UAMS Laser Could Open Up World of Tiny Lymph Vessels to Scientists

UAMS Laser Could Open Up World of Tiny Lymph Vessels to Scientists
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Click Here for Registration Form.* Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form. Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.* Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form. Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure! UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health Ready, Set, Go! UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™ UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™ UAMS Reports Bone Loss from Oral Diabetes Drug UAMS Reports Bone Loss from Oral Diabetes Drug Of Arkansas’ “Best Doctors,” More than Half Are on UAMS Faculty Of Arkansas’ “Best Doctors,” More than Half Are on UAMS Faculty UAMS Reports in Groundbreaking Study: Women’s Unusual Fatigue, Other Symptoms Could Warn of Impending Heart Attacks LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report today that women in a study who had heart attacks remembered having unusual fatigue or other new symptoms as much as a month beforehand – suggesting a new way to stop heart attacks before they happen. “New or different fatigue, sleep problems, shortness of breath, indigestion, and anxiety could be early warning signs of heart disease,” Jean C. McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., of the UAMS College of Nursing, said. “The appearance of these new symptoms, in conjunction with women’s standard cardiovascular risk factors, should help providers recognize women who should be thoroughly checked for heart disease.” McSweeney was the lead researcher in the study which Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, published today. In a three-year study of women in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Ohio, the UAMS researchers found that 95 percent of women who had heart attacks remembered having new symptoms more than a month beforehand. The American Heart Association called the study, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, “one of the first comprehensive examinations of issues that might allow prevention of imminent heart attack in women.” The most common early symptoms that women remembered were unusual fatigue (70 percent), sleep disturbance (48 percent), shortness of breath (42 percent), indigestion (39 percent), and anxiety (35 percent). The symptoms stopped after their heart attacks. Only 30 percent of women in the survey remembered chest discomfort, which they usually described as aching, tightness, or pressure, but not pain. “Women need to understand that the appearance of new symptoms could warn of imminent heart attack or developing heart disease, especially if they have other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, being overweight, or a family history of heart disease,” McSweeney said. In earlier studies, McSweeney and her colleagues found that women who remembered a variety of symptoms in the month before their heart attacks either ignored the signs or were misdiagnosed when they sought medical help. Women also tend to have different symptoms during heart attacks. Rather than the chest pain that men typically experience, women are more likely to have shortness of breath (58 percent), weakness (55 percent), unusual fatigue (43 percent), cold sweat (39 percent), and dizziness (39 percent). “Lack of chest pain may be a major reason why women have more unrecognized heart attacks than men or are mistakenly diagnosed and discharged from emergency departments. Many clinicians still consider chest pain the primary symptom of a heart attack,” she said. The Arkansas-North Carolina-Ohio group was primarily Caucasian, so McSweeney is now studying ethnic minorities. The other UAMS researchers on the project are Marisue Cody, Ph.D., R.N., and Patricia O’Sullivan, Ed.D. Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas continue grant to improve rural health care The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas on Oct. 25 presented a check for $20,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), continuing their support for a five-year program designed to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in rural areas of Arkansas. UAMS Receives Another $1.5 Million from Jackson T. Stephens, Plus Matching $1.5 Million from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation UAMS Receives Another $1.5 Million from Jackson T. Stephens, Plus Matching $1.5 Million from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation UAMS Cancer Researcher Obtains $1.5 Million for Study of Bone Cancer UAMS Cancer Researcher Obtains $1.5 Million for Study of Bone Cancer, LITTLE ROCK – Ralph D. Sanderson, Ph.D., of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC), part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has obtained a $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute for his groundbreaking work on the growth of tumor cells in bone. Sanderson will lead a team of researchers studying heparan sulfate proteoglycans, molecules made by tumor cells which can regulate the ability of the tumors to grow and metastasize. The ACRC team is investigating the processes by which heparan sulfate chains are released by an enzyme called heparanase. They believe this enzyme causes heparan sulfate to activate tumor cells and stimulatetumor metastasis to bone. Sanderson is internationally known for his research. Since he joined the UAMS faculty in 1989, he has received continuous funding for his research from the National Institutes of Health and the Arthritis Foundation. He is the Drs. Mae and Anderson Nettleship Endowed Chair in Oncologic Pathology in the UAMS College of Medicine. Thomas J. Kelly, Jr., Ph.D., an expert in degradative enzymes, and Larry J. Suva, Ph.D., an expert in bone biology, will collaborate with Sanderson. Kelly and Suva are also members of ACRC. During their five-year study, the researchers will focus on breast cancer and myeloma specifically, but their findings may be applicable to other cancers that invade and destroy the skeleton. The researchers believe their work will provide insight into the mechanistic process of tumor bone destruction, and may identify new therapeutic targets. Heparan sulfate is a carbohydrate (sugar) chain that is biologically active, binding to various “effector” molecules involved in cell signaling. Heparanase is an enzyme that will break down heparan sulfate chains into much shorter chains. That produces many more molecular chains that are still biologically active. These chains can stimulate the tumor to grow and metastasize. By preventing the breakdown of heparan sulfate, tumor growth may be inhibited. This study could help determine if any of the several heparanase inhibitors now being used in clinical trials are effective in the prevention of bone metastasis. UAMS Targets Teen Mental Illness, Substance Abuse UAMS has received the third major grant in two months to help Arkansans struggling with both substance abuse and mental health problems – this time, targeting teenagers. UAMS First in State to Offer Advanced Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer UAMS is first in Arkansas to offer advanced radiation therapy for Prostate Cancer Arts of UAMS Features Physician’s Watercolor Paintings Jan. 6 - Feb. 27 Arts of UAMS displays watercolor paintings by V. Gail Ray, M.D., an emergency medicine physician at UAMS UAMS Offers State’s First Program to Train Cancer Registrars UAMS ofers state’s first training program for cancer registrars Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered in Several Arkansas Counties, Thanks to Witness Project at UAMS Free or Low-Cost Mammograms offered in several Arkansas counties thanks to Witness Project at UAMS Brick Pavers Party Oct. 9 at UAMS Family Home Brick Pavers Party Oct. 9 at UAMS Family Home UAMS Helps Victims of Violence, Disasters LITTLE ROCK – A new program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can help victims of violence or disasters cope with lingering depression and anxiety. New Study Explains Why UAMS is Such a Vital Force in Arkansas’ Economy UAMS Research Shows High-carb Diet Works Without Cutting Calories UAMS Research Shows High-carb Diet Works Without Cutting Calories Sen. Lincoln, UAMS Spearhead Mid-America Genetic Counseling Consortium Sen. Lincoln, UAMS Spearhead Mid-America Genetic Counseling Consortium UAMS Discovery Enhances Safety of World’s Food Supply Safe Foods Corporation Receives FDA Approval for Cecure™ UAMS Discovery Enhances Safety of World’s Food Supply Safe Foods Corporation Receives FDA Approval for Cecure™ UAMS Receives $547,500 for Nursing Scholarships UAMS Receives $547,500 for Nursing Scholarships Arts of UAMS Features Nurse’s Photographs March 1 - April 30 Arts of UAMS Features Nurse’s Photographs March 1 - April 30 UAMS “Julep Cup Jaunt” May 1 UAMS “Julep Cup Jaunt” May 1 UAMS Honors Jeanne Heard with Bumpers Award UAMS Honors Jeanne Heard with Bumpers Award UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation of Springdale has given $21.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for its eye institute, Alzheimer's disease research, and psychiatry program. Stephanie Gardner Is Named Dean of UAMS College of Pharmacy Stephanie Gardner Is Named Dean of UAMS College of Pharmacy UAMS Receives Grant to Track Arkansas Childhood Obesity Levels UAMS Receives Grant to Track Arkansas Childhood Obesity Levels UAMS Dedicates College of Public Health UAMS Dedicates College of Public Health UAMS Honors Donald E. McMillan for 26 Years of Research, Teaching UAMS Honors Donald E. McMillan for 26 Years of Research, Teaching UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith UAMS Gynecological Oncology Director to Discuss Cervical Cancer at Free Public Lecture May 13 in Fort Smith UAMS Gynecological Oncology Director to Discuss Cervical Cancer at Free Public Lecture May 13 in Fort Smith Study Led by Scientists at UAMS/ACHRI Shows Routine Doses of Morphine for Pain Could Harm Premature Babies Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine. Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine. Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine. UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office. UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office. Jason's Deli to Donate 10 Percent of Sales to the College of Nursing Student Nurses Jason's Deli to Donate 10 Percent of Sales to the College of Nursing Student Nurses Cancer Institute Gift Shop to Hold 20 Percent Off Sale Cancer Institute Gift Shop to Hold 20 Percent Off Sale Cancer Institute Gift Shop to Hold 20 Percent Off Sale Cancer Institute Gift Shop to Hold 20 Percent Off Sale SAP and ESS Portal Upgrade SAP and ESS Portal Upgrade Overcoming Adversity All Worth It, Says UAMS Researcher Nov. 9, 2009 \| A summer research internship hooked Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow, Ph.D., on science. Even almost failing a neuroscience course her first semester of graduate school did not deter her. College of Nursing Faculty, Students Host Bake Sale College of Nursing Faculty, Students Host Bake Sale College of Nursing Faculty, Students Host Bake Sale College of Nursing Faculty, Students Host Bake Sale Additional Employee and Student Parking -- No Waiting List Additional Employee and Student Parking -- No Waiting List Additional Employee and Student Parking -- No Waiting List Additional Employee and Student Parking -- No Waiting List Collier Drug Stores donates $50,000 to UAMS-Northwest Nov. 12, 2009 \| A fourth-generation family drug store chain with roots in Fayetteville has donated $50,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) – Northwest. UAMS Allied Health College Dean Receives ‘Legacy of Excellence’ Award LITTLE ROCK – The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions recently recognized Ronald Winters, Ph.D., dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Related Professions, for his contributions to the field throughout his career. Have Your Baby at UAMS and Save up to $1,000 Have Your Baby at UAMS and Save up to $1,000 Have Your Baby at UAMS and Save up to $1,000 Have Your Baby at UAMS and Save up to $1,000 Documentum (ApplicationXtender Desktop and Application Web Access) Upgrade Documentum (ApplicationXtender Desktop and Application Web Access) Upgrade Visiting Professor to Give Lecture on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Nov. 19 Visiting Professor to Give Lecture on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Nov. 19 Visiting Professor to Give Lecture on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Nov. 19 Visiting Professor to Give Lecture on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Nov. 19 November 24, Science Café – ‘Obesity: Young & Old’ November 24, Science Café – ‘Obesity: Young & Old’ November 24, Science Café – ‘Obesity: Young & Old’ November 24, Science Café – ‘Obesity: Young & Old’ Sunrise Downtime Sunrise Downtime UAMS Grad Becomes First Clinical Pharmacy Resident at WRMC Erin Beth Davis Hays returned to Batesville and White River Medical Center to become the first clinical pharmacy resident at the hospital. The residency program, only the fifth in Arkansas, is a joint effort between WRMC, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and the North Central Arkansas Area Health Education Center. Annual Tree Lights Program Benefits UAMS Auxiliary Annual Tree Lights Program Benefits UAMS Auxiliary Annual Tree Lights Program Benefits UAMS Auxiliary Annual Tree Lights Program Benefits UAMS Auxiliary UAMS Chat System Server Upgrade UAMS Chat System Server Upgrade Honor a Loved One with a Miracle Star at the Cancer Institute this Holiday Season Honor a Loved One with a Miracle Star at the Cancer Institute this Holiday Season Honor a Loved One with a Miracle Star at the Cancer Institute this Holiday Season Honor a Loved One with a Miracle Star at the Cancer Institute this Holiday Season UAMS Bookstore Offers No Waiting for Specialty Coffees and Homemade Fudge UAMS Bookstore Offers No Waiting for Specialty Coffees and Homemade Fudge UAMS Bookstore Offers No Waiting for Specialty Coffees and Homemade Fudge UAMS Bookstore Offers No Waiting for Specialty Coffees and Homemade Fudge Continuing Medical Education Newsletter Continuing Medical Education Newsletter Continuing Medical Education Newsletter Continuing Medical Education Newsletter Logician EMR to Undergo Emergency Maintenance Logician EMR to Undergo Emergency Maintenance Educational Technology Excellence Award Announced Educational Technology Excellence Award Announced Educational Technology Excellence Award Announced Educational Technology Excellence Award Announced Local Church Invites UAMS Employees, Students to Thanksgiving Dinner Local Church Invites UAMS Employees, Students to Thanksgiving Dinner Local Church Invites UAMS Employees, Students to Thanksgiving Dinner Local Church Invites UAMS Employees, Students to Thanksgiving Dinner Campus Wireless Network Downtime Campus Wireless Network Downtime	LITTLE ROCK – A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has won a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for experiments that could lead to new therapies for controlling the spread of disease agents, including metastacizing cancer cells. The UAMS study seeks to understand the fundamentals of lymphatic function. A new way to clearly see the flow of lymphatic fluid at the cellular level could unlock the mystery of how metastatic cancer cells migrate through the body. Vladimir P. Zharov, Ph.D., is developing a high-resolution, high-contrast laser imaging system to observe cells as they move through the lymph system inside a living organism, something that so far has not been viewed. The study will focus the diagnostic laser equipment on the mesentery, the ultra-thin lining attached to the abdominal wall containing a single layer of blood and lymph microvessels. “It is surprising that so little is known of microlymphatic fundamentals, including mechanism of propulsion, valve function, and other things,” Zharov, director of the Phillips Classic Laser Laboratory in the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at UAMS, said. “To date, blood microcirculation has been studied in detail, while the lymphatic system has been paid much less attention.” The laser technique will allow visualization of even single cells in blood and lymphatic microvessels, including red blood cells, leukocytes, and platelets. It will also allow scientists to measure lymphatic flow, creating what is called the “velocity profile.” Zharov even hopes to be able to estimate the viscosity of the lymph fluid. Because several diseases, including lymphedema, lymphatic malformations, port-wine stains, and cancer, disrupt lymphatic function, Zharov’s optical laser system has a broad spectrum of possible biomedical applications. The grant of $417,277 for two years is from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at NIH. One of the long-term goals of the study is to test the laser system’s capability for studying how the microvascular system reacts to various therapies, such as drugs or laser treatment, including a study of micro injury to the vessels’ walls. Zharov, who came to UAMS from his native Moscow in 2000, also is investigating a laser-based treatment of lymphedema (limb swelling) after breast cancer surgery, a way to customize chemotherapy using laser technology, and a way to bind breast cancer cells with tiny gold particles in order to kill the cells with a laser pulse.
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