Keck Foundation funds research to repair the injured spinal cord
... work on spinal cord transplantation. Thelong-term goal is to use cells derived from embryonic cells to replace losttissue. Such transplants might enable the cord to function once more so patientscould regain bladder and bowel control. Perhaps they might one day result inenough regeneration for people to ...When it comes to food, do your children want what they can't have?
... in the short-term, but it may negatethe long-term goal of developing healthy eating patterns. As children grow, they need to learn about different foods and how to make good choices. Says Jennifer Orlet Fisher, leadauthor of the study, "This research does not imply that parents should let children have ...New computer model supports the importance of annual mammograms
... that improving the data supplied to the model - a goal he and hiscolleagues are now addressing - should result in more reliable and usefulscreening recommendations. Kopans adds that, while the current study does not endorse having mammogramsmore than once a year, it does confirm the importance of promp...UI study finds types of decision-making deficiencies depend on area of brain damage
...labeledA, B, C, and D -- on a computer screen. The goal of the game was to win as muchmoney as possible. If the subjects found themselves unable to win, they neededto try to avoid losing money as much as possible. The subjects were free toswitch from one deck to another any time they wished. The experimen...University of Chicago study finds therapy to prevent miscarriage is not helpful
...er, Ph.D., "But it'ssurprisingly ineffective. The goal of any clinical research is to determinewhat treatment provides the best option for patients, and this therapy shouldnot be used as a treatment for recurrent miscarriage." An estimated 15-20 percent of all pregnancies result in miscarriage,ma...... "The body has the ability to heal itself. Our goal is to help it do thatmore easily," he said....First NIH clinical trial for interstitial cystitis begins
... series of rigorous treatment trials. Ourultimate goal is to be able to recommend to physicians those therapies mostlikely to relieve symptoms in subgroups of patients." The cause of interstitialcystitis is unknown and no one therapy works effectively in a large number ofpatients. Often mistaken for a ...A leading cause of blindness may be controlled by simple course of oral antibiotic
...viduals also tested positive for the bacterium. "A goal for this study was to assess control of trachoma through treatment ofentire communities," Dr. Schachter explains. "This study not only shows that ashort course of oral antibiotic achieves greater patient compliance than thelonger term traditional tr...A leading cause of preventable blindness may be controlled by simple course of oral antibiotic
... people in endemic areas by reducing infection. "A goal for this study was to assess control of trachoma through treatment ofentire communities. In practice, the advantage of oral azithromycin will beeven greater than these study results show because of the good compliance thatcan be achieved with this a...Double transplant frees patient from need for immunosuppressive drugs
...August27 issue of Transplantation, the physicians' goal was to induce a state of mixedchimerism, in which the immune systems of donor and recipient are blended in away that prevents rejection of the transplanted kidney by the recipient's bodyand suppresses an attack of the donor's immune cells on the reci...UCSF Center for Health and Community receives over $11 million for infertility treatment research
...s a majority of thetime, according to Adler. The goal of the research will be to help patients make better-informed decisionsabout whether to initiate treatment and when to stop, to provide physicians withinformation to give to their patients, to help physicians decide whetherpatients should be advised ...Study finds parental influence still important during adolescence
... were between 11 and 17 years old. The goal was to see how the influence of three important socialenvironments in teens' lives -- family, peers and school -- changedduring the course of adolescence. Specifically, the st...'Revolutionary' treatment for birth defect improves survival of newborns
...e believe babies are smarter than we are. It's our goal to augment their ownrespiratory drive and find a gentler ventilator strategy that is comfortable forthem." The cause of diaphragmatic hernia is unknown, but it's often diagnosed duringroutine prenatal ultrasound examination. Kays, whose office walls...UCSF to attack HIV at molecular level with new center and $7 million in state funds
... will test new theories," Greenspan said. "Another goal is to end the HIV epidemic in California, and key support comesfrom the University of California system," he added. The new Center willreceive state monies through the UC University-wide AIDS Research Program, anentity formed in the mid-1980s to adm...Rehabilitation for heart patients reduces deaths
...stress also were mosteffective on the more distant goal of reducing heart attacks and deaths fromheart disease, the study showed. The research appears in the current issue ofHealth Psychology. The researchers said their study highlights the need to create morepsychoeducational programs in cardiac rehabil...University Of Wisconsin to launch center to study how emotions affect health
...or the Study ofMind-Body Interaction. The center's goal is to gain a clearer understanding ofhow emotions ... studies are also involved. "Ultimately, the major goal of our efforts is to better understand thepsychological and biological factors that constitute resil...UI study indicates physicians' questions are often not pursued
...t the questions that doctors dohave." Ely said the goal in researching what questions doctors ask themselves, abouttheir patients and the care they need, and how they find the answers isultimately to find better and faster ways of answering those questions. He foundthat if doctors do attempt to research t...Patients taking high blood pressure medication benefit from frequent dental care
... noside effects. Patients can help accomplish this goal by always informing theirhealth care providers of any changes in overall health or medications."......nd the alternative medicine communities is a major goal of ORCCAMIND. BarryOken, M.D., associate professor of neurology at OHSU and director of ORCCAMINDagrees. He hopes the center will play an active role in opening the lines ofcommunication between experts in each area. "For years, the alternative andco...