UCLA study shows that people drink less alcohol as they age
A new UCLA study shows that people drink less alcohol as they age--but drinking among those who were born in earlier years showed a faster decline than among people born more recently. For instance, people born in 1925 decreased their drinking an average of 11 percent for ...Potential drug target for treating cocaine abuse found
...ugh the results are preliminary, this breakthrough shows that it may be possible to develop drugs that bloc...ame stimulating effect on the brain. The new study shows this may not be true. "In fact, the interaction between dopamine trans-porters and the substances th...Contaminated needles not contributing to spread of HIV in Africa
...lished today in Public Library of Science Medicine shows that injections with dirty needles are not a major source of HIV transmission in rural Zimbabwe. Dr Ben Lopman from Imperial College London, based at St Mary's Hospital, and one of the researchers, says: "Some have speculated that unsafe medical inje...Insurance incentives might help smokers quit, study says
...sting medical trials on a topic. Previous research shows that smoking-cessation treatment, including counseling, nicotine replacement products and the antidepressant drug bupropion can increase the chances that a smoker will give up the habit. But "costs are a significant barrier to the use of smoking-cess...Lead in the environment causes violent crime, reports University of Pittsburgh researcher at AAAS
...30 years ago. Yet, Dr. Needleman's latest research shows that even very low levels of lead found in bone, as measured by a technique called X-ray fluorescence, can affect brain development. In a 1996 Pitt study of 301 children, those with the highest concentrations of lead still below government-recommend......convergent evolution. A new model of sound change shows that evolutionary principles can account for strik...matiker of Leipzig, and Darwin, of course, Blevins shows that parallel evolution is the primary source of shared sound patterns. As language is naturally tra...Suicidal behaviour caused by antidepressants 'cannot be ruled out'
...ur, particularly in the early stages of treatment, shows new evidence in this week's BMJ. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressant, yet concerns have arisen that these drugs may induce or worsen suicidal feelings in vulnerable patients. Three ...Immediate access to antibiotics stems spread of sexually transmitted diseases
...ohns Hopkins offer their support for a study which shows that providing faster, more direct access to antibiotics for partners of newly infected patients reduces re-infection rates and spread of sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea and Chlamydia, compared to standard practice. In the study, tre...Young blood revives aging muscles, Stanford researchers find
...le's fault. A study in the Feb. 17 issue of Nature shows that it's old blood that keeps the muscles down. The study, led by Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, built on previous work showing that old muscles have t...Hormone therapy controversy raises drug safety issues
...agic pills to keep women healthy, vital and young shows why it is so important to conduct research studies to identify the risks and benefits of drugs, say researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. "The hormone therapy debate is one more example of a larger issue: are the medications...Researchers track program's success in curbing aggressive behavior
...lthood of an intervention begun in first grade. It shows helping all children in a classroom benefits those at most risk, without labeling or isolating the high-risk students." Dr. Brown said he hoped national attention drawn to the Good Behavior Game would spur other school districts across the country t...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
...ue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. "This study shows the substantial impact smoking cessation programs can have on public health, even if small numbers of participants successfully quit," said Gail Weinmann, MD, director of the NHLBI Airway Biology and Disease Program. Researchers also analyzed mortal...Age should not be a factor in determining heart transplantation eligibility, researchers say
...ished in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, the study shows that older heart transplant recipients fare just a...ate for a heart transplant, but this study clearly shows that age should not be one of those factors," said Dr. Shaohua Wang, an attending surgeon and clinic...Nonhuman primate males more susceptible to age-related cognitive decline than females
...tional Primate Research Center of Emory University shows male nonhuman primates are more susceptible to age...females, a finding consistent with human data that shows men have a higher capacity than women for maintaining or updating spatial information. What's partic...Electronic medical records reduce hours, cut cost
...adoption of electronic medical records, this study shows the headway that can be made even in advance of th..., MD, CEO of ActiveHealth Management. "This study shows what almost 8 million other patients who benefit from the CareEngine have already experienced bette...Study casts doubt on increased mobility among US population
...iving services for aged persons. Their information shows that short-distance mobility rates have declined substantially over the last 50 years, whereas long-distance moves have declined less sharply or have even remained relatively unchanged....Campus can be effective site for anti-smoking efforts
...view recommends. "First and foremost, the research shows that even smokers appreciate smoke-free policies," she said. Murphy-Hoefer and colleagues in the Office on Smoking and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted the review, which appears in the February issue of the American ...PCBs, fungicide open brain cells to Parkinson's assault
...amine neurons was unknown. But Opanashuk's group shows that just as in exposure to PCBs, cells treated with low levels of maneb also undergo changes that disturb the balance in the antioxidant defense system. Another concern is whether maneb causes more damage when people are exposed in combination with ...NYU psychology researchers show how attention enhances visual perception
...elps us see things better. The NYU study in Neuron shows the neural basis of this effect. It identifies an increase in neural activity in areas of the brain that respond to the attended stimulus--that is, to the information that is selectively processed at a given location. In this study, the researchers ...Study shows protective equipment not very effective for rugby players
...Chapel Hill and Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, now shows part of the reason why. Protective equipment used in rugby union has only limited effectiveness in preventing injuries. "We found that the risk of concussion was not reduced by the use of padded headgear or mouthguards," said lead researcher Dr. Step...