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...ve muscle contractions. Researchers found that at week six of the study, muscle tone in the wrist, fingers, thumb, and elbow was markedly improved from baseline, and was sustained throughout the study. The study also measured functional disability in four areas: hygiene, dressing, limb posture and pain....Out of sight, out of mind? Not necessarily
...University in Houston. The research, published the week of Oct. 31 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS) online Early Edition, suggests the brain has more than one pathway along which visual information can be sent. For the study, the researchers induced temporary, reversible blin...Web Forum launched for schizophrenia researchers
...rs, with links to PubMed abstracts are posted each week the newest in a searchable database going back to 2000. Among research tools, the site offers an extensive annotated index of relevant web sites with information, downloadable software, databases, and other web-based technologies for scientists. Fu...Monkey math machinery is like humans'
...macaque monkeys in an article published online the week of Oct. 31, 2005, in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science. Cantlon is a graduate student and Brannon is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, as well as a member of the Cent...Restless legs syndrome linked to psychiatric conditions
...nt feelings in the leg for at least a few nights a week and which were worse at night. Of the individuals polled, 9.7 percent, including 8 percent men and 11 percent women, reported having symptoms of RLS. Survey results indicated that adults from the US South and West were more likely to be at risk for R...Broccoli sprouts, cabbage, ginkgo biloba and garlic: A grocery list for cancer prevention
...et sunbathing at the beach on a clear day, twice a week for 20 weeks. After irradiation, broccoli sprout e...were applied to the backs of the mice, five days a week for 11 weeks. Acetone (known commonly as the ingredient in nail polish remover) was used as the vehi...'Silent' nighttime acid reflux symptoms can cause poor sleep and sleep apnea
...umented sleep complaints at least three nights per week who underwent polysomnographic sleep evaluations, 26 percent had acid reflux. Of those who suffered with reflux, 94 percent of the recorded reflux events were associated with arousal from sleep or awakening. "These are patients without significant h...Research unveils new, reliable approach to drug delivery for cancer patients
...ational Academy of Sciences online edition for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 4. "Not only does this technique aid doctors in delivering targeted drugs in cancer treatment, but it also may benefit the Laboratory's efforts evaluating antibodies and designing better binding molecules for biosensors that play such...Family meals cut teenage fatness
...ad children who played sports four to seven days a week about 40 percent still found enough time to watch five or more hours of TV a day. Dr Mamun's paper was co-written, with Mater and University of Bristol researchers and fellow UQ researcher and Mater Study founder, Professor Jake Najman. The Mater S...High doses of ibuprofen cause significant GI bleeding, despite safety profile
...led red blood cells in stool during their baseline week and throughout the study. Of the healthy subjects included in the study, those taking ibuprofen for 28 days experienced blood loss that was 3.64-fold greater than the placebo group. On average, those taking ibuprofen experienced blood loss as low ...... from the sun by exposing mice to UV light twice a week over 20 weeks. Then, each day (five days/week) they applied a few drops of an extract of broccoli sprouts on the backs of the mice and waited for tumors to appear. After 11 weeks, all of the mice that did not receive the extract developed tumors. ...New strides being made in chemoprevention
... laboratory rats were given CDDO-Im three days per week for three weeks, with doses ranging from from 1 to 100 mol/kg body weight. Beginning one week after the start of CDDO-Im, they were given daily doses over a two-week period of aflatoxin B1, a kn...Can cooling affect exercise capacity of those with MS?
... exercise under a different cooling condition each week to determine how different cooling methods affect ...rcise programs, which will take place three days a week for an hour, with built-in rest periods. The control group will be contacted by phone every two we...Five questions that need to be addressed at international flu meeting
Next week Geneva will host a major meeting about planning for and containing avian and human influenza. An editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet highlights the five vital issues facing the summit. 1) How to improve containment in birds? Early detection ...New TB test scoops top prize at Medical Futures competition
...the overall prize at the awards ceremony held last week in London. The test, known as MODS (Microscopic Ob...firm the presence of TB from sputum samples in one week on average, taking one third to one quarter of the time of a standard TB test. At the same time, the...ADDERALL XR significantly improves driving performance, attention in young adults with ADHD
...of ADDERALL XR at 20 milligrams (mg) for the first week and then increased to 40 mg and 50 mg for the second and third weeks, respectively. Following a screening period, investigators tested all patients on the driving simulator at a practice visit (testing visit one) and after each three-week treatment...Pregnant women don't exercise enough: Study finds doctors need to better educate patients
...alking for 30 or more minutes at least five days a week is considered moderate exercise and meets the current physical activity recommendation for pregnant and non-pregnant women. Leet and his colleagues found that pregnant women who were older, non-white, unmarried, current smokers, had low incomes or le...Data on herceptin for early breast cancer currently insufficient for decision on its use
...al of the American Medical Association (JAMA) last week said, "clinicians should view the results of such trials with scepticism". The Lancet also notes that the two reports use different dosing regimens, making comparisons and conclusions difficult. Comparisons are further hampered by the omission of cru...Poorest countries well behind global health goals agreed years ago
...uth-East Asia, preview a two-day Paris summit next week (14-15 November 2005) to look at why the Millennium Development Goals have not been met. Both Africa and South-East Asia have such a huge degree of need, and so many underused interventions, that it is difficult to redeploy resources currently being ...Less sleep, more struggles for elementary and middle school students
...e weeks of the study. but they were not told which week that would be. The results: Teachers reported significantly more academic problems for students whose sleep was restricted, compared to weeks where they followed their own bedtime routine or the optimized schedule. Severity of attention problems also...