Children's brain responses predict impact of sleep loss on attention
...tion from their baseline amount of sleep for seven consecutive nights. Behavioral attention information was collected using the NEPSY Visual Attention subtest. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were then recorded after one week of baseline sleep and after a second week of one-hour sleep restriction using a Geode...'Virtual autopsy' helps identify drowning as cause of death
...d colleagues performed total-body MDCT exams on 28 consecutive male drowning victims and a control group of 12 men who were victims of sudden death from coronary artery disease. Following MDCT, routine autopsies were performed. MDCT images were evaluated for the presence of fluid and sediment in the paranasal ...Same-day coronary angiography and surgery safe for many patients
...o researchers evaluated the medical records of 226 consecutive patients who had undergone cardiac catheterization on the day of elective valve repair or replacement between August 2000 and August 2004. The average age of the patient was 65 years old and 33 percent were female. Of the 226, angiography showed that...Asthma study shows patients have more options to control disease
... than 10 puffs a day of a "rescue" inhaler for two consecutive days. The groups taking twice-daily fluticasone and once-daily fluticasone/salmeterol both had a treatment failure rate of 20 percent. In the group taking montelukast, the rate was 30 percent. "This study suggests that patients whose asthma is we...Quick, innovative procedure helps men minimize incontinence after prostatectomy
... tissues. They then tested the new procedure in 50 consecutive patients scheduled to undergo robot-guided prostatectomy for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The procedure added just two to five minutes to the standard prostate-removing operation. "Our technique uses tissues that would normally re...Liver stiffness indicates portal hypertension
... 2005 and July 1, 2006, the researchers studied 61 consecutive patients with diagnosed or suspected cirrhosis from chronic HCV infection. Each patient underwent transient elastography to measure liver stiffness. Immediately afterward, they underwent HVPG measurement and liver biopsy. The researchers then analyze...Dua anti-reflux stent relieves GI upper cancer distress
...ology in Hyderabad, India, conducted a study on 60 consecutive patients in whom the bile duct was obstructed from cancer of the pancreas or the bile duct. He placed a standard biliary stent in 30 patients and the Dua stent in the remaining 30 patients. Addition of the anti-reflux valve on the Dua stent did not c...Mayo Clinic solves painful puzzle of UT ligament split tear in wrist
...can Journal of Hand Surgery. In the study of 272 consecutive patients (53.7 percent males, median age 33.7) with wrist pain who had undergone arthroscopy between 1998 and 2005, the Mayo Clinic team discovered that a positive "ulnar fovea sign" was highly effective in diagnosing either a complete ligament ruptu...AACR-Bardos Awards for undergraduate students announced
...n. Because the award provides registration for two consecutive meetings, 10 winners will attend the Annual Meeting 2008 as well. Bardos, a native of Hungary, has been an AACR member for nearly 50 years and, since 1997, has supported the Science Education Awards for college students. Following World War II, he ...Study sheds light on medication treatment options for bipolar disorder
...the antidepressants stayed well for at least eight consecutive weeksthe study's stringent standard for recovery; 27 percent of those randomized to a placebo stayed well long enough to meet the eight-week recovery standard, indicating no difference between adding an antidepressant or adding placebo. In addition, ...Leader of the pack: Dog groomer turned UH pharmacy professor honored
...petition, marking the first time a college has won consecutive first-place titles in the event. "Dr. Simpson is always ready to offer guidance and suggestions, while insisting that we make our own decisions," said Jon Arends, president of the UH chapter of APhA-ASP that nominated Simpson for the award. "He...American College of Cardiology and Epocrates deliver customized mobile software to ACC members
...bile-based clinical application. For the second consecutive year, the ACC and Epocrates Inc., a California-based medical software company, are partnering to deliver a comprehensive set of cardiology applications to ACC members. The specialized product combines Epocrates Essentials premium drug, disease and di...85th General Session, International Association for Dental Research
...istinguished Speaker Lecture.] For the second consecutive year, there will be three sessions of "Late-breaki...r services for this event. Returning for the fifth consecutive year are Keynote Speakers, who will be presenting "state-of-the-science" addresses in all of the Sci...Blood marker helps predict prognosis among those with abdominal infection
... with values of 10 nanograms per milliliter on two consecutive days were at higher risk. "Persisting procalcitonin levels greater than 1 nanogram per milliliter beyond the first week after disease onset strongly indicated non-survival and were significantly better than C-reactive protein in assessing overall pr...MIT graduate student wins $30,000 Lemelson-MIT student prize for life-saving inventions
...capstan effect, which produces a tighter grip each consecutive time a rope is wrapped around a cylinder. The grip continues to tighten as more weight is applied to the line. In his design, a standard-sized rope (between three-eighths and five-eighths of an inch) is weaved between a series of specially configu...Concentrations of certain toxins in breast milk are low, study finds
...hers provided a milk sample each morning for three consecutive mornings. The women were asked to manually express milk into a glass jar and then seal the jar with a provided cap. The researchers also placed air samplers in the living rooms of the women's homes each woman lived in a two-story row home on a busy ...Oral wounds heal slower in women, older adults, study finds
...ounds were videographed at the same time for seven consecutive days to assess closure. Testosterone may help mouth wounds heal faster in men, said Christopher Engeland, research assistant professor at UIC and lead author of the study. "It's a potent anti-inflammatory hormone that is abundant in saliva," he s...Annual study finds top hospitals have 28 percent lower mortality rate
...re being recognized by HealthGrades for the second consecutive year. "The data in this year's study clearly indicate continued improvement in reducing preventable deaths and complications in U.S. hospitals," said Samantha Collier, MD, HealthGrades' senior vice president of medical affairs. "HealthGrades commend...1 in 5 early-stage breast cancer patients may not follow hormonal therapy plan
...en who had been enrolled in the health plan for 12 consecutive months. They determined that, due to inconsistent refills, 19 percent of the women (211) had access to the drug less than 80 percent of the 12-month period after they first filled an anastrozole prescription. These women were considered to be non-ad...'Dua Anti-reflux Valve' found to improve quality of life for bile duct/pancreatic cancer patients
...ology in Hyderabad, India, conducted a study on 60 consecutive patients in whom the bile duct was obstructed from cancer of the pancreas or the bile duct. He placed a standard biliary stent in 30 patients and the Dua stent in the remaining 30 patients. The study showed that the Dua stent remained open for a long...