Study: Two brain systems regulate how we call for help
...d more activity in the right prefrontal cortex and less in the amygdala. In contrast, those monkeys that called less frequently had less prefrontal cortex activity and more amygdala activity. "Simply measuring brain a...Study says rare allergic reactions to drug-eluting stents may raise risk for heart attack
...sposition for heart attack. "Another possible, but less likely, explanation for the increase in MI is that hypersensitivity might cause plaque in other coronary beds to become more vulnerable to rupture," says Dr. Alameddine. Although the research needs to be confirmed by randomized controlled prospecti...St. John's wort amplifies effect of blood thinner Plavix
...and platelet aggregation tests to confirm they had less than a 30 percent relative decrease in platelet aggregation. Then, two weeks later when the drug had entirely left their bodies, they were started on St. John's wort, which they took at a dose of 300 milligrams three times daily for two weeks. After ...Study: Eye contact triggers threat signals in autistic children's brains
... region, which is critical for face perception, is less active than it would be during a normally developing child's stare. "This is the very first published study that assesses how individuals with autism look at faces while simultaneously monitoring which of their brain areas are active," says lead auth...Depression predicts heart rhythm abnormalities in heart attack patients
...tricle the main pumping chamber -- was pumping at less than 30 percent of its capacity. "Given that we saw such a strong association in a relatively healthy population of heart attack patients suggest that depression can be a useful clinical predictor of ventricular tachycardia," she said. While the rese...A shallow hip socket predicts osteoarthritis of the hip
...etabular dysplasia on the development of hip OA is less clear. To assess the role of moderate acetabular dysplasia in the onset of hip OA, a research team in the Netherlands conducted a long-term study on 835 women and men ages 55 years and older. Their res...The impact of cruciate ligament rupture on osteoarthritis of the knee
...uciate ligament (PCL) was extremely rare, found in less than one percent of the case group and none of the...ly one-quarter of the case subjects, compared with less than 3 percent of the controls. Furthermore, knee OA was assessed as more severe, according to radi...... the prostate and the bladder, and is considerably less uncomfortable and distressing for the patient than existing techniques. Donations from Margaretha Wallenius-Kleberg have not just provided funding for the development of the healthcare and medical services and clinical research; she has also gone to ...Sunflower seed oil can protect low birth weight babies from infection
...hs. Preterm very low birth weight babies (weighing less than 1500g) are particularly vulnerable; they have..., infants treated with sunflower seed oil were 41% less likely to develop infections than controls. The effect was even greater when treatment was started w...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...with the highest mortality. The additional cost is less than $1 per inhabitant per year. The paper outlines five points of action on a national level, which include, by the end of 2005, publishing national targets for reduction of neonatal mortality to be achieved by 2015. It also lists four action point...Daily supplement may boost birthweight of babies in the developing world
...mpared with 54g in those with a body mass index of less than 18.5 kg/m2). Dr Osrin concludes: "Our tentative finding of a differential effect of the supplement is interesting. The effect of multiple micronutrients on foetal weight seems to have been enhanced in female infants, in births of higher order, ...Medical technologies may hinder rather than help newborn survival
...ere on average 4.5cm taller, 5.1kg heavier, smoked less and were more educated than those who gave birth i... during pregnancy. Other antenatal procedures were less frequent: 23% (543 of 2373) of women had no vaginal examination and 68% (1189 of 1748) of women, not...York study tests enhanced care for depression patients
...nagers to deal with more patients as well as being less burdensome for patients. Each telephone consultation is likely to last 15 minutes or so. "At any one time, between six and eight per cent of people in this country are suffering from depression. The World Health Organisation will very soon declare th...Immersion in virtual world alleviates pain from injury
...l world of monsters and aliens helps children feel less pain during the treatment of severe injuries such ... results and said that the children clearly showed less signs of pain when they played the game. "We found that virtual reality coupled with analgesics was ...Chest radiographs can predict risk of death in SARS patients
...seventh day, whereas 86% of those who survived had less than 10% lung opacification on the seventh day. According to the study authors, speed is of great importance in an epidemic like SARS, both in terms of diagnosis and of assessing progress during treatment. "Our findings could help decide on a change ...Job satisfaction? Not much for Britain's hard slog 'robot' workers
...2 and 2001 could be accounted for by people having less personal responsibility and use of initiative in their work, combined with an increase in the effort required. "It was implausible to blame job insecurity, because over this period unemployment had fallen and other evidence suggested a falling sense ...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...information on colon cancer to the type of patient less likely to be screened for the disease. The study found men who were not compliant were younger, were Hispanic, had lower education and income levels, and were smokers. Outreach efforts could focus on predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods or be combine...Both inherited traits and tumor mutations affect response to treatment of leukemia
... in inherited genes that can make the gene more or less effective, or might even have no effect at all. In the present study, polymorphisms in two inherited genes, glutathione transferase (GSTM1) and thymidylate synthase (TYMS), predicted which children were at higher risk of bone marrow relapse. Childre...Increasing physician volume requirement could improve mammogram accuracy, study concludes
...he Mammography Quality Standards Act and who focus less on screening, physicians who interpret 2,500 to 4,000 mammograms annually and have a higher screening focus have 50% fewer false-positive diagnoses (168 versus 320 per 2,500 examinations) and miss about one cancer per 2,500 examinations. "Most factor...'Artery clearing' system does not provide benefit for patients undergoing PCI
... to cross the thrombotic lesion or by contact with less severely diseased portions of the infarct-related vessel or its side branches. Vessel occlusion or aspiration of embolizing material may not have been complete; also, the protection device is not able to impede the release of soluble mediators." "The...