OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
...tification of specific cells in the brain that are crucial to weight control, and the possible connection between infant hormone exposure and lifelong weight issues. Another key role of the center is to provide a base of expertise for public (community) education, and serve as a source for continuing educati...Protecting children from industrial chemicals in the environment
...d attention deficit hyperactivity disorder." A crucial step towards protecting children would be to ensure that industrial chemicals undergo "developmental neurotoxicity testing." Such testing uses animal experiments to provide information on what happens to the fetal nervous system, and the newborn chi...Optical technique identifies vulnerable plaques in cardiac patients
...uce a heart attack or sudden cardiac death will be crucial to innovative preventive therapies." Plaques are deposits of fats, cholesterol and other materials that collect in major arteries, restricting or sometimes blocking blood flow. While some plaques are relatively stable, others are vulnerable to rupt...ESC releases the first European Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
...lber.(3) Importance of Guidelines Guidelines are crucial to appropriate clinical practice, comprising specific recommendations on treatment methods, collated by senior European experts and opinion leaders in the field. For maximal relevance, Guidelines must be well presented, practical and relevant to the...Study finds majority of women willing to accept cervical cancer vaccine for self and children
...ecially mothers, now about how the vaccine will be crucial to the prevention of cervical cancer. It is also important for everyone to understand that a vaccine will be aimed at both boys and girls, and how this will help prevent the disease worldwide." Factors influencing a woman's acceptance of the vaccine...Tracking trends in cochlear implant complications using a federal database
...rs conclude. "Used appropriately, it could provide crucial guidance in selecting an expensive but wonderfully life-enhancing therapy."...The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
...ough its network of 49 countries, to pass on these crucial messages. By encouraging each of our National Car... longer than men, on average 5-6 years more, it is crucial to acknowledge the growing burden and implications of women's CVD across Europe. Professor Priori sa...Epidemiologist Trichopoulos receives $5.8 million Department of Defense 'Innovator Award'
...us student body in a broad spectrum of disciplines crucial to the health and well being of individuals and populations around the world. Programs and projects range from the molecular biology of AIDS vaccines to the epidemiology of cancer; from risk analysis to violence prevention; from maternal and children...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...dical product development includes the process and crucial steps that determine whether and how quickly a medical discovery becomes a reliable device for patient use. With a number of challenges and issues concerning the protection of human subjects, this "critical path" will be thoroughly examined. Partic...US life expectancy about to decline, researchers say
... people currently alive. Longevity predictions are crucial for health policy and for economic policy as well. "One of the consequences of our prediction is that Social Security does not appear to be in nearly as bad a shape as we think," Olshansky said. "The obese may be inadvertently 'saving' Social Securit...Dental practitioners can be instrumental in preventing their patients' eating disorders
Baltimore, MarylandDental practitioners play a crucial role in the early identification, referral, and case management of their patients with eating disorders, yet little has been reported regarding current secondary prevention practices. Dental professionals are often the first health care providers to ...Cornea transplants can be improved
...he endothelial cells deteriorate. Eye banks play a crucial role in cornea transplantation. According to the Eye Bank Association of America, eye banks supplied the corneal tissue for 32,144 transplants in 2003. "Often, the eye bank cell counts were off by more than 10 percent," Dr. Lass says. "We believe the...Computerized order entry systems can increase risk of medication errors
...an order entry (CPOE) systems are widely viewed as crucial for reducing prescribing errors and potentially saving hundreds of billions in annual costs. Published studies have indicated that CPOE reduces medication errors up to 81 percent. Few researchers, however, have focused on the existence or types of m...Study: Two brain systems regulate how we call for help
...ring trying times. Indeed, calling for help can be crucial to survival, says Kalin, a psychiatrist who has studied fear and social attachment in monkeys for two decades in an attempt to better understand anxiety and depression in humans. However, since a cry for help also signals vulnerability - and, in the ...Study: Eye contact triggers threat signals in autistic children's brains
...ic is a problem because eyes, in particular, are a crucial source of "subtle cues that are critical for normal social and emotional development," Dalton says. Dalton's work comprised two studies. In the first, researchers placed autistic children inside an MRI scanner and showed them pictures of faces with b...Protein that promotes survival of stem cells might be key to poor leukemia prognosis
...d system before birth. Expression of Mc1-1 is also crucial for maintaining blood cells throughout life as red and white cells and platelets die and must be replaced. HSCs are also needed to rebuild the blood system of patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation for cancer. Opferman completed work on this ...Scientific evidence for diets: don't believe everything you read
...les reporting weight loss studies fail to indicate crucial patient characteristics that may bias the results. Cheryl Gibson, from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and colleagues found that over 90% of diet studies did not adequately and comprehensively describe their subjects, making them almost...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
...2 to 50 times worse detecting such gaps, which are crucial though unconscious for properly hearing consonants and vowels. "To a person with a timing problem, conversation sounds like everything is spoken through a drainpipe," says James Ison, professor of brain and cognitive science. "One sound leads into...Services for children: Training needed to tackle complexity of new labour's joined-up approach
...ls of all members should be given equal value, was crucial in confronting and resolving conflicts. "Emphasis on new ways of working can be exciting and enriching, but it requires funded time to work through the challenges of sharing knowledge, expertise and working practices."...Women's heart risk underestimated by doctors, resulting in less preventive care than in men
... may reflect a perceived difficulty in influencing crucial lifestyle factors within the patient's control, not the physician," said Mosca. "Lack of time to practice prevention was also a commonly cited barrier among OBGyns and PCPs, as was lack of insurance coverage for lifestyle interventions. This sugges...