The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation invests in gastroenterology's future
...of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Association of physical activity and biomarkers on colorectal cancer risk Laura G. Mirviss Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland Research location: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine An examination of the possible effects of BFT and/or ETBF for activ...From UF and IBM, a blueprint for 'smart' health care
... see the need and the opportunity to integrate the physical world of sensors and other devices directly into enterprise systems, said Richard Bakalar, Chief Medical Officer for IBM. Doing so in an open environment will remove market inhibitors that impede innovation in critical industries like health care and...Landmark study finds adult Delawareans with disabilities in only 'fair' to 'poor' health
...se. Almost 50 percent do not engage in any type of physical activity, and most do not eat the daily amount of fruits and vegetables recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Additionally, the respondents had a higher incidence of secondary health conditions, including high cholesterol (47 percent), hi...Obese girls less likely to attend college
...lts indicate the harmful effects extend far beyond physical health," said Robert Crosnoe, author of the study and a sociologist at the university. Crosnoe suggests a number of mental health and behavioral issues seem to play a significant role in keeping obese girls from enrolling in college. The study fou...Home health care devices focus of FDA Conference at UH
...e with problems such as poor vision, hearing loss, physical weakness and cognitive impairments that limit their independence and ability to properly use devices; patients from different ethnic backgrounds who may have communication problems or cultural blocks to understanding device technology; and the chroni...Device helps physically disabled turn on computer
More than 14 million Americans under age 64 have a physical disability, according to the 2005 American Communi...pful technologies have been created for those with physical disabilities, such as special switches that activate numerous hardware and software, one problem rem...K-State researcher working on a way to make snack foods with extra fiber
...erties of the flour. The foods might have a better physical quality." The researchers worked with the bakery science lab at K-State's department of grain science and industry to produce cookies and tortillas made with bran-enriched flour that had been precooked using extrusion processing, and those that had...Anti-gay hate crimes widespread
...ictim of violence or a property crime -- including physical assault, sexual assault, theft and vandalism -- because of their sexual orientation. In addition, 49 percent said they had been verbally abused because of their sexual orientation, 23 percent reported being threatened with violence, 12.5 percent repo...STAMP system can help professionals to identify potentially violent individuals
... nine of the 16 episodes analysed in detail. Other physical indicators included staggering, waving arms around or pulling away from healthcare staff trying to treat them. Violence towards healthcare staff and other professionals such as police officers and social security staff are an increasing part of d...Going to bed late may affect the health, academic performance of college students
...e amount of sleep a person gets affects his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Experts recom...Extended duration work shifts risky to the safety, well-being of medical interns, patients
...e amount of sleep a person gets affects his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Experts recom...Students with medical-related majors more likely to have poor quality sleep
...e amount of sleep a person gets affects his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. ...College students who pull 'all-nighters' and get no sleep more likely to have a lower GPA
...e amount of sleep a person gets affects his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. ...Catastrophic events can affect a person's sleep
...e amount of sleep a person gets affects his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Experts recom...Night shift nurses more likely to have poor sleep habits
...e amount of sleep a person gets affects his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. ...Sleep Slide-Rule improves children's understanding of the importance of sleep
...dren to learn, and that the Sleep Slide-Rule makes physical the inter-relationship between bedtime, sleep need and wake-up time. "Children are great advocates for healthy living. If they are taught the importance of sleep, and the parents are included as well, they will make the changes for themselves." ...Simple test predicts 6-year risk of dementia
... combining medical history, cognitive testing, and physical examination. It requires no special equipment and ...r, poor scores on two simple cognitive tests, slow physical functioning on everyday tasks such as buttoning a shirt or walking 15 feet, a history of coronary ar...Metabolic syndrome points to heart health
...ured clinical interview including a cardiovascular physical examination, transthoracic echocardiogram and pulsed Doppler evaluation. The results indicated that symptomatic heart failure and severe cardiac structural and functional abnormalities rise progressively with increasing degree of metabolic syndrome, ...Low-carb diets' effects linked to rise in newly identified 'starvation hormone'
...o found that FGF21 led the animals to reduce their physical activity and made them more sensitive to entering torpor, a short-term, hibernation-like state. In addition to altering their fuel sources, many small mammals conserve energy when food is scarce by undergoing periodic bouts of torpor, Kliewer expla......rately measure their emotional suffering and their physical pain after being treated with the drug. (The rats ...emotional suffering decreased much more than their physical pain. While the physical pain appeared to be reduced 30 percent their emotional suffering complete...