Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
...had been confined to hospital wards, some in total isolation from their parents, or handicapped by leg braces until they learned to walk again, have shared longer stories, including how they now cope with the effects of post-polio syndrome. Friends, neighbors and colleagues of Salk and his research team also h...Benign separation process being advanced for pharmaceutical industry
...arge. SFC uses carbon dioxide-based fluids for the isolation of compounds. Carbon dioxide is not polar, so could not be used to separate polar drugs, or ionic analytes. "We discovered you can add a small amount of polar solvent that contains an ionic component that will allow carbon dioxide to separate ionic ...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
... losing something they had. People respond to this isolation by either clamming up or aggressively dominating conversation." The estrangement can be severe and can even result in depression. While there is no cure for age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, some simple steps can lessen its effects. Speaking...Abandoned bones suggest TB wiped out leprosy in battle of killer diseases
...overty and malnutrition associated with the social isolation and stigma of living with the disease, could have paved the way for opportunistic co-infection by TB which brought a speedier death. In time this would reduce the number of individuals suffering from leprosy, leading to its overall decline."...Methamphtetamine's ruinous effects on children documented in Midwest study
...d a paranoid distrust of authority. The same rural isolation that makes it easier to hide the manufacture of the drug also makes it easier to hide evidence of child abuse and neglect, the researchers noted. They heard stories of 10-year-old children becoming surrogate parents to younger siblings, as their pare...Lottery funding to aid research into superbugs
...his means that many patients are forced to live in isolation and unable to share their experiences with other CF sufferers. The scientists will investigate the spread of 'superbugs' and aim to improve speed and accuracy of diagnosis and treatment of respiratory infections. This will lead to a better understand...Need better social research but it doesn't come cheap
...f East Anglia, says today (January 28): "Ask us in isolation how much we value clean air and we will say one thing, but put the question in the context of more jobs, convenient transport or our children's health, and the response may be quite different." But he warns that finding ways of conducting a more thor...Study suggests isolation of patients with MRSA does not reduce cross-infection in ICUs
... within intensive-care units. Single room or group isolation of patients infected or colonised with MRSA is com...: "Our findings challenge the prevailing view that isolation of intensive-care unit patients who are colonised or infected with MRSA in single rooms or cohorts r...Daily social/physical activity improves sleep and cognition in the elderly
...nance of social engagement and avoidance of social isolation are important factors in maintaining cognitive vitality in old age," Benloucif said. Twelve older men and women (between 67 and 86 years) living in retirement facilities and residential apartments participated in the pilot study at Northwestern. A...Pitt research shows NASA sleep-wake scheduling guide may need to be changed
...a "mission" at the University of Pittsburgh's time isolation facilities, and tested them for alertness, mood and core body temperature the best standard for assessing circadian rhythms. At the same time they recorded their sleep to assess its duration and quality. The experiment involved a series of nine repe...Small social circles tied to heart disease death in women
...though the findings point to a link between social isolation and low incomes, "it would be unwarranted from these results to suggest that the solution to social isolation consists of financial handouts," Rutledge and colleagues say. In fact, they say, coronary disease an...Skeletal muscle cells could be source of stem cells for regenerating nerve tissue
...lt muscle may therefore be a tissue source for the isolation of stem cells for development of cell-based therapies for human myogenic and neurogenic diseases."......Ontario alone requiring supplies of protection and isolation equipment, these quickly ran out. Among the unpredictable effects of SARS were a reduction in income for some hospital workers, because those staff that normally worked shifts at several institutions were forced to choose one institution at which to ...Job-stressed women more vulnerable than men to 9/11 trauma
...orkplace abuse, such as disrespectful behavior and isolation or exclusion. Female participants who returned their questionnaires (and presumably filled out their questionnaires) after Sept. 11 rather than before were more likely to report increased consumption of alcohol, as well as escapist motives for drinki...Growing epidemic of wet AMD ushers in new era in treatment of the disease
...juries, medication mix-ups, poor nutrition, social isolation and clinical depression," said presenter Lylas G. Mogk, M.D., founding director of the Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center at the Henry Ford Health System Eye Care Services. "For most people, losing both legs would actually impact our lives les...Wound healers cause skin disease
...st layer of the skin have never been isolated. The isolation of their descendants, the transit amplifying cells, is an important step in the right direction. By culturing these cells from patients, complete pieces of skin can be reproduced. These are extremely useful in the treatment of burns, bedsores or skin...Federal policy has failed to prepare nation for possibility of bioterrorism
...ion before those infected are diagnosed and put in isolation wards. "After incubating for seven to 17 days, the first symptoms of smallpox appear: fever, tiredness, head and body aches, and sometimes vomiting. After two to four days, small red spots develop on the tongue and in the mouth before progressing ...Vietnamese doctor to receive human rights award from NY Academy of Sciences
...en denied," said Prof. Birman. "Given his current isolation and the fact that he was denied medical care during his previous incarcerations, it is feared that he may not be receiving any medical attention for his grave ill health." Pagels Award The Academy's first human rights award was given in 1979 to Rus...Highlights of Washington University Alzheimer's Research at National Conference
...elop Alzheimer's-type brain plaques were placed in isolation for six months -- a condition that mice find stressful -- they accumulated plaques more quickly and performed worse on certain types of memory tasks than mice allowed to live in the same cage as other mice. Changes in volume and shape of a brain re...Darifenacin substantially improves quality of life for people with overactive bladder symptoms
...ely restricts their lives and can result in social isolation and depression," said Con Kelleher, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals Trust, London, UK. "These new data show that darifenacin significantly improved the quality of life for people with OAB, enabling them to r...