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An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice
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Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-promoting activity. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 21, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news
Viewing An HIV Accomplice At An Atomic-LevelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-promoting activity. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Viewing An HIV Accomplice At An Atomic-LevelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-promoting activity. (Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today)
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Sounds Can Penetrate Deep Sleep And Enhance Associated Memories Upon WakingEmail this article to a colleague.
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They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle and a cat's meow, somehow penetrated their slumber. The 25 sounds presented during the nap were reminders of earlier spatial learning, though the Northwestern University research participants were unaware of the sounds as they slept. Yet, upon waking, memory tests showed that spatial memories had changed. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
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They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle and a cat's meow, somehow penetrated their slumber. The 25 sounds presented during the nap were reminders of earlier spatial learning, though the Northwestern University research participants were unaware of the sounds as they slept. Yet, upon waking, memory tests showed that spatial memories had changed. (Source: Sleep / Sleep Disorders News From Medical News Today)
Source: Sleep / Sleep Disorders News From Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Sleep Medicine Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
An NYPD surgeon learns the random nature of woundsEmail this article to a colleague.
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An NYPD surgeon expected to see gunshots and random violence. But he was more surprised by officers' hidden traumas.
I expected to see more gunshot wounds when I became a police surgeon for the NYPD three years ago. I had seen my first one as an intern decades earlier -- a suspect injured during a robbery had been brought into the emergency room -- and I still recalled the jagged, deep crater left by the bullet. The image had left its mark on me, not only by its appearance but also because it had been inflicted by another human being. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Investigation of pitch discrimination and the effect of learning for virtual channels realized by current steering.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: As virtual channels could be perceived by the majority of implant users, they promise potential for advanced speech coding strategies, providing enhanced spectral resolution. An improvement in resolution was found from first stimulation up to 6 months afterwards. Objective: Independent current sources allow distribution of the current between adjacent electrode contacts in a defined ratio, thus steering the current. The goal of our study was to investigate a) whether all users were able to distinguish between adjacent physical channels, b) how many users could perceive a distinct pitch as the current was steere...
Source: Acta Oto-Laryngologica - November 21, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Brendel M, Frohne-Buechner C, Stoever T, Lenarz T, Buechner A Tags: Acta Otolaryngol Source Type: journals
This week's events previewsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Social Science, GlasgowYou would be wrong in thinking the Glasgow Science Centre was a place only for packed lunches, playtime and Nina the Neuron. This Friday, a new night offers a unique opportunity for adults to create a playground all for themselves, minus the kids. Social Science follows the unexpected success of similar such nights in London where over-18s are invited to participate in a range of interactive exhibits and activities. Try your skill at The Custard Run, Fly Me To The Moon and Be Fast To Be First before taking a well-deserved break at the fully stocked bar and buffet. Also on the agenda is a preview of t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 21, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Iain Aitch Tags: Culture Travel Science Family Ballet MasterChef Gordon Ramsay Jamie Oliver The Guardian Editorial Source Type: news
Robot-Assisted SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Robot-assisted prostate surgery is a relatively new option for treating prostate cancer. This surgery is of great interest to men with prostate cancer as well as the general public, but there are plenty of misconceptions about it. Learn what this procedure really entails here. (Source: About.com Prostate Cancer)
Source: About.com Prostate Cancer - November 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: health Source Type: consumer
Health Internet and the guiding principles for standardsEmail this article to a colleague.
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John Halamka writes of his experience of the HIT Standards Committee and sets out some guiding principles for creating health IT standards. They all seem important, but the one which caught my eye was:Leverage the web for transport whenever possible to decrease complexity & the implementers’ learning curve (“health internet”)Notable, it seems to me, in the context of the possibilities created by (Source: Libraries in the NHS)
Source: Libraries in the NHS - November 21, 2009 Category: UK Health Authors: Health Perspectives Source Type: organizations
What 100 Years of Research Tells Us About Effective LeadershipEmail this article to a colleague.
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What do we actually know about effective leadership? One hundred years of research on the topic has led to some clear answers. First, are leaders born or made? The answer is both, but more made than born. Leadership is a complex and sophisticated social role. Although certain qualities do predispose some people to attain leadership positions and be better at leading, effective leaders actually hone their skills through experience, conscious self-development, education, and training. Second, does leadership training work? Relatively recent an...
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. Tags: Work amp nbsp crucible development education development efforts different company effective leadership followers great leaders leaders share leadership ability leadership development leadership positions leadership situation l Source Type: consumer
Exciting New Titles in the GMR Lending Library!Email this article to a colleague.
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Just cataloged in the GMR Lending Library and available for checkout:
Staff Development Strategies That Work, edited by Georgie L. Donovan and Miguel A. Figueroa
Answers to the Health Questions People Ask in Libraries, by Laura Townsend Kane, et al.
Going Beyond Google: The Invisible Web in Learning and Teaching, by Jane Devine and Francine Egger-Sider
Internet Cool Tools [...] (Source: The Cornflower)
Source: The Cornflower - November 20, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Max Anderson Tags: From the GMR Source Type: organizations
Enjoy Your Emotions, Part IIEmail this article to a colleague.
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My last column was mostly about two emotions, grief and fear. This column will concern two other emotions, shame and anger, and also another kind of stress, bodily tension such as illness and fatigue. Emotions and feelings are at core physical, rather than only mental. Sadness is the feeling we get when bodily preparations to cry are not carried out. In this view, crying is the orgasm of a state of bodily arousal: grief. The habit of controlling emotions by ignoring them turns out to be a huge problem. Over the long haul, unresolved emotional arousals can build up to the point of continuous painful feelings and/or tension....
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thomas Scheff, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Health Personality Psychiatry Relationships Self-Help anger catharsis clothes controlling emotions culprit dangerous experience drama drama theory embarrassment emotion orgasms enjoyable emotions fatigue fear Source Type: consumer
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy in Europe: trends in prevalence and severityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The prevalence of dyskinetic cerebral palsy appears to have increased in children with a normal birth weight. They have frequently experienced perinatal adverse events. Most children have a severe motor impairment and several accompanying impairments. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood)
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - November 20, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Himmelmann, K, McManus, V, Hagberg, G, Uvebrant, P, Krageloh-Mann, I, Cans, C, on behalf of the SCPE collaboration Tags: Epidemiologic studies, Cerebral palsy, Epilepsy and seizures, Child and adolescent psychiatry (paedatrics), Child health Original articles Source Type: journals
Back to the future: education or training for paediatricians?Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice)
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - November 20, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mellon, A F, Murdoch-Eaton, D G Tags: Patients, Child health, Medical humanities learning and teaching Source Type: journals
Nimodipine Prevents Memory Impairment Caused by Nitroglycerin-Induced Hypotension in Adult Mice.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: In a PA retention paradigm, the injection of NTG immediately after learning produced a significant impairment of long-term associative memory in mice, whereas delayed induced hypotension had no effect. NIMO attenuated the disruption in consolidation of long-term memory caused by NTG but did not improve latency in the absence of hypotension. The observed effect of NIMO may have been attributable to the preservation of calcium homeostasis during hypotension, because there were no differences in the PbtO(2) indices among groups.
PMID: 19923525 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia)
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - November 20, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Bekker A, Haile M, Li YS, Galoyan S, Garcia E, Quartermain D, Kamer A, Blanck T Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: journals
Potential Down Syndrome Therapy Works In MiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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A norepinephrine precursor helps reverse learning and memory difficulties in lab studies. (Source: Chemical and Engineering News)
Source: Chemical and Engineering News - November 20, 2009 Category: Chemistry Source Type: journals
Improving Health Supporting Justice The National Delivery Plan of the Health and Criminal Justice Programme BoardEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Government's national delivery plan for health and criminal justice as developed by the Health and Criminal Justice Programme Board, building on Lord Bradley's 2009 review of mental health and learning disability in the criminal justice system. (Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library)
Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Source Type: organizations
Alcoholism and family: the experience of women members who participate in self-help group Al-AnonEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: We hope that the results this research may contribute to enhancing the support offered by Al-Anon, stimulate new studies in the area and strengthen, among health professionals, recognizing the group as important to support effective resource for families. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: journals
TrkB signalling pathways in LTP and learningEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nature Reviews Neuroscience 10, 850 (2009). doi:10.1038/nrn2738
Author: Liliana Minichiello
Understanding the mechanisms that underlie learning is one of the most fascinating and central aims of neurobiological research. Hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) is widely regarded as a prime candidate for the cellular mechanism of learning. The receptor tyrosine kinase TrkB (also known as NTRK2), known (Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience)
Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - November 20, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Liliana Minichiello Tags: Review Source Type: journals
In Which I Get Teary Reading My Own Book.Email this article to a colleague.
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This week, I finished the audiobook for The Happiness Project. As I’d expected, it made me very happy to learn to do something new and to get a glimpse into the unfamiliar world of sound recording. It was also thrilling to learn that none other than Jim Dale had sat in the very same seat that I was using, when he was recording Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It took him three weeks! And they had top, top security. What surprised me most about the recording process was how emotional I became while reading certain parts of the book. I literally choked up and had to take a drink of water and a deep breath before I cou...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gretchen Rubin Tags: Happiness Relationships Self-Help audiobook concluding paragraphs deep breath drink of water eleanor founding fathers glimpse happy time harry potter and the deathly hallows helpful guides jim dale lexicographer little kids Source Type: consumer
Sounds can penetrate deep sleep and enhance associated memories upon wakingEmail this article to a colleague.
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They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle, somehow penetrated their slumber. The 25 sounds were reminders of earlier spatial learning, though the research participants were unaware of the sounds as they slept. Yet, upon waking, memory tests showed that spatial memories had changed. Deep sleep, then, is actually is a key time for memory processing, the study suggests. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news
Quality and responding to employer needs - Sharing good practiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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This conference represents one of the outcomes of the partnership between fdf (Foundation Degree Forward) The Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Quality Assurance Agency(QAA) and is supported by the Higher Education Funding Council England (HEFCE).
Employer engagement is a complex area of activity and is of increasing importance both in the policy development of government and in the strategic development of Higher Education Institutions .
This conference builds on a QAA event held in July 2009 where participants were presented with the general findings of a survey into approaches to the quality assurance of employer...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Online Educa Berlin 2009 - 15th international conference on technology supported learning & trainingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Online Educa Berlin attracts over 2000 participants from more than 90 countries and each continent, making it the most comprehensive annual meeting place for technology-supported learning and training professionals.
World-class experts lead plenary, presentation and expert sessions, discussions and debates, as well as best practice showcases and practical demonstrations throughout the two-day main conference. A unique pre-conference workshop day comprises small, intensive sessions that provide participants with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to acquire, or simply fine-tune, skills.
Leading minds and practitioners of technol...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Transciliary supraorbital keyhole approach in the management of aneurysms of anterior circulation: Operative nuancesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion</b> : The transciliary supraorbital approach offers clipping of intracranial aneurysm in anterior circulation with low approach related morbidity as compared to standard approach. (Source: Neurology India)
Source: Neurology India - November 20, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Bhatoe Harjinder S Source Type: journals
Five Tricks to Help Stressed Stepparents Enjoy the HolidaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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A special guest post by stepmother, researcher, and author Jacquelyn Fletcher (A Career Girl's Guide to Becoming a Stepmom). While it's written specifically with stepmothers in mind, men with stepkids can benefit from Jacque's insights here as well...As Thanksgiving approaches, instead of feeling the warm anticipation of a day to spend with family, stepmothers across America are downing antacids. And really it's no surprise. "All of our experimental and clinical research confirms that the sense of having little or no control is always distressful," says Paul J. Rosch, MD, a clinical professor of medicine and psychiatry at ...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Relationships Self-Help Source Type: consumer
Evaluation for language and speech development in Kabuki make-up syndrome: A case reportEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: Kabuki make-up syndrome (KMS) is defined as a rare syndrome with mental retardation, growth deficiency and multiple anomalies of unknown cause. Cases have a characteristic facial appearance of broad and low auricles, wide forehead, broad and flattened nose root. In this article, 4-year, 10-month-old boy with speech delay reported due to characteristics of the facial appearance is considered as KMS, a rare syndrome. Otological, audiological and developmental evaluation of the patient consisted of six parameters. (1) ENT examination: normal. (2) Audiological findings were at normal hearing levels. (3) General devel...
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - November 20, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Nuray Bayar Muluk, Fulya Yalçınkaya, Bilgehan Budak, Selen Gündüz, Kıvanç Ayas Tags: Case reports Source Type: journals
My family’s story: surviving swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thanks to H1N1, Halloween came on November 15 for the Lord and Ladies of the Cyr household
My wife, Sara, and I are the proud parents of newly minted 4-year-old triplets, and this fall we just haven’t been able to get healthy in our house. We get over one illness and another one crops up a week later. Fevers come and go. Coughs are incessant. Headaches bloom and recede. It’s been never-ending.
So none of us was feeling particularly well on the Thursday before Halloween when Sara called me at work and told me she had spiked a fever. We weren’t sure it was H1N1, but working in the Public Affairs Department here at Ch...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 20, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Matt Cyr Tags: H1N1 (swine flu) One parent's story Flu vaccine seasonal flu swine flu vaccine Vaccines Source Type: organizations
Making Mouths Smile: Green Tea may Help Prevent Oral Cancer, Researchers SayEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) Green tea lovers like to grab a steaming hot cup of the stuff because it tastes so good in their mouth; now, they can grab it because it's so good for their mouth. According to a study recently published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, people with precancerous oral lesions were able to slow the progression of those lesions by taking a potent green tea extract. What's more, the extracts caused some of the participants' lesions to disappear entirely.To test the green tea extracts' effectiveness, University of Texas researchers had 41 leukoplakia participants take one of three things (actually, one of...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
NHS told to say sorry for errorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The NHS should learn to say sorry to patients when mistakes are made, a health watchdog says. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
E-learning scheme at NHS 24 wins awardEmail this article to a colleague.
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A TRAINING scheme using e-learning at NHS 24 has been recognised with a national award. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Summer Medical and Dental Education ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation.
Application Opens: November 1, 2009Application Closes: March 1, 2010
Program Offerings Include: * Academic enrichment in the basic sciences (organic chemistry, physics, biology) and pre-calculus/calculus * Career development * Learning-skills seminar * Limited clinical exposure * A financial-planning workshopProgram Sites: * Case Western Reserve University * C...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: funding
Making a difference. Visual health needs of people with a learning disabilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article discusses the findings from a study to assess the impact of corrective eye treatment in adults with a learning disability. The Special Visual Assessment Clinic (SVAC) is an optometry led multi professional service delivered in a Resource Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The study, which included user and carer input in its design, involved people with a learning disability (15), their family carers (21) and staff (12) in interviews, group discussions, completion of checklists and clinical audit. Findings revealed that prior to the SVAC taking place there was limited awareness of vision related problems amo...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Anne McGlade, David Bickerstaff, Jennifer Lindsay, Roy McConkey, Jonathan Jackson Source Type: journals
Detecting and treating depression in people with mild intellectual disability: the views of key stakeholdersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some people with intellectual disability feel depressed and it is important that we find out about this early and that we try to help them. We asked some people with intellectual disability, some family and some staff about what depression is like and what sort of things led to depression in people with mild intellectual disability. The people we talked to told us that there are lots of things that might show that a person is depressed. For example, they may not want to do things, they may want to be by themselves, they may have tantrums or even hurt themselves. They also said there were lots of things that could help, lik...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Jane A. McGillivray, Marita P. McCabe Source Type: journals
Teaching methods and curriculum models used in Finland in the education of students diagnosed with having severe/profound intellectual disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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To find out what models for educational planning and which methods are currently in use with severely intellectually disabled students in Finland. Teaching praxis is based on small child's normal psychological development and behavioral analytic tradition. Ten years ago children diagnosed as having severe/profound intellectual disabilities were allowed to attend and study in Finnish comprehensive schools. The nationwide intensive developmental work for creating a curriculum for this group of students began earlier, in the 1980s.The aim of this study was to discover what types of models of curriculums and which teaching met...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Elina K. Kontu, Raija A. Pirttimaa Source Type: journals
Skills for support: personal assistants and people with learning disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This paper is about how people get good support. This can happen when you have a direct payment, and you have your own personal assistant (PA). But you need to have a good PA, who knows how to communicate well. Two people with learning disabilities worked in the research team on this project. The team made videos of people with learning disabilities working with their PAs. It is important that the PA knows how to support you well. For instance, they should treat you with respect. This means that you can tell them what to do. They should talk to you like an adult, and listen to what you want. They should not rush you. A goo...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Val Williams, Lisa Ponting, Kerrie Ford, Philippa Rudge Source Type: journals
[Perfusion strategies of extracorporeal circulation for robotically assisted cardiac surgery.]Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: The establishment of ECC system through peripheral vessels, certain learning curve of perfusion technique and close communication between the surgical team are the key points of ECC for totally robotically assisted cardiac surgery, and VAVD and continuous blood gas monitoring are essential during ECC.
PMID: 19923091 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Southern Medical University)
Source: Journal of Southern Medical University - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Wang JL, Li JC, Li JC, Gao CQ, Zhang T Tags: Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao Source Type: journals
Integrated programs for women with substance use issues and their children: a qualitative meta-synthesis of processes and outcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A number of distinct but interconnected processes emerged as being important to women's addiction recovery. Women experienced individual growth and transformative learning that led to a higher quality of life and improved interactions with their children. The findings support the need for programs to adopt practices that focus on improving maternal health and social functioning in an environment characterized by empowerment, safety, and connections. Women's relationships with their children require particular attention as positive parenting practices and family relationships can alter predispositions toward su...
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - November 20, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Wendy SwordSusan JackAlison NiccolsKaren MilliganJoanna HendersonLehana Thabane Source Type: journals
A Novel Extended Granger Causal Model Approach Demonstrates Brain Hemispheric Differences during Face Recognition LearningEmail this article to a colleague.
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The right temporal cortex has previously been shown to play a greater role in the discrimination of faces in both sheep and humans. In the frequency domain, analysis of the relative causal contributions of low (theta 4–8Hz) and high (gamma 30–70Hz) frequency oscillations reveals that prior to learning, theta activity is more predominant in right than in left hemisphere processing, and that learning reduces this so that high frequency oscillations gain more control. We have been able to demonstrate that the frequency of connections increases in the right hemisphere and decreases between the left and righ...
Source: PLoS Computational Biology - November 20, 2009 Category: Biology Authors: Tian Ge et al. Source Type: journals
Prediction of protein binding sites in protein structures using hidden Markov support vector machineEmail this article to a colleague.
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The improved prediction performance and computational efficiency of the method based on hidden Markov support vector machine can be attributed to the following three factors. Firstly, the relation between labels of neighbouring residues is useful for protein binding site prediction. Secondly, the kernel trick is very advantageous to this field. Thirdly, the complexity of the training step for hidden Markov support vector machine is linear with the number of training samples by using the cutting-plane algorithm. (Source: BMC Bioinformatics - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Bioinformatics - Latest articles - November 20, 2009 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Bin LiuXiaolong WangLei LinBuzhou TangQiwen DongXuan Wang Source Type: journals
Prolonged rote learning produces delayed memory facilitation and metabolic changes in the hippocampus of the ageing human brainEmail this article to a colleague.
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Results suggest that repeated activation of memory structures facilitates anamnesis and may promote neuronal plasticity in the ageing brain, and that compliance is a key factor in such facilitation as the effect was confined to those who engaged fully with the training. (Source: BMC Neuroscience - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Neuroscience - Latest articles - November 20, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Richard RocheSinead MullallyJonathan McNultyJudy HaydenPaul BrennanColin DohertyMary FitzsimonsDeirdre McMackinJulie PrendergastSunita SukumaranMaeve MangaoangIan RobertsonShane O'Mara Source Type: journals
Do Psychologists Reject Science?Email this article to a colleague.
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Do psychologists reject science (as Sharon Begley writes in her October 12, 2009 column in Newsweek Magazine)? In this column, Begley states that clinical psychologists (of the Freudian or psychodynamic type) ignore scientific data in favor of their own devices and experiences. In contrast, she lauds cognitive/behavioral approaches that ostensibly and strictly speaking presumably utilize such scientific bases to their treatment. The unalloyed truth here is that a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, or an M.S.W. in clinical social work, or an M.D. in psychiatry or an R.N. in psychiatric nursing solely, in the absence of further p...
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Henry Kellerman, Ph.D. Tags: Personality behavioral approaches clinical psychologists clinical psychology clinician graduate degree henry kellerman jitters master of science newsweek newsweek magazine postdoctoral training postgraduate work psychiatric nurse Source Type: consumer
For Kids with Down Syndrome, a 'Ray of Hope'Email this article to a colleague.
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Study in mice could lead to treatment for learning deficits, researcher suggests
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Related MedlinePlus Topic: Down Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Dreams From My DaughterEmail this article to a colleague.
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One way of looking at Barack Obama's youth is as the story of a boy raised by a single mother and her parents who by dint of hard work and natural gifts overcame great odds to become President of the United States. This is a true story.Another way of looking at it is as the story of a person who, because his father was from Africa, looks black. Since he grew up in a white family, however, he had to overcome impediments to developing a racial identity for which American culture provides no easy answers. This is also a true story.Yet another way of looking at it is as the story of a boy losing his Luo ties before he knew he ...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: Relationships American culture anxieties Barack Obama commonalities dint easy answers impediments intermarriage married men multiracial children natural gifts odds overcoming adversity personality president of the united stat Source Type: consumer
How childhood stress can lead to adult depressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Childhood should be a happy time, not a stressful time—that’s something everyone can agree on. But for many children, childhood is very stressful. Family tragedy, natural disasters, poverty, abuse or exposure to violence (in the home, in the community, or when the country is at war) are just a few examples of what can turn childhood from a dream into a nightmare.
This is terrible for children. It’s not just a matter of robbing them of happiness; more and more research is showing that stress early in life can actually change the way a child’s brain works—for life.
A study in the journal Nature Neuroscience this mo...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 19, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: All posts Claire McCarthy depression PTSD stress stressed kids Source Type: organizations
Make a Sweet Escape: Attend the Post-Congress ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Enjoy an extended Congress by attending the Post-Congress Conference, Hyperglycemia and Critical Illness: Adaptive Response or Therapeutic Opportunity?, to be held in Key West, Florida, USA. A faculty of international experts will present a pro/con debate on the Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Evaluation and Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (NICE-SUGAR) Study. The meeting also will feature case studies on insulin protocols and nutritional guidelines as well as interactive debates on glucose variability and achieving glycemic control. Audience participation will be encouraged to enhance the overall learning expe...
Source: SCCM RSS News - November 19, 2009 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: news
My New New BossEmail this article to a colleague.
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Shuffle Ball change. That's the current dance step in so many offices.It's ironic in a way. With the job market frozen so that even the unhappiest amongst us are advised to take a deep breath and endure for the nonce, some companies are undergoing internal change at an unexpected pace."It's my third boss in two years." said one Assistant Superintendent in a school district where School Superintendents have the life span of fruit flies.‘We merged again." explained a banking investments advisor. "And while I'm singing the grateful-to-have-a-job anthem, which is the god's honest truth, I inherited a boss from the gang that ...
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr. Judith Sills Tags: Work anthem assistant superintendent banking investments ceos dance step deep breath family business fruit flies honest truth life span new boss nonce outsider power structure printing sales repositioning sales director Source Type: consumer
Angola: International Conference Debates Fight Against DrugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Strategies to fight against tobacco, alcoholism and other drugs will be analysed from Thursday to Friday, in Luanda during an international conference, Angop has learnt. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 19, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Sound During Sleep Fixes LearningEmail this article to a colleague.
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There’s nothing like a good nap. It can refresh your mood--and possibly your memory. Because a new study in the journal Science shows that a quick snooze after a mental workout helps to consolidate learning. And that sounds heard during sleep can trigger associations that sharpen memory even more. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Mind & Brain,Mind Brain,Neuroscience,Thought Cognition Source Type: journals
