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The right is responsible

.... The study joins a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the right hemisphere plays an important role in self-awareness.// Studies of self-awareness may provide unique insights into consciousness and doctors hope eventually to use such information to help people with disorders that include a lack of awaren...

Short stature -a problem

...rsity of North Dakota, said: "We believe this work demonstrates that all very short children need to be evaluated thoroughly by psychologists as well as by paediatricians and endocrinologists."// A sample of 345 short children, aged between five and 16, were tested for intelligence, academic achievement, social...

Depression hurts the heart

...epression could be bad for your heart. A new study demonstrates just how dangerous it can be. Brenda Penninx, a US gerentologist, and colleagues followed 2847 people over the age of 55//- both with and without heart disease- for four years to trace the effects of depression. They then found that people with majo...

Additional Radiotheraphy for Breast Cancer

...n the booster group had suffered a recurrence. It demonstrates clearly that a 16Gy boost significantly improves local control. Patients who had the boost had an overall local control rate of 95%, and survival at five years was 91%. The largest benefit was seen in women aged under 40, where the chances of recurre...

Interference helps Heart Patients

...percent lower for the phone-call group. The study demonstrates that a relatively low-cost, low-tech method can have positive results in treating heart failure. Costs of acute care for the phone-call patients was about $1,000 less than for usual-care patients during the study. According to researcher Barbara Rie...

Right side of the brain helps in awareness

.../ The study joins a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the right hemisphere plays an important role in self-awareness. Studies of self-awareness may provide unique insights into consciousness and doctors hope eventually to use such information to help people with disorders that include a lack of awarenes...

Zinc helps in curtailing diarrhea in children

...trations, leading researchers to write, this trial demonstrates that zinc is as effective in treating diarrhea when given daily by the caretaker as when given by trained field workers. No other treatment has been proven as effective as zinc in reducing the duration of acute diarrhea in children of developing coun...

Shunt for Alzheimer's Disease

...couraged by the results.Researchers say this study demonstrates the need for further testing on shunting patients to prevent cognitive decline....

Short stature -a problem

...rsity of North Dakota, said: "We believe this work demonstrates that all very short children need to be evaluated thoroughly by psychologists as well as by paediatricians and endocrinologists." A sample of 345 short children, aged between five and 16, were tested for intelligence, academic achievement, social s...

Link Between Obesity and Behavior in Kids

...lie Lumeng, M.D., author of the study, says, "This demonstrates solidly for the first time what we have suspected for years from clinical experience, that there is an association between behavior problems and obesity, and that a child with behavior problems is more likely to go on to be overweight. This is true r...

Excess Weight Can Affect Individuals as They Age

...lity of life outcomes. Researchers say this study demonstrates the adverse impact of high BMI in middle age on future health-related quality of life factors. Study authors write, “With much of the U.S. population middle-aged and older facing trends of increasing obesity and overweight, preventive measures are ur...

Screening Newborns Questioned

...llenges to current newborn screening practices. It demonstrates a need for education about newborn screening for parents prior to the birth of their child.”...

Drug Stops Herpes

...ients with the virus. Authors conclude, "Our study demonstrates that oral valacyclovir taken by immunocompetent persons with recurrent genital HSV-2 infection significantly reduces the rates of HSV reactivation, subclinical shedding, and transmission of genital herpes to a susceptible partner....

Drug Found To Reduce The Transmission Of Herpes

...cebo. Researchers thus conclude that their study demonstrates that oral valacyclovir taken by immunocompetent persons with recurrent genital HSV-2 infection significantly reduces the rates of HSV reactivation, subclinical shedding, and transmission of genital herpes to a susceptible partner....

Simple Steps To Help Fight Asthma

... program. Researchers say this important research demonstrates that taking practical steps can achieve long-term benefits in the form of better quality of life, fewer emergency room visits, and lower health care costs....

Cell’s microenvironment linked to cancer

... abnormalities that cause disease, but //this work demonstrates that genes themselves are controlled by components...ic abnormalities that cause disease, but this work demonstrates that genes themselves are controlled by components outside the nucleus and these, in turn, are regul...

Possible location of lung cancer genes found

...r of chromosomes are mismatched. The current study demonstrates that high-resolution SNP technology is powerful enough to identify copy-number alterations that previously hadn't been found in lung cancer cells." Working with 70 specimens of lung cancer tissue and 31 laboratory-grown lines of lung cancer cells, ...

Use Of Sunscreen In Childhood And Prevents Future Skin Cancer

...icine, University of British Columbia. "This study demonstrates that sunscreen plays a much more important role than just protecting against sunburn. By preventing nevi development, sunscreen decreases the risk of developing skin cancer in the future." The experimental group consisted of Caucasian schoolchildren...

Tackling Prostate Cancer With A New Dietary Supplement

...state-specific antigen (PSA), a protein that often demonstrates the presence of prostate cancer and its progression. Results after six weeks showed that the men had lower levels of male sex hormones, known to boost prostate cancer growth, and, in 21 patients, the supplement stopped the rise in PSA. Although th...

Proteinomics Research holds Key to Stomach Cancer

...” It is found that these basic research findings demonstrates that by lowering the Stat3 hyperactivity, we can suppress stomach cancer formation, importantly without affecting Stat3’s other important roles in the body. Add to that the evidence suggesting that Stat3 is also involved in breast, head and neck, and...

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