High blood pressure has stronger effect on mental function in blacks
...e seen in whites. For systolic blood pressure (the top number), the decrease in cognitive performance of African-Americans was one and one-half times the magnitude of the decrease seen in whites. The researchers found no significant differences between older and younger subjects. These findings held eve...Polar explorer delivers rare snow-depth data to ESA for CryoSat validation
...e used, for instance, to estimate how much snow on top of sea ice affects the retrieval of sea-ice thickness information. Other large-scale campaigns have taken place in different locations across the Arctic over the last two years and have addressed different validation questions. Through the validation...Orlando meeting highlights work about making systems, tools, and products safe and easy to use
...s the cause of 37% of intersection crashes and the top cause of intersection violations that lead to crashes. Virginia Tech researchers developed a series of haptic pulse warnings that warn drivers of impending intersection violations via the car's brake uprights. Crew Resource Management Training and Y...September 27th telebriefing on premature health
...an's Hospital of Baton Rouge to provide insight on top preemie birth and RSV incidence states affected by hurricane season What: More than 500,000 premature infants are born each year in the United States, approximately one every 60 seconds. Underdeveloped lungs and weak immune systems leave these...Groundbreaking consensus: pediatric cardiology training recommendations
...deally throughout their entire careers. Written by top experts in pediatric cardiology, the document lists training requirements in the following areas, each with its own task force: general pediatric cardiology (including inpatient care and consultations); echocardiography and noninvasive imaging; elect...Conference: A long and healthy life: The contribution of medical research to AU community health
...f leukaemias and other cancers, one of Australia's top experts in public health will tell the AAMRI conference in Parkville tomorrow. Professor Stephen Leeder, from the University of Sydney, points out that the increased childhood cancer risks emerge not from passive smoking after a child's birth, but f...Only one-third of women take vitamin to help prevent serious birth defects, survey finds
... avoiding alcohol and drugs and not smoking as the top two things that could be done to prevent birth defects, followed by proper diet and vitamins. Only 9 percent of the women mentioned folic acid. Folic acid use declined to 33 percent in 2005, down from 40 percent in 2004. However the 2005 rate is c...Mayo Clinic receives $15 million to launch innovative neuroscience research program
...." Through a peer-reviewed process that recognizes top opportunities to translate scientific discoveries into patient care, Mayo Clinic researchers from a variety of disciplines will be eligible to apply for a grant from the Investment Fund. In addition to this important gift from Mr. and Mrs. Applebaum,...Large tularemia vaccine contracts among new NIAID biodefense awards
...or are the result of deliberate human action, is a top priority for NIAID," says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "These new awards support research needed to better understand and defend against disease-causing microbes and provide funds to construct facilities where such research can be performed ...Annual report to the nation finds cancer death rates still on the decline
...en and women. Death rates decreased for 12 of the top 15 cancers in men, and nine of the top 15 cancers in women. "Declines in mortality rates from many tobacco-related cancers in men represent...The Epilepsy Foundation issues Call to Action
...ifestyle adjustments that may help. 10. Stay on top of emerging information about anticonvulsant drugs....Streamlining treatment of heart attack patients
...delivery of rapid care based on the experiences of top programs. Studies have found that while every minu...mended by national guidelines. To determine how 11 top hospitals, including Yale-New Haven Hospital, achieved their high level of performance, Yale investi...CHEST 2005 hosts world experts in pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine
...rature Review Sessions Experts will highlight the top pulmonary and critical care articles published ove...nology will be used to guide attendees through 200 top posters in the exhibit hall. Free CD-ROMs that capture this information will be available for attend...Lancet publishes proactive study: Diabetes treatment reduces risk of heart attacks & strokes
...ttacks, strokes and deaths by an additional 16% on top of standard medication, such as statins, fibrates, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, other glucose-lowering medications and anti-platelet drugs, in patients with type-2 diabetes with high risk of cardiovascular disease. This means that for every 48 pat...AIDS inflicts specific pattern of brain damage, reveals UCLA/Pittsburgh imaging study
...DS, because the virus attacks the motor centers on top of the brain." "We saw up to a 15-percent tissue loss in the brain centers that regulate motor skills, such as movement and coordination," added Thompson. "This helps explain the slowed reflexes and disruption of balance and gait that often affect p...UQ leads the State in NHMRC grants
...ul in 45, confirming the University's place as the top research institution in the State and one of the nation's leaders. Nationally, UQ was fifth behind the University of Melbourne ($42,704,750), the University of Sydney ($31,313,298), the University of Western Australia ($27,186,979) and Monash Univer...October 17 news briefing highlights groundbreaking cancer studies at ASTRO Annual Meeting
...er, Colorado. The news briefing will highlight the top cancer studies to be presented at ASTRO's plenary session at 2:00 p.m. on October 17, 2005. ASTRO's chair, Theodore S. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., will be moderating the briefing. These significant study findings are: Doctors Can Halve Dose of Radiati...Pain drives Canadian youth to seek alternative medical treatment
...rs come from families with household income in the top two quartiles Massage therapy is the most common type of CAM used by youth Dr. McColl suggests that the east-west gradient may be explained by the fact that complementary and alternative medicine receives more regulatory and financial support (thr...Subtypes of ependymomas arise from rare stem cells in the nervous system
...ook alike, supratentorial ependymomas arise in the top part of the brain in both adults and children; often cause weakness in the arms and legs, visual problems and seizures; and have a survival rate of 50-60 percent. Posterior fossa ependymomas arise in the back of the brain and cause patients to have a...Research on premature birth boosted with $10 Million NIH grant
..., said the network is one of the major efforts and top priorities of the Institute. The goal of the network is to obtain an understanding of the pathophysiology of preterm birth, discover target molecules and diagnostic biomarkers and aid in innovating and implementing strategies for premature birth inte...