Infant vernier acuity is comparable to that of adults
...uity of human infants and adults is quite similar, contrary to past studies conducted in this area. The similarity of infant and adult vernier acuity suggests that vernier acuity might be a sensitive test for strabismic amblyopia and other visual disorders that normally must be diagnosed using an eye chart. ...US life expectancy about to decline, researchers say
...cancer or ischemic heart disease. The findings are contrary to what some scientists predict about human life expectancy, which assumes that past increases will continue indefinitely. Most forecasts of life expectancy are based on historical trends, but the authors conclude that such estimates fail to consider...Steady rise in HIV among heterosexuals in the UK
...uals in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. And, contrary to popular belief, most of the increase is among people who are infected abroad, mainly in Africa. Homosexual men remain at greatest risk of acquiring HIV in the United Kingdom. Using national HIV surveillance reports, scientists at the Health Prote...Feb. 15, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
..., p. 299). "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence," the writer says. (The smoking cessation article is the subject of a video news release. Call for coordinates.) 2. Older Doctors Are Not Better Doctors, Study Finds Researchers examined 59 medical resear...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
...e asserts, "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence." Smoking is the single most avoidable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 22.5 percent of adults (46 mill...14-year study finds that quitting smoking adds years to life
...editorial. "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence." A surprising finding, according to Dr. Connett, was that the reduction in death rate was more significant in younger people, 35 to 45, than older people. "Current guidelines suggest that smokers over age ...State policies decrease youth smoking, drinking and sex
... intercourse. It is also interesting to note that, contrary to the thought that access to a family planning clinic increases sexual behavior, our study found the opposite--family planning clinics do not make kids have more sex," said Dr. Bishai. The authors report in their study that further research is neede...Sunlight reduces risk of lymph gland cancer
...nska Institutet and Uppsala University shows that, contrary to previous belief, sunlight reduces the chances of developing tumours in the lymphatic glands (malignant lymphoma). The study is to be published in the next number of The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The number of new cases of lymphoma ...Study reports women don't experience undue pain, anxiety during mammography screening
...ring the test. Analysis of the results found that contrary to expectations there were no significant differences in terms of pain perception between the subjects who listened to the relaxation tape and the other two groups, the reason being that none of the three groups reported undue distress, according to...Study links racial and ethnic gap in youth violence to social factors
...ely than whites to engage in violent behavior, and contrary to popular stereotypes, first- and second-generation immigrants and neighborhoods that are immigrant enclaves exhibit lower than average violence. For the study, which was designed to simultaneously assess competing hypotheses for racial and ethnic d...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
... However, our work to date clearly indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, the spinal cord does have the potential to repair itself. That is why we believe that human trials are the logical next step." "Professor Raisman and his team have shown that the repair of the injured spinal cord is now a real pos...Making emergency contraception readily available does not increase unprotected intercourse
...han women in the clinic access group. Furthermore, contrary to concerns that increased access to EC will entice women to use EC repeatedly, only a small fraction of women in the pharmacy access and advance provision groups used EC more than once over the 6-month period, even though EC was supplied at no cost,...Poor response to chemotherapy does not mean poor outcome for patients with rare breast cancer
...des, and on long-term outcome. What they found was contrary to what they had anticipated. Women with invasive lobular carcinoma had a poorer response to primary chemotherapy yet better overall survival. Specifically, only 3 percent of lobular carcinoma patients had a pathological complete response, compared t...Study finds women hesitant to take tamoxifen as preventive measure
...les on participants' decision-making, finding that contrary to expectations, a family history of breast cancer did not increase the likelihood that women would choose to take tamoxifen. However, personal history, such as abnormal biopsy, was highly correlated with the decision to take tamoxifen. Physician adv...Decision to take tamoxifen difficult for many women
...bles on participant decision-making, finding that, contrary to expectations, a family history of breast cancer did not increase the likelihood that women would choose tamoxifen. However, personal history, such as an abnormal biopsy, was highly correlated with the decision to take tamoxifen. Physician advice ...Pharmaceutical marketing tactics hold little sway with prescribing physicians
...ly 10 percent in 2001. Jacobson said that, contrary to popular belief, physicians are not easy targets readily persuaded by salespeople, but rather are tough sells as evidenced by the minimal influence of sales activities on their prescribing behavior. According to Jacobson, the most important factor...Breast cancer in men increasing
...largest study to date of male breast cancer finds, contrary to previous reports, breast cancer rates in men are increasing though the disease remains rare. A new study published May 24, 2004 in the online edition of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, concludes there are significan...Moving the mind's eye depends upon an intact eye movement system
...pment of reflexive attention. They also show that, contrary to what one might expect, intact brain regions alone are not sufficient for the normal development of attention. Together the new findings provide strong support for the premotor theory of attention....Cell research uncovers intriguing clues to 'Trojan horse' gene in HIV infection
...ds on previous research by Dr. Finkel that showed, contrary to prevailing dogma, HIV does not always kill infected immune cells. Instead, it kills bystander cells and somehow prevents at least some infected cells from dying. "HIV works as both a sword and shield," said Dr. Finkel. "It destroys some immune cel...Research news from Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: April 2004
... and also confirmed by other studies, showing that contrary to popular belief, the plant based soy isoflavones do not lower cholesterol. As soy has been shown to be beneficial to decreasing heart disease risk, Tufts researchers led by Alice H. Lichtenstein DSc, senior scientist and director of the Cardiovasc...