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New DNA Tests Advances Treatment of Lysosomal Storage Diseases

... In the past, some carrier and prenatal tests were performed using less accurate biochemical methods" according to Madhuri Hegde, PhD, FACMG, co-director, Emory Genetics Laboratory. Emory Genetics Laboratory includes six board certified laboratory directors and four board-certified genetic counselors. The pr...

Astronauts can Now Feed on 'radiation-eating' Fungi

...all. To test this idea, the Einstein researchers performed a variety of in vivo tests using three genetically diverse fungi and four measures of cell growth. The studies consistently showed that ionizing radiation significantly enhances the growth of fungi that contain melanin. Both species grew significa...

Performance of Mental Tasks Affected by Sexual Orientation

..., over the range of tasks measured, where a gender performed better in a task heterosexuals of that gender tended to perform better than non-heterosexuals. When a particular gender was poorer at a task homosexual and bisexual people tended to perform better than heterosexual members of that gender. However a...

$5M Gift Will Attack Lou Gehrig's Disease

...g the disease. Already, Marsala and Feldman have performed preliminary research in animals. The promising results from this study, which have not yet been published, form the basis for one prong of the attack on ALS that will be supported by Mr. Taubmans generous gifts. If additional laboratory work proves...

Researchers Have Found Reason Why Boys are Better at Maths Than Girls

... researchers selected a group of college women who performed well in mathematics. They were then randomly assigned to two groups, with one set of women being told that they were being tested to see why men generally do better on math than women, and the other group being told simply that they were part of an e...

New Insights into Chronic Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

... Aortic samples were obtained during CABG surgery, performed at two cardiac centers in Norway, from 66 patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease and 51 control patients. The inflammatory rheumatic disease group included patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, ...

Enriching Environment Stimulates Neurons: Hope For Fragile X Syndrome

...n humans with this mental disorder. The scientists performed a detailed analysis of the electrophysiological properties of neurons in the prefrontal cortex, a region responsible for higher cognitive functions, including learning and memory, that are affected in humans with the disorder. The scientists analys...

Heart-Assist Device Gives Culver City Man a Good Quality of Life

...rocedure to implant the Thoratec HeartMate XVE was performed in early March by a team led by cardiothoracic surgeon Sinan A. Simsir, M.D., surgical director of the Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Device Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Heiners implantation of the XVE may be the first in Los An...

Researchers Find How the Brain Hears Shapes

... and volume to reflect brightness. The team then performed fMRI scans of the volunteers' brains, plus those of two expert blind users of the device, as they listened to these soundscapes. The scientists also scanned seven controllers, who had been taught to associate specific soundscapes with certain shape...

Regular Exercise may Slightly Increase HDL Levels

...., of Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, and colleagues performed a meta-analysis of 25 articles reporting the results of randomized controlled trials that were published between 1966 and 2005 and assessed the effects of exercise on HDL-C. To be included in the analysis, the studies had to evaluate aerobic exercise...

Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury can Be Predicted Using MRI

...the U.S. An initial MRI examination is typically performed on patients with SCI to determine the degree of ne..." Dr. Fehlings said. He added that MRI should be performed on all patients with acute SCI whenever feasible as it provides information with prognostic value an...

Fibroid Symptoms in Women can Be Relieved by Focused Ultrasound

...ting for approximately one-third of hysterectomies performed annually in the U.S. MRgFUS represents a noninvasive, outpatient alternative to hysterectomy. "This treatment is ideal for older women who have completed their families and have a single or limited number of fibroids," said co-author Clare M. Tempa...

Soy Nuts may Improve Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels in Women

...ation basis," the authors write. "This study was performed in the free-living state; therefore, dietary soy may be a practical, safe and inexpensive modality to reduce blood pressure. If the findings are repeated in a larger group they may have important implications for reducing cardiovascular risk in postm...

Death Due to Drowning can Be Identified With the Aid of 'Virtual Autopsy'

"Virtual autopsy" performed with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can ...unct to routine autopsy. Dr. Levy and colleagues performed total-body MDCT exams on 28 consecutive male drowning victims and a control group of 12 men who were...

Mexico Supreme Court Accepts Petition To Review Mexico City Law Legalizing Abortion During First Three Months' Gestation

...ports. As of Wednesday, Mexico City physicians had performed 215 abortions, and 292 women had appointments for the procedure, officials said. The remaining women are awaiting appointments, and 6% of the requests were made by minors, according to officials. "There has not been a huge demand, like many people ...

Britneys Letter to Her Fans Covers Issues on Life, Rehab, God and Kids

...ver good enough, she added. Spears, who recently performed in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami on a comeback tour, also expressed her wish to be content and happy. "I just want the same things in life that you want ... and that is to be happy. It is just so weird because everyone has their own perception o...

Revolutionary Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection

...o this new technology the number of biopsies being performed may be reduced by 50 to 70%, greatly relieving patients of the stress and trauma of enduring invasive and unnecessary procedures....

Advanced Cancer Treatment Brings New Hope to Michigan Patient

...e used for inoperable tumors, and the treatment is performed on an outpatient basis. CyberKnife can also treat multiple tumors at different locations in the body during a single treatment session. Patients with cancer pain routinely experience dramatic relief after receiving CyberKnife treatments and have a sh...

Older Motorists Improve Driving Performance With Physical Conditioning

New Haven, Conn. Older people who performed a physical conditioning program developed by researchers at Yale School of Medicine were able to maintain or enhance their driving performance, potentially leading to a safer and more independent quality of life. As the number of older drivers inc...

Panacea Announces the Availability of PC Detect(sm) for Prostate Cancer Screening

... (ACS) recommends that a PSA blood test and DRE be performed annually in men > 50 years old. However, the p...et.al. (2003) found that if prostate biopsies were performed only when the PSA level is greater than 4.0 ng/mL, 82% of cancers would be missed in those who are y...

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