals and has pathology facilities in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. The agreement ends a bidding process that had included multiple companies. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
iGEM team helps prevent rogue use of synthetic biology Jul 20, 2010
" The final results of the Virginia Tech-ENSIMAG biosecurity team's analyses will be presented in November at the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) synthetic biology competition organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ### US Department of Health and Human Services voluntary guidelines "Screening Framework Guidance for Synthetic Double-Stranded DNA Providers" November 2009. See Minimizing the Risks of Synthetic DNA: Scientists' Views on the US Governments... (EurekAlert!)
US equity firms could acquire Healthscope Jul 20, 2010
Healthscope operates 44 private hospitals and has pathology facilities in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Carlyle and TPG have offered $5. (Boston Globe)
Scientists Identify Molecular Predictor of Prognosis for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Jul 19, 2010
Other UNC scientists are: Channing Der, PhD, and Jeran Stratford, PhD, from the department of pharmacology; Leigh Thorne, MD, from the department of pathology and laboratory medicine; Benjamin Calvo, MD; Hong Jin Kim, MD; and Jonathan Samuel, MD, from the department of surgery; Chuck Perou, PhD, from the department of genetics; J.S. Marron, PhD, department of biostatistics; Keith Volmar, MD, clinical pathologist at Rex Hospital, and Laura Caskey, research specialist, and Cheng Fan, research... (Science Daily)
Healthscope jumps after bid gets nod Jul 19, 2010
Private hospital operator and pathology provider Healthscope has agreed to a $2. 7 billion offer from private equity firms Carlyle Group and TPG Capital. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Making Virtopsies a Reality: New Research Project to Develop Reliable and Cost-Effective Virtual Autopsies Jul 19, 2010
The research team at the University of Leicester's East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit has won a substantive award by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to investigate and develop the use of cardiac angiography in relation to near virtual autopsies ... The research is a collaborative project between researchers in the East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit at the University of Leicester and researchers in the Imaging Department at the University Hospitals of Leicester. (Science Daily)
Doctors, scientists adopt new approach to Alzheimer's care Jul 18, 2010
The researchers said they have learned enough about biomarkers that they can begin to identify people with mild symptoms who are likely to have underlying pathology of Alzheimer's disease. But not all people with risk factors for the disease or early pathology will manifest symptoms, they said ... The researchers said they have learned enough about biomarkers that they can begin to identify people with mild symptoms who are likely to have underlying pathology of Alzheimer's disease. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Healthscope weighs bids Jul 17, 2010
AT LEAST two takeover bids for private hospital and pathology company Healthscope are believed to have been forwarded to the company's board overnight, placing duelling private equity firms Texas Pacific Group and the Carlyle Group in the lead position to buy the listed healthcare company for about $1. 85 billion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
How Psychiatric Risk Gene Disrupts Brain Development Jul 17, 2010
ScienceDaily (July 16, 2010) Scientists are making progress towards a better understanding of the neuropathology associated with debilitating psychiatric illnesses like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia ... "Our findings identify the novel Wnt signaling pathway gene, Dixdc1, as a critical regulator of DISC1 function during cortical development. This discovery suggests that Dixdc1 and DISC1 are involved in Wnt signaling at many levels in the nervous system and that mutations in DISC1 likely... (Science Daily)
Norton Healthcare Foundation receives $8 million gift from retired physician Jul 16, 2010
She made the gift in memory of her husband, Dr. Frederick K. Cressman, who was director of pathology at what now is Norton Audubon Hospital. He died in January after a seven-year bout with Parkinson s disease. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Understanding children with Down Syndrome Jul 15, 2010
They have dreams and aspirations like everyone else, said Prof Carl Parsons, a disability speech pathology educator at the Education Department, Melbourne, Australia ... Twenty speech pathology students from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysias Audiology and Speech Pathology School also participated in the camp, demonstrating therapy techniques to foster communication skills with the children. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Problematic Blood Clotting Contributes to Alzheimer’s Disease Jul 15, 2010
" Postdoctoral fellow Marta Cortes-Canteli led the work in Strickland's lab, conducting test tube experiments and experiments in mice genetically engineered with Alzheimer's disease to investigate the interaction of amyloid- and the blood-clotting agent called fibrinogen. Normally, when the body is injured, fibrinogen forms fibrin clots to stop uncontrolled bleeding. Once the wound is healed, the blood clot is broken down and blood flow returns to normal. Strickland, Cortes-Canteli and... (Science Daily)
Mayo explores dementia, diabetes link Jul 15, 2010
The results agree with a number of autopsy studies conducted on patients with dementia and diabetes, in which vascular abnormalities were found to be related to the dementia but the Alzheimer s pathology of plaque and tangles was not, Graff-Radford said. The findings also suggest that an experimental blood test to predict development of Alzheimer s disease may be more accurate than some studies of people with dementia have suggested, because those studies included participants with diabetes,... (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Piramal sells lab unit to SRL Jul 15, 2010
The deal could prove beneficial to SRL. SRLs reach and brand recognition, coupled with strong experience in managing hospitals implant labs, will be complemented by PDSLs strong processes and systems, highly regarded pool of doctors and a robust, integrated service model covering both pathology and radiology. The transaction announced on Wednesday leaves Piramal Healthcare with the contract-manufacturing and over-the-counter drugs businesses. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Early diagnosis promises hope for Alzheimer's Jul 15, 2010
Scans could also light up certain areas of the brain in sufferers and newer PET scans could show plaque in the brain - a unique sign of Alzheimer's brain pathology. These [guidelines] are important and long overdue, considering the way technology has developed,'' Professor Ames said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Japanese monkey deaths puzzle researchers Jul 14, 2010
ois Villinger, director of pathology at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta, Ga. says that Japanese laboratories tend to have excellent diagnostic capabilities: "Therefore I have confidence in the fact that the illness is probably not due to any of the known agents inducing hemorrhagic fevers.". (Scientific American)
Acclaimed magician Falkenstein dies at 78 Jul 14, 2010
When not performing, Falkenstein taught speech pathology at Los Angeles schools. Besides his wife, Falkenstein is survived by a daughter, Cathleen Yeisley, of El Paso; a sister, Dale Myerson, of Phoenix; and several grandchildren. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Spread the joy Jul 14, 2010
However, investigations of headaches are warranted in situations when possibilities of underlying sinister pathology is suspected. Very often, patients think they have a lung or heart disease as the main discomfort is not being able to catch a breath. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Summer is High Time for Bacterial Infection in Cats Jul 13, 2010
While dogs and sheep are susceptible to the disease, it is rare in those species, said Brad DeBey, an associate professor of pathology in the veterinary diagnostic laboratory at Kansas State University. The most common ways that cats acquire tularemia is by eating infected rabbits or by being bitten by ticks that have fed on an infected rabbit. (MEDLINEplus)
Graedon: Can beet juice really lower blood pressure? Jul 13, 2010
Although this condition is mysterious (no cause or cure has been identified), researchers have noted that it is associated with lower levels of magnesium (Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, March 2009) and vitamin B-12 (European Journal of Medical Research, Sept. 28, 2001). Acid-suppressing drugs have been linked to lower levels of vitamin B-12 and BMS.. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Piramal may sell its diagnostics biz Jul 13, 2010
However, Piramal cannot expect the same valuation premium on the pathology business as it got for its formulations, analysts said ... The boom in the Indian medical and hospital sector, combined with increasing awareness, has increased the number of people using pathology labs, an analyst said. (India Times)
Vote for me Meet the Candidates forum held Jul 11, 2010
Barresi has a history in education, a master s in speech pathology, working in both the Norman and Harrah school districts before switching career paths to dentistry. Barresi didn t like the education provided by the public schools so she and 100 other parents organized Independence Charter Schools and later Harding Charter Preparatory Academy. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Virus-Resistant Cassava by 2015 Jul 10, 2010
Their results will appear in Molecular Plant Pathology next month (August), Claude Fauquet, lead author of the study and director of cassava research at the centre, told SciDev. Net. (allAfrica.com)
Can Same-Sex Partner Claim Loss of Consortium? Jul 10, 2010
The pathology report stated that Mueller had cancer of the appendix, but Wertheim stuck with her original diagnosis and continued to treat her patient with chemotherapy cycles for nearly four years. Eric Stockman, an attorney with Neubert, Pepe & Monteith in New Haven, represented the doctor. (Law.com)
New Way to Slow the Growth of Malignant Melanoma Jul 10, 2010
Victor Tron, head of pathology and molecular medicine, focused on miR-193b when he discovered that it was deficient in melanoma tumors and because there were very few studies done about the gene ... The study was recently published in the American Journal of Pathology ... Pathology researchers Harriet Feilotter, Genevieve Pare, Xiao Zhang, Joshua Pemberton, Cherif Grady, Dulcie Lai and Xiaolong Yang and graduate student Jiamin Chen were also on the research team. (Science Daily)
Amid the Murk of 'Gut Flora,' Vitamin D Receptor Emerges as a Key Player Jul 9, 2010
The work was published online recently in the American Journal of Pathology ... "Vitamin D deficiency is a known factor in the pathology of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer," said microbiologist Jun Sun, Ph. (Science Daily)
Hope for improving diagnostics in Haiti Jul 9, 2010
Part of a delegation from the American Society for Clinical Pathology, she joined a group of summer visitors who stopped to assess the labs at the Hopital Universitaire de l'Etat d'Haiti -- the hospital of the national university -- as well as the Hopital de la Paix -- the hospital of peace -- a major treatment center. She found labs without running water, improvised equipment and specimen slides that were quickly washed and reused. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Tip sheet for journalists: Equol, soy, menopause and bone health research published in Journal of Nutrition Jul 9, 2010
"Equol: History, Chemistry and Formation," Kenneth D. R. Setchell, of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, and Carlo Clerici of Clinica di Gastroenterologia ed Epatologia, at the Universita` degli Studi di Perugia University of Perugia in Italy ... " Equol: Pharmacokinetics and Biological Actions," Kenneth D. R. Setchell, of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital... (EurekAlert!)
A Woman with Oligomenorrhea and Infertility Jul 8, 2010
From the Neuroendocrine Unit (A.L.U.) and the Departments of Radiology (P.W.S.) and Pathology (M.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Departments of Medicine (A.L.U.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (M.S.), Harvard Medical School both in Boston; and the Pituitary Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (A.L.U.). . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Read today's letters to the editor Jul 8, 2010
Appalled that 24 percent of black children were born to single mothers, he wrote, "At the center of of the tangle of pathology (in the ghetto) is the weakness of family structure.". That percentage, despite all the measures by various levels of government, as well as by churches and charitable organizations is over 70 percent today. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Scientists Design New Delivery Device for Gene Therapy Jul 8, 2010
He completed the research with Ohio State co-authors Bo Yu and L. James Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Xiaojuan Yang and Robert Lee of the Division of Pharmaceutics; and Tianyao Huo and Rolf Barth of the Department of Pathology. Yu, Yang, L. James Lee and Robert Lee are also affiliated with the NSEC.. (Science Daily)
Palin and Mondale Jul 8, 2010
The cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses are Bush, Cheney, Rove, Limbaugh and the Republican congressional leadership that conspired to the implement the pathology of years 2001-2009. Any Republican running with those millstones around their neck is another Mondale doomed to defeat. (The American Conservative)
Multicolor quantum dots aid in cancer biopsy diagnosis Jul 7, 2010
"We're excited about this technology," says Andrew Young, MD, PhD, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and director of clinical laboratories at Grady Health System ... With the standard methods in most pathology labs, staining cells with four different antibodies would require four separate slides a problem when the specimen is very small. (EurekAlert!)
Chemist urges state to approve soil fumigant Jul 6, 2010
"It is absolutely necessary to continue agriculture in this state, and that is what is at stake," said Sims, who worked in the plant pathology department at UC Riverside for 40 years until his retirement in 2004. "I think methyl iodide can be used safely.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Aide: Doogan prognosis 'very good' after surgery Jul 6, 2010
Such cases typically involve noncancerous tumors, and Keane says Doogan's doctors believe his tumor was benign, as well, but pathology reports are pending. She says his prognosis is "very good.". (Juneau Empire)
Plasma protein appears to be associated with development and severity of Alzheimer's disease Jul 6, 2010
D., of Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and colleagues used a combined proteomic and neuro-imaging approach to identify plasma proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology ... "Although these findings do not support the clinical utility of plasma clusterin concentration as a stand-alone biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, they reveal a robust peripheral signature of this amyloid chaperone protein that is responsive to key features of disease pathology.". (EurekAlert!)
Fish rearing in hot waters Jul 6, 2010
Molecular pathology of vertebral deformities in hyperthermic Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) ... In order to study the molecular pathology of vertebral deformities, A. salmon was subjected to hyperthermic conditions from fertilization until after the juvenile stage ... Our results are of basic interest for bone metabolism and contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms involved in development of temperature induced vertebral pathology. (BioMed Central)
Morphological and molecular characterization of developing vertebral fusions using a teleost model Jul 6, 2010
To characterize the fusion process we analyzed an intermediate and a terminal stage of the pathology by using x-ray, histology, immunohistochemistry, real-time quantitative PCR and in situ hybridization ... During the developing pathology, the marked border between the osteoblast growth zones and the chondrocytic areas connected to the arches became less distinct, as proliferating cells and chondrocytes blended through an intermediate zone. (BioMed Central)
Psychiatric drugs fuel flood of diagnoses Jul 6, 2010
The pathology report noted excessive amounts of psychiatric drugs in her system. Drug profits. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Experimental Nonsteroidal Treatment of Asthma Shows Promise Jul 6, 2010
The protein, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), uniquely inhibits specific physiological consequences of asthma examined in asthmatic mice, said Youngman Oh, PhD, a study co-author and a professor of pathology at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. IGFBP-3 reportedly targets a key cellular pathway called nuclear factor kappa B, or NF- B that plays a role in inflammation. (Science Daily)
Alzheimer's blood test in sight... Jul 6, 2010
Lead author Dr Madhav Thambisetty, formerly of the Institute of Psychiatry and now working in America, said: We are very enthusiastic about these results because they identify a strong signal in blood from clusterin protein that appears to be relevant to both pathology and symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease, adding further evidence to the role of clusterin in Alzheimer's disease. "A primary goal in Alzheimer s research is to develop an inexpensive, easily administered test to... (The Drudge Report)
Chronic fatigue findings were held back Jul 3, 2010
Switzer s paper was delayed to give the CDC a chance to review his paper and methods in more detail, and to give Switzer s team a chance to perform more tests, says Stephen Monroe, director of the CDC s Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology. The delay lasted three weeks, and resulted in no changes to the manuscript, Switzer says. (Scientific American)
Atlantic 10 Announces Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Spring 2010 Semester Jul 3, 2010
Speech Language Pathology ... Speech Language Pathology ... Speech Language Pathology. (Goduquesne.com)
UVA Radiation Damages DNA in Human Melanocyte Skin Cells and Can Lead to Melanoma Jul 3, 2010
"For the first time, UVA rays have been shown to cause significant damage to the DNA of human melanocyte skin cells," says Moon-shong Tang, PhD, professor of environmental medicine, pathology and medicine at NYU School of Medicine. "And because melanocytes have a reduced capacity to repair DNA damage from UVA radiation, they mutate more frequently, potentially leading to the development of melanoma.". (Science Daily)
When Food Intake Stops, Enzyme Turns Off Production of Fats, Cholesterol Jul 2, 2010
"This study is significant because it explains the signals that tell the body to burn fat in response to fasting or dieting," says David Sinclair, PhD, a professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) who helped discover the genes that code for sirtuins but was not involved with this MGH-led study. "This improved understanding could help treat and prevent metabolic diseases such as atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes.". (Science Daily)
Management Line: Leon Gettler: Jul 2, 2010
It is a tragedy that many parents spend more time travelling to and from work, than at home with their kids," Albanese says. With Treasury that Australia s population will hit 35 million by 2050 and - in fact, it seems to be getting worse - traffic congestion will be out of control. This will shape and change our working and domestic lives. So how do we fix the problem? Posted at 4:00 AM Wednesday, June 9, 2010 What makes a great boss? It s a point I looked at in a last year. That particular... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Chip off the Block: Does MJ Jr. Have Vitiligo? Jul 2, 2010
In many cases, the appearance of de-pigmented lesions alone, especially in regions like the underarm, groin, and elbows, is sufficient evidence to diagnose vitiligo, says Caroline Le Poole, an associate professor of pathology at Loyola University who studies vitiligo. Though no formal statement has been made by the family as to whether Prince Michael has the condition, these photos have prompted speculation that, like his father, who announced he had the condition in a 1993 Oprah Winfrey... (ABC News)
Melanoma-Initiating Cell Identified Jul 2, 2010
In addition to Boiko, Weissman, Longaker and Yang, other Stanford researchers involved in the work include post-doctoral fellows Olga Razorenova, PhD, and Daphne Ly, MD; professor of pathology Matt van de Rijn, MD; professor of dermatology Susan Swetter, PhD; associate professor of surgery Denise Johnson, MD; Paris Butler, MD; otolaryngologist Benzion Joshua, MD; and professor of otolaryngology and neurosurgery Michael Kaplan, MD.. The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health,... (Science Daily)
Experts Optimistic About Solving Puzzle of Alzheimer's Jul 2, 2010
SOURCES: John C. Morris, M.D., professor, neurology, pathology and immunology, physical therapy and occupational therapy, and director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo. William H. Thies, Ph. (MEDLINEplus)
AMP comments at FDA meeting on array-based tests Jul 1, 2010
Bethesda, MD (June 30, 2010): Today, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) presented comments at the US Food Administration's public meeting on array-based cytogenetic tests ... About AMP: The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) is an international medical professional association dedicated to the advancement, practice, and science of clinical molecular laboratory medicine and translational research based on the applications of molecular biology, genetics and genomics. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
1st 'Boettcher Investigators' named Jul 1, 2010
Dr. Paul Jedlicka, assistant professor of pathology at CU s Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, studying Ewing sarcoma, a common bone and soft tissue cancer in children. Keith Neeves, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the , studying the role of blood flow in the formation of blood clots. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
How Dietary Supplement May Block Cancer Cells Jul 1, 2010
"Cdc25A is present at abnormally high levels in about half of breast cancer cases, and it is associated with a poor prognosis," says study leader Xianghong Zou, assistant professor of pathology at the Ohio State University Medical Center. The molecule also occurs at abnormally high levels in cancers of the breast, prostate, liver, esophagus, endometrium and colon, and in non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and in other diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, he noted. (Science Daily)
