Aggressive treatment may be necessary to avoid long-term neurological injury in a small fraction of jaundiced infants, say researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
The discovery that a rare genetic condition speeds the development of heart disease may open the door to new understanding of the link between heart disease and insulin resistance, a problem of blood sugar metabolism.
Early recognition, diagnosis and care are recommended for patients with Alzheimer's disease according to new practice guidelines announced at the American Academy of Neurology's 53rd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
Boston University School of Medicine announces Anamaria Bulatovic, MD, MPH, FAAP, president, Doctors Without Borders, as this year's commencement speaker. The BUSM Commencement will be held on Sunday, May 20 at 3:00 p.m. at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Adults who have restless legs syndrome are more likely to also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than adults who don't have the sleep disorder, according to research presented during the American Academy of Neurology's 53rd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, May 5-11, 2001.
As a man's body mass index increases, so does his risk of stroke, according to a study presented today at the American Academy of Neurology's 53rd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
Russert is the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" and is a political analyst for the "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw" and the "Today" show.
1)Mothers have worked for peace since 1800's. 2)Electricity demands may generate higher natural gas prices. 3)Open windows to keep cool this summer. 4)"Boot Camp" recruit about to graduate from Temple.
For nearly 25 years, scientists have wondered how giant red-tipped tube worms and other exotic marine life found at hydrothermal vents on the deep sea floor get from place to place and how long their larva survive in a cold, eternally dark place. Now a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Biologist and colleagues have helped answer those questions.
Drivers tend to be more cautious during winter, but summer heat waves can spawn road conditions that are just as hazardous.
Treatment of breast cancer by bone marrow transplantation (BMT) after chemotherapy has been limited after initial negative studies.
The guilty verdict in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing trial could send a false message to the nation that race relations in Alabama are better than they actually are, says UAB civil rights historian Jack Davis, Ph.D.
May marks the beginning of high levels of ozone in the atmosphere in the Southeast. As air quality testing begins in many cities, Mary Pat Hemstreet, M.D., pediatric asthma specialist, says persons with respiratory ailments need to be aware of ozone levels
Women previously infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV) are not immune to reinfection from a different strain of the virus, according to a study.
"Cold hands, warm heart," the saying goes, but what do cold hands really mean?
AHRQ announces the availability of MEPSnet/IC, a new, Web-based and interactive tool that provides quick access to national and state level statistics and trends about health insurance offered by private establishments and state and local governments, including cost of coverage.
Purdue University engineers have discovered that a device commonly used to untangle signals sent over fiberoptic lines might ultimately be used to make the Internet faster and more powerful. They will present their findings Tuesday (5/8), during the "Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics" in Baltimore.
Hospital emergency rooms treat 100,000 injuries related to trampolines each year, triple the number since 1991, reported the Academy, citing U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) data.
By comparing computer simulations of a galaxy collision with actual observations, astronomers at the University of Illinois have found discrete star-formation episodes that may help explain the prodigious star-formation rates that occurred in the early universe.
A virus common to poultry is outfoxing a long-used vaccine, apparently through natural genetic engineering and by using strategies to survive environmental insults, says a University of Illinois researcher who has been tracking new outbreaks around the world.
By recognizing both visual and audio cues, a self-aiming camera being developed at the University of Illinois can tell the difference between an airplane and an albatross.
Perhaps the strangest creative writers' colony ever to operate in the lower 48 was more a prison than a haven, its director more a warden than a muse.
Of the thousands of items that journalist Shana Alexander has just given the University of Illinois, perhaps none telegraphs her career better than her box of press passes.
"Maps of Africa to 1900: A Checklist of Maps in Atlases and Geographical Journals in the Collections of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign," newly published, is thought to be the largest published checklist of maps of Africa.
Each year, more than 174,628 running-related injuries are treated in hospitals, doctor's offices, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and emergency rooms.
Like death and taxes, aging is inevitable. By 2030, an estimated 65 million Americans will be age 65 or older. Transitioning into this stage of life can be challenging, but thanks to a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher, Americans can learn to age successfully.
To be honored at Smith Commencement: Novelist Toni Morrison, who received an honorary degree at Smith in 1991, as well as five leaders and visionaries in their respective fields will be recognized with honorary doctoral degrees.
Last week NASA received a weak signal from Pioneer 10, twice as far from the Sun as Pluto and speeding toward the constellation Taurus.
The scheduled speaker for the University of Arizona's 124th Commencement ceremonies is basketball coach, Lute Olson.
Recent research findings indicate the link between health and religious beliefs may be stronger and more deeply intertwined than previously thought.
Two universities announced that IU's Kelley School of Business and Purdue's Continuing Engineering Education program will join four universities in offering a special one-two educational punch -- a master's of engineering paired with a master's of business administration, that will be available via distance education directly to GM professionals.
It is 5 a.m. A Midwest farmer sips coffee in front of a computer. Up-to-the-minute satellite images show a weed problem in a field on the northwest corner of the farm. At 6:30 a.m., the farmer drives to the exact location to apply a precise amount of herbicide.
Surgical biopsies can be painful, and waiting for lab results unnerving. New ultrasonic sensor technology being developed at the University of Illinois may permit the rapid and accurate detection and diagnosis of cancer, without the need of a scalpel.
A new curriculum appears to be effective in determining whether middle schools students will avoid using violence as a means to resolve their problems.
All but two of the newer anti-depressant drugs cause significant sexual dysfunction, according to results of a study conducted by the associate professor and vice chairman, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, University Virginia Health System and a primary care physician in New Baltimore, Mich.
Cisco Systems CEO and West Virginia University alumnus John T. Chambers will address graduates at his alma mater Sunday, May 13, when he gives the 1:30 p.m. main address at WVU's 132nd Commencement at the WVU Coliseum.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are using a new way to study how heart muscle cells communicate electrical and chemical messages.
For the first time, a qualitative study confirms that patients prefer to have family members with them in the emergency department during invasive procedures or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, because they feel soothed, protected and less frightened.
Research initiated by Johns Hopkins has found that a mouse bone marrow stem cell is capable of developing into the specialized cells lining intestines, lung and skin. This study provides some of the first clear evidence that a transplanted bone marrow stem cell can not only reconstitute bone marrow, but also may play a role in healing these other tissues and organs as well.
The ultimate adult stem cell appears to have been discovered -- a cell in the bone marrow that can transform itself into almost any organ in the body, according to a new study by New York University School of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researchers.
Whites are five times more likely than blacks to receive emergency clot-dissolving therapy for stroke, according to a review of records at 42 U.S. academic medical centers.
A woman's cardiovascular risk factors such as cholesterol and blood pressure readings before menopause are a more accurate predictor of whether she will develop heart disease or stroke after menopause.
Gordon Gill, M.D., has been named Interim Dean for Scientific Affairs for the UCSD School of Medicine, filling the position recently vacated by Nobel Laureate George Palade, M.D., who has retired as dean and will continue with the School as Professor Emeritus.
New York-based designer Kenneth Cole will give the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health convocation keynote address.
The Institute of Human Virology part of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute has joined the Nigeria AIDS Prevention Initiative of the Harvard School of Public Health to reach groups in Nigeria who are at higher risk for HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases. The initiative is funded by the Gates Foundation.
Limb-sparing procedures are a growing option for children with bone tumors of the arms or legs, thanks to MRI technology, improved chemotherapy and other advances at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Most children are now cured, without amputation.
LSU is developing a multidisciplinary, craft-based approach to graduate education that could serve as a model for graduate programs around the U.S. The apprentice-craftsman approach trains doctoral students through hands-on research, teaching and community service.
Two University of Arkansas researchers have discovered that when it comes to accurate sampling of water quality, timing is everything, especially during a storm.
The movement of a cell stretches the proteins around it, and vice versa. A University of Washington study says scientists are going to have to study how protein structures change when stretched before they can understand how the body functions.
University of Delaware scientists study disperal of tubeworm babies to hydrothermal vent sites.
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