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Traumatic Response To Bad Memories Can Be Minimized (August 2, 2008) -- Researchers have identified the brain mechanism that switches off traumatic feelings associated with bad memories, a finding that could lead to the development of drugs to treat panic disorders. ... > full story
Simple Lab Test For Bone Disease Linked To Risk Of Death In Dialysis Patients (August 2, 2008) -- Among patients receiving dialysis for chronic kidney disease, high levels of alkaline phosphatase -- a routinely measured laboratory marker of bone disease -- may signal an increased risk of death, reports a new study. ... > full story
Biological Fathers Not Necessarily The Best, Social Dads Parent Well Too (August 2, 2008) -- Men who marry a child's mother parent just as well, if not better than biological fathers. A new study examined differences in the parenting practices of four groups of fathers according to whether they were biologically related to a child and whether they were married to the child's mother. ... > full story
New Immune Disease Identified (August 2, 2008) -- Medical researchers have identified a strange disease in which the innate immune system works in an irregular fashion. A new study describes 9 cases of children severely infected by common bacteria, specifically pneumococci and staphylococci, who do not react to the infection with an inflammatory response; that is, they have no fever and there is no detected increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood. By the time they see a doctor, the infection is widespread. In fact, 3 of the children, aged between 1 and 11 months, died. ... > full story
Olfactory Fine-tuning Helps Fruit Flies Find Their Mates (August 2, 2008) -- Fruit flies fine-tune their olfactory systems by recalibrating the sensitivity of different odor channels in response to changing concentrations of environmental cues, a new study has shown. Disable this calibration system, and flies have trouble finding a mate, the researchers have found. The fly nervous system can dampen its response to intense smells to prevent strong signals from overloading the circuits, they report in the July 31 issue of Neuron. ... > full story
New Method Assesses Risks For Heart Failure Patients (August 2, 2008) -- Data from 260 hospitals across the United States has led to the creation of a new method for physicians to more accurately determine the severity of heart failure in patients upon hospital admission, with a goal of reducing in-hospital mortality and more quickly identifying triage methods and treatment decisions. ... > full story
Communication Gap Exists Between Seniors And Surgeons, Study Finds (August 2, 2008) -- In a study published in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Richard M. Frankel, Ph.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine, and colleagues report that older patients and their surgeons do not communicate effectively when exploring surgical treatment options. ... > full story
Liver Damage In Hepatitis C Patients Could Be Treated With Warfarin, Says New Study (August 2, 2008) -- The drug warfarin may help prevent liver failure in thousands of people with Hepatitis C, according to new research. ... > full story
Telescope Embedded In Glasses Lens Promises To Make Driving Easier For Visually Impaired (August 2, 2008) -- Glasses embedded with a telescope promise to make it easier for people with impaired vision to drive and do other activities requiring sharper distance vision. Scientists have found advantages of these innovative glasses over earlier devices. ... > full story
Two Different Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Are Equally Effective, Study Fiinds (August 2, 2008) -- An organized population-based breast cancer screening program in Norway and an approach to screening that relies on physician- and self-referrals in Vermont are equally sensitive for detecting cancer, researchers report in the July 29 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. But the recall rate for abnormal mammograms was lower in Norway. ... > full story
Like Eavesdropping At A Party: How A Tiny Protein Senses All The Communications In A Cell (August 2, 2008) -- Cells rely on calcium as a universal means of communication. For example, a sudden rush of calcium can trigger nerve cells to convey thoughts in the brain or cause a heart cell to beat. A longstanding mystery has been how cells and molecules manage to appropriately sense and respond to the variety of calcium fluctuations within cells. ... > full story
Drug Has Potential To Prevent Alcoholics From Relapsing (August 2, 2008) -- An experimental drug that blocks the euphoric feelings associated with drinking may prevent alcoholics from relapsing. The finding, the result of a mouse study at Oregon Health & Science University, could lead to human clinical trials within the next year. ... > full story
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