Kids Near Airports Don't Read As Well
...mong economically underdeveloped countries." The research was supported by the Cornell College of Human Ecology and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the U.S. Department of Agriculture....Researchers Gain Insights Into Drugs Used For Manic-Depression
...and mania at the same time. Their earlier research revealed that lithium increases release ofthe neurotransmitter glutamate, in turn activating a receptor, NMDA,through which calcium must travel to enter a brain cell. Activation of theNMDA receptor also elevates levels of IP3, which is associated wi...Substance from Grapefruit Juice May Make Medications Safer
...efore adding grapefruit juice to your diet." This research was supported by two components of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the National Center for Research Resources.......," says Diane Morrison, a University of Washington research associate professor of social work who studies public health issues and the consequences of risky behavior. It is especially hard, she notes, for a parent to talk to a child of the opposite sex. She believes that if Americans want their children to l......ast," explained Dr. ChristopherF. Barnes, a senior research engineer at the Georgia TechResearch Institute (GT...ration approval, Barnessays, which means finding a research partner with enough interest tocooperate on extensive clinical studies. Suitable partners could incl...Antimicrobial "Bug Spray" Found In Human Lung Cells
... researchers at other institutions Young Hee Ko, a research associate in Pedersen's lab, suspected that CF jammed the "nozzle" on a similar bug spray. "That nozzle is a channel on the surface of lung cells called CFTR, and we already knew that CF disrupts it," says Ko. In a study funded by the National Insti...New Drug For Parkinson's Disease Proves Effective, Study Finds
... study the long-term effects of the drug. The research was supported by Pharmacia & Upjohn, whichsupplied the drug, as well as the National Institutes of Health and the National Parkinson Foundation. Dr. Kieburtz'scollaborators in the study included Ira Shoulson, M.D., andMichael McDermott, Ph.D., at the...TB Prophylaxis Unnecessary In HIV-Infected People With Anergy, Study Suggests
...tutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conductsand supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as AIDS andother sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, asthma and allergies. NIH isan agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine By U-M Researcher Is 93% Effective
...of dedication and innovation by Dr.Maassab and his research team. The vaccine is likely to have a major impac...ic," Maassab explained. Maassab, who was a research assistant for Dr. Thomas Francis Jr., founderof the U-M epidemiology department, received his Ph.D. ......l Highway Traffic Safety Administration. New research examining the literature on what works inchanging driving behavior found that educating youths about gooddriving behavior and traffic safety is not enough to change baddriving. The threat of severe penalties is also needed to keepteenagers safe behin...Condemnation May Be Driving Circumcised Women From Health Care
...l Internal Medicine, publishes original articleson research and education in primary care. Dr. Carol R. Horowitz may be contacted at (212) 241-6868...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
...o focused onabstinence. In a review of the research that examined the effectivenessof the different sc...ive from having sex orhaving unprotected sex. More research is needed in the area ofimproving parent-child communication through school-based sexeducation progr...Scientists Track Effectiveness Of Migraine Drugs With Ultrasound
... used for the treatment of migraines. Such research will allow doctors to monitor the efficacy of migrainemedicines -- if ultrasound shows high blood velocity, then medication could begiven until those blood vessels return to normal -- and the result is apreemptive strike against the headaches. ...Ultrasound Detects Pathology In Patients With Whiplash
...isualized, which "could havean important impact in research of spinal cord injuries." Another benefit to the ultrasound is its ability to get aroundobstacles, such as surgical hardware, which can severely degrade image qualitywith conventional MRI and CT studies of the spine. In a separate pr...Psychiatric Symptoms May Signal Brain Damage From Diet Pills
...problems," said McCann, chief of anxiety disorders research in the NIMH Biological Psychiatry Branch, Bethesda, MD. "A dose comparable to that prescribed to reduce weight in humans causes neurotoxicity in monkeys." "It might be justifiable for someone who is morbidly obese and hence at risk for serious hea...Duke Obtains FDA Designation For Pompe Disease Therapy
...orts are an excellent example of the way thatbasic research and clinical applications come together at Duke to providecare for children and hope for their families. He is building this new therapywhile we are building our new Children's Hospital. "I hope that his efforts and ours converge in the near future ...New Test May Improve Treatment Of Kidney Disease
...rience for physicians andtheir patients. Now, research at Johns Hopkins may help provide some answers to ...one drug may be required. An article on this research in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacologyrecently was selected bythe American College of Clinical Phar...Antioxidant-Enhancing Drug Partly Rescues Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
...h problem in industrializedsocieties, is a primary research focus of UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness,which Henderson co-directs with fellow scientist Richard J. Salvi, Ph.D. The new study, conducted by Henderson and colleagues Sandra McFadden,Ph.D., and Bo-Hua Hu, Ph.D., along with Richard Kop...Cancer Protection Compound Abundant In Broccoli Sprouts
...dService Professor of Pharmacology. Talalay's research team fed extracts of the sprouts to groups of 20 femalerats for fivedays, and exposed them and a control group that had not received the extracts toa carcinogen,dimethylbenzanthracene. The rats that received the extracts developed fewertumors, and t...Common Drug-Capsule Coating Not As Inert As Previously Thought
...r protein-evasive property." Leckband and Sheth's research indicates that PEG may work well for shortperiods -- to extend drug delivery times in the bloodstream, for example-- but over longer periods, the polymer's structure may change, making itless repulsive and potentially more biologically active. "Thi...