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When it comes to brains bigger is definitely better

New research has settled an historical debate that the larger the brain the brighter the individual.

21 Jun 2005

New study finds many concerns with clinical trials

A new study led by OHRI Scientist and University of Ottawa Professor, Dr. Dean Fergusson, has looked at current practices in justifying the conduct of clinical trials and found many concerns. For starters, the report notes, some researchers don't even look at existing evidence, repeating trials that have already been conducted and scientifically validated.

21 Jun 2005

Partnership to develop an AIDS vaccine using a promising new technology

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK Biologicals) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) today announced a public-private partnership to develop an AIDS vaccine using a promising new technology.

21 Jun 2005

New research tool replicates extreme environmental conditions to help understand the human body's response to everyday stresses

A new research tool will allow University of Oregon scientists to replicate an extreme range of environmental conditions in their quest to test and understand the human body's response to everyday stresses.

21 Jun 2005

New book asks if obesity 'crisis' is justified

Although increasing obesity levels are currently extremely topical, very few people have stopped to think carefully about what this trend means.

21 Jun 2005

Children better off but more needs to be done

Griffith University's Socio-Legal Research Centre has released findings of a study examining how children's contact services are being used in Australia and how they can be improved.

21 Jun 2005

Mentors really do help

A newly released study by Flinders University has measured the relative success of junior female academic staff who joined a mentoring program against colleagues who did not. The study found that the women with mentors achieved more in terms of significant publications, won more research funding and had a higher rate of promotion.

21 Jun 2005

Motor skills: power for life

'Motor Magic', a program that works with pre-school children who are experiencing developmental difficulties, their parents and kindergarten staff, produces marked benefits in terms of motor skills and sensory processing, leading to improved self-confidence and concentration, and better engagement in learning activities.

21 Jun 2005

Make friends, live longer

New research by the Centre for Ageing Studies at Flinders University suggests that a network of good friends is more helpful than close family ties in prolonging life among older people.

21 Jun 2005

Study finds incidence of psychosis and schizophrenia is slightly higher than that found in recent studies

The Northern Ireland First-Episode Psychosis Study has shown that the incidence of psychosis and schizophrenia is slightly higher than that found in recent studies in Ireland and Nottingham.

21 Jun 2005

Better prognosis for depressed patients if spouses agree reasons for their illness

A new study has found for the first time that depressed patients whose spouses agree with them about the reasons for their illness have a better outcome than those whose spouses do not.

21 Jun 2005

'Bed blocking' in one adolescent unit costs NHS over a million

An 18-month study of 'bed blocking' in an adolescent unit in Birmingham has found that the cost to the NHS was over £1 million.

21 Jun 2005

Computer program that enhances the diagnostic accuracy of positron emission tomography (PET)

German scientists developed a computer program that enhances the diagnostic accuracy of positron emission tomography (PET) scans with Alzheimer's patients, opening the door for earlier treatment of this progressive brain disorder. Details of their findings were provided at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 52nd Annual Meeting in Toronto.

20 Jun 2005

PET might be a promising tool for early prediction of response to chemotherapy for ovarian can

Noninvasive positron emission tomography (PET) imaging may allow earlier prediction of a patient's response to chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, according to research reported at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 52nd Annual Meeting June 18–22 in Toronto.

20 Jun 2005

Researchers demonstrate direct transfer of terminally differentiated cell nuclei

With the advent of nuclear-transfer cloning, it is now possible to produce mice from the nuclei of differentiated cells, such as peripheral blood lymphocytes and olfactory sensory neurons.

20 Jun 2005

New study investigates how healthy individuals and schizophrenia patients interpret their visual worlds

Healthy individuals possess an intact ability to distinguish between events that occur as a result of their own actions and events that occur as the result of someone else's.

20 Jun 2005

When children are not able to disclose sexual abuse, the effects are potentially devastating

Children who don't tell anyone about being sexually abused often come from families that have rigid gender roles and other similar characteristics, says a University of Toronto researcher.

20 Jun 2005

Women are 2.5 times more likely than men to fear a visit to the dentist

The research, conducted by U of T master's degree candidate Brian Chanpong and dentistry professors Daniel Haas and David Locker, is the first-ever nationwide Canadian study of fear and anxiety about visiting the dentist.

20 Jun 2005

Researchers advance understanding of how the brain sorts physical sensations

On the basis of observations of how we interpret the sensation of a simple finger-tap, researchers have advanced our understanding of how the brain sorts important, externally-derived sensations, such as those created by an insect crawling on the skin, from unimportant, internally-derived sensations, such as the brush of one's own hand.

20 Jun 2005

Zebrafish provides cancer researchers powerful new insights into the development of malignant melanoma

The embryo of a tiny, silvery tropical fish found in many home aquariums is providing cancer researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine with powerful new insights into the development of malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

20 Jun 2005

Research News and Research

When it comes to brains bigger is definitely better

New study finds many concerns with clinical trials

Partnership to develop an AIDS vaccine using a promising new technology

New research tool replicates extreme environmental conditions to help understand the human body's response to everyday stresses

New book asks if obesity 'crisis' is justified

Children better off but more needs to be done

Mentors really do help

Motor skills: power for life

Make friends, live longer

Study finds incidence of psychosis and schizophrenia is slightly higher than that found in recent studies

Better prognosis for depressed patients if spouses agree reasons for their illness

'Bed blocking' in one adolescent unit costs NHS over a million

Computer program that enhances the diagnostic accuracy of positron emission tomography (PET)

PET might be a promising tool for early prediction of response to chemotherapy for ovarian can

Researchers demonstrate direct transfer of terminally differentiated cell nuclei

New study investigates how healthy individuals and schizophrenia patients interpret their visual worlds

When children are not able to disclose sexual abuse, the effects are potentially devastating

Women are 2.5 times more likely than men to fear a visit to the dentist

Researchers advance understanding of how the brain sorts physical sensations

Zebrafish provides cancer researchers powerful new insights into the development of malignant melanoma

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