Parents' impressions of neighborhood safety linked to children's weight
...recommendations for lifestyle and activity changes aimed at obesity prevention and treatment."...Alcohol advertising may contribute to increased drinking among young people
...rt that these ads still appear frequently in media aimed at young people. Leslie B. Snyder, Ph.D., of the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and colleagues interviewed a random sample of young people aged 15 to 26 years in 24 U.S. media markets four times between 1999 and 2001. The researchers interviewed...Florida Tech, FSRI receive $1.3 million federal grant for space research
...at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, including research aimed at mitigating the negative health effects of long-duration space flight. "Certain health issues must be better understood before we send astronauts on long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars," said Congressman Dave Weldon, who serves on the app...Siblings' bad habits brush off
...tion programs target individuals for change or are aimed at improving parent-child communication and interactions. "If siblings are more powerful role models than parents, however, sibling and their potential influences on each other should be a primary focus of intervention." Maternal depression also ha...Vertebroplasty heals fractures but may cause others, Mayo Clinic study finds
...otic patients, especially regarding drug therapies aimed at overall bone health. This study involved a retrospective analysis of the risk and timing of subsequent fractures in 432 Mayo Clinic patients previously treated with vertebroplasty. From this group, 186 new fractures occurred post-vertebroplasty ...Autism Speaks makes major funding commitment for unprecedented national autism database
... and individuals to participate in an online study aimed at understanding the patterns of treatment use and responses to those treatments. Online community features including internal message boards, researcher chat sessions, member profiles, a calendar, and links to outside autism resources are also plann...Gene therapy 'turns off' mutation linked to Parkinson's disease
...ity researchers is developing a novel gene therapy aimed at selectively turning off one of the genes involved in the development of Parkinson's disease. The gene therapy, described in the January online issue of the journal Experimental Neurology, was designed by Martha Bohn and her laboratory group at N...Tobacco industry promoted 'ineffective' ventilation systems
...-called "smoker resocialisation" initiative, which aimed to portray smoking in a "more positive and stylish context" and to lobby against smoke-free public places. In June 2000, BAT also installed "smoking tables" designed to suck tobacco smoke down through a filter and re-circulate the partially filtered ...Procedure allows women to freeze eggs to preserve future fertility
...ess of the technology. Oocyte cryopreservation is aimed at three particular groups of women: those diagnosed with cancer who have not yet begun chemo- or radiotherapy that is toxic for oocytes; those undergoing treatment with assisted reproductive technologies who, for personal reasons, do not consider em...Weight loss improves bladder control in women with prediabetes
...: dietary changes and increased physical activity aimed at a 7-percent weight loss; treatment with the oral diabetes drug metformin; or placebo. The last two groups were also given standard medical advice about diet and weight loss. In the study, 660 women were randomly assigned to intensive lifestyle ch...Researchers take aim at the causes of heart valve disease
...undation's Atorvastatin Research Award program, is aimed at determining whether Atorvastatin, a commonly pr...at could be turned to a broad range of experiments aimed at the underlying mechanisms of blood pressure, fibrosis and other ailments."...Fifth VentrAssist implant in US feasibility trial
...n of recruitment this quarter in its CE Mark Trial aimed at approval to sell the VentrAssist in Europe. "By meeting these clinical milestones, Ventracor continues to show its determination to be a leading company in the global LVAD business," Dr Sutton said. The Columbia University Medical Centre is one o...Principals' and foodservice directors' perceptions differ on food policy
...ng with school meals even in schools with policies aimed at discouraging this practice, because of weak enforcement. Another area of disagreement in the responses provided by principals and foodservice directors was nutritional standards for a la carte foods. Almost 40 percent of principals reported this ...Increased role for PET imaging could improve cancer care
...using PET images to establish end points in trials aimed at testing cancer therapies. This approach could shorten the time required to evaluate drugs or therapies. The UI has long-standing program in PET imaging. UI Hospitals and Clinics is equipped with a PET scanner for both clinical and research purpose...Concern over Britain's refugee detention policy
... ultimately damaging measures will be implemented, aimed to allay public fears rather than to confront the genuine psychological needs of people fleeing persecution, they warn. The lessons for Britain are clear. Australia has acknowledged the failure of detention policy. There is ample evidence that models...GlaxoSmithKline funds $1.65 million effort for UNC-Duke public health care partnership
...C, simulated teamwork exercises and best practices aimed at eliminating care-related disparities and improving quality of care and patient safety. At the end of the grant period, the curriculum will be available for national dissemination by CD-ROM or Internet. A key component of area two health dispariti...Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging study launched nationwide by National Institutes of Health
...seeking 800 older adults to participate in a study aimed at identifying biological markers of memory declin...cators that may be useful in evaluating treatments aimed at slowing memory decline and AD," explains Weiner. A special aspect of the project is the support o...Brain researchers discover the evolutionary traces of grammar
...y sang] pleased the teacher". The Max Planck study aimed to compare brain activities during the processing of both models - simple "local probability" and complex "hierarchy". In a behavioural experiment, US scientists previously demonstrated that non-human primates (tamarin monkeys) are able to process lo...Most effective anthrax treatment: VA-Stanford study finds
...atment affect the course of the disease. They also aimed to compare the 2001 anthrax cases with all previous cases. From an exhaustive search, they obtained reports of 82 confirmed cases of inhalational anthrax from 15 countries, including Russia, Germany, Uganda, Iran, Croatia, Turkey and Nairobi. All non......ssociated with brain health with age, and research aimed at directly testing the effectiveness of interventions in several of these areas deserves further attention. The report is published online today in Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. It is a product of the Critical...