Scientific breakthrough will help protect astronauts and spacecraft
...a long time scientists have been trying to explain why the number of charged particles inside the belts vary so much. Our major breakthrough came when we observed two rare space storms that occurred almost back-to-back in October and November 2003. During the storms part of the Van Allen radiation belt...Treating individuals with substance-abuse disorders who have attempted suicide
...'well, if it seems to work in outpatient settings, why even provide inpatient treatment?' So the pendulum has swung from being very focused on inpatient treatment to now being more focused on outpatient treatment. This may not be beneficial for certain groups, prompting the question: 'for whom is the t...Physically abused children highly distracted by anger
...eir surroundings. "These results may help explain why abused children may be especially distracted in classroom and social situations," said lead author Seth Pollak, Ph.D., professor of psychology, psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "They may be anxious about aspects of th...New non-surgical approach showing great promise in the treatment of challenging brain aneurysms
...in the world with this new technique. "Obviously, why would I want to undergo a long recovery period if I don't have to," said Collins. "I chose to have Dr. Lopes perform the procedure and it was a complete success. I was back on the golf course within days." Until recently, people like Collins with ...UCSD study clarifies insulin's role in blocking release of energy in patients with type II diabetes
...e adipocyte, said Hupfeld. This may be one reason why chronic obesity and Type II diabetes are often seen together. By correcting this hormonal imbalance, researchers may at some point improve treatment options for both obesity and Type II diabetes, said Hupfeld....The end of daylight savings time may harm your oral health
...cognized symptom of periodontal diseases, which is why it has been suggested that calcium and vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for periodontal diseases." Research shows that the best means of obtaining the required amount of vitamin D is from sunshine. According to the National Institutes of H...'Noise' affects how brain directs body to move
...se" in the brain's signaling, and it helps explain why all movement is not carried out with the same level of precision. Understanding where noise arises in the brain has implications for advancing research in neuromotor control and in developing therapies for disorders where control is impaired, such a...Breast-feeding still best despite environmental chemicals in human milk
...esent risk-benefit information in a vacuum. That's why we also recommend looking at infant formulas and the chemicals in the water used to make the formulas. An example of this is the potential effects on infants from phytoestrogens - plant compounds with estrogenic activity - in soy-based formulas. In a...Scientists breed special rats to learn more about hypertension
...ressure, which they hope will help them understand why a woman's chances of getting high blood pressure increase considerably after menopause. Led by Liliya Yamaleyeva, M.D., the researchers measured nitric oxide, a hormone that has been found to relax blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Three diffe...CryoSat launch will be blast from the Cold War past
... Freeborn of Eurockot. "Then came the bright idea, why not, instead of wrecking or chopping up these ICBMs, why not use at least part of them for peaceful reasons namely for launching satellites into low-Earth o...Johns Hopkins researchers discover key protein linked to transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis
...se different types of responses might be a part of why different autoimmune disorders of the nervous system affect distinct regions and cause distinct symptoms. "When we started, we knew nothing about the bad players in this drama in the spinal cord of CNS autoimmune diseases - it was a classic murder my...Homing in on blood pressure genes may lead to targeted therapy
...chers have mapped a genetic location that explains why certain blood pressure-lowering drugs aren't effective for some people, according to researchers at the 2005 American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Research meeting. "The findings bring us a step closer to developing targeted therapies for p...Mayo Clinic boosts immune system
...hose new T cells produced by the thymus. So that's why as people get older they become more susceptible to particular viruses."...Psychologists find more sensitive tests for predicting Alzheimer's as well as changes in cognition
...gh not as obvious as memory loss, may also explain why early-stage patients start to struggle with everyday tasks that call for processing a lot of information such as driving. At the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Janet Duchek, PhD and David Balota, PhD, stud...Elevated GGT enzyme may predict risk of death from cardiovascular disease
...s. Ulmer cited two mechanisms that might explain why GGT can indicate cardiovascular disease. The first, originally proposed by the Italian researchers, is that high GGT shows the presence of atherosclerosis. The second is that it's related to the ill effects of heavy drinking on blood vessels. "Bey...Groundbreaking consensus: pediatric cardiology training recommendations
...ge to be absorbed is also growing rapidly. This is why we felt it was so important to define the training needed for a successful career," said Thomas P. Graham Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A., chair of the writing committee. In addition to general pediatric cardiology, the recommendations identify "core" ...Cancer vaccine under development using synthetic protein
... cancer vaccine, the researchers are investigating why their peptides appear to be superior to current synthetic peptides. This will help determine whether the technology could be used to develop other vaccines....Post-stroke tests not used often enough, especially in women
... in testing between men and women may help explain why women tend to have a worse long-term outcome from stroke, including a higher death rate. The study is published in the Sept. 27 issue of the journal Neurology. The findings, from a study of 1,234 stroke patients treated in Texas community hospitals, ...Impact of somatization on health resource usage in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
...nal diagnostic findings. "It is difficult to know why patients with IBS have such a high use of healthcare resources, and whether the high use is driven by the patients themselves or by the physicians taking care of them," said Dr. Brennan M.R. Spiegel, study author and director, UCLA/VA Center for Outc...Eating foods with 'weak estrogens' may help reduce lung cancer risk
...deregulation of cancer growth. But they cannot say why women, in general, seemed to benefit less from eat...asses of food with phytoestrogens - as men do - or why former smokers did seemed to benefit less. The investigators caution that much more research is nee...