"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.
"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
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,
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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,
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,
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
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,
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
a company co-founded by Garner to develop new ways to assess cancer risk, create diagnostics,
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
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,
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 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.
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.
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?
Kepler says it will still undergo a rigorous environmental impact assessment during the planning process to ensure that it poses no significant risk to marine life and to other users of the sea.
or at risk of being contaminated by people or machinery i
#OFFICIAL SCIENCE: Men are freezing women out of the workplace As the Northern hemisphere languishes in summer temperatures,
they are scored on their financial risk, which screens potential investments so they only see things they can reasonably take on. he user can override their risk profile,
Krieg says. Stash will also show users how others with similar risk profiles are investing through the app
he says. ee not trying to force people out of their comfort zone, he says. e want them to invest in ways they should be investing.
and proactively identify mothers at risk for such illness and provide them with the necessary resources to treat the depression before it takes effect.
because research suggests that children of women who experienced depression during pregnancy have a higher risk of becoming depressed as adults (JAMA Psychiatry).
Heidelberg University Hospital can reduce immediate and long-term risks for mother and for baby. The traditional relationship between patient and doctor still exists
Ultimately this work could be especially useful in reducing risk of secondary bacterial pneumonias during seasonal
and increasing the risk of stroke. In the UK carotid artery disease is treated most commonly by an invasive surgical procedure called endarterectomy.
The procedure is less invasive causing only minor bruising in the groin no risk of nerve damage and a lower heart attack risk than endarterectomy.
The risk of any stroke in five years was 15.2%in the stenting group compared to 9. 4%in the endarterectomy group
We have shown also that the risk of stroke during the procedure is no higher for stenting than for endarterectomy in younger patients.
The risks of each procedure are different and will vary depending on the patient but stenting should be offered as an option to many more patients under the age of 70.
and is at risk of having a major stroke. Preventative procedures to treat such carotid artery stenosis are therefore crucial.
Both procedures carry their own risks and these will need to be considered for each individual patient.
which will help people significantly reduce their stroke risk. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by University college London.
For the first time knowledge about the individual patient's genetic risk profile is being used. The treatment completely restores the capacity to secrete insulin
which is impaired by the risk gene. The concept of treatment personalized to the individual's risk profile has great potential.
Our results show that it is possible to block the effects of a common risk gene for type 2 diabetes says Anders Rosengren the diabetes researcher at Lund University in charge of the project.
A milestone was an article in the journal Science in 2009. At the time several research teams from Lund University were able to report that a common gene variant in the population makes insulin-producing cells sensitive to stress hormones.
With a known disease mechanism and a method to neutralise it the obvious next step was to test it on patients. 50 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited. 21 of them did not have the risk variant
Not unexpectedly the secretion was 25 per cent worse in patients who had the risk gene.
Yohimbin neutralised the effects of the risk gene. The carriers of the risk gene gained the same capacity to secrete insulin as those without the risk variant observes Yunzhao Tang principal author of the recently published article.
Yohimbin must be modified to minimise side-effects in this case raised blood pressure and we need the help of a cooperation partner to achieve this.
The substance must also be tested on more patients before it can become a clinical drug says Anders Rosengren adding purely theoretically the drug should be effective for the 40 per cent of type 2 diabetes sufferers who are carriers of the genetic risk variant.
In addition there is little risk of turning off untargeted genes the way RNA interference techniques do.
and evaluate a person's risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. But determining the body's metabolic response to fructose has been much more difficult
All of these increase the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Fructose is a pervasive presence throughout our foods:
and reduce the risk of the treatment leaving permanent effects said White. We found that we are able to have a really good rate of a good cosmetic outcome in 80-to-90 percent of the women who go through this treatment.
Suicide risk could be reduced by changing the style of reportingbut that's not all. A very specific problem arises from this
The suicide risk can be reduced as a result. Journalists should therefore take care to present as correct a view as possible of suicidal tendencies
In case of strong rainfall there is a high risk of the germs entering the groundwater especially in a karst region Fuchs says.
but is often a necessary evil in medical treatments where clotting is a risk. Devising a way to prevent blood clotting without using anticoagulants is one of the holy grails in medicine said Don Ingber M d Ph d. Founding Director of Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and senior author of the study.
or dislodged this cumbersome solution carries the risk of infection. Measuring ICP using cables become particularly challenging
and vital-sign data (such as body temperature heart rate and blood pressure) in the electronic health record of hospital inpatients to identify those at risk for sepsis.
New research suggests these patients may be increased at risk of an unusual and aggressive form of skin cancer.
They register potential risks even when the driver has noticed not yet even them --and could warn him or her just in time.
when it comes to identifying people most at risk of developing the condition. Researcher David Ashbrook and colleagues from the UK and USA used two of the world's largest collections of scientific data to compare the genes in mice and humans.
"Ultimately this could provide another biomarker in the toolkit for identifying those at greatest risk of developing diseases such as Alzheimer's."
#Skin exposure may contribute to early risk for food allergies Many children may become allergic to peanuts before they first eat them
whether the Community Justice Center reduces the risk of rearrest when compared to more-traditional approaches for addressing arrestees.
#Women who eat fried food regularly before conceiving at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy Women who eat fried food regularly before conceiving are increased at risk of developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy,
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that women who eat fried food regularly before conceiving are increased at risk of developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy.
Recently, frequent consumption of fried foods has been linked to a higher risk of overweight and obesity in two Mediterranean cohorts.
and the risk of subsequent GDM. The authors included 21,079 singleton pregnancies from 15,027 women in the Nurses'Health Study II (NHS II) cohort.
After adjustment for age, parity, dietary and non-dietary factors, the risk ratios for developing GDM among women who consumed total fried foods 1-3, 4-6,
and 2. 18 respectively (thus a more than-doubling of risk for 7 times or more per week or more compared with less than once per week).
After this, the risk ratios of GDM among women who consumed total fried foods 1-3, 4-6,
and 1. 88 respectively (thus an 88%increased risk for 7 or more times per week compared with less than once per week).
This may partly explain why we observed a stronger association of GDM risk with fried foods consumed away from home than fried foods consumed at home."
and positively associated with the risk of incident GDM in a prospective cohort study. Our study indicates potential benefits of limiting fried food consumption in the prevention of GDM in women of reproductive age.
according the the Danish Security and Intelligence service's latest risk assessment. Industrial espionage occurs when different players discover
and to evaluate the risk of thyroid cancer after exposure to high level radiation, for instance, following a radiation accident,"reports Heß.
and antibiotic therapy could reduce that risk in future studies. There were no hospitalizations among the participants for stroke thrombosis sepsis or bleeding
and using nucleic acids bears a risk for accidental genome editing. These methods are also toxic,
and millions more at risk of infection, do not have adequate access to prevention and treatment,
minimizing the risks of leaving toxic secondary products to persist in, say, a body of water. nce they switch to this macro situation where theye big clumps,
But while those guard against the long-term risks of thyroid cancer linked with chronic radiation exposure
This is a perfect way to avoid the risk of creating entirely new markets which often go through a painful not yet-serving-hundreds-of-millions period and
U s. fears unsafe nuclear reactors in China Diplomatic cables from Beijing say old designs lack passive cooling and pose a big risk.
China is astly increasingits risk of a nuclear accident by choosing older nuclear technology that lacks advanced cooling systems,
"says one cable dated 7 august 2008. hina is vastly increasing the aggregate risk of its nuclear power fleet.
it poses long-term risks to the eyes, nerves, and arteries. So several times a day the patient must prick a finger to test blood sugar,
Keuka will likely face a long road to acceptance by the notoriously risk averse utility industry.
which greatly increases the risk of arthritis. The scaffold isn just a plastic shell, however.
and also runs the risk of losing ground to more open competitors early on. Even worse, a company that starts out open
there risk and a multiple that lenders make based on the risks they take, whereas advisory services or transaction services are taking a percentage on the service they provide
so theye at risk of churning out. Twitter is facing this problem already. Eventually, Instagram might need to help people unfollow accounts they never Like
However it s also##a trade-off given that running third party software introduces more security risks.
Callas previously told Techcrunch the store could##include##different security review tiers for apps as a way for users to navigate the risks of running third party content.
and the fact that it now on by default means that the risk associated with stealing a modern ios device is even greater.
meaning a thief weighs reward vs. risk, including factors like how difficult it is to recoup an investment on something theye taken.
see the risk and the interest rates, and make the loans they want to on an a la carte basis,
and you want attractive risk-adjusted returns. The economy may have recovered, but the 2008 meltdown is still taking a toll on the lending market.
which can greatly increase the risk of misunderstanding police instructions. Finally, the company also has a product for emergency call centers called Next Generation 911,
This clarification she says significantly reduces the risks of these opportunities for medical technology companies.
Risk analysis is key and careful system design will ensure that safety critical functions are implemented appropriately.
Next is designing the high-level system architecture to minimize patient risk and ensure that it is usable.
##As an example of how to manage the risks of including apps in connected systems Tighe cites the Verihaler which Sagentia has developed to monitor patient adherence to treatment for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD.
Examples include pay-peruse analytics risk-sharing reimbursement and patient self-payment. She recommends defining the MMA s targeted value proposition and business model up front.#
This clarification she says significantly reduces the risks of these opportunities for medical technology companies.
Risk analysis is key and careful system design will ensure that safety critical functions are implemented appropriately.
Next is designing the high-level system architecture to minimize patient risk and ensure that it is usable.
##As an example of how to manage the risks of including apps in connected systems Tighe cites the Verihaler which Sagentia has developed to monitor patient adherence to treatment for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD.
Examples include pay-peruse analytics risk-sharing reimbursement and patient self-payment. She recommends defining the MMA s targeted value proposition and business model up front.#
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