Modafinil Improves The Quality Of Life Of Narcolepsy Patients
...es, weremuch more productive, had keener attention spans and, as a result, theirself-esteem dramatically improved. The study also found that when patients were taken off modafinil for two weeks,their symptoms reappeared and their quality of life decreased dramatically. "These patients need medication to fu......a matter of seconds, and the healing timegenerally spans less than a week. Segars said the surgery has given him newfound professional freedom."I've always felt my safety as a sheriff's deputy was at risk because of mydependence on glasses. If they were ever knocked off of my face during analtercat...American Association Of Pharmaceutical Scientists Announces 1998 Award Winners
...n of zero-order drug deliverysystems. His research spans from the development of controlled drug deliverysystems for conventional drugs to sophisticated delivery systems for proteins,genes and cells. Dr. Kim is Professor of Pharmaceutics and PharmaceuticalChemistry and Director of the Center for Controlled...New Surgery At Cedars-Sinai Provides Hope For Epilepsy Patient Who Has Had A Lifetime Of Seizures
...asting as long as three hours.(The typical seizure spans only 30 seconds to one minute, she explained.) Atthat point, after "trying everything," Mary Kate made an appointment withCedars-Sinai neurologist Clarke Espy, M.D. "I felt like Dr. Espy was the first neurologist I'd come across who knew what hewas d...NIAID Renews Funding For Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
...als. The study's collection of clinical specimens spans most of thehistory of the HIV epidemic, from uninfected individuals of the early 1980s tolong-term nonprogressors - people who remain healthy 10 years or more afterbecoming infected with HIV - today. Its size and longevity have uniquelypositioned th...New model suggests that AIDS drugs may not abolish HIV infection
...wing the initiation of treatment reflects the life spans of cells that wereinfected before treatment was started. The initial rapid decline in HIV levelsis due to the death of short-lived populations of HIV-infected cells. This isfollowed by a much more gradual decline in HIV levels, reflecting the death...UCSF Psychiatry Department receives grant to study innovative drug and substance abuse treatments
...ant, awarded by the National Institutes of Health, spans over five years and will focus onfour areas. The study is unique in that it deals with patients who are doubly diagnosed, such assomeone who is mentally ill and also smokes or a person who is HIV positive and addicted to heroin,said principal investi......medical schools nor provided at U.S. hospitals. It spans the spectrum from vitamins and herbal supplements to acupuncture and hypnosis. State and federal agencies have regulated some alternative treatments, such as chiropractic, for many years, though licensing and other government oversight does not exa...There are a few 'safe' days in menstrual cycle
...x and colleagues had shown that the fertile window spans six days, ending with the day of ovulation. In the new report they find that sporadic late ovulation occurs even in women who say their cycles are usually regular. Because of these late ovulations, the researchers show, 4 to 6 percent of women are ......onal Research Group (BCIRG), a global network that spans 35 countries, 850 medical centers and involves 1,500 clinical investigators who test new therapies for breast cancer. The most recent and comprehensive research on Herceptin, published in the March 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, pro...Statement by Dr. Colwell on Nobel Prizes in Science and NSF onnection
...r outstanding young scientists. The NSF connection spans the history of the awards; of Nobelists named since 1960, 118 have received NSF funding. As the only federal agency to fund fundamental research across all fields of science and engineering, NSF is the agent of the American public to invest in a mor...Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene for inherited kidney and liver disease in young children
...covering almost 500,000 DNA bases (an average gene spans about 30,000 bases) and is predicted to encode a large new protein, termed fibrocystin. As yet the normal role of this protein is unknown, but identifying the basic defect in this disorder is a first step to understanding its pathogenesis....Injury death rate for Canadian farm children aged 1-6 higher than national average
... identifies farm injury patterns. The study, which spans a period from 1990 to 2000, shows an average of 10 children aged 1-6 die in accidents each year on Canadian farms and that many others have serious injuries requiring hospitalization. Most significantly, the study reveals a pattern in the types of ch...Is a malaria vaccine possible?
...on the quest for a malaria vaccine--an effort that spans almost every continent and involves players as diverse as small biotechnology companies to large pharmaceutical companies to academic and public sector scientists. WHAT: TELECONFERENCE (Call-in number 800-752-1361 or 1-415-217-0050 for callers from...Wright University's Kapp wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Donald P. Kent Award
...nd research professionals. Kapp's curriculum vitae spans 90 pages and represents the multidisciplinary nature of his work. He is a GSA fellow and currently serves as the Vice President of the society's Social Research, Policy and Practice section. He holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University, The George ...UCSF vascular surgeons develop new technique to repair aortic arch aneurysm
...he first Y-shaped, or bifurcated stentgraft, which spans part of the main aorta and extends into the main arteries supplying each leg. Today, many stentgrafts are modeled on this Y-shaped graft and are used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms. Other investigational stentgrafts contain fenestrations (or h...Scientific forum addresses menstrual cycle as vital sign
...fering a network of communication and support that spans discipline, professional responsibilities, and geography to provide woman-centered perspectives on menstrual experiences. For more information about the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, visit www.pop.psu.edu/smcr ....$25 million funds health promotion studies at UT School of Public Health
...ity. Healthy Passages V A longitudinal study that spans 10 years and examines educational and social outcomes of adolescents in an effort to understand factors that cause disparities in health outcomes by race/ethnicity, gender and social economic status. Familias V a study to improve asthma management a...Surgeons pinch more than an inch from the arm to rebuild a micropenis
... penis is around 12.5 cm or 5 inches, a micropenis spans less than 7 cm or just over two inches. A micropenis can develop from inadequate testosterone in the 2nd and 3rd trimester of fetal growth, although there may be other causes such as genetic make-up or androgen insensitivity, where the fetus begins ...