Testosterone May Affect Learning Skills; May Be Put In Tablet Form
...ass and strength, bone density, cholesterol level, sense of well-being, cognitive function and balance. "Compared to estrogen research, we're 15 years behind in investigating the benefits of testosterone," says Dobs. Testosterone replacement therapy has been shown to improve sexual function in men with l...KUMC Researchers Announce Breakthrough Method For Predicting Epileptic Seizures
...ssible to implant a device in a patient's brain to sense and prevent an oncoming seizure. One possibility would be a device that would create a tiny voltage surge to "short-circuit" the electrical discharge that causes a seizures. Another possibility is an implanted drug pump that would send anti-convulsan...Childhood Sex Abuse Impacts Adult Relationships
...ntext of family relationships, whereby the child's sense of self and personality organization are shaped by his or her earliest relationships, particularly the relationship with the primary caregiver," explained Feerick, who is from Mt. Kisco, N.Y. Haugaard and Feerick, who expects her Ph.D. in 1998, analy...Cancer Protection Compound Abundant In Broccoli Sprouts
...een associatedwith reduced cancer risk, so it made sense for us to look at vegetables. "Scientists cur...ngcancer once it is established, but it also makes sense to focus more attentionon efforts to preventcancer from arising," he adds. Fahey and Yuesheng Z...Affordable, Hand-Held Biosensor For Diagnostics
...vity," said Ghadiri. "The results show that we can sense very smallmolecules that in other systems do not produce a very big change. In our system,we see a huge change." The new biosensor is based on work conducted during the past few yearsin Sailor's laboratory with porous silicon, small chips of ...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
...Medical Center neurologist. "It only makes sense for a team to respond just as quickly to a brainattack as a heart attack -- the goal in both is to begin treatment as soon aspossible to minimize the damage to the brain," said Dr. Mark Alberts, who in1995 called for the creation of acute stroke team...Heart Attack Survivors Can Lower Stroke Risk By Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drug, Study Says
...evelopinga heart attack," says Plehn. "So it makes sense to be aggressive with a strongdrug to lower cholesterol in people who've had a heart attack or stroke becausecholesterol reduction should reduce the amount of atherosclerosis in thecoronary arteries and in the carotid arteries leading to the brain." ...Chemist Turns To Self-Assembly To Create New Drugs
...er group has clearly shown thatthis approach makes sense and that it can work. Nature is a hugebiodiversity generator, and they've found a way to mimic thisprocess in the laboratory." Miller's technique relies on atoms of transition metals,such as zinc or cadmium, to build vast libraries of thousands ...Drug Is First In Decade To Show Promise Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder
... one. Serotonin has been shown toelevate mood and sense of well-being, while norepinephrine appears to boostenergy and social functioning, he said. Finding effective treatments for GAD and other anxiety disorders shouldbe a priority in psychiatric research, Davidson said, because anxiety disorder...Increased Public Access To Defibrillation Could Prove Potentially Cost-Effective And Life-Saving
...wed thelay public to use AEDs. "The common sense is still ahead of the science," says Joseph P. Ornato,M.D., a member of the American Heart Association's emergency cardiac carecommittee and a co-author of the report. "The more we show that this is not sucha scary concept, the harder it's going to b...National Office Of Drug Safety Is Needed, Experts Say In JAMA
...e else in thegovernment. "It makes no more sense to monitor drug safety without knowing theextent of serious injuries than to have a National Highway Transportation SafetyAdministration that operated without information about automobile accidents or aFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) that does ...Unhealthy Lifestyles Not Primary Cause Of High Mortality Rates
...ned levels of anger and hostility, and a decreased sense of control. Other key elements thought to be associated with high mortality rates among the disadvantaged include increased exposure to occupational and environmental health hazards, and lack of preventive medical care. "Improving the health...Teen Marijuana Use Is Fueled By Change In Attitudes
...vernment,schools, media and families, into a false sense of complacency about the problemof adolescent drug use. The authors believe that young people DO pay attention to information about therisks and consequences of drug use, especially when it is presented in arealistic and credible fashion. "The implic...UCSF Researchers Seeing Increased Rates Of Unprotected Sex Among San Francisco Gay Men
... yet won. "We can't sit backand get lulled into a sense of security," Ekstrand said. "Twenty-two percent ofgay men having unprotected anal sex is an unacceptably high number. It isextremely risky and will eventually lead to increased infections." Study co-investigators from UCSF CAPS are Ron Stall, PhD...Novel Therapy To Treat Lung Cancer Patients Enrolling Patients At UCSF Cancer Center
...proaches like anti-angiogenesistherapies that make sense intellectually from the laboratory to the clinic,"says David Jablons, MD, UCSF assistant professor of surgery and principalinvestigator of the study. "In this approach, rather than targeting themalfunctioning genome of cancer cells, we are targeting...Drug Reduces Heart Attack, Death Rates In Patients With Unstable Angina
... "Our trial model offers the most realistic sense of what kind oftreatment effect you would see in the clinical setting, where each doctor has adifferent approach to patient care," Harrington said. "It has all the blemishesand benefits of a large, simple trial in which there are very few restriction...Brain Regions Identified That Influence What We Remember Or Forget
...visual areas and areas that allow a person to make sense of the picture, butthe level of activity in most o... is one that is known to be associated with making sense of spatialrelationships. The largest region of activation occurred in the parahippocampal cortex, a ...Jefferson Physician Warns Further Study Of DHEA's Safety Needed
...hurt, and it could possibly help to improve their sense of well-being. He estimates that more than 1 million people in this country are currently taking DHEA supplements. Dr. Goldberg also worries about potential hormone abuse among adolescents, particularly in light of St. Louis Cardinal slugger Mar...University Of California San Francisco Dental School Launches Pilot Program For Pre-Dental Students
... continue doing soas a dentist. "We have a strong sense that the students in the program are going to make adifferent kind of provider," said Harvey Brody, DDS, UCSF clinical professor ofdentistry and the program's associate director. "These are wonderful, hardworking young men and women who want to go b...Electronic Nose Inspects Cheese, Hints At Human Sense Of Smell
...better understand the human sense of smell. W. James Harper, professor of food science and technology at Ohio State, explained that most companies employ human sensory panels -- professional taste and smell-testers ...