Study finds a mouse model for episodic neurological disorders
.... "Drugs that have already gone through the FDA's rigorous safety testing, like nimodipine, are easier to move into clinical trials once the basic research progresses to that point." "The next step is to start testing drugs that we think can interfere with those three triggers to stop the neurological dysfu...UB researcher observes strong statistical correlation between prevalence of diabetes, air pollution
...ten as a way of suggesting areas in which further, rigorous studies should be done. Alan Lockwood, M.D., professor of neurology and nuclear medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, and the author of the letter, stated that while the statistical analysis does n...Lingering cognitive impairment may be linked to coronary bypass surgery
...ssociated with major surgery itself. An expanded, rigorous research program might shed light on this medical mystery -- especially once researchers settle on valid statistical approaches. Researchers in the field are fairly certain that persistent, long-lasting cognitive effects not caused by anesthesia. I...Molecularly targeted drug slows tumor growth in patients
...icians knew which treatment was being given. This rigorous trial design greatly reduces biased results. Like other molecularly targeted drugs, bevacizumab is designed to specifically interfere with a biological process that promotes tumor growth or survival. This drug targets the angiogenic process -- the g...Scientists warn against anti-aging hype
... the Food and Drug Administration does not require rigorous testing for nutritional supplements such as antioxidants. Aside from the fact that supplements have not been shown to have any influence on aging, these products have no warnings about side effects that may result when taken either with or without ap...Continued disruption of movement among alcoholics despite abstinence
...such as cirrhosis, dementia, or amnesia. However, rigorous neuropsychological examination has revealed that this population may indeed have cognitive and motor deficits that range in severity from mild to moderate. A study in the May issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research examines the cereb...Duke sports medicine helps keep Cincinnati Reds healthy
... in the early part of the season argues for a more rigorous off-season training program, according to Huff. "On average, it takes four and half years to bring a player from the minor leagues to the major leagues," Thrift said. "If, through proper training, we can get them here in three and half years, we all...Narcolepsy more common in men, often originates in their 20s
...epsy in a United States community. It is the first rigorous community-based epidemiologic study of the disorder from North America. The records-linkage system of the Rochester Epidemiology Project was utilized to ascertain all patients with narcolepsy seen in Olmsted County, Minn. between 1960 and 1989. Age-...At 2 years, cocaine babies suffer cognitive development effects
...fects on cognitive development in a scientifically rigorous manner. Singer, professor of pediatrics and psychiatry, and interim provost and CWRU vice president, said the study was unique because it had measures of both the mothers self report of their drug use prenatally, as well as infant meconium, which pr...Sexual revolution and teenagers is explored in ASAs magazine, Contexts
...mewhat exaggerated if not misinterpreted. Several rigorous studies indicate that the number of high school boysbut not girlsunder 18 who remained virgins dramatically increased. Sexual activity of white and Hispanic females has remained generally stable while black females reduced their rates of sexual acti...Research confirms safety and efficacy of RemiFemin for menopausal symptoms
... not been widely studied, there is an abundance of rigorous scientific data that support the safety and efficacy of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) extracts - sold under the name RemiFemin Menopause in the United States - for the treatment of menopause symptoms. The German Commission E, a regulatory body ...Guidelines needed to prevent spread of infection in European hospitals
...bacteria should be prevented. On the other hand, a rigorous infection and control policy will result in extensive patient discomfort, increased workload for healthcare workers, and substantial extra costs for healthcare organisations. The authors propose that a European consensus on control measures should be...Mayo Clinic study examines frequency of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
... in the Mayo study were identified on the basis of rigorous research criteria, including a clinical diagnosis and extensive supporting documentation. Researchers also obtained comprehensive information about study subjects from both medical and school records. A number of previous studies of the incidence of...Good child care not harmful, has benefits, but poor care worrisome, U.S. study reveals
...rolina at Chapel Hill, described the largest, most rigorous study ever done on child cares effects to Rep. George Miller (D-Cal.) and the Society for Research in Child Development in Washington, D.C. The investigation is the continuing National Institute of Child Health and Human Development-sponsored Study ...Energy balance, not exercise, key to athletic menstrual disturbance
...ly periods of menses. "It is difficult to obtain rigorous control in human studies, short of locking people up," says Williams. Previous cross-sectional studies and short-term studies in humans had shown a correlation between changes in energy availability and changes in the menstrual cycle, but those stu...Some patients not seeking rapid heart attack care
...gns of a heart attack. Researchers found, despite rigorous public education efforts, certain patients continue to arrive late to the hospital. These patients include the elderly (over age 64), and are more often women (35 percent), black (6 percent), and diabetic patients (25 percent). Between 1990 and 1997,...U-M Medical School complementary and alternative medicine curriculum an interdisciplinary model
...of CAM, particularly when we are also committed to rigorous scientific investigation, reinforces thefundamental importance of the healing relationship shared between physician and patient," Warber says. Critical to the success of the new CAM program is multidisciplinary faculty development. The faculty schol...New medical school model sets out to create more competent, caring doctors
...bold, and highly successful. Those reforms include rigorous assessments of a students performance in actual clinical sessions. Computerized, video-ready learning rooms with a functioning doctors office built into them help students and faculty rate their work, using a system that examines 700 aspects of pat......ents, also was willing to put its device through a rigorous randomized trial. The investigators acknowledge that more research needs to be done to overcome some serious problems with the therapy, including infection and device failure. "Heart failure affects an estimated 4.7 million Americans, with 550,000......search Center. Previous studies, which were not as rigorous as ours, reported much fewer concussions in the sport although theres no reason to think its different or safer in other states or countries. A report on the findings has just appeared in the October issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, the off...