Risk of heart attack may increase with certain anti-inflammatory drugs
...uggests that some aspects of the findings could be explained by other factors....Diabetic retinopathy occurs in pre-diabetes
...first retinal changes to develop in this disease," explained Dr. Hamman. "Although the retinopathy seen in the DPP participants was at a very early stage and did not affect vision, eye changes typical for diabetes were found in 8 percent of our study population before they developed diabetes. These observati...Investigating 'brain shrinkage' in alcoholics
... matter, controls most complex mental activities," explained Clive Harper, symposium organizer and professor of...Alcohol dependence follows a longitudinal course," explained Harper, "from initiation to development of dependence, maintenance, withdrawal, and more often than ...'Hazardous' drinking and drug use have serious health implications
... the risk of physical and/or psychological harm,'" explained Jennifer R. Mertens, a researcher with the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program's division of research and corresponding author for the study. "Hazardous drinking and drug use are much less severe, yet much more common, than dependence disorders. ...Japanese doctors likelier than US counterparts to involve patients' families in decisions
... they were completely certain. This finding may be explained by the fact that Japanese attitudes toward end of life care have been in a state of transition in the past two decades. Changes in family structure as a result of urbanization may be responsible for the change as well as increasing media coverage. ...Mental processing is continuous, not like a computer
... they traveled through an intermediate gray area," explained Spivey. "The degree of curvature of the trajectory shows how much the other object is competing for their interpretation; the curve shows continuous competition. They sort of partially heard the word both ways, and their resolution of the ambiguity w...Study ties risk of problem gambling with proximity to casinos and other gambling opportunities
...ply an effect of poverty at the individual level," explained Welte, a senior scientist at RIA and a research associate professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions. "Acceptance of gambling by family and friends, unrealistic expectations ...Animal research suggests new treatment target for epilepsy
... Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Godwin explained that design of improved drugs to target the receptors wouldn't be a cure, but would short-circuit the type of abnormal activity that results in seizures. In this research, the scientists studied the pathway by simulating seizure-related activity with...Obese men more carb intolerant than obese women
...men. Researchers suggest that this finding may be explained by the different distribution of body fat in men, who typically have upper-body fat, compared to women, who typically have lower-body fat. The difference in fat distribution may lead to decreased "usable lung capacity" (vital capacity), which was se...Speed and endurance are doled out by the pound
... Specifically, the greater bulk of speed demons is explained by their need to hit the running surface harder to attain their faster speeds. Details of the findings linking the speed a runner needs to achieve and the ideal body mass for performance appear in the July 15 issue of the Journal of Experimental Biol...OHSU researchers help develop portable device to assist those combating balance disorders
...person's ability to maintain balance is impaired," explained Fay Horak, Ph.D., a senior scientist at the NSI an...sed to be in providing feedback about my balance," explained Kawabata. "While maintaining balance is an automatic function for others, for me, some tasks require...Parasite genome sequences offer hope for new drugs and vaccines, Science studies say
... vaccine candidates and deserve further testing," explained Tarleton. Lots of unexpected information fell out of this "proteome" analysis, especially related to how T. cruzi obtains energy. Some of these new insights are applicable to drug and vaccine design and others are, at this point, just interesting b...Experts discuss use of human stem cells in ape and monkey brains
...anted human cells might do, and the primatologists explained that gaps in our knowledge of normal non-human primate abilities make it difficult to detect changes. And there's no philosophical consensus on the moral significance of changes in abilities if we could detect them." Although unable to rule out the ...Alcohol abuse: Early diagnosis is key to treatment success
... cells in the body respond to their surroundings," explained Harris, "whether they be nutrients, toxins or alcohol - by turning on or off specific genes. Thus, the pattern of gene usage or the 'RNA message' analogous to the pattern of lights on and off in an office building can tell us about the experience ...Coping with multiple chronic conditions
...opkins Center for Hospital Finance and Management, explained that because they ask the health system to make fundamental changes, these reforms will be difficult to implement. Active buy-in and participation by physicians are essential for the Medicare program to save money and improve care for patients with c...Postmenopause and periodontal disease
...r of tooth loss in the postmenopausal population," explained Mine Tezal, DDS and study author. "Each millimete...ed rate of tooth loss. These relationships may be explained by increased severity of periodontal disease in estrogen deficiency. The participants of this study ...Government policy changes lead to dramatic drop in heart disease deaths in Poland
... by 57%. The sharp drop in deaths cannot simply be explained by the effect of any polyunsaturated fat, say the authors, but is likely to be related to the type consumed. Rapeseed and to a lesser extent soya bean oil made up most of the rising numbers of polyunsaturated fats available in Poland in the 1990s - ...FDA expands indication for ADDERALL XR (CII) confirming safety and efficacy in adolescents
...eridentified age group is an important milestone," explained Dr. Timothy Wilens of Massachusetts General Hospital. "The symptoms of ADHD often continue past childhood into adolescence and adulthood, where they can have a significant impact on an individual's family, academic performance, and overall quality o...MR spectroscopy helps identify cancerous breast tumors
...n about the biochemical composition of the tumor," explained senior author Michael Garwood, Ph.D., associate director of the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research and the Lillian Quist - Joyce Henline Chair in Biomedical Research Professor of Radiology at the University of Minnesota. "When the standard MR im...Delivery of routine preventive services suboptimal for medicare beneficiaries
...tfall is neither uniform for all beneficiaries nor explained entirely by characteristics of the beneficiaries such as their race or income level. Rather, it appears that some beneficiaries are treated in practice settings or by physicians who deliver preventive services at particularly low rates. Our results s...