Implanted medical device aims to lower blood pressure
...cale of stimulation will be applied until the best possible blood pressure response is achieved. Patients will be evaluated on a regular schedule until the device receives FDA approval, and generally will be followed for life. "Findings from this study could have a significant impact on how we are able to tre...Many parents fail to set rules to limit children's exposure to tobacco smoke, according to new study
.... The adults were asked to identify from a list of possible rules which family smoking restrictions were in place within their family. This included such rules as "Only adults can smoke," "Adults can smoke, but not around children," and "No smoking is allowed in my home." The researchers also inquired about t...Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
... in the development of many complex diseases but a possible metabolic basis for autism has not been well explored. Now Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute researchers report for the first time that children with autism have a severely abnormal metabolic profile indicating increased vulnerability t...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
...owever, that some forms of intervention may become possible in the near future," Behrmann said....Newer imaging techniques may lead to over-treatment
...ith 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 can have drawbacks as well, Dr. Prologo said. "If we see the small clots, we're mor...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
...the article. Previous research has suggested three possible predictors of future bullying behavior: that parental emotional support helps young children develop empathy, self-regulation and prosocial skills and might be protective; that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits that lead to decreas...Angiogenesis factor may help tumors prepare the way for spread to lymph nodes
... a result, the MGH team decided to investigate its possible role in tumor-associated lymphangiogenesis. Research fellow Satoshi Hirakawa, MD, PhD, the study's first author developed a strain of transgenic mice in which skin cells express a green fluorescent protein and also produce elevated levels of VEGF-A. ...ACP guidelines to treat obesity cover diet, exercise, drugs and surgery
...non-surgical control groups. Furthermore, all have possible side effects, ranging from surgical complications to gall bladder disease and digestion difficulties. The ACP guidelines estimate that the death rate from bariatric surgery, including in-hospital and deaths within 30 days of discharge, ranges from 0....Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, April 5, 2005
...non-surgical control groups. Furthermore, all have possible side effects, ranging from surgical complications to gall bladder disease and digestive difficulties. The ACP guidelines estimate that the death rate from bariatric surgery, including in-hospital deaths and deaths within 30 days of discharge, range f...Sex hormones hold key to higher rates of abdominal aortic aneurysms in males
...treatment is surgery when the risk of death due to possible rupture of the abdominal aortic aneurysm is judged to outweigh the risk of surgery.......holy grail" of medical imaging. The team found it possible to identify various anatomical structures within the kidney based on their distinctive attenuation characteristics, so that computerized algorithms could display in color-coded fashion one tissue in red, another in green, and so forth -- thus assisti...West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
...mbining climate science and health sciences, it is possible to think in terms of setting up epidemiological mo..., these results do not provide a way of defining a possible link between the intensity of winter and the size of the epidemic. Moreover, the climate model used ...Scientists discover way to control allergic reactions
...inst one's own body. With this approach, it may be possible to stop or limit these diseases. Professor Barry Kay from Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital, and author on the paper, adds: "This is an important step in our understanding of how to treat allergic disease. Allergies are becoming inc...Asthmatics naturally deficient in antiviral immunity, report scientists
...y giving interferons to asthma sufferers it may be possible to prevent or treat the asthma attacks, stopping sufferers from becoming hospitalised through illness." Professor Stephen Holgate, from the University of Southampton and one of the report authors adds: "We are all very excited about this discovery be...Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
...ture. Avidan and Chervin note that there are many possible ways in which insomnia, combined with other mental and physical factors, 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 ...Children's hospital neurologist receives Young Investigator Award in spinal muscular atrophy
...e associated with SMN protein in axons may provide possible therapeutic targets for SMA in the future."...Study finds that women with PCOS are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease
...orking to identify effective treatments as well as possible causes for the condition "Our study highlights the relationship between PCOS, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease," explained senior author, Dr. John Nestler, Professor of Medicine; Chair, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism and Vice Ch...Money doesn't buy happiness - - except when disability strikes
...irst time that financial assets have shown to be a possible buffer for a person's well-being after a decline in health. In addition to Ubel and Smith, the study team included U-M biostatistician and research associate Mohammed Kabeto, M.S., and Kenneth Langa, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of general med...Hemodialysis causes antioxidant loss leading to long-term complications
...ecific or non-specific drugs, such as statins, are possible solutions outlined in the article. "Correction of OS imbalance appears to be a basic requisite to prevent complications in long-term dialysis patients" and is "a promising avenue of research."...OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
...ns happens very early in the disease process." One possible reason for the reduction of synaptic proteins is m...rence in Alzheimer's. The researchers believe it's possible that defective mitochondria in Alzheimer's neurons may not move effectively and may not supply adequ...