School | Page 190 of 257 | SpiritIndia.com

Colorectal Cancer :: Early colon cancer diagnosis with colonoscopies made possible by Medicare

Early colon cancer or colorectal cancer diagnosis was made possible by changes in Medicare reimbursement policy few years back. The study was published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the December issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study was funded by a Beeson Career Development Award to Gross, and by the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at Yale.

Malaria :: Erythrocyte G protein a novel target for malarial chemotherapy

Kasturi Haldar and colleagues from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, investigated a protein in red blood cells (erythrocyte guanine nucleotide regulatory protein Gs) as a novel antimalarial target.

Trans Fat :: Trans fat ban – Watch saturated fats and calories too

The New York City trans fat ban is a step in the right direction, but the regulation that requires some restaurants to display calories as prominently as price is just as important. Also missing in the discussion? Replacing trans fat will saturated fat would be problematic.

HIV :: HIV treatments improve health, but nutritional issues remain

New studies on nutrition and HIV from researchers at Tufts University in Boston find that a high percentage of people with HIV have the same two characteristics of metabolic syndrome, and that people with HIV on HAART may be at risk for zinc deficiency.

Five new technologies that promise to transform medicine

Fat zapping to shed excess weight, miniature telescopes to restore vision, and smart nappies to detect common childhood infections — these are some of the new technologies that promise to transform medicine, according to this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ.

Gene :: Studying genetic traits of India-born populations in US

Researchers conducting genetic analysis of India-born individuals in the US may have begun to shed light on the genetic variations of the diverse population of India.

Healthcare :: Clinical simulation technology used to improve communication of medical teams

The Institute of Medicine estimates that medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, and poor communication can be a major source of those errors. Now the Clinical Simulation Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis hopes to improve patient safety by using clinical simulators to find the source of miscommunications during medical treatments.

Dementia :: Physicians enlisted in efforts to keep demented drivers off the road

The surge of baby boomers now entering their 60s means more drivers on the road who may be impaired by dementia or other cognitive impairments linked to aging. Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have developed a three-hour workshop that trains health care providers to identify potentially unsafe drivers with dementia and to encourage appropriate retirement from driving.

Injury :: Unbelted backseat passengers produce deadly results

New research shows that unbelted backseat passengers risk injury or death to themselves and the driver seated in front of them in the event of a head-on crash.

Brain :: Practice can never make perfect

Study shows our brains are meant to handle variable tasks, not repetitive ones. The study of Stanford University is published in Neuron.