NIH names Clinical Trial Units for the Microbicide Trials Network
...e clinical trial units and clinical research sites play an essential role. By virtue of being selected by NIH, our CTUs have proved themselves as the most qualified and the most committed to take part in an endeavor of such great global importance," said Sharon Hillier, Ph.D., MTN principal investigator a...Research finds music training 'tunes' human auditory system
...standpoint, the brainstem once was thought to only play a passive role in auditory processing. Using a novel experimental design, the researchers presented the Mandarin word "mi" to 20 adults as they watched a movie. Half had at least six years of musical instrument training starting before the age of 1...Sign language at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere
...cess and to compress the video files so they would play well on mobile displays and at the same time be small enough to download with virtually no cost. We estimate that on most mobile phone contracts, downloading a sign will cost less than 1p." Linda Day, Sign Language Lecturer at the Centre, added: "...New study cautions states on changes to Medicaid
... as those covered by the federal Medicaid program, play a critical role in preparing children for school and helping to determine how well they will do in life, according to the study published in todays issue of Health Affairs. The study calls on states considering any modifications to their publicly-f...Holographic images use shimmer to show cellular response to anticancer drug
...e a common target of anticancer drugs because they play a key role in the uncontrolled cell division that makes cancer lethal. Colchicine, the anticancer drug studied by the group, limits the ability of organelles to travel throughout the cell and perform their functions. The drug disrupts the growth of...Sunny days pose risk of 'flicker illness' for a few airlifted patients
... said. "And with numbers like that, theres more at play than the mere two in 10,000 patients that statistics show are vulnerable to light-induced epilepsy. Weve begun to wonder if even people not diagnosed with epilepsy can also be affected, to some degree, by a flickering stimulus like the light in our r...Link found between teens' stress levels and acne severity
...ls, sebum production and bacteria are all known to play major roles in acne. The study involved secondary school students in Singapore with a mean age of 14.9 years. The students self-reported stress levels and acne severity were measured at two different times just before mid-year exams and during su...Emory algorithm improves kidney transplant chances for sensitized patients
...ies against human leukocyte antigens (HLAs), which play an important role in the body's immune response to foreign tissue. These patients represent one-third of the national waiting list for kidney transplant patients (50 percent in Georgia), but they only receive about 15 percent of deceased-donor kidne...ESA contribution to International Polar Year 2007-2008
...have today. Given the important role polar regions play for global change, there is now more than ever a need for a coordinated international initiative to achieve a major advance in polar science and in the understanding of the Earth's climate and ecosystems. For more than 20 years, ESA has been prov...What do we know about asthma in Africa?
...the disease's characteristic skin lesion and might play a role in natural immunity in humans. Citation: Marsollier L, Deniaux E, Brodin P, Marot A, Wondje CM, et al. (2007) Protection against Mycobacterium ulcerans lesion development by exposure to aquatic insect saliva. PLoS Med 4(2): e64. PLEASE ADD...Medicalize me: Experts look at how our perceptions of illness are shaped
...ed prominently at sporting events as well as on TV play to mens perceptions of what it is to be a normal, healthy man. The same goes for antidepressant ads showing women who are able to fulfill their roles and duties as mothers. What people do in response to these ads is another aspect to the medicaliz...Plant-derived omega-3s may aid in bone health
...hought to have an anti-inflammatory effect and may play an important part in heart and bone health. "The unique thing about this study is that we know exactly what the participants ate because we closely controlled their food," says Dr. Rebecca Corwin, associate professor of nutrition. "These people ar...Computer scientist reveals the math and science behind blockbuster movies
...g Hollywood Research universities like Stanford play big roles in training the next generation of CG specialists and developing the science and technology that gets applied in movies in innovative ways. "The simulation of gases, liquids and combustion for scientific reasons quickly translates into th...Results of largest ever genome scan for autism out
...ng their development and function, suggesting they play a critical role in autism spectrum disorders. The first phase of the effort the assembly and scanning of the largest autism DNA collection ever was funded by Autism Speaks, a non-profit organisation dedicated to increasing awareness of autism an...Study links attempted suicide with genetic evidence identified in previous suicide research
...ight track toward identifying a gene or genes that play a role in why a person chooses to take his or her own life, says Willour. In the multi-institutional study, results of which appear in the March issue of Biological Psychiatry, the researchers examined data from 162 families with bipolar disorder....Sleep disturbances affect classroom performance
...t read, write, eat, watch TV, talk on the phone or play cards in bed. Do not have any caffeine after lunch. Do not go to bed hungry, but dont eat a big meal before bedtime either. Avoid any rigorous exercise within six hours of your bedtime. Try to get rid of or deal with things that make you worry. ...Children who sleep less more likely to be overweight
... Their findings also suggest that later bedtimes play a greater role in the overweight status of children aged from 3 to 8, while earlier wake times play a greater role in children aged 8 to 13. No significant differences in the effect of sleep on weight...Highlights from the February 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...cioeconomic, demographic and lifestyle factors all play a part in determining young adults' food choices, according to researchers from Baylor College of Medicine. Study participants were 1,266 men and women between 20 and 38 years old living in a semirural setting in Louisiana and enrolled in the Bogal...Assessing the cost of juvenile arthritis
... into factors that influence health care costs can play an important role in resource allocation, which is increasingly important in light of economic constraints on health care systems, the authors state. The results of the study are important in helping to quantify the magnitude of health care cost s......OA, the author wonders what variables may possibly play a role in its development and progression. She suggests that many studies fail to collect data about knee OA, such as age at onset, occupational and medical history, and response to medication and physical therapy, that may shed some light on the di...