New approach to eye training may significantly improve performance
...earchers found that those who first trained on the clear displays approximately doubled their efficiency an...ny transferred improvement when they tested on the clear displays. "We were surprised to find training the eyes in the one process would transfer so extensiv...More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says new UC study
... in," said Marshall. "As a policy matter, it seems clear from this analysis that reducing emissions from school buses should be a very high priority." The researchers noted that children are especially vulnerable to air pollution because, compared with adults, their immune systems are less mature and they...Study shows that a kidney transplant can reverse heart failure
...etwork for Organ Sharing. Dr. Wali says it is not clear why prolonged dialysis reduces the benefits of kidney transplantation for the heart, but he says there are several toxins associated with end-stage renal disease that have an adverse effect on the muscles of the heart. It may be that some of those to...ISHLT updates guidelines for heart and lung transplants
...eria 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 ISHLT. During discussio...Fifteen-year hunt uncovers gene behind 'pseudothalidomide' syndrome
...thalidomide prevents blood vessel growth, it's not clear why. If the underlying biology is related somehow, then thalidomide might affect chromosomes and cell division like ESCO2 in Roberts syndrome, Jabs speculates. During normal cell division, every chromosome is copied, and each of the "original" chromo...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in emergency patients
...vels above which the diagnosis of heart failure is clear and below which the symptoms are definitely not cardiac-related," Januzzi says. "So we've shown that this test not only can confidently exclude the presence of congestive heart failure, which other studies have examined, but can confirm that diagnosi...Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease reduces uncontrolled movements
... dyskinesia for at least one year, and there is no clear superiority of STN over GPi stimulation," the authors conclude. "Indeed, our comparison of GPi vs STN stimulation suggests that selection of a stimulation site should be influenced by symptom profile. Although GPi stimulation may be better for the pa...Little answers to world's biggest problems
...als Science and Technology Initiative. "There is a clear need for the international community to accelerate the use by less industrialized countries of these top nanotechnologies to address development challenges sustainably," said Dr Abdallah Daar, another of the study's authors....Will cancer vaccine get to all women?
...tween 18 and 22 in the US are infected. Most cases clear up, but sometimes infection persists and can cause cancer decades later. Deaths in the west have plummeted thanks to widespread screening to detect cancers early. But such screening is not widely available in developing countries. In many, populatio...Prenatal sonography has no effect on the intellectual capacity of the developing child
...ppsala University have discovered that there is no clear correlation between routine ultrasonic scans and intellectual impairment. "Fears have been expressed that sonography can lead to diminished intellectual capacity," explains Helle Kieler, research scientist at Karolinska Institutet. Previous epidem...Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's may be delayed, says major clinical trial
...sured in this study "did not provide support for a clear recommendation for the use of donepezil" generally to forestall the diagnosis of AD in people with MCI, the researchers stated in their report, but they did note the potential importance of the findings for some patients. The data, they said, "could ...Pathological gambling associated with brain impairments
...cits involved in chronic pathological gambling has clear implications for rational pharmacological and rehabilitative treatment strategies."...ACP and ACP Foundation launch 3-year effort to improve diabetes care
...o share our vision and plans to defeat diabetes. A clear example of this is our partnership with ACP, as this highly respected and effective organization brings tremendous educational opportunities and resources to its membership, those physicians on the front lines of diabetes care. The high quality progr...College students likely drink much more alcohol than they think they do
... for the heart. This might be true, but it's also clear that going over that limit can increase a person's risk of a variety of diseases, particularly in women. So, it's sort of dangerous, in my opinion, to tell people that a drink or two per day is safe without also teaching them what we mean by the ter...Anthrax treatments' cost effectiveness shown in Stanford study
...potentially exposed to anthrax. "Our findings make clear that combination therapy with antibiotics and vaccination is better then either treatment alone," said Douglas Owens, MD, MS, senior investigator at the VA-Palo Alto and associate professor of medicine at Stanford's Center for Primary Care and Outcom...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 2
...f different methods of chest physiotherapy to help clear secretions from the trachea and bronchial passages in the lungs. Other doctors, however, worry that this may cause additional suffering without bringing substantial benefit. Drawing data from three studies (two from the UK, one from Argentina) the Co...Hospitalized babies with severe breathing problems may benefit from lying on their stomachs
...not applicable to healthy children, and it is "not clear how generalizable this data is to other infants and children with acute respiratory distress," Wells says. Wells also notes that even children hospitalized with severe breathing problems should be monitored continuously if they are placed on their st...CML found to wield 'death factor' that kills normal blood marrow cells
... but with the death factor helping to continuously clear the way, the leukemia cells can take over the entire marrow," he says. "And when you block the protein, leukemia cells have a hard time growing in the marrow. The goal now is to study this active process further in human leukemia cells....Better referral training for emergency doctors helps improve patient care
... (perhaps even in medical school), there should be clear guidelines as to the role of EM, the role of the s...fer appropriately and how to accept referrals sets clear markers enabling the team working practices for which we strive. 'Communication difficulties cannot......s to scan (versus 30 minutes for MRI), and provide clear images even if a patient cannot lie perfectly still. Most hospitals need only to buy software (at a relatively inexpensive cost) to upgrade their systems and institute training programs. In the coming months, Drs. Carpenter and Rai are expecting to ...