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... gene modulates many proteins, we may test for its impact on novelty seeking and learning and memory, too." "The discovery of the gene opens the window just a crack, but it could let in a lot of light for probing the neurobiology of the brain," says co-senior author Louis Ptacek, MD, a Howard Hughes Medical...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...nt is important, individual studies measuring its impact on health care outcomes and cost have yielded conflicting results. In a critical review that synthesizes the findings of 41 research studies, researchers found a significant association between interpersonal continuity and improved preventive care an...Consumers with disabilities empowered by American Disabilities Act
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... present in hypertension, and the treatment has no impact on standing blood pressure rates," said Longhurst, a cardiologist who is also the Lawrence K. Dodge Professor in Integrative Biology. "Our goal is to help establish a standard of acupuncture treatment that can benefit everyone who has hypertension an...Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...HRQOL across a wide range of clinical anchors. The impact on HRQOL is highly clinically significant and affects physical, social and mental health domains."...Researchers search for first sign of congestive heart failure
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... recipient needs the transplant; have the greatest impact on patient and graft survival rates for liver tran...ransplant. Determining which factors have the most impact on patient and graft survival rates could help increase the donor pool and shorten the wait for live...Mailman School of Public Health receives Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Center grant
...ng, training and intervention; and Evaluates the impact of all interventions. Through partnerships with communities, health departments, and allied disciplines, the Mailman School's Center for Applied Public Health (CAPH) is at the forefront of community driven public health research and practice, and am......ee cases, the families had eventually realised the impact of psychological factors. The authors suggest that their findings illustrate the dangers of 'healthcare consumerism' in families who lack insight into the derivation of their children's symptoms. "Robust systems are needed to protect the child and p...