Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
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...rth of older U.S. adults will be uninsured at some point during the years preceding Medicare eligibility, a...-quarter of older adults will be uninsured at some point during the years preceding eligibility for Medicare," the authors write. "There is now substantial e...Restless legs syndrome has complex genetic involvement
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...ons to critical development problems." The authors point out that several developing countries have launched their own nanotechnology initiatives in order to strengthen their capacity and sustain economic growth. For example, India's Department of Science and Technology will invest $20 million over 2004-20...To boost efficiency, hospitals borrow principles from factory floor
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... study and was found to have no effect at any time point in the study when compared with placebo. These findings, from the Memory Impairment Study, are the first to suggest than any agent can delay the clinical diagnosis of AD in people with MCI. The effects of the drug measured in this study "did not prov...Stanford gut check shows diversity of intestinal ecosystem
...his large effort, we are still not approaching the point of complete coverage of the intestinal community in any one individual - much less the complete coverage of all human intestinal communities." In contrast, the investigators found very limited diversity within the archaea, microbes that look a lot li...Easing the anxiety of pregnancy after miscarriage
...most of the women in the loss group were past that point in their current pregnancy," said Ct-Arsenault. "B...ant or important, and that once women get past the point when their miscarriage occurred, everything is fine." Since these findings were limited by th...The Neurosciences and Music in Leipzig: Registration boom and over 140 posters
...l" part of a musical performance from a biological point of view, referred not only to the performing musician, but also to the listening audience. In the last five years, the scientific literature on the relationship between neurosciences and music has witnessed the development and publication of a consid...Newborn's first week may be critical period for developing obesity in adulthood
...ronic disease throughout life." "Our findings also point toward new potential targets for preventing obesity," he added. "If these results are confirmed by other studies, they may lead to interventions in newborns to help prevent long-term development of obesity." Dr. Stettler explained, however, that such...Anthrax treatments' cost effectiveness shown in Stanford study
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.... "This is a true behavioral change." The authors point out that motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in the United States for people between the ages of 1 and 34. Thirty percent of Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetimes. Such accidents cause damages ...... disease, nerve cells can become overactive to the point where they die. Consequently there is the hope that memantine, which blocks some of L-glutamate's receptors, may reduce symptoms of dementia. Cochrane Review Authors concluded that, compared to placebo, giving 20 mg/day memantine reduced symptoms in ...