Study puts us one step closer to understanding the function of sleep
...hat way you don't lose the memory." Without this type of weakening, he says, we "would not be able to learn new things" because our brains would lack sufficient available energy, space and nutrients. Although the explanation is still a hypothesis, Tononi hopes that the ability to artificially stimulat...UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
...s. Most kerosene lamps, especially the open wick type commonly used in rural India, provide very low lighting intensities, far below those required to meet reading needs adequately. The efficiency of these lamps is not even 10 percent of the most in-efficient incandescent electric lighting. This means ...Dua anti-reflux stent relieves GI upper cancer distress
...says. "We also hope to look at other uses for this type of stent."...Hay fever can send work productivity down the drain
...is. Participants were asked about the severity and type of allergy symptoms they had, and whether or not they had seen a physician for treatment. The researchers placed participant responses into one of three groups: 240 patients received care from a family physician; 172 patients saw an allergist for t...Are higher doses of cholesterol drugs worth the extra money? Only sometimes, study says
...a cost. The researchers also point out that the type of analysis they performed for this study could be used to assess the cost-effectiveness of other medications and treatments. It could be especially useful when doctors, patients and insurers need to choose between two options that have different cos...UQ researchers identify thousands with curable high blood pressure
...Stowasser has found primary aldosteronism (PAL) a type of high blood pressure that can be cured by surger...ormonal activity by the adrenal glands causes this type of hypertension. When only one of the two adrenal glands is overactive, it can be safely removed, cu...Standard long-acting insulin as good as newer medications
An older type of long-acting insulin is as effective in treating type 2 diabetes as newer and more expensive kinds, according to the results of a recent systematic review...Confidentiality and privacy of personal health information is critical to acceptance of NHIN
...e requestor, role of the requestor, and source and type request to determine the level of clinical information provided. This model would also allow for privacy of mental health therapy notes, but would represent all of a patients medications and allergies to show the essential elements of the medial rec...Research could lead to treatment for Alzheimer's disease
...ry early in the stages of the disease, and it is a type of enzyme with which we are very familiar. There is a precedence of great success in this type of work." Ghosh and Tang founded the biopharmaceutical company Zapaq, located in Oklahoma City, wh...Detection of melanoma by dermatologists linked with earlier tumor stage, higher survival rates
...ma outcome is associated with a patients physician type (specifically, dermatologists vs. non-dermatologists) is of particular interest to this discussion," the authors write. Michelle L. Pennie, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues attempted to determine whether such a dif...Don't use drains in uncomplicated open cholecystectomy
...f infection; they should no longer be used in this type of operation," says lead author Dr Gurusamy, who works at the Royal Free Hospital in London....Tennessee researcher earns Komen grant to study depression and breast cancer
...lly went beyond its role as the second most common type of cancer for women. "Having a mother who was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer was a strong motivating factor," said Hopko. "I'm thankful for the support I've gotten." Hopko's grant from the Komen Foundation is for $296,000 over three year...Resident work hour restrictions may be costly for teaching hospitals
...ges, fringe benefits and inflation rates; staffing type preference; volume and anticipated service growth; workflow efficiency savings; option to eliminate moonlighters; and option to use adjusted staffing ratios to project staffing needs," the authors write. The model was used to estimate the financial ...Obesity may be linked to middle ear effusions in children
...index (BMI), total cholesterol and triglyceride (a type of fat in the blood) levels were compared with tho...s unrelated to ear diseases and had never had this type of ear condition. The average BMI in the group of children with otitis media with effusion was h...Breastfeeding reduces risk of breast cancer for women who delay childbirth
...of 25 and having many children protect against the type of breast cancers that express estrogen and progesterone receptors, these factors do not protect against the rarer tumors that do not have these receptors. Breastfeeding, however, appears to protect against both types of breast tumors, Ursin says. ...International Best Cases Competition returns to Vancouver
...nce in a wide variety of situations, in nearly any type of organization in the public or private sector. Past Franz Edelman winners have included Canadian Pacific Railway, Motorola, Merrill Lynch, and IBM. The competition will take place throughout the day at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver on Monda...Wired for sound: How the brain senses visual illusions
...rd, Ph.D., UCSD professor of neurosciences. "This type of perceptual illusion has been described before," said first author Jyoti Mishra, graduate student in the Hillyard lab. "The surprising finding we made is that the illusion depends on a rapidly timed sequence of interactions between the auditory a...Mayo Clinic solves painful puzzle of UT ligament split tear in wrist
...d until now no one was looking for it because this type of injury hadn't been discovered. The diagnosis would have been called simple irritation or inflammation." Dr. Berger says the split tear discovery came as "an epiphany," when he performed the ulnar fovea test on a patient while viewing the joint a...Study suggests use of stem cell transplantation is beneficial treatment of type 1 diabetes
...ced extended insulin independence in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, according to a preliminary st...own to be an important target in the management of type 1 DM and in the prevention of its related complications. Julio C. Voltarelli, M.D., Ph.D., of the ...Report reveals estimated high prevalence and heavy cost of type 2 diabetes complications
...-kind report looking at the prevalence and cost of type 2 diabetes complications shows that an estimated three out of five people (57.9 percent) with type 2 diabetes have at least one of the other serious health problems commonly associated with the disea...