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Farm animals could provide some therapeutic benefit for people with mental illness

Time down on the farm with animals could provide some therapeutic benefit for people with mental illness, according to researchers writing in the open access journal Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health.

11 Apr 2008

Medical staff require professional interpreters and specific training on intercultural awareness

The authors reveal that doctors are dissatisfied with the treatment they provide to their non-native patients, and that they cite cultural differences and language barriers as the key factors causing the disappointment with the level of care that they provide.

11 Apr 2008

Multidetector CT angiography accurate in detecting stenosis in calcified coronary artery plaque

Multidetector CT angiography can accurately predict the presence of obstructive disease (stenosis) in small and moderate-sized calcified coronary artery plaque (CAP), and is even fairly accurate in diagnosing large and heavily calcified CAP, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.

11 Apr 2008

Mammography and sonography used together can help rule out breast cancer in patients with palpable lesions

When mammography and sonography are used together to evaluate palpable breast lesions, they can rule out cancers in most patients, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Baystate Health in Springfield, MA. However, uncommonly, malignancies cannot be diagnosed using this imaging protocol.

11 Apr 2008

Treatment of uterine fibroids with 3T MR-guided focused ultrasound safe, non-invasive and effective

The treatment of uterine fibroids with 3T MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is safe, non-invasive and effective, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, NY.

11 Apr 2008

Silver nanoparticles to improve the safety of the world's food supply

Byron Brehm-Stecher, assistant professor in food science and human nutrition, has some big ideas for his work with tiny particles.

11 Apr 2008

Impairments in language development can be detected in infants as young as 3 months

Uncover how the brains of infants distinguish differences in sounds and it may become possible to correct language problems even before children start to speak, sparing them the difficulties that come from struggling with language.

11 Apr 2008

Hospitalization linked to increased mortality in heart failure patients

Patients with heart failure are at increased risk of death if they are hospitalized for worsening heart failure symptoms, according to new research from UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham).

11 Apr 2008

Giving patients greater choice over who provides their care

Patients with long term, chronic conditions should be given money to organise and purchase their own care, according to an article in this week's BMJ.

11 Apr 2008

Phytochemical-rich foods effective at reversing age-related deficits in memory

If you are getting forgetful as you get older, then a research team from the University of Reading and the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England may have good news for you.

11 Apr 2008

Gene linked to inherited blood biomarker associated with asthma risk

Risk for developing asthma is linked to variants in a gene called CHI3L1, which can be measured by checking levels of an inherited blood protein regulated by that gene, according to new research sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.

11 Apr 2008

Extremely low dose CT coronary angiography shows promise in assessing heart function

Extremely low dose CT coronary angiography can be used to measure cardiac function and has the potential for use when other commonly used examinations are limited, a preliminary study indicates.

11 Apr 2008

Does the internet influence suicidal behavior?

People searching the Internet for information about suicide methods are most likely to come across sites that encourage suicide rather than sites offering help and support, finds a study in this week's issue of the BMJ.

11 Apr 2008

Developing cancer treatments directed at critical developmental pathway

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues discovered that the Notch signaling pathway, which determines the development of many cell types, and is also implicated in some cancers, is not universally essential for the maintenance of stem cells.

11 Apr 2008

CT useful and effective in diagnosis of patients with large bowel obstruction

The use of CT is highly effective in confirming large bowel obstruction and identifying the site and cause of obstruction, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of South Manchester in Manchester, UK.

11 Apr 2008

Computational approaches to the role of epigenetic marks in transcription regulation

A closer alliance between computational and experimental researchers is needed to make progress towards one of biology's most challenging goals, understanding how epigenetic marks contribute to regulation of gene expression.

11 Apr 2008

Cognitive ability tests are the best way for medical schools to select their entrants

The selection of tomorrow's doctors is an issue of enduring interest because it raises questions about predicting the characteristics of a good doctor, write Celia Brown and Richard Lilford from the University of Birmingham.

11 Apr 2008

Blood vessels: The pied piper for growing nerve cells

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that blood vessels in the head can guide growing facial nerve cells with blood pressure controlling proteins.

11 Apr 2008

Biomarkers may reduce the need for biopsies and personalize transplant patient care

Data presented at the 28th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) suggest the potential of a significant impact of using biomarkers to reduce the need for biopsies and personalize transplant patient care.

11 Apr 2008

Your neighbourhood has an important effect on your health in later life

Research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School, South West England, has found strong links between neighbourhood deprivation and the physical and intellectual health of older people.

10 Apr 2008

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Farm animals could provide some therapeutic benefit for people with mental illness

Medical staff require professional interpreters and specific training on intercultural awareness

Multidetector CT angiography accurate in detecting stenosis in calcified coronary artery plaque

Mammography and sonography used together can help rule out breast cancer in patients with palpable lesions

Treatment of uterine fibroids with 3T MR-guided focused ultrasound safe, non-invasive and effective

Silver nanoparticles to improve the safety of the world's food supply

Impairments in language development can be detected in infants as young as 3 months

Hospitalization linked to increased mortality in heart failure patients

Giving patients greater choice over who provides their care

Phytochemical-rich foods effective at reversing age-related deficits in memory

Gene linked to inherited blood biomarker associated with asthma risk

Extremely low dose CT coronary angiography shows promise in assessing heart function

Does the internet influence suicidal behavior?

Developing cancer treatments directed at critical developmental pathway

CT useful and effective in diagnosis of patients with large bowel obstruction

Computational approaches to the role of epigenetic marks in transcription regulation

Cognitive ability tests are the best way for medical schools to select their entrants

Blood vessels: The pied piper for growing nerve cells

Biomarkers may reduce the need for biopsies and personalize transplant patient care

Your neighbourhood has an important effect on your health in later life

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