Male Retirement Age And Dementia

Posted by admin on May 19th, 2009 in Psychology

British scientists have found a significant link between later retirement age and later onset of dementia in men. The research is published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. This result came from an analysis of 382 men with probable Alzheimer’s by scientists from the Institute of Psychiatry and [...]

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Age Concern And Help The Aged On New Research On Dementia, UK

Posted by admin on May 19th, 2009 in Psychology

Commenting on the new research on Alzheimer’s by the the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director for Age Concern and Help the Aged said: ‘This research provides more scientific evidence that working is a crucial ingredient of that engaging and active lifestyle we know is key to healthy [...]

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New Scientific Data On ADHD Treatments Presented By Shire At National Psychiatric Scientific Meeting

Posted by admin on May 19th, 2009 in Psychology

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, has announced that it will present key scientific data on its Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) treatments lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (CII) and investigational non-scheduled guanfacine extended release, at a national scientific meeting of psychiatrists being held May 16 -21 in San Francisco, CA.

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Neurons That ‘Mirror’ The Attention Of Others Discovered By Scientists

Posted by admin on May 19th, 2009 in Psychology

Whether a monkey is looking to the left or merely watching another monkey looking that way, the same neurons in his brain are firing, according to researchers at the Duke University Medical Center. “We speculate that the neurons’ activity may lie beneath critical social behavior, such as joint attention,” said Michael Platt, [...]

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Use Of The MitraClip(R) Therapy Continues To Expand In Europe, First 100 Patients Treated

Posted by admin on May 19th, 2009 in Medical Devices

Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, announced today that the first 100 patients have been treated with the MitraClip(R) system in Europe. Clinical results to date underscore the acute clinical benefit for patients, [...]

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Local Breast Surgeon And Radiation Oncologists Offer New Device That Tracks Radiation

Posted by admin on May 19th, 2009 in Medical Devices

A new sensor device allowing doctors to receive data on the precise amount of radiation being delivered to tumors and surrounding tissue is now being offered at Maury regional Medical Cancer Center. Maury Regional Medical Center is the first in Tennessee to use the technology called DVS® (Dose Verification System) for breast cancer patients [...]

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