Proteins found in urine of pregnant women could help diagnose preeclampsia
...ge. These results provide scientists with a better understanding of the mechanisms of preeclampsia. Coauthors are Errol R. Norwitz, M.D., Edmund Funai, M.D., Susan Richman, M.D., Seth Guller, M.D., Charles J. Lockwood, M.D., and Irina A. Buhimschi, M.D....Study: Eye contact triggers threat signals in autistic children's brains
...face as an uncomfortable threat. The work deepens understanding of an autistic brain's function and may one day inform new treatment approaches and augment how teachers interact with their autistic students. Tracking the correlation between eye movements and brain activity, the researchers found that in autistic ...Depression predicts heart rhythm abnormalities in heart attack patients
...ease," said Watkins. "What is needed is more of an understanding of the pathophysiology of this association between depression and coronary artery disease. With that information, we can then determine whether or not treating the depression in this group of patients can actually improve mortality." She said that de...Studies address issues of risk and survival in rapidly increasing GI cancers
... study author Katrina F. Trivers, MSPH. "A better understanding of what can increase survival could help uncover preventive strategies." While researchers are not currently able to pinpoint the underlying reasons for the study's results, they are certain the results are not attributed to traditional prognostic fa...US cancer researchers launch first American-Israeli cancer conference
...entists, resulting in significant increases in our understanding and treatment of cancer," said Hyam I. Levitsky, M...e, Levitsky said. They also contributed to current understanding of bone marrow transplant and stem cells, he said. For more information about the conference, see h...NYU'S Duster cautions against FDA approval of 'race-based' pharmaceutical
...netics and medical treatment. "An increased understanding of genetic diversity will help scientists doing gene-association studies by identifying new variants and reducing the likelihood of false-positive associations," he writes. "The hope is that it may aid scientists to identify medically relevant genes ...Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research
...Gene" will open up new possibilities for a greater understanding of the interplay between heredity, lifestyle and t...kes a global perspective. The detailed mapping and understanding of disease patterns in combination with lifestyle factors requires the longitudinal follow up of lar...Study documents initial differences in sexual transmission of HIV between males and females
...d the study, this initial research is essential to understanding why these differences occur and for future development of a vaccine or other preventive methods that could stop sexual transmission of HIV-1. The couples in the study come from the Rakai Cohort, a Uganda-based population in a long-term study of HIV...NASA awards $9.8 million NSCOR grant to UT Southwestern to study effects of space radiation exposure
...patients. Another is to increase our knowledge and understanding of radiation's effects and how to protect the cells in the body from harmful radiation, whether caused by space travel, nuclear waste accident or terrorism." The $9.8 million award is the second such NASA grant for UT Southwestern. A five-year, $5 mi...Infectious microorganism linked to kidney stones and other diseases
... the group's research provides additional clues to understanding NB and its link to pathologic calcification-related diseases. "Hopefully, eradication or treatment of these diseases will be possible in the near future. We need more research and support to solve this puzzle, but we feel that we are close," adds ...Marijuana ingredient may stall decline from Alzheimer's
...se. "This research is not only a major step in our understanding [of] how the brain reacts to Alzheimer's disease, but may also help open a route to novel anti-Alzheimer's drugs," says Raphael Mechoulam, professor emeritus of medicinal chemistry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and discoverer of marijuana's activ...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
...g patients with normal ears who still have trouble understanding a conversation. There are many people who have good inner ears who just don't hear well. That's because their brains are aging." The findings come from researchers at the International Center for Hearing and Speech Research (ICHSR), an NIH-funded gr...Researcher explores ways to make hypnosis a more effective therapeutic technique
... of his career to establishing a clear, scientific understanding of hypnotic suggestion. A person who responds well to hypnosis takes an active rather than a passive role, working in partnership with the hypnotist. "Hypnosis involves the participant thinking and imagining along with whatever is suggested, in an ex...Latest findings on genetic blood disorder 'Cooley's Anemia'
...h from organ failure. The latest advances in the understanding and treatment of this disease will be the focus of an international conference March 17-19 in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Cooley's Anemia Foundation. The conference--at the Hilton in the...UCLA neuroscientists pinpoint new function for mirror neurons
... brain. The same area of the brain responsible for understanding behavior can predict behavior as well." Twenty-three research subjects underwent functional MRI while alternately viewing three stimuli presented in the form of short videos: 1) a hand grasping a cup without context; 2) a tea service stocked with foo...Psychiatric disorders greatly underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments
...ntly African American census. To get a better understanding of the underdiagnosis phenomenon, the researchers conducted informal interviews with more than 50 emergency department physicians. The physicians cited lack of psychiatric expertise, a belief that many mental disorders are relatively unimportant thre...Lack of specific collagen type leads to osteoarthritis
...th this model for osteoarthritis, we have a better understanding of how changes in the mechanical forces on the cel...ese findings represent an important advance in our understanding of osteoarthritis," Guilak said. "The study provides direct evidence of the role of type VI collagen...Brain-scanning technologies need standards, according to Stanford researcher
...s are good news for patients, bringing new ways of understanding health and treatment options. However, standards defining ethical ways of moving forward with the new technology are needed in order to prevent abuse. Judy Illes, PhD, senior research scholar at the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the Stanford Univer...Culture-specific exercise sparks interest of older women
... with the culture. "Language was not a barrier to understanding in this study," she said. "This is important." The researchers looked at the effects of Tai Chi on blood pressure, balance, muscular strength and flexibility, and psychological measures, but the results have not been fully analyzed. Given the succ......lems with mental organisation, and difficulties in understanding the consequences of one's behaviour. Symptoms may also overlap with conditions such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Previously the syndrome was thought to be caused by mothers drinking heavily in pregnancy. But the au...