Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...k and easy to learn is low cost, and could be used readily by nurses," Good said. "It is easy to use and does not cause side effects." Sleep disorders can result in tiredness, fatigue, depression, greater anxiety, irritability, pain sensitivity, muscle tremors and lack of daytime alertness. Lai and Good expl...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...ber of very physically active men and women and to readily track over time any ACL injuries that may occur, as these will be treated in the central orthopedics department 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. Com...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
...g the spread of HSV-2. "BV is an infection that is readily treatable, and treatment for it is effective," Dr. Cherpes said. "I believe that treatment of BV will be shown to be an effective therapy to reduce the risk of HSV-2 shedding, but, again, further work is required." Vaginal GBS becomes problematic whe...About 70 percent of older adults use alternative medicine
...an did other older adults. Other results were more readily understandable. Respondents were more likely to use alternative medicine if they said they were in poor health and if they reported more problems with daily activities, such as carrying groceries, eating or bathing. Of those who described their healt...Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive
...The mussel protein is a superior adhesive, but not readily available. In trying to identify a protein that could be adapted for this purpose, Li had another inspiration at lunch - while eating tofu. "Soy beans, from which tofu are made, are a crop that's abundantly produced in the U.S. and has a very high co...'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
... surface of the cancer cells. The technique can be readily extended to target other types of cancer or disease processes that have known surface markers.The additional ability of the particles to absorb light is used to generate heat, which then destroys the cancer cells. "Nanoshells are very unique in that ...University of Nevada, Reno professor showcases 'mini' ion accelerator
...owan said. "This could result in cheaper and more readily available ion beam cancer therapies, which have been shown to be far more precise in treating cancer than conventional therapies," he added. Using ultra high-intensity, short-pulsed lasers to irradiate thin metallic foils, Cowan and his team have ge...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 2
... babies with respiratory distress go to sleep more readily when held upright over a person's shoulder. If laid down babies and young children seem to try to turn themselves over and lie on their fronts. Looking at the data from 21 studies, Cochrane Review Authors found evidence that positioning infants on th...Milk thistle does not reduce deaths from liver diseases, best studies find
...y widely used in Europe for liver disease, and are readily available in the United States at alternative medicine outlets and outdoor markets. G. Thomas Strickland, M.D., Ph.D., professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has been studying the role of silymarin, an extract of milk thistle, in...Immune system lab model overcomes ethical limits on human hematopoietic stem cells studies
...body. The model, called NOD-scid IL2Rnull, can be readily engrafted with human HSCs, which then develop into T cells, B cells, myeloid cells, natural killer (NK) cells and dentritic cells (DCs), Handgretinger said. NK cells are a type of large white blood cells called lymphocytes, which kill both infected c...Green laser pointer can cause eye damage
...way from a laser light." Green laser pointers are readily available in stores and on the Internet, according to Dr. Robertson. "Kids can buy these," he says. "They're not strictly regulated." He adds that Class 3A green laser pointers are increasingly being used by amateur astronomers to pinpoint objects i...Neuroimaging confirms the greater vulnerability of women's brains to alcohol
...at women develop alcohol-related brain damage more readily than men. Women appear to be more vulnerable to ...at women develop alcohol-related brain damage more readily than men. "Studies using brain-imaging techniques are time-consuming and expensive," said Karl Mann...Ultrasound images transmitted over phone allow real-time diagnosis of patients in poorer countries
...e world, such as in Yugoslavia, where they are not readily available," said Dr. Popov. This pilot study was a first step to achieving that goal, he said. Dr. Popov will present the study on May 17 at the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting in New Orleans....Ultrasound images transmitted over the phone allow radiologists to diagnose patients in real time
...e world, such as in Yugoslavia, where they are not readily available," said Popov. This pilot study was a first step to achieving that goal, he said. "This pilot study shows that it is possible to inexpensively send adequate images across telephone lines," said Harris, who directs the ultrasound program at D...Infants with rare genetic disease saved by cord blood stem cells
...lent source of stem cells, she said. Cord blood is readily available because it is extracted from discarded placentas (afterbirth) following child birth. Adult bone marrow must be harvested from living donors through an invasive surgical procedure. Finally, cord blood cells are less mature than adult bone m...Umbilical cord-blood transplants save lives of babies with rare genetic disorder
... However, banked umbilical-cord blood is much more readily available than bone marrow and can be used for infant stem cell transplants after they have been treated with chemotherapy. In the study, 11 newborns diagnosed with Krabbe's disease but showing no symptoms and 14 older infants with symptoms underwen...Tobacco companies designed cigarettes 'to addict women,' according to new study
...current strategies are more multi-faceted and less readily identifiable than they were decades ago," the authors note. The new paper's analysis suggests that the tobacco industry's behavior has particularly troubling implications for health officials in the developing world. While male smoking rates are dec...Study examines NSAID use and breast cancer risk
...ploration because of the public health impact such readily available NSAIDs may have on breast cancer," the authors write. "Additional large-scale prospective epidemiologic studies may help clarify the findings by further examining the long-term effects of aspirin and ibuprofen, especially with regard to ER/...Fungal contamination in breast implant surgery: A rare, preventable complication
... contamination of saline-filled breast implants is readily preventable, according to a study in the July 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. The key steps are to use closed systems for filling the devices and to adhere to the strict moisture control and operating room ventila......urers and government to make this information more readily available to consumers. "Labels should clearly identify excellent food choices and junk foods," said Anderson. "The government should also consider options such as taxing junk foods, subsidizing healthy foods, and prohibiting junk food advertisement...