Mice learn tasks that may help treat human psychiatric disorders
...ards of one-quarter of a piece of sweetened cereal hidden in two-inch diameter metal bowls. The scientists v...terial inside the bowls where the cereal piece was hidden and also varied the outer texture and smell of the bowls. The rodents learned to find the cereal b...Exercise helps sustain mental activity as we age, may prevent dementia-like illnesses
...ater maze learned and retained information about a hidden platform better than age-matched controls. Exercise also protected both young and aged animals from developing some age-related diseases as indicated by increases in certain neurochemical levels that can offset or prevent certain pathological disea...September/October Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...reporting. These paradoxes appear to be primarily hidden or unconscious, yet they influence the conscious decision process of whether or not to report. The authors suggest that these paradoxes and alternative modes of managing paradoxes are important issues to address in educational and training programs ...Mayo Clinic study could lead to safer pesticides
...ortant and pest-specific cysteine residue that was hidden in a sea of protein sequences originally reported in 2002," Dr. Pang says.......ian Broadcasting Commission, Mindless Eating, uses hidden cameras, two-way mirrors, and hundreds of studies to show why we eat what and how much we eat. "The unique thing about his work is that it cleverly answers everyday questions about food and shows translates them into Good News how we can improve it,...New breast CT scanner rivals mammography
...alcifications from tiny cancers that are sometimes hidden within dense tissue. Also, the CBBCT system clearly displays tissue around the ribs and outer breast toward the armpit, where 50 percent of cancers are found. Getting the tissue on the outer edges of the breast to show up on a conventional mammogram ...'Erectile dysfunction' drugs heighten natural anti-cancer activity
...ne cells to create a sort of "fog" that keeps them hidden from white blood cells (T-cells) that mount attacks on tumors. These NO-producing cells, a.k.a. myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), normally use nitric oxide to help bring the immune system back down to surveillance levels after an "attack mo...Renegade RNA -- Clues to cancer and normal growth
... Mendell's team is actively hunting for additional hidden microRNA elements that control other aspects of th...s that further study of miR-29b will reveal other, hidden functions of microRNAs....Drug company sales visits influenced doctors, study finds
...ces that are problematic. We need to be careful of hidden forms of marketing." ......-consent' - a term that can encompass a variety of hidden personal decisions and motives. Reasons for non-participation are highly specific, not just to the research topic, but also to the potential participants. The information sheets that accompany participation requests should therefore aim to clarify an...Early onset of poor bone mineralization revealed in children with cystic fibrosis
...l-weight patients had a low fat-free mass score, a hidden loss that has been previously reported in adults with CF." said Dr. Sermet-Gaudelus. "Our data demonstrate this can occur in early childhood, even in children with a normal nutritional status. This may be of critical importance in young children and ...National Autism Conference slated for June
...and Low Incident Disorders, in a discussion of the hidden curriculum. Conference activities on June 29 will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in KSC and include a discussion on brain differences in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and related implications for learning with Dr. Nancy Minshew, U...Breast MRI may help determine surgical management of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
... with breast cancer are at risk of having another, hidden tumor in the same or opposite breast, according to background information in the article. If these additional tumors are detected before surgery to remove the initially diagnosed tumor, the plan for surgical management of the disease can be altered. ...Explaining a link between strokes and Alzheimer's
...Even though the patient may outwardly recover, the hidden cell damage may be irreversible. It could even be an issue for people who snore heavily, whose sleep patterns are such that there will be times in the night when their brain is hypoxic deprived of sufficient oxygen. It can be anything that stops ...Poker match pits an vs. machine in world first match
...ame of perfect knowledge, meaning there is nothing hidden from the players. In poker you can't see your opponent's hand and you don't know what cards will be dealt. This makes poker a much harder challenge for computer scientists from an artificial intelligence perspective," Schaeffer said. The competiti...Researchers find vitamin B1 deficiency key to vascular problems for diabetic patients
...o why thiamine deficiency in diabetes had remained hidden until now. Diabetes is increasing in incidence in the UK and elsewhere and one of the most significant health problems associated with the condition are vascular complications: microvascular complications, such as damage to the kidney, retina and ......p measurement was much more closely tied to early, hidden signs of heart disease than other common measures of obesity, such as body mass index (BMI) or the waist circumference alone. In other words, we may obsess about unsightly cellulite on our hips, but its the pot belly we ought to worry about. In ou...