UGA study finds that violence costs nation $70 billion annually
.... Reductions in dating violence have been shown to persist four years after the completion of a program for adolescents known as Safe Dates. Corso said the study probably underestimates the economic costs of violence because many people dont seek medical attention for violence-related injuries and often a...Inactive kids storing up illness for the future
...ctors for cardiovascular disease in children often persist into adulthood. There is also evidence of increased risk of cardiovascular risk factors in children of South Asian origin compared to white children. The need to implement prevention strategies for childhood obesity is therefore a major target for th...Syphilis screening, lithium fights neurodegeneration, monoclonal antibodies against avian flu
...with the virus. After primary infection, HHV-6 can persist lifelong in some white blood cells, salivary glands, and in the central nervous system. Two HHV-6 variants are known, HHV-6A and HHV-6B. Active infection or reactivation of HHV-6 in the brain has been previously shown to be associated with neurologic...New guideline for treating Lyme disease
...ibiotics has any benefit in treating symptoms that persist following standard therapy. The guideline is publi...biotics doesnt help to treat chronic symptoms that persist after treatment for Lyme disease, the symptom complex will remain problematic until we can better un...Penn researchers show how nanocylinders deliver medicine better than nanospheres
... cylindrical nanoparticles align with the flow and persist in circulation considerably longer than any known spherical particles." In this study, the research team used skinny cylindrical nanoparticles composed of synthetic polymers to deliver the anticancer drug paclitaxel to a human lung tumor tissue imp...Listen to your heart: Researchers discover a physiological indicator of vulnerability to temptation
... our strength to inhibit impulses, make decisions, persist at difficult tasks, and control emotions can be spent just like a muscle that has been lifting heavy weights. When we spend our strength on one task (trying to control your emotion around a petulant boss), there is less to spend on others (avoiding t...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 31, 2007
... fluids Subsurface oil from 1989 Alaska spill may persist for decades Debut for a "far-sighted" superlens ...ELEASE Subsurface oil from 1989 Alaska spill may persist for decades Environmental Science & Technology Oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill persists in a...Stem cell activity deciphered in the aging brain
... ideas on how long crucial "progenitor" stem cells persist in the aging brain. The finding also suggests the possibility of treating various neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, dementia and depression, by stimulating the brain's ability to produce new nerve cells, said senior study i...RAND study shows solitary drug, alcohol and cigarette use puts adolescents at higher risk
...r a wide range of problems during adolescence that persist into young adulthood, such as low academic achievement, stealing and other social problems. The RAND Health study, published in the December edition of the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, is the first to study adolescent solitary substan...Scientists use pixels to ease amputees' pain
...en very painful for the person concerned. They can persist for many years, and are very difficult to treat. "One patient felt that the fingers of her amputated hand were continually clenched into her palm, which was very painful for her. However, after just one session using the virtual system she began to...Targeted cancer drugs may work by disrupting balance of cellular signals
...ins while apoptotic [cell-death promoting] signals persist and drive the cells towards death," Settleman says. "We suggest that the term 'oncogenic shock' may be a more accurate way to describe a process in which the very thing that kept the tumor alive overexpression of a kinase is turned against itself ...Younger African American women at significantly higher risk for breast cancer
...ional research to understand why these differences persist and to determine whether avoidable or preventable factors account for these puzzling patterns, according to the investigators. Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. According to the American Cancer Soci...Healthier preemies and parents, thanks to a new early intervention program
...erse physical, mental and behavioral outcomes that persist beyond school age," says the study's lead author, Bernadette Melnyk, RN, FAAN, dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing at Arizona State University's College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation. "Parents of preterm infants also experienc...Alzheimer's alarm over anesthetics
... which seems vital for normal memory function may persist long after receiving anaesthetics. Now the warning has been sounded, Mandal hopes that the dangers and benefits of each anaesthetic will be urgently studied. "The main focus should now be using an anaesthetic that does not have any undesirable and d...New mechanism underlying pain found
...jury, an infection or disease, or surgery, and can persist long after the initial injury has healed. Millions of people worldwide suffer some form of neuropathic pain, and the current treatment options are limited or inadequate for many people. The research presented today suggests that the persistent pain m...New treatment for post-concussion syndrome pioneered at UB
...ple who experience a concussion have symptoms that persist beyond six weeks. These people are diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome (PCS). Previously there has been no treatment for the condition with proven success. "The most common approach by physicians is to recommend no exercise and prescribe antidep...Prescribe exercise for older adults for better health
...propriate physical activity, and dispel myths that persist as barriers to exercise in the elderly." Among the useful resources McDermott and Mernitz reference is a book created by colleagues at the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Polic...Edmonton Protocol clinical trial shows islet transplantation shows promising results
...rtial islet function. Insulin independence did not persist indefinitely in most cases. However, individuals with functioning islets had improved control of their diabetes, even though they still needed to take insulin shots. The first international, multicentre trial of the Edmonton Protocol is a standardi...Clinical trial shows islet transplantation is a promising procedure
...s of low blood sugar. Insulin independence did not persist indefinitely in most cases, and less than a third of the people who had been freed from insulin injections after one year remained so by two years. However, individuals with functioning islets had improved control of their diabetes, even though they ...Pesticide exposure could increase risk of early onset of Parkinson's disease
...ned in 1987. Although no longer used, dieldrin can persist in the environment for decades and move up through the food chain, particularly in dairy products and meats, to humans, Pennell said. Over the next few decades, however, dieldrin and other banned pesticides should dissipate in the environment and b...