Reacting well to heart disease can help avoid future attacks
...ted a series of standard questionnairesdesigned to measure their ability to develop a positive outlook about theirmedical condition, restore their self-esteem, and find ways to gain control ofthe situation. Patients' scores on these factors were combined into a single'cognitive adaptation' index. Overall, 2...New imaging method in development to show Alzheimer's progression
...n by designing amyloid probes that could be usedto measure brain amyloid noninvasively" and compare the course of amyloiddeposition with symptom progression. Lansbury's strategy involves coupling an isotope of the element technetium tolarge organic molecules that are known to have an affinity for amyloid o...Study shows obesity adds years to real age
...Calculations assumed a body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of weight forheight -- of 30 and above as compared to 18.5 to 25, Stevens said. Determinedby dividing one's weight in kilograms by one's height in meters squared, a BMIbetween 18.5 and 25 is considered ideal. A typical female fashion model has aBMI ...... to eject less blood than normalwith each beat - a measure known as ejection fraction. Participants in the trial will have ejection fractions less than 30 percent, ascompared with a normal 70 percent. Such low ejection rates can cause furtherheart deterioration, clots in the left atrium that can travel to t...Cedars-Sinai reports excellent outcomes for its cardiac surgery division
...ai's is one of a very few centers that voluntarily measure andpublish their data, even making it available on the Internet. Over the years,the systems to track, record and analyze information have become moresophisticated as hardware and software have improved. Today's database includesinformation gathered d...UI researchers learn more about how exercise affects the colon
... can thengo about their normal activities while we measure the colonic activity," headded. Rao said learning more about colonic muscles may help researchers investigatecommon colon problems such as constipation, diverticular disease, colon cancerand inflammatory conditions such as colitis. "One implication o......p. Blood was taken every half-hour for 24 hours to measure IL-6. On thefifth night subjects were made to stay up and not sleep at all. They wereallowed to sleep again on nights six and seven. "As we had thought, the amount of IL-6 in the blood was greatlyincreased during the day following the missed ...New studies of a liquid of life -- Lung surfactant
... decreased functional residual capacity -- a measure of the amount of airleft in the lungs after exhalation; systemic hypoxia or oxygen starvation; and, lung edema -- bleeding in the lungs -- explained Zasadzinski. The alveoli, in which the oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchange...Differences in human brain chemistry may account for different responses to stimulants
...g technique called positron emission tomography to measure dopamine D2receptor, or D2, levels in the brains of 23 men who were not drug abusers. Themen were given methylphenidate and asked to describe its effects. Twelve of the men described methylphenidate as pleasant, saying that the drugmade them happy or......s administered in thisstudy allow us to thoroughly measure brain function and make more informeddecisions." Dr. Collins continues: "And for players who have sustained more than oneconcussion over their career, we need to be even more cautious because our studyshowed the damage can last years." Of the players...University of Pittsburgh study finds that simple test spots early signs of heart disease in women
...n later underwent an EBCT of theheart and aorta to measure calcification. A total of 91 percent of theparticipants were white, 50 percent had a college education or higher and 28percent were on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), with 79 percent of thosewomen on estrogen and progesterone. Among the findings ...Cancer tumors shown to consume large amounts of vitamin C
...orbic acid, dehydroascorbic acid, or sucrose (as a measure of blood volume). Alltumors were subsequently analyzed for vitamin C content. The researchers foundthat the tumors readily took up vitamin C by a process involving the conversionof ascorbic acid to dehydroascorbic acid. "Now we know that tumors a...Education may help the fight against high blood pressure
...s blood pressure changes in responseto stress. To measure blood pressure response researchers asked each teen toplay a competitive video game three times. They were told to compete withthemselves to see if they could beat their first video game score. In the thirdgame they were also given a financial ince...Better diagnosis of pain in children
..., wrinkled up nose,frown). The total scale gives a measure of the pain: no pain (0), mild pain (1-2),pain (3-4) or severe pain (5-7). The method is intended to be carried out initially every half hour after a painfulmedical intervention, for example tonsillectomy. On the basis of the scores, anurse can deter...Pacemaker for larynx allows patients to breathe easier
...g pulmonary function tests and treadmill tests (to measure breathing capacity) and endoscopic tests (to view thestimulated movement of the vocal folds), Burns tracheotomy tube was removed 18months ago. "She has done really well," Zealear said. "We find that her ventilation with theIPG is working just as well...MGH researchers identify angiogenesis inhibitor in gallbladder cancer
...ases were observed in either group of animals. To measure suppression of angiogenesis at a secondary tumor site, theresearchers implanted either gallbladder tumor cells or gels containing a knownangiogenesis promoter (bFGF) into cranial windows - transparent compartmentsplaced into the brain - in both grou......oral languagetasks. The researchers used PEPSI to measure levels of brain lactateactivation. Lactate is a by-product of energy metabolism produced by neuronswhen the brain is activated. Most, but not all, of this brain activity tookplace in the left anterior, or frontal, lobe of the brain, which is known to...Neighborhoods matter: who gets CPR?
...ous' residents, but this study was not designed to measure either factor." "The key finding, from an epidemiologic standpoint," added Iwashyna, "is thatneighborhood characteristics appear to be more important than thecharacteristics of the cardiac-arrest victim in explaining why people receiveCPR. This sugge......e) and a slight decline in performance on a testto measure spatial memory function. The research was supporte...to receiveintensive therapy. They were expected to measure their blood glucose at leastfour times each day and use three to four insulin injections or an insul...... But he said he knew of no studies that directly measure whether weightloss slows progression of atheroscle...ll be the first large trialdesigned in a manner to measure this." Each of the 15 centers will enroll about 400 participants. They will beassigned rand...