Shared Race, Social Group Seem to Help People Relate
Brain imaging study sheds light on empathic response WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Brain imaging technology reveals that familiarity breeds empathy, according to a new study. Neuroimaging of the anterior cingulate cortex -- the area of the brain that is linked to emotional ...Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care
U.S. areas with more black residents lack specialists, study shows TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans appear to have less access to colorectal cancer specialists, which means they may be less likely to receive timely and appropriate treatments, researchers say. In ...As Sleep Improves, Grades Seem to Go Up
Math scores show benefit when teens are efficient sleepers, study finds,, WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Better quality sleep and more efficient sleep just might lead to higher grades, especially in math. That's the finding of a study that included 56 teens, ages 14 to 18, w...Obese People Seem to Do Better With Heart Disease
Still, it's best to lose that excess weight, review says MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- The excess fat that leads people to develop heart disease can help them fight against the condition's worst effects, a review of cardiac studies shows. It's the "obesity paradox," said Dr. C...Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
Theories vary as to why, but experts say consequence can be severe MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- In another sign of the challenges facing the health-care industry as it tries to serve the poor, researchers from North Carolina are reporting that nearly four in 10 poor women recover...Stem Cell Injections Seem to Reduce Angina Pain
Early study finds improved ability to exercise within 6 months MONDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- In people with severe angina, injecting their own stem cells into the heart muscle appears to reduce pain and improve their ability to exercise, say U.S. researchers. "The results fro...Cystic Fibrosis - Liposomal Tobramycin Receives Second Orphan Drug Designation Within Weeks
...ta indicate a novel mode of action. Dr. Helmut Brunar, CEO of Axentis Pharma explains: "Once at the site of infection, tobramycin-containing liposomes seem to fuse with the cell membrane of the pathogen. In this way, the entire load of tobramycin contained in the Fluidosomes(TM) is released into the bacte...June 2009 Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Highlights Summer Skin Problems, Low Vision and Pilates
...ed off carefully with tweezers. Treatment -- Over-the-counter hydrocortisone can relieve itching from chigger bites. For rashes that spread or seem to be infected, a doctor's care is needed. For tick bites, or when symptoms of Lyme disease are present, consultation with a physician is advised. Ant...Leading Experts Endorse Bioheart's Muscle Stem Cell MyoCell Therapy
...Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, discussed the difficulties of stem cell therapy in scar tissue. "Cells of the myoblast variety seem to be able to overcome this barrier...and this is what's so exciting about the myoblast trials that Bioheart has proposed. We are very encouraged and...Urologist and Allergist Explore Link Between Allergies and Interstitial Cystitis
...han in people in general. Anti-allergy medications seem to ease IC symptoms, especially when patients have...sitive skin prick tests for cayenne (a hot pepper) seem to be common. The effect on IC of treating en... when mast cells reach a certain density, patients seem to benefit from allergy testing and treatment. Mas...Animals that seem identical may be completely different species
Animals that seem identical may belong to completely different species. This is the conclusion of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who have used DNA analyses to discover that one of our most common segmented worms is actually two types of worm. The result is one of many suggest...At the root of nutrient limitation, ecosystems are not as different as they seem
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Anyone who has thrown a backyard barbecue knows that hot dogs are inexplicably packaged in different numbers than buns eight hot dogs per pack versus 10 hot dog buns. Put in ecological terms, this means that weenie roasts are hot-dog limited the extra buns are worthless without h...Marine microbes creating green waves in industry
...ndscape. Looking to biological systems that have been finely tuned by evolution to solve problems, rather than starting from scratch every time, might seem an obvious thing to do. It does however, in many cases, require the bringing together of particular niche expertise. The value of this collaboration i...Hybrid vehicle rebates produce scant environmental benefits, high cost
...ggests that some programs may serve as de facto "bailouts" for the North American auto industry. "The criteria for Ontario's recent rebate increase seem designed to benefit domestic manufacturers, especially General Motors," Chandra says. "The biggest rebates will be given to purchasers of the Chevy Vo...Rodent size linked to human population and climate change
...d change, contrary to previous opinion, really seems to be happening quite frequently in a number of locations around the world," Pergams said. "There seem to be significant correlations with 'people-caused' parameters, such as population density and anthropologically-caused climate change." While Perg...Bizarre walking bat has ancient heritage
... birds, there is currently no evidence that any bat has evolved a reduced capacity for flight as a result of isolation on islands. "Rather, it would seem that walking is rare in bats because it has advantages for them only in special circumstances. Competition with other mammals and pressure from terres...CEL-SCI Corporation Releases Letter to Shareholders
...y we have been hearing a great deal about the pandemic caused by the H1N1 swine flu. You may think to yourself, this is no big deal since it does not seem that serious and, look what happened to bird flu - it disappeared. Wrong - on both counts! In this letter I will show you where in the world, outsid...First step to converting solar energy using 'artificial leaf'
...knew that the light antennae in bacteria form a structure rather like the annual rings of a tree trunk. The molecules in these semi-synthetic antennae seem to stack in a different way; they are flat. But this, too, is one of four ways we had thought in advance were possible. New approach The resea...Leading for Growth in the New Economic Reality Includes Vision and Innovation
...quo;There is no playbook for what the world is experiencing right now, but several leadership principles have surfaced in our experience at DuPont and seem particularly appropriate to the dynamic and uncertain conditions we currently face today,” Kullman said. “At DuPont, change is in our DNA...The MedZilla Report: April 2009 Employment Outlook for Biotech/Pharma/Health
... reason for layoffs, despite the worldwide panic over H1N1 flu ("swine flu"). As has been the case over the past six months, job seekers seem to be reacting to the news of layoffs and shrinkage in the industry by sitting tight and waiting for an upswing. No state saw a significant increase i...The Concerned Shareholders of Biovail Say Biovail Has Misled Shareholders
... New Strategic Focus" and "they appear to have limited business experience in the United States." One must fairly point out that these issues do not seem to be a concern for Biovail in nominating Sir Louis Tull for election to the Board at this year's meeting. Sir Louis Tull apparently has no (or limite...Former EPA official calls for new environmental and consumer protection agency
...they may pose and there are many questions concerning their life-cycle impact. "The idea for a new environmental and consumer protection agency may seem far-fetched to some, but before the creation of EPA in 1970 the idea of an organization dedicated to regulating pollutants harmful to human health and...