Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
...bullying behavior: that parental emotional support helps young children develop empathy, self-regulation and prosocial skills and might be protective; that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits that lead to decreased competence with peers; and that television violence may produce aggressive ...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...months, and explore more alternatives. The process helps drive out unnecessary costs, find new savings opportunities, and build long-term supplier relationships. The technology provides a win-win, with suppliers benefiting, as well. Swift & Co., working with Aspen Technology, brought operations research ...Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs and Dan Haney receive public service awards
...r" automobile license plate, the purchase of which helps to fund cancer research. Dan Haney was a medical editor for the Associated Press (AP) until he retired late last year after 34 years with the world's oldest and largest news service. After two decades as a science writer and medical editor of AP's B...Asthmatics naturally deficient in antiviral immunity, report scientists
...est issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine, helps to explain why asthmatics are more susceptible to respiratory virus infections -- the cause of the vast majority of acute asthma attacks in both adults and children. The researchers, from Imperial College London and University of Southampton, found t...OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
... brains of Alzheimer's patients. "What this study helps demonstrate is that the decrease of synaptic proteins is an early and important impact of Alzheimer's disease that likely impacts one of the brains most important functions - communication," added Reddy. ""Moreover we now know much more about where t...OHSU develops instant, computerized notification system to communicate patients' end-of-life wishes
... and knowing a patient's end-of-life wishes really helps to make the correct decision," said Terri Schmidt,...o assure patients get the treatments they want and helps them avoid interventions they would not want" OHSU patients interested in taking part in the new s......eaf , executive editor, Fortune Magazine. Mr. Leaf helps oversee the magazine's editorial coverage and staff, and directs Fortune's Wall Street and investing coverage. His March 22, 2004 cover story, "Why We're Losing the War on Cancer (and How to Win It)," generated much discussion in the cancer research ...Exercise may not be good enough to reduce mild hypertension in older people, Hopkins experts say
...ng blood pressure, could also explain why exercise helps to improve overall heart health. We are also interested in learning if longer periods of exercise, or more intense exercise, may help reverse artery stiffness, which is an underlying cause of hypertension as people age." High blood pressure forces t...Late-breaking science presented at 57th AAN Annual Meeting
...esponsible gene as Dynamin 2 (DNM2), whose protein helps cell membranes fuse together and separate. The mutation, found in several families from North America, Australia, and Belgium, impairs a variety of critical cell transport processes. In addition, neutropenia, a white blood cell disorder, was found to...Study shows statin use before or after stroke improves recovery
...BEACH The use of statins before or after a stroke helps improve patient recovery after an ischemic stroke, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla., April 9 16, 2005. Patients on statins before a stroke were 1.6 times more ...Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's may be delayed, says major clinical trial
...nsmitter acetylcholine in the brain. Acetylcholine helps communication between the nerve cells and is important for memory. The trial received primary support from the NIA, with additional funding provided by Pfizer, Inc., and Eisai, Inc. Pfizer and Eisai also contributed the donepezil study medication, an...Obesity linked to risk of severe headaches
...ects of headaches. An individual's body mass index helps to determine his or her individual weight-related health problems according to height and weight. Out of 143,433 participants reached by phone, researchers identified 30,850 people who had at least one severe headache attack in the previous year and ...Gene expression pattern predicts multiple drug resistance, treatment failure in pediatric leukemia
...t would overcome that resistance. This new finding helps to explain why about 20 percent of children with ALL, the most common form of childhood cancer, are not cured with the same drug therapy that cures the remaining 80 percent of children with this disease. A report on the study that produced this new i...Drugs targeted at muscle cells
...ries of reactions within the cells. This, in turn, helps to boost glucose absorption into the cells. By specifically blocking certain processes in the cells, the scientists were also able to show that the effects of the drugs resembled those caused by physical activity. They were also able to show that thi...Anthrax treatments' cost effectiveness shown in Stanford study
...an attack," Owens said. "At the same time, if this helps get people more prepared that would be a very good outcome."...Variant in gene associated with telomeres predicts longer survival of deadly brain tumor
...d cancer development. Telomerase is an enzyme that helps regulate the length of telomeres, and in normal cells, it is not generally active past fetal development. Thus, telomeres shorten each time a cell divides, until they cannot protect chromosomes and the cell dies. But in cancer, it is believed that te...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 2
...hrenia When added to standard care, music therapy helps people with schizophrenia improve their global state, mental state and social functioning. Using musical experiences and the relationships that develop through them can be a dynamic force for change. Since the 1950s therapists have claimed that this ...Heart failure drug associated with higher risk of death
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A drug that helps heart failure patients survive a crisis may actually increase their risk of dying in the first month after they leave the hospital, according to a new study that will be published April 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Association . In fact...Findings about anti-cancer agent could make it more effective
...t also acts on another enzyme (topoisomerase) that helps cancer cells replicate. "Inhibiting topoisomerase causes DNA strands to break, which is an important mechanism that leads to cell death," said Gmeiner. Knowing more about how the agent works means that doctors could combine it with other drugs to r...Increasing benefit seen in novel drug that treats Gleevec resistance
...ts resistant to Gleevec, the targeted therapy that helps most people diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), an international research team headed by investigators at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is reporting. The drug, AMN107, is showing an increasingly strong benefit as dos...