Minnesota and Michigan reseachers discover new insights for antibiotic drug development
...ng found in community settings, including schools, nursing homes, and locker rooms. These infections don't respond to common antibiotics such as erythromycin, which belong to a ring-shaped class of antibiotics called macrolides. Nearly all antibiotics in use today are natural molecules made by bacteria to ...Mother deer cannot recognize the calls of their own offspring but sheep and reindeer can
...limited during the first few weeks of life to when nursing occurs. "Our results show that different environmental conditions influence predator avoidance strategies and also effect the evolution of different parental recognition mechanisms," says McElligott. "This appears to be independent of phylogenesis b...Constant lighting may disrupt development of preemies' biological clocks
...day, we realize that lighting is very important in nursing facilities, but our understanding of light's effects on patients and staff is still very rudimentary," said William F. Walsh, chief of nurseries at Vanderbilt's Monroe Carrel Jr. Children's Hospital. "We need to know more. That is why studies like th...Carnegie Mellon, Pitt receive $15 million from NSF to found center to improve quality of life
...send people from their homes to assisted-living or nursing facilities by even one month, we can save our nation $1.2 billion annually. We need to apply the same ingenuity that we've used for military, space and manufacturing applications to improve the human condition." Cooper, an internationally recognize...Equine Medical Center records successful year for neonatal foals
...from cradling the tender neonates to assisting the nursing staff. "Our neonatal intensive care service has been a real success story for us," said Nat White, the Jean Ellen duPont Shehan Professor and director of the Equine Medical Center. "We're very pleased to be able to provide this level of service f...Fibromyalgia increases pain and fatigue for pregnant women
...M. Schaefer, D.N.Sc., R.N., assistant professor of nursing at Temple University's College of Health Professions. Her research, the first to look at the impact of pregnancy on women with FM, was recently presented at the 2006 Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses' convention in Baltim...DDT in mothers linked to developmental delays in children, UC Berkeley study finds
...dies, a finding that suggests that the benefits of nursing may outweigh the potentially harmful effects of DDT transmission through mother's milk. The study is the first to examine the effects of maternal levels of DDT, rather than its breakdown products, on child neurodevelopment that is, the development ...Record number of abstracts submitted for largest scientific congress devoted to osteoporosis
...t update Thierry Chevalley Influence of care in nursing home Date: Sunday June 4, 2006 Time: 12:15-13:15 Florent Richy Adherence problems Patricia Clark Health economics and epidemiology Jane Cauley Osteoporosis in Men Cyrus Cooper Infancy, Childhood, Maternal health and osteoporosis Date...Proteus mirabilis will give up its genetic secrets at ASM meeting
...M Medical School. "It is particularly prevalent in nursing home residents with indwelling catheters." Mobley is an expert on urease, an enzyme produced by P. mirabilis, which breaks down urea in the urinary tract, reduces the acidity of urine and leads to the formation of kidney or bladder stones. Once a sto...Bedsores and bald hides: Novel roles revealed for a 'scaffolding' protein
... sores significantly increase health care costs in nursing homes and hospitals. A separate report by the same Hopkins group, published in the May 15 issue of Genes and Development, reports a new and different role for the same protein in promoting hair follicle growth, although the investigators were quick ...Can senile amyloidosis spread from mother to offspring?
... of senile amyloidosis from affected mice to their nursing offspring. The paper by Korenaga et al., "Transmis...ity" concepts to show that ingestion of fibrils by nursing mouse pups, and not by events occurring in utero, transmits amyloid fibrils to their offspring, thus...Study may help slay 'Yellow Monster'
...r houses," said Sheryl Martinez, a junior in NAU's nursing program and another member of Stearns' research group. Martinez, also a native of Shiprock, hopes to return to her community and put her knowledge to work after graduation. The funding for Stearns' work is tied to improving health among Native Americ...Typical pregnancy is now only 39 weeks
...abies born just a few weeks early need medical and nursing attention beyond that given to full term newborns. They have a greater likelihood of breathing problems like respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), feeding difficulties, temperature instability (hypothermia), jaundice and reduced brain development tha...Man's best friend: Study shows lonely seniors prefer playtime with pooch over human interaction
...ith a dog and other people," he said. Thirty-seven nursing home residents who scored high on a loneliness sca... the other half spent time with one to three other nursing home residents and the dog. While both groups felt less lonely, the group that had one-on-one qualit...Four questions that may save your grandma's life: SNAQ screening tool predicts weight loss
...s. The researchers asked appetite questions of 247 nursing home residents over age 60 from nine long-term facilities in St. Louis. In addition, 868 residents from the St. Louis metropolitan area, about 40 percent of whom were at least 60, also were asked the questions. The researchers then checked six months...Obesity before pregnancy linked to childhood weight problems
... study's lead author and an associate professor of nursing at Ohio State University. "Prevention of childhood obesity needs to begin before a woman ever gets pregnant." Salsberry conducted the study with Patricia Reagan, a professor of economics at Ohio State. Their study appears in the December issue of the...The end of aging? New study examines evolutionary explanations for 'biological immortality'
...ns has been dismissed as a result of the advent of nursing homes and modern medicine. However, close examination of demographic data supports a distinct third phase of life history known as "late life," characterized by the cessation of age-related deterioration. "Late life is a unique and distinct phase of...ADHD medication might also treat hyperactivity symptoms in autism
...rected by Lawrence Scahill, associate professor of nursing and child psychiatry at Yale. "This study shows that methylphenidate is an effective medication for children with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) accompanied by increased hyperactivity," said Scahill. "However, the percentage of children show...Anti-cold, anti-flu product cuts recurrent colds by more than half, study shows
...e Journal." In two previous trials involving 198 nursing home seniors conducted under FDA's drug regulations by Dr. Janet McElhaney, the newly appointed head of geriatric medicine at the University of British Columbia, COLD-fX showed an 89% reduction in clinical illness caused by influenza and cold viral i...UCI nurses receive $2.7 million to study exercise and impact on growth in premature babies
...in Orange County to receive Magnet Designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. "Evidence-based nursing is a key characteristic of Magnet-designated hospitals. This NIH grant illustrates how nurses are a...