Education does not protect against age-related memory loss, say USC researchers
..."We are starting to find evidence of how the brain works over the entire lifecycle," said Crimmins. "This study clarifies that while cognitive performance in old age is related to early life education; not all aspects of cognitive performance relate to education in the same way." More education is consi...BC physicists transmit visible light through miniature cable
...omes and businesses around the world. "Our coax works just like the one in your house, except now for visible light," says Jakub Rybczynski, a research scientist in the Boston College Physics Department and the lead author of the APL article. Coaxial cables are typically made up of a core wire surroun...Operations research pioneer outlines ways to make kidney transplant allocation more equitable
...r personal health profile. From there, the patient works with his/her physician to decide on what the minimum grade of kidney they would be willing to accept is. In essence, Zenios' model creates a sequence of queues for kidneys of various grades and, within these queues, organs that become available are...'Mindless autopilot' drives people to underestimate food decisions
..., it's better to change the environment so that it works for us rather than against us, making it easier to make decisions to eat less," suggested Wansink. Tips to prevent holiday overeating To turn things around after a season of mindless eating and prepare for those New Year's resolutions, Wansink...Strong emotions in Shakespeare's plays lead to fits and fatalities
...ons could have dramatic or even fatal effects, the works of the Bard still have a relevant message for today's doctors never underestimate the power of emotions to disturb bodily functions....Drug that chokes off tumor blood vessels offers new hope to lung cancer patients
...astin, developed by San Francisco-based Genentech, works well in combination with chemotherapy for a number of reasons. "The reason for this is that the blood vessels in tumors normally do not allow the chemotherapy drugs to diffuse into the tumors well," she said. "In addition to choking off the tumor bl...Natural, soy-based substance might help fight MS, Jefferson neuroscientists find
...in humans. The scientists are not sure how BBIC works in multiple sclerosis, but they theorize that it suppresses the immune response to some extent, in addition to inhibiting proteases. Dr. Rostami sees BBIC as being used as a single therapy or in conjunction with other drugs in treating MS. He notes t...Law professor finds home health-care workers have few legal protections
...egulate the employment relationship of someone who works in a private home"" The issue will become increasingly important in the future, as Baby Boomers will need increased healthcare services as they age and their health declines. The home health care industry is already one of the fastest growing indust...Bank on a Cure researchers identify pathways mediating myeloma treatment side effects
...nding helps explain the mechanism by which aspirin works in these patients, even though aspirin's familiar affect on platelets is not involved. However, at certain dose levels aspirin affects the inflammation pathways and the BOAC research shows that genes related to inflammation do contribute to the VTEs...Balance training better than tai chi at improving mobility among older adults
...ams so we can develop an even better sense of what works best in the prevention of falls."...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center collaborating to find new tools to fight leukemia
...h hope before, and its especially exciting that it works for patients of all age groups." Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a blood and bone marrow cancer that affects 10,000 new patients each year in the United States. It is called chronic leukemia because it progresses more slowly than acute leukemia, a...Study highlights new and cheaper way to treat heroin addiction
...s effective as methadone. Dr Roberston, who also works as a GP, added that while there were less restrictions attached to prescribing dihydrocodeine tablets, it is still essential that treatment regimes are controlled and tailored to the individual. "We want to engage young people in a treatment progra...High-resolution imaging with contrast agent shows promise in osteoarthritis research
... one-shot concentration of the contrast agent that works for analyzing both cartilage thickness and composi...te in the paper. "But even if the technique only works for in vitro studies, it still provides useful quantitative, high-resolution, 3D images that researc...'Inverse planning' system improves brachytherapy treatment for prostate and other cancers
...can use this in many different applications and it works very well for improving local tumor control," she said. "I feel really good about seeing this applied in the clinic to improve treatment to patients." ...Pilot study successful in taming allergic reactions to food
...effort to build their tolerance to it. The therapy works on a cellular level to alter specific immune system cells, called lymphocytes, that play a part in orchestrating allergic reactions and to increase the immune systems production of antibodies that attack and neutralize allergens, Burks said. The s...U-M researchers use nanoparticles to target brain cancer
...including esophageal, bladder and skin cancers. It works by traveling through blood vessels until it reaches the vessels supplying blood to the tumor. When activated by light, the Photofrin collapses these blood vessels, starving the tumor of the blood it needs to survive. Results of the study appear in ...Sports cheats beware -- new test detects previously undetectable drug
...m of cheating," says lead author Mario Thevis, who works in the Center for Preventive Doping Research Institute of Biochemistry, at the German Sport University Cologne in Germany....To slow AIDS in Russia, treat HIV-positive addicts, Stanford study says
...y. The cumulative effect of two or three medicines works better than a single one to keep the virus at bay. Antiretroviral therapies have the added benefit of reducing the chances that an infected person will transmit HIV to others. To understand how antiretroviral therapy could affect HIV transmission in...The AGA Institute releases report on the future of gastroenterology
...by preparing now for the future, the AGA Institute works to ensure that the science and practice of gastroenterology will continue to thrive and flourish. "As in all fields of science, change is inevitable as practitioners and researchers become more knowledgeable about disease. These changes will contin......the exact mechanism by which this combined therapy works better than the separate therapies. We speculate that synergistic action on cell receptors may lead to less muscle contraction or inflammation," said Dr. Celli. "Although we do not expect the combination therapy to replace existing therapies, it will...