Neuroendocrinology Congress June 1922 to report new research on brain, hormones, behavior
... New clinical and basic science research findings focusing on the interaction between hormones and the brain and its influence on behavior will be presented for the first time at the 6th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology (ICN 2006) in Pittsburgh from June 19 to 22. Among these are results of a cli...Negative body image related to depression, anxiety and suicidality
...t also asks for the amount of time that they spend focusing on appearance concerns. "We found that 6.7 percent of patients on the adolescent inpatient unit at Bradley Hospital met criteria for classic (non-weight-related) BDD, but that a much higher percentage (22.1 percent) exhibited distressing and impairi...University student named Young Scientist of the Year
...th a team of engineers designing medical robotics, focusing on revolutionary robotic equipment that will aid in the fast, accurate realignment of bones during leg surgery. Another runner up, in the Advancing Human Health category, is Hayley Reynolds, whose research is funded by the Centre of Biomolecular Disc...Centre for Eye Research Australia wins Minister's Award for Excellence
...e pre-eminent centre for eye research in Australia focusing on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of eye disease, vision loss and blindness....Media alert: Register now for the largest obesity conference in North America
... to attend the largest conference in North America focusing on obesity research and treatment to meet with key thought leaders, scientists, physicians and other health care professionals. WHO: NAASO, The Obesity Society WHAT: 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting WHEN: October 20-24, 2006 WHERE: Hynes Conven...Report recommends immediate improvements for Arizona's Pandemic Preparedness Plan
...n Influenza pandemic in the next several months by focusing on several key priorities that are not sufficiently addressed in the current version of Arizona's Pandemic Preparedness Plan, according to a new report from the Arizona, Arts, Sciences and Technology Academy. "Although Arizona's most recent version o...University of Kentucky Gill Heart researchers study abdominal aortic aneurysms
...ts of abdominal aneurysm. Cassis will lead a group focusing on gender effects, asking why the condition is much more prevalent in men. Webb's team will look at the role inflammation processes play in the disease, while Daugherty will investigate why abdominal aneurysm is always located in a specific location ...... he said. He's been hooked ever since. Rather than focusing on diabetics, however, the endocrinologist has studied the effects injuries have on the body's insulin levels and how those levels in turn affect a patient's chance of surviving. When a person hemorrhages or experiences major trauma, the body can un...HAQ responsiveness is inversely associated with mean duration of RA in clinical trials
A new body of research, focusing on the sensitivity of the Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index (HAQ), a commonly used self-report measure of physical function, has been presented today at the 7th EULAR congress in Amsterdam. The study, which was designed to analyse the ...Stanford researcher links hot flashes to insomnia
...consequences of insomnia among certain patients by focusing on treating hot flashes, rather than pursuing other avenues....Telemedicine initiative for sub-Saharan Africa
...to support health system development, particularly focusing on increasing access to services for poor, rural or remote communities to review the existing telemedicine programs exploited in the area of interest, to consider development cost to date and the potential resources implications of expanding services...Link between income and happiness is mainly an illusion
...heir income," the study said. "In some cases, this focusing illusion may lead to a misallocation of time, from accepting lengthy commutes (which are among the worst moments of the day) to sacrificing time spent socializing (which are among the best moments of the day)." The researchers noted that the two DR...Higher levels of obesity associated with greater health risks
... in a large population-based sample of U.S. women, focusing on risk across degree of obesity. The researchers analyzed data on incident death and cardiovascular outcomes by weight status in 90,185 women recruited from 40 U.S. centers for the Women's Health Initiative-Observational Study who were followed-up ...ACCP 72nd Annual Medical Conference
...e City, UT. CHEST 2006 is the only medical meeting focusing on clinical chest medicine, including pulmonology, critical care, cardiology, and sleep medicine. For details on the keynote address, session topics, special events, or Salt Lake City tourism, check out the CHEST 2006 Advance Program at www.chestnet...Rutgers-Newark researcher discovers new motor protein mechanism linked to heart disease and strokes
...reed to support Kalodimos's research because he is focusing on specific bacteria that cause cardiovascular diseases in both adults and children. Using high-resolution NMR Spectroscopy technology, Kalodimos identified the mechanism of function of motor protein SecA, which uses chemical energy and converts it i...New mothers should be screened regularly for postpartum depression
... Medical Center who is leading a series of studies focusing on postpartum depression. In a recent analysis of records from a pediatric clinic that uses a common postpartum questionnaire to screen mothers, Chaudron and the research group found that of women who scored high on a depression screening scale som...W.M. Keck Foundation announces 2006 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research
...he biological pathways those genes control. She is focusing on a particular microRNA that may function as a tumor suppressor. Her work may contribute to developing microRNAs as less-toxic, targeted new therapies against cancer and other diseases. Each applicant was nominated by his or her academic institut...Paying physicians to recruit patients into trials: The ethical concerns
...lems raised by finder's fees cannot be resolved by focusing exclusively on sanctioning the individuals who may accept them," say Lemmens and Miller. Instead, they argue that the problems ought to be addressed "as part of a broader institutional and regulatory reform effort designed to address weaknesses in r...New data demonstrate effectiveness of LAMICTAL (lamotrigine) as adjunctive therapy
...-blind, controlled clinical trial of PGTC seizures focusing on patients 2 to 20 years of age.1C PGTC seizures, also know as "grand mal" seizures, are the most common form of generalized seizures, occurring in approximately 20 percent of patients with epilepsy. Lamictal is not currently indicated for the tr...... Howard site a real gem." The experiment is also focusing on a key measurement for both global climate change and local weather forecasting: water vapor. "Measuring water vapor is a tricky business, because it varies greatly in quantity around the globe," says Whiteman. But if our Earth is indeed warming, w...