Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...on keeps increasing, thenpart of the jobs creation problem would be solved by a job shift (i.e.,older workers...nly country dealing with this phenomenon. "It's a problem for most developed countries where fertility is dampeningout and older populations are growing rapid...A Surgical Semiconductor Laser With More Precision And Power
...rof parallel but weaker beams. This doesn't pose a problem for applications that don't require much power, such as laserprinters or supermarket scanners, but it limits their use in surgery, where higher power and precision are critical. Thenew laser produces a unified beam no wider than a grain of sand, with...Duke Study Uses Tiny Temperature Changes To Probe Water-Exclusion At Protein Binding Sites
...nd might bind," Toone added. But scientists' problem is they have not yet uncovered all of nature'stricks for making the binding sites suitably "sticky," Toone said.So, surprisingly, instead of pinpointing the one actual binding site, theircomputer programs often show that binding is apparently possibl...... word for most American parents. "The core of the problem is that it is harder for adults to talk about sex than substance abuse. Parents don't talk about sex with their children," says Diane Morrison, a University of Washington research associate professor of social work who studies public health issues an..."Super Aspirin" Holds Long-Term Benefits For Some Patients Who Undergo Balloon Angioplasty
...llowing balloon angioplasty remain an important problem associated with mortality. An intravenous "super aspirin" called abciximab (ReoPro™, Centocor, Inc., Malvern, PA) administered in the catheterization laboratory before an angioplasty can prevent platelets from sticking to arterial ...New Test May Improve Treatment Of Kidney Disease
...mprove glomerular diseases," says Briggs. "A major problem incaring for these patients has been the lack of reliable clinical or laboratorytechniques for estimating afavorable response to treatment. Although our work is preliminary, furtherrefinement of thistechnique might contribute to improved treatment r...Antioxidant-Enhancing Drug Partly Rescues Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
... Noise-induced hearing loss, a major health problem in industrializedsocieties, is a primary research focus of UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness,which Henderson co-directs with fellow scientist Richard J. Salvi, Ph.D. The new study, conducted by Henderson and colleagues Sandra McFadden,Ph...Chemists Closing In On Commercial Potential Of Alkanes
..., synthetic fibers, and pharmaceutical drugs. The problem hasbeen that the bonds between an alkane's carbon and hydrogen atoms are strongenough to render alkanes generally unreactive. In the early 1980s, Robert Bergman, a chemist in Berkeley Lab's ChemicalSciences Division (CSD) and with the University ...Organ Rejection Drug Also Shows Promise For The Treatment Of Kidney Disease
... levels in some patients. Protein leaks, a common problem inpatients with glomerulardisease, cause swelling in the legs or throughout the body. "Clearly, it's been very effective," Briggs says. "MMF can work with lowerdoses ofsteroids to control protein leaks and it sometimes can work alone, avoidin...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
...s tohelp patients suffering from an equally deadly problem -- stroke -- is only anemerging phenomenon. It is also a trend that should have started years earlier, according toa Duke University Medical Center neurologist. "It only makes sense for a team to respond just as quickly to a brainatta...Addicted Doctors Need Special Service
... to supplies. Once addicted, doctors face a major problem in accessing effective treatment, finding themselves isolated and carrying a stigma, such that they feel that they cannot seek treatment from colleagues'. Strang et al suggest that three components of care are essential:- access to treatment should ...... "Women rate having a significant motor skill problem following a stroke,worse than death itself. For men, death would be the worst possible outcome,"says Wayne Dornan, Ph.D., associate professor at Illinois Wesleyan Universityand director of Pre-Clinical Research at the Central Illinois NeuroscienceFo...Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
...g withseveral industries and agencies to solve the problem of night visibility fordriving and pedestrian safety. The center and VDOT have been awarded a $2.6 million project from theFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) for enhanced night visibility research,Tom Dingus, center director, announced. D...MIT Solution To Math Problem Could Lead To Better Dental Implants, More Resistance To Missiles
CAMBRIDGE, Mass --The solution to a mathematical problem MIT engineers originallytackled as a "theoretical ... "It was so much fun playing with the problem from a scientific point ofview," said Subra Suresh, the Richard P. Simmons Professor of Materials Sc...Deaths Related To Intrapartum Asphyxia - Is There A Problem With Prevention?
...eaths related to intrapartum asphyxia - Is there a problem with prevention?) In a related editorial in this week's BMJ, Spencer notes that more research needs to be conducted into recognition by fetal heart monitoring of problems with fetal oxygen supply, in an effort to ascertain whether the causes of fet...... were tested for attention, concentration, memory, problem solvingand learning skills. No significant side effects or differences betweenbeclomethasone and theophylline were found in the study. Although theophylline has a reputation among doctors and parents forcausing behavioral problems in childre...Higher Prices Won't Stop Teenage Smokers
...nces in cigarette taxes from state to state. "The problem with this cross-sectional approach, however, is that each state has different antismoking sentiments which could be influencing the onset of smoking among youth," says Kenkel. "For example, the tobacco-producing states have the lowest tax rates. We ...UF Psychiatrists Use Antidepressants To Treat Smoking Addiction
...ialty Clinics at Shands hospital at UF, tackle the problem on both fronts - using nicotine replacement therapy to treat acute withdrawal symptoms and antidepressants to combat the longer-lasting brain changes. Smoking releases a cascade of brain chemicals associated with survival-enhancing behaviors ...Tackling The Long Term Problem Of Antibiotic Resistance
... which offers answers to the concerns:- is there a problem of antibiotic resistance; how does resistance arise; whose fault is it and what can be done to overcome the problem? Contact: Professor C Hart, Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147 Liverpool cahmm@liv.ac.uk...... allowpatients to maintain better control of their problem behaviors than if theydidn't take it." The study also assessed metrifonate's convenience, safety and sideeffects through patient reports, physical exams and blood tests. The drug wasconvenient to take just once a day and did not affect liver...