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Brain Signal Prevents Us from Repeating Mistakes

...volunteers took part in a computerised task, which involved them making predictions based on information they were given. New information was then introduced, which made many of their predictions incorrect, so they needed to learn from this in order to avoid repeating the error. While they did this, their b...

Negative Emotions Affect Old and Young Differently

...e insula and caudate areas of the brain, which are involved in processing emotions, in young adults there was less activity seen among older people. Gregory Larkin and colleagues at Stanford University in California compared the way people over 65 years responded to losing and winning to the reactions of t...

Awareness About HIV/AIDS is High Among the Transgenders: Survey

...rd some transgenders in Mumbai and big metros were involved in trafficking," Isabel said. A large chunk of the community said they continued to experience a sense of exclusion and rejection. "The community was confused about themselves and society is confused about them," Isabel said quoting citing the s...

Good News for Sufferers of Heart Attack, Chest Pain

... to improve heart failure care. And U-M is heavily involved in the national D2B Alliance, which seeks to accelerate the use of emergency angioplasty by helping hospitals be ready to deliver the life-saving treatment as quickly as possible after a patient arrives. So, as hospitals work to improve their heart...

Sleep Deprivation can Affect Competent Decision-making

...d that the nucleus accumbens, an area in the brain involved with the anticipation of reward, becomes selective...ponse to losses in the insula, a part of the brain involved with evaluating the emotional significance of an event. According to the authors, the new finding...

FDA Advisory Against Anti-depressants to Be Expanded to Cover Young Adults too

...from one brain cell to another. The chemicals most involved in depression are thought to be Serotonin and Noradreline. The Royal College of Psychiatrists notes in the case of drugs that inhibit serotonin receptors, the SSRIs, in the first couple of weeks of taking them, you may feel sick and more anxious. ...

Anti-osteoporosis Drugs Could Result in Irregular Heart Rhythm, New Study

...me, there may be a side effect," said a researcher involved in both studies, Dr. Steven Cummings of California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute. Until now, people have assumed Fosamax "was completely safe and could be given to almost anybody." Fosamax, the Merck brand name for alendronate, is now u...

Gene Responsible for Ageing Process Discovered and Calorie Restriction Could Help

... the Foxa family of genes. Both PHA-4 and Foxa are involved in the complex process of glucose metabolism. In mammals, the gene is linked with a hormone called glucagon which increases levels of glucose in the bloodstream to maintain the body's energy balance especially during fasting. Scientists from Louisi...

Doctors Warned Against Encouraging Elective Caesareans

...about caesarean when there is an element of choice involved - we're talking about small numbers, it's something women should be aware of', he opined. Professor Philip Steer, BJOG editor-in-chief, added: 'The caesarean section rate in the UK is one of the highest in the world. 'Women need to be informed of...

Higher Intake of Calcium and Vitamin D Linked With Brain Lesions in Older People

... not know if high calcium and vitamin D intake are involved with the causation of brain lesions, but the study provides support to the growing number of researchers who are concerned about the effects of too much calcium, particularly among older adults, given the current emphasis on promoting high intakes of...

Migraines may Be a Symptom of Other Problems for Iraq Soldiers

... have migraines, according to research. The study involved 3,621 United States Army soldiers who were given a health screening questionnaire within 90 days after returning from one year of combat duty in Iraq. A total of 2,167 of the soldiers, or 60 percent, completed the questionnaire. Of those, 19 percent ...

FDA Warns Against Buying of Counterfeit Drug Through Internet

...A learned about the 24 related web sites that were involved in such activity. The FDA received information t...g which is highly dangerous. There is lot of risks involved in buying and consuming these counterfeit drugs obtained from the internet. Some times the validity ...

American Cancer Society Launches Major New Study

...Cancer Society studies that began in the 1950s and involved hundreds of thousands of volunteer participants. The Hammond-Horn study and the first Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS-I and CPS-II) have played a major role in understanding cancer prevention and risk, and have contributed significantly to the scienti...

New Clues for Treatment of Disease That Causes Accelerated Aging

...lications for larger populations. The LMNA gene is involved in several other more prevalent disorders including forms of muscular dystrophy and heart disease. In addition, recent studies by other labs have shown that occasional errors in the production of lamin A may take place even in people with "normal" ...

Anti-Epileptic Drug Intake May Result In Children With Mental Retardation

...neric forms. As of now, Sanofi is the only company involved in the court action, with a trial date set for October 2008. Lead researcher Kimford Meador, of the University of Florida in Gainesville, looked at IQ results of 187 children born to mothers who had taken the epilepsy drugs carbamazepine, lamotrigi...

Hazardous Medical Waste Discovered Again In San Jose

... is disposed of safely. Yet, Clarkson and others involved continue to wonder about the frequency of the mix-ups in such a short time period, and why the untreated waste has so far been discovered only at one landfill in the county. Landfills across California have stepped up their monitoring of incoming t...

Recent Research Holds Wealth of Promise to Bone Marrow Patients

... Prof Hart explained the present treatment which involved giving drugs after the onset of infection; but it would greatly help if it is treated before the onset, so that the immune system is not greatly affected. Further testing and research of this new method is required before it can be employed, researc...

Drinking Heavy Amounts of Alcohol Shrinks Your Brain

...ting in Boston, April 28 May 5, 2007. The study involved MRI scans of 1,839 people from the Framingham Offspring study, ages 34 to 88, who were classified as non-drinkers, former drinkers, low drinkers (one to seven drinks per week), moderate drinkers (eight to 14 drinks per week), or high drinkers (more t...

Johns Hopkins Medicine Honors U.A.E. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

... Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty are also involved in a collaborative effort to improve the medical education program there. And faculty from the Universitys Bloomberg School of Public Health are working on a public health doctorate program tailored to the needs of the U.A.E. and playing an advisor...

Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Abortion, Stem Cells as Part of First Debate

...te, which was sponsored by MSNBC and Politico.com, involved a "mixture" of questions from Chris Matthews of MSNBC and John Harris of Politico.com, as well as questions submitted online from viewers, the New York Times reports. Abortion-Rights Comments According to the Times, the candidates considered ...

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