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ASU researchers test antibacterial effects of healing clays

...t no American scientists are interested in helping poor people in Africa.'" He guessed wrong. Armed wit...borigines. "In the South Appalachian Mountains, poor women would eat the local clay to help soothe nausea and stomach ailments, particularly during pregn...

HIV dementia alarmingly high in Africa

...mely high rate of HIV dementia in Africa and other poor regions of the world adds enormously to the social...rograms that bring much-needed medication to these poor regions of the world," Sacktor says. Sacktor says there’s little accurate data about HIV dementi...

'The eyes have it' -- Autism research yields surprising results

...es. Autistic children have long been thought to be poor at interpreting people’s mental states based on facial expressions, especially expressions around the eyes. Some researchers believe that this lack of ability could be central to the social problems experienced by autistic children and adults. ...

Vitamin D deficiency widespread during pregnancy

...mens Research Institute (MWRI). "Not surprisingly, poor maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy is a major risk factor for infant rickets, which again is becoming a major health problem." For their study, Dr. Bodnar and her colleagues evaluated data that was collected on 200 black women and 200 whit...

Cornell researcher helping develop quick, cheap HIV/AIDS test

...ity is unreliable or nonexistent, water quality is poor and there are few, if any, highly skilled health-care technicians. "This test, however, is being developed to endure harsh temperature conditions and be truly simple -- no batteries will be needed, for example." ...

Reminding doctors which antibiotics to prescribe cuts C. difficile infection rates

...ssessing interventions to improve prescribing were poor quality unplanned studies with no control groups or outcomes and inadequate statistical analysis," explains Dr Stone. The authors suggest that wider use of this method to study interventions in other hospitals would enhance the pool of good qualit...

Making mice with enhanced color vision

...one that New World monkeys still use today, is the poor man's -- or to be accurate, poor woman's -- version of color vision," Nathans says. ...

Living with water scarcity -- world must act now

... means of getting out of poverty into the hands of poor people by focusing on water as a means to raise th...f the world that are home to the highest number of poor people. A little additional water can go a long way in these areas. "Upgrading these rainfed lands...

Resistance to anti-HIV drugs in Uganda developed due to drug supply problems

... medication. "In a context where the ability of poor people to adhere to medications regimens has been questioned, the issue is not so much about behavioral strategies to increase adherence, but about structural failures that interrupt access to treatment. Free access to treatment leads to better survi...

Computer imaging assists with facial reconstructive surgery

...m. “Even a well-executed surgery will result in a poor aesthetic result if inaccurate analysis leads to an improper decision (e.g., an excessively large chin implant).? Travis T. Tollefson, M.D., and Jonathan M. Sykes, M.D., of the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento performed a...

Napoleon's mysterious death unmasked, UT Southwestern researcher says

...th gastric cancer as advanced as Napoleon's have a poor prognosis." Napoleon, born Aug. 15, 1769, ruled France in the late 1700s and early 1800s. He conquered much of Europe, but he was ultimately defeated at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. The British then exiled him to St. Helena, an island in the So...

Sleep disturbances affect classroom performance

...inadequate sleep, irregular sleep patterns, and/or poor sleep quality do not perform as well in school as ...er (ADHD), a diagnosis that can be associated with poor school performance. It is important for parents to discuss their teen’s sleep-related problem with ...

Genes and biomarkers that allow doctors to choose the right therapy for the right patient

...s, approximately 30 percent of patients may have a poor response to the drug. Almost none of the patients ...zema and fissures. Skin toxicity also indicates a poor response to cetuximab. The study indicated that median survival is 15.6 months for patients with sk...

Phthalates now linked to fat, related health risks

...ies have found that phthalates are associated with poor semen quality in men and subtle changes in the reproductive organs in boy babies. This connection between phthalates and testosterone helped to establish a basis for the study, Stahlhut said. Stahlhut’s group hypothesized that phthalates might hav...

Climate change could trigger 'boom and bust' population cycles leading to extinction

...ge leads to more "good years," with the occasional poor year still occurring, populations will fluctuate dramatically and be more prone to extinction as a result, said Wilmers. Highly prolific species will be particularly vulnerable to such fluctuations because their populations will build up most rapidly...

UW launches study testing adult stem cells for heart damage repair

...cells or placebo into areas of the heart that have poor blood flow. Subjects are randomly selected to receive either one of two dosing levels of CD34+ stem cells, or placebo. Subjects will receive follow-up examinations for 12 months following the investigative procedure. "The initial results from Pha...

'Night owls' report more insomnia-related symptoms

... asleep or staying asleep, waking up too early, or poor quality sleep, is the most common sleep complaint at any age. About 30 percent of adults have symptoms of insomnia. The amount of sleep a person gets affects his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and per...

Blame the brain for high blood pressure

...ammation and may obstruct blood flow, resulting in poor oxygen supply to the brain. This has led to the id...en poorly managed, condition.? As there is still poor understanding about what changes occur in people when hypertension develops, the finding of JAM-1 is...

Smell may outlast other senses

...of smell, particularly the elderly, are at risk of poor appetite and subsequent poor nutrition. Smell is also an important warning sense ?telling people when food is not fit for consump...

When your brain talks, your muscles don't always listen

...nd neurons, elderly people are often frustrated by poor control during precision tasks, and slowed physical responses contribute to more falls as people grow older," Knight said. Knight and co-author Gary Kamen, who directs the Exercise Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts, recent...

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