New approach to eye training may significantly improve performance
...lves rethinking how the eyes are trained to filter out clutter and focus in on a target. Previously, scientists believed these two perceptual skills intermixed and worked simultaneously. This study, however, demonstrates that they are in fact independent and best practiced in a specific order. The study...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April 2005 (first issue)
...licity of random clinical trials that were carried out over the years, two drug regimens emerged as treatments of choice. The first was a 6-month regimen in which rifampin (a potent sterilizing agent) was given throughout the time period. Patients began treatment with 2 months of streptomycin, isoniazi...Statin simvastatin linked to protection against endothelial dysfunction in diabetic rats
...cation, Medical College of Georgia researchers set out to determine the effects of simvastatin on endothelial cell dysfunction, an early pivotal event in atherogenesis and a major cause of the microvascular complications in diabetics. The researchers found that in addition to lowering cholesterol levels,...Top anti-arthritis drugs cause skin disease
...itis. More prospective studies need to be carried out to investigate the incidence of skin disease in patients on therapy, but this study reveals clinically significant adverse effects of TNF-alpha blocking therapy....If you fill it, they will slurp, and slurp, and slurp ...
...cted to out-of-sight soup cauldrons. Those who ate out of the refilling bowls consumed 73 percent more soup than did participants who ate from the normal soup bowl during the 20-minute lunch. Although they averaged 113 more calories than those eating from normal bowls, those eating from the bottomless b...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...e dean of the medical school. "But when you throw out all the studies that are methodologically flawed and then conduct a meta-analysis of those that are well-designed, you find that light therapy is an effective treatment not only for SAD but also for depression." The use of bright artificial light for...Newer imaging techniques may lead to over-treatment
...icant difference in the outcomes of patients ruled out for pulmonary embolism with MDCT vs. single-detector CT," he said. "It is possible that we missed small clots in the patients that had a single-detector CT examination, but at three and six months, the outcomes were similar," he said. Seeing more ...Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
...hi Uematsu, MD, lead author of the study. Figuring out which imaging method is the best for a particular disease is crucial in patient treatment, say the study authors. "Early diagnosis and treatment of bone metastases might improve outcomes in breast cancer patients, and the appropriate imaging method i...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
...and might be protective; that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits that lead to decreased...to theories that suggest that bullying might arise out of cognitive deficits as well as emotional ones. Second, we have added bullying to the list of poten...Education program reduces incidents of shaken baby syndrome
...ow a short video. Nurses were to specifically seek out fathers or father-figures who are more often invol...otal of 64,205 commitment statements were recorded out of 94,409 live births during the study period. During the six years before the study began, 49 cases...AACR celebrates 20th anniversary of minority scholar awards
... AACR has endeavored through this program to reach out to minority predoctoral and postdoctoral students, trainees, and junior investigators as future cancer researchers. The program was created in an attempt to address the serious problem of lack of minority participation in cancer research by offering...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...explore more alternatives. The process helps drive out unnecessary costs, find new savings opportunities, and build long-term supplier relationships. The technology provides a win-win, with suppliers benefiting, as well. Swift & Co., working with Aspen Technology, brought operations research models to ...Differential heart-attack risks among blacks, whites remain mystery
...gs from the historic Dallas Heart Study have ruled out one of the most prominent explanations of why elevated levels of a fat-carrying protein called "lipoprotein(a)" lead to increased risks for heart attacks among whites but not among African-Americans. Researchers say the study, which appeared last mon...Golf-related head injuries in children increasing along with sport's popularity
...lated head injuries during that period barely beat out golf as the major cause of sports-related head injuries in these children. Seven of the golf injuries were caused by golf cart accidents, seven by golf clubs and one by a golf ball, Dr. Rahimi says. Uncontrollable brain swelling resulted in the death...West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
...nd climate variations. Statistical methods brought out evidence of a coincidence between the seasonal variability of the number of cases of meningitis recorded in Mali and the climate dynamics on the scale of this zone. The Harmattan winds are the dominant feature of the winter climate of Sahelo-Sudania...Q Chip helps make cures more effective
...o discuss the company's technology, which was spun out of research carried out at Cardiff University. Q Chip is collaborating with Biocompatibles International, a medical device c...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...highbone (femur) from slipping forward or backward out of the joint. Most ACL injuries are sports-related, and most occur when there is no direct physical contact between athletes. Studies have shown that the injury rate to the knee's ACL is up to eight times higher for women than it is for men, particu...Scientists discover way to control allergic reactions
... the worst effects." To date the team have carried out these studies in small groups of volunteers, but o...rial in conjunction with Circassia, a company spun out from Imperial....Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
... could lead to falls. People with insomnia may get out of bed in the middle of the night, running into or tripping over objects in the dark or just becoming confused about their surroundings. Insomnia is known to cause daytime sleepiness and clumsiness, as well as cognitive deficits. It slows down a pers...Money doesn't buy happiness - - except when disability strikes
... not buy happiness, but it does seem to buy people out of some of the misery that's associated with a dec...ssified as disabled if they became unable to carry out routine tasks of daily living such as walking, getting out of bed, eating and dressing without help....