New theory chalenges current view of how brain stores long-term memory
...zheimer's disease, the researchers stated. The advantage of such a precarious storage mechanism is that it is a highly flexible system, enabling rapid retrieval even of infrequent elements, with great advantages over models of permanent storage, said Routtenberg, professor in the department of psychology a...Researchers develop way to track quality of home health care
...10 U.S. states and several other countries. A big advantage is that the measures are available with no further data collection. The newly developed set of indicators look at processes, such as administering flu vaccine and reviewing patient medication, and outcomes, like ratings of the functioning of clients ...Complementary and alternative therapies and conventional medical therapies
...ient information about safety and efficacy to take advantage of all useful therapies, both conventional and complementary and alternative. To that end, we believe that the same research principles and standards for showing effectiveness should apply to both conventional and complementary and alternative treat...Rotary blood pump shows promise for pediatric patients
...n VADs now suggest that its smaller size offers an advantage in permitting its use in women and smaller patients, including children with heart failure. These miniature devices, such as the MicroMed DeBakey Child VAD, have the potential to bring about similar results in children as they do currently in adults...The sustained benefits of very early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with anti-TNF-alpha therapy
...chieved its primary goal for RA patients given the advantage of early anti-TNF-alpha therapy: disease remission to avert joint damage. At 14 weeks, according to the MRI findings, patients taking infliximab combined with methotrexate showed a significant reduction in levels of synovitis compared to their base...Faces must be seen to be recognized
...a. In one set of experiments, the researchers took advantage of a phenomenon called "binocular rivalry" to present face images to subjects in circumstances under which the retinal input would remain perceptually invisible. In such binocular rivalry experiments, a different image is presented simultaneously to ...Substance in urine predicts development of preeclampsia
... into a medical lab for testing. This would be an advantage over a blood test, especially in countries lacking trained medical staff to draw blood. Currently, Dr. Levine is planning an additional study to more accurately predict the development of preeclampsia by measuring urinary levels of PlGF. The current...Study finds heavy drinking linked to higher stroke risk
...s appear to be at neither greater risk nor greater advantage than abstainers when it comes to ischemic stroke, the frequency with which they consume alcohol may modestly influence their risk. The findings, reported in the January 4, 2005 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, help shed light on a subject th...Timing appears essential to combining antiangiogenesis and radiation therapy
...hen radiation is administered to take the greatest advantage of this window of vascular normalization," says Jain, who is Cook Professor of Tumor Biology at Harvard Medical School. His group plans further studies to determine how these results could be applied to treatment of cancer patients. Additional autho...Researchers report early success using saliva to detect oral cancer
...s in protein or DNA. In addition, mRNA has the key advantage over these more traditional analytes in that it can be readily extracted in bulk from a tissue or bodily fluid and processed much faster for a comprehensive picture of which mRNAs are present in a given tissue or bodily fluid and at which levels. "Wh...Success of experimental herpes vaccine builds momentum for human clinical trials
...onger T cell response provides a major theoretical advantage for dl5-29 that could translate into greater clinical effectiveness in people. "The vaccine induced very good levels of immunity of the antibody type. It induced far better levels of immunity of the cellular type. It was enormously safe, and didn't s...Selective coatings create biological sensors from carbon nanotubes
...ed to the local glucose concentration. "The advantage of the near-infrared signaling to and from such a capillary device is its potential for implantation into thick tissue or whole blood media, where the signal may penetrate up to several centimeters," Strano said. "And, because nanotubes won't degrad...Sleep duration affects appetite-regulating hormones
...enditure under "real life" conditions. They took advantage of the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, an ongoing longitudinal study of sleep habits and disorders in the general population. The study began in 1989, when researchers mailed state employees aged 3060 years a survey on sleep habits, health, and demogra...Immigration & psychiatric disorders
...disorders, U.S.-born Mexican Americans had a clear advantage over U.S.-born non-Hispanic Whites." Identifying the specific components of various cultures that may reduce possible negative effects of acculturation on mental health or protect against psychopathology holds great promise in helping to guide ...Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
...ear are expected to lose patent protection. Taking advantage of generics can result in significant savings for plan sponsors and their members. Express Scripts statistics show that for every 1% increase in generic drug use, prescription benefit plan sponsors save nearly 1% off their cost for drugs in providing...Replicating an eel's nerve circuitry may aid paralyzed people
...fore the spinal cord was injured. "We want to take advantage of circuits that already exist in the body," Etienne-Cummings said. "Instead of stimulating the leg muscles directly, we want to go to the spinal cord and stimulate the nerves that control the muscles in the legs." He envisions the device that would ...Colon cancer screening with CT may also identify heart attack risk
...medical testing will encourage individuals to take advantage of the diagnostic tools available to them," Dr. Davila said. "As a leading cause of death, colon cancer should be identified as early as possible. The potential benefits from additional diagnostic uses for virtual colonoscopy should encourage individ...Using celebrities to market drugs and diseases: whats the problem?
...s better than a straight advertisement: "The great advantage over advertising is that the airtime is practically free, and there is no fair balance to worry about." This lack of balance can be damaging to the public's health, argues Moynihan. There is no "formal requirement for stars or media outlets to spe...ESA at the world's largest medical exhibition
... forefront of developments in telemedicine. Taking advantage of its wealth of experience in sensor technology development and in the management of international projects, ESA has started to support and market telemedicine services via satellite. In parallel, ESA also plays a role as a coordinator of inte......of NSAIDs for this condition, say the authors. The advantage of oral NSAIDs over placebo for short term pain relief is small and probably clinically insignificant, they add. "As use of oral NSAIDs may incur serious adverse effects, they can only be recommended for limited use in osteoarthritis of the knee," th...