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Government Initiates A Program To Curb HIV

... issue is required and the current challenge is on solving the issue of ‘converting awareness to a structured behavioural change’ <BR...

Britain Scientists Support the Use of Primates in Research

...foreseeable future, provided it is the only way of solving scientific or medical questions and high standards of welfare are maintained." Using monkeys will be critical for further breakthroughs in a range of medical fields, from the development of vaccines against mass killers such as HIV and malaria to t...

Link Between Nanoparticles and Kidney Stones

..., are significant because it is one step closer in solving the mystery of whether nanoparticles are viable living forms that can lead to disease -- in this case, kidney stones. Kidney stones are associated with pathologic calcification, the process in which organs and blood vessels become clogged with calc...

Exercise Both Brain and Brawn to Stay Fighting Fit

...ats. To stay mentally agile, the agency recommends solving crossword puzzles, or teaching, or even learning a new language. Physical exercise is also a must to keep factors that contribute to dementia like heart disease, stroke and diabetes at bay. Most importantly, leading a stress free life, practicing yog...

To Understand the Big Picture, Give It Time -- and Sleep

...iences (PNAS). "Relational memory is a bit like solving a jigsaw puzzle," explains senior author Matthew Walker, PhD, Director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory at BIDMC and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School (HMS). "It's not enough to have all the puzzle pieces – you also ...

Retail Clinics Becoming Increasingly Popular in US

...inute Clinic CEO Michael Howe. The problem we're solving is an access problem," says Peter Miller of Take Care Health Systems. It opened its first clinic in fall, has 23 in one region and plans to open 1,400 by 2009. GP/B...

Cognitive Problems Occur More Rapidly in Female Alcoholics Than in Males

...nery said. "For example, difficulties with problem solving could impact an individual’s ability to plan and execute a strategy to overcome a dilemma in daily life." These results would suggest that women are at risk of developing cognitive problems more rapidly than men, said Garbutt. "The results are par...

Alcoholism Develops Cognitive Problems in Women

... ‘visual working, memory spatial planning, problem solving and cognitive flexibility.” Drinkers have problems affecting the social life to; they have trouble conducting themselves in social circumstances too. This was the conclusion that was the result of a study conducted in Russia on a number of male and...

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

...y appeared vertically. Previous findings show that solving horizontal problems relies heavily on verbal resources. In order to see if mathematics anxiety had any lasting impact on performance in the short term, the researchers repeated the test and then gave the women a standard memory test involving verba...

Boffins a Step Closer to Solving Puzzle of Lou Gehrig's Disease

Moving closer to solving Lou Gehrig's disease mystery, UCLA, Italian chemists may have solved an important mystery about a protein that plays a key role in a particular form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive, fatal neu...

U.S. Preventive Medicine(R) Encourages the International Community to Embrace Prevention

..."We believe preventive medicine will contribute to solving the world's healthcare challenges," said Fey. "The UAE is obviously a leader in this effort and they are to be commended for their forward thinking." If you are planning a future story on the world's healthcare challenges, U.S. Preventive Medicine ex...

China to "salvage" Reputation on Food, Drug Safety

...e officials were not so upbeat in the prospects of solving the problems. "China is in a time of serious food safety risks and our task of fixing this is extremely arduous. Despite some recent improvements, the food safety outlook is no cause for optimism," Sun Xianze, head of the administration's food safe...

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