New Math, High-Tech Imaging Solving Old Riddle: How Does The Brain Operate When We Think?
...in oxygen concentration. Called blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD)fMRI, it isbased on the fact that magnetic properties of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carryingmolecule inblood, change in brain areas that become active. That's because when hemoglobinis not carryingoxygen, it increases the strength of the magnetic ...Health Workers May Experience Costly Dislocation As Health Spending Growth Slows
...states and localities from outside. States heavily dependent on outside funds, such as insurance and pharmaceuticals, include Indiana, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Minnesota. Declines in health employment will also be strongly felt in areas where the smaller scale of non-health employment makes health service...Visual Environment Can Affect Even Healthy Eyes --- Nature Works With Nuture For Good Vision
...a control system integrating the two eyes which is dependent on environmental, not merely genetic factors. Discovering how this interocular control system works is a major step oward the prevention of problems like nearsightedness, or myopia -- a condition affecting approximately 25 percent of the U.S......oint and last-survivor annuity, when considered as dependent ratherthan independent, have a significant impact ...in this instance, considering two covered lives as dependent rather thanindependent reduced annuity values by about 5 percent. The research was supported...Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors May Be Another Piece In Alzheimer's Jigsaw
...d that the effects of rivastigmine seem to be dose dependent - those patients receiving a higher dose of the drug showed clinically relevant (and statistically significant) improvements. Rsler et al draw attention to the gastrointestinal side-effects experienced by some patients (27 per cent of those taking ......mal control of their disease, they also may become dependent on themedication to breathe normally. Researchers found that by taking IVIG inconjunction with glucocorticoids, patients could use less glucocorticoids moreefficiently. Long-term use of glucocorticoids can stunt growth in children or causeosteoporo...Neurobiologists Show How The Brain Processes Signals From Pheromones
...tsknow that the accessory olfactory system is very dependent on the experience ofthe animal. If the VNO is removed from a sexually naive animal--one that hasnever mated before--the animal experiences severe sexual dysfunction and won'tmate. But, if the VNO is removed from an animal that has mated previously, t...Oregon's Terminally Ill Patients More Likely to Have End-Of-Life Choices Respected, Study Finds
...of time that they don't want to die in a hospital, dependent onlife support." The OHSU research covers two separate studies. The first evaluated theeffectiveness of the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)form. The bright-pink form records a dying patient's decision to have or limitlife-susta...Cochlear Implant Increases Access To Mainstream Education
...arison groupwithoutimplants. They also were less dependent on special education services after anaverage of twoyears. The study additionally placed the cost savings of educating a childreceiving an implant atage 3 at $30,000-$100,000 over the course of primary and secondary schooleducation. "The cochlea...Sniffing Out The Promise Of Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy
...t if we can destroy newly formed vessels, thecells dependent on them for their supply of nutrients will also die. And that iscertainly what seems to be happening here."...Stress, coping and biology intertwine for diabetes control
New research finds that in non-insulin dependent (Type 2) diabetes the body'sown insulin secretion ...ents. In contrast, blood sugar control in insulin dependent (Type1) diabetes is more subject to such fluctuations since the body cannotcompensate automatically....New Wake Forest study to pin down soy's active ingredient
...vidence that soy offers protection againsthormone- dependent cancers in females indicates soy "may provide protectionagainst prostate cancer,"which is also thought to be affected by hormones. So the new study also willfocus on adult male monkeys. A parallel national pilot study in people, headquartered...Alcohol researchers identify new medication that lessens relapse risk
... in preventing relapse to heavydrinking in alcohol dependent individuals. Barbara J. Mason, Ph.D., andcolleagues at the University of Miami School of Medicine found from a 12-weekdouble-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial that patients who receivednalmefene were 2.4 times less likely to relapse to heavy d...Nortran Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Hoechst Marion Roussel announce collaborativeagreement
..., Vice President Research,Nortran. "The heart rate dependent activity of our molecules is the basis forsafe, effective antiarrhythmic drugs. We are very excited about the potentialfor our new class of antiarrhythmics. Our collaboration with Hoechst MarionRoussel can only expedite our research program." Hoechst...Elderly less likely than other adults to have economic problems
... because of their lack of dependent children, stable health insurance through ... your children are raised and no longer dependent onyou." The study also suggests older people are more likelyto ...Results of NUVANCE phase I/II asthma trial presented
... regularly. Prior to the study, all patients were dependent on inhaled corticosteroids, daily medication intended to relieve inflammation of the airways. All patients discontinued inhaled corticosteroids when study treatment was started. The study assessed the safety and pharmacokinetics (absorption,...Emotional support during conflict situations elevates blood pressure in African-American boys
...of the study. "They may react to being placed in a dependent position such as having to rely on emotional support during a stressful task. They may also show greater cardiovascular reactivity than females under certain stressful social conditions because of an increased desire to exert effort and demonstrate ...Gene therapy reverses heart disease in mice
...he amount of improvement in cholesterol levels was dependent on the size of the dose of gene therapy. Treated mice also had a sharp increase in HDL "good" cholesterol, which clears fat from the body, and a drop in their levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol, compared to the untreated mice. The treated mice also exp...New study underscores effectiveness of methadone maintenance as treatment for heroin addiction
... The researchers interviewed 179 heroin-or cocaine dependent volunteers monthly, for 12 months after their admission to the study. The volunteers were randomly divided into two groups--a methadone maintenance treatment group and a methadone detoxification group. The MMT group was eligible for 14 months of me...