NIH awards OHSU $4 million biodefense contract to study tuberculosis
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... is the typical age when juvenile monkeys begin to gain independence from their mothers in the wild. The scientists noted that the infants separated from their mothers at one week of age displayed a series of atypical behaviors. Specifically, these animals spent significantly more time alone than animals ...Scientists reveal significant behavioral impacts of early life stress, study therapies
... is the typical age when juvenile monkeys begin to gain independence from their mothers in the wild." The scientists noted that the infants separated from their mothers at 1 week of age displayed a series of atypical behaviors. Specifically, these animals spent significantly more time alone than animals i...High-fat diets hammer memory, more than a waistline worry
...n the groups. This ruled out the effects of weight gain on any effects seen in the rats on the high-fat diet. During their final two weeks on the diet, the rats were tested in a water version of the radial arm maze, which tests the animals' working memory (for items that are changed during...Antipsychotic drugs linked to insulin resistance in children
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... an operating room. The chest is opened briefly to gain access to the heart and the pulmonary arteries (vessels going from the heart to each lung). Through small openings, Dr. Bacha's team places restrictive bands around these vessels to narrow them, restricting blood flow to the lungs. Next, Dr. Hijazi a...Summa study finds portion control induces greatest weight loss
...on control or planned exercise were more likely to gain weight. According to lead Summa researcher Everett E. Logue, Ph.D., the greatest weight loss in the study was related to portion control. "Although we saw similar patterns of weight loss related to reduced dietary fat consumption, increased fruit a...... "Why restrict this system in our brains if we can gain other benefits from it? We can use it to tell the difference between good fruit and poisonous fruit or the difference between two tools." Tarr said face recognition research could shed light on autism, which has been linked to dysfunction in ...Knight Center seminar on 'The Human Brain'
...utions, government, business and the media. You'll gain valuable sources and engage in thought-provoking discussions with other reporters, editors and opinion writers from around the country. Knight Center fellowships cover all seminar costs, including reference materials, hotel lodging, meals and a trave...Taking apart a hurricane: Multi-sensor Envisat sees through Frances
...ed with MERIS data cloud height and development to gain a good estimate of the hurricane's precipitation potential, and improve understanding of how this relates to its overall intensity. Condensation of water vapour releases latent heat, which warms the vicinity of the hurricane eye. This in turn evapora...Wartime spitfire strain test monitors stress on key heart artery - aortic aneurysm
...d light reflected from the surface of an object to gain a detailed understanding of the stresses on that object. In its most modern incarnation photoelectric stress analysis uses high tech light sources and computer analysis to get an even more precise understanding of the stresses involved. However it ...Long term benefits of health care require greater emphasis
...orial, the magnitude of individuals' preference to gain health outcome as soon as possible and to postpone expenses, reflected by the so called 'time preference,' varies widely. Individuals also report higher time preferences regarding the near future, which suggests that discount rates for health benefit...Use of cameras to monitor nursing-home care is subject of controversy
...ensure that only families and authorized officials gain access to them." Cottle's article is titled "Video Surveillance in Nursing Homes."...New Investigator Award presented at the 2004 AIUM Annual Convention
...esigned to encourage new clinical investigators to gain experience with performing and presenting ultrasound research early in their academic careers. The award with a prize of $1000, is presented each year to a new investigator (resident, fellow, faculty member, or sonographer in practice fewer than 5 y...New way to tally death risk for heart patients could ease worry
...helps us move forward in applying the knowledge we gain by studying large populations to benefit the individual patient. It is just part of our effort to improve cardiac care in Michigan, the United States and the world."...Mouse study could aid vaccine designers
...tutes of Health, have conducted studies in mice to gain a new picture of how the immune system's "killer" T cells are prompted to destroy infected cells. Their insights provide a blueprint for rational design of vaccines that induce desired T-cell responses. The findings are published in this week's Scien...Missing signal causes misrouting in certain degenerative eye diseases
...er cellular compartment. Ayyagari observes, "If we gain more information about the misrouting of this protein, we may learn how and why the genetic mutation causes degeneration of the macula. And that will bring us closer to interventions and treatment options." Ayyagari adds that a similar pattern, kn...... fixated on their appearance and fearful of weight gain than those without suicidal thoughts. Anorexia nervosa patients starvation is a form of chronic self-harming behavior and continuously maintaining underweight generates considerable distress, Milos says. The two-year study included 288 patients diagn...