Major economic change can lead to an increase in deaths in car accidents
...sustainable transportation systems) Based on the experiences of the reunification of Germany, researchers in this week's BMJ warn that during times of economic change and modernisation, deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents are a predictable side-effect of the sudden affluence which increases car own......he effect of middle childhoodfamily situations and experiences as the children transition into adolescence....Hormone involved in reproduction may have role in the maintenance of relationships
... indicates that oxytocin maybe mediating emotional experiences in close relationships." The study builds upon previous knowledge of the important role oxytocin plays inthe reproductive life of mammals. The hormone facilitates nest building and pupretrieval in rats, acceptance of offspring in sheep, and the form......tients and their carers have deeply unsatisfactory experiences when seeking access to emergency care. They say that it is important that their study is replicated elsewhere to establish whether the problem of emergency care is really one of changing demand or more a matter of the quality and accessibility of th...College men nearly as likely as women to report they are victims of unwanted sexual coercion
...udy bythe UW researchers was a standardized sexual experiences questionnaire thatsolely pictured women as the rec...udents - 165 men and 131 women - abouttheir sexual experiences over the previous year. The students were primarilyfreshmen and sophomores and were largely white (...Stress common in AIDS victims who respond well to drug therapy
...etroviral drugs is the "standard of care." Not all experiences associatedwith revival were stressful for participants in thestudy, Brashers said. Several implications result from the findings, including a few in the realm ofeducation and prevention. According toBrashers, "Some people now believe that the improv...NSF award to five Georgia universities for new Science and Technology Center
...ormation system at Emory, and through hands-on lab experiences onGeorgia State's BioBus, a 30- foot, travelling state-of-the-art laboratory thatsupplements the regular science curriculum in Georgia elementary schools. Efforts will be made to target students early for careers in behavioralneuroscience by building...Pain, itself, elicits pain relief, and does so through 'reward' pathway
...s ofdisorders, characterized by pursuit of painful experiences often for apparentthrill-seeking value, includes administration of naloxone, a drug that blocksthe effects of opioids in this reward circuit. The researchers conducted the bulk of their study in anesthetized rats,measuring the animals' response to pa...Women find physician guidelines on estrogen replacement therapy are lacking
...inion, (96%);what media said was important, (81%); experiences and opinions of friends,(77%); and fear of breast cancer, (77%). "Our findings support several studies that point to a substantialdissatisfaction with the decision-making process," Connelly said. "Admittedly,this is a complex issue; however, greater...Vanderbilt School of Nursing begins graduate program in correctional health
...idactic content as well as some of thenew clinical experiences for correctional health courses. "We are fortunate to be able to have a close relationship with the Bureau toprovide expertise for this unique program of study," says Linda Norman,associate dean of the School of Nursing. "This is one of the ways Vand......udents definedbullying behavior and their personal experiences of bullying and victimization.The students consist...ishing bully behaviors withoutacknowledging victim experiences may actually foster increased frustration andsubsequent displays of aggressive behavior by bully-vic...UCSF Center for Health and Community receives over $11 million for infertility treatment research
...hat the research canaddress the different kinds of experiences that people have." For three of the studies, researchers will interview a group of 600 Bay Areacouples who have received consultations for ART and will follow theirexperiences. A fourth study on medical outcomes for babies born afterinfertility trea......ness acts of interpersonal violence each year.Such experiences can have lasting effects on a child's development and be astraumatic as being a victim of physical or sexual abuse, according to theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. To address this major public health problem, which historically has receivedlittle pu...No evidence to suggest breast cancer is linked to stress
...o evidence to support the idea that stressful life experiences are associated with the onset of breast cancer. Dr David Protheroe and colleagues from Leeds General Infirmary and the University of Leeds studied 332 women in the Leeds area. They found that women diagnosed with breast cancer were no more likely t...USC receives $12.8 million to study teen smoking
...sing the different cultures,lifestyles, issues and experiences of immigrant teen-agers, Johnson said. Researchers, from anthropologists and statisticians to physicians and publichealth specialists, will unite through the center to uncover the subtle and complex effects of mingling cultures, acculturation,advert...Issues surrounding genetic medicine and the Jewish population to be explored at conference
...ence participant, Lenny Van Pelt, will discuss his experiences asboth a patient coping with Gaucher disease and the founder of InternationalPatient Advocacy Association (IPAA), a not-for-profit organization that provideslegal resources and support to individuals with chronic illness and rare geneticdisorders. Le...Strain makes for stronger engineered tissues
...le pullsimilar to what natural blood vessel tissue experiences as blood pulses throughthe vessel. Tissues that were exposed to this strain for five to 20 weeksshowed increased production of the structural proteins elastin and collagen, butonly when grown on a specific type of scaffold. In other words, explains...Personal story aims to improve 'connections' between hard of hearing and the hearing world
... way of dealing with his hearing loss. Her family experiences led her to do fieldwork with a self-help group of ...will eventually need to wear a hearing aid. Those experiences provide the perspective for her new book, "Missed Connections: Hard of Hearing in a Hearing World" (...Impotence may be early warning of heart disease
... However, a man having regular sexual activity who experiences a consistent change in erectile function may be demonstrating signs of atherosclerosis where arteries become clogged and the heart muscle does not receive enough blood. As we become more thorough in our questioning of patients, it is not uncommon to...UNC-CH, Duke AIDS experts, patients to update epidemic, describe new support
...ts in North Carolina. Patients will describe their experiences with the illness and with treatment....