New Findings On Dopamine Receptor Biology: Implications For Mental Illness
...ld opennew avenues for the treatment of conditions like schizophrenia and attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder. The findings are published in the May 1999edition ofMolecular Psychiatry. The breakthrough centers around the brain's folate pathways and the D-4 dopaminereceptor, which is thought to play a...Ordinary Touches Multiply Into Severe Pain For Fibromyalgia Patients
.... "When this fatigue would come about, it's almost like a weight being droppedon you, and you can't function anymore," she said. LeMay said she is hopeful that Staud's research will lead to more effectivetreatment for fibromyalgia patients and better understanding by the generalpublic. "In our society, yo...Two Beta-Blocker Drugs Equal In Treating Heart Failure
...'s sympathetic nervous system, which pourshormones like adrenaline into the bloodstream in response to stress. Inresponse to high levels of these hormones, the heart beats faster and has towork harder. CHF patients have high levels of these stress-related hormones, asort of chronic panic mode. By bloc...Is handwriting truly individual? UB computer scientists are finding out
...lications BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Ransom notes, like the one left behind in the JonBenetRamsey murder case, and other handwritten documents that provide clues tocriminal cases may soon be easier to analyze, thanks to research being conductedby University at Buffalo computer scientists. Research...Controversy Over The Effects Of Passive Smoking
...in risk. On the other side are those who, like Bailar, suspect the discrepancyhighlights fundamental flaws in the methods used to assess the risks frompassive smoking. Some go further, arguing that in the drive to discouragesmoking, implausible results are not being questioned as rigorously as th...Heart Attack Victims More Likely To Survive When Taken To High-Volume Hospitals
...ack patients may benefit from a fieldtriage system like that used for patients with major injuries, who are takendirectly to specialized trauma centers. "This does not mean," he cautioned, "that people should drive themselvesacross town for treatment rather than call an ambulance. But it does sug...Cocaine triggers heart attacks within one hour
...arch is definitely needed," Mittleman says. "We'd like to learn moreabout the difference that gender and frequency of use may make incocaine-associated risk." The researchers plan a similar study to examine the relationship between strokeand cocaine. "Studying the mechanisms by which cocaine triggers hea...Angina sufferers find significant relief with noninvasive technique
... anything to offer. Thistreatment functions almost like a very good medication," Chou said. The technique...are notcandidates for revascularization procedures like bypass surgery or balloonangioplasty. . ." The precise mechanism by which EECP exerts its long-term ...... breakfast, it is less likely theyare eating foods like bacon and eggs, which are high in saturated fat andcholesterol." The paper reaffirms the heart-healthy dietary guidelines of the American HeartAssociation, according to Lichtenstein. "Increasing dietary fiber is just onemore component of a healthy d...Noninvasive test aims to prevent sudden cardiac death
... that are detected through computer analysis, much like a microscope picks up details that can't be seen by the naked eye. By examining the relationship between the presence of these tiny signals and a patient's heart rate, doctors can identify people at risk of developing life-threatening arrhythmias. T...False recall in older adults and Alzheimer's linked to attention, not memory, breakdown
...ngs that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but weall have to do it." -- Mark Twain Mark Twain was not the first person to recognize the propensity of old folks toclearly recall things that never happened, but new research from WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis is providing still ......ddress not only the tic symptoms butother symptoms like inattention, impulsivity and obsession which tend to be moredisabling than the tics themselves," Dr. Juncos says. "Nonetheless, Tacrine isnot an ideal drug since it is short acting and needs to be taken four times aday. It can also cause liver dama...Early warning signs of violence often overlooked, study finds
...ofbeing heard or retaliation in what feels to them like a hopeless situation," hesays. "One of the problems children complain about is that adults do notintervene in most non-physical bullying situations, and these are the situationsthat often produce the most long-range damaging effects on children becau...Study suggests a drug treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms
...der by2050 -- up from 35 million in 2000. "So we'd like to have a preventive treatmentlong before that," T...ll tends to enlarge and eventually to balloon out, like arupturing inner tube. Blood then courses into the abdomen, killing within hoursor even minutes. For...Report: tuberculosis control programs inadequate in developing countries
...n 20 million people, live in sub-Saharan countries like Kenya andZimbabwe. An estimated one-quarter to one-half of them are co-infected withtuberculosis. An infection caused by mycobacterium, tuberculosis is transmittedthrough the air and kill more people worldwide than any other infectiousdisease...Study finds predictors for youth violence and drugs
...anddefensive. The high risk group was particularly like to be found carryingweapons onto campus. "While it...students who say they identify with highrisk group like gang members should be found to be involved in drugs andviolence," commented Sussman, "the degree to...Discussion about learning processes reopens
...the mutant mice. Rather,the mice lacking LTP were, like normal mice, capable of accurately finding asubmerged, invisible platform in a pool of murky water ("water maze") and toswim there immediately when placed in the water. Further research is needed to unambiguously solve the correlation between LTPand ...Birthmarks best treated with red laser light
...er a period of healing, the area treatedlooks more like the surrounding normal skin. The Dutch physicists developed a model enabling them to mimic the effect of various differenttypes of laser light. They found that laser light at the wavelength of 585 nanometres currently usedcould hardly reach the cent...High stress hormone levels impair memory
...appears that it wouldtake several days of stresses like major surgery or severe psychological traumain ord...se corresponds to cortisol secretion after events like abdominal surgery. The lower dose wassimilar to cortisol secretion during a minor medical procedure ...Pennsylvania voters believe tobacco settlement funds should be used for cancer research
...f 800 Pennsylvania voters indicatedthat they would like the state's tobacco settlement funds to be used forincreased cancer research. In fact, nearly one quarter of those surveyed feltit should be used only for cancer research. One third suggested it go forhealth insurance for the uninsured, and less th...