Smoking increases risk of multiple sclerosis
... as nicotine, in the development of MS needs to be explored further....Sleep apnea, depression linked in Stanford study
... depression in patients. But no previous study had explored this association and its risk factors in the general population. To assess the impact of the two disorders in the general population, Ohayon conducted a telephone survey with adults in five countries (the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Portugal and ...Electrical stimulation in patients with paralysis and spinal cord injury
...rceptions of informal care networks stability, and explored self-reported care and perceived network instability. More than a third of respondents reported receiving informal unpaid assistance with personal care activities. Primary informal caregivers provided more than 11 hours of care a day, on average. Nea...Mayo researchers observe genetic fusion of human, animal cells -may help explain origin of AIDS
...nsplantation is just one experimental avenue being explored as a way to meet this shortage. One central concern of investigators is the potential for zoonotic transmission of disease when an animal organ is surgically implanted into a human. One virus of concern is the porcine endogenous retrovirus, which is...Overweight Hispanic youth face increased risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome
...e of insulin sensitivity on metabolic syndrome and explored the relationships between the individual components of metabolic syndrome and insulin sensitivity. "Obesity and the complications that are associated with this problem is a growing problem among minority children in the United States," explained D...Discussion plus pamphlet better than just discussion for informed consent
...n verbally communicated to them. Few studies have explored the use of additional, non-verbal means of communicating surgical risk and improving patient recall of those risks. Ara Samuel Makdessian, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., from West-Med Facial Cosmetic Surgery Center, Plantation, Fla., and colleagues evaluated t...Brain reverberations during sleep
...l firing patterns recorded when the rats initially explored the new objects reappeared for up to 48 hours after these objects were removed. This reverberation of neuronal activity that they recorded was most significant during slow-wave sleep (a state that accounts for nearly 40% of a rat's life), decreased d...Tip sheet for the January 27, 2004 Neurology Journal
...ne. Fat intake and its relationship to dementia explored in Netherlands study Consumption of fatty fish and marine omega-3 polyunstaurated fatty acids were related to a decreased risk of impaired cognitive function and speed, whereas higher dietary cholesterol intake was associated with an increased ri...More data needed on link between inflammation and colon cancer risk
...onic inflammation and colon cancer must be further explored before C-reactive protein is confirmed as a risk predictor. The study and the editorial appear in the Feb. 4 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association . Pasche, a hematologist/oncologist, is assistant professor of medicine at the F...Researchers pinpoint brain areas that process reality, illusion
... 2004 issue of Science . "Previous studies have explored when things are perceived during an illusion, but this is the first study to show what is being perceived instead of when it is happening," said Moran. "People didn't know how it was encoded. And we also find that the brain areas involved are right ...Exercise sharpens focus, decision-making among aging adults
...as a result of fitness. The kinds of tasks that we explored are similar to those encountered in real world situations such as driving a vehicle or any endeavor that requires a person to pay attention despite distractions." Results of aerobic-intervention programs in rats and mice regularly show biochemical ch...Going low tech, low cost to ease the terrors of dementia
...rsing homes around the country. The group has also explored the use of humor as a way to help people with dementia who are upset. And her group has identified those residents with dementia who are most likely to have dramatic emotional breakdowns people who are still aware enough to realize they are losing t...Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Girl Scouts partner to promote oncology nursing careers
... forces with those groups looking to help and have explored unique tactics to educate and open the minds of students our future." The Girl Scout's Nursing Exploration Patch, first developed by the North Carolina Center for Nursing, encourages junior, cadette and senior girl scouts to discover the variety of ...Study reveals serious north-south health gap in modern Britain
...1 UK census, a team at the University of Liverpool explored social class inequalities in health among adults aged between 25 and 64. Census respondents were asked to rate their general health in the previous 12 months. Rates of poor heath were calculated according to sex, social class, and region. Large geogr...Link between caffeine consumption, high blood pressure found in adolescents
...n adolescent pressures has not been as extensively explored despite the fact that caffeine-consuming adolescents outnumber those who don't drink caffeine by two to one. While she says the new findings provide another reason for parents to keep an eye on the amount of caffeinated drinks their children consume...Seroquel: New data show efficacy and tolerablity in bipolar depression
...these exciting results, SEROQUEL should be further explored in the area of depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder." The study, known as the BOLDER study, was a double-blind, placebo controlled trial involving 542 patients with bipolar I and II disorders who were randomised to receive 8 weeks of ...Researcher funded to locate lung tumors
...is the first, critical step. Mitra has previously explored optical tomography for biomedical imaging of tissues through funding from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and has done work with short-pulse lasers under grants from the Florida Dept. of Health, National Science Foundation and Sandia National Labor...How brain gives special resonance to emotional memories
...differences within the memory areas that should be explored with further studies. As part of their research, the authors are now exploring the role of these brain regions during the retrieval of well-consolidated emotional memories. While such studies are basic in nature, said Cabeza, better delineation of t...Emselex(R) receives positive CHMP opinion for the treatment of overactive bladder
...nvolving more than 5,000 patients. Pivotal studies explored key endpoints including the reduction in the number of incontinence episodes per week, the reduction in the number of voluntary urination episodes (micturition) per day, the reduction in the episodes and severity of urgency and an increase in the ave...Binge drinking: red wine and alcohol have different effects on platelets
... of these prevails in the human body; this must be explored in further scientific studies."...