Assessing the season: LSU hurricane experts learned lessons during Hurricane Season 2004
...irst, Wolshon said, he and fellow researchers were able to qualitatively verify that their predictions of how, when and where congestion would form during an evacuation of New Orleans were largely correct. "Encouraged by these findings we are now working with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and...Infants, children prefer sounds over pictures and only slowly become visually oriented, studies find
...erall, the new research showed children seem to be able to process only one type of stimuli at a time usu...ater reviewing the videotape, the researchers were able to see whether the infants turned their heads toward a new sound or a new picture. The results showe...New clue to nerve growth may help regeneration efforts
...of these nerves requires semaphorin 5A, Kantor was able to identify key molecules that interact with it. He found that CSPGs bind semaphorin 5A to prevent nerves from extending across a no-man's-land between the nerves' simulated origin and target. Preventing this interaction by adding an enzyme that dest...Drinking and spousal abuse by male US Army soldiers
...of the unique things about this study is that it's able to link data from difference sources," added Gordo...loomberg School of Public Health. "This study was able to measure baseline alcohol consumption of a group of soldiers, and then follow them over time to se...New study shows how mad cow prions hitch a ride into intestine
...cking the binding of prions to ferritin, we may be able to prevent animals from getting this disease through feed, and stop the transmission to humans." Currently, Singh's group is checking whether prions from distant species such as deer and elk can cross the human intestinal barrier....Success of experimental herpes vaccine builds momentum for human clinical trials
...ide its host. "The proteins that are expressed are able to induce immune responses but the virus can't spread," said Knipe, who is a coauthor on the paper. Normally, HSV-2 infects the cells lining genital areas, but makes its way into nearby sensory neurons, where it persists in a latent state. Because dl...News briefs from the Journal CHEST, December 2004
...ir own control group, because researchers would be able to compare the actual lung cancer mortality rates of subjects who received screening or preventative information to what their mortality rate would have been without the procedures. The study appears in the December issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed...Nearsighted children may benefit from rigid contact lenses
... role in myopia's development, the RGP lenses were able to change the cornea's shape enough to lessen myopia's progression by 28.8 percent. The rigid contact lenses kept a condition called "corneal steepening" to a minimum because the nearsighted eye takes on a more oval shape, the cornea becomes steeper...First US SARS vaccine trial opens at NIH
...ouni, M.D. "This is why our team at NIAID has been able to develop this vaccine at an unprecedented pace, using technological discoveries that were not available just a few short years ago." The primary goal of the study is to determine if the experimental vaccine is safe in people. A secondary goal is to...Cumulative trauma in adulthood can worsen health in later years
...f-reliant and had a respect for authority and were able to handle self-sacrifice. These conditions probably helped them develop some resilience against unexpected trauma in their later years, said the authors. Those born before 1919 (the oldest old) who entered adulthood during the Great Depression a...Reducing anti-rejection meds after transplant shows less complications
... to more complications. The fact that we have been able to significantly reduce the amount of anti-rejection drugs in this group of patients has enabled many of them to live full and productive lives," said Kareem Abu-Elmagd, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Scho...Jefferson scientists find way to see breast cancer activity from outside the body
...priate treatment for a cancer. "Patients might be able to avoid a great deal of worry and unneeded surger...aracteristic activated genes that we might also be able to use for early diagnosis, such as pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer." In 2004, ...Is fitness your New Year's resolution? You need professional help
...t "if an expert thinks I can do it, then I must be able to do it,"" explains Kathleen Martin Ginis, associate professor of kinesiology. "This speaks to the important role health and fitness professionals might play in increasing confidence and motivation among people starting a new exercise program." McM...U of M research explores addiction as a computational process
...ry into a computational realm, researchers will be able to ask and answer key questions to gain valuable i...research with learning and memory research, we are able to use learning and memory models to test and predict a variety of addictive behaviors and signals."...Scientists stalk PPAR-gamma, find novel cancer connection
...raging factor is that the anti-diabetes drugs were able to kill the multiple myeloma cells, despite the fact that myeloma produces its own growth factor (Interleukin 6), which usually enables the cancer to multiply more effectively. Furthermore, the Phipps lab found that the effectiveness of the TZD drugs...Multi-center study finds therapy boosts kidney transplants in 'highly sensitized' patients
...ant which is a very big risk factor for not being able to have another one the IVIG group's transplant rate was triple that of patients on placebo," said Stanley C. Jordan, MD, director of Pediatric Nephrology & Transplant Immunology and medical director of the Renal Transplant Program at Cedars-Sinai. ...Child health must become UNICEF's priority over next decade
... of children or at the very least, s/he should be able to show an understanding that child health is a critical factor in advancing human development. It is surprising that this important UN agency should have had 4 American executive directors. It is hard to believe that the person best equipped to addr...Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
...the journal websites. Healthcare consumers will be able to access selected journal articles as soon as the...ast array of research articles. The groups will be able to search the most current American, European, and other international research to help them identif...First-ever safety study of medical cannabis use in Canada launched
...ion." Since 1999, Canadian patients have been able to use cannabis for medical reasons, under specific circumstances, with a physician's recommendation and Health Canada authorization. However, until now, the safety of cannabis used for medical purposes has not been scientifically studied. "Othe......nce we've answered the questions, perhaps we'll be able to pass them back to our colleagues in the States. In the meantime, the United Kingdom is performing embryonic stem cell research with tight regulations, including the illegality of reproductive cloning. Which we believe should also be made illegal i...