Suicide in one partner substantially increases suicide risk in the other
...t seven times as likely to commit suicide as women with partners whose mental health was good. This was almost double the risk of men in the same circumstances, who ran nearly a fourfold risk. But men who had lost their partner to suicide were 46 times as likely to commit suicide themselves. This was arou...Smart plastics change shape with light
...arily fixed in a second, new shape by illumination with light having certain wavelengths. These programme...Robert Langer of MIT. Langer co-authored the paper with Andreas Lendlein, Hongyan Jiang, and Oliver Jnger. Lendlein, a former MIT visiting scientist, is ins...New LASIK research reveals unexpected finding: Key to better-than-20/20 vision is in the flap
... rate of achieving high levels of vision is better with the IntraLase laser than with the conventional metal microkeratome. On theoretical grounds we knew flap creation with IntraLase w...Study challenges current treatment for mild asthma
People with "mild persistent asthma" -- about a quarter of all...dy's authors, if the estimated four million people with mild persistent asthma took inhaled steroids only when symptoms flared, the annual medication costs ...Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's may be delayed, says major clinical trial
In a study of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), those who took th...ffect at any time point in the study when compared with placebo. These findings, from the Memory Impairment Study, are the first to suggest than any agent c...Delay in Alzheimer's disease onset seen for first time
... a great population of people to target, hopefully with other treatments as well." This randomized, double...rious memory decline and other problems associated with Alzheimer's disease. Over the first year of the three-year trial, mild cognitive impairment patients...Anxious and pessimistic personalities linked to Parkinson's disease later in life
...his is the first study that took a group of people with documented personality characteristics but no symptoms of Parkinson's disease and showed that those with high levels of an anxious or pessimistic personality are at higher risk for developing Parkinson's d...Study shows symptom-driven therapy may be ok for some adults with mild persistent asthma
Some adults with mild persistent asthma may be able to adequately c...ter study found that participants who were treated with corticosteroids intermittently based on symptoms had about the same rate of severe exacerbations and...Pathological gambling associated with brain impairments
...making and executive function processes associated with the prefrontal cortex of the brain, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla., April 9 16, 2005. Researchers learned that decision-making functions and inhibitory contr...Scientists identify protein that controls cancer cells
...rned got them interested in doing further research with Fra-1. For example, the protein is able to regulat...dition, when non-tumor forming cells were supplied with Fra-1, they began producing tumors. On the other hand, when Fra-1 was eliminated from cells that wer...Spirituality, religious practice may slow progression of Alzheimer's disease
...isease. Religiosity and spirituality were measured with the validated Duke University Religion Index and t...eligious activities. "We learned that the patients with higher levels of spirituality or higher levels of religiosity may have a significantly slower progre...Essential tremor associated with increased risk of dementia
MIAMI BEACH People with essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes ...ng in Miami Beach, Fla., April 9 16, 2005. People with essential tremor were more than two times more likely to develop dementia than people who did not ha...Ovary removal elevates risk for Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism
...he higher her risk. "The risk is higher for women with both ovaries removed; however, it may also be some..."In addition, there is a suggestion that for women with one ovary removed, removal of the uterus may also increase the risk." Dr. Rocca emphasizes that his ...Public leadership in neurology award honors Leeza Gibbons for Alzheimer's awareness efforts
...er afflicted her grandmother, and her mother lives with it now. Gibbons' strides in spreading awareness about Alzheimer's disease will be honored with the 2005 Public Leadership in Neurology Award during the American Academy of Neurology's 57th Annual...Institute of Medicine advisory: April 19 public briefing on HIV/AIDS crisis abroad
Nearly 40 million people worldwide are infected with HIV, and 95 percent of them live in resource-poor countries. Preventing and treating HIV/AIDS in these nations will require unprecedented health systems and human resources to deliver medication and oversee patients long term. HEALERS ABROAD: AMERI...The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners hosts 20th Annual National Conference
... ever before. In addition, an exhibit hall filled with a variety of pharmaceutical, medical supply and equipment companies, recruiters and publishing houses will showcase the latest in goods and services to support the nurse practitioner....Northwestern Memorial researchers release study on smart-pump technology
...ements in patient safety until they are interfaced with other systems, such as the electronic health recor...uency and severity of medication errors associated with IV pumps, and also determine if errors could have been prevented with the smart pump technology alon...ACP and ACP Foundation launch 3-year effort to improve diabetes care
... tool kit to help patients become working partners with their health care providers in diabetes care. The ...ethnic minorities, non-English speakers, and those with low literacy levels -- groups for whom existing diabetes education materials are particularly limite...APA applauds new California regulations for inpatient psychological services
...ving their inpatient care managed by psychologists with full hospital privileges. New state regulations issued by the state's Department of Health Services (DHS), recognizes California psychologists' expertise in diagnosing and treating mental disorders which allows them to serve their patients in acute ...NMDP welcomes IOM recommendation for fully integrated cord blood system
...gistry of both cord blood and adult donors, agreed with the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recommendation t...he IOM is recommending. We look forward to working with all parties involved to make the system even better." "Patients and their physicians are the bi...