NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
...iostatistics, and because they are viewed by their peers as highly skilled in critically examining scientific evidence. The panel members came to this process free of academic or financial bias regarding the conference topic. As conditions for their inclusion on the panel, they must have never published da...The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
...ke or over-eat' as they have not seen their female peers having heart problems up to 50 years old. That's because in women it strikes later, but it does strike. And then it is often too late, after years of unhealthy living, such as insufficient exercise and inappropriate diet. So women need to be bette...Mountain life spells longer life
...rse coronary heart disease risk profile than their peers living in the lowland area, with higher rates of c...ower rates of death from heart disease, than their peers in the lowlands. The effects were more pronounced among the men. The researchers conclude that as bl...Will your kids grow up to be fat?
...mal weight range are more likely than their leaner peers to become obese or overweight as young adults. This research was conducted over nearly a decade at the Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention and Children's Hospital Boston and is rep...College students at no greater risk of alcohol-related problems than peers
...yearly, monthly, and weekly alcohol use than their peers not attending college, they did not appear to be a...orders in young adults attending college and their peers not attending college. The researchers used data from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abu...English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early
...English-speaking more highly acculturated Hispanic peers to have had an initial experience of sexual intercourse, according to an article in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Although researchers have begun to estimate the contribution of ot...Researchers track program's success in curbing aggressive behavior
...her draws on the powerful influence of a students' peers to collectively reinforce positive behavior. "The intervention also was effective over the long term for the boys at highest risk -- their rate of aggression was much lower in middle school, and even as far as young adulthood 14 years later," said ...Study explores risks of obesity in children with kidney transplants
...ars; spent more time on dialysis than their leaner peers and were more frequent users of peritoneal dialysis, which takes place within the body. With peritoneal dialysis, patients put a sugar-rich sterile solution called dialysate into their abdominal cavity through a catheter. The dialysate pulls waste an...UC Irvine's undergraduate research programs receive $900,000 funding boost
...udents to publish and present their research among peers through an annual journal and symposium. Through the Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, UCI will host juniors and seniors -- four from UCI and 12 from colleges across the country -- pursuing research interests in biomedi...Computer memory, MRI technology benefit from student research at UH
... work and research results to an audience of their peers and mentors," said Alex Ignatiev, director of TcSAM and professor of physics, chemistry and electrical and computer engineering. "Successfully communicating your research to the public and your colleagues is an important step in developing as a scie...Medical meeting to feature research findings and disease prevention and health promotion sessions
... which members of the College will recognize their peers for professional achievement, career advancement sessions, and social events to provide networking opportunities. Preventive Medicine 2005 will be convened jointly with Medical Quality 2005, the annual conference of the American College of Medical Q...Insufficient sleep associated with overweight and obesity
...in a study group reported sleeping less than their peers with normal body mass indexes (BMIs), according to an article in the January 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Insufficient sleep causes neurocognitive changes such as excessive daytime sleepiness, altered ...Treating individuals: How generalisable are trial data?
...patients the potential benefits derived from their peers who participated in research and of those who worked so hard to report and publish it."...Veterans in better health than other residents of nursing homes, new test for evaluating tinnitus
...lth events. Veterans more independent than their peers who reside in community nursing homes This study describes health conditions, health service use, and personal characteristics of veterans in community nursing homes. Investigators used the Minimum Data Set (MDS) to compare records of 7,926 m...Early learning leaves lasting changes in brain, Stanford owl study shows
...at shift the world to one side. When the owl first peers through the new specs, a squeaking mouse located off to the side appears to be straight ahead. This confuses the owl and allows its prey to escape. The hungry owl solves this problem by learning a new auditory map that matches the shifted visual map....Minority teens' views of drug use differ from reality
...ack adolescents appear to believe that their Black peers use drugs more than White or Hispanic teens, when ... use as the norm among other Whites. When asked if peers of their own race used more, less, or about the same amount of drugs as other races, 64 percent of a...2004 Science-in-Society Award winners announced
...winners are chosen by panels of their accomplished peers and lauded for work that would not receive an award from an interest group. Expenses and prize money for the award come from the dues of NASW's roughly 2,300 members. Winners receive $1,000 and a certificate, which will be awarded February 16, 2005 a...More muscle means better regulation of blood pressure, study finds
...e increase in response to stress than their female peers and decreased ability to return to normal. For the newly published study, researchers measured the blood pressure of study participants every 15 minutes throughout a two-hour baseline period, an hour of competitive video games and a two-hour recovery...New sampling method to track HIV-risk behavior
...ng a set of initial respondents, who recruit their peers into the study, and each new set of respondents then recruit their own peers) with a mathematical model that weights the sample to compensate for the fact that it was obtained in a non-random way. "The statistical method enables researchers to provi...Data suggest ADDERALL XR significantly improved simulated driving in young adults with ADHD
...ore license suspensions and revocations than their peers without ADHD. Records also show that people with ADHD were at fault in more car crashes and were involved in more severe car accidents than people without ADHD. This study provides us with important data demonstrating that ADDERALL XR can help you...