Study: Drinking in fraternities, sororities doesn't necessarily continue after college
...ren't expected to act like Romans and usually stop doing so. In general, the same holds for drinking behavior." The research involved surveying 319 continuously enrolled college students about their drinking habits each year during their time at the University of Missouri and again three years after gr...Teenagers, drinking and driving: a quick trip to the grave
...there before the behavior starts, otherwise you're doing treatment or harm reduction, not prevention." "This is one of the few studies I know that looks at an educational program and actually finds some bottom-line results of observable behavior," said Hedlund. "It gives some scientific data that say yo...New program shown to help heart attack patients get the best care
...the care, situations where we thought that we were doing certain things in a routine way, but we weren't," says Eagle. The situation was the same around the country. "Based upon that reflection in the mirror, we decided to create a program to try to improve." That program, designed cooperatively by doctor...Reversing DNA damage caused by the sun before it becomes skin cancer may be possible
...esearchers. The Notre Dame group is one of several doing research in this area of DNA repair. Particular molecules, known as thymine dimers, are formed in DNA as a result of ultraviolet radiation. These dimers are a "major cause of skin cancer," according to Jonas. Simply put, the enzyme works by att...Berlin chemist wins U.S. award for reaction studies
...ego. "For a curiosity-driven person like myself, doing research is the most appropriate act of feeling well," said Schwarz, who is professor of chemistry at the Technical University of Berlin's Institute for Organic Chemistry. "One is nearly always discovering new 'continents.'" He uses a mass spectrom...... which represents more than one million Americans doing without their prescribed drugs. The factors most clearly associated with a senior taking less of their medications were low income, high out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs, and African-American or Hispanic ethnicity. Nearly 21 percent of Af...Training for doctors improves screening for risk-taking in teens
...his study shows that many pediatrics providers are doing a good job in caring for adolescents, but still you can make a significant difference if you can help them be comfortable asking questions about sensitive issues like sexuality and substance use," Wibbelsman said. "These workshops open a door to adol...Tai chi can reduce arthritis pain, pilot study finds
...e pilot project. "Older people in China have been doing Tai Chi for hundreds, if not thousands, of years," she said. "Although we know anecdotally that Tai Chi helps chronic arthritis pain, we don't have the research to substantiate it." She hopes her doctoral study will be a step in that direction. ......ies of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and doing housework. However, Reminyl is not yet approved for the treatment vascular dementia. "This study has the potential to make a real impact on the way dementia is treated throughout the world," says Dr Roger Bullock of the Kingshill Research Centre in ...Low income smokers support smuggling to maintain habit
"They're doing people a service" - qualitative study of smoking, smuggling, and social deprivation BMJ Volume 323, pp 203-207 Low income smokers living in socially deprived areas view cigarette and tobacco smuggling as a positive way of dealing with the increasin...Big plans on a small scale: NSF funds centers for nanoscale research
..., interdisciplinary research teams and individuals doing exploratory research in a wide range of areas. The centers will address challenges and opportunities that are too complex and multi-faceted for individual researchers or small teams to tackle in shorter periods of time, Roco said. The centers involv...Virginia Tech students discoveries can help prevent water-borne diseases
... occurred at two water treatment plants. "Paolo is doing some very important work," says Guy Schott, associate sanitary engineer for the Mendocino District. Schott found out about Scardinas work from Edwards, with whom he had collaborated in the past. Scardina sent his graduate papers and computer models ...Tourettes, other tic disorders far more common than once thought
... and their ability to make friends. If a child is doing well, there certainly wouldnt be much to do in ter...Kurlan says. On the other hand, maybe a child isnt doing all that well. If the child is struggling in school or having trouble making friends, perhaps causes...DFG to support twelve new Clinical Research Units
...al branches at an early stage in their careers and doing way with career-oriented pro forma research, which does not serve the purpose of scientific advancement but that of vocational qualification. Against this background, the memorandum calls for a separation of the purely clinical career from the scient...Pain, price, insurance delays for new vaccines concern kids' doctors
...mmending it, and others to have reservations about doing so, was cost. Pediatricians and family practitioners often take a financial risk in buying a supply of perishable vaccine, not knowing if they will use it all. Prevnar's high cost - nearly $260 for four doses - made it an especially risky proposition...... need to face in order to benefit from aspirin. By doing that, we showed that aspirin is probably beneficial for people who have a 3 percent or greater risk of suffering a heart attack over the next five years. In such cases, the chance of preventing heart attacks outweighs the negative effects of aspirin...Team studies use of Sandia technology to ensure 'farm-to-fork' safety of the nation's food supply
...nd poultry houses. One Kansas State food scientist doing research with the foam found a complete kill of unattached cells of common food-born pathogens. The real test will come when the foam is used on cells that have actually attached themselves to hard surfaces, such as stainless steel within a processin...College freshmen more politically liberal than in the past, UCLA survey reveals
...o finds that students spent less time studying and doing homework, with only 34.9 percent of entering students reporting studying or working on assignments for six or more hours per week in the past year. This marks the lowest figure since this question was first asked in 1987, when 47 percent reported st...UF study: Healthy aging depends on social as well as physical activity
... senior center or having a group to hang out with, doing certain things makes their lives more fulfilling. ...ealth or financial constraints prevented them from doing some of the things they had looked forward to as young adults, Gibson said. What came out was, Now t......e children developed new cases of asthma. Children doing several team sports are more likely to be serious athletes. "Team sports are an indicator of kids who do a lot of physical activity," he says. "Theyre breathing more ozone than a kid sitting in front of a TV inside the house." Athletes get a higher d...