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Research into hearing loss after exposure to loud
noises could lead to the first drug treatments to prevent the
development of tinnitus. A team at Leicester University found that
malfunctions in specific potassium channels that help regulate the
nerve cell's electrical activity mean the neurons relaying signals
from the ear cannot return to an equilibrium resting state. 16 May 2012
Nanoparticles
revive failed cancer drug
A University of North Carolina
(UNC) team has developed nanoparticle drug carriers that have
successfully delivered therapeutic doses of a cancer drug that had
previously failed clinical development due to pharmacological
challenges. 16 May 2012
 Transplanting
photoreceptor cells into eyes restores sight in mice
Loss of photoreceptors is the cause of blindness in many human eye
diseases. Transplanting photoreceptors could form the basis of a new
treatment to restore sight in people with degenerative eye diseases
such as diabetes related blindness. 8 May 2012
 New
book celebrates 40 years of computerised tomography
Forty years ago the invention of computerised tomography
transformed medical care across the world. Behind it was a
little-known British genius, Sir Godfrey Hounsfield. Few people know
much about the mild-mannered and determined Hounsfield, but a new
book sheds light on a British genius who left school with no
qualifications.
An open market will drive
good value for money in updating PACS in the NHS
Harry Wood talks to Peter Harrison and
Ronan Kirby of Siemens Healthcare about the future of PACS in the NHS
in England following the end of NPfIT contracts. "PACS was a low hanging fruit
and was a relatively easy component for the NHS National Program for IT
(NPfIT) to deploy. For Siemens it was an interesting time as
originally we had actually put the first PACS into the UK."
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