There's more than meets the eye to catching a fly ball in the outfield
DURHAM, N.H. -- It looks so simple catching a fly ball. But of all of the ...ure, whereas the spin of a split-fingered fastball looks like that of a regular fastball, but the ball is slightly off-speed and has that downward trajectory...The corporate sponsored creation of disease - Press Release from PLoS Medicine
...powerful drugs. David Healy (University of Wales) looks at how companies are "selling" bipolar disorder, leading to a surge of diagnoses of bipolar disorder in American children, some as young as two. "Drugs such as Zyprexa and Risperdal are now being used for preschoolers in America with little question...Novel device shows potential in better detecting oral cancer
...ed scientifically problematic. "A major reason is looks alone can be deceiving," said Rosin, referring to the common practice of diagnosing cancer based on the general appearance and staining patterns of tissue biopsy. "What's been badly needed in screening for oral cancer is a way to visualize the biolo...Nano-particles effective in killing cancer with one-two punch of chemotherapeutics
...emical features. This results in a structure that looks like a very small cell or virus. Discher and his colleagues take advantage of the polymersome properties to ferry their drug combination to the tumor. The large polymers making up the shell allow paclitaxel, which is water-insoluble, to embed with...Industry welcomes massive Victorian investment in medical research
...ientists from overseas "The BioMelbourne Network looks forward to working with the Victorian government to build Victoria's biotech industries," Tim Murphy says....Kids behave and sleep better after tonsillectomy, study finds
...work to breathe during the night, and another that looks for subtle changes in brain activity with every labored breathing cycle. The bottom line for parents, Chervin and his colleagues say, is that any child who snores regularly, or has other signs of breathing problems during sleep, may benefit from an e...Pigment is focus of macular degeneration research
...o better understand what a healthy, normal pigment looks like, says Dr. John Nolan, vision scientist and Fulbright postdoctoral fellow in the MCG Department of Ophthalmology. The idea is that thinning of this pigment comprised of yellow antioxidants that come from food or dietary supplements opens the do...Memory function: There is hope for alcoholics with Korsakoff Syndrome
... of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research looks at a memory process called visuoperceptual learning, a component of "implicit memory," which does not require conscious recollection. Results suggest that individuals with KS retain the ability to learn information that is presented visually, even w...Environmental chemicals implicated in cancer, say experts
...hat have accumulated in breast milk. Our research looks at involuntary exposure to these chemicals in the air, food and water. "Environmental contaminants - in particular synthetic pesticides and organochlorines with hormone-disrupting properties - could be a major factor in causing hormone-dependent mali...Minimally invasive approach can work for many thyroid patients
...two important additional steps, he says. The study looks at 31 patients who underwent minimally invasive removal of the thyroid gland, which helps regulate metabolic function, and 14 patients in whom pairing the endoscope with the harmonic scalpel, which coagulates as it cuts, enabled the smallest incision...Early blood pressure treatment may postpone true hypertension
... to do. It's not the answer for everything, but it looks pretty promising, though one would like to see stronger results." Now, the researchers say, more studies of pre-hypertension are needed, to complement the large amount of research on end-stage hypertension that has been carried out in recent years. ...Body image relates to sexual risks taken by men and women differently
...st-year college students who were happy with their looks were less likely to undertake those same risks. Dr. Eva S. Lefkowitz, associate professor of human development and family studies and second author of a recently published paper on the study, says, "These findings suggest that programs that focus on ...How can we protect patients with weakened immune systems from influenza?
...arch to improve defenses against flu. Dr. Sullivan looks to broader and longer-term benefits of her funded program. "Even if the worst-case scenarios of flu pandemic or weaponized flu attack do not occur in the next few years, we will have greater understanding of how to protect vulnerable patients."...There's more than meets the eye in judging the size of an object
...ies it has been known that the moon, while rising, looks huge when it is near the horizon and smaller when high in the sky. It is in reality always the same size. The researchers used a similar illusion, one that looked at the perceived difference in the size of an object at different distances. For thei...Should heart attack care be more like trauma care? Study suggests regional system could be feasible
...an stopping at the closest hospital. A new study looks at a crucial issue in that debate: how close Americans live to hospitals that can perform angioplasty, which is considered the best treatment for the form of heart attack called STEMI, if it's done quickly. Only a fraction of American hospitals perfo...... using an EEG (electroencephalogram) scanner which looks like a swimming cap covered with electrodes and records electrical brain activity on the scalp. The scanners, popular since the 1960s, are used in hospitals to detect epilepsy in people and are an important tool to show not just what bits of the brai...Obesity may affect response to asthma medications
...prescribe medication not yet, anyway. "Our study looks back at material from previous trials. I'd like to see a prospective study in which lean patients and heavy patients are enrolled at the outset, and you compare both types of medications in both groups," Peters-Golden says. If verified by other studi...New, expensive, widely-used drugs continue to cause liver problems, says Jefferson liver specialist
... of Health-supported study at five medical centers looks at drug-induced liver disease by collecting DNA samples and medical histories from patients who have experienced drug reactions. "Patients who have had drug reactions are prospectively enrolled, histories are accrued, and samples are being collected,...Worldwide study looks to find causes of type 1 diabetes
...oblem with past studies is that they took isolated looks at a very complex disease. "The bottom line is that it's not going to be a simple answer," Mrs. Hopkins says....Anti-HIV drug has potential to prevent transmission in women
...is study may change the way the research community looks at developing safe and effective microbicides," says lead author Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, an infectious disease physician at The Miriam Hospital and professor of medicine and community health at Brown Medical School, both in Providence, RI. "Analyzing t...