Two self-fulfilling prophecies are stronger, and more harmful, than one
...ly held stereotypes. A favorable belief may not be able to counteract the harmful effect of an unfavorable belief when there is a preponderance of unfavorable beliefs competing with it. Over time, the negative self-fulfilling prophecy effects could become more powerful as the number of people with negativ...Surgical treatment of migraines reduces sick days and increases employee productivity ASPS study
...atients expressed extreme frustration by not being able to gain control of their lives," said Dr. Guyuron....ily. Through our new surgical discoveries, we are able to help the appropriate patients escape the awful effects of migraines and start living their lives ...Pegaptanib provides benefit for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
...w blood vessels, and that VEGF-blocking drugs were able to prevent the growth of these abnormal blood vess...ent treatments, which employ a drug and laser, are able to slow vision loss, but have not been widely applicable to all patients. Pegaptanib is the first tr...Web-based tool to help clinicians make schizophrenia treatment decisions
...are not available," Meltzer said. "Dr. Meltzer was able to recruit an extraordinary faculty through his international work, his international contacts," said Jobson. "It's the most international a faculty that's ever addressed schizophrenia, certainly in a Web-based way." To access the algorithm, visit w...Pfizer's antifungal medicine VFEND receives FDA approval
...followed by fluconazole. Treatment with VFEND was able to clear Candida from the blood as quickly as amphotericin B with lower incidence of treatment-related adverse events. The most common adverse events in the study were sepsis, fever, hypokalemia, hypotension and respiratory disorder....Finding lymph node metastases in cancer
... that they tested the results on--the authors were able to see different patterns for normal and malignant...uld recognize metastases. And then the program was able to produce a 3-D reconstruction of the lymph nodes which could possibly be used by oncologists and s...Study investigates value of 'center of excellence' designation
... with sub-specialty training, which they should be able to find at high volume cancer centers close to home....Holidays, birthdays and postponement of cancer deaths
...ter to the widely held belief that some people are able to "cheat death" through sheer willpower or perhaps by some other, unknown psychosomatic mechanism. DonnYoung, a biostatistician and research scientist in the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center, along with Erinn Hade, a senior consulting research sta...Women seeking treatment for even minimal 'male-type' hair growth need endocrine evaluation
...the symptom is part of a larger disorder, they are able to give appropriate referrals, which enables patients to find the diagnostic and treatment help they need. Women with only minimal unwanted hair growth, however, often have an underlying hormonal imbalance that goes undetected altogether," said Dr. A...Animal studies show stem cells might make biological pacemaker
...vived when we put them into the animals, they were able to combine functionally with the animal's heart muscle, and they didn't create tumors for as long as we have watched." But new questions have come up because of these promising results, notes Li. For instance, the researchers don't know why ...Acupuncture relieves pain and improves function in knee osteoarthritis
... procedure designed to prevent patients from being able to detect if needles are actually inserted at treatment points. In both the sham and true acupuncture procedures, a screen prevented patients from seeing the knee treatment area and learning which treatment they received. In the education control g...Size of myocardial infarct measured using MRI
...ery; however, 88 percent of those under age 65 are able to return to work....Rutgers-Newark researchers link early movement, brain development
... brain never learns to sense anything unless it is able to move the sensors in the environment," Dr. Buzsa...d have moved since you were born. You would not be able to tell what is closer or what is distant, whether an object is the same when it is near or far from...Novartis announces collaboration with Bayer for EMSELEX
...way and Iceland on 27th October 2004. Novartis is able to market EMSELEX throughout these countries. This product is known as Enablex in the US. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an approvable letter in October 2003 for the approval of Enablex in the US, and discussions with the FDA are progre...Four teams awarded inaugural translational cancer research grants
...r first collaborative effort with the AACR, we are able to fund such talented scientists and clinicians." Translational research is a two-way bridge that conveys new ideas and discoveries between the laboratory and the clinic. In this manner, advances in such areas as molecular genetics, regulatory protei...Youki spray curbs spread of superbug MRSA
... The spray is called Youki "we wanted people to be able to remember the name," says Jolly. Youki is currently being trialled in private hospitals in the UK by staff specializing in wound management. Wounds are only washed once, at the start of the healing process, then not allowed to get wet at all. "You...Prentiss Foundation awards $5 million to University Hospitals
...lescent inpatient unit in our region that has been able to successfully integrate excellent clinical care, professional training of future mental health professionals, and state-of-the-art research," Dr. Findling says. The new facility will address three urgent needs: Enable parents of a child experien...Surprise! Cells have second source of phosphate
...on, so I speculated that IP7 and IP8 might also be able to give up that extra phosphate," says Snyder, who is also a professor of pharmacology and molecular sciences and of psychiatry. "Proving it turned out to be very difficult technically." First, it took several years for then-graduate student Susan Vo...The human eye cannot spot the offside rule
...he physiology of the human eye to clarify if it is able to process all the visual information needed to ap...ly the offside rule correctly, the referee must be able to keep at least five moving objects in his visual field at the same time (two players of the attack...Thanks for the memories: cinematic portrayal of amnesia is profoundly misleading
...ns about the condition. Most amnesics in films are able to function as if on a 'clean slate', suffering few problems with everyday tasks, while managing to hold down new jobs and function socially. In reality amnesic patients experience significant difficulties in taking in new information, making many e...