Cleveland physician to receive Benjamin Spock Award
...cusing on diagnosis and treatment and often losing sight of prevention. He began a groundbreaking research study in which he virtually eliminated heart disease among his patients by encouraging them to change to a low-fat vegetarian diet, adding medications only when necessary. The study is one of the lo...Other highlights in the May 4 JNCI
...ict or detect cervical neoplasia, we must not lose sight of the need to increase screening adherence," the authors write. "Even the most perfect screening method will not detect disease in a woman who has not participated in the prevention process." Contact: Laura H. Marshall, Kaiser Permanente, Laura.H.M......r is that high-level cognitive inputs, such as the sight of a word, can influence the activity in brain regions that are activated by olfactory stimuli," they wrote....Defective clotting factor clears arteries
...ury. Although clot formation was initiated at the sight of injury in the factor XII-deficient mice, the clots detached from the blood vessel wall before they could grow large enough to impede blood flow. Consistent with these findings, studies in humans have shown that elevated levels of factor XII in the...Academy conference examines how our brains view art & the dynamic interface between art and science
Why are we captivated by the sight of the Mona Lisa's smile? Why does a field of poppies in a Monet painting appear to wave? Though we are not often conscious of it, our appreciation of art is entirely dependent on the organization of visual-image processing in our brains. Our eyes...Successful tests of new treatments in mice for eye disease causing irreversible blindness in humans
...al retinoids could begin in infancy to avoid early sight loss and the difficulties associated with surgery in very young patients. And when patients are older, long-lasting drug-free treatment could be done by surgically introducing gene therapy. This study marks the first step in finding out whether these...UCSF surgeon develops new spinal surgery technique
...he bone is removed, surgeons have a direct line of sight to the tumor and are able to remove it in its entirety without having to move or manipulate the spinal cord. After the tumor is removed, surgeons immediately rebuild the spine with artificial pedicle screws, a reconstruction technique also devel...CIHR releases research results to inform the development of benchmarks for wait times
...mes" in the areas of cancer, joint replacement and sight restoration. CIHR, in partnership with the Provincial and Territorial Ministries of Health, funded eight Canadian research teams, based in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia that carried out resear...UCLA imaging study of children with autism finds broken mirror neuron system
...mal brain activity in areas of the brain involving sight and facial movements indicated that the children with autism remained on task during the fMRI scans....Visually impaired people prefer to watch television enhanced with special processing
...e study results, Peli says that people with normal sight who have been exposed to these enhanced videos do ... impaired and their family and friends with normal sight could enjoy watching television together....JCI table of contents: January 19, 2006
...Y Making new blood vessels: keeping the lines of sight open The creation of new blood vessels, known as angiogenesis, is a process used to supply oxygen and nutrients at sites of tissue injury. Angiogenesis is known to be stimulated during hypoxia (low oxygen conditions, when new vessels are needed). H...Australian first to save sight
...orneal Donation Service (LCDS), will help save the sight of hundreds of Victorians a year by extending the ...ansplant in July 2005, said the improvement in her sight was remarkable, enabling her to enjoy life to the full. "I can even see the freckles on my grandson'...Fighting the battle against disease - Leeds researchers take on the world
... and for rapid knowledge dissemination." "At first sight there are plenty of solutions to healthcare problems in these countries but the challenge is finding ones that can really work under the difficult conditions seen in developing countries," said Dr Walley. "COMDIS will make sure that research makes a ...Small Business grant helps Chadwick Optical bring Schepens Institute invention to patients
... from the visual field above and below the line of sight and alert the patient, who can then move his head and eyes to see the image directly. In Peli's prototype, the visual field expanded by 20 degrees without obstructing central vision. In the new grant Keeney proposed to expand the effect to 30 degree...New long-distance wireless networking developed at UC Berkeley brings eye care to India
...ercent of the women who had lost their jobs due to sight impairment were reintegrated into the workforce. "We're addressing a shortage of doctors by allowing patients to go to a local center first. Once diagnosed locally, if they need to go to the hospital, they will actually go, because they know that th...Study reveals biochemical signature of cocaine craving in humans
...dicted to drugs and they'll tell you that the mere sight of someone using their drug of choice -- or even people, places, or objects associated with drug use -- can trigger an intense desire for the drug. Using sophisticated brain-imaging techniques at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National La...Why are so many people dying on Everest?
...tain are greatly increased. But with the summit in sight this advice is too often ignored. When the author visited the French consulate in Kathmandu to confirm the Frenchman's death, the consul, not a climbing or an altitude expert, shook his head and said, "He didn't reach the summit until 12.30; that ...Mirrors in the mind: New studies elucidate how the brain reflects onto itself the actions of others
...luenced cortical neurons that are activated by the sight of actions being performed by mouth, hand, or foot...t of this mirror system was also responsive to the sight of these actions being performed, suggesting that a particular area of the brain can respond similar...Innovative surgery corrects vision in kids with neurological disorders
...Brunstrom says. "One by one, he has restored their sight by going through every detail and figuring out what is wrong and what he can fix. He is willing to tackle situations that used to be considered impossible or not worth the time." The children who are the best candidates for vision correction surger......d the drug into the eyes of 10 people losing their sight from macular edema, one of many complications of diabetes and a first stage of diabetic retinopathy. Over the course of several months of therapy, every patient in the preliminary Hopkins study could read at least two more lines on the standard eye...