It's a gamble: Dopamine levels tied to uncertainty of rewards
... in dopamine release, while an increase in binding indicates reduced release of dopamine. This technique allows researchers to study the strength and location of dopamine release more precisely than has previously been possible. The team studied the subjects under three different scenarios. Under the first sce...Thoracic PET appropriate for diagnosing some lung cancer patients
.... Aquino recommends proceeding with caution. If CT indicates that the patient has a local lung cancer and there are no indications that the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, then thoracic PET is enough, she said. However, if nodal disease is suspected, the patient should undergo a whole body PET examinati...Trials launched to test treatment of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia
...h as hallucinations and delusions, recent research indicates that cognitive impairments in areas such as attention, memory and problem solving are responsible for much of the disability associated with the disease. "Unfortunately, the medications currently available do little to remedy this aspect of the illn...Highlights summarized for movement disorders research at 56th annual meeting
...arriers. Research presented by a group in New York indicates that even non-manifesting carriers have significant changes in their striatal dopamine system, with fewer available binding sites for dopamine than non-carriers, but more than manifesting carriers. These results further implicate the dopamine system ...Link between caffeine consumption, high blood pressure found in adolescents
...es of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine. "This paper indicates that the concern about soda consumption in childre...ghest pressures. The top or systolic number, which indicates the pressure inside blood vessels that the heart must beat against, was the most impacted. They also...Eating habits as important as meds for diabetic blood sugar control
...o assess blood sugar control. Glycated hemoglobin indicates the average level of blood sugar during the previo...wo to three months unlike the standard test, which indicates the blood sugar level only at the time at which it's taken. The current study is the first to exami...Cincinnati children's study links autism and immunologic disorders
...cluding allergy. The study, although preliminary, indicates that children with autism may have an increased pr...e few studies on this, some basic science research indicates that children with autism may have differences in the receptors on immune cells that respond to alle...Ecstasy users get advice from friends and web not parents
... in the April issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence indicates that friends are the number one source of information about the drug. Research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and conducted by Russel Falck, Robert Carlson, Jichuan Wang and Harvey Siegal at the Wright State University School of Medic...Hormone may offer hope for treating some behavioral disorders
...la response after secretin administration. It also indicates that administration of this agent can be monitored using neuroimaging methods, therefore providing an important method for studying both brain and behavioral effects of secretin. Finally, and perhaps most promising given that abnormalities of amygdal...Research study profiles indoor tanners
...A review of patrons at 160 Canadian tanning salons indicates that 25 percent of Canadian indoor tanners are men, a significant increase over the past decade. Another tanning salon reported that, while men comprise 27 percent of their clientele, they account for 40 percent of revenues, suggesti...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...e.g., "2pMU*." The first number of the paper code indicates the day of the talk, with "1" denoting the Monday of the meeting,"2" denoting Tuesday, and so on, up to "5" for Friday. Here are some highlights: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE LAST 100 YEARS Paul Wheeler of Utah State University ( paul.wheeler@ece.u...Black women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have higher homocysteine levels
...he discovery of another study with similar results indicates that it probably is not a fluke, Patrick said. "We need to test this further either through supplementation or by controlling diet or weight to see if the same thing happens," she said....Fertility herbal supplement sprouts promising results in Stanford pilot study
...basal temperatures above 37 degrees Celsius, which indicates better ovulation, Westphal said. The placebo group, meanwhile, showed no notable changes. After five months, five of the 15 supplement participants were pregnant and none of the 15 women on placebo were. The pregnancies resulted in four healthy babie...Not guilty! Evidence exonerates 328, but many still falsely imprisoned
...nvictions that are never discovered." The research indicates that the justice system must continue to improve its investigative methods to reduce the number of convictions of innocent people. The study focuses on three common causes of false convictions: misidentifications, false confessions and perjury. Accor...Online tool estimates long-term chance of surviving prostate cancer
...er disease stages. Dr. Tewari adds, "Our research indicates that African-American men also tend to undergo less aggressive treatment than whites, and additional studies by our group suggest that if they received the same treatments, their prostate cancer survival rates would be much closer to those of whites....Missed alcohol diagnoses in hospital patients
...intervention, and treatment as needed. "This study indicates that we are missing many opportunities to identify and treat hospitalized individuals who have alcohol problems," said NIAAA Director Ting-Kai Li, M.D. "By routinely screening all hospital patients who report current alcohol use we could help many i...First epileptic seizures in old age suggest high risk of subsequent stroke
...eizure among people aged 60 years or over probably indicates a high risk of subsequent stroke. Authors of the study comment that the identification of patients at increased stroke risk has implications for preventative treatment, and that seizures should be viewed as a risk factor for stroke in the same way as...Immediate mammogram reading may decrease stress associated with abnormal results
...ith less anxiety than the educational intervention indicates that rapid evaluation of mammographic abnormalities may be a more effective approach to decreasing women's anxieties than trying to change emotional reactions to an abnormal mammogram," the authors write....Sitting in nonsmoking sections a powerful tactic for preventing teen smoking
...ething you're saying," she said. Previous research indicates that if a child reaches age 18 without becoming a smoker, his or her odds of remaining smoke-free are around 90 percent. Therefore, such simple anti-smoking interventions potentially could prevent thousands of young people in the United States from b...Men with family history of prostate cancer accurately predict higher risk, UMHS study finds
...use of CAMs by men at high risk of prostate cancer indicates that these men are actively seeking ways to prevent the disease. To prevent prostate cancer, doctors recommend a healthy diet low in saturated fats and high in fruits and vegetables and regular physical activity. In addition, men should receive an an...