15 generations of untrained jocks, couch potatoes show big physiological adaptations
So, you don't like to exercise? Maybe you could blame it on your great-great-grandparents. Similarly, if you're a practiced and proud couch potato who suddenly woke up to the fact that you're a "natural" athlete, the credit could also belong to your genes. Exercise research traditionally has focused on the effects of training, rather than underlying genetic mechanisms. But physiologists wo...Prototype just-in-time medical device enables untrained bystanders to save lives
Human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) researchers at the University of Utah have created a prototype device that could make it possible for anyone ?even those with no emergency medical training ?to perform life-saving actions for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The just-in-time support, or JITS, device provides bystanders with guidance and information on how to administer CPR and assess the state an...Ph.D.-C7C Disulfide Constrained Peptide Library Kit from New England Biolabs
Description:Applications: Epitope mapping, Mapping protein-protein contacts, Identification of enzyme substrates/inhibitors, Identification of receptor agonists/antagonists...Trained Counselors Counseling Pregnant Smokers To Quit May Not Work
A research report presented in the latest BMJ said that results of a randomized controlled trial of home based motivational interviewing by midwives to help pregnant smokers quit or cut down had yielded not significant improvement in the smoking habits of the mothers//. A third of pregnant women smoke and current guidelines recommend that they should be offered intensive support to hel...Paralyzed Patients Can Be Trained To Walk With Robotic Treadmill
Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that brain activity of paralyzed patients can be improved by providing them training using robotic treadmill. This is believed to benefit // a majority of patients who exhibit partial paralysis following spinal cord injury. In the future, rehabilitation strategies could be individualized based on whether injured persons are ca...CMHA Calls For Better Trained Police For Dealing With The Mentally Ill
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has called for better training for policemen while dealing with suspects who suffer from mental illnesses. // The Alberta Police had used a Taser on a man, which resulted in his death. The CMHA is of the opinion that this could have been avoided if specialized training had been provided to the men in uniform. The victim was a well-dressed...Physician and Patient relationship strained due to non-verbal communications
Actions speak hundred words, these non-verbal communications is also found in between patient and doctor relationship which as also been a major cause of distress and may lead to improper treatment. // Professor Richard Frankel, Indiana University School of Medicine along with his colleagues from Indianapolis VA Medical Center and Johns Hopkins and Fetzer Institute as reported in the Journal of G...Hiring Trained Professionals from Developing Country Should Be Stopped
Andy Kerr, the health minister of Scotland set out guidelines that through NHS it would stop alluring health workers from the poorest parts of the world. In such places the people are desperate and are attracted by the job offers. // It was said that they would stop doctors, nurses and other health professionals from filling the many vacancies in the NHS. They would also put a strict su...NexGen Complete Knee Solution Legacy Knee Constrained Condylar Knee (LCCK)
Description:The NexGen Legacy LCCK Femoral Component is intended for patients who require additional prosthetic stabilization due to inadequate mediolateral, anteroposterior and varus/valgus ligament function, and require augmentation and/or stem extensions due to inadequate bone stock. The NexGen LCCK is available with a non-coated fixation surface. This device is for cemented use only....