Linoleic acid intake may help cut stroke risk
... involving the many small arteries that supply the deeper parts of the brain) and 19 percent reduction in hemorrhagic stroke (caused by bleeding). "When we adjusted for other fatty acids, these associations become weak, but the association between linoleic acid and the stroke risk persisted," says Iso. A...DARPA to support development of human brain-machine interfaces
...eloped under the DARPA support also will lead to a deeper understanding of the brain itself. "This research will provide us with a powerful new set of experimental tools and techniques to answer the question of how millions of brain cells come together to generate a particular behavior," he said. "Traditi...Bladder cancer returns sooner with each recurrence, study shows
...ladder cancer, cancer that has not yet invaded the deeper layers of the bladder wall. The disease recurs in more than half of those patients and is fatal 20 percent of the time. "Little is known about the biology of multiple sequential recurrent tumors or about which patients are most at risk for sequential...Hibernating squirrels provide clues for stroke, Parkinson's
...75 percent the damage to the brain's striatum, the deeper region of the brain and a major target for strokes, according to Dr. Cesario V. Borlongan, neuroscientist. In fact, evidence suggests that the compound, which puts cells in a temporary state of suspended animation, may help protect brain cells from t...New system created by Rensselaer group speeds the mapping of blood vessel networks in live tumors
...ate complex 3-D images to allow scientists to peer deeper inside live tumors. Until recently, such intricate images took days to quantify because scientists had to manually trace the vessels. Typically, the results were less than perfect. The RPI-Trace3D system incorporated into the electronic microscopes i...World Trade Center dust analysis offers good news for New Yorkers
...y cleared than fine particles, which would deposit deeper in the lung," Lioy says. "That means, in terms of potential lifetime exposures, we're probably going to be very lucky in that these may not be exposures of significant health risk." Immediately after the attacks, the majority of people focused their ...Molecular test proves to be effective in measuring remission and relapse after cancer treatment
...d that patients treated with Gleevec experienced a deeper remission that was associated with a better prognosis than patients treated with interferon plus cyarabine." In addition, he said, the use of molecular diagnosis of remission as a surrogate endpoint could drastically reduce the duration of conducting...A pair of discoveries helps unravel complex genetics of inflammatory bowel disease
... disease have similar inflammation, but it extends deeper into the intestinal wall and can also involve the small and large intestines. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh and the Cleveland Clinic participated in both studies, and researchers from Unive...Racial, economic gaps in kids' eye care seen in four new studies
...oks like," he says. "Now, the challenge is to dive deeper into the issue, and to find ways to standardize screening, diagnostic criteria and care so that every child who needs help can see clearly."...Hopkins researchers find MRI useful tool in diagnosing inflammatory bowel diseases in children
... disease have similar inflammation, but it extends deeper into the intestinal wall and can also involve the small and large intestines....Human studies show feasibility of brain-machine interfaces
... human patients were made from electrodes inserted deeper into the brain, in subcortical structures, rather ...re buried deeper," said Turner. Also, he said, the deeper regions present other advantages. "The way the brain works, all the signals for motor control are fi...Envisat's rainbow vision detects ground moving at pace fingernails grow
... which it originates the wider the inflation, the deeper down the dike has come from. InSAR volcanic monitoring was first established using ERS data, producing interferograms showing Italy's highly-active Mount Etna appearing to 'breathe' between eruptions. And interferogram surveys of apparently extinct ...Researcher looks at racial identity as part of healthy lifestyle
...to help people live healthier lives. Now with a deeper understanding of how race and ethnicity influence behavior, Resnicow is embarking on a new project to tailor health messages for African Americans based on their ethnic identity. Beginning this fall, Resnicow, a professor of health behavior and he...Under the surface, the brain seethes with undiscovered activity
...'t help but speculate on what they might mean in a deeper context," says Weliky. "It's one thing to say a ferret's understanding of reality is being reproduced inside his brain, but there's nothing to say that our understanding of the world is accurate. In a way, our neural structure imposes a certain struc......ased reading instructions so that we can achieve a deeper understanding of precisely how these interventions work. Our findings suggest that the brain mechanisms used by adult dyslexics might be different from those observed when young children undergo remediation, a strong indication that there will never ...OHSU unique in broadbased teaching of new breast exam recommendations
...t apply enough pressure to detect abnormalities in deeper tissue," said Steiner, who is helping several academic health centers across the nation replicate the OHSU program. "Teaching medical students and residents before they go into practice offers a more productive way to ensure all new clinicians learn ...Federal funds given for regenerative medicine center
...boration between UHC and Case has resulted in much deeper understanding of the potential for non-embryonic stem cells." "In addition to the state-of-the-art research that will impact the lives of countless people, this center fosters growing collaborations which will significantly contribute to Northeast Oh...New findings on patient safety at children's hospitals
...among young patients. But when the researchers dug deeper into the data and looked at each case individually, they found that the standards, not the hospitals, were to blame, and that the death rates were inaccurate. In these two categories -- deaths due to complications and deaths among patients with low-r...Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
...veys planned with satellites are yielding clearer, deeper subterranean views at reduced cost. Often carried ...nto the infrared spectra permits surveyors to peer deeper beneath the surface. Thermal infrared (TIR), or heat radiation from the surface, is a delayed respon......y involved in learning and the teachers who need a deeper understanding of learning processes," says Gazzaniga, the David T. McLaughlin Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. "Our goal is to carry out basic research on how peopl...