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Choose a page number: 1 Addictions RSS FeedsDoes Brain Go Into Standby Mode When Metabolic Energy Is Low? - By using a computerized model to study an electroencepholagram (EEG) brain pattern called "burst suppression", researchers in the US believe they have discovered a fundamental mechanism of how the brain behaves when the metabolic energy supply to brain cells is low. It is as if burst suppression is a type of intermittent standy mode, where a period of intense activity is followed by a period of inactivity, which endures until there is enough metabolic energy for cells to become active again ...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com More Patient Choice - Good For Some Bad For Others, UK - According to MDDUS, serious concerns are being raised for doctors regarding accountability and continuity of patient care, as a result of a government pilot scheme to eliminate practice boundaries in an attempt to increase patient choice. The plan allows individuals to choose a GP closer to their work or children's school, while still being registered at a practice close to their home. The pilot scheme will be launched in England and will operate in parts of London, Nottingham, and Manchester, in April 2012 ... Chromosomal Microarray Superior To Standard Prenatal Tests - According to a study which involved more than 4,000 participants, more information about potential disorders can be obtained using chromosomal microarray (CMA) to test a developing fetus' DNA, than the standard method of prenatal tests, which is used to visually analyze the chromosomes (karyotyping). The 34-center study, funded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, was recently published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology ... Defensive Orthopedic Medicine Creates Enormous Additional Costs - According to an estimate by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, orthopedic surgeons generate around $2 billion each year in additional health care costs linked to orthopedic care, as a result practicing defensive medicine (ordering additional but unnecessary tests and diagnostic procedures). The study is published in the February issue of the American Journal of Orthopedics. These additional tests may help clear physicians from accusations of malpractice, even though they result in no considerable benefit to patients' care ... Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate Approved For ADHD In Adults, USA - In the U.S., in 2007, the prescription medication Vyvanse was introduced for the treatment of ADHD in children aged 6 to 12 years old by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The following year the medication was approved to treat ADHD in adults, and approved in 2010 to treat adolescents aged 13 to 17 with ADHD ... Neuroscience R&D For The Military - Recommendations - As our knowledge of the human brain is advancing, researchers are optimistic that these advances will enhance the performance and lives of the UK's armed forces. However, the researchers caution that how research is prioritized should be given careful consideration in order to avoid cost to other applications. In addition, a study by the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, plans to clear up some prevalent myths surrounding how militaries may use this form of research ... 2nd Annual Medical Device Clinical Training And Education Conference, 8-9 March 2012, Phoenix, AZ - Early this spring, conference producer, Q1 Productions, will bring those medical device executives on the forefront of clinical training together to shed light on strategies in training physicians and other healthcare professionals on their devices. Held over March 8th and 9th at the luxurious Wigwam Resort outside of Phoenix, this event follows the success of last year's clinical training program, discussing the building and strengthening of education platforms as they most effectively cover training on scientific, clinical, technical and procedural information ... Life Science Technology Forum, 22-24 November 2012, Phoenix, AZ - Q1 Productions' Life Science Technology Forum to be held in Phoenix this coming Spring will bring together key leaders from the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostic industries to discuss and debate challenges and proven successes in the implementation and integration of new technologies, providing a platform for knowledge share, learning and networking with industry peers ... 6th Annual Medical Device Clinical Research Conference, 5-6 March 2012, Baltimore, MD - This spring, conference producer, Q1 Productions will host its 6th Annual Medical Device Clinical Research Conference. As one of Q1 Productions' very first events, continuing to expand, sharpen and update its content year after year, the 6th annual program is sure to provide the insight that comes from truly refined expertise and experience. Representation from companies of all different sizes will discuss clinical research techniques, paying special attention to evolution in regulatory framework and recent 510(k) clearance changes ... Pharmaceutical Sales Training & Development Conference, 19-20 March 2012, Atlanta, GA - This spring, conference producer, Q1 Productions, brings leaders and innovators from the pharmaceutical industry together to discuss sales training techniques and strategies, given today's challenging economic and regulatory environment. Held over March 19th and 20th in Atlanta, GA, Q1 Productions' Sales Training Conference will comprehensively cover the expanding and varied items sales trainers must consider in helping sales representatives stay effective, as well as compliant ... Maximizing Clinical Operations In Phase I - III Studies Conference, 29-30 March 2012, Chicago, IL - This spring, Q1 Productions will host its Maximizing Clinical Operations in Phase I - III Studies Conference in pharmaceutical industry hub, Chicago, IL. As pharmaceutical companies' efforts in reducing time to product launch lie primarily in streamlining clinical research duration, they unfortunately find clinical trial delay is one of the most frequently occurring causes of product launch delay. This challenge catalyzes forward-thinking companies to streamline early phases to set up for later stage trials and regulatory requirements ... Cannabis Consumption Raises Vehicle Crash Risk - Researchers from Dalhousie University found that, individuals are almost two times more likely to cause a vehicle collision if they consume cannabis within three hours of driving than individuals not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The study is published today on bmj.com. In order to find out whether cannabis consumption increases the risk of a motor vehicle collision, the researchers examined nine investigations involving a total of 49,411 individuals ... Memory Can Be Boosted By Stimulating Brain - New research from UCLA shows that stimulating key area of the brain can improve the memory. Perhaps we'll soon be free from those annoying afternoons, scrambling about looking for the dog's leash or the car keys. Published in this week's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the research could produce a new method for boosting memory in patients with early Alzheimer's disease, and senior author Dr. Itzhak Fried, a professor of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA said : "The entorhinal cortex is the golden gate to the brain's memory mainframe ... 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Logistics And Cold Chain 2012 Conference, 22-23 March 2012, Vienna - It's a new year, and that means new challenges and new opportunities await. The past year brought new concepts and trends in the area of pharmaceutical logistics and cold chain, and for the second year in a row Fleming Europe has gathered all of the experts with all the latest information and newest trends to bring to you fresh ideas, new knowledge and the best solutions. Fleming Europe's 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Logistics and Cold Chain 2012 conference follows up on its successful 2011 event ... Generics, Supergenerics And Patent Strategies Conference, 14-15 May 2012, London - The pharmaceutical generics industry is a fast moving and is a consistently expanding one. With the much referenced patent cliff rapidly approaching, all businesses are looking to generics for a source of additional revenue. SMi's is pleased to announce its Generics, Supergenerics and Patent Strategies conference that will provide you with an excellent overview of the industry and where it stands, along with case studies from the big players in the market showing how they have handled issues and how they see the industry moving forward ... Acute Lung Injury Patients Don't Benefit From Less Nutritional Support - A study published early in JAMA , to coincide with the presentation at the 41st Critical Care Congress, reveals that even though some data indicated that lower caloric nourishment via a feeding tube may be beneficial for critically ill patients in need of mechanical ventilation, those with acute lung injury who received a smaller amount of nourishment displayed no improvement in terms of infectious complications, ventilator-free days, or mortality risk at 60 days, compared with those who received full caloric nourishment ... Altered Lifestyle Plus Anti-Obesity Drugs Are Effective - Researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that anti-obesity drugs together with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI. In the paper published in Obesity Review, Dr. Laura Gray and her team from Leicester University's Department of Health Sciences assessed the effectiveness of anti -obesity drugs and a modified lifestyle on weight loss and body mass index. The researchers reviewed 94 studies that included more than 24,000 individuals, evaluating the efficacy of the drugs with regard to losing weight and body mass index at 3, 6 and 12 months ... Male Smoking Leads To Faster Cognitive Decline - Findings of a report published Online First in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals shows that men who smoke seem to be linked with a more rapid cognitive decline. According to background information, smoking is more and more renown as a risk factor for dementia in the elderly. In 2010, the number of dementia diagnoses around the world was estimated at 36 million with numbers increasing and predicted to double every 20 years. Séverine Sabia, Ph.D ... Mild Alzheimer's Patients May Be Re-Diagnosed With Mild Cognitive Impairment - A report published Online First in Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, shows that under the revised criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, many patients who are currently diagnosed with very mild or mild Alzheimer disease dementia could potentially be reclassified as having mild cognitive impairment (MCI). According to John C. Morris, M.D., of Washington University School of Medicine in St ... Diagnosing Genetic Mutations - Virtual Tool, Pyromaker, Shows Promise - Cancer diagnosis and selecting the most appropriate treatment can be made easier by identifying genetic mutations through DNA sequencing. Present test methods for DNA samples, Sanger sequencing and pyrosequencing can sometimes produce complex results that can be difficult or impossible to interpret, however, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a free software program named Pyromaker, which can assist in accurately identifying such complex genetic mutations. Pyromaker, a web-based application produces simulated pyrograms based on user input ... Cancer Drug Reverses Symptoms Of Alzheimer's In Mice - A drug approved for the treatment of cancer appears to quickly reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's in mice, according to a new study from the US published in the journal Science on Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved bexarotene as a treatment for cutaneous T cell lymphoma, a type of skin cancer, in 2000. Now a team of neuroscientists has shown that when they gave the drug to mice with Alzheimer's disease, it quickly reversed the pathological, cognitive and memory deficits that accompanies it. About 5 ... Hip Dysplasia Can Be Reliably Diagnosed By Ultrasound At 6 Months - Developmental dislocation (dysplasia) of the hip (DDH) is a common congenital condition in which a child's upper thighbone is dislocated from the hip socket. The condition can be present at birth or develop during a child's first year of life. Plain radiography (X-rays) has long been the gold standard screening modality for this condition in 6-month-old children, despite concerns over exposing very young children to ionizing radiation ... Depression Often Leads To Difficulties With Peers In Middle Childhood - Children who have difficult relationships with their peers can experience more psychological dysfunction, such as depression. But does the depression lead to youths' relationship problems, or do difficulties in the relationships provoke the depression? A new study of children in the middle years of childhood has found that depression forecasts problems in peer relationships, including being victimized by peers and problems being accepted by peers ... Stress Pathway Identified As Potential Therapeutic Target To Prevent Vision Loss - A new study identifies specific cell-stress signaling pathways that link injury of the optic nerve with irreversible vision loss. The research, published by Cell Press in the February 9 issue of the journal Neuron, may lead to new strategies that will help to protect vulnerable neurons in the retina after optic nerve damage and diseases. Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) send visual information from the retina to the brain through long processes called axons. The axons of the RGCs are bundled together to form the optic nerve ... How Appetite Cells In The Brain Respond To Fasting - There are two key cell types in the brain that are central to the regulation of feeding behaviors, agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons and proopiomelancortin (POMC)-expressing neurons. Previous work has shown that the AgRP neurons promote feeding and weight gain, while the POMC cells have been linked with appetite suppression and weight loss. Now a new study published by Cell Press in the February 9 issue of the journal Neuron uncovers a neural pathway that links fasting with activation of AgRP neurons ... Unveiling The Genetic Rosetta Stone - Scientists have developed a new community resource that may act as a Rosetta stone for revealing the genetic basis of traits and disease. A paper in the Feb. 9 issue of Nature describes the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel (DGRP), which provides the highest-resolution view to date, of the genome structure and variation in a population of 192 fruit flies with diverse traits ... Weight Loss With Anti-Obesity Drugs And A Modified Lifestyle - A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI. Dr Laura Gray and colleagues from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Leicester have published a paper in the journal Obesity Review which looks at the effectiveness of anti-obesity drugs and a modified lifestyle on weight loss and body mass index. The research was funded by an National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme ... In Smoking Cessation, Low Dopamine Levels During Withdrawal Promote Relapse - Mark Twain said, "Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times." Many smokers would agree that it's difficult to stay away from cigarettes. A new study in Biological Psychiatry this month now suggests that low dopamine levels that occur as a result of withdrawal from smoking actually promote the relapse to smoking. Dopamine is a brain chemical messenger that is critically important in reward and motivation. Some research suggests that one of its central roles is to send a signal to the brain to 'seek something enjoyable' ... Widening Gap Between Scottish And English Suicide Rates - A new study has revealed the widening gap in suicide rates between Scotland and England & Wales due to a large extent to the number of young Scottish men taking their lives. The research, carried out by the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh and the Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, examined suicide rates north and south of the border between 1960 and 2008. The team found that the suicide rate in both men and women was in fact lower in Scotland until around 1968 when it overtook the rate in England & Wales ... No Association Between Stimulant Treatment For ADHD And Increased Risk Of Cardiac Events In Youth - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 5-9% of youth and is frequently treated with stimulant medications, such as methylphenidate and amphetamine products. A recent safety communication from the US Food and Drug Administration advised that all patients undergoing ADHD treatment be monitored for changes in heart rate or blood pressure. Amidst growing concern over the risks of stimulant use in youth, a study by Dr ... Antenatal Thyroid Screening Fails To Improve IQ In 3-Year-Olds - Children of mothers screened and treated for reduced thyroid function during pregnancy show no signs of improved IQ compared to women who receive no treatment, new research has uncovered. Scientists from Cardiff University's School of Medicine working with colleagues from The Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, and colleagues from Turin, Italy took blood samples from more than 20,000 women at about 13-weeks of pregnancy to test for thyroid function ... For Offspring Of Diabetic Pregnancies Breastfeeding Can Reduce Risk Of Childhood Obesity - Children of diabetic pregnancies have a greater risk of childhood obesity, but new research from the Colorado School of Public Health shows breastfeeding can reduce this threat. Epidemiologist Tessa Crume, Ph.D., MSPH, and fellow researchers tracked 94 children of diabetic pregnancies and 399 of non-diabetic pregnancies from birth to age 13. They evaluated the influence of breastfeeding on the growth of body mass index (BMI), an indicator of childhood obesity. "There are critical perinatal periods for defining obesity risk, pregnancy and early infant life," Crume said ... How DNA Finds Its Match - It's been more than 50 years since James Watson and Francis Crick showed that DNA is a double helix of two strands that complement each other. But how does a short piece of DNA find its match, out of the millions of 'letters' in even a small genome? New work by researchers at the University of California, Davis, handling and observing single molecules of DNA, shows how it's done. The results are published online by the journal Nature. Defects in DNA repair and copying are strongly linked to cancer, birth defects and other problems ... Obesity Drug 'Mediator' Likely Responsible For Thousands Of Hospitalizations And Deaths In France - A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety reveals that benfluorex, a fenfluramine derivative drug used in France under the name Mediator®, is likely responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30 year period. Benfluorex (Mediator®) was used in France from 1976 to 2009. Despite its anorexic properties, the drug was not marketed as an appetite suppressant but as an adjunct for the treatment of hyperlipidemia and among overweight patients with type 2 diabetes ... After 60 Year Absence Continental Mosquito With 'Vector' Potential Found Breeding In UK - A species of mosquito has been discovered breeding in the UK that has not been seen in the country since 1945. Populations of the mosquito, found across mainland Europe and known only by its Latin name Culex modestus, were recorded at a number of sites in the marshes of north Kent and south Essex in 2010 and 2011. The discovery was made by post-graduate student Nick Golding, and the mosquito was definitively identified by colleague Stefanie Schäfer of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology ... Risk For Additional Atypical Femur Fracture Halved By Halting Bone-Building Osteoporosis Drug Use - There is growing evidence that supports an association between atypical fractures of the femur - a rare break of the thigh bone, typically without trauma - and the use of bisphosphonates, drugs proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence caused by osteoporosis ... Shedding Light On The Genetics Of Rice Metabolism - A large-scale study analyzing metabolic compounds in rice grains conducted by researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) and their collaborators has identified 131 rice metabolites and clarified the genetic and environmental factors that influence their production. The findings provide a natural way to bioengineer improved rice grain varieties by selectively increasing production of useful metabolites, boosting the nutritional value of crops. As one of the most important staple crops, rice plays a central role in supplying the nutrients needed to keep the world population healthy ... Management Of TB Cases Falls Short Of International Standards - The management of tuberculosis cases in the European Union (EU) is not meeting international standards, according to new research. The research, published online ahead of print in the European Respiratory Journal, has identified key areas of priority for public action to combat the growing number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a prevalence of 440,000 multidrug-resistant TB cases (MDR-TB) with 150,000 deaths and 50,000 extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) cases ... Understanding A Patient's Mental Health Status Before Hip Replacement Surgery May Improve Education And Care - Patients taking antidepressants up to three years prior to undergoing a total hip replacement (THR) were more likely to report greater pain before and after surgery and less satisfaction with their procedure, according to new research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). In the study, 1,657 patients (13 percent of the study population) used antidepressants up to three years before surgery. The patients were surveyed before and one year after the THR ... Men With Anxiety Trait Suffered Greater Post-Operative Pain Following Total Knee Replacement - Increased pain following surgery has long been linked to anxiety and "catastrophizing," an extreme response to stress. In a new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 97 patients - men and women - who were about to undergo minimally invasive total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, completed a brief survey to quantify their level of anxiety, as well as their typical level of anxiety and potential for catastrophizing. Pain data was then collected for seven days following surgery ... Guideline For Brain Metastases Developed By ASTRO - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has developed a guideline on the radiotherapeutic and surgical management for newly diagnosed brain metastases. It has been published in Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), ASTRO's official clinical practice journal. "This guideline was developed by an international multidisciplinary task force charged with systematically reviewing and synthesizing level one and other high-quality data into a distilled work product," Eric L. Chang, MD, a radiation oncologist at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, said ... NIST/CU Collaboration Adds Timing Capability To Living Cell Sensors - Individual cells modified to act as sensors using fluorescence are already useful tools in biochemistry, but now they can add good timing to their resume, thanks in part to expertise from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). With the added capability to track the timing of dynamic biochemical reactions, cell sensors become more useful for many studies, such as measurements of protein folding or neural activity ... New Technique Holds Promise For Better Understanding Of Brain Disorders - By harnessing quantum dots - tiny light-emitting semiconductor particles a few billionths of a meter across - researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a new and vastly more targeted way to stimulate neurons in the brain. Being able to switch neurons on and off and monitor how they communicate with one another is crucial for understanding - and, ultimately, treating - a host of brain disorders, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, and even psychiatric disorders such as severe depression ... Osteoarthritis Pain, Mobility Improve With Video-Based Home Exercise - The benefits of exercise in minimizing pain and improving mobility for individuals living with osteoarthritis has been well documented. In a new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 107 individuals with diagnosed osteoarthritis in the knee were randomized to either a DVD-based exercise group, or a control group. The "DVD" group received a DVD-based exercise program, as well as verbal and hands-on exercise instructions, for the first four to eight weeks. The individuals in both groups were evaluated at three, six and 12 months ... High Levels Of Cadmium, Lead In Blood Linked To Pregnancy Delay - Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other academic research institutions. Cigarette smoke is the most common source of exposure to cadmium, a toxic metal found in the earth's crust, which is used in batteries, pigments, metal coatings and plastics. Smokers are estimated to have twice the levels of cadmium as do non-smokers ... X-Ray Crystallography Reveals Unusual Alliances That Enable Movement - Some unusual alliances are necessary for you to wiggle your fingers, researchers report. Understanding those relationships should enable better treatment of neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis, which prevent muscles from taking orders from your brain, said Dr. Lin Mei, Director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics at Georgia Health Sciences University. During development, neurons in the spinal cord reach out to muscle fibers to form a direct line of communication called the neuromuscular junction ... Fasting May Boost Chemo By Weakening Cancer Cells - Fasting was as effective as chemotherapy in delaying growth of specific tumors in mice and boosted the effectiveness of chemotherapy on melanoma, glioma, and breast cancer cells. And fasting plus chemotherapy, but neither treatment on its own, resulted in long-term cancer-free survival in mice with neuroblastoma, according to a study published online on Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine ... The Current State Of The Biosimilars Industry By Prof Heinz Haenel - As a preview to the Biosimilar Drug Development World Europe 2012 conference we asked one of the key speakers Prof Heinz Haenel, Diabetes Division R+D Projects at Sanofi Aventis his thoughts on the current state of the industry. Prof Haenel will be at the conference presenting "Biosimilars - the devil is in the detail" ... Orthopaedic Trauma Volume Affected By Economic Factors - Previous studies have found that human behavior during a recession is remarkably different than that during a bullish economy. For example, people tend to spend more time focused on working and less time engaging in leisure and recreation activities, resulting in fewer motor vehicle and other accidents. According to a 10-year study at a Level 1 regional trauma center, presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), economic trends do impact orthopedic trauma volume ... Similarities Between Genetic Signatures In Developing Organs And Breast Cancer Could Predict And Personalize Cancer Therapies - Reviving a theory first proposed in the late 1800s that the development of organs in the normal embryo and the development of cancers are related, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have studied organ development in mice to unravel how breast cancers, and perhaps other cancers, develop in people. Their findings provide new ways to predict and personalize the diagnosis and treatment of cancer ... Epidural Steroid Injections Do Not Benefit Spine Patients - Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson examined data on patients being treated for lumbar stenosis and the degenerative spine condition spondylolisthesis and found that patients who received epidural steroid injections (ESI) had a higher rate of crossover to surgery and fared worse in physical health and bodily pain versus those who did not receive ESI, dispelling their pre-study hypothesis ... Low Levels Of Vitamin D Found In 44 Percent Of Postmenopausal Women With Wrist Fracture - Wrist fractures, also called distal radius fractures (DRF), are among the most common osteoporosis-related fractures occurring on average 15 years earlier than hip fractures. As vitamin D deficiency has recently been linked with muscle weakness, increased fall risks, and bone fractures, investigators sought to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among post menopausal women with DRF. The study, "Hypovitaminosis D in Postmenopausal Women with a Distal Radius Fracture," was presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) ... How Early Breast Tumors Become Deadly - Researchers have discovered a restricted pattern of molecules that differentiate early-stage breast tumors from invasive, life-threatening cancer. They also found a similar molecular signature that correlated with the aggressiveness of invasive tumors, and with the time to metastasis and overall survival. Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J ... Study Of Live Human Neurons Reveals The Genetic Origins Of Parkinson's Disease - Parkinson's disease researchers at the University at Buffalo have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease, which afflicts at least 500,000 Americans and for which there is no cure. The results are published in the current issue of Nature Communications. The UB findings reveal potential new drug targets for the disease as well as a screening platform for discovering new treatments that might mimic the protective functions of parkin. UB has applied for patent protection on the screening platform ... Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered Adults Have Twice The Level Of Smoking And Half The Level Of Plans To Quit - Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Coloradans who smoke are not thinking about quitting or getting ready to quit, and a quarter are uncomfortable approaching their doctors for help, report University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers in a recent article published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. These and other findings from the study may help identify new approaches to encourage GLBT smokers to quit ... How Stimulants Work To Control Hyperactivity - It has long been known that psychostimulant drugs have the paradoxical effect of reducing hyperactivity. [Psychostimulant drugs include methylphenidate - known by the trade names Ritalin, Concerta, and Methylin - and methamphetamine]. Since the mid-1950s, millions of children and adults have been prescribed stimulant medications to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But for more than seven decades, since the first experiment that gave an amphetamine drug to children diagnosed with behavioral problems, scientists have not known how stimulants work to control hyperactivity ... Study Reveals Molecular Path From Internal Clock To Cells Controlling Rest And Activity - The molecular pathway that carries time-of-day signals from the body's internal clock to ultimately guide daily behavior is like a black box, says Amita Sehgal, PhD, the John Herr Musser Professor of Neuroscience and Co-Director, Comprehensive Neuroscience Center, at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Now, new research from the Sehgal lab is taking a peek inside, describing a molecular pathway and its inner parts that connect the well-known clock neurons to cells governing rhythms of rest and activity in fruit flies ... Youths' Smoking Influenced By Sports Teammates - Young people's choices about using drugs and alcohol are influenced by peers - not only close friends, but also sports teammates. A new study of middle schoolers and their social networks has found that teammates' smoking plays a big role in youths' decisions about smoking, but adolescents who take part in a lot of sports smoke less. The study was conducted at the University of Southern California (USC) and appears in the journal Child Development. Researchers looked at 1,260 ethnically diverse, urban, middle-class sixth through eighth graders ... Study Finds Violence In Northern Ireland Harms Children - War, the aftermath of war, and political violence are harmful to children's and teens' mental health and well-being. But few studies have looked at how this happens. A new longitudinal study of neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has found that political violence affects children by upsetting the ways their families function, resulting in behavior problems and mental health symptoms among the youths over extended periods of time ... Children And Their Mothers Benefit From High-Quality Child Care - High-quality early child care isn't important just for children, but for their mothers, too. That's the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin; the study appears in the journal Child Development . The study analyzed data from more than 1,300 children in the longitudinal Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, which was sponsored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) ... Copyright © 2012, Internet Cash Machines. All Rights Reserved. |
