Shedding Light On Social Brain Development The capacity to figure out what others are thinking and what they mean is an ability unique to people that's central to our lives. A new study on the neural mechanisms that govern these abilities sheds light on the relation between how people and groups interact, on the one hand, and how the brain develops and functions, on the other.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHouse Democrats' Health Bill Would Tax Rich To Finance Insurance Expansion House Democratic leaders Tuesday unveiled their bill to reform America's health care system - and insure an additional 37 million Americans over the next 10 years - to the tune of more than $1 trillion, funded mostly through an up-to-5.4 percent surtax on income for the wealthiest Americans, The Washington Post reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSunitinib Shows Promising Results In Advanced Kidney Cancer Patients With Poor Prognosis Sunitinib prolongs progression-free and overall survival, and is safe and well tolerated in advanced kidney cancer (metastatic renal cell carcinoma) patients with a poor prognosis such as the elderly and those whose cancer has spread to the brain, finds an Article published Online First (http://www.thelancet.com) and in the August edition of The Lancet Oncology.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDuring Adolescence, Girls React Differently Than Boys To Peers' Judgments Teenagers yearn to fit in and be accepted by their friends. A new study suggests that girls and boys think differently about being judged by their peers as they move through adolescence. The study, by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Georgia State University, appears in the July/August 2009 issue of the journal Child Development.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTemple University Health System to Improve Supply Chain with Broadlane Broadlane to provide variety of supply chain and procurement services to hospital (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)
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Source: www.prweb.comImmunotherapy Against Tau Tangles In Alzheimer's Mouse Models New insights into how a Phase III Alzheimer's drug might work were among the advances in potential therapies targeting two abnormal brain proteins - beta amyloid and phosphorylated tau - at ICAD. Scientists also reported on how clinicians view and treat mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a research category used to define the state between normal ageing and Alzheimer's, that is now being used widely in clinical practice.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew ZERONA Non-Surgical, Painless Laser Liposuction, Exclusively Available at Biologica in South Pasadena Biologica Medical Spa and Anti-Aging Institute exclusively launches ZERONA™ in South Pasadena, CA. ZERONA is the latest fat reduction technology to rival liposuction without the surgery, incisions, pain or recovery (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)
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Source: www.prweb.comDiscovery Of Trojan Horse For Ovarian Cancer -- Nanoparticles Turn Immune System Soldiers Against Tumor Cells In a feat of trickery, Dartmouth Medical School immunologists have devised a Trojan horse to help overcome ovarian cancer, unleashing a surprise killer in the surroundings of a hard-to-treat tumor. Using nanoparticles--ultra small bits-- the team has reprogrammed a protective cell that ovarian cancers have corrupted to feed their growth, turning the cells back from tumor friend to foe.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWhat Is Radiation? In general, radiation is a process where energy emitted by one body travels in a straight line through a medium or through space. Radiation comes from the sun, nuclear reactors, microwave ovens, radio antennas, X-ray machines, and power lines, to name a few. Radiation can be classified as either ionizing or non-ionizing.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVehicle Designed For Blind To Take The Wheel A student team in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering is providing the blind with an opportunity many never thought possible: The opportunity to drive.
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