Venlafaxine significantly effective for children and teens with generalized anxiety disorder
...nd teens, who are developing social, emotional and learning skills, can suffer devastating effects from GAD, appropriate and effective counseling and medical treatment of the illness is essential, says co-author Arifulla Khan, M.D., medical director of the Northwest Clinical Research Center (NWCRC) in Bellevu...New hearing test simulates noise of real world
... not only of hearing but also of developmental and learning disabilities among children. Everyday and everywhere, a cacophony of sounds compete for children's attention. Because humans have binaural hearing - hearing with two ears - children usually can determine which sounds are more important: student chatt...Mayo Clinic researchers discover enzyme has potential to stop multiple sclerosis tissue damage
...he MS field, researchers have made many strides in learning about the genetics, origin and development of the disease, but no treatment has yet been found to be effective in treating all MS cases. Dr. Scarisbrick and colleagues view their new findings cautiously and not as a panacea, but yet are hopeful about...New journal series will educate physicians about medical errors
...ticles and conferences are indicative of the steep learning curve medical professionals must ascend to prevent errors and safeguard patient safety, what can patients do to protect themselves? Chassin comments, "Patients should be outspoken and not hesitate to ask questions of their caregivers about their medi...'Digital microscopes' for dentistry course
... D'Silva are developing a 21st century approach to learning histopathology. They are creating a "virtual text...al Medicine, Pathology, and Oncology. "This way of learning offers enormous benefits," he said. "Every student in every lab sees exactly the same thing at the ...Gene linked to testicular cancer
...esearch in Drosophila," Lin said. In addition to learning more about the biology and genetics of testicular cancer, Lin's research could lead to genetic testing to predict the potential for developing seminoma. It also could lead to new treatments in affected individuals by genetically reprogramming the rep...Learn and Serve announcement and call for proposals
... the 2002 Learn and Serve grant awards. Service learning as defined by the Corporation for National Service, is an innovative method of teaching and learning that integrates community service activities into academic curricula. The 2002 grantees submitted i...Beta-blockers protect brain during bypass surgery
...k during surgery. "Now, obviously, we are learning that the opposite is indeed true," Newman said. While many heart patients might already be taking beta-blockers in pill form prior to surgery, Newman advocates giving all appropriate bypass patients the drug intravenously during surgery, so ...Source of physical performance found in brain
...n is somewhat mysterious. The distinction between learning activity in the brain and performance activity rep... how it affects the body. The cerebellum's role in learning motor skills has been controversial, mostly because as we learn a skill we also change our performan...Cerebellum's role during motor skill learning
...skill learning. By separating the effects of motor learning from changes in performance, they discovered that ... with motor skill learning, does not contribute to learning itself, but is engaged primarily in the modification of performance. The findings will be published ......ement of a prosthetic limb, however, would require learning a wider range of movements, so the two monkeys were given new tasks and 180-degree changes in directions. "There was no significant difference between the novel and trained target hit rates in either animal, and both monkeys improved their performanc...Mad hatters, seafood jubilees, & Pfiesteria Files
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...sed materials -- the program is ideal for distance learning and will enable students and professionals to comp... text accommodates the needs of a diverse range of learning styles," said committee member Dr. Julia Cardona Mack, a lecturer in Romance languages. "It also enh...Organised students are more successful
...s success, and supports the view that disorganised learning is one of the most important predictors of examina...thors. It is beneficial to identify students whose learning style and approach are inappropriate, before they fail, add the authors. Additional targeted help ma...Hypertension is study focus of $10 million NIH grant to MCG
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...al postnatal brain development and leads to severe learning difficulties. Screening at birth to identify individuals with the disorder, and regulation of blood concetrations of phenylalanine by a low-protein diet in affected children can result in normal cognitive functioning in adulthood. John Walter from t...Powerful burn-prevention video wins national award
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