UCSF researchers move in on role of brain's naturally occurring marijuana
...release of inhibitory GABA neurotransmitters, thus allowing the excitatory neurons to fire messages of excitation repeatedly and intensely, thereby "strengthening" their synaptic connections with other nerve cells. The strengthening of synapses, otherwise known as long term potentiation, or LTP, is thought to...Stony Brook chemist wins national award for drug discoveries
...ecific molecules can ferry the drug to its target, allowing nearly a 50-fold decrease in dosage and side effects, said Ojima. So far the approach is promising in animal tests, he added. A native of Japan, Ojima said his early interest in research was sparked by his father, an inorganic chemist. As for his p...License agreement signed to commercialize intelligent hearing aid
...imity, causing confusion in noisy environments."By allowing the wearer to focus on a single conversation without excessive interference, the intelligent hearing aid will represent a significant improvement over conventional systems, Feng said. The intelligent hearing aid prototype consists of a pair of miniat...Science, engineering and technology newstips
...ms are widespread in the modern world, for example allowing us to steer cars, fly airplanes, and run factory assembly lines. Bifurcations are "forks in the road" where a system suddenly changes from one state to another, such as an engine stalling when the fuel supply is reduced. "Art is one of the giants of...Study offers hope for chocolate-loving reflux disease sufferers
...fferers, the sphincter does not function properly, allowing acid and other substances in the stomach to pass back up to the esophagus. The researchers found that chocolate significantly increased the number of reflux events and the acid exposure time in the esophagus for the seven patients. "We found that the......ne to lessen the bodys resistance to insulin, thus allowing the body to properly use the insulin it normally produces. All patients will be followed for a minimum of five years to assess mortality, heart attack, stroke and other clinical events, angina, quality of life and cost of treatment. They will be on s...U-M, World Health Organization host telemedicine symposium
...emedicine is a growing medical field allowing doctors in various locations to collaborate with other doctors on individual patient's care, diagnostic procedures and continuing education. Dramatic examples include the care of patients in Antarctica and ou...New depression and anxiety treatment goals defined
...hosocial and occupational functioning essentially allowing a return to enjoying life and making strides toward recovery, he added. A person achieves remission when symptoms are absent for at least six months. In contrast, response, or only partial improvement of symptoms, is a common standard of care. The co...Study: many poor children live in pain because barriers to dental care too great
...ffs make them feel unwelcome and embarrass them by allowing others in the waiting room to learn of their Medicaid status. Some of the caregivers perspectives were surprising, and some were heart-wrenching, he said. We need to do better for these children. Numerous prominent organizations ranging from the A...... track trends in injuries and diseases in an area, allowing medical facilities to better manage their resources and contain contagious diseases by juxtaposing data from a medical database with a medical facility and its available beds, staff, blood, supplies and equipment. The system will also provide alerts ...Computerized tool predicts sarcoma outcome and improves ability to make better treatment decisions
...octors to more accurately predict patient outcome, allowing doctors and patients to better design treatment and ensure that patients at greatest riskof recurrence can be more aggressively treated, while patients at low risk can avoid unnecessary additional treatment. In a study published in the February 1 iss...Researchers observe abnormalities in brains of autism patients
...zational unit of brain cells and connective wiring allowing an individual to take in information, process it, and respond. Thus, any changes in size, shape or location of the minicolumn will have an effect on the processing capacity of the brain. For the study, scientists examined the brain tissue of nine aut...New book aims to keep elderly drivers on the road
...(such as limiting a driver to day-time driving, or allowing a driver with limited vision to drive within a certain familiar radius from home). "The number of visually impaired people in the United States is about three million, of which probably about one million are so severely impaired that they cant and sh...... temporary, alternate nicotine sources to smoking, allowing a person to gradually reduce his or her dependence on nicotine, a quitting method recommended by physicians. The FDA reclassified the NRT gum and the patch as OTC products in 1996. For the analysis, Shiffman and his colleagues used data from the Na...Not working alone at night, outside lights can cut workplace homicides, study shows
(Embargoed) CHAPEL HILL -- Not allowing employees to work alone at night and providing good outside lighting around businesses open after dark can reduce workplace homicides, unique research conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows. Other individual precautions, s...Breaking down the walls of immunological ignorance
...pansion and activation of the necessary CTL clone, allowing animals with one type of carcinoma undergo a dramatic tumor regression following treatment. Interestingly, another tumor type, a thymoma that displays the same tumor antigen, is refractory to this treatment, indicating that the CTLs remain ignorant o...USC researchers define role of protein, discover cause of chromosome damage
...effects of radiation therapy, for instance, by not allowing the cancer cells to repair themselves after being hit with the radiation." Still, noted Lieber, for normal cells, Artemis and the NHEJ pathway are absolutely critical for survival. And that is because of how exquisitely vulnerable our cells are to DN...Study finds drops work as well as patch for 'lazy eye'
...tudy will continue to be followeduntil April 2003, allowing researchers to learn whether there is anylonger term advantage to treating amblyopia with either patching oratropine....Eye drops to treat childhood eye disorder work as well as patching the eye
...udy will continue to be followed until April 2003, allowing researchers to learn whether there is any longer term advantage to treating amblyopia with either patching or atropine. The study was conducted by the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group at 47 clinical sites throughout North America. The study w...Outsmarting cancer - new results from novel enzyme inhibitors
...suicide by interfering with the proteasome that is allowing the cancer cells to divide uncontrollably. PS-341 has already shown promise against haematological cancers and Dr Johnston is involved with the first trials in breast cancer. More than half of cancer deaths are due to drug resistance: patients respo...