Study shows new antipsychotic drug prevents brain loss in schizophrenia
...rman adds. "In three to five years, we should have ways to identify which adolescents will become schizophrenic, and we can then begin to test the preventative power of treatments."...Angiogenesis factor may help tumors prepare the way for spread to lymph nodes
...ciated with tumors, also contributes in unexpected ways to the spread of cancer. In the April Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology describe finding that VEGF-A promotes the development of lymphatic vessels th...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
... Management Sciences show a marked contrast in the ways that a major sports enterprise, an Asian university, and four major corporations approach innovation in the 21st century. The finalists, announced last month by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), are the Athe...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
...V-2 shedding frequency is probably one of the best ways to keep the virus in check, according to Dr. Cherpes. "I think it's going to be an important thing--it's not going to be a panacea, but it will help slow the spread [of HSV-2], and right now we want to do anything to slow the spread," he said....Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
...planning purposes but now usable for understanding ways to improve the care in our nation's nursing homes,...idan and Chervin note that there are many possible ways in which insomnia, combined with other mental and physical factors, could lead to falls. People with...Scientists to study actions of botanical oils
...are desperately searching for better, more natural ways to take control of their health," said Chilton. "By funding this center, NIH has provided us with an incredible opportunity to determine the therapeutic potential of fatty acids found in several natural oils to treat sufferers of many of the most com...Exposed: Tobacco companies efforts to influence industry privatisation
...ggest that BAT attempted to gain favour in various ways including donating funds in aid of flood relief and providing Moldova with agricultural machinery. Despite hoping to establish a monopoly, BAT planned intensive marketing, as if in a competitive market, aiming to target young people in cities. In doi...OHSU scientist helping explain basis of psychotic behavior
...otic treatment. It also could help scientists find ways to turn down the activity of the dopamine D2 receptor in individuals for whom dopamine sensitivity can be dangerous, such as prolonged drug abusers. "It does appear that wherever you see supersensitivity, you see high-affinity dopamine D2 receptors a...Older children can benefit from treatment for childhood's most common eye disorder
...uman visual system and brain. The NIH is exploring ways to take advantage of this adaptability in order to better understand and treat vision problems and other neurological conditions." The study described in this release was conducted by the NEI-funded Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. The Gro...Technology helps Stanford shed new light on coronary bypass surgery
...veness of SPY as well as compare it with the other ways of assessing blood flow during surgery. The research team will also track and report on how often grafts are not optimal on the first try. Beyond the FDA-approved use in visualizing cardiac bypass graft function, Fitzgerald is hopeful that t...NIST to host public forum on robot standards
...nd operator control. Discussions also will address ways emergency responders, robot vendors and technology developers can collaborate to advance consensus standards for task specific robot capabilities and interoperability of components. DHS expects to use final standards to provide guidance to local, sta...Institute of Medicine advisory: Cord blood stem cells
...rd blood bank program. The report also recommends ways to increase the size and diversity of the inventory of banked cord blood. Advance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EDT on Wednesday, April 13. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 4 P.M. EDT ON THUR...To boost efficiency, hospitals borrow principles from factory floor
...managers are seeking new perspectives and creative ways to manage their business. We can engineer medical ... an important starting point for hospitals to find ways to cut costs and for physicians to begin sharing information on the optimal tests to run for each di...Heart valve ring reverses damage from congestive heart failure, easing symptoms
...ng the disease's effects on heart structure in two ways and easing their disabling symptoms, researchers reported here today at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. A prospective study of the first 25 patients who had surgery to install the ring shows that it reduced ...Cancer research could lead to improved detection methods
... the disease. University scientists have developed ways of detecting areas of instability in DNA that are known to lead to the development of cancer. By applying this technology to early pre-cancerous lesions, they have made important discoveries on the timing of DNA damage and the response of cells to t...New treatment 'roadmap' improves odds for unusual brain aneurysm
...the normal vessel. In an attempt to develop better ways to treat patients with thrombotic aneurysms, the research team studied 68 patients with the disorder. The researchers developed a classification system of six different types of thrombotic aneurysms and the best way to treat each type. At UCSF Medic...Newborn's first week may be critical period for developing obesity in adulthood
...e, and we hope our research may help contribute to ways to intervene in newborns to improve their lifelong health." Given that participants in the current study all received infant formula, Dr. Stettler says, it may be relevant that exclusive breastfeeding during early infancy is known to be associated ...Dermatologists use knowledge of patterns to recognize melanoma
... how dermatologists spot melanoma may offer better ways of teaching the general public what to look for and to use to develop a training model for general practitioners. Julie Gachon, M.D., of the Hpital Ste. Marguerite, Marseille, France, and colleagues assessed dermatologists' recorded immediate percep...Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...es, and human resources. Developing effective new ways to deliver health care in impoverished regions should also be a priority, the report notes. Education systems and health care infrastructure in developing countries are often weak and understaffed. In addition, skilled health professionals frequentl......t there are major gaps in our understanding of the ways that diet, exercise and psychological therapies can help an individual lose weight. The Cochrane Review Authors therefore looked at data from 36 trials that involved 3,495 adult participants. The trials employed a variety of different psychological i...