Chinese children with hearing devices benefit from new speech test
...ouse Ear Institute and West China Hospital jointly hold international copyrights on the MESP materials. The MESP, as well as other Mandarin tests being developed through our collaboration, are essential tools in the emerging field of Chinese audiology, said Dr. Soli, vice president of technology transfe...Metabolic study in mice could lead to 'good cholesterol' boosters
...cals capable of modifying the pathway, which could hold promise as new good-cholesterol-boosting drugs. ...Theory of facial aging gets a facelift from UT Southwestern researchers
...lications for future studies on aging and possibly hold clues to the study of other diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer. ...Old McDonald's has a hold on kids' taste buds, Stanford/Packard study finds
...n impressionable toddler. And although the parents hold the keys to the car that goes to the fast-food restaurant, they're not entirely to blame. "Parents don't choose for their children to be exposed to this type of marketing," he said. "Parents have a very difficult job. It may seem easier to give in ...Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
Green tea could hold promise as a new treatment for skin disorders such as psoriasis and dandruff, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Researchers studied an animal model for inflammatory skin diseases, which are often characterized by patches of dry, red, flak...UQ researchers discover some of the oldest forms of life
...wrie Duck who said it was an amazing experience to hold in your hands rocks that contain remains of some of the earliest forms of life on Earth. The Pilbara region is such a good research site as it has ancient forms of the white smokers active at plate margins today and black sulfidic smokers found in...Health reform bills could improve quality and efficiency, but fall short of national plan
...ills seeking to change Medicares payment structure hold the most promise for health care savings and quality improvement. The first installment of the analysis of health care bills, released in March 2007, analyzed and compared leading health care bills to expand health care coverage. That analysis indic...Worcester Polytechnic Institute to host national forum on locating first responders inside buildings
... Mass. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will hold its second annual workshop on Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking for Emergency Responders, the only national forum for researchers, corporate R&D leaders, national policy makers, and public safety departments on this critical challenge,...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
...the human body, will become scaffolds for cells to hold onto and grow--cells such as fibroblasts, which form connective tissue, and osteoblasts, which form bone. They're like rebar when you're building something with concrete, Schneider said. They give the cement something to hang onto. The basis of U...Anti-gay hate crimes widespread
... kinds of violent crime, and this pattern seems to hold in anti-gay hate crimes as well, Herek said. The gay men and lesbians in the study were much more likely than the bisexual men and women to be open about their sexual orientation. Their greater visibility probably also makes them easier targets for d...Future therapies for stroke may block cell death
...tylase inhibitors in medicine would thus appear to hold tremendous promise," Kozikowski said. But to be clinically useful, he said, drugs must be designed that are able to discriminate between various forms of histone deacetylase. Kozikowski said the new findings, performed in collaboration with Dr. Br...Aging stem cells in mice may hold answers to diseases of the aged, Stanford study finds
...xt step is to show whether these results from mice hold true for human blood-forming stem cells. "If this work does extrapolate to humans, then it is absolutely consistent with the idea that blood-forming stem cells are the breeding ground for pre-leukemic mutations," said Weissman, the Virginia and D.K. ...USC and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles both receive grants for stem cell facilities
... and researchers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles hold joint appointments at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Approximately $3.6 million will go to USC's Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (CSCRM). The 1,500-square-foot research laboratory will be housed on the USC Health Sciences Campu...DFG approves 11 new Collaborative Research Centers
...G for young scientists and researchers who already hold a doctorate. In addition, as of 2008 the DFG will largely do away with the earmarking of certain funds that has existed up to now (for example funding specifically for inviting visiting researchers and scientists), in order to boost the individual re...The Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards $8 million to infectious disease investigators
...erial, viral, fungal, or parasitic. All awardees hold tenure-track faculty positions and must be nominated by degree-granting institutions in the United States or Canada. "The constant threat of infectious disease is of global concern, BWF President Dr. Enriqueta Bond said. "Understanding the underly...New biodegradable magnesium stents for coronary arteries
...le stents are in an early stage of development but hold considerable promise for overcoming many of the limitations of permanent metallic implants." They add: "The initial patients treated with these devices will need to be followed up closely and for a long time. Whether bioabsorbable stents signal the...Study: Who claims to be a pediatrician?
....abp.org. 2. Office hours. Does the pediatrician hold office hours that will work with your family's busy schedule" Is the pediatrician available to handle patient care needs after regular business hours" The pediatrician's schedule needs to be a good fit for your family's schedule in order for the rela...'Smart' mice teach scientists about learning process, brain disorders
...technology, we also found biochemical targets that hold promise for future treatments of a variety of cognitive disorders," he said. The researchers also recorded nerve-cell firings in the hippocampus, an area of the brain associated with learning. Hippocampus slices from the knock-out mice responded m...Novel treatments may help alleviate constipation, IBS in women
..., but we remain optimistic that this treatment may hold promise for people with constipation-predominant IBS." Dr. Andresen will present this study on Monday, May 21, at 4 p.m. in Room 101. Hypnotherapy for Children with Functional Abdominal Pain or Irritable Bowel Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled ...Asthmatx completes enrollment in pivotal study of bronchial thermoplasty
...procedure is quite well-tolerated, and that it may hold considerable promise for patients with severe asthma," says Gerard Cox, M.B., Professor of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada, lead author of the NEJM publication and a Principal Investigator in the AIR2 Trial. ...