West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
...to 200 000 people. It has long been known that the timing of this epidemic and its spatial distribution within the "Meningitis Belt", situated between 10 and 15 North, are closely linked to climatic conditions. Involved in the AMMA programme ( 1 ), IRD and University of Paris-VII researchers ( 2) produced t...Studies examine menopausal hormone therapy and risk of breast cancer recurrence
...rs suggest that differences in the composition and timing of the hormone therapy used in the Stockholm trial could explain why the trial's results differed from those of the HABITS trial. "Although it is tempting to speculate that treatment regimens with estrogen and a minimum of progestogen may be safe, th...'Promiscuous' area of brain could explain role of antidepressants
...eraction among neurotransmitter systems alters the timing of how these neurotransmitter systems act, and in that way, it certainly impacts how you process information." Depression is commonly treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac to elevate and prolong the presence of the ...Jefferson researchers find timing of post-epilepsy surgery seizures predicts outcome
...ad author of the report. "We wanted to know if the timing of seizures after surgery was related to long-term outcome." He reports the study findings April 13, 2005 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Miami Beach. Mr. Parish, Michael R. Sperling, M.D., Baldwin Keyes Professor of Neu...Cancer research could lead to improved detection methods
...sions, they have made important discoveries on the timing of DNA damage and the response of cells to this damage. Their research, funded by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and published in this week's edition of Nature, demonstrates that breaks occur at fragile sites of cells' DNA very early in the ca...Breakthrough for kids with epilepsy
...estion [now] is to provide data to determine ideal timing of surgical treatment." About the Authors Ingrid Tuxhorn, MD and co-authorHedwig Freitag, MD are editors of a book on Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes and their Surgical Treatment and are continuing with clinical research on their outcome data which now ...Diabetes and pizza: Slow and steady insulin delivery wins the race
...nt was kept consistent each of the three days. The timing of the administration of the insulin, however, was...l. "This study is the first to examine the optimal timing of the dual-wave administration of insulin," Gabbay said. "We showed that the eight-hour extended do...Genetic testing divides families
...viduals' perceived need to prepare, influenced the timing of disclosure to family members. Some were selective in the information they revealed as well as with whom they shared the information. Hamilton reports that even when family members are in agreement about having testing, receiving a positive resu...Timing of introduction of gluten into infant's diet associated with appearance of celiac disease
...estigated whether there was an association between timing of exposure to cereals and subsequent development of celiac disease autoimmunity (CDA) in children with a genetic predisposition for celiac disease. The study was conducted from 1994-2004 with 1,560 children at increased risk for celiac disease or ty...Low back pain relief, causes, measurement & prosthetic fit, production, comfort
...l disorders or limb loss This study discusses the timing of gait initiation and termination. Ten healthy pa...nonamputated sides. A greater understanding of the timing characteristics of gait initiation and termination may aid in the design of better training methods ...NIST method improves timing in oscilloscopes
A new method for correcting common timing errors in high-speed oscilloscopes has been develo... output patterns, and they also can exhibit random timing errors called jitter. These errors may lead, for example, to false detection of failure in a communi...In those genetically predisposed, 'developmental reprogramming' could explain cancer risk
...ests that for gene-environmental interactions, the timing of the exposure may be critical, and it may happen much earlier than anyone ever suspected," she says. While more work is needed to make the case that human cancer results in the same way, "we need to open our eyes to the notion that cancer that deve...Shorter course of radiotherapy effective for palliation of painful bone metastases
... to arrange and would also have less impact on the timing of other treatments. To determine whether a shorter course of radiation is equivalent to the standard treatment, William F. Hartsell, M.D., of Lutheran General Cancer Center in Park Ridge, Ill., and colleagues randomly assigned nearly 900 patients w...Alternating rise and fall of SCF - NIPA levels act as switch regulating cell division
...t NIPA (Nuclear Interaction Partner of ALK) is the timing device that determines when SCFNIPA triggers mitosis. When a molecule of phosphate (PO4-) is attached to NIPA, it cannot bind to SCF. The level of cyclin B1 rises during this time, which occurs when the cell is completing the duplication of its DNA (...Wife influences husband's marijuana use during first year of marriage
...or acceptable behavior in the relationship and the timing for that influence is early in the development of the marriage....July/August 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...p roles that encourage participation, 4) the right timing for adapting initiative, and 5) external facilitation that allow people to make sense of their experiences. A whole system participatory action research model that enabled people from different backgrounds to make sense of diverse research insights,......vely decreases blood pressure as a function of the timing of its administration in relation to the rest-activity cycle of each individual subject," wrote the study authors, including Ramn C. Hermida, Ph.D., from the University of Vigo in Vigo, Spain. The researchers called for further studies to see if ther...Long-term smoking is associated with up to 40 percent increased risk of breast cancer
...ccount the duration or intensity of smoking or the timing of smoking onset. In addition, few previous studie... before their first full-term birth," Li said. The timing of smoking onset, particularly in relation to first pregnancy, may be related to breast-cancer risk ......ty-based awareness methods strongly influences the timing of sexual activity, report study authors Irit Sinai, Ph.D. and Marcos Arevalo, M.D., both assistant professors of obstetrics and gynecology. They found that couples who use fertility awareness-based methods of family planning to prevent pregnancy en......technology, doctors are able to pinpoint the exact timing or voltage of the electrical signal which allows for a more timely diagnosis of the patient's irregular heart beat (arrhythmia). "This advanced technology from Biosense Webster provides improved capabilities for magnetic maneuvering," said Gery F. T...