MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cellular'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:58:48 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181980&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-are-millennials-vital-health-care Before we dive in, it is important to ensure we understand some of the characteristics of the Millennial Generation. The timing of this generation is generally those born between 1978 and 2000 (some say those born after 1980). Some of the characteristics of this generation include:* read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181980 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:14:43 +0100 5181980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968496&cid=t_93384_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Fantibiotics-in-vaccines%2F Antibiotics are in your vaccines. On June 2, 2011, The New York Times posted an online editorial that caught my eye, “The High Cost of Cheap Meat,” in which small doses of antibiotics in animal feed were discussed as the probable cause of the growing concern over an ineffectiveness in eliminating bacterial ‘super bugs’ that are overwhelming our immune systems and the practice of medicine. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/opinion/03fri3.html However, this ‘gem’ really sums up the issue: Last week, the Natural Resources Defense Council, joined by other advocacy groups, sued the Food and Drug Administration to compel it to end the nontherapeutic use of penicillin and tetracycline in farm animals. I must admit that was music to my ears. I’ve been promoting that ever since I lear... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968496 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:41:33 +0100 4968496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934458&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Ftransforming-healthcare-one-phone-time For those paying close attention to the world of mobile health last week, you may have noticed a number of tweets coming out of Cape Town, South Africa, and the Mobile Health Summit put on there by the GSMA, an organization that represents mobile operators worldwide, and the mHealth Alliance (@mHealthAlliance). read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934458 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:30:28 +0100 4934458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592610&cid=t_93384_132_f&fid=35006&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsaunders.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fnew-publication-analysis-of-large-protein-assemblies-in-macrophage-cytoplasm%2F First for 2011: Proteomic and electron microscopy survey of large assemblies in macrophage cytoplasm. Maco, B., Ross I.L., Landsberg, M., Mouradov, D., Saunders, N.F.W., Hankamer, B. and Kobe, B. (2011) Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, in press, doi:10.1074/mcp.M111.008763 This is an in-press article which is freely-available just now (although strangely, the supplemental data are not). I’m pleased to note that we also made the raw data available in Proteome Commons. In fact, it was a condition of publication. Lots of hard work went into this one. My contribution was quite minor: some bioinformatic analysis and hacking away at PyMsXML to make it work with newer versions of vendor formats. I’d like to thank Brad Chapman with respect to PyMsXML, who provided invaluable advi... What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592610 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:07:58 +0100 4592610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433158&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Ften-technologies-engage-members-healthy-behavior As the availability of technical consumer healthcare applications continue to grow and with increasing complexity, members can realize the health benefits of technology.  There is also a mutual benefit for healthcare organizations where healthier members lead to higher value care with lower cost.  In order to support members in this process, healthcare organizations can support making these healthy tools available to members.  Here is a look at ten technologies to engage members in healthy behavior. 1) Real-Time Video Communication read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433158 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:02:52 +0100 4433158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429057&cid=t_93384_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F02%2F10-winter-depression-busters-for-groundhog-day%2F I don’t really care if that bloody woodchuck emerges from its hole to see its shadow or not today (Ed. – He did not, so an early spring is predicted). History tells this depressed person that we still have a good 30 to 40 days to endure really crappy weather, during which we should employ every sanity exercise available. Let’s call a spade a spade: winter sucks for some of us. So, little marmot, I don’t care what you do. I don’t care if you get yourself a nice rat for dinner, I’m sticking to these techniques regardless! Here are a few of my favorite winter depression busters… 1. Watch the sugar. I think our body gets the cue just before Thanksgiving that it will be hibernating for a few months, so it needs to ingest everything edible in sight. And... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429057 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:39:58 +0100 4429057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251275&cid=t_93384_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F327%2Fthe-science-of-keeping-skin-young-and-wrinkle-free%2F Skin creases are not an inevitable component of the aging process, if you look to the most current studies.  Sun injury, a main cause of wrinkling, can be healed naturally.  Right here’s how the complete process works. When UV rays from the sun hit your skin, the free radical molecules commonly existing in and close to the tissues become frenzied.  The activity of the chemicals can damage cellular structures and also the skin’s DNA strands. When we are young, de-oxidizing chemicals like SOD, coenzyme Q10 and glutathione are able to neutralize the free radicals earlier than they can do any injury.  As we get older, there are a lot more free radicals in our pores and skin and less of the neutralizing anti-oxidants.  This, according to dermatologists, is the major trigger of wrinklin... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251275 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:16:32 +0100 4251275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994065&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-icd-9-and-icd-10-code-freeze-means-you The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee has confirmed that ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes will be frozen - but there's both good and bad news about that for provider and payers. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994065 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:26:03 +0100 3994065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3758123&cid=t_93384_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F221%2Fthe-best-anti-aging-products-contain-coenzymeq10%2F The best anti aging products contain an ingredient that surprises many people.  It’s called coenzyme Q10. It surprises people, because they have been taking it as a supplement for heart health.  Who knew it was good for your skin, too? To be honest, the form included in lotions and creams is not the same as what we take orally. The particles must be reduced in size in order to penetrate the skin’s surface. But, other than that, it is the same antioxidant that helps keep the heart and muscles healthy. What does coenzyme Q10 do for the skin’s appearance? It is being recommended for everyone in order to help prevent wrinkles and other signs of age. It is recommended for people with sun damage, because it has been shown to reverse sun damage and wrinkling. Why does it work? COQ10 has u... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3758123 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:32:45 +0100 3758123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635898&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fcommunity-health-data-initiative Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius launched the Community Health Data Initiative on June 2 at an IOM Forum in Washington, D.C. The initiative represents the hard work of many people, especially HHS CTO Todd Park. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635898 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:31:00 +0100 3635898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502860&cid=t_93384_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2F-fehXfsPbR0%2F           The normal liver is soft and smooth and is connected to the small intestine by the bile duct which carries the bile formed in the liver to the intestines.  Nearly all of the blood that leaves the stomach and intestines must pass through the liver.  Acting as the body’s largest chemical factory, it has thousands of functions including the production of clotting factors, blood proteins, bile and more than a thousand different enzymes, the breakdown of old red blood cells, the metabolism of cholesterol, the storage of energy (glycogen) to fuel muscles, maintenance of normal blood sugar concentration, the regulation of several hormones and detoxification of drugs and poisons (including alcohol).  Cirrhosis is a chronic hepatic disease that is characterized by destru... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502860 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:32:41 +0100 3502860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231673&cid=t_93384_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fnew-technology-reverses-effects-of-gum-disease%2F At the Griffith Institute for Health and Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia, Professor Saso Ivanovski has grown layers of cells, including stem and gingival varieties. The gingival cells are gathered from ligaments that surround teeth, then placed in cultures and grown in sheets. These cellular sheets can be transferred to teeth roots in guided tissue regeneration (GTR), then they fully integrate with periodontal tissue in approximately six months. The technique works with skin grafts, as well. For more information, see the full report, “Periodontal regeneration” in Australian Dental Journal. (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231673 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:31:14 +0100 3231673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193747&cid=t_93384_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FJh0np_y47JA%2F I will be speaking at the 14th event of the Mobile Monday chapter in Amsterdam titled Mobile Health. This event will take place on 25th of January with doors opening at 3pm and presentations running until 7pm with a half hour break. Even if you cannot be there, be sure to check out the livestream or watch all videos, talks and presentations afterward on MoMo Amsterdam website. You do not want to miss this, because some extraordinary people will take part in this event. I myself will be talking about mobile technology from a doctor’s standpoint, and try to give an overview of how this technology has influenced the way we treat patients today. Here is the complete lineup: Jen S. McCabe @jensmccabe – CEO and founder of Contagion Health (LinkedIn, blog) Ivor Kovic (@ivorkovic) – MD... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193747 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:56:21 +0100 3193747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133701&cid=t_93384_122_f&fid=35066&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneurodudes.com%2F2009%2F12%2F31%2Fcatalina-vallejos-statement-of-purpose-art%2F I devote my life to the momentary constructions for the purpose of maintaining a regular study of neural biochemistry, processes, patterns, and networks whose effects on a performance installation would successfully present a solution. An example of this is affecting a site’s mood initally set up by a pre-set design, with a resulting performance based upon the affected concentration of biochemicals in each present body. The modulation of mood and perception, as evoked or supressed by the artwork itself. A more specific example of this is the observation of different levels of dehydration which affect the integral effectiveness of body enzymes by varying concentrations. This type of work is relevant since exemplary leading behaviours are that which initiate communication before utterance ... neurodudes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133701 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:23:25 +0100 3133701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071434&cid=t_93384_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F08%2Fous-non-toxic-drug-makes-ovarian-cancer-cells-respond-to-new-treatment-undergo-cell-suicide%2F “Cancer researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to turn ineffective new cancer drugs into cancer-fighters. By using their patented chemical compound, SHetA2, researchers tricked cancer cells into responding to new treatments and undergoing cell suicide. … [T]he compound will work with several cancers, including lung, kidney, ovarian, colon [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071434 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:19:58 +0100 3071434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3059818&cid=t_93384_122_f&fid=35066&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneurodudes.com%2F2009%2F12%2F04%2Fibm-cat-brain-simulation-scuffle-symbolic%2F You’ve probably read by now about the announcement by IBM’s Cognitive Computing group that they had created a “computer system that simulates and emulates the brain’s abilities for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition” at the “scale of a cat cortex”.    For their work, the IBM team led by Dharmendra Modha was awarded the ACM Gordon Bell prize, which recognizes “outstanding achievement in high-performance computing”. A few days later, Henry Markram, leader of the Blue Brain Project at EPFL, sent off an e-mail to IBM CTO Bernard Meyerson harshly criticizing the IBM press release, and cc’ed several reporters. This brought a spate of shock media into the usually placid arena of computational neuroscience reporting, ... neurodudes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3059818 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:48:17 +0100 3059818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920353&cid=t_93384_122_f&fid=35066&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.almaden.ibm.com%2Finstitute%2Fresources%2F2006%2FDisk2.avi We had read that Dr. Henry Markram of the Blue Brain project had given a talk at TED (technology, entertainment, design), but the video wasn’t released until this month.  This talk is geared towards a general audience, rather than getting into the specific details of the Blue Brain project, as he has before.  It is engaging and includes many suggestions towards the future of neuroscience and AI. Watch it online at the TED website. (Source: neurodudes) neurodudes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920353 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:20:25 +0100 2920353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2868676&cid=t_93384_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F10%2Frnai-gene-therapy-to-control-hiv-1.html RNA interference (RNAi) was discovered as cellular gene regulation mechanism in 1998, but several RNAi-based applications for gene silencing have already made it into clinical trials. RNAi approaches have targeted pathogenic human viruses causing acute or chronic infections. HIV-1 infection has been considered for RNAi-based gene therapy. Viruses like HIV-1 are particularly difficult targets for RNAi-attack because they are escape-prone, which requires combinatorial RNAi strategies to prevent viral escape. The future of antiviral RNAi therapeutics is very promising, but it remains of critical importance to include many controls in pre-clinical test models to unequivocally demonstrate sequence-specific action of the RNAi inducers.Further reading: RNA Interference and Viruses: Current Innova... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2868676 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:25:00 +0100 2868676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2553139&cid=t_93384_122_f&fid=35066&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneurodudes.com%2F2009%2F06%2F28%2Fvisualizing-synaptic-tagging-and-capture%2F A set of two articles recently came out in Science that directly visualize two different (and likely complementary) approaches to synapse specific delivery of gene products. Plasticity at specific synapses (input specificity — we’re restricting the discussion to the dendrites of the post-synaptic neuron) requires proteins (eg. new AMPA receptors) to get to those post-synaptic compartments and membranes. But the intructions for these new proteins are contained in the nucleus with the rest of the genome. Clearly, new proteins synthesized in the soma can’t just be sent everywhere, since only specific inputs (eg. particular dendritic spines) need these new proteins. How does this happen? Hence, the postulated synaptic tag. Two approaches Broadly, there are two approaches to s... neurodudes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2553139 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:47:20 +0100 2553139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232621&cid=t_93384_122_f&fid=35066&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneurodudes.com%2F2009%2F03%2F03%2Ftheory-rising%2F Although it’s a few months old, Larry Abbott has an excellent article in Neuron on the recent (last 20 years) contributions of theoretical neuroscience. (He came by MIT last week to give a talk and that’s when I found out about the article.) It’s a review that is not too long and provides a good overview with both sufficient (though not overwhelming) detail and original perspective. It’s rare to find a short piece that is so informative. (And for a more experimentally-oriented review with an eye toward the future, see Rafael Yuste’s take on the grand challenges.) Click on for some of my favorite passages from the Abbott piece. Abbott uses the following problem of input decoding Spike counts and neuronal firing rates are positive quantities. This simple fact ha... neurodudes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232621 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:05:59 +0100 2232621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603105&cid=t_93384_122_f&fid=35068&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloopatone.com%2Fquicktimes%2FSRP_web.mov Cell has an interesting article on the benefits and the technical challenges associated with pretty movies that illustrate cellular events. When done well, these really help remind me of the scale of cellular components and their interactions.  Here is a short snippet from the text.  Although animation is a powerful tool that lets one dissect the chronology and mechanism of a multistep process, how do we depict the variety of molecular motions that occur on drastically different timescales within a single movie? Thermal motion of individual atoms (10−15 to 10−12 s), amino acid side chain motions (10−9 s), diffusional events (10−6 s), transient conformational changes and folding (10−6 to 10−1 s), and large conformational changes all contribute to our understanding of mol... Brain Windows blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603105 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:15:25 +0100 1603105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1353959&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F265519686%2F The annual cell-phone (I should say wireless) convention of the year just wound up over at CTIA in Vegas.  Usually these meeting spark some idea in me due to a new device or new wireless technology such as a universal wireless device charger, or an image recognition and analysis system that can lead to a future medical device.  No such individual device or software at this meeting- but much bigger I am amazed at the awesome potential of the next generation wireless system in general: 4G wireless.   This always on technology promises a wireless future where multiple devices that are always on will pull and deliver all sorts of data from your patients or surgical devices.  A 4G system will be able to provide a comprehensive solution where voice, data and streamed multimedia can be give... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1353959 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:58:14 +0100 1353959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1292211&cid=t_93384_132_f&fid=35006&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsaunders.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F11%2Fpublished%2F It’s online, so I guess I can tell you about: Lonic, A. Barry, E.F., Quach, C., Kobe, B., Saunders, N.F.W. and Guthridge, M.A. (2008) FGFR2 phosphorylation on Serine 779 couples to 14-3-3 and regulates cell survival and proliferation. Mol. Cell. Biol. (ahead of print); DOI:10.1128/MCB.01837-07 [Abstract] | [Manuscript] A minor contribution from me: they asked which kinases might phosphorylate S779, I gave them a list (using a tool that may see the light of day eventually), they showed that activation of a candidate kinase leads to increased phosphorylation. That would rate an acknowledgement from some people, but these guys were kind enough to add our names to the paper. Just another scene from the life of the “go-to” bioinformatician. (Source: What You're Doing Is Rath... What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1292211 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:42:00 +0100 1292211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034967&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=36670&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmsdn%2Fhealthblog%2F%7E3%2F185506627%2Freaching-for-the-stars-mobile-devices-and-solutions-for-healthcare.aspx Today I am writing from Banff, Alberta, Canada.  I'm here to keynote at the Wireless Connections 2007 conference at the beautiful Fairmont Banff Springs Resort.  There is a dusting of fresh snow on the ground as I peer outside the window of my room looking directly over the Bow River Valley.  Can ski season be far behind? Inside the hotel, the staff is busy putting up Christmas decorations.  I came across a crew placing a star on top of a really large tree that adorns the hotel's Rundle Hall.  It struck me that "reaching for the stars" was an appropriate theme for this conference and today's HealthBlog entry. There are now 3 billion cellular subscribers in the world and 2.7 billion handsets.  Some of the fastest growing markets lie overseas.  India is sig... HealthBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034967 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:19:00 +0100 1034967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918030&cid=t_93384_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F163800354%2F Rudy Giuliani took a call on his cell from his wife in the middle of giving a speech to the National Rifle Association: So I guess I shouldn’t feel so sheepish when my phone (which I use as a clock) buzzes during class. I wait until after my class is over to call back but can’t help glancing at the phone’s screen to see who calls; last Friday it was Charlie’s school calling (to ask if I had given him cough syrup because he was so drowsy). Of course, if I picked up the phone I would only be interrupting a Latin class at a small college, not an audience of NRA members. And I’m no Rudy Giuliani……… Perhaps some interruptions are more important than others. Photo courtesy of solar_productions via Flickr. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918030 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:17:59 +0100 918030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888582&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F09%2Fcellular-servic.html Yesterday, the NY Times reported:All 277 underground stations in the subway system are to be wired for cellphone use, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced yesterday.An interview with TA spokesman Paul Fleuranges on WNYC this morning revealed that text message alerts for subway disruptions will also be in the plan. Transit Wireless, a consortium of companies, will pay New York City Transit $47 million over ten years, and will recoup this outlay along with the cost of constructing the infrastructure estimated at $150 to $200 million by billing the cellular carriers who use this service. Here are the details on the Transit Wireless consortium:Transit Wireless is a joint venture involving Nab Construction, Q-Wireless, Dianet Communications and Transit Technologies. Nab Constru... Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888582 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:35:32 +0100 888582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=869527&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F09%2Fsix-year-uk-stu.html The BBC online is reporting on this six-year study performed by the MTHRP, funded by the government and communications industry in the UK, show an excess of brain and ear (acoustic neuroma) tumors. (PDF of their 2007 report). However, it should be noted that these results were "on the borderline of statistical significance." It did rule out short-term adverse effects to brain and cell function, namely, blood pressure, heart rate, and electrical hypersensitivity, which include symptoms such as headaches, dizziness and tingling. The researchers feel that longer study is needed to fully explore the link between cancer and cell phone use. It might be the case, as with lung cancer and cigarette smoking, where a study of 10 years or longer is needed to confirm this correlation. They ... Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=869527 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:31:42 +0100 869527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=843755&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F09%2Fcheaper-femto-1.html "Cheaper Femtocells are on the way." The newer 3G base stations use chips designed for mass market handsets.Femtocells could solve the problems with 3G, by providing mobile coverage indoors and connecting to the cellular networks using the customer's own broadband connections, countering alternatives such as voice over Wi-Fi, where users make low cost calls on their own indoor Wi-Fi network. They don't require a dual-mode phone either, as indoor and outdoor coverage are on the same spectrum. (Source: Wireless Doc) Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=843755 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:10:06 +0100 843755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=843757&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F09%2Fthe-word-is-out.html Cellphones get the 'all clear' at some hospitals - USATODAY.comI'm linking to this story because it shows that the issue of possible electromagnetic interference (EMI) because of the use cellphones in hospitals is not a viable argument any longer, and it's getting out to the general public through the mainstream media.An increasing number of patients arrive with laptops and other means of communication andare frustrated if they cannot connect with the outside world, says Andrew Cooper,  information technology manager at the Zangmeister Center, an oncology and hematology clinic  in Columbus, Ohio. It has installed a $70,000 antenna system for better cellphone use.This antenna system was provided by CellAntenna Corp.Technorati Tags: EMI, hospital, cellphone, CellAntenna (Source: Wi... Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=843757 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:42:48 +0100 843757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=832566&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F08%2Fmobile-internet.html This shows the standing of the US in the use of mobiles to connect to the Internet. Graph courtesy of Garr Reynolds, who was making an entirely different point about PowerPoint presentations on his blog, Presentation Zen. There's no particular reason South Korea is a different color--it was just the example Garr was using. (Source: Wireless Doc) Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=832566 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:51:06 +0100 832566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716529&cid=t_93384_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F05%2Fpancreatic-cancer-treatment-targets-cellular-receptors%2F Filed under: Pancreatic Cancer, ResearchPancreatic cancer is getting a new enemy in the form of a cellular receptor known as the "RON receptor tyrosine kinase." This receptor is active in pancreatic cancer as well as other cancers like breast cancer.Since pancreatic cancer is very deadly (4 percent survival rate), the early detection of it before spreading occurs is crucial. What researchers found out was that the RON receptor was overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cells.Since it was "easier to find" in a way, researchers concludes that possibly blocking that specific receptor with targeted antibodies was more effective that traditional cancer treatments alone. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716529 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 716529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579364&cid=t_93384_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F04%2Fwsj_the_future_.html Real Time - WSJ.com Jason Fry checks in with a blog post subtitled: ISPs, businesses, and even cities seek to offer cheap or free connections--which will win? Nothing new here, except for mention of the recent Fon/Time Warner Cable deal, and the opinion by Dana Spiegel of NYCwireless who is "skeptical of the deal's impact, seeing it as little more than a public-relations move for both companies." The Fon USA CEO acknowledges that there are only 60,000 "Foneros" in the US, with more of a view toward the future for a workable network. There does appear to be agreement that muni Wi-Fi projects are likely to be complementary to the efforts of the ISPs and other commercial wireless providers. Fry talks about the "much-hyped WiMax," which might be a tad too cyn... Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579364 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:51:04 +0100 579364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=558434&cid=t_93384_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F21%2Fc-peptide-the-path-to-enlightenment-of-diabetic-complications%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Lifestyle, Drugs, Research, OpinionAs a diabetic with the esteemed honor of pouring my heart and soul out for an audience as well-informed as you - I feel it is OUR job to inform our doctor's of the important discoveries being made in diabetes. The discovery I am most concerned with these days is raising awareness of C-peptide. When I learned that all forms of synthetic human insulin these days DO NOT have C-peptide (like natural human insulin does) I asked my doctor what C-peptide does. My doctor explained, "C-peptide is nothing more than a biomarker to tell us [doctors] how much insulin your body is naturally producing." When Chrissie in Belgium asked her doctor he told her that [C-peptide] has absolutely no importance. Uh oh... Doctor's are convinced th... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=558434 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 558434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=522932&cid=t_93384_122_f&fid=35066&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneurodudes.com%2F2007%2F04%2F05%2Fmore-halorhodopsin%2F This week’s Nature has quite a few additional halorhodopsin articles for photochannel fans. Halorhodopsin article from Deisseroth’s lab: Multimodal fast optical interrogation of neural circuitry [News & Views] Also, there is an intriguing article on both the general excitement in the neuroscience community with this new technology and a possible intellectual property dispute over it. (Source: neurodudes) neurodudes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=522932 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:48:47 +0100 522932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=483532&cid=t_93384_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F20%2Ftai-chi-for-diabetes%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Exercise, Books, ProductsTai Chi for Diabetes is easy to learn, effective and safe. It is designed to prevent and improve control of diabetes. The program will help to improve muscle strength, increase heart and lung activity, as well as improve balance and harmonize mind and body. Gentle exercise helps people with diabetes by improving the control of blood glucose level. Tai chi is a gentle exercise with strong emphasis on mental relaxation, it is reasonable to assume tai chi can help to control diabetes by improving cellular uptake and glucose metabolism. Tai chi can also help mitigate the effects of stress, which is shown to make the control of diabetes worse. Tai chi reduces stress and improves relaxation. The major proble... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=483532 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 483532