Dying To Quit: Why We Smoke And How We Stop
...reduction and the pure pleasure of smoking usually win over the seemingly far-off prospect of eventual ill-health or death at an earlier age. Why can some smokers quit easily while others fail over and over again? Here, Brigham details the myriad behavioral factors at work and discusses not only the symp...UI study finds types of decision-making deficiencies depend on area of brain damage
... on a computer screen. The goal of the game was to win as muchmoney as possible. If the subjects found themselves unable to win, they neededto try to avoid losing money as much as possible. The subjects were free toswitch from one deck to another any time they wished. The experiment shut offautomatically...OHSU Researcher studies possible negative impacts of long-term soccer play
...sion viewers watched as the U.S. team beatChina to win the 1999 Women's World Cup. While the study's conclusion suggests the impact of heading and othersoccer-related head injuries may be linked to decreased mental performance, theresearch indicates that the impairment appears to be mild. "One or tw...Business and political leaders honored for their commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS
...xample of the continuing commitmentthat we need to win the battle against HIV. Macy's generosity has mad...pies and start down the path to a vaccine. Wewill win the fight against HIV with help from friends like Mr. Steinberg andMacy's West," Coates added. In th...UC Davis recycling expert wins Stockholm Water Prize
... recognizes efforts thatincrease knowledge of, and win respect for, the waterenvironment. Asano will receive the prize from the king of Sweden, CarlXVI Gustaf, on August 16 at a royal ceremony and banquet inthe Stockholm City Hall during World Water Week in Stockholm....Training for doctors improves screening for risk-taking in teens
...ed patients a better quality of care. "We not only win in quality, we should end up having healthier patients," Wibbelsman said. "Even if we prevent one teenaged pregnancy, or identify one who is at risk for substance use, that will make a big difference." As the project continues, the researchers expect...American Academy of Ophthalmology announces Special Recognition Award recipients
...egic planning at the NEI and using this process to win Congressional support for the NEI. He was also actively involved in the development of the first clinical trials sponsored by the NEI, the annual planning process and technology transfer programs. He has served as a mentor for scores of vision scien...British scientists receive Lasker Prize for discovering new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
...nd all nationalities, so for UK rheumatologists to win it is a significant achievement and shows that Britain punches above its weight in arthritis research - largely due to the generosity of our many supporters and our ability to continue to fund research into this group of diseases. The discovery of an......ry year 120 students studying in ESA member states win the opportunity to take part in a dedicated student parabolic flight campaign, by submitting microgravity-based experiment proposals to the Agency. The next campaign is scheduled for Spring 2004, with proposals due by 12 January. And if you want to k...WHO accused of huge HIV blunder
...gedy, he says, is that injection safety is an easy win compared with trying to promote safe sex. "Clearing up the medical care system is not such a major task."...Doolittle Award honors UH professor for outstanding research in polymers
...ials contribution, his contribution was key in the win with the award criteria primarily being based on presentation and development and analysis of scientific content, which was his role in the project. "The award has been given since 1981, with a number of the recipients having made outstanding...Has cricket helped to unite South Asia?
...led in sport. Overall, Pakistan was more likely to win after Miandad's six. Factors such as venue, winning the toss, and batting first were not associated with outcome. These data suggest that in one day matches, Miandad's six inspired an improvement in Pakistan's performance or a decline in India's, or ...Women exposed to frustrating noise stress snack more afterwards
...f competition and a desire to assert control or to win (i.e. to successfully complete the tracing task). It also is possible that stressor exposure produced a need for distraction in men, that the tracing task provided an outlet for that need, or that men found the tracing task to be a coping strategy w...'Energy blocker' kills big tumors in rats
... very cancers we must learn to defeat if we are to win the war on cancer." Sugar, or glucose, is brought into cells and converted into useable energy, a molecule called ATP, by either of two processes. Another product of this conversion, a molecule called lactate, is then taken out of the cell by s...U.Va. Health System adds new cancer treatment center
...acy of delivery," Kelly said. "Our goal is to win the war against cancer," says John Barni, CEO of Wisconsin-based TomoTherapy Inc, manufacturer of the system. "The clinician can plan, verify and deliver treatment using a single system. It may also reduce the chance of errors since all patient info...Gambling among adolescents and young adults associated with psychiatric problems
... report gambling for social reasons rather than to win money, and were less likely to have large wins or losses. Adolescent gamblers were also less likely than early-onset adult gamblers to gamble weekly or daily. The researchers conclude that "Adolescent-onset gambling is associated with more severe ps...Top 10 toys for children with ADHD
...r any parent who has a child with ADHD to enter to win one of the toys featured on the Top 10 toy list. To register for the give-away, simply visit www.toys.adhdsupportcompany.com and fill out the entry form before the December 15, 2004 draw date. The 10 toys that the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio has selec...Innovation prize finalists announced in 'Science of Better'
...oday announced six finalists in its competition to win the 2005 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The annual contest highlights innovations in organizations that are profit and non-profit, in the U.S. and across the world, and frequently identifies un...Economist: Cuba's state-run baseball doesn't go to bat for players
...t is imbalance among the teams in their ability to win games." Balance in Cuban baseball did improve in the last decade, Baird found, as top stars of the dominant Havana Industriales flocked to U.S. teams Rey Ordez to the New York Mets, Livan Hernndez to the Florida Marlins and Orlando Hernndez to the ...Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
... in the 1956 Olympics, the first American woman to win a gold medal in her sport; Peter L. Salk, M.D., vice president and scientific director of the Jonas Salk Foundation and the eldest of Salk's three sons, all of whom received one of the earliest test vaccines; John Troan, former editor of the Pittsbur...