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)Original post by Journal of AAPOS
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)Original post by Journal of AAPOS
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 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 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.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
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 commentsCymbalta(R) Significantly Reduced Osteoarthritis Knee Pain In New Study
In a new study, Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) 60-120 mg, taken once daily, reduced pain severity significantly, compared with placebo, in patients with osteoarthritis pain of the knee. Data from the 13-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial(1) were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) in Honolulu, Hawaii.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsNew Lymphology / Lymphedema Channel On Medical News Today
Medical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Lymphology / Lymphedema channel. The section will include news on lymphology, lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), lymphedema (lymphoedema).Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsKey Component In Cell Replication Identified By Stanford Scientists
Last week, a presidential limousine shuttled Barack Obama to the most important job in his life. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have now identified a protein that does much the same for the telomerase enzyme - ferrying the critically important clump of proteins around to repair the ends of chromosomes that are lost during normal replication. Without such ongoing maintenance, stem cells would soon cease dividing and embryos would fail to develop.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsOncogene Inhibits Tumor Suppressor To Promote Cancer: Study Links B-RAF And LKB1
Scientists have uncovered an interesting connection between two important protein kinase signaling pathways that are associated with cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 30th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, may direct new therapeutic strategies for multiple types of cancer. The protein kinase LKB1 is a known tumor suppressor and the LKB1-AMPK signaling pathway couples energy metabolism with cell growth, proliferation and survival.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
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