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Prefiguring Alzheimer's disease

Mild memory loss is often an indicator of Alzheimer's disease and is connected to the same brain pathology. There has been a lot of controversy over the implications of mild cognitive decline the loss of memory and certain other aspects of mental function,// like problem solving and planning.Some people think it is a normal part of aging, others that it is an early sign of Alzheimer's dem...

Angioplasty The Much Preferred Treatment Of Choice For Heart Attacks

A new study finds angioplasty should be the treatment of choice for heart attack patients, even if the hospital they initially go to doesn’t offer angioplasty// services and they have to be transferred to another facility for treatment. Research has shown heart attack patients fare better when they are treated with angioplasty to open up the clogged blood vessel that caused the attack th...

Understanding Food Preferences in Kids

Latest research shows there are actually scientific reasons why children may be more sensitive to bitter tastes or have an especially strong // sweet tooth. Researchers found variation in a taste receptor gene influences taste sensitivity in both children and adults. Age and culture also contribute to taste preferences and sometimes have a greater impact. For the study researchers compar...

Conditioning preferences in children

Preferences influence all aspects of human behaviour; they impact upon the foods we eat, the products we buy, the stimuli we approach or avoid and the people with whom we spend time // . Evaluation of stimulus valence is so fundamental that it has been proposed that the brain uses it as a basic category for organizing information and activating approach or avoidance behaviors. Stimulus ev...

Birth Weight of Babies Important Predictor for Salt Preference

In a new, unique study conducted on babies and birth weight, it has been found that smaller babies with low birth weight display an increased liking for salt.// The results of the present study may serve to explain why certain individuals include more salt in their diet than others. The study was conducted among 80 healthy babies, weighing atleast 2.5 kg. These babies were given both...

India preferred for AIDS treatment

AIDS patients from Sri Lanka are preferring treatment in India to avoid social discrimination and to avoid others in their place to know that they are suffering from HIV infection.// Reports have found that about 100 patients every year come to India from Sri Lanka to get treatment for AIDS. Most of the people who come to India for their treatment are mostly from the higher class who...

Visually impaired prefer specially enhanced TV

A scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute (SERI) found that increasing the contrast of details of certain sizes made television watching more enjoyable to the visually impaired. // The U.S. study provides information that could help develop an electronic device to help millions suffering eye diseases. People who may benefit from such a device include those suffering from macular deg...

Elderly People Prefer The Company Of Pet Dogs

A recent research has confirmed that lonely elderly people seek the company of pet dogs rather than fellow human beings. As many as 37 elderly people were surveyed // in the survey, and most of them preferred 30 minute visits from dogs rather people. As a part of the study, half of the senior citizens spent time alone with a dog, while the other half spent time with one to three other nur...

Do Women Die In Childbirth Because It Is More Preferable?

Pregnancy is a time of great joy and expectation as both the expectant mother and her family prepare themselves to welcome the newcomer. Some women however are not able to experience the bliss due to several constraints // , and end up with nothing more than psychological distress. A few of the factors that might reduce the joy of pregnancy are discussed in this special report. Abu...

Cabinet Clears Purchase Preference Policy for Pharma PSUs

The Government today said the central departments, public sector undertakings and autonomous bodies will give first preference to central pharma PSUs like IDPL// and their subsidiaries for purchasing 102 medicines for a period of five years. As per a decision of the Cabinet, which met here today, the first preference will also be given to these pharma PSUs and their subsidiaries by st...

Women Prefer Office Procedure during treatment of Early Pregnancy

Most women who undergo surgery following an early pregnancy failure are often treated in an operating room, mostly under general anesthesia//. However a new study has raised questions about whether women prefer that approach. Early pregnancy failure - or EPF - occurs in 14 to 19 percent of recognized pregnancies. Cases treated with surgery typically haven't been performed in a...

Men More Likely Prefer Marriage Than Women – Survey Report

Compared to women, men are more interested in getting married and more involvements in serious family relationships as women, according to a study, which looks into the male psychology. // About 12,000 men and women, who aged between 15 to 44, were surveyed with questions regarding sex, living together, marriage, divorce and parenting by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a...

Men Show More Sexual Preference Than Women

Survey revealed that men usually think sexual terms more than women. Men rate themselves higher in sexual traits such as flirtatiousness than women, researchers //reported in the latest issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly. Men are more interested in showing friendly behavior as indicating sexual interest after a short conversation – author says. Within their brief conversation, part...

Britishers Prefer Gambling to Greens

There is an alarming rise of gambling and gamblers in Britain. A study reveals// that Englishmen prefer to spend more on gambling and casinos then on vegetables and fruits. On an average, ￡800 per year per person has been spent on gambling in United Kingdom. Online gambling has also increased the number of gamblers over a period of time. The British medical Association (BMA)...

Low-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Prefer Surgery Over ‘active Surveillance

United States – A novel insight has revealed that most men suffering low-risk prostate cancer opt for surgery as a treatment, rather than a non-invasive remedy.// Amongst men who were detected with gradual, non-aggressive prostate cancer, less than 10% were ready to opt for ‘active surveillance' as a treatment option, researchers said. During a study, scientists picked 310 men out of...

Radiation Preferred Over Surgery for Patients With Some Stages of Lung Cancer

After an initial chemotherapy treatment, radiation may be a better choice than surgery for patients with stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer, //according to a randomized controlled trial published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The authors suggest that a combination of chemotherapy and radiation should be the preferred treatment option for these patients. Approximat...

Children Prefer to Eat Homegrown Foods

Homegrown fruits and vegetables are the most preferred by children and they love to eat more of it, says a study. // Researchers interviewed parents of 1,658 children aged two to five years living in rural Missouri and asked them about their family's diet, including homegrown fruits and vegetables. The study, published in April's journal of the American Dietetic Associatio...

Minorities Prefer Counseling and Prayer to Drugs for Treating Depression

Some ethnic minorities could be twice as likely as white and Native American people to prefer counseling and prayer to medication for treating depression , according to a national Internet survey. African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians who took the survey were skeptical about the biological basis of depression and wary of becoming addicted to antidepressants, according to Jane Give...

Jessica Alba Prefers One-night Stands!

Jessica Alba prefers a hot one-night stand to being in a relationship. The actress, speaking to America's Cosmopolitan magazine, admitted that she doesn't think that one-night stands or women who sleep around are amoral. She also admits that she has indulged in several one-night trysts. "I just wanted to see what it was like to be with different people. I don't thin...

Posh Prefers to Have a Baby Girl

After three sons, what Victoria Beckham is really wishing for, is a baby girl . Posh revealed to chat show host Jay Leno that she and hubby David Beckham will try to add to their family while living in the US, and this time shes hoping theyll be bringing back a bundle of pink from the hospital. And one reason why Posh really wants a little girl, is because after all th...

Rumours About Paris Preferential Treatment in Prison to Be Probed

LA prison authorities are going to probe into claims that Paris Hilton received preferential treatment during her stay in the detention facility last month. Rumours were rife that the socialite, who served time for violating terms of probation, was given several privileges by the prison authorities. It is said that the Simple Life star was allowed to use her cell phon...

Canadian Children Prefer to Eat More Snacks

Canadian fifth-graders prefer larger portions of snacks and fast foods and smaller portions of vegetables than the recommended amounts, according to researchers at Dalhousie University in Canada. The researchers showed nearly 5,000 children a variety of portion sizes of french fries, meat, cooked vegetables and potato chips and asked them to indicate their usual portion sizes. <...