UK researchers examine personality and social behavior changes in patients following stroke
...al hemisphere, theytypically develop aphasia - the loss or impairment of language. When theysuffer damage to the right cerebral hemisphere, they typically exhibit nonverbalcommunicative deficits often characterized as a "flattened affect" or a lack offacial expressions and a monotone voice. In th...Advances in 'On the Spot' tests have huge public health implications
...se in near testing patients could be the potential loss of epidemiological data - if patients test and treat themselves, public health doctors will not be able to ascertain the true prevalence of diseases. He says that the greatest challenge of near patient testing will be to ensure that data is captured...Combination immune therapy kills melanoma in mice
...hite hair after theirtumors disappeared. A similar loss of skin pigment, called vitiligo, occurs inmany patients who recover successfully from advanced melanoma. "Thisdepigmentation is what has me really excited about this therapy because of thecorrelation between vitiligo and successful therapy in humans...Study shows benefit of pioneering U-M program for newborns at risk of hearing impairment
...ns and newparents to detect early signs of hearing loss in healthy babies." The babies were all treated in...develop one or more of 10 risk factors for hearing loss are given asensitive hearing test within a few days of birth. Those who fail - or who are at risk o...Sleep plays role in managing childhood chronic pain
...ychologicalrecovery," said Lewin. "In turn, sleep loss may leave children more sensitiveto pain sensations, which can further erode sleep - setting up a vicious cyclebetween sleeplessness and increasing pain." "There is mounting evidence that adequate sleep is essential for optimalphysical health," said ...Study suggests potential new approach to glaucoma therapy
...a, the second-leading cause of irreversible vision loss inthe United States. In the Aug. 17 issue of Proc...h elevated eye pressure, they were able to prevent loss ofretinal ganglion cells by inhibiting the action of an enzyme that makes nitricoxide. "Having seen...New theory of epilepsy could lead to treatment for patients
...r. Side effects of the surgery can include memory loss and speechimpairment. While scientists still don't know what triggers an epileptic seizure, it iscommonly believed that seizures occur when there is a transition from thenormal uncoordinated firing of neighboring nerve cells in the brain (neurons),...12-year-old Oregon girl is first child to receive new bone growth material in her skull
...eficiencies fromdevelopmental deformity, traumatic loss and resective procedures. Physicians hope to use BMPs to restore shattered bones, osteoporotic fracturesand cartilage degeneration. Currently, banked bones from cadavers, medicalceramics and artificial materials are used to replace missing or disfig...Emergency angioplasty or bypass surgery saves lives of heart attack patients with cardiogenic shock
...e, the heart's main pumpingchamber, which leads to loss of blood flow to the body's vital organs. Suchpatients have extremely low blood pressure and they appear to be cold andclammy, mentally confused and do not produce adequate amounts of urine. The investigators randomly assigned 152 patients ...New study finds a mouthful of reasons to consider hormone replacement therapy
...nia/osteoporosis speed theprogression of oral bone loss following menopause, which could lead to toothloss...gival inflammation and the frequency of attachment loss (destruction of thefibers and bone that support the teeth) in women with signs of osteoporosis,thus ...Statement from Dr. Claude Lenfant, director, NHLBI and Dr. Phillip Gorden, director, NIDDK
...s (SHOW) trial willfocus on the benefits of weight loss in obese individuals with diabetes.Together, they will provide important information about the effectiveness ofseveral new medications and treatment regimens to reduce the complications ofdiabetes. Until ways to prevent or cure diabetes are found, s...Health plays a crucial role in California labor market, according to UCSF researchers
...h problems do economically. Researchers found that loss of a job, being continuously out of work and exper...ue to be high and even in good economic times, job loss can have an adverse effect on health," said Trupin. The California Work and Health Survey is funde...... misconception that concussion always results in a loss ofconsciousness," Dr. Collins says. "Many other symptoms exist includingconfusion, memory loss or slowed mental processing. We recommend that an athletebe free of all symptoms before returning to......onof the postsynaptic glutamate receptors and thus loss of signaling capability orpossibly even to the excitotoxic effects of glutamate. Or in other words: In oureyes we have a sort of Sun-glasses....Study suggests why estrogen not helpful against heart disease
... DNA methylation process and consequent loss ofestrogen receptor acros...e." He suggests that the loss of estrogen receptors in thetissue may explain why estrogen can't provide i...UT Southwestern to study lipodystrophy syndrome in HIV-infected patients
... not as lethal as HIV, lipodystrophy - which is a loss of body fat - hasits own serious complications: diabetes and cholesterol disorders. Both increasethe risk of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of Americans. The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at UT SouthwesternMedical Center at D...Hormone linked to body weight may help regulate blood pressure
...that although other studies have found that weight loss leads to areduction in high blood pressure and lep...o determine if reduced leptin levels due to weight loss can reduce a person'srisk of high blood pressure. "Several factors are believed to affect leptin lev...Study finds concussions affect brain behavior in hockey players
...h mild concussions, withconditions ranging from no loss of consciousness to brief unconsciousness. Somespent a day or two in the hospital. Gaetz is currently comparing findings with similar data fromtests on car accident victims, gathered by Gaetz and SFU kinesiologist HalWeinberg five yea...Camelford water contamination did lead to cerebral function damage
... to be as a result of the incident. These include loss of concentration and short term memory, and were initially attributed to anxiety, say the authors. The research team was made up of experts from the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, the Royal London Hospital, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, Priory Hos......symptomsinclude headache, dizziness, nausea, brief loss of consciousness, vertigo,light-headedness, ringing in the ears, difficulty concentrating, amnesia,vomiting and balance problems. "The signs can be subtle, and can clear up quickly or last hours or days," saysWojtys. "But even after symptoms are gon...