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Simple Test to Predict People Who may Develop Dementia Within Six Years

...he variables that were predictive of dementia in a statistically significant way became the basis of the tests. They, however, caution that the new scales need validation in further studies before they can become standard clinical tools. We certainly plan to look at other groups to see if these results are valid...

Aerobics Turn Enlarged Heart into a Trimmer, More Efficient Organ

...showed a drop in ejection fraction, but it was not statistically significant; the study did not measure changes in the size of the heart. Dr. Haykowsky speculated that weight lifting and other forms of strength training may not have shown the benefits of aerobic training in reshaping the heart because strength t...

Boffins Identify Fifth Gene Behind Joubert Syndrome

... ciliopathic conditions. Although the disease is statistically rare, the researchers believe that their findings are important. They say that the discovery of mutation in the gene (RPGRIP1L) now paves the way for definitive DNA testing that can more conclusively diagnose JS in some patients, and also identify as...

Link Between Eye Infections and Contact Lens Use Exposed

...ontamination issue. The researchers also found a statistically fragile association between three other contact lens use factors and infection: reusing solution, rubbing the lenses when cleaning them, and showering with lenses on. "Showering can scatter water-borne microbes into a mist and increase exposure to...

Spouse may "drive You to Drink" but also can Protect You from Alcohol

... non-random mating. Once the researchers accounted statistically for the fact that "like marries like," they saw that the additional influence of the partner's behavior tended to reduce the likelihood of problem drinking. Grant says that although non-random mating means that a person with genetic risks for alcohol...

HCV Patients Survival After Liver Transplantation is Not Improving

...ithout HCV," the authors report. "There has been a statistically significant improvement in patient and graft survival for non-HCV recipients between 1991 and 2001, but for HCV recipients, the survival rate has remained unchanged without any obvious explanations." Another article in the same issue of Liver Tran...

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

...the other women. However, the finding, while not statistically definitive for Fosamax, worried some researchers because it is in line with the results of a new study published in the same issue of the medical journal. This study of 7,736 postmenopausal women with bone-thinning osteoporosis focuses on Reclast. ...

Gulf War Veterans Exhibit Memory Impairment

...cord discrepancies in brain volume. It revealed a statistically significant correlation between lower brain volume and poor performance on the learning test. Simon Wessley, director of the Centre for Military Health Research at King's College London has looked at the results with caution. He says "The time to t...

Satraplatin Benefits Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer Patients

... medical need. The data I am presenting today show statistically significant results in progression-free survival in favor of those patients treated with Satraplatin. These results are consistent no matter what the prior chemotherapy treatment, including Taxotere?." All disease progression events were adjudicate...

Alcohol Abuse During College Days Leads to Heart Disease in Later Life

...nsumed moderate amounts, but the difference wasn't statistically significant." The researchers also found these CRP relationships: 1· CRP levels and a high Body Mass Index were more strongly correlated in males. 2· Higher consumption of fruit and vegetables were associated with lower CRP levels. Those wi...

Bypass Surgery, Drug-eluting Stents Possess Similar Risk and Outcome

.... Those numbers, although seemingly different, are statistically the same." "We have done further research since...ed to bypass surgery in terms of survival, with no statistically significant difference between the drug-eluting stents and bypass groups. Researchers reported that ...

Expert Warn- Odds Still Stacked Against Hormone Replacement Therapy

...creased by only 1.7 percent and this change is not statistically significant. According to the authors, these findings add weight to the recommendations about limited use of HRT to treat the symptoms of menopause. Co-author Christine D. Berg, of the National Cancer Institute says:"The decision about use of HR...

Study Finds No Survival Benefit for Gastric Cancer Patients

...ding postoperative chemotherapy, have yet to yield statistically significant results. Stefano Cascinu, M.D, of the Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Ancona, Italy, and colleagues conducted a multi-center, randomized phase III trial of 397 high-risk gastric cancer patients who were given either eight weekly ...

Harassment in School Affects Majority of Elementary Students

... to determine if the 22-item questionnaire yielded statistically accurate results. Students were scored based on their responses - never, sometimes or often - to such statements as, "At recess I play by myself," "Other students ignore me on purpose," and "Other students leave me out of games on purpose." Tarshi...

Low Serum Testosterone Levels Associated With Fall Risk in Elderly Men

...(relative risk 1.8, 95% CI 1.2 to 2.7) and was not statistically significant in those men over 80 years of age. This association persisted despite adjusting for overall physical performance. This important study suggests that in a cohort of men older than 65 years, a low serum testosterone was associated with an...

Study Finds Link Between Secondhand Smoke and TB Infection in Children

...ing with a smoker. Although the difference was not statistically significant, the researchers found that there was a significant link between secondhand smoking and a positive tuberculin skin test in the 172 households that included someone living with TB. In those homes, children were five times more likely to...

Hot Flashes in Women Linked to High Blood Pressure

...p differences for systolic blood pressure remained statistically significant after controlling for conventional hypertension risk factors, race/ethnicity, age and body mass index (BMI). Hot flashes are typically experienced as a feeling of intense heat with sweating and rapid heartbeat, and usually last from two...

Starting Time of Hormone Therapy may Augment the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

...n September 1993 and October 1998. "Although not statistically significant, these secondary analyses suggest that the effect of hormones on CHD may be modified by years since menopause and by the presence of vasomotor symptoms [such as hot flashes or night sweats], with higher risks in women who were 20 or more ...

Red Meat Increases Breast Cancer Risk

...sed risk of breast cancer - but the effect was not statistically significant. However, the researchers did find that a high overall consumption of meat appeared to raise the risk for women of all ages. Professor Cade said: "Meat is high in saturated fat, and saturated fat influences the amount of cholesterol...

Delayed Cutting of Umbilical Cord Has Benefits

...rican Medical Association that the evidence showed statistically significant lowering of anemia rates in babies who were clamped late, but no real increased risk of serious polycythemia (the opposite of anemia when blood becomes too thick and does not flow well) in those same babies. “The iron stores were increa...

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