UCLA brain scientists crack mystery of how alcohol causes intoxication
...fy how the gene variation alters GABA receptors -- specific sites targeted by chemicals from the brain cells -- making them more responsive to very low levels of alcohol. Alcohol enhances the GABA receptors' influence on brain cells, slowing the cells' activity and ability to communicate. IMPACT: The fact ...Effects of autism reach beyond language, new research suggests
...ts evaluated how well the participants could solve specific problems. In one test, students were given a list of three words and asked to think of one word that, when combined with each of the three given words, would make compound words or a short phrase. For example, students were given way, ground and weat...Third of European cancer patients use complementary and alternative therapies
... one CAM treatment in nine. Most of the herbs were specific to each country. Homeopathy was among the top five...taining consistency, no access to medical records, specific ethics committees' requirements etc., so that did have to be borne in mind when evaluating the resul...IDSA applauds Senate leadership for introduction of S. 3
...forward to working with members of Congress on the specific details of the legislation as it moves through Congress." IDSA believes that this legislation, which favorably impacts both patient and public health, is one area where bipartisanship can be achieved this year. The Society pledged to work with key Se...Mayo Clinic researchers create 'obedient virus'; First step to use measles virus against cancer
...of a retargeted virus was not possible before this specific innovation of the molecular tag -- and research in...at researchers have long dreamed of exploiting the specific attraction viruses have to certain cells and using it as a homing device to seek and enter cancer ce...State of the heart news conference
...ill need to go Find out details on two new gender specific scientific statements on treating women with heart disease from the February 1, 2005 women and heart disease themed issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association: Non-invasive testing addressing underuse of these tests in women ...AHA urges earlier diagnoses, referrals for PCI in women
...t in men," she said.The statement does not present specific recommendations for physicians, but compiles the latest evidence about the effectiveness of PCI in women. The panel identified three important areas for improving women's treatment: Diagnosis and early referral for treatment. Women face great del...Cholesterol under-treated in high-risk women in managed care study
...s suggest that therapies should be targeted to the specific cholesterol abnormalities in each woman, so that optimal levels of both the good and the bad cholesterol can be attained," Mosca said. "The reason for under-treating high cholesterol in women remains uncertain; however, the need to better apply the ...New research could help physicians tailor asthma therapy in children
Researchers have identified specific asthma characteristics in children that could help...Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network found specific differences in responses to the inhaled corticosteroid, fluticasone, and the leukotriene receptor an...Research guides medication choices for young Asthma patients
...ebruary Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology specific characteristics in children associated with better...ial-and-error, to customize medication choices for specific individuals. "We found that responses to these two medications varied considerably from child to chi...Testosterone supplements for elderly men
...ed, slow in walking and feel generally weak for no specific reason are eligible for the study. They will be asked some basic questions and undertake a few simple tests to assess their eligibility, and have their testosterone levels measured. Only volunteers found to have low testosterone levels can be inclu...Promise of 'bladder pacemaker' for people with spinal cord injury
...demonstrated for the first time that stimulating a specific nerve in the pelvis triggers the process that causes urine to begin flowing out from the bladder, refuting conventional thinking that "bladder emptying" requires signals from the brain. Their research, carried out with animals, could lead to a "bladd...New test is first step in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...race amounts of anthrax lethal factor and prostate specific antigen (PSA), could be used to target known bioma...d nanoparticle are each outfitted with an antibody specific to the ADDL antigen. When in solution, the antibodies "recognize" and bind to the ADDL, sandwiching ...Background 'DWI' checks effective
...safety, little is known about the effectiveness of specific preventive policies, such as background checks for DWI histories," says lead study author and medical epidemiologist Guohua Li, M.D., Dr.P.H., a professor of emergency medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a professor of hea...LA BioMed medical/research briefs January 2005
...d, argues that reverse epidemiology is for certain specific sub-groups of the population a hardcore reality. For example, in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients, associations between demographic, clinical and laboratory values and mortality, including cardiovascular death, are significantly different and,...Drug treatment promising for halting Huntington's-related nerve death
...ton's disease neurons, so we can look for the most specific drug with the least side effects."...Study proves catheter ablation safe for patients
...rrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm including such specific conditions as atrial fibrillation, AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia, and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome....Monkey 'pay-per-view' study could aid understanding of autism
...about shifting gaze to look at a target assigned a specific reward value. Such studies could prove extremely i... humans. For example, we can use drugs that affect specific neural processes to explore whether we can mimic some of the deficits found in autism in these anima...Article highlights confusion about Homeland Security safety symbols
...s designed to help prepare citizens in the wake of specific scenarios that might occur during a nuclear, chemical, or biological terrorist attack. However, in a study conducted by Christopher Mayhorn, Michael Wogalter, and Jennifer Bell of North Carolina State University, participants were unable to comprehen...Mayo Clinic discovers a key to 'low metabolism' and major factor in obesity
...who led the study. His research team explored the specific links between inactivity, low energy expenditure and obesity in an effort to devise new treatments for obesity, a public health epidemic. "Our patients have told us for years that they have low metabolism, and as caregivers, we have never quite under...