Commonly used pain medications do not prevent Alzheimer's disease
...y without symptoms the very people most likely to develop symptoms within a year or two," said study author John C. S. Breitner, MD, with VA Puget Sound Health Care. "While long-term follow-up of our study's participants is essential, for now we suggest celecoxib and naproxen not be taken to primarily pre...National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine report calls for more dairy foods at school
...stry priority and we're committed to continuing to develop healthy and great-tasting dairy foods that can be ...ght direction for helping children and adolescents develop lifelong healthy eating habits," said Keith Ayoob, EdD, RD, FADA Associate Clinical Professor of Ped...New biotech company to commercialize novel UD gene-repair technology
...researchers, has been established in Wilmington to develop and commercialize UD-patented technologies for repairing genes that cause rare, hereditary diseases such as sickle cell anemia and spinal muscular atrophy. The announcement was made in a news release issued by the company on April 13. Eric Kmiec,...INTERMACS group reveals recent successes to international transplant community
...g and Blood Institute (NHLBI), is a U.S. effort to develop the most complete database featuring information p...hich INTERMACS then processes and analyzes to help develop advanced medical devices, eliminate adverse effects, and decipher characteristics for a successful t...UD receives $1.9 million for new spintronics center
...The ultimate goal of the center, Xiao noted, is to develop a biosensor, patterned much like a DNA chip, which can detect the tiny magnetic field generated by a single nano-sized particle that can be used to label various biomolecules. "There could be numerous applications for such highly sensitive sensors,...Obesity increases workers' compensation costs
...entify areas of potential occupational risk and to develop plans to reduce that risk. The analysis covered a diverse group of workers, such as administrative assistants, groundskeepers, nurses and professors. The researchers looked at the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the rate of workers c...Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member co-edits book for teens with special needs
...Angeles, is a book that helps health professionals develop an effective health care transition plan to ensure effective, coordinated health care as adolescents reach adulthood. Each chapter presents the different facets to this complex milestone in life concentrating on the health issues, said Nehring, who...Kenya moves toward national food and nutrition policy
...Kenya," Gleason continues, "this is a good time to develop a policy that can have a lasting impact. There is a convergence between many Kenyan government groups and various international and donor agencies, all of which recognized acute nutritional problems in the country that require a complex solution." ...Clinical trial coordinators need more financial conflict-of-interest training
... help medical institutions and government agencies develop guidelines for such disclosures. "That more than three-quarters of the coordinators did not feel that they had enough information about possible financial conflicts of interest is high," Kevin Weinfurt, Ph.D., deputy director of the Center for Clin...Penn study on lung-infecting bacterial enzyme suggests new approach to cystic fibrosis treatment
...FTR. The next step for the research team is to develop specific inhibitors against the bacterial SMase and test the idea in an animal model. ...NeuroArm: Navigating the future of surgery
...Phillipson. "This world-class project will further develop Canada's international reputation as a place where outstanding research is being conducted." "Our mission is to be a leader in health and a partner in care. Patient care and safety are always our number one priority," says Davis. "We are thrilled t...Research could lead to treatment for Alzheimer's disease
...rmation necessary to move the research forward and develop molecules that could be used in drugs. "The mome...the research results of Ghosh and Tang to begin to develop pharmaceuticals. A drug from the memapsin 2 inhibitor could go into the first phase of clinical tria...DOE commits $27.5M for uranium contaminant transport field studies
...es." The five-year research project will help develop transport models that will be relevant and applica...uld lead to new knowledge that can then be used to develop effective flow and reactive transport models." Researchers look forward to initial analysis of m...Johns Hopkins begins aggressive screening for 'superbugs' in children
... contagious bacteria are looked for after patients develop skin rash, fever or pain. Weekly swab testing and bacterial growth cultures were done on nearly 330 patients in the hospital's pediatric intensive care unit for four months. Results were compared to findings of cultures obtained from patients sho...Brain structure changes years before memory loss begins
ST. PAUL, Minn People who develop dementia or Alzheimer's disease experience brain s...ively normal. Compared to the group that didn't develop memory problems, the 23 people who developed MCI or Alzheimer's disease had less gray matter in key ...Clinical studies evaluate potential treatments for mouth ulcers
...rcentage as are affected by psoriasisand those who develop the condition may lose weight because of pain during eating. Few effective treatments are available for either condition. In the first study, Martin H. Thornhill, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., of the University of Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffi...Not just a menopausal symptom -- men have hot flashes, too
...ion of hot flashes, the data could then be used to develop safe and effective treatments that would be a better alternative than taking hormone treatments or discontinuing cancer-related treatments," says Hanisch. Hanisch also says that hot flashes going unnoticed may be a sign that people can adapt to the...Sporting research aims to reduce childhood obesity
...opportunity to use sound knowledge and research to develop programs for the widercommunity, she said. Through this partnership study we hope to assist our industry and the wider community to improve our kidsphysical activity and their health. We hope that this HMRI partnership will help us understand ways th...Sex and prenatal hormone exposure affect cognitive performance, Yerkes scientists find
...ently in women and men, researchers may be able to develop better treatments for these disorders, said Herman. All animals were studied once they reached adulthood. Researchers observed as the monkeys navigated an open area to locate highly valued food items in goal boxes. The researchers varied the consis......"The ACMD recommends that the Department of Health develop and disseminate guidelines to staff in accident and emergency departments and sexual assault referral centres to improve the management of people who have been victims of alleged drug-facilitated sexual assault. But because people who have been sexua...