New approach to eye training may significantly improve performance
...ely doubled their efficiency and transferred their improved performance to the cluttered displays immediately. Those that first trained on the cluttered displays did not show any transferred improvement when they tested on the clear displays. "We were surprised to find training the eyes in the one process wou...BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound useful for differentiating benign from malignant solid masses
...f years and, according to the authors, has greatly improved the organization of mammography reports. The BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound was published more recently, and radiologists are only now beginning to gain experience using this lexicon on a daily basis. "It is important for radiologists making decisio...Study shows that a kidney transplant can reverse heart failure
...r a kidney transplant, the heart's pumping ability improved in more than 86 percent of the patients. For 70 percent of the patients, pumping ability returned to normal or close to normal following the transplant. Even more dramatic, the majority of the patients with the worst heart failure (about 20 percent o...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...ter efficiency, GM saved over $800 million through improved productivity at 30 company plants in 10 countries. The savings were realized using novel, state-of-the-art algorithms and modeling systems developed for estimating throughput performance, identifying bottlenecks, and buffer allocation, coupled with i......vasive and highly reliable manner. *In addition to improved resolution, the system can locate tissue features with extreme precision in a objective, fixed-coordinate 3D grid, crucial for guiding surgical procedures. *Scans can be performed in a matter of a few minutes and because they are ultrasonic, they do ...Metabolic side effects of antipsychotics are known, but rarely monitored
...e market in the last 10-15 years are touted for an improved ability to treat the delusions and hallucinations of schizophrenia without damaging muscle control, Dr. Buckley says. Parkinson-like tremors have been associated with older antipsychotics. "These newer drugs are definitely more effective, they are j...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...ortant bio-markers of risk that may translate into improved clinical outcomes," he said. The Duke trial enroll...eceived exercise training or stress management had improved baroreflex sensitivity, a phenomenon by which receptors located along the walls of blood vessels res...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
...on of disease risk markers that may translate into improved clinical outcomes."...Money doesn't buy happiness - - except when disability strikes
...t the well-being of those with lower net worth had improved somewhat. The well-being of those with more financial means had actually decreased slightly. In all, Ubel says, the results should help individuals and policy makers understand the importance of financial security in relationship to a person's healt...Vigorously active adolescents are leaner, fitter
...hould start with moderate physical activity and an improved diet, then progress to more vigorous activity as they become leaner and fitter. Researchers noted that children who inherit a predisposition to be unfit or obese may be less likely to engage in vigorous physical activity. However, studies show that ...Study: Level I trauma centers boost head injury survival
...level I and II centers may actually translate into improved survival among patients initially presenting to rural hospitals and transferred to level I centers versus those transferred to level II centers." The results of the study do not suggest that all patients should be transferred to level I centers inste...Data show cyclosporine inhalation solution improves long-term survival in lung-transplant patients
...rm survival following lung transplantation has not improved appreciably in the last 10 to 15 years. According to 2004 ISHLT registry data of lung transplants performed between January 1998 and June 2002, one-year survival remains about 75 percent. At five years, survival remains approximately 45 percent, esse...Fifteen-year hunt uncovers gene behind 'pseudothalidomide' syndrome
...yeast, fruit flies and even mice have dramatically improved in the last 15 years. And we were also able to look at when and where the gene is expressed during human development. Without these techniques, and without the powerful computer programs, we wouldn't have been able to identify this gene and confirm i...Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive
...hesives will have a huge impact in the creation of improved wood products that work better and are safe in the environment." The new adhesive should improve both work and living environments, and enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. companies, researchers say. They can also provide another market for th...ACHRI study finds CellCept improves survival in pediatric heart transplant patients
...icantly fewer early rejection episodes and greatly improved survival, according to a study of nearly 400 pediatric patients, beginning two weeks post-transplant. The study was led by researchers at the Arkansas Children's Research Institute (ACHRI) and results were presented today at the 25th annual meeting ...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
...ancer over the past 10 years. Both CT scanning and improved methods of chest radiographs enhance lung cancer detection, but they were not used in earlier studies. The best current methods can help radiologists detect smaller lung cancers," says Matthew Freedman, MD, MBA, a radiologist and associate professor ...Older children may benefit from treatment for lazy eye
...as a non-responder if amblyopic eye acuity had not improved 10 or more letters by the 24th week or if there wa...ugh our results indicate that visual acuity can be improved by treating amblyopia in older children, it is not known whether the improvement will be sustained a...Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease reduces uncontrolled movements
...Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor scores were improved after 12 months of both GPi and STN stimulation (39 vs 48 percent)," the authors write. "Bradykinesia [extremely slow movement] tended to improve more with STN than GPi stimulation. No improvement in on-medication function was observed in either grou...National trial shows older children benefit from treatment for childhood's most common eye disorder
... co-chaired the study, which showed that treatment improved the vision of many of the 507 older children with ...treated with glasses, patching and near activities improved two lines or more compared with only 20 percent of those treated with glasses alone. Most children, ...Hopkins study shows older children also benefit from 'lazy eye' treatment
... who had not been previously treated for amblyopia improved after being treated with glasses and eye patches, while 20 percent of children treated with glasses alone responded to treatment. Despite the benefits of treatment, most children - including those who responded to treatment - were left with some visu...