Quit smoking message not getting air time in mental health care
May 12, 2008 |
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People with mental illness are not receiving the support they need to stop smoking, despite high rates of nicotine dependence and deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.
Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathy
May 12, 2008 |
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Researchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) — a leading ...
ISU researcher performs first veterinary corneal implant procedure in US
May 12, 2008 |
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Sinisa Grozdanic an assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences performed the surgery that restored sight to 7-year-old Dixie, a Mountain Cur breed owned by Brett Williams of Runnells.
Research shows timing improves cleft palate surgery
May 12, 2008 |
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Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the world. Matic has been conducting ...
New MRI technique developed at UT Southwestern detects subtle but serious brain injury
May 12, 2008 |
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A new technique for analyzing magnetic resonance imaging data, developed by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, can reveal serious brain injury missed by current tests and help predict a patient’s degree of recovery.
New Water Reclamation System Headed for Duty on Space Station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 12, 2008 |
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International Space Station crews soon will have a new water reclamation system that will recycle wastewater, allowing up to six crew members to live aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Prism glasses expand the view for patients with hemianopia
May 12, 2008 |
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Innovative prism glasses can significantly improve the vision and the daily lives of patients with hemianopia, a condition that blinds half the visual field in both eyes. The peripheral prism glasses, which were invented ...
Men are more likely than women to crave alcohol when they feel negative emotions
May 12, 2008 |
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Women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than men, while men have greater rates of alcohol-use disorders ...
Homeless youth need more than treatment for substance abuse, study says
May 12, 2008 |
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A new study of homeless youth suggests that treating substance abuse and mental health problems may not be enough to help get teens off the streets. Instead, researchers found that creating more opportunities for work, education ...
Glypican-3 gene function in regulating body size helps inform novel cancer treatments
May 12, 2008 |
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In a leading study that has implications for the development of novel therapies for a number of breast, lung and ovarian cancers that have lost the expression of a gene called glypican-3 (GPC3), Sunnybrook researchers have ...
Borrowers who complete homeownership education programs make better refinancing decisions
May 12, 2008 |
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In light of the subprime mortgage crisis that has resulted in extraordinarily high default rates on home mortgages, one might wonder what the government can do to better educate new potential homeowners.
Women, minorities more prone to filing grievances
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Many employees often do not file grievances even when presented with the opportunity to do so. A new study in Industrial Relations sought to assess the degree to which certain minority groups may be more or less prone to fil ...
Face-to-face or Facebook?
May 12, 2008 |
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Can online networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help new students settle into university social and academic life and minimise the chance of them withdrawing from their courses?
Mutant gene causes epilepsy, intellectual disability in women
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A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide’s Women’s & Children’s Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Electrode re-implantation helps some Parkinson's disease patients
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A study of seven patients with Parkinson’s disease suggests that those who have poor results following implantation of electrodes to stimulate the brain may benefit from additional surgery to correct the electrode placement, ...
