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Increase in heart surgery mortality from SSRIs or depression?

Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that patients who were using a class of anti-depression drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) prior to undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery have significantly higher death and rehospitalization rates up to five years after the procedure than patients who were not on SSRIs.

26 May 2005

Research provides roadmap for the development of human therapies for cytomegalovirus (CMV)

McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) researchers have defined genetic resistance to the widespread virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV)--a member of the viral group that causes some of the world's most prevalent diseases, such as herpes, chicken pox and mononucleosis.

26 May 2005

Retina and its circuits are much more pliable than scientists previously thought

A new Oregon Health & Science University study is opening scientists' eyes to the retina's ability to rewire itself so it can adapt to different levels of ambient light.

26 May 2005

HIPAA privacy rule makes it harder, costlier to do research that improves the quality of medical care

New research reveals a clash between two of the biggest issues in health care today: protecting individual patients' privacy and improving the quality, safety and cost of medical care for all patients.

26 May 2005

Researchers pinpoint circuit in the brain responsible for encoding decision-making

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have pinpointed a circuit in the brain responsible for encoding decision-making behavior, a circuit that - if damaged - appears to prevent a person from altering that behavior when circumstances change.

26 May 2005

'Brown fat cells' hold clues for possible obesity treatments

Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have discovered a group of genes that govern the genesis of calorie-burning fat cells. This discovery may lead to novel ways to treat obesity in humans.

26 May 2005

Researchers have succeeded in mapping the unique patterns of neural activity produced by a wide range of odors

Revealing these distinct - but often overlapping - patterns of neural activity represents a significant step in understanding how the brain translates complex signals from odorant receptors in the nose into odor perception in the brain, the researchers said.

26 May 2005

Tendency to be prejudiced is a form of common sense, hard-wired into the human brain

Contrary to what most people believe, the tendency to be prejudiced is a form of common sense, hard-wired into the human brain through evolution as an adaptive response to protect our prehistoric ancestors from danger.

26 May 2005

Mothers ability to mind read important in child's development

For a mother, being able to 'read' her baby's emotions or state of mind can be more important for the child's development than who she is and what she has, according to important new research sponsored by the ESRC.

26 May 2005

Protein, called "eed," crucial to the regulation of genes in embryonic stem cells

New research from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows how a protein may be crucial to the regulation of genes in embryonic stem cells.

26 May 2005

Most elementary school age children are harsher judges of others than adults and older children

By the time children are in second grade, they know to take what people say with a grain of salt, particularly when the statement supports the speaker's self-interest, according to a published study by Yale researchers.

26 May 2005

Study shows how COX-2 inhibitors lead to heart disease

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have found additional evidence that may help explain how selective inhibitors of COX-2 might predispose individuals to heart disease and stroke.

26 May 2005

Breathing disorders during sleep are common among asthmatics

When asthmatics are awake, they can turn to their inhalers to open their airways. But when they sleep, many of them continue to struggle with breathing - and an understanding of their sleep-related problems may help doctors better diagnose and treat their patients' asthma, according to new University of Michigan Health System research.

26 May 2005

Study suggests deadlines intensify emotions

Amateur observers and scholars alike have remarked that older people often have more intense and complex emotional lives than their younger cohort. What accounts for the difference, wondered psychologist Ursina Teuscher: Wisdom gained with the gathering years? A shift in values thanks to greater life experience? Or, is it a keener sense of time – a precious and, of necessity, diminishing resource?

26 May 2005

Research News and Research

Increase in heart surgery mortality from SSRIs or depression?

Research provides roadmap for the development of human therapies for cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Retina and its circuits are much more pliable than scientists previously thought

HIPAA privacy rule makes it harder, costlier to do research that improves the quality of medical care

Researchers pinpoint circuit in the brain responsible for encoding decision-making

'Brown fat cells' hold clues for possible obesity treatments

Researchers have succeeded in mapping the unique patterns of neural activity produced by a wide range of odors

Tendency to be prejudiced is a form of common sense, hard-wired into the human brain

Mothers ability to mind read important in child's development

Protein, called "eed," crucial to the regulation of genes in embryonic stem cells

Most elementary school age children are harsher judges of others than adults and older children

Study shows how COX-2 inhibitors lead to heart disease

Breathing disorders during sleep are common among asthmatics

Study suggests deadlines intensify emotions

Psychology studies confirm 'unfelt' emotion can alter consequential behavior

Familiar songs act as strong memory cues

Comprehension of metaphors down to brain region called angular gyrus

Statin drugs prescribed for heart disease also reduce the risk of colon cancer

The inability to care for yourself puts you at greatest risk of death in a hospital

Study supports the view that public concerns about genetic discrimination are substantial

A guide to advancing biotherapeutic research eBook

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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