The brain risks of binge drinking
... Clinical & Experimental Research uses rodents to examine what effects just a few days of the equivalent of binge drinking can have on neuronal function. "Most studies of alcohol-induced brain damage have looked at humans who have been alcoholic for decades or rats treated with alcohol for six to 18 months,...Exploring the brain chemistry of people at risk for alcohol disorders
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...n with migraine is three to one, it makes sense to examine how ovarian hormones affect migraine. Migraine affects about 8.7 million women in the United States each year, according to the American Council for Headache Education. Of those, 1.2 million women experience migraine attacks only during their menstru...NIMH awards new grants in response to terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
...nell University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, to examine whether major acute stress from the death of a child's parent is associated with increased activity in stress hormones, symptoms of psychiatric disability, and physical growth. Charles Marmar, M.D., at San Francisco VA Medical Center, to compare the...Newly published data show at-home dialysis therapy may benefit more patients
...a minimum of two years. The trial was designed to examine the effect of increasing PD small solute clearances a common measure of toxin removal and kidney function on mortality outcomes in patients with ESRD. Until now, many kidney specialists prescribing PD have believed that increasing small solute cl...Mild kidney disease doubles risk of death after angioplasty or bypass
...Durham, N.C. This is the first randomized trial to examine the effects of CKD on the outcomes of angioplasty and coronary artery bypass surgery, says Szczech. We found that even a small decrease in kidney function increases the risk for post-procedure complications, recurrent hospitalizations and repeat ang...Vitamin D gets an A+ for treating heart disease
...s get, he says. In addition, future studies should examine whether this finding holds up in other populations such as in men. Studying how vitamin D supplements affect heart disease risk is a worthy area of investigation, but this study is only a first step. Much more work is needed before I could advocate...Health benefits of leanness blown away by cigarette smoke
...ups within the 23 studies from around the world to examine whether weight control through smoking had any health benefits whatsoever as a means to reduce the risk of heart attack, or death from other causes, he says. The researchers examined data from more than 250,000 men and women of diverse ethnic and ra...Stanford study shows now-familiar medications at core of better outlook for depressed patients
...he country. Stafford's team conducted the study to examine the drugs' popularity among physicians and to more closely examine their impact on treatment of depressive illness. "Past studies have focused on broader changes in d...Multimillion-dollar grant to fund more research into speech disorder
...professor Ken Watkins use of imaging techniques to examine the structural characteristics of brains of stutterers....Male/female health differences during life's final season
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...or longer, said Dr. Berenson. Future studies will examine whether prednisone is effective to prolong remission for patients with other cancers such as leukemia or lymphoma. In addition, other drug combinations that include prednisone will be evaluated as maintenance therapy for patients with multiple myelo...Foods rich in folate may reduce risk of stroke
... Survey I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (NHEFS) to examine the relationship of dietary folate intake to the risk of cardiovascular disease. Study participants included 9,764 men and women in the United States, ages 25 to 74 years. They did not have cardiovascular disease when the study started. In the ori......e of medical epidemiologists---that is, people who examine disease at the public health level. These are the physicians who monitor and prepare for bioterrorist attacks, who staff the Centers for Disease Control, and who aid in developing plans for immunization. Initial participants are just completing the ...UCLA study shows many parents not getting antibiotic message
...or colds, our future research efforts will need to examine both the cultural beliefs of Asians and Latinos and how doctors and parents can better communicate....Mayo Clinic researchers develop 'cancer snitch'
... inducing the trauma of operating on the animal to examine the tumor. What is needed is information from within the cancer cell through an inexpensive, noninvasive means....Chicago researchers testing HIV vaccine for healthy people
...o see how well they respond. Rush researchers will examine patients closely for local reactions to the shot, flu-like symptoms or any autoimmune response. Sha said that if the vaccine is found safe and effective, it would be appropriate for nearly everyone as 100 percent of the population is or becomes sexua...CONVINCE trial results unveiled at annual hypertension meeting
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...ent sepsis in high-risk patients, We also need to examine how antibiotics, medical procedures, and an increase in immune-compromised patients and elderly patients represent increased risk for sepsis. A new understanding of sepsis could have a major impact on patients and healthcare resources," Dr. Martin e...... properly. The study, which is among the first to examine the effects of written expression via email on health, is also unique in that it was conducted by an undergraduate in the university's psychology department. Texas A&M psychology major Erin Brown, working alongside psychology professor William Grazia...