Surgery by satellite -- New possibilities at medicine's cutting edge
...l surgical trials showed that the delays were much greater when they used the satellite link than using the Internet (600ms vs 55 ms respectively). But after a short period of practice, the surgeon got used to this and there were no measurable differences in the quality of the surgery using the two forms of ...Low libido in menopause linked to trouble sleeping
...der differences may complicate matters. For women, greater intimacy tends to open the door to more sexual desire, she said. Thats not always true for men. Our work reinforces the difficult time some women have during the menopause transition, and the importance of other symptoms happening at the same time,...DFG approves 11 new Collaborative Research Centers
... that SFB 677 Switch Functions will investigate in greater depth. One of the objectives of their work will be to develop autonomous molecular switches suitable for use in medical or technical applications. (Host university: Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Coordinator: Rainer Herges) Researchers invol...Benefits of trastuzumab are lasting, reducing both HER2 + breast cancer deaths and recurrence
...reports that the risk of weakened heart muscle was greater in the trastuzumab-treated group compared to patients receiving just chemotherapy (2.5 percent versus 0.2 percent), including cases of congestive heart failure (22 versus 1). But the only cardiac death occurred in the chemotherapy group, she says. We...What's the fat content? Whether or not you notice depends on how you think
...and categorization research. An implication of the greater category of membership inclusiveness by individualists is that their stereotypes may be more malleable and less resistant to counter-stereotypical information. ...Study shows Diachrome improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes
... glycemic control (baseline A1C levels equal to or greater than 10%). These patients saw an additional absol...he highest risk patients (baseline A1C equal to or greater than 10%) showed an even greater improvement in A1C when compared to placebo (-1.76% vs. -0.68%). ...Pancreatic surgery riskier for obese patients
Obesity may contribute to a greater likelihood of post-operative complications for pat... today, Dr. Berger noted. Higher BMI can lead to a greater risk of a patient developing diabetes and heart disease, as well as esophageal and pancreatic cancer...Benefits of school-based fitness programs fade after summer
... public health cause du jour and that there may be greater attention given to, and willingness to act on, this problem by policymakers in the near future than in the long run, there are also risks associated with rushing to implement unproven interventions. These risks include the misallocation of resources,...Genetic variations may predispose some men to suicidal thoughts during treatment for depression
...entification of the small subset of individuals at greater risk during short-term antidepressant treatment, the authors conclude.(Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007;64:689-697. Available pre-embargo to the media at http://www.jamamedia.org .)...African-American men understimate risk of prostate cancer
...timates," says Dale. "That would hopefully lead to greater attention to prostate cancer for those at highest risk such as African Americans."...Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of death in older people with dementia
...otics. In our study, conventionals carried an even greater risk than atypicals, so it would be unfortunate if physicians started switching patients with dementia onto the conventional antipsychotics. ...Female teen steroid use not limited to athletes
...or ongoing anabolic steroid use. In addition to greater substance use, young female steroid users were more likely to have had sexual intercourse before age 13; have been pregnant; drink and drive or have ridden with a drinking driver; carry a weapon; have been in a fight on school property; have feelings...New study could bring relief to sweltering city slickers
... best way of adapting the urban landscape to bring greater human comfort during hot and sticky spells. The SCORCHIO project (Sustainable Cities : Options for Responding to Climate Change Impacts and Outcomes), is being led by The School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE) at The Universit...New Orleans levee report finished by panel including University of Texas at Austin engineer
...ences. He also noted that higher levees can create greater danger because of the higher wall of water that is released if they fail. Im hopeful that getting this report out into the public forum about all these challenges will help motivate the people involved in making tough decisions about the future of...Revlimid data presented at ASCO stands to change the way physicians treat multiple myeloma
...closed early based on one-year data which showed a greater survival advantage for patients receiving low dose dexamethasone compared to those receiving the standard high dose of the steroid. Due to the potential risk of side effects related to dexamethasone, researchers decided that it was best to switch al...Phase II study shows combination improves survival of metastatic melanoma patients
...r, but also, more cases are coming to light due to greater public awareness. "The increase in incidence is a big worry, particularly when we still do not have an effective treatment. That's why this step, however small, is important," Dr. Markovic says. ...Harboring hostility may be linked to unhealthy lungs
...y obstruction. Recent research demonstrates that greater hostility predicts lung function decline in older men. This is the first study of young adults to offer a detailed examination of the inverse link between hostility and pulmonary function, states lead author and psychologist Benita Jackson PhD MPH, ...Protein may be linked to melanoma recurrence
...ound that the higher the level of the protein, the greater likelihood the patients disease had returned. Melanoma patients who initially respond well to treatment with interferon are at high risk of their cancer recurring, said John Kirkwood, M.D., principal investigator of the study, professor of medici...Herb shows potential to reduce cancer-related fatigue
...uggesting that a form of American ginseng provides greater improvements in fatigue and vitality in patients who receive the highest doses tested, compared to lower doses or no treatment. The results of their scientifically rigorous pilot study, the first to evaluate the Wisconsin species of American ginse...MRI detects cancers missed by mammography in breast cancer patients
...udies like these are needed to pave the way toward greater use of MRI breast cancer screening in newly diagnosed patients. However, Dr. Vallow acknowledges that MRI scans need to be faster, cheaper, more accessible, and uniform across institutions, before it can be widely used, and cautions that cancer cen...