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Sleep Problems -- Real And Perceived -- Get In The Way Of Alcoholism R
The first few months of recovery from an alcohol problem are hard enough, and they're often made worse by serious sleep problems. Now, a new study gives further evidence that insomnia and other sleep woes may actually get in the way of recovery from alcohol problems. Quality Of Life Study Examines Burden Of Epilepsy
This study assesses quality of life among adults with epilepsy. People with epilepsy were found to have worse general health status and to engage in some risky behaviors, such as smoking. Among adults with active epilepsy who had suffered a seizure within the past three months, about one-quarter reported not taking any medication for their disorder. New Neurons Take Baby Steps In The Adult Brain
In experiments with mice, scientists from Johns Hopkins' Institute for Cell Engineering have discovered the steps required to integrate new neurons into the brain's existing operations. Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Information about this annual Smithsonian Institution festival "asserting the ability of people to converse with and understand each other."The festival typically includes "programs of music, song, dance, celebratory performance, crafts and cooking demonstrations, storytelling, illustrations of workers' culture, and narrative sessions for discussing cultural issues."Features descriptions of programs at the current year's festival, and archives of festivals back to 1997. From the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Preposterous Headdresses and Feathered Ladies: Hair, Wigs, Barbers, an
This companion to a 2003 exhibit at the Yale University's Lewis Walpole Library features "a selection of prints [from the second half of the 18th century] focused on hair and wigs, and on the hairdressers and barbers who created and tended them."Includes images of prints such as "A Doleful Disaster, or Miss Fubby Fatarmin's Wig Caught Fire"and "A French Hair Dresser Running through the Streets to his Customers." Mending A Broken Heart: How To Boost The Number And Function Of Cardia
A current hope is that cardiac stem cells could one day be manipulated to rebuild cardiac tissue damaged by heart disease. Scientists are now addressing a fundamental question in the cardiac stem cell field, "What are the molecular pathways required for expansion and development of cardiac stem cells?" Brain Pacemaker: UCLA Develops Unique Nerve-stimulation Epilepsy Treat
A unique nerve-stimulation treatment for epilepsy developed at UCLA offers a potential new alternative for tens of thousands of individuals unable to control their seizures with medication and ineligible for surgery. A study published in the July edition of the peer-reviewed journal Epilepsia reports that four of seven subjects who used an external stimulator for at least three months in a pilot human clinical trial enjoyed a 50 percent or better reduction in seizure frequency. 'Dachshund' Gene Reverts Cancer Genes To Normal, Predicts Breast Cance
Scientists have shown that the activity of a gene that commandeers other cancer-causing genes, returning them to normal, can predict the prognosis of an individual with breast cancer. They looked at cancer cells from more than 2,000 breast cancer patients and found that this commandeering or "organizing"ability is increasingly lost in cancer cells and associated with the progression of disease. The more the gene is expressed in breast cancer, the better the patient did. Powering Up, One Step at a Time
The world's most innovative renewable energy source might be right under our feet. By Eliza Barclay. Studies Lend Insights Into Colorectal Cancer Screening
Two studies in the October issue of the journal Gastroenterology may help in refining recommendations for the use of colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer.
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