"The work was supported by the Air force Office of Scientific research, the National Research Foundation of Korea and the Cornell Center for Materials Research funded by the National Science Foundation,
"Hemodialysis patients are increased at risk of sudden cardiac death because they often have latent ischaemic heart disease
to predict the risk of sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients. All 3 methods were performed at rest.
Taken on their own, patients with a BMIPP score greater than 16 had an 11-fold increased risk of sudden cardiac death,
while an abnormal Q wave conferred an 18-fold increased risk, and A c-reactive protein level greater than 2. 38 mg/dl predicted a 7-fold increased risk.
Patients with 2 or 3 of the predictors had a sudden cardiac death risk that was 145 times greater than patients with normal levels on all 3 measures.
or 3 abnormal measures were at 145 times increased risk. In hemodialysis patients, abnormal uptake of BMIPP has an independent and incremental value in the prediction of sudden cardiac death in combination with C reactive-protein protein and Q wave.
In a clinical setting, BMIPP scintigraphy can be used in hemodialysis patients who are identified as high risk by abnormal Q wave and increased C reactive-protein protein.
"Further diagnostic tests should be considered in high risk patients with abnormal BMIPP scintigraphy. Cardiac function assessment for heart failure, coronary angiography for ischaemic heart disease and Holter ECG monitoring for lethal arrhythmias can identify the type of myocardial injury
there is a risk of overdiagnosis (in mammography screening, the figure is 10-20 per cent).
people at higher risk of developing the disease include those with a family history of pancreatic cancer, heavy smokers, the obese and people over 50 years with new-onset diabetes.
The team is hoping to conduct further tests on urine samples from people in high risk groups,
or protein homeostasis, is at constant risk from external and internal influences. Damaged proteins lose their structure,
It doesn't pose as serious a risk to livestock, and it has played a major role in stopping foxes from establishing a foothold in Tasmania."
and physicians to better predict individual risks for specific diseases, develop approaches to early detection and prevention,
Food insecurity increases the risk of becoming infected with HIV and food insecure people with HIV are less able to take anti-HIV therapies,
with each increasing vulnerability to and exacerbating the severity of the other, "Weiser said.""We have the biomedical tools to treat
The improved device now is approved FDA for patients judged to be at high or extremely high risk for conventional open-heart aortic valve surgery (with an estimated 30-day mortality rate of at least 15 percent.
which the device is being implanted in lower-risk patients. The trial is called SURTAVI (SURGICAL vs.
The trial provides the only opportunity for lower-risk patients (called intermediate risk) to receive Corevalve.
In addition, extreme-risk patients with other valve disorders are being enrolled in the Expanded Use Study (EUS). Principal investigators at the Loyola site for the SURTAVI
"Unlike the danger of BSE from contaminated beef, the researchers stress that there is no apparent risk of infection by MSA prions outside of specialized medical or research settings.
Another potential advantage of magnetic field human body communication is that it could offer more security than Bluetooth networks.
"We know that age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's beyond genetics, "said Lalli,
so it might explain the actual mechanism of how an increase in age increases the risk of Alzheimer's--through a rise in eotaxin."
or reduce your risk for Alzheimer's is by genetically holding in check the normal increase in eotaxin that occurs in most of the population,"
as scientific evidence shows that they are increased at risk of preterm labor. The research team is looking forward for tests to be able in a near future that will be able to predict the preterm delivery risk of a woman,
notwithstanding her history of birth or delivery r
#Inspired by art, lightweight solar cells track the sun Solar cells capture up to 40 percent more energy
according to the Active Bacterial Core surveillance report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
stating that it"represents a serious threat to public health and the economy.""In March, a National Action Plan outlined critical next steps for key federal agencies and departments.
In both the U s. and Europe, the spread of MRSA is a major threat to people in hospitals and other health care facilities.
and at the same time reduce the risk of acute rejection. Lung transplantation is often the only option for patients with end stage lung disease,
which then increases the risk of infection and cancer. These immune processes are therefore very important and contribute to the outlook where only five out of ten patients will survive for at least five years."
"In cancer, cachexia also increases your risk of developing toxicity from chemotherapy and other oncological treatments, such as surgery and radiotherapy.
and reduce contamination and risk of infection. Starstream, invented and patented by the University of Southampton and in commercial production by Ultrawave Ltd.
Otherwise, the sperm risks a buildup of nitric oxide, which can cause DNA damage.""Our work may lead to the discovery of genes and gene products that cause infertility,
Analyst firm Alite Group estimates that this vulnerability is adding up to $8 billion in incurred losses per year in the U s. Solutions have been proposed--such as integrated circuit cards and mobile wallets systems.
will be presented at the IEEE Conference on Communications and Network security which takes place next week, September 28-30, in Florence, Italy and published as paper:
the design of Safepay, prototype implementation and security analysis. Here's how it works: First, the user downloads and executes the mobile banking application
Vaginal rings with multiple reservoirs present a promising way for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIS) and notably HIV infection in young women with high risk of exposure.
increasing the risk of blindness, nerve damage, stroke, heart disease and several other serious health conditions.
#Building a biofuel-boosting Swiss Army knife Researchers at Michigan State university have built a molecular Swiss Army knife that streamlines the molecular machinery of cyanobacteria,
"The multifunctional protein we've built can be compared to a Swiss Army knife, "said Raul Gonzalez-Esquer, MSU doctoral researcher and the paper's lead author."
#Antimicrobial film for future implants The implantation of medical devices is not without risks. Bacterial or fungal infections can occur
The device is particularly beneficial to patients who are of high surgical risk or are unsuitable for existing clinical interventions.
security and healthcare sectors, allowing the identification and development of new medicines by greatly accelerating the computer-aided design of pharmaceutical compounds
presenting no risk of causing infections, which means it would have fewer adverse side effects on patients than BCG.
#New test predicts teens'future risk of heart disease Risk for cardiovascular disease, currently running rampant in the United states,
The test accounts for many risk factors for the deadly disease and has the potential to be adapted by physicians nationwide to assess teenagers'future risk
Cardiovascular disease has predominantly modifiable risk factors meaning that the disease is entirely preventable. These modifiable risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, diabetes, unhealthy diets and smoking.
The only risk factor unable to be changed is genetic predisposition. The Role of Metabolic syndrome The new diagnostic test has been developed by a team that included Mark Deboer, MD, of the University of Virginia Children's Hospital's Department of Pediatrics,
and Matthew Gurka, Phd, of West virginia University's School of Public health. The test relies on an evaluation of metabolic syndrome,
and abnormal cholesterol levels that together increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. It takes into account variables specific both to race and gender."
and yet they are at very high risk for developing type 2 diabetes and CVD cardiovascular disease,
if it correlated with their risk on developing CVD and type 2 diabetes later in life,
and creates a specific number predicting risk. Previous diagnostic tests have been merely positive or negative
which a youth is at risk.""We are hopeful that this score can be used to assess the baseline risk for adolescents regarding metabolic syndrome
and their risk for future disease and use it as a motivator for individuals to try to change their risk
so that they may have a healthier diet, engage in more physical activity or get medication to reduce their metabolic syndrome severity and their future risk for disease,
"Deboer said d
#From trees to power: Engineers build better energy storage device Mcmaster Engineering researchers Emily Cranston and Igor Zhitomirsky are turning trees into energy storage devices capable of powering everything from a smart watch to a hybrid car.
and thus also as an effective and easy way of monitoring people who are at risk of developing cancer.
These results highlight the genetic vulnerabilities that we can use in designing precision medicine therapies."
posing a threat due to their high toxicity. According to data from the Waste Agency of Catalonia, 8%of contaminated soils recorded in 2014 contained organochlorine compounds,
Far from just being used for border security or passport registration, current uses of these sensors allows access to mobile phones,
or in areas where security is a particular concern.""We showed that the internal fingerprints could be imaged with a relatively simple and inexpensive system,
and there is the risk of the device malfunctioning, "said Pretorius.""All three patients involved in the study were need in desperate of right-sided circulatory support.
night-vision goggles and smoke detectors to surveillance systems and satellites--that rely on electronic light sensors. Integrated into a digital camera lens, for example, it could reduce bulkiness and boost both the acquisition speed and quality of video or still photos.
whose work was supported by the U s. Air force.""It shows the capabilities of high-sensitivity photodetection and stable performance under bending conditions,
A device that detects in saliva a biological indicator of a possible risk of TYPE II DIABETES is the development of a technological and scientific team of the Tec de Monterrey (Mexican University) in collaboration with the University of Houston.
as it carries with it a high risk of jawbone degeneration. Implanting an artificial dental root sets off a race between infectious pathogens and the body's own cellular defenses.
To lower the risk of infection and improve the long-term effectiveness of the implant, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen have developed a new type of implant coating in cooperation with industry partners.
The US military, which is funding the research, hopes that the approach might help many of the thousands of soldiers who have developed deficits to their long-term memory as a result of head trauma.
At the Society for neuroscience meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on October 171, two teams funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency presented evidence that such implanted devices can improve a person ability to retain memories.
The findings raise hopes that a euro prostheticthat automatically enhances flagging memory could aid not only brain-injured soldiers,
Because of the risks associated with surgically placing devices in the brain, both groups are studying people with epilepsy who already have implanted electrodes.
or the risk for genetic disease and it could provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation. he epigenome is associated everything with the genome other than the actual genetic sequence,
Many different variations in the genome sequence can affect your risk of disease and this genetic variation can occur in these enhancers that Tim has identified,
and the Whitehead Institute have discovered a vulnerability of brain cancer cells that could be exploited to develop more-effective drugs against brain tumors.
The researchers combined prospective fmri measurements of neural systemsresponse to speech in children at the earliest ages at which risk of ASD can be detected clinically in a general pediatric population (at approximately ages 1-2 years
According to the American Heart Association, African americans are at a higher risk than whites to die of heart disease.
and blood pressure. didn expect that discrimination would have such a strong relationship with these particular markers of cardiovascular disease risk in kids this young,
erceived Discrimination and Markers of Cardiovascular Risk Among Low-Income African american Youth, is authored co by fellow UNL sociologists Sarah Malone, Elizabeth A. Richardson,
and essentially multiply combat power at decreased risk to the warfighter. UAVS reduce hazards and free personnel to perform more complex tasks,
he tumor hijacks the second stage of the natural process we see in wound healing for its own advantage.
but potentially to use the data for prevention. here are antigen-reactive T cells that are found in individuals at risk for type 1 diabetes,
a milestone that will make it easier to address increasing threats to cotton by tapping into its natural defenses.
and most commercial varieties lack genetic diversity, making cotton vulnerable to natural threats. The findings will help researchers
which they believe will offer less risk and far greater health benefits for patients. Islet transplantation is a procedure that temporarily allows people with severe diabetes to stop taking insulin. ntil now it has been nearly impossible for transplanted cells to function reliably
That means the military, for imaging systems, an use spinel as the window because it allows the infrared light to come through.
The military in particular may want to use spinel as transparent armor for vehicles and face shields.
The military also interested in using spinel to better protect visible and infrared cameras on planes and other platforms.
His lab also makes lightweight, inexpensive fibers for infrared countermeasures applications on helicopters and other platforms.
Police sources spoke of 1000 more deaths in the rural areas of Nepal. 50 more people were killed in northeastern India,
and evaluated the seismic risk for the Kathmandu Valley. The report they published one year later on the likely earthquake scenario makes very eerie reading,
Outwitting HIV bodyguards In an earlier study also published in 2015 (Veillette et al. 2015), the same team of researchers showed that the serum of patients infected with HIV-1 facilitated the elimination of infected cells when two proteins specific to the virus,
which act like bodyguards. So how can we outwit them? By adding a tiny molecule to the cell surfaces of infected patients called JP-III-48
But the processing also creates the risk of new sources of error. ur ambition was always to measure the process gases directly as close to the source as possible.
explains Holger Stephan. his minimizes radioactive exposure risk of healthy body tissue. By pre-targeting
and kill off any threats. A better understanding of these watchful sentries could allow scientists to boost the immune response against evasive dangers (e g.,
or responds to a threat, says senior author Björn Lillemeier, an assistant professor in the Nomis Foundation Laboratories for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis and the Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center at the Salk Institute.
scientists assumed that a silent form of ZAP-70 floats around inside the T cell until a threat is detected,
if T cells respond to a threat versus staying quiet. In addition, they are testing whether their findings could be applied across additional processes in T cells and other immune cells.
a company co-founded by Garner to develop new ways to assess cancer risk, create diagnostics,
such as military, used in sensors that detect specific chemical and biological species and photonic devices that manipulate light.
ipscs carry a high risk of giving rise to tumors. To test the safety of hybrid hepatocytes,
revealing smaller cancers than can be detected with current clinical imaging modalities. ur imaging technology has the potential to differentiate aggressive tumors from low-risk tumors.
One-third of patients diagnosed with breast cancer eventually develop metastases in distant organs, with an increased risk of death.
adding that his research team also hopes to advance the approach for prostate cancer detection. e think this targeted approach holds great promise for earlier imaging of high-risk cancers in the clinic.
and reduce operative risk as much as we could said Smith, who co-directs the Cerebrovascular Surgery
He faced a risk of serious vision loss if the AVM was not promptly and correctly removed. n AVMS,
without putting a child at risk. y
#Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch Longstanding concerns about portable electronics include the devicesshort battery life and their contribution to e waste.
and unhygienic environment during infancy reduces the risk of allergy later in life. ygiene hypothesisis used to explain why in more developed countries with better hygiene habits the incidence of allergies
#Mouth Guard Monitors Health Markers, Transmits Information Wirelessly to Smart Phone Engineers at the University of California,
or stress levels in soldiers and pilots. In this study, engineers focused on uric acid, which is a marker related to diabetes and to gout.
San diego, describes the mouth guard design and performance in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics. he ability to monitor continuously
researchers showed that the mouth guard sensor could offer an easy and reliable way to monitor uric acid levels.
The mouth guard has been tested with human saliva but hasn been tested in a person mouth. Researchers collected saliva samples from healthy volunteers and spread them on the sensor,
Next steps The next step is embed to all the electronics inside the mouth guard so that it can actually be worn.
the threat is far more significant. For the purposes of the study, heat waves were defined as three to seven consecutive hot days, with temperatures in the 90th percentile of the historical record.
Armies of bacteria sneak into our bodies the moment we are born, uninvited but necessary guests.
More than a billion people worldwide may be at risk for adequate zinc intake, but measuring zinc levels in blood samples currently requires sophisticated testing equipment not available in many affected areas.
That means that patients have to ingest more of a drug to get the therapeutic dose increasing the cost, risk of side effects,
ut that like shooting your own soldiers in the back, Lim said, nd it requires completely aborting a complex and expensive treatment. emote-Controlled Cancer cell Killingas reported in the September 24 issue of Science Express,
Analyst firm Alite Group estimates that this vulnerability is adding up to $8 billion in incurred losses per year in the U s. Solutions have been proposeduch as integrated circuit cards and mobile wallets systems.
with coauthors Xiang Pan and Yan Chen from Northwestern University, will be presented at the IEEE Conference on Communications and Network security,
the design of Safepay, prototype implementation and security analysis. Here how it works: First, the user downloads and executes the mobile banking application
The research, supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center and the Army Research Office (ARO
showing that if you have high blood pressure there is a significantly greater chance of developing diabetes. nderstanding the link will help us better communicate risks to patients
For every 20 mm mercury increase on the measurement gauge, in systolic blood pressure there was a 58%higher risk of developing diabetes.
For every 10 mm mercury increase in systolic blood pressure there was a 52%higher risk of developing diabetes Higher blood pressure was associated also with a higher risk of new onset diabetes in a wide
Professor Rahimi said the research also pooled together 30 prior studies that examined risk factors for diabetes. here were similar results in this section of the research with a 77%higher chance of getting diabetes for every 20 mm
but is high blood pressure a cause of diabetes or just a risk factor? We still don know,
or reduces the risk of getting diabetes. hese are exciting results and I look forward to seeing further developments because of this research. t
and thus also as an effective and easy way of monitoring people who are at risk of developing cancer.
#New Test Predicts Teensfuture Risk of Heart disease Risk for cardiovascular disease, currently running rampant in the United states,
The test accounts for many risk factors for the deadly disease and has the potential to be adapted by physicians nationwide to assess teenagersfuture risk
Cardiovascular disease has predominantly modifiable risk factors, meaning that the disease is entirely preventable. These risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, diabetes, unhealthy diets and smoking.
The only risk factor unable to be changed is genetic predisposition. A team led by Dr. Mark Deboer of the U. Va. Department of Pediatrics
and Matthew Gurka of West virginia University School of Public health developed the new diagnostic test. The test relies on an evaluation of metabolic syndrome,
and abnormal cholesterol levels that together increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. It takes into account variables specific both to race
and yet they are at very high risk for developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease,
if it correlated with their risk on developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes later in life,
and creates a specific number predicting risk. Previous diagnostic tests have been merely positive or negative, stating that a person either has
which a youth is at risk. e are hopeful that this score can be used to assess the baseline risk for adolescents regarding metabolic syndrome
and their risk for future disease and use it as a motivator for individuals to try to change their risk
or get medication to reduce their metabolic syndrome severity and their future risk for disease, Deboer said.
Surgeons aggressively removing a tumor run the risk of damaging normal brain tissue and impairing the patient brain functions;
but concern about the potential risks of PERVS has posed a problem for the field of xenotransplantation for many years,
they would eliminate an important potential safety concern facing this field. ang says the team hopes eventually they can completely eliminate the risk that PERVS could cause disease in clinical xenotransplantation by using modified pig cells to clone a line of pigs that would have their PERV genes inactivated.
and innovation. t is essential for accelerating the pace of discovery and innovation in all fields of inquirynd for the progress of science, engineering, national competitiveness, health and security,
and then purified, avoiding the risk of other contaminant toxins. The Rice researchers combined batroxobin with their synthetic, self-assembling nanofibers,
This leads to a large increase in the amount of a special calcium ion channel in the nerve cells and overall, this significantly boosts the risk of epileptic seizures.
but here wee found that it could help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, as well.
such as digital cameras, night-vision goggles, smoke detectors, surveillance systems, satellites and other devices that rely on electronic light sensors.
These mini drones could be valuable in spying and surveillance; they might also be useful for things like monitoring disaster areas
Hackers sorry, security experts at mobile cybersecurity firm Lookout have compromised successfully a Tesla Model S. This is the third connected car hack in the last two weeks,
or white hats Mahaffey and partner Marc Rogers of web performance and security firm Cloudflare have worked already with Tesla to issue an over-the-air security update the week of Def Con before publishing their findings.
On one occasion, the security guru successfully turned the car off while it was driving."
First, security experts assumed direct, remote control of a new Jeep cherokee, causing parent company Fiat Chrysler to recall 1. 4 million vehicles.
if this past month hasn't opened everyone's eyes to the folly surrounding security in connected cars right now,
with Police being called to supermarkets including a number of Tesco stores which were criticised heavily afterwards by police.
In Scotland one supermarket had to be closed due to the excessive number of people trying to push their way inside.
which ran the risk of damaging them. Chalasani and his colleagues decided to use low-pressure ultrasound waves
potentially reducing the risk of injury, or atrial fibrillation. t
#Epilepsy drug is approved first FDA 3d printed pill The first 3d printed pill has been approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA.
a development with applications ranging from surgical scopes to security cameras to capture a broader perspective at a fraction of the size required by conventional lenses.
one of the fiercest critics of mass surveillance and tech monopolies, have a proposal for Google to make its search algorithms
and hate speech, using the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks to tighten the law on hate crime
including for people who had insulted drunkenly police officers. Dominique Sopo of the campaign group SOS Racisme told the Guardian:
and will likely always remain a risk and reward equation, but he predicted that with AIM,
he efficiency gains will be so high that theyl offset the perceived risk How much faster will careening through intersections be compared to carefully stopping?
Signals couldn be allowed to change midway through a platoon or it would leave stragglers behind. latoons would need to transmit their status to the intersection
or delayed to treat the platoon as a single long vehicle, said Alan Stevens, chief scientist and research director at transport firm TRL. ither the platoon could signal that it cleared the intersection
or there would need to be infrastructure sensors to check the whole platoon is through.
This is already happening in in a limited sense, noted Stevens. t a local signal level, we can implement priority measures for ambulances,
Zombies ahead and cyclists As with any tech innovation, one of the biggest challenges is security.
saysstevens. imple hacking to clone a bus asking for priority is one level of threat relatively easy
Affecting whole intersection or networked intersections would be a much more major threat, but the designers are aware of this
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