Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
...ping this study, which describes the experience of using contingency management from the vantage point of each group of participants, will inspire other people to think that this is something that they might want to bring into their clinic or their treatment system," he says. "To transform the field, we ne...New approach to eye training may significantly improve performance
...ing targets or patterns ranging from dim to strong using the "amplification" or focusing in process. Then they trained on "noisy," or high-clutter, displays, exercising their filtering mechanism. The other three volunteers started with the noisy displays and then switched to clear. Over five days, the volu...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April 2005 (first issue)
...s of those who were treated at a sanitarium. Then, using a drug called pyrazinamide discovered in 1952, U.S. researchers working with experimental tuberculosis in mice showed that as bacterial metabolism slowed down from the action of other drugs, pyrazinamide worked with more bactericidal effect. Out of ...Statin simvastatin linked to protection against endothelial dysfunction in diabetic rats
...the Heart Protection Study, the largest-ever study using a cholesterol-lowering medication, found that diabetics who took a daily dose of the statin drug simvastatin over five years reduced the risk of a first nonlethal heart attack by 37 percent and risk of a first nonfatal or fatal stroke by 24 percent, ...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...tematic literature reviews in areas of controversy using well-defined standards of what constitutes good study design, and to follow this up with meta-analyses so that the data can speak for themselves. "And when you can separate the wheat from the chaff, the findings are much more valid."...BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound useful for differentiating benign from malignant solid masses
... be malignant at biopsy. Each lesion was described using features from the BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound. ...ologists are only now beginning to gain experience using this lexicon on a daily basis. "It is important for radiologists making decisions about biopsy reco...Consumers not getting accurate information about smokeless tobacco
...ormation about smokeless tobacco and health, found using a Google search. They found that of the 316 sites that were suitable for inclusion in the review, "almost every website had statements that played up the health risks from smokeless tobacco without caveat". Furthermore, "a large portion of websites ...Brain region recovery possible in former methamphetamine users
...nths with 13 healthy, non-substance-using controls using a method of brain imaging, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), that allows the visualization of biochemical markers that are linked with damage and recovery to the neurons in the brain. The researchers measured biomarkers in the anterior c...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
... collecting patient vitamin deficiency markers and using operations research methods to identify severe tox... plants in 10 countries. The savings were realized using novel, state-of-the-art algorithms and modeling systems developed for estimating throughput performa......uish the right signal from the right transducer by using coding that is almost identical to that used by a ...n into 3D images. In the first set of experiments using the HUTT system, the Marmarelis team easily located a set of small metal balls smaller than a millim...West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
... first quantified description of this relationship using statistical methods. They linked up the annual changes in atmospheric humidity and wind speed to epidemiological data collected over several years in this region. The number of cases of meningitis thus appears in synchrony with seasonal climate varia...Onion compound may help fight osteoporosis
...ppears to decrease bone loss in laboratory studies using rat bone cells. Although further studies are needed, the current study suggests that eating onions might help prevent bone loss and osteoporosis, a disease which predominately affects older women. The disease results in an estimated $17 billion in me...Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...ep medication, drinking high levels of caffeine or using existing relaxation techniques such as meditation....as measured in the music group before they started using the technique and then monitored over the three-week study period. The sleep quality of the control ...Q Chip helps make cures more effective
...ts of the body. Q Chip makes its uniform particles using tiny capillaries etched in wafers to precisely create micro and nanoparticles. The key advantage of Q Chip's technology is that it can be very accurate about the size, shape and composition of the particles it makes. Using many of these wafers in tan......unds - all without removing the dressing. It works using an electrode array system built into the bandage, which builds up a map of the wounds that is then transmitted to a specially developed monitor. Dr. McAdams is also a director of Ulster based Sensor Technology & Devices, a business which specializes...2005 Potamkin Prize goes to neurologists for research in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...nical Alzheimer's, prior to the onset of symptoms, using imaging modalities and assays of biological fluids." John H. Growdon, MD, of Harvard University, who chaired the committee that selected the Prize recipients, said, "Dr. Morris' research has sharpened the boundary between truly healthy brain aging an...Asthmatics naturally deficient in antiviral immunity, report scientists
...to a potential new treatment for asthma attacks by using a device similar to an asthma inhaler to top up the levels of interferons in the lungs....ISHLT updates guidelines for heart and lung transplants
...evisit the current criteria that organ centers are using and provide new, clear guidelines to help these centers update their policies in regard to waiting lists and management of potential transplant recipients," says Mandeep Mehra, M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine and board member for the ...Scientists to study actions of botanical oils
...upplements. "Given that millions of Americans are using natural products, these research centers are critical to helping us determine whether and by what mechanisms botanicals may serve as effective treatments or preventive approaches," said Stephen E. Straus, M.D., NCCAM director. "The five centers we a...People with peanut allergy at risk of allergic reaction to lupin flour
...a flour. Food manufacturers in these countries are using it in certain specialty breads, bakery goods and catering foods, and a small number of these are finding their way into the UK. The authors suggest that people with a peanut allergy should avoid all products containing lupin flour until they can be s...