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5. 12. 2004 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Read your shampoo\'s label: Study finds common ingredient stunts developing neurons of rats
A biocide found in many shampoos and hand lotions and widely used in industrial settings inhibits the development of neuron structures that are essential for transmitting signals between cell...
5. 12. 2004 Medical College of Georgia
Ongoing transfusions needed to avoid strokes in children with sickle cell disease
The 10 percent of children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for a stroke need ongoing blood transfusions to reduce their risk, according to a study at 25 sites in North America....
5. 12. 2004 NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NHLBI stops sickle cell anemia transfusion study
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped early a clinical trial studying whether children with sickle cell anemia at high r...
4. 12. 2004 University at Buffalo
Two-fisted assault on dopamine transport system may be foundation of Parkinson\'s disease
Parkinson\'s disease may be caused by an environmental-genetic double whammy on the neurons that produce dopamine, the neurotransmitter that controls body movement, a new study by researchers ...
3. 12. 2004 University at Buffalo
New system reduces risk of burns during interventional X-rays
University at Buffalo researchers, working with an Amherst, N.Y., startup company called Esensors have developed a unique, real-time patient dose-tracking system, which lets physicians know w...
3. 12. 2004 Brown University
Nursing homes register 41 percent drop in residents\' pain
Pain management for nursing home residents can dramatically improve using a comprehensive, collaborative improvement process – one that quickly changes how staff assess and treat pain. This i...
2. 12. 2004 Population Action International
Study gives US a \'C\' for lagging support of international reproductive health and population efforts
In a comprehensive study released today by Population Action International (PAI) - an independent policy and research organization based in Washington, D.C. - the United States ranks 16th and...
2. 12. 2004
New method measures emotional quality of daily experience
For Marcel Proust, the taste of a madeleine conjured remembrance of the distant past. In today\'s multi-tasking, hyper-speed world, it can be a trick to remember what we did yesterday....
2. 12. 2004 Annals of Family Medicine
November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
The September/October issue of Annals of Family Medicine features articles on the future of primary care, health care disparities, depression in elderly patients and the problem of no-shows....
2. 12. 2004 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Adults taking eplileptic medications more likely to be unemployed
A study published in the journal Epilepsia shows higher unemployment and a lower health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients who had epilepsy as a child. ...
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