UCSF researchers move in on role of brain's naturally occurring marijuana
...erwise known as long term potentiation, or LTP, is thought to be the basis of learning and establishing memories. The signal inciting this event, the researchers determined, is a cannabinoid molecule. "Signaling by the cannabinoid system represents a mechanism by which neurons can communicate backwards ac...Undergraduate conducts high-tech tests on dental enamel
...ject. "When I started in this lab," Braly said, "I thought I'd be spending most of my time setting up equipment and cleaning test tubes. But this has really been my research project. I work closely with Tim, but I get a say in what tests to run and what the parameters will be. The results are a product of wh...Blood medicine may ease cocaine withdrawal
...ed when amantadine was administered. Amantadine is thought to raise dopamine levels in the brain, reducing the craving for cocaine. The results of the investigation into amantadine were reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry in December 2000. The study was peer-reviewed and supported through a NIDA ...Duke orthopedic surgeon bucks conventional wisdom; develops surgical approach for broken collarbones
... that I wanted to fix broken collarbones, everyone thought I was crazy andthat I would certainly ruin my career," Basamania recalled. "As medical students, and even assurgical residents, it is pounded into your head that there is no suitable surgical treatment for these breaks. I wanted to see if we could do......iphenhydramine would score significantly lower. We thought the kids reactions to the medications would be similar to those of adults." Dr. Bender cautions that this one study does not settle the question about diphenhydramine, alertness, and learning. Two previous studies reported conflicting results. But he......vated rates of breast cancer. But some scientists thought the studies might simply have been too small and that their combined data might reveal such associations, at least for some subgroups of women. Today that explanation was dashed as scientists analyzing the combined data also concluded that neither...Study finds troubling trends in hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and referral
...care physicians, and found that many reported they thought they did a good job of assessing patients for their hepatitis C risk and referring them for treatment. The new study did not examine why a higher percentage of patients weren't tested based on risk factors, or what reasons - such as a patient's age ...Popular asthma drug inadequate when used alone, new study shows
...hma attacks or controlling the airway inflammation thought to lead to deteriorated lung function and gradual worsening of asthma. While the popular drug, known as a long-acting beta agonist, provides effective and satisfying relief of asthma symptoms, it does not attack the inflammation nearly always present......ee closely related kinase enzymes that researchers thought were likely candidates. Birnbaum and his colleagues had previously found that one of the enzymes, Akt2, could create some of the same effects as insulin when overproduced, so the researchers bred mice that lacked the gene for the protein. Without fu...Failure at nonconscious goals explains negative 'mystery moods'
... environments without their conscious thought or even intent, Chartrand explained. For example, young people who begin attending parties may start by very consciously thinking about how to best present themselves ......eds while achieving the same survival benefit. We thought this survival benefit could only be achieved by pushing aggressively towards a single target clearance level, which was often overly demanding on our patients," said Dr. Blake. "I look forward to peer review and publication of this study so that or...New pilot study suggests flaxseed and low-fat diet can be protective against prostate cancer
...ncing both estrogen and androgenmetabolism. We thought flaxseed would be the perfect food for prostate ca...d lignan in the flaxseed binds testosterone, so we thought the flaxseed mightsuppress the growth of prostate cancer cells. By pairing a low-fat diet with the f...Antioxidant herbal extract may help prevent and treat reflux oesophagitis
...ually causes this. Around one in three people are thought to suffer from the condition, and if prolonged and recurrent, it can lead to oesophageal cancer. The researchers experimentally induced reflux oesophagitis in 60 rats and subsequently examined tissue samples for signs of ulceration and/or healing. F...New chemistry being developed for delivery of neuroprotective drugs
...itric oxide synthase (nNOS) are two enzyme systems thought to be involved in neurodegenerative pathways in Parkinson's disease. A synthetic compound which inhibits both enzymes, 7-nitroindazole, has been shown to have neuroprotective effects in animal models. However, experimentation was curtailed because of...... cell walls to release more lycopene, while oil is thought to enhance the absorption of the fat-soluble chemi... high in fats and low in fruits and vegetables are thought to increase the risk of prostate cancer, while diets that are low in fats and high in fruits and veg...Practical guidance for treatment of heart failure is launched
...t costs of heart failure in developed countries is thought to be between 1 and 2% of the total healthcare bud...nhibitors were not receiving the treatment. It is thought that one of the main reasons for this is that doctors do not have easy-to-follow advice on the pract...Virginia Tech students discoveries can help prevent water-borne diseases
... plants that experienced air bubble eruptions. "We thought this path was worth investigating," he says. In a...see bubbles in the system, and many of them havent thought to look."...Power struggles within health service - as hospital workers shirk responsibility
... hospitals in Spain were asked to what degree they thought decisions could be taken independently. All three ...mselves. The nursing and administrative staff both thought the doctors held the most power whilst the doctors believed the power rested with the administrators...Tourettes, other tic disorders far more common than once thought
... 50 to 75 times higher than has been traditionally thought by doctors, according to a study published in the Oct. 23 issue of the journal Neurology. The neurologists who did the study say that Tourettes comes in many forms, including variations much milder than the profanity-spewing, limb-jerking character......se-fighting phenols, a type of antioxidant that is thought to reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, stroke and heart disease. The study represents the most comprehensive investigation to date of the quantity and quality of antioxidants in fruits, says lead researcher Joe Vinson, Ph.D., a chemis...