Archive for March, 2007
RF Ablation Effective For Treating Inoperable Lung Cancer Rhode Island Hospital Study Confirms
A minimally invasive procedure known as radiofrequency (RF) ablation is effective for treating lung cancer in patients who are not candidates for surgery, according to a Rhode Island Hospital study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology. [click link for full article]Original post by It’s My Life, People
No commentsBehavioural and neurophysiological correlates of dyslexia in the continuous performance task.
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Behavioural and neurophysiological correlates of dyslexia in the continuous performance task.
Clin Neurophysiol. 2007 Apr;118(4):845-55
Authors: Taroyan NA, Nicolson RI, Fawcett AJ
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether attentional difficulties are a ‘core’ feature of developmental Dyslexia. METHODS: Behavioural indices and event related potentials (ERPs) were recorded from 10 dyslexic participants (ages 15.5-17.4) and 10 control participants (ages 14.4-18.3) in the Continuous Performance Task (CPT), an established test of attentional performance. Participants were screened to ensure that none was diagnosable as attention deficit (ADHD). RESULTS: There were no significant differences in mean rea…
Lung Cancer Screening Regimen Provides Opportunity For Cure
Annual computed tomography (CT) screening identifies a high proportion of patients with early-stage lung cancer, according to the latest findings of the New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project (NY-ELCAP) published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.”The regimen of screening determines how early the cancer is diagnosed. This is critical, as it provides the opportunity for earlier treatment which can be curative,” said NY-ELCAP principal investigator Claudia I. [click link for full article]Original post by It’s My Life, People
No commentsProcedural learning difficulties: reuniting the developmental disorders?
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Procedural learning difficulties: reuniting the developmental disorders?
Trends Neurosci. 2007 Apr;30(4):135-41
Authors: Nicolson RI, Fawcett AJ
During the past 30 years, research into developmental disorders has fragmented, emphasizing differences rather than commonalities. We propose that reunification might be achieved by using a “neural-systems” approach. Deficits in dyslexia are attributed to an intact declarative learning system combined with an impaired procedural learning system–a network that includes prefrontal language systems and basal ganglia, parietal and cerebellar structures. A typology is provided for other prevalent learning disabilities; this framework focuses on differe…
Repeated Long Haul Flights Cause Problems For Air Crew
Menstrual cycle problems and transient psychotic disorders are just some of the dangers faced by air crew who repeatedly work long haul routes, according to a Seminar in this week’s issue of The Lancet.The regularity of such journeys offers air crew no protection from the effects of jet lag, and can lead to decreased brain power and increased occurrence of major affective disorders. [click link for full article]Original post by It’s My Life, People
No commentsFlash Stimulation Of The Circadian Visual System
The mammalian -1ber-clock in the supra-chiasmatic nucleus (SCN) sets the circadian rhythm based on photic input received over the day/night cycle. Resetting the clock with light stimulation occurs after continuous pulses, in which phase shifts result from integration or “photon counting” of long, relatively dim light pulses. However, as Vidal and Morin show this week in hamsters, brief trains of millisecond-long intense light flashes can cause significant phase shifts. [click link for full article]Original post by It’s My Life, People
No commentsLCA Issues Statement On MRI Study On Screening For Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer Alliance supports the new call for high tech MRIs, in addition to mammograms, for women at high risk for breast cancer which will enable more tumors to be caught at their earliest, most treatable stages. This gives added hope to those women at high risk, especially those with a family history of breast cancer. [click link for full article]Original post by It’s My Life, People
No commentsDreary diabetes digs.
This is a view from inside my diabetes clinic exam room. I have a new phone that takes pretty good photos and luckily it’s actually logical around how to send them to my computer, so now it’s even easier to take stealth photos. I posted them up on flickr and in the dmv pool, though I’m not sure anyone will really want to see them. Collectively, they’re pretty dreary (and some are blurry too, but for some reason I like blurry photos). Dreary, dull and dare I say, a bit depressing. Ah, another redesign opportunity! (Source: aiming for grace)Original post by aiming for grace
No commentsSmokers Clock Up Almost 8 Additional Days Of Sick Leave Every Year
Smokers take an average of almost eight days more of sick leave every year than their non-smoking colleagues, suggested research published in Tobacco Control .The research team analysed nationally representative registry data on sickness absence among more than 14,000 workers in Sweden between 1988 and 1991.Of the sample included in the study, 45% had never smoked. Of the remainder, 29% were current smokers and 26% former smokers. [click link for full article]Original post by It’s My Life, People
No commentsVA Study Finds Time Waiting For Health Care Linked To Mortality
A new study in the latest issue of Health Services Research is the first to measure a relationship between waiting for healthcare and mortality rates - especially in the elderly. Waiting times throughout the US healthcare system have been increasing. The study found that while waiting less than thirty-one days does not have a detectable effect on mortality, waiting beyond that increases the mortality risk. [click link for full article]Original post by It’s My Life, People
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