Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
...ddicted to drugs. "There was a debate between the scientific and the traditional worlds of drug treatment," say... conference sponsored by NIDA, Kellogg, who is the scientific director for the contingency management intervention in New York, met Peter Coleman and Marylee Burn...Statin simvastatin linked to protection against endothelial dysfunction in diabetic rats
...at Experimental Biology 2005, in San Diego, at the scientific sessions of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Endothelial cells make up the inner lining of blood vessels. The stimulation of intact endothelial cells by neurotransmitters, hormones and other substances causes rel...Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...il 2, at The American Association of Immunologists scientific sessions during Experimental Biology 2005 in San Diego. She says the findings are an important first step to personalizing treatments for allergy and asthma, both worldwide diseases that interfere with life quality and generate high economic burden....Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
..., at the American Society for Nutritional Sciences scientific sessions at Experimental Biology 2005 in San Diego. Autism is a neurodevelopment disorder characterized by impairment in social interactions, limited language acquisition, repetitive behaviors, and restricted interests. Usually diagnosed before the a...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...zed, controlled studies previously reported in the scientific literature. These represented only 12 percent of 173 published studies that the authors had originally considered for review. "We found that many reports on the efficacy of light therapy are not based on rigorous study designs. This has fueled the c...Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
... 2) at an American Society of Nutritional Sciences scientific meeting, part of a larger experimental biology meeting, is the first of its kind to examine the effects of obesity on the immune response to infection with influenza. Nutrition doctoral student Alexia Smith and Dr. Melinda A. Beck, associate professo...Largest NIH grant for NYU will create research network in dental practices
...offices in research projects - will enable greater scientific rigor to be brought to "everyday" issues in the pr...everyday in practice that do not have a sufficient scientific basis. For example, "What should be the appropriate follow-up interval for a specific procedure or d...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
... in Cognitive Sciences. "This now presents a large scientific challenge. Given that the impaired behavior in those individuals with prosopagnosia is a function of the brain, we need to identify the neural system that has given rise to this altered pattern of behavior," Behrmann said. "The detective work is well...Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
...997, recognizes an individual who has made a major scientific discovery in basic or translational cancer research. Cantley will give an award lecture at the 96th AACR Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., April 16-20, 2005. His talk, entitled "The Role of PI3K in Cancer," will be at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, April 1...AACR awards scholarships for minority and underrepresented scientists
...nal and clinical cancer research. More than 6,200 scientific abstracts will be presented this year. "The AACR m...nnual Meeting. During the meeting they will attend scientific sessions, participate in networking events, and 58 awardees will present meritorious scientific pape...Sex hormones hold key to higher rates of abdominal aortic aneurysms in males
...t the American Society for Investigative Pathology scientific sessions at Experimental Biology 2005 in San Diego. In a well-established research method, giving hyperlipidemic mice the peptide hormone angiotensin II results in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Not surprisingly, considering the gende...Study shows that a kidney transplant can reverse heart failure
...n amazing study. It reverses the usual sequence of scientific inquiry from laboratory bench to patient bedside. Instead, astute observation at the bedside is prompting investigators to the laboratory, where they can systematically seek to understand why kidney transplantation successfully treats heart failure."......al other features promise to make the technology a scientific and clinical tool of great power: *Robust algorithmic tools enable HUTT to differentiate separate types of tissue based on their distinctive "frequency-dependent attenuation" profiles, that should allow clinicians to distinguish malignant lesion...Young scientists awarded for achievements in cancer research
...h early career scientists, the issues important to scientific research and the next stages in their career development. Bardos Award winners will be made Student Members of the AACR. A list of their names and affiliations, in alphabetical order by state, is attached. Under the auspices of the AACR Special Pro...Study reveals drinking alcohol reduces breast milk supply in women
...rvention breastfeeding mothers are now armed with scientific data highlighting the health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption during lactation. For centuries, physicians and mid-wives around the world have claimed that alcohol is a galactogenic (milk producing) substance and have recommended con...Institute of Medicine news: Review of HIVNET 012 study
...initive, objective review. The IOM focused on the scientific validity of the study's conclusions based on a close examination of how researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Uganda's Makerere University conducted the trial. This independent review was requested and funded by the National Institutes of He...About 70 percent of older adults use alternative medicine
... magazines or see on television," Hong said. "More scientific research is needed to examine the safety and effectiveness of alternative medicines, especially about possible interaction effects when they are used along with prescription drugs." Hong and her colleagues are working on a new study that will take a ...Higher education representatives advise chemistry faculty candidates on how to apply for positions
... the American Chemical Society, the worlds largest scientific society, college representatives tell candidates that: Universities are looking for candidates whose research fits into their themes. Cover letters should be distinctive and should show how a candidate would fit into the schools department. W...Painless test using teardrops may speed diagnosis of Sjgren's syndrome
...er-reviewed publication. ACS is the worlds largest scientific society. Current methods to diagnose the disease involve a battery of tests, including painful invasive techniques using needles or biopsies to analyze bodily tissues and fluids, particularly in the eyes and mouth. Because of the complexity of the di......ublished in the April 12 issue of Neurology , the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The Danish study questioned 427 people with brain tumors and 822 people without brain tumors about their cell phone use. The study found no increased risk for brain tumors related to cell phone use, frequ...