Policy-makers should enhance selection process for Presidential S&T appointments
...ular issues, the report says. The report is the third in a series of reports that the National Academies have issued since 1992 on the presidential appointment process. Each has been issued during a presidential election year to offer the successful candidate recommendations for change. Recently, conc...New protein 'stop sign' alters blood vessel growth
...gnal. Surprisingly, the two proteins didn't need a third that is known to work with semaphorins in other si...k were disorganized. In contrast, mice lacking the third protein (called neuropilin) grew the vessels normally. "We know that these two proteins are crucial ...Data suggest ADDERALL XR significantly improved simulated driving in young adults with ADHD
...tional doses of 40 mg and 50 mg for the second and third weeks, respectively. At Week 3 of the double-blind treatment period, the group taking ADDERALL XR crossed over to receive three weeks of treatment with a placebo while the group taking a placebo crossed over to receive three weeks of active ADDERALL...Grant to study why teens smoke
... adolescents communicate about health behaviors. A third group will be evaluated in a controlled laboratory setting where researchers will monitor teens' psychophysiological responses to smoking. Investigators hope the research will lead to improved prevention and treatment programs for teen smoke...Chemoprevention backgrounder: Working for a future of cancer chemoprevention
...uper aspirins" tested in leading cancer killersOne third of all cancer cases are associated with smoking tobacco, so, of course, the best way to prevent those cancers is to never pick up a cigarette, or to throw them away. But while the 45 million people in the United States who have quit smoking have redu...Heavy, lifetime alcohol users may be toasting metabolic syndrome
...ory had a 23 percent higher risk, and those in the third quartile category had a 43 percent higher risk, compared to those in the low-intensity group. "Individuals who had an early peak of drinking behavior are at higher risk of metabolic syndrome compared to those who have initiated drinking later in life...Drug-eluting stents adopted quickly, with early disparities
...percent in the second quarter, 39.4 percent in the third quarter and 45.3 percent in the last quarter." When the researchers analyzed who received these next-generation stents, they found that older patients, African-Americans and patients without insurance were more likely to have received the older, bare...News briefs from the Journal CHEST, November 2004
...ERD SYMPTOMS OFTEN MISLEADING FOR ASTHMATICS One third of adults with asthma have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), but many do not experience the typical symptoms of heartburn and/or regurgitation, a new study shows. Researchers from Tampere University Hospital in Finland looked at 90 asthmatic p...New study to use electronic medical records to improve care of patients with diabetes
...in the care of patients with diabetes," he said. A third cluster will use a Web-based patient empowerment p...s a risk factor for the nation's first (heart) and third (stroke) leading causes of death in the United States....McMaster named Canadian Research University of the Year
... more than $218 million. The University was ranked third in research intensity based on research income per full-time faculty position. The rankings are based on Statistics Canada data. Mamdouh Shoukri, vice-president of research and international affairs, says this designation confirms that the Universit...Surgical procedure to treat GERD in children found to be ineffective
...se months following surgery. The procedure is the third most common major surgical procedure performed in children. Overall, fundoplication as a treatment for GERD in children needs further evaluation. Results of this retrospective cohort study, conducted on 198 children who underwent fundoplication...Engineered stem cells can home in on tumors and deliver drug payload in mice
...beta daily under the skin for three weeks; and the third received three weekly doses of intravenous MSC engineered to express the interferon beta payload. They found that the MSC cellular vehicles readily grafted themselves into the tumor stroma and proliferated. The cells also delivered its drug o...Advanced, precise radiation may boost limb-sparing therapy for sarcoma
...ined disease-free. Overall, sarcomas recurred in a third of the patients. The Keck School physicians' experiences indicate that high-dose-rate brachytherapy, combined with other therapies, can reduce the risk that sarcoma will recur at the original tumor site, Streeter said. In addition, they believe that ...Jefferson neuroscientists studying new type of Alzheimer's drug to halt disease progression
...ll receive 150 mg of Alzhemed twice a day, while a third group will get a placebo. The trial is double blind, meaning neither the participants nor the doctors know who is receiving treatment. To be eligible, patients need to be on one of the existing Alzheimer's medications for four months. Potential part...Pediatricians can help immigrant mothers by explaining child development, NICHD study suggests
...rs wrote. On another survey response, only about a third of the immigrant mothers knew that the average newborn cries for a total of about 1-2 hours out of every 24. Equal numbers of the immigrant mothers said they believed that 3 to 6 hours of crying out of 24 is normal as said they didn't know how much ...NIH awards OHSU $4 million biodefense contract to study tuberculosis
...up vaccine development," said David Lewinsohn. The third step will be to take this information to Uganda, where millions of Africans are infected with TB, to see if patients' immune response, specifically CD8+ T cells, recognize the same antigens identified by the Lewinsohn research team. One reason the ...Selling smaller packs of painkillers slashes suicide risk
...ransplants also dropped heavily - down by nearly a third (30%) in the four years after the laws came into force. Researchers analysed rates of suicides and non-fatal overdoses from paracetamol, salicylates (aspirin) and ibuprofen across the UK between 1993 and 2003. While overdosing from paracetamol and s...UIC receives $8.1m for public health research, training
...and Internet-based health education materials. The third group will receive only health education materials. The study will provide much-needed data on the cost-effectiveness of health behavior change programs specifically designed for older workers. Study participants will also report on psychosocial and ...Development of working memory, allowing voluntary control of behavior, defined
...ions plus the anterior cingulate; and in adults, a third area of the brain, the medial temporal lobe, was brought in to support the functions of the other areas. Adults did best with the saccade test probably because the medial temporal lobe helps refine encoding of information into working memory. I...FDA approves Fosrenol(R) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients
...nd-stage renal disease patients, since less than a third are able to control phosphate levels with existing medications. Without effective treatment, patients can suffer serious health complications such as bone disorders and life-threatening heart and circulation problems. Final launch preparations begi...