Adults taking eplileptic medications more likely to be unemployed
A study published in the journal Epilepsia shows higher unemployment and a lower health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients who had epilepsy as a child. "Strikingly, in self reports, the health-related quality of life was not determined by good or bad psychosocial function or having, or not h...Iris Murdoch's last novel reveals first signs of Alzheimer's disease
...s of individual words appearing in the three texts shows that the vocabulary of Jackson's Dilemma was the most commonplace and that of The Sea, The Sea the most unusual. These differences contrasted with the grammatical characteristics of the three books, which remained largely unchanged. The resu...Herpes virus offers new hope in curing cancer
...gainst adult cancers, this is the first study that shows promise in using the same therapy in children with neuroblastoma tumors, he said. The field of oncolytic viruses is a growing area in identifying new therapies for treating cancer. In using viral-based therapies, the disease-causing agent in the viru...New biopsy technique helps assess breast cancer's spread
...d examined for cancer. If the sentinel node biopsy shows cancer, then a patient needs to return to the operating room to have the lymph nodes removed. For some women, chemotherapy may be necessary before surgery, in which case, doctors must determine whether the lymph nodes are affected before the chemothe...MRC study reinforces effectiveness of spinal manipulation
...study from the Medical Research Council (MRC) that shows that spinal manipulation the primary form of care performed by doctors of chiropractic combined with an exercise program offers effective treatment for those suffering from back pain. The study, published in the Nov. 19 issue of the British Medica...Ugandan study highlights best drug combinations for treating malaria in Africa
... cost-effectiveness in this region. The study also shows that the drug combination of chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine--the recommended first-line treatment in Uganda--is far less effective than other drug combinations. Philip Rosenthal (University of California San Francisco) and colleagues co-or...Testosterone improves women's sex lives
...sertation from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that testosterone has both a physiological and a p...in aspects of their sexual function. The work also shows that endogenous testosterone plays a role in sexual desire, arousal, and satisfaction. A testosteron...More muscle means better regulation of blood pressure, study finds
...Research he published in 2003 in Hypertension also shows that overweight boys have greater blood pressure i...' reduced ability to excrete sodium. The new study shows that high body fat is another independent predictor of the abnormal response. "The major finding of...Long-term obesity linked to loss of brain tissue in women
...ody mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat that shows weight adjusted for height. Overweight is a BMI of 25 to 30 kg/m2. Obesity is a BMI of 30 kg/m2 and above. An overweight or obese BMI was linked to a loss of tissue specifically in the temporal lobe. Nearly 50 percent (144) of the women had tempor...Study helps define headaches of whiplash
...whiplash. A new study at the University of Alberta shows that whiplash injuries in low-speed accidents are much less likely if the victim's head happens to be turned to either side instead of facing front when the vehicle is struck. The research involving neck muscles is giving a solid scientific definitio...New Jersey Institute of Technology pioneers new way to teach engineers
...ical engineering. "It is hands-on learning, and it shows you the process engineers go through when they're designing something. It's a much more active way to learn. You learn not because a professor tells you, or lectures you, about something. You learn because you find answers by trial and error, by expe...Estrogen-associated COX-2 pathways explain protection from heart disease in female mice
...ar in the November 18 issue of Science. This study shows for the first time that prostacyclin can modulate gender differences in atherosclerosis and that estrogen increases prostacyclin in an animal model. In addition, this research also demonstrates that estrogen upregulates COX-2-dependent prostacyclin a...Study emphasizes importance of women in cardiac research
...n the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, shows that women with abnormal heart rhythms benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) as much as men, stressing the importance of including females in future research. Previous studies have raised the concern of possible gender bias, in...Tide of new nurses rises but shortages still loom large
...g education programs," said Buerhaus. The research shows older women and foreign-born women are still a factor and account for a large share of the growth. But Buerhaus said the most surprising findings from his research show that even with the significant increase in nurses joining the workforce, the nur......can affect body weight. It's important because it shows that a healthy diet pattern can result in significant weight loss without couting calories or fat grams." Ello-Martin's co-authors are Liane Roe, research nutritionist, and Rolls. The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Dia...Infection puts extremely low birth weight infants at risk for developmental delays
...ts who had not developed an infection. "This study shows us that successfully treating an extremely low birth weight infant's infection does not automatically ensure that the infant will do well," said NICHD Director Duane Alexander, M.D. "Parents and health care workers need to monitor these children car...800 calories a day less and women never missed them
...s over the two days. Rolls notes, "This study shows that even small reductions in the energy density or portion size of foods are likely to decrease energy intake. The results suggests that home cooks and restaurants could take an easy step toward obesity prevention by adding more fruits and vegetabl...Developmental issues among triplet infants
... stimulation when the child averts his/her gaze or shows signs of fatigue), and to pay close attention to the infant's newly acquired skills. Because the development of infant cognitive competencies is built upon the mother's sensitive approach and timely introduction of new learning material, we expecte...Determining which pancreatic cancers are treatable
...ound. If a person has a high quality CT scan which shows a mass that appears to be completely removable, endoscopic ultrasound does not appear to be necessary to confirm that a tumor is removable."> While CT scans were as accurate in determining whether tumors could be successfully removed, the stu......se and normal weight study populations. "Our study shows a striking difference in sexual quality of life between obese and normal weight people. Sexual quality of life is an important issue for everyone, and with the growing prevalence of obesity in this country, increasing numbers of people will likely be...