Using cocaine during pregnancy may damage developing fetuses, causing lifelong learning disabilities
...anent changes in an area of the brain that governs short term memory leading to symptoms that are very muc...tering cocaine to pregnant rats and then assessing short term memory in the offspring when they were adolescents and adults. The test animals were placed in ......characterized by rapid onset, severe intensity and short duration. It occurs despite effective control of pain with scheduled analgesics used to control pain around-the-clock. While data are limited on the prevalence of breakthrough pain, it is estimated that as many as 67 percent of those being treated...Cycled light promotes growth in pre-term infants
...now that cycled light does encourage growth in the short term, we need to also follow these babies for long-term impact," said Brandon. "In two to five years, will we see that these babies have continued to grow well? Will they have developed sleep patterns earlier and have better language and cognitive de...Gene therapy to treat angina appears safe
... the long term, possibly because the protein has a short half-life and is quickly used up, she says. Gene therapy may be a better approach than protein therapy, Grines adds, because the heart can incorporate the gene and allow continued production of the angiogenic protein for weeks. Treatment for angina ...Early breast and ovarian cancers detected in high-risk women
...e follow-up period, with a mean of 24.8 months, is short and the long-term outcome for this group of women is not yet known. In particular, this study does not address whether surgery decreases the rate of subsequent cancers. Further studies will be needed to measure outcomes after surgery and early detect...Immune system in hamsters bolstered during winter, especially in times of stress, study finds
...n their bloodstream during the short days of winter. In addition, during ...e rapid immune response during short days compared to long days because that may be a more efficient ...Emory studies COGNIShunt device for Alzheimer's treatment
...al cavity for proper drainage. It is a relatively short and common procedure that usually requires a one-to two-day hospital stay. The duration of the study, at Emory and 11 other sites, is 18 months. The first nine months of the study is double-blind placebo, meaning all participants will receive the sh...Body piercing may not be so cool after all
... are more likely to reach and damage the gums than short barbells," said Dr. Dimitris Tatakis, professor of... is a result of habitual biting of the barbell. "A short barbell is possibly easier to position between teeth, which could be one reason why we are seeing mo...Breast cancer under threat from the new ethics say top cancer specialists
...ge Orwells famous novel 1984 for inspiration for a short satirical drama entitled 2084, which will performed by the panellists. He envisages the hero of Orwells novel as a medical oncologist in the year 2084 whose attempts to carry out clinical research lead him into confrontation with the authorities and ...Bone loss resumes when hormone replacement therapy stops, but at normal rate
... "PEPI helped establish that estrogen can lead to short term increases in bone mineral density in postmenopausal women," Espeland said. But several other studies had raised questions whether bone loss may accelerate when hormone replacement therapy stops. Instead, the PEPI results showed that when hor...Buck researcher awarded Brookdale Fellowship
... effects of human growth hormone in people of very short stature. Dr. Gill remains keenly interested in how science can help individuals. "I like the idea that at some point, something I do might touch on somebodys life," he said. Dr. Gills project mentor is Buck Associate Professor Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D. ...Brain center searches for patterns
...r of random events, some of the time there will be short patterns, like a series of circles or a sequence of alternating circles or squares," he said. "We concentrated on discovering whether the subjects' brain activity in the prefrontal cortex changed when these occasional patterns were violated, as when ...Ultrasound senses 'feel' of breast lesions
...elevated temperatures in those tissues, the beams' short durations maintained temperature increases at less than 0.2 degrees Celsius, which is well within acceptable guidelines, the article said. "The intensities and application times of the pushing pulses used for ARFI imaging are safe, and will not r...University of Pittsburgh transplant researchers present findings at international meeting
... increase the risk of relapse. Leading the list: a short abstinence period before transplantation, bouts of depression or anxiety within a few months of the transplant, and a caregiver who smokes. "Identifying who goes back to smoking should help us design more effective intervention strategies, not only f...Why heart transplant patients resume smoking revealed in University of Pittsburgh study
... in heart transplant patients. Leading the list: a short abstinence period before transplantation, bouts of depression or anxiety within a few months of the transplant and a caregiver who smokes. "Understanding which patients go back to smoking should help us design more effective intervention strategies t...The brain risks of binge drinking
...2 days of heavy drinking," said Crews, "which is a short period of time relative to the decades of drinking that alcoholics do, and may be an important early process in the progression from experimentation with alcohol to addiction. In addition, the major current hypothesis regarding alcohol-induced brain...NIMH awards new grants in response to terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
...funds small projects that promise, in a relatively short time frame, to yield information helpful to the design of large-scale studies on prevention and treatment of mental illnesses resulting from exposure to mass violence. RAPID grants were awarded to: David Vlahov, Ph.D., and Gerry Fairbrother, Ph.D.,...Ten percent fatigue at work within one year
...eived an extensive questionnaire once a year and a short questionnaire twice a year throughout the study period. The Maastricht cohort study was set up to gain insight into the magnitude, onset, natural course and treatment of fatigue at work. Dr Ute Bltmann was the first person to obtain her doctorate in ...New study explores pulmonary rehabilitation in women with emphysema and chronic bronchitis
...ng on strategies that will benefit patients in the short term. Building muscle strength through therapy with anabolic drugs is a very promising approach, he added. Dr. Casaburi is an internationally recognized expert in COPD, muscle physiology, exercise testing and interpretation, and rehabilitative ther...UM outreach programs increase kidney transplants among African-Americans
...s continue to grow, while cadaver organs remain in short supply. Our outreach includes an education program that is sensitive to minority patients and a video that highlights the benefits of living organ donation. Also, the development of laparoscopic surgery to retrieve a kidney from a living donor, with...