St. Jude finds clues to hearing loss from chemotherapy
...f mutations that cause them to lose the ability to hear high-frequency sounds, according to Jian Zuo, Ph.D., associate member of the St. Jude Department of Developmental Neurobiology. Zuo is senior author of a report on this work that appears in the October issue of Hearing Research. These models will hel...Mirrors in the mind: New studies elucidate how the brain reflects onto itself the actions of others
...when monkeys perform certain actions and when they hear the same actions being performed. In the new work, the researchers report new evidence for an auditory mirror system existing in humans as well. When subjects were presented with sounds corresponding to mouth actions (such as crunching candy, kissi...Brain's action center is all talk
...ttern when subjects observe an action as when they hear words describing the same action, the study's authors said. "If you hear the word 'grasp,' it's actually the premotor cortex that's active, not just a separate, abstract sem...P.A.D. Coalition press briefing
...briefing. Come learn about the disease before you hear about this new national campaign. The statistics are staggering: About one out of five Americans over the age of 70 has P.A.D. One out of every three people with diabetes over age 50 is likely to have P.A.D. P.A.D. is the leading cause of ampu...National study compares delivery methods of schizophrenia medicines
...s. Hallucinations are a disease hallmark: patients hear voices and can even see, touch and taste things that are not real. They can become aggressive, reclusive and suicidal and have an increased risk of cardiovascular and other health conditions. The average life expectancy of schizophrenics is 15 years ...Hormone-replacement therapy hurts hearing, study finds
...ed to find not only that women on estrogen did not hear better than other women, but that the women who were also on progestin actually heard worse." The team asked the question about hormones as part of a wider research project into age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, which is one of the chief co...MRI on the cheap and on the go
BERKELEY, CA -- When we hear the term "MRI," most of us probably think of a special treatment room in a hospital with a huge doughnut-shaped machine that costs a lot of money and makes a lot of noise. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National ...'My life sucks!' The 10 most common causes of childhood unhappiness
...dren with emotional problems.Readers will actually hear from the mouths of children what makes them unhappy. By using actual quotes from kids whom Dr. Condrell has treated, this unusually insightful book bridges the separate worlds of the growing child and parents, so mom and dad can discover the secret ...SWAN system to help blind and firefighters navigate environment
...g or in competition with other sounds they need to hear such as traffic noise." SWAN System Overview The current SWAN prototype consists of a small laptop computer worn in a backpack, a tracking chip, additional sensors including GPS (global positioning system), a digital compass, a head tracker, fou...Groundbreaking studies to be presented at top cancer meeting
...sts from around the world will be in attendance to hear the results of 1,269 new research studies about the latest cancer advances. The following important topics will be highlighted at the meeting: How innovative technologies are improving treatment for head and neck cancers. New ways of combin......ients will have the chance to meet oncologists and hear about the conditions of cancer treatment in Europe; discuss and confront doctors about patient expectations in terms of communication; learn how to best live with cancer and access the best cancer care. A keynote lecturer will be Adamos Adamou, MEP, ...Experts present strategies to address adolescent violence and bullying
...a free Medscape user. You will be able to see and hear the program online. There is no cost to view the program or to obtain CME credit. The American College of Preventive Medicine is the national professional society for physicians whose expertise and interest lie in disease prevention and health pr...Thousands find connection and inspiration at nation's largest autism conference
...oughts and beliefs with people in the audience and hear about their own experiences and perspectives on adult living and autism," he said. Many family members of autistic individuals will also be in attendance. To help them get the most out of the experience, the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel ...With cochlear implants, earlier use leads to better speech
...magnified more with cochlear implants, so kids can hear 's' sounds and 'ed' endings better. So they tend to catch on to plurals and verb tenses faster." While studies like this and others favor early implantation, the decision for or against cochlear implantation is frequently put off, Nicholas indicates...Our grip on reality is slim, says UCL scientist
...exaggerated so some people have hallucinations and hear voices that simply aren't there." These results indicate a link between the brain areas implicated in schizophrenia and the regions that support the ability to discriminate between perceived and imagined information. In the tests, healthy subjects we...4th International Conference on Memory
...esentations The week-long conference will see and hear 500 presentations by scholars from 40 nations. The...g and neuroanatomy. Media highlights ICOM-4 will hear a host of international scholars who have shaped modern scientific understanding of memory. All seas...ESF sets out research strategy to push rheumatic diseases up the health agenda
Europe's experts in the field will hear the plan and discuss the recommendations at their ...eeting of experts in rheumatic diseases will today hear and debate calls for a pan-European approach to prioritise and combine the efforts of many excellent...Manchester academic to tell conferences: Child abuse can cause schizophrenia
...earing Voices Network, that is with the people who hear voices in their head. The experience of hearing voices is consistently associated with childhood trauma regardless of diagnosis or genetic pedigree." Dr Read said: "I hope we soon see a more balanced and evidence-based approach to schizophrenia and p...Are antibiotics for suspected childhood meningitis harmful?
...orial. But frontline practitioners will be keen to hear a view from the Meningitis Research Foundation once it has considered their implications. Meanwhile, further analysis of the data is crucial, and we should also remember the contributions general practitioners can make, including educating parents, e...Study challenges myth that sex late in pregnancy hastens birth
...sexual activity at term. "Patients may continue to hear the 'old wives' tale' that intercourse will hasten...labor, but according to this data, they should not hear it from the medical community," concludes Dr. Jonathan Schaffir, an obstetrician at OSU Medical Cent...