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Vasan Group to Open Eight Specialty Eye Hospitals

...re Hospitals, one of the largest eye care hospital networks in southern India,// has set up its first branch here, with seven more in the offing. The Chennai facility has been set up in collaboration with K. Premraj, a prominent ophthalmic surgeon and managing director of Prems' Eye Clinic. The first facili...

Relationship Between Delirium and Dementia

...elirium and thereby investigate the mechanisms and networks involved in its onset and consequences. Use of SPECT scanning to assess cerebral perfusion changes in patients with delirium. Led by Tamara Fong, MD, of BIDMC’s Department of Neurology, this paper describes the results of a study examining a group ...

How Many Genes Does It Take to Learn? Lessons from Sea Slugs

...udied gene expression in association with specific networks controlling feeding or defensive reflexes in the sea slug. To their surprise, they identified more than 100 genes similar to those associated with all major human neurological diseases and more than 600 genes controlling development, confirming that ...

New Study Links Western Wildfires to Atlantic Ocean Surface Temperatures

...This study underscores the value of building large networks of high-resolution fire history data to better understand how climate may affect fire regimes over large areas of the globe," said Kitzberger. The team used data from the International Multiproxy Paleofire Database that is maintained by the National ...

Improved memory with mild electric stimulation

...lls resonate. This strengthens connections between networks of cells, which are the physical representations of memories in the brain, " said Born. This study was published in the online edition of the journal Nature. Scientists believe that brain stimulation could also help people with Alzheimer’s disease....

Predicting the Dynamics of Clotting in Human Blood

...crofluidics to the study of other complex reaction networks that control various biological functions. And in the medical arena, the technique could become a way to perform rapid and detailed diagnostic tests. "We'd love to see that happen," Kastrup said. Source-Newswise RM...

Trail Users Twice as Likely to Get Enough Exercise

...of the University of Utah and colleagues. “Trail networks have become a selling point for municipal governments and developers marketing to people seeking activity-friendly communities,” Librett said. The study appears in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Librett and col...

Increase of Cancer drug usage in England

...ards’ report in June 2004, various regional cancer networks showed notable difference in the uptake of drugs. Professor made suggestions to decrease these differences and to ensure wide supply of good drugs. According to him, the subsequent study has shown significant improvement. There is a drastic rise in...

Latest Weapon in Battle against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

... virulence by intercepting bacterial communication networks represents a new therapeutic approach, and is clinically timely." This research presented yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, in San Francisco has raised hopes for the treatment of some of the most deadly diseases, suc...

Techniques for analyzing protein interactions aid in detecting the molecular basis of diseases

...ven the importance of characterizing the molecular networks and signaling pathways that form the biological basis of all living organisms, techniques aimed at probing protein interactions have come to the forefront in recent years. The new methods published today by CSH Protocols will be useful for researcher...

Tobacco Advertising Through Movies Luring Kids

... in movie trailers, as well as pressure television networks to refuse to air trailers that contain such imagery. Future research should also address other avenues by which young people are exposed to tobacco use on television, the authors conclude. Source-Eurekalert RAS...

Research Reveal A New Angle On Neural Circuits.

...ely represent a more general strategy for cortical networks to respond to experience.” The researchers showe...inhibitory networks. Our data show that inhibitory networks within the cortex are highly plastic, and that some pathological states arise through inappropriate ...

RMIF Boost a Boon for Rural Health

..., medical equipment, and family and social support networks has always been a disincentive for doctors conside...ice. “The AMA will use its GP and rural medicine networks to build awareness of the RMIF and urge doctors to give country medicine a try,” Dr Rivet said....

Easing Kids into the Basics of Back to School

...ildren are adjusting to a dizzying array of social networks and relationships. However if one’s child is suspected to be the victim of a bully, it is important to notify the teacher and teach a child how to handle tense situations. Dave Bennett, a clinical psychologist at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Cli...

India Urged to Take Stringent Measures to Combat AIDS

...peration is the cross-border drug trade and sexual networks between the highest prevalence districts in northeastern India, parts of Bangladesh, and Myanmar, which underscores the role of migration, and clearly calls for countries to work together more closely to prevent HIV from becoming widely established i...

Fittest Of Newborn Neurons Survive

...sis suggests constant rearrangements within neural networks are absolutely necessary for learning to occur. In fact, data emerging from studies in the Gage lab reinforces the commonly held belief that using one's brain cells is the best way to optimize brain function throughout one's lifetime. "In the nat...

Diagnosing Schizophrenia

...zophrenia, such as the prefrontal cortex. Neural networks are efficient at finding connections within large amounts of information, so the technique should allow researchers to look for other areas of the brain that may also be involved in schizophrenia. The researchers, who presented the technique at a c...

A high BMI may not determine obesity, researchers say

...ond the one-gene, one-trait approach to reveal the networks of effects created by the influence of multiple genes. "We found that the genetic network affecting adiposity is separate from that affecting overall body size," Churchill says, "providing strong evidence that a high weight is not necessarily dire...

The National Governors Association Releases Guidelines For Outbreak Of Bird Flu

...ely with the private sector to set up pre-existing networks so that critical commodities such as food, energy, and health care are provided. Businesses must be aware that as much as 40% of the work force could be out sick for months. 4. That thorough testing of emergency plans and responses must begin now. ...

Study Finds That Brain Areas Of People With Autism Do Not Work In Coordination

...ions to the frontal cortex, limiting what types of networks can be used," said Marcel Just, co-author of the studies and director of Carnegie Mellon's Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging. Both studies focused on people with autism who have normal IQs. In one study, the researchers used functional magnetic re...

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