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NIMH Studies Woman’s Hormonal Cycl

...vity of 13 women and 13 men while they performed a task involving simulated slot machines. The women were scanned before and after ovulation. The fMRI pictures showed that when the women were anticipating a reward, they activated the amygdala and a cortex area behind the eyes that regulates emotion and ...

Cashing in on IT for Healthcare

...ent who wants to show it in Tokyo in two days is a task not many can undertake. //And all this from Chennai too! But a small company here, Helios & Matheson, is proving that it is possible. Specialising in providing software services to the healthcare sector, it is making ripples by delivering on the dot...

How Ion Channels are Organized to Control Nerve Cell Communication?

...n, a receptor, which gets its cue to carry out its task from chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters. But neurotransmitters are general messengers – they can inhibit as well as excite, and the receptors can respond to either message. How, the scientists wanted to know, is the G protein targeted so ...

Immune System Gears Up by Specific Enzymes

... these cells to reproduce rapidly. The complex task of launching a well-organized, effective immune system attack on specific targets is thrown into high gear when either of two specific enzymes chop a protein called LAG-3 off the immune cells leading that battle, according to investigators at St. Jud...

Sensible Diet and Good Exercise is the Key to Lose Weight

...lso disclosed that spot reduction is an impossible task and fat storage in body is genetically controlled. JY...

Benefits Of Testosterone Treatment

...nt. In 2004, the Endocrine Society established a task force to generate evidence-based guidelines about the use of testosterone in treating men. Dr. Montori says Mayo researchers joined the effort in order to help the Endocrine Society provide recommendations based on up-to-date research. "We found th...

Bihar to Wipe Out Kalaazar by 2010

..., by 2010.// The government has formed a special task force, to be headed by former central health minister C.P. Thakur, to battle the disease. Kalaazar has spread to 31 of the state's 38 districts and affected an estimated 24,000 mostly poor people, government sources said. ‘We have set 2010 as the...

Narcolepsy May Be Caused By Environmental Exposures: Study

... on with further research into narcolepsy. "The task of finding the etiology for narcolepsy will always depend on a partnership with the basic sciences, but epidemiologic studies can have an important role to play in elucidating how pathophysiologic mechanisms ultimately impact the public's health," sa...

UN Leader to Deliver Speech Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS

...nment of Zambia. Dr. Msiska has served on numerous task force groups and as a consultant for the UN, WHO, the World Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa. He has delivered presentations at numerous international conferences and has published more than a dozen research studies on various health issue...

Watching With Intent to Repeat Ignites Key Learning Area of Brain

... that when a person watches someone else perform a task with the intention of later replicating the observed performance, motor areas of the brain are activated in a fashion similar to that with accompanies actual movement. “We’ve been looking at the process of motor learning through observation in the ...

Gluten Free Bread: Boon for Celiac Disease

...ality product, and secondly, on the more demanding task of developing a 100% gluten-free product made entirely with plant products. The objective is to meet the needs of consumers with allergies to lactose and eggs. This method allows modifications to be made and makes it possible, in the short-term fut...

Indian American Donates $30 Mn to Healthcare System

...son of the UH Board of Directors and led the board task force that developed Vision 2010. Ahuja was born and raised in India where he earned a BS in mechanical engineering before emigrating to the United States in 1969. He earned an MS in mechanical engineering at The Ohio State University in 1970 and...

Robotic Model To Teach Surgical Skills

...tists hope to be able to recognize when a surgical task is being performed well and also to identify which movements can lead to operating room problems. Just as a speech recognition program might call attention to poor pronunciation or improper syntax, the system being developed by Hager's team might ide...

Choked Roads, a Trouble for Ambulance Drivers

...cially during the peak hours and it is a Herculean task to reach the hospitals or the accident spots in time.’ In addition, the lives of the drivers are at risk due to fast driving in the busy roads. ‘It is only when the patient is seen by doctors and is declared out-of-danger that we can heave a si...

Johns Hopkins Computer Scientists Unravel 'Language Of Surgery'

...tists hope to be able to recognize when a surgical task is being performed well and also to identify which movements can lead to operating room problems. Just as a speech recognition program might call attention to poor pronunciation or improper syntax, the system being developed by Hager's team might ide...

Large Variations in Cost Has No Effect on Length of Stay or Mortality

...cy expert or hospital administrator—it is also the task of the individual ICU clinicians. It is now clearer than ever that accepting this task is a difficult but necessary part of critical care in the twenty-first century.” Surce-Newswise S...

Parkinson's Disease Affects Driving

... age group. The participants were given a verbal task similar to the amount of distraction one normally has while having a conversation with a passenger or using a cell phone while driving. It was found that while distracted, 28 percent of those with Parkinson's disease made more driving mistakes com...

Global Polio Eradication: A Campaign to Vaccinate Every Child on the Planet

...cting the final goal. It’s a particularly daunting task in countries that are torn apart by war. Brookes’ book is a first in that it is the first time anyone has reported on eradication campaign while it is happening from the field. Dr. Margaret Chan, appointed the new World Health Organization (WHO)...

Eye Surgeries Remain Cancelled Due To TASS Outbreak In Toronto

...in Toronto is related," said Mamalis, who headed a task force looking into a continent-wide outbreak that ended in the summer. "This is not part of that same outbreak." The Mysterious Ailment, TASS, which inflames in the eye’s interior and in rare cases, can even lead to glaucoma, torn and detached reti...

Cell Transplants Can Even Help In Restoring Vision

...or delaying the loss of these cells, it is a tough task to treat people who are already affected. Scientists say that if the research could be translated into treatments, it could help millions who suffer from conditions ranging from diabetes to macular degeneration. It is thought the retina is one o...

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