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...at the University of Iowa suggests that it doesn't work for everybody. In fact, some patients are significantly less likely to follow doctors' orders and feel satisfied with their care when physicians take the patient-centered approach. According to the UI study, recently published in the Annals of Beha...Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
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...e Medicine. This study shows that we have a lot of work ahead of us in terms of raising awareness among both patients and physicians. Along with colleagues from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Washington, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Dr. Han identified patients with new...Regulator of lipid metabolism ensures high quality breast milk
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...linical improvement at the patient's bedside. This work is expected to translate ultimately to new diagnostic tests and new clinical trials for specific therapies in children with genetic and acquired kidney diseases which lead to progressive loss of kidney function. Michael Dunn, M.D., dean and executiv...Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
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...R, a necessary step for certain DNA checkpoints to work properly. When Shen and colleagues used a mutant version of Ies4 to mimic constant phosphorylation, more cells were stuck in a checkpoint pause, blocking cell division. When phosphorylation was blocked, the cells' response to replication stress was...Stanford researchers find culprit in aging muscles that heal poorly
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...minimize other stroke risk factors, he said. More work is also needed regarding whether patent foramen ovale mediates the association between probable migraine with visual symptoms and ischemic stroke, Kittner said. We did not find evidence that this was the case, but had limited data to address this qu...'Heroes of Chemistry' honored for medical, energy, environmental breakthroughs
...ards specifically honor "chemical innovators whose work has led to the welfare and progress of humanity" i...hosen by an ACS panel in recognition of industrial work that has lead to the successful development and commercial sale of a technological product. "Our H...Wireless technology shows promise in diagnosing pediatric intestinal disease
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... the cerebellum are rarely able to. This body of work sheds light on the specificity of walking adaptations and demonstrates that patients with certain types of brain damage can store a new walking pattern in the short term. Based on these findings, Bastians goal is to learn how to make that pattern las...Metabolic study in mice could lead to 'good cholesterol' boosters
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...'s location within a few meters outdoors, does not work well in buildings because the satellite signals are weak and because they bounce off walls, introducing errors. Academic, corporate, and government researchers are pursuing a number of other technologies that may ultimately permit precision indoor lo...Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals
... them more like normal. In addition, they plan to work on making the device smaller and hermetically sealed so that it can fit completely inside the head beneath the skin. The resulting vestibular implant, they say, could ultimately serve as a safety net for people who need high-dose gentamicin thera...High blood pressure problems largely misunderstood by sufferers
...sential that patients and healthcare professionals work together to fight the disease. This synthesis of qualitative studies provides valuable information that will assist healthcare providers to better understand and manage conflicts between healthcare provider and patient perspectives of this condition....Sports concussion research using fMRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions
... fMRI reveals preliminary evidence and lays ground work for future research In our study, using fMRI, we demonstrate that the functioning of a network of brain regions is significantly associated with both the severity of concussion symptoms and time to recover, said Jamie Pardini, Ph.D., a neuropsycho...