Implanted medical device aims to lower blood pressure
...tion by the kidneys. In this way, the Rheos System provides a physiologic approach to reducing high blood pressure by allowing the brain to direct the body's own control mechanisms." "This device, if found effective, would offer a way to lower blood pressure in patients who have not been able to control their...Urban neighborhoods affect how people think about health
...ral to urban living," said Barnes, whose next book provides an in-depth look at economic costs incurred and decisions faced by the working poor in Gary, Ind. The book will be released this summer. "It is more difficult for people to focus on their own their illnesses when they are worried about feeding and cl...Largest NIH grant for NYU will create research network in dental practices
...ication Core (Ananda P. Dasanayake, BDS, MPH, PhD) provides training and certification to every practitioner-investigator. The Protocol Development Core (Van P. Thompson, DDS, PhD) will solicit ideas from practitioners and transform the ideas into protocols relevant to clinical practice. The Informa...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
...fortless for most people, and it's an ability that provides great evolutionary and social advantages. But this ability is impaired in people who have suffered brain damage or in those with a rare congenital condition, and research by Carnegie Mellon University psychologists reveals startling insights into how...It takes a village to improve the health of children
..."For residents and medical students, this training provides an important reconnection to interests and passions that may have led them to a career in medicine, advanced competencies in working with communities and the acquisition of life-long leadership skills relevant to careers in both subspecialty and gene...Endangered species: Who will teach anatomy in 2010?
...se this shortage as long as the academic community provides incentives to encourage new faculty members to teach gross anatomy when they make the transition from postdoctoral fellows to junior faculty members....Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...d long-term supplier relationships. The technology provides a win-win, with suppliers benefiting, as well. Swift & Co., working with Aspen Technology, brought operations research models to yet another industry, improving their beef cutting scheduling and order committing capabilities, thus adding 13% to the...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
...e of patients with IHD. However, the present study provides insight into potential mechanisms by which exercise or stress management training may be of benefit. Our results suggest that exercise and stress management training offer considerable promise to patients with stable IHD through improvement in psycho...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...t of each service academy, he added. "This study provides a way for the Army, Navy and Air Force to come together and do good science. Competition between the service academies is healthy, but cooperation is also part of the game." Along with Marshall and Padua, UNC researchers include Drs. Bing Yu, assoc...Children's hospital neurologist receives Young Investigator Award in spinal muscular atrophy
... in Miami Beach, Fla. The Young Investigator Award provides researchers working in a mentored environment the ...arch expenses. In a novel approach, the award also provides support for Sahin's mentor, Michael E. Greenberg, PhD, director of the Division of Neuroscience at C...A possible new phase for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
... immediately after the onset of clinical symptoms, provides a new rationale for the very early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis - before the disease develops into a long-term condition. The synovium, the connective tissue membrane that lines the joints, is the primary site of pathology in rheumatoid arthriti...New health information resource from Tufts for Asian-language speakers
...sources in our international community." "SPIRAL provides a central source of health information for Asian Americans and their physicians/caregivers. We've selected the Web sites with the best medical information and we'll continue to provide access to more Web sites and more documents," said Deputy Directo...9th Annual Public Forum at AACR Annual Meeting
...on dedicated to the cure and prevention of cancer provides a unique opportunity for Southern California cancer patients, survivors and their families to learn about emerging cancer research in everyday terms. 10:00am-12:15pm Hear experts in the oncology field describe the latest progress in cancer detecti...Once-a-month naltrexone successfully used to treat alcohol dependence
...he Connecticut Mental Health Center at Yale. "This provides coverage for an entire month." Acohol dependence ranks as the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide, as reported by the World Health Organization's Global Burden of Disease project. Nationwide, it is believed to contribute to more than 100,000...'Promiscuous' area of brain could explain role of antidepressants
...d, causing delays in stabilizing mood. "This study provides a new site for drug discovery in one of the biggest market for drugs those that treat symptoms of depression," said Dr. John Dani, professor of neuroscience at BCM and lead author of the study. Dani's study, funded by the National Institutes of Hea...Institute of Medicine news: Review of HIVNET 012 study
... Medicine is a private, nonprofit institution that provides health policy advice under a congressional charter granted to the National Academy of Sciences. A committee roster follows. ...ACP releases 5th Edition of its respected ethics manual
... of the 1998 fourth edition. "ACP's Ethics Manual provides an ethical framework to help physicians make complex decisions related to clinical practice and medical research in a changing environment," said William E. Golden, MD, ACP Regent and chair of the ACP ethics and human rights committee that developed ...OHSU develops instant, computerized notification system to communicate patients' end-of-life wishes
...U's secure electronic medical records database and provides clinicians with near-immediate information when a patient's doctor has filled out a Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form or the patient has an advanced directive. "In light of national media events, patients more often ask, 'H...UPenn receives 2005 Templeton Research Lectures Grant
... and spirituality to the human mind. This program provides an opportunity for leading scholars around the world and at the University of Pennsylvania to explore in more detail than ever before this relationship and bring these ideas to the general public." Administering the 2005 Templeton Research Lectures i......w often they are using them. "Alternative medicine provides an important option in response to the need for health care in the United States," Hong said. "We need to know more about who is using alternative medicine and ensuring that they are educated about the medicines and therapies they are using."...