Starting Down syndrome infants on treadmill training for just minutes a day can help them walk up to four or five months earlier than with only traditional physical therapy, a new study from the University of Michigan says. The study also suggests that infants who do high intensity treadmill training...
Down Syndrome Babies Helped To Walk Months Earlier With Treadmill Training
Insurance Rates May Increase With Privacy Concerns About Genetic Information
A new study published in The Journal of Risk & Insurance explores the financial implications of banning insurance companies from accessing genetic information. Drawing on data that includes economic, demographic, and relevant family background information, the study simulates the market for 10-year...
DFG Will Be Assuming Responsibility For The German-Israeli Project Cooperation Programme In 2008
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is increasing its commitment to cooperation between German and Israeli researchers. As of 1 January 2008, the DFG will be assuming responsibility for the German-Israeli Project Cooperation Programme (Deutsch-Israelische Projektkooperation,...
UTMB Sets Up A Comprehensive Transplant Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has established a comprehensive organ transplant center whose director plans to double the number of transplants currently done, broaden the type of organ transplants performed and increase the chances of Texans who are on waiting lists for a donor. Dr....
Hereditary Link In Heart Disease And Study Of Sibling Risk
The genetic family ties that bind brothers and sisters also link their risk for developing clogged arteries and having potentially fatal heart attacks, scientists at Johns Hopkins report. And according to researchers, brothers bear the brunt of the burden. In a study to be published in the Nov. 1 edition...
Sniffing Out The Gene That Gives Dogs Black Fur
A discovery about the genetics of coat color in dogs could help explain why humans come in different weights and vary in their abilities to cope with stress, a team led by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine reports. The study, published in the Nov. 2 issue of Science, answers...
Antisocial Behaviour In Kids Key To Alcohol Trouble In Teens, UK
It is not levels of underage drinking, but early signs of antisocial behaviour that best predict future alcohol-related trouble and continued alcohol use by young people. This conclusion is drawn from a study led by Robert Young of the Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in...
New Book Aids Clinicians In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Peripheral Arterial Disease
The American College of Physicians (ACP) will publish “Peripheral Arterial Disease” on November 2. The latest addition to ACP’s Key Diseases Series, the book is designed to provide clinicians with the most current information on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease...
Oncologists Achieve Excellent Local Tumor Control Using Focused Radiation
Specifically aimed, “stereotactic” radiation may be as good as surgery — and in some cases, even better — in treating benign but potentially devastating brain tumors called non-acoustic schwannomas, according to a study by radiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas...
In Wake Of Dirty Bomb Children Would Require Different Medical Care
If terrorists were to attack with a dirty bomb, medical authorities should be prepared to treat children differently from adults because their developing bodies would absorb and respond to the radiation exposure in distinct ways, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center. Researchers...