News tagged with pilot study

How to tell apart the forgetful from those at risk of Alzheimer's disease

It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However people with aMCI are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First-of-its-kind head patch monitors brain blood flow and oxygen

A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient's brow can be useful in monitoring stroke patients in the hospital. The device measures blood oxygen, similar ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many children with liver transplants from parents can safely stop using anti-rejection drugs

Physicians at three transplant centers have found in a pilot study that a majority of children who receive liver tissue from a parent can eventually stop using immunosuppression (anti-rejection) medications safely. These ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ecologists record and study deep-sea fish noises

University of Massachusetts Amherst fish biologists have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, collected from the sea floor about 2,237 feet (682 meters) below the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New educational program helps the siblings of children with cancer

Having a brother or sister with newly diagnosed cancer can be a distressing and difficult time for a child. While most children eventually cope, there can be a period of adjustment when their school work and social functioning ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PET technique promises better detection and response assessment for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Positron emission tomography (PET) and a molecular imaging agent that captures the proliferation of cancer cells could prove to be a valuable method for imaging a form of Non-Hodgkin's disease called mantle cell lymphoma, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improving depression in nursing home rehab patients through telemedicine

A new pilot study is getting underway in Rhode Island aimed at improving depression in nursing home rehabilitation patients, all through telemedicine. Geriatric mental health specialists from Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study identifies the cause of diabetes misdiagnosis among Asian Americans

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have determined key differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the Asian American population. This study, published today in PLoS ONE, identified ways to differ ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Genetic sequencing could help match patients with biomarker-driven cancer trials, treatments

As cancer researchers continue to identify genetic mutations driving different cancer subtypes, they are also creating a catalog of possible targets for new treatments.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Memory-enhancing drug may improve exposure therapy for PTSD patients

A memory-enhancing drug may improve the speed and effectiveness of prolonged exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients, according to a new pilot study by psychologists at The University of Texas ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Watermelon reduces atherosclerosis in new study

In a recent study by University of Kentucky researchers, watermelon was shown to reduce atherosclerosis in animals.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Computer games help people with Parkinson's disease

Playing computer-based physical therapy games can help people with Parkinson's disease improve their gait and balance, according to a new pilot study led by the UCSF School of Nursing and Red Hill Studios, a California serious ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pilot study looks at medication safety in US homes

Nearly 30 percent of homes with young children have acetaminophen products stored unsafely, and nearly all homes included at least one expired medication, according to a research abstract presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Composers in tune with British stereotype

British composers would appear to live up to their national stereotype of weather obsession, as they are twice as likely to have written music with climate themes as their counterparts from other nationalities.

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men with testicular cancer benefit by writing positively about the experience, study finds

Men who channeled positive thoughts into a five-week writing assignment about their testicular cancer showed signs of improved mental health afterward, in contrast to men who wrote negatively or neutrally about their condition, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0