Hospital Noise Disrupts Sleep For Patients, In The Critical Care Setting
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--There is no rest for weary hospital patients. A new study shows a very strong relationship between the number of loudsounds--80 decibels or greater--and sleep arousals among elderly patients ina hospital's intermediate respiratory care unit. A loud beeper could pro...Duke Study Uses Tiny Temperature Changes To Probe Water-Exclusion At Protein Binding Sites
...bout the actual binding site comparedto all of the rest of the holes on the protein that are the right size andshape to accommodate the ligand?" "We hypothesized that a binding site might arrange its atoms suchthat it's especially hydrophobic, much more so than you might have guessedby simply lookin...Guidelines Offer Ways To Curb Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
...chools for the physically and mentally challenged, rest homes and retirement centers, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and patients discharged directly to their homes. The new guidelines address each area separately. “We deal with many issues, including roommate selection, hand washi...Duke Obtains FDA Designation For Pompe Disease Therapy
...zyme replacementtherapy, would be required for the rest of these patients' lives. He said he hopes to expand the treatment to additional Pompe diseasepatients as safety and efficacy are demonstrated and supplies of the enzymeare available. Chen's team at Duke has spent more than five years developing th...MIT Solution To Math Problem Could Lead To Better Dental Implants, More Resistance To Missiles
...ded material. "So youcan't generalize to cover the rest of the material," Professor Suresh explained.At the other extreme, the probe of a macroindentor is too big to capture thedetails of the gradient. "We needed something in between," Professor Sureshsaid. So Professor Suresh and Jorge Alcala, no...PITT Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain's Natural Mechanism For Guarding Against Errors
... may occur and the ACCacts as an alarm telling the rest of the brain to exert more executive controlso performance doesn't deteriorate." According to Dr. Carter, a task like driving down the freeway is fairlyroutine for most American drivers. Because the driver is familiar with thissituation, the...Health Risk To "Cigarette Babies" Is Neglected, Duke Scientist Charges
...t growth. The brain is muchmore sensitive than the rest of the body," said Slotkin. Nor should the medical community or the public blindly accept thepopular myth that crack cocaine causes more severe damage. "A major point is that virtually all crack users also smoke cigarettes,"he said. "...Walking Or Bed Rest OK For First Stage Of Labor, UT Southwestern Research Shows
... assigned to the walking group actually walked;the rest had quicker labors, which may have precluded them ... This study brings the debate of walking or bed rest full circle sincethe first of the century. Bloom explained that J. Whitridge Williams, in thefirst e...Remembering Your Medications: Older Are Wiser
...en you're so busy that you miss scheduledbreaks or rest periods, or stay up later than normal, and how often you followother regular routines, including eating meals at about the same time each day,or engaging in regular activities at home, such as reading the paper, watching aparticular television show, ......nd region having significantly higher use than the rest of the country. Among states, the use of beta-blockers ranged from a low of 30.3 percent inMississippi to a high of 77.1 percent in Connecticut. "Variation across thecountry is striking, but all areas can improve the care of such patients byincreasi...Study Captures Images Of Memories Being Formed Within The Human Brain
... happens in a second can have consequences for the rest of ourlife," Schacter said. "This study gets us a step closer to understanding whatis going on in the brain when this crucial step is taking place in the brain." Other co-authors of the paper are Michael Rotte, MD., and Bruce Rosen,MD, of th...Alzheimers Disease Could Soon Be Treated With Nose Drops
...ps in their noses over 30 minutes and injected the rest with NGF. They foundthat within an hour, a significant amount of NGF had made its way not only intothe olfactory bulb, but also into the hippocampus, amygdala and other regionsnot directly involved in smelling. In contrast, very little of the NGF inj...Jefferson Physician Warns Further Study Of DHEA's Safety Needed
...etween the ages 25-30, then decline throughout the rest of life by as much as 80 percent from its peak. Earlier this year, researchers reported in Science, a four- to seven-fold increase in the risk of developing prostate cancer, particularly those over 60, whose blood levels of IGF-1 were higher ...Microwaves May Provide Early Detection Of Breast Cancer
...two plates, the microwave antennaarray will gently rest flat against the breast much as a book would if you werelying in bed." Data from microwave imaging will be inherently digital, with no film to developor scan. "After signal processing, the operator will see a three-dimensionalimage of the breast tha...Medication Offers Hope For Relief From Burning Mouth Pain
...years. One subject was an 83-year-old male and the rest were females age 45 to 87(with a median age of 65). The patients began taking 0.25 mg of clonazepam at bedtime for one week and could increase thedaily dose by as much as 0.25 mg each week, up to a total dosage of 3 mg. "Patients were carefully instr...Study Confirms Safety Of Common Heart Drug
...t to pump blood effectively to the lungsand to the rest of the body, is the most frequent cause of hospitalization inthe United States for people age 65 and older. Symptoms include fatigue,breathing difficulty and swelling of the ankles and legs. Digoxin helps increasethe force of cardiac contractions, wh...New Surgery At Cedars-Sinai Provides Hope For Epilepsy Patient Who Has Had A Lifetime Of Seizures
...Dr. Levesque. She's looking forwardto enjoying the rest of her life to the fullest . . . and returning to the Irishdancing she loves. "It's the best form of exercise!" she stated emphatically,displaying the enthusiasm she applies to life in general these days....More Evidence Of Possible Adverse Effects From New Hormone Use In Women With Heart Disease
...e assigned to take estrogen and progestin, and the rest were given a placebo -- inactive pills. After HERS results were released, Alexander looked for Duke studies that had compiled data on how women with heart disease fared on hormone therapy. She came across a treasure trove in a study called CARS ...New Contact Lens Material Could Lessen Risk Of Eye Infection
...ossess characteristics that setthem apart from the rest of the hydrogel systems," says Mukkamala, and may offerfresh possibilities for the design of new materials where wettability and bulkhydrophilicity are important factors. The sulfoxide hydrogel lenses, currently undergoing clinical trials, could beav...Penn Researchers Find Chemoembolization Effective For Liver Tumors
...athave spread to the liver and avoids exposing the rest of the bodyto chemotherapy's toxic effects," explains Dr. Soulen. "Thistechnique is not a cure, but it can extend patients' lives andpreserve their quality of life." In this study, 51 patients whose colon cancer had metastasized tothe liver were trea...