Archive for January, 2009
137: Reading, dyslexia, & vision therapy
This workshop will give a comprenesive summary of the latest information on language acquisition, reading, dyslexia, and eye functions necessary to read. We will cover in-depth controversial theories such as the magnocellular theory and the Irlen syndrome (scotopic sensitivity syndrome). Behavioral/developmental optometric theories and practice will be reviewed. Behavioral optometric testing, developmental lenses, and vision therapy will be extensively discussed and examples shown. The participant will gain a thorough understanding of the issues and controversies and be better equiped to discuss this subject with our patients and their families. (Source: Journal of AAPOS)
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No comments137: Reading, dyslexia, vision therapy
This workshop will give a comprenesive summary of the latest information on language acquisition, reading, dyslexia, and eye functions necessary to read. We will cover in-depth controversial theories such as the magnocellular theory and the Irlen syndrome (scotopic sensitivity syndrome). Behavioral/developmental optometric theories and practice will be reviewed. Behavioral optometric testing, developmental lenses, and vision therapy will be extensively discussed and examples shown. The participant will gain a thorough understanding of the issues and controversies and be better equiped to discuss this subject with our patients and their families. (Source: Journal of AAPOS)
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No commentsShift Workers’ Body Clocks Studied To Prevent Certain Cancers
Does shift work predispose you to cancer by altering the body’s response to hormones? And if so, can a dietary supplement help? Those are the questions researchers at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) hope to answer through a new study, which recently received $600,000 in funding from The V Foundation for Cancer Research. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsResearchers Disrupt Biochemical System Involved In Cancer, Degenerative Disease
Screening a chemical library of 200,000 compounds, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified two new classes that can be used to study and possibly manipulate a cellular pathway involved in many types of cancer and degenerative diseases. “The identification of these chemicals and their targets within this cellular pathway represents an important step in developing therapeutic agents,” said Dr.
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No commentsPhysics, Math Provide Clues To Unraveling Cancer
Biology exists in a physical world. That’s a fact cancer researchers are beginning to recognize as they look to include concepts of physics and mathematics in their efforts to understand how cancer develops — and how to stop it. The movement, led by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, has come to a head with a new section in one of the top cancer research journals and a new grant program from the National Cancer Institute.
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsInternet Program Helps Prevent Depression In Teens
An Internet program helps to reduce depressive symptoms and prevent episodes of clinical depression in adolescent patients at risk, reports a study in the February issue of the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsImproved Understanding Of Circadian Clocks
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new part of the mechanism which allows our bodyclocks to reset themselves on a molecular level. Circadian clocks regulate the daily fluctuations of many physiological and behavioural aspects in life, and are synchronised with our surrounding environment via light or temperature cycles.
Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsNew Menopause Channel On Medical News Today
Medical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Menopause channel. The section will include news on emotional and physical changes, HRT, symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats and advice on how to minimize symptoms.
Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsCDC Recognizes UCSF’s Research As Critical To HIV Prevention
Two HIV prevention interventions developed by UCSF researchers have been selected as additions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2008 Compendium of Evidence-based HIV Prevention Interventions. The UCSF interventions – Positive Choice: Interactive Video Doctor and the Healthy Living Project – comprise two of the eight added to the list of 57 rigorously evaluated highly effective HIV prevention programs recommended by the CDC for implementation.
Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsPotential Lung Cancer Drug Tested By Translational Genomics Research Insitute Affiliates
TGen Clinical Research Services (TCRS) at Scottsdale Healthcare and Mayo Clinic are testing a new drug that may offer broad potential to treat solid tumors. Clinical trials of the drug TH-302 are being conducted at TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare, a partnership of the Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale-based Scottsdale Healthcare Corp., and at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Dr.
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