Diet, exercise, stimulating environment helps old dogs learn
...actors may help neurons function more efficiently, slash free radical production and lead to improvements in brain function. Other studies suggest that stimulating environments improve learning ability, induce beneficial changes in cellular structure, may help the brain grow new neurons, and increase the r...Disabled seniors formerly on SSDI hit hardest by drug costs
...re cutting back on benefits, Medicaid is trying to slash costs by targeting drugs, HMOs are cutting back benefits and private and public services are providing lower levels of support than in the past." The researchers found that SSDI recipients and the disabled aged are less likely to receive employer co...UCLA researchers check brain waves to predict effectiveness of antidepressants
... to months," Cook said. "This technique also could slash the time and costs needed to develop and research new antidepressants." The study examined 51 adult patients diagnosed with acute depression. Each participated in one of two, double-blind, randomized treatment trials. One group received the antidepre...... got their wish last year. Artificial organs would slash these waiting lists and solve the big problem of organ rejection by growing them from the patient'scells. Tissue engineers can already grow simple body tissues such as knee cartilage. They start with a shaped, porous scaffold made from a biodegradab...