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Intermittent vision of the action can improve brain's visual perception, improve hockey players' performance
Date: Dec-18-2013Professional hockey players who trained with special eyewear that only allowed them to see action intermittently showed significant improvement in practice drills, according to a Duke University study with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes.The eyewear features lenses that switch between transparent and opaque, producing stroboscopic visual conditions, much like a strobe light in your favorite dance club.Earlier research using the stroboscopic eyewear during training showed improved vision, visual attention, and ability to anticipate the timing of moving items.
Improved outcomes for women with triple-negative breast cancer with new pre-surgery combination therapy
Date: Dec-18-2013The I-SPY 2 trial, an innovative, multidrug, phase II breast cancer trial, has yielded positive results with the first drug to complete testing in the trial. Adding the chemotherapy carboplatin and the molecularly targeted drug veliparib to standard presurgery chemotherapy improved outcomes for women with triple-negative breast cancer, according to results from the I-SPY 2 trial presented at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected women likely related to plaque composition, immune activation
Date: Dec-18-2013A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has discovered a possible mechanism behind the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in women infected with HIV, a risk even higher than that of HIV-infected men. In the Journal of Infectious Diseases the investigators report finding that HIV-infected women had a greater prevalence of the type of coronary artery plaque most vulnerable to rupture than did uninfected women.
High-speed photography provides first direct evidence of how microbubbles dissolve killer blood clots
Date: Dec-18-2013Ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles have been showing promise in recent years as a non-invasive way to break up dangerous blood clots. But though many researchers have studied the effectiveness of this technique, not much was understood about why it works. Now a team of researchers in Toronto has collected the first direct evidence showing how these wiggling microbubbles cause a blood clot's demise. The team's findings are featured in the AIP Publishing journal Applied Physics Letters.
Botulism from jailhouse wine
Date: Dec-18-2013In a case series seemingly tailor-made for cinematic tragedy or farce, emergency physicians report severe botulism poisoning from a batch of potato-based "wine" (also known as pruno) cooked up in a Utah prison. The study was published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Emergency Department Identification and Critical Care Management of a Utah Prison Botulism Outbreak")*"Evidently the incorporation of an old baked potato in the pruno recipe allowed botulism to develop," said Megan Fix, MD, of the Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected women likely related to plaque composition, immune activation
Date: Dec-18-2013A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has discovered a possible mechanism behind the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in women infected with HIV, a risk even higher than that of HIV-infected men. In the Journal of Infectious Diseases the investigators report finding that HIV-infected women had a greater prevalence of the type of coronary artery plaque most vulnerable to rupture than did uninfected women.
Marijuana use linked to schizophrenic-related brain changes
Date: Dec-17-2013The use of marijuana has been linked to the development of many health conditions. But now, researchers say heavy use of the drug could lead to poor memory and abnormal changes in brain function that resemble changes found in schizophrenic individuals. This is according to a study published in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin.Marijuana is a mix of green and brown leaves, flowers, stems and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The leaves contain a mind-altering chemical called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, more commonly known as THC.
Scientists halt first step of breast cancer spread in mice
Date: Dec-17-2013The first step in the deadly process of breast cancer metastasis, where tumor cells migrate to other parts of the body, appears to be led by a special class of cells - leader cells - that require the presence of a particular protein to act. Now, a new study in mice shows knocking out this protein may render leader cells incapable of carrying out the first crucial step in metastasis and offers a new target for therapy.
Exercise counters effect of Christmas excess on metabolism
Date: Dec-17-2013A daily bout of exercise can counter the harmful effects that short-term inactivity and overeating have on health, according to a new study published in The Journal of Physiology.Evidence already exists that even a few days of consuming more calories than you burn can be harmful to health. The new study, from the University of Bath in the UK, takes a step further and suggests a daily dose of exercise can bring health benefits that go beyond just helping to burn off excess calories.Speaking about their work, co-author Dr.
MITA cites progress in the global fight against Alzheimer's disease following U.K.'s NHS coverage announcement for beta amyloid PET
Date: Dec-17-2013The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has noted progress in the global fight against Alzheimer's disease (AD) following the announcement at the G8 Dementia Summit that the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) will cover beta amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to rule out AD. It represents the first time beta amyloid PET imaging will be covered as part of a public health system.
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