People can learn motor skills by watching
... In their experiments, the researchers tested "the intriguing possibility that such a system linking observation and action could facilitate motor learning." In the experiments, the researchers asked subjects to move a handle that was part of a robotic device to guide an on-screen cursor to targets. They then d...Study reveals new data on how lyme disease is spread
...by researchers at New York Medical College, reveal intriguing new data on the spread of the Lyme disease bacteria through the blood stream. The ability to find the Lyme spirochete--the tick-borne agent responsible--in the blood is itself an achievement because existing methods of culturing blood were not sensit...Autism conference reports advances in early diagnosis, role of immune system and more
... potential connection of cytokines to autism is an intriguing area of research that warrants further investigation. Genetics Autism has a strong genetic component, and estimates are that five to 20 genes are likely involved in the condition. Some of these genes may be responsible for inherited traits that ...Children with autism have distinctly different immune system reactions compared to typical children
...sm remains unclear, the potential connection is an intriguing area of research that warrants further investigation. "This study is part of a larger effort to learn how changes in immune system response may make some children more susceptible to the harmful effects of environmental agents," said Kenneth Olden, ...Aspirin use may protect against colon cancer recurrence, reduce risk of death
...y, May 17, at 8 a.m., Level 3, 315A. "Our data are intriguing because they showed that aspirin use notably reduced the risk of recurrence in patients with advanced colon cancer, but more research is needed before any treatment recommendations can be made about the regular use of aspirin," says Fuchs. The findin...Scientists observe infectious prion proteins invade and move within brain cells
...The Journal of Neuroscience. "These findings offer intriguing leads toward developing therapies to stop the spread of TSE and possibly other degenerative brain diseases," says NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. "Potentially, it may be possible to block the pathways that prions use to invade cells, their exit to ...Researchers discover novel pathway of inflammation that contributes to lung damage in CF patients
...ife and longer lifespan." Dr. Kolls added, "What's intriguing is that by targeting IL-17 we may also be able to inhibit IL-8, a well-known inflammatory instigator in CF, since our laboratory studies suggest expression of this cytokine is dependant on IL-17. A treatment that focuses on IL-17 instead of IL-8 may ...Baseball food and drink: Healthy chemistry scores a surprise hit
... person or watch one on television, consider these intriguing findings from studies originally published in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry : Sunflower seeds may lower blood pressure Baseball players and fans who enjoy the taste of sunflower seeds have a new reaso...Mars breaks new ground in heart health with Cocoavia
... "It is clear that cocoa flavanols represent an intriguing new area of research with significant implications for nutrition and cardiovascular health," said Dr. Carl L. Keen, a professor of nutrition and internal medicine at the University of California-Davis, who has led multiple studies on the health benef...Eating foods with 'weak estrogens' may help reduce lung cancer risk
...fect was further enhanced. "What we have found is intriguing and supports a small but growing body of evidence ... tantalizing preliminary finding." One of the most intriguing findings, says Schabath, is that people who had never smoked had a reduced chance of developing the ...Researchers shed light on anxiety and alcohol intake
...the Journal of Clinical Investigation. "This is an intriguing finding," notes NIAAA Director Ting-Kai Li, M.D. "These experiments, conducted in rats selectively bred to have a high affinity for alcohol, help us address questions about the potential role that anxiety might play in human alcoholism. These molecul...New model shows gender differences in high blood pressure, Jefferson scientists find
...d pressure than males, which Dr. Eckhart says, has intriguing implications. "This difference suggests it could be a great model for human hypertension, especially for premenopausal women," says Dr. Eckhart, who is director of the Eugene Feiner Laboratory in the Center for Translational Medicine in the Departme...Can bench pressing reduce or prevent lymphedema symptoms in breast-cancer survivors?
...believes Schmitz (an exercise physiologist), is an intriguing intervention for breast-cancer survivors as there is evidence that exercise improves health parameters and quality of life. Based on data from her own previous study (as well as other reports in the medical literature), a program of slowly-progressiv...Depressed heart patients skip medications, have elevated stress hormones
...igator of both studies. "These results give us two intriguing clues: one behavioral, one biological." One study looked at the association between depression and self-reported medication adherence in 940 patients with stable coronary heart disease, 204 of whom were diagnosed as depressed. Fourteen percent of the...... memory, but it lasts about two hours. "The other intriguing thing we don't understand is that this occurs only in one branch of the DPM neuron," said Davis. "Our impression now is that maybe what guides the behavior after training in the first few minutes is the antennal lobe. That is the important part that ...A leap forward in understanding cholera
...nfectious form of the bacterium. There is also the intriguing possibility that similar hyperinfectious states exist for other bacteria, something that seems well-worth exploring....Mysterious condition still more prevalent among Persian Gulf vets
...ne in St. Louis. "But this study has identified an intriguing association between CMI risk and diagnosis of depression and anxiety disorders prior to military service." Other findings from the study include: Having CMI doubles the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, which is associated with increased risk ...Blood flow in brain takes a twist, affecting views of Alzheimer's
...to burst into activity when needed. The finding is intriguing for a disease like Alzheimer's, which has long been considered a disease of brain cells known as neurons, and certainly not astrocytes. "For many years, astrocytes have been considered mainly as housekeeping cells that help nourish and maintain a hea...In the mind's eye: How the brain makes a whole out of parts
...ognizes and understands objects is one of the most intriguing in neuroscience, associate professor and paper co-author Charles E. Connor said. "This may not even seem like a scientific question to some people, because seeing is so automatic and we are so good at it far better than the best computer vision sys...Awareness under anaesthesia-findings from research by University of Leicester professor
...en unconscious and consciousrecall. There is an intriguing literature in which patients have developed psychological disturbance following operations with general anaesthesia in which the patient has no conscious recall, but the nature of the disturbance is indicative of inadequate anaesthesia. Experimental ...