UC Davis at forefront of national initiative to transform research to improve human health
... of research gains into medical practice have been explored and tested. "The new center has an organizational structure that is researcher-friendly and incorporates the best features of existing partnerships within and beyond the health system," Berglund said. "Focused on 'team science,' it also is res...LSD treatment for alcoholism gets new look
...and has some intriguing properties that need to be explored further."...Ugandan adolescents want online AIDS education
...access to other health care resources has not been explored much. Michele Ybarra and colleagues now report that approximately the same proportion - roughly one-third - of adolescents in a rural setting in Uganda report having used the Internet to look up health-related information as of young people in the Un...Mayo Clinic researchers find evidence for traumatic cause of carpal tunnel syndrome
...mbness and tingling. The question Mayo researchers explored was: What leads to the pressure buildup? Their results indicating shearing injury as a possible cause present promising new ways to approach treating carpal tunnel syndrome. The Mayo work is significant because it: -- provides a detailed analysis......ty and the University of Texas Medical Branch have explored the properties of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) with a view to developing these materials as biologically compatible components of medical devices, sensors, and prosthetics. SWNTs are formed from carbon atoms by various techniques including deposit...Hormone replacement therapy may improve trip down memory lane
... suggestive of potential therapies that need to be explored further," he says. "Eventually, this could lead to new options for women as they enter a time when memory problems typically develop." The researchers also point out that there have been shown to be risks with hormone replacement therapy. Informati...Increased patient demand for prostate test has serious implications for cancer services
...(704) responded to the postal questionnaire, which explored their personal profile, the profile of their practice and their PSA testing behaviour. A detailed analysis of the results revealed that there were a range of complex factors that influenced whether family doctors carried out PSA screening. These inc...Does Omega 3 protect against ADHD?
...with ADHD over 12 weeks. The effects will also be explored in 100 children without ADHD. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in seafood, particularly fish. There is increasing evidence that a lack of these acids may be associated with developmental problems like ADHD a common mental health problem which affects...New research identifies gene important for nicotine's effects on the brain
...w overall behavior is changed. " Picciotto's work explored how the brain changes when it receives nicotine and, therefore, focused on the dopamine system in the brain. Dopamine is one of a number of neurotransmitters that plays an important role in motivation and reward processes. Nicotine activates the do...Balance training better than tai chi at improving mobility among older adults
...cians and physical therapists in recent years have explored whether tai chi, balance programs and fitness routines can help decrease the likelihood that older adults will fall and injure themselves. Many of these programs have shown promise, but their relative value is still open to debate. Now, a study fro...Stem cell activity deciphered in the aging brain
...emory function in the elderly. One approach being explored is to treat older rats with drugs designed to mimic the action of compounds called neurogenic factors, which encourage stem cells in the brain to divide, Shetty said. The researchers also are grafting neural stem cells grown in culture dishes into th...Health-care delivery contributes to racial disparity in colorectal cancer
...n colorectal cancer mortality by race has not been explored to date. Led by Chyke A. Doubeni, M.D., M.P.H. of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Meyers Primary Care Institute in Worcester, MA, researchers from the National Cancer Institute-funded Cancer Research Network investigated the a...Patients with PTSD experience less pain sensitivity -- may be related to altered processing
...uthors' knowledge, no functional imaging study has explored whether patients with PTSD experience and process pain in a different way than control subjects. Elbert Geuze, Ph.D., of Central Military Hospital and the Rudolph Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Utrecht, the Netherlands, and colleagues conducted ...Race impacts professional lives of physicians of African descent
...e January 2 Annals of Internal Medicine, the study explored the role of race in the professional lives of 25 practicing physicians of African, African American and African Caribbean descent. The participants, who varied in age, academic and nonacademic work settings and clinical specialties, and represented a...American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine from SAGE explores how lifestyle affects heart disease
...g the risk. This lifestyle concern is thoroughly explored in the headline article of the debut issue of the new American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM) published by SAGE. The article, co-written by journal editor-in-chief James M. Rippe, MD, along with Theodore J. Angelopoulos, PhD, MPH, and Linda Zuk...Mechanism of hallucinogens' effects discovered
...duced by a nonhallucinogenic compound. They also explored whether 2ARs were central to the hallucinogenic effect of LSD by producing mice lacking the receptors, but in which receptor activity could be selectively restored in the cortex. The researchers found that mice without functioning receptors showed no...First-degree fetal heart block may be reversible
...ere early signs of fetal heart problems. They also explored whether early treatment would reverse the problems. The team found that while first-degree fetal heart block may be reversible with the steroid drug dexamethasone, the condition could advance within as little as one week to a third-degree block, w...CIHR-funded research: Antidepressants help men decrease alcohol consumption, but not women
OTTAWA (February 27, 2007) CIHR-funded study explored the relationship between use of antidepressants and level of alcohol consumption, examining whether using antidepressants affected the link between depression and level of alcohol consumption. The research conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Me...Prescriptions for health advice online
...es at both Northumbria and Sheffield Universities, explored how health consumers decide whether or not to trust the information and advice they find online. The researchers observed the search strategies of people who wanted to find specific health information and advice (about hypertension, menopause and...American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine investigates strategies for controlling heart disease
...in addition to medical interventions is thoroughly explored in the headline article of the second issue of the new American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM) published by SAGE. The article is co-written by journal Editor-In-Chief James M. Rippe, MD, along with Theodore J. Angelopoulos, PhD, MPH, and Linda ...