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A woman's memory of an experience is less likely to be accurate than a man's if it was unpleasant and emotionally provocative, according to research undertaken by University of Montreal researchers at Louis-H Lafontaine Hospital. "Very few studies have looked at how 'valence' and 'arousal' affect memories independently of each other, that is to say, how attractive or repulsive we find an experience and how emotionally provocative it is," said corresponding author Dr. Marc Lavoie, of the university's Department of Psychiatry and the hospital's Fernand-Seguin Research Center. "Our test relied on photos – we found firstly that highly arousing pictures blur women's capacity to determine whether they've seen it before, and secondly that women have a clearer memory of attractive experiences than men. Arousal has an enhancing effect on the memory of men however, as does 'low valence' or unpleasantness." [more...]
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In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics—typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of other behavioral disorders—making them among the most prescribed drugs in the U.S. Almost all of these medications are known to cause the metabolic side effects of obesity and diabetes, leaving patients with a difficult choice between improving their mental health and damaging their physical health. In a paper published January 31 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) reveal how antipsychotic drugs interfere with normal metabolism by activating a protein called SMAD3, an important part of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) pathway. [more...]
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Physicians at three transplant centers have found in a pilot study that a majority of children who receive liver tissue from a parent can eventually stop using immunosuppression (anti-rejection) medications safely. These drugs, which tamp down natural immune function, have been linked to a bevy of complications, including cancer, diabetes, hypertension and kidney failure. [more...]
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"Although autoantibodies are a hallmark of autoimmune illnesses, they are also observed in other disease conditions and even in healthy individuals. By means of careful analysis of the intrinsic features of autoantibodies our group in Sao Paulo (Brazil) has disclosed several differences in the autoimmune humoral response observed in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases and in healthy individuals," Allessandra and colleagues report. [more...]
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The rediscovery of innate immunity appears to have revolutionized not only basic immunology but transplant immunology as well. Walter Land described in his new monograph the emerging role of innate immunity in organ transplantation. "We are confident that this book will change the scientific and practical viewpoints of transplantologists in their day-to-day work," the Editor, Mehmet Haberal, comments. [more...]
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When one typically thinks of addictions, Internet Addiction Disorder may not be the first addiction that comes to mind. Internet Addiction Disorder or IAD, is characterized by an individual’s inability to control his/her Internet usage. Previous studies of IAD have heavily relied on psychological questionnaires to understand the disorder, but Hao Lei of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan and his team, have found that IAD may be attributed to an abnormal white matter structure typically found in the brain. [more...]
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support in awake, non-intubated patients may be an effective strategy for bridging patients to lung transplantation, according to a new study from Germany. [more...]
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The "Guideline for Applied Hygiene in Dialysis Units" represents a reference book which links hygiene with quality management and gives answers to all relevant practical questions. The advantages for nephrologists and their staff are relevant: Streamlining and optimising the process, prevention of mistakes and their resulting costs as well as the improvement of treatment safety. The areas of responsibility become clearer. Documented processes ease the tractability as well as the assessment and education of new employees. Analyses of weak points ensure increased treatment safety. [more...]
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With the increased interest in student-level diagnostic information from multiple performance assessments, it becomes possible to create multivariate classifications of knowledge, skills and abilities. Dres. Robert W. Lissitz and Feifei Li (University od Maryland/USA) propose a systematic, multivariate and non-compensating standard setting approach for performance assessment with complex tasks. The paper reg. "cognitive analytical approach" (CAA) appeared in Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling (formerly Psychology Science/Psychologische Beiträge). [more...]
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"The field of autoimmune forms of kidney disorders is rapidly progressing and new autoimmune forms and new pathological principles are emerging. Based on similarities among various related kidney disorders, common pathophysiological principles are currently defined. This reveals a spectrum of disorders which is relevant for therapy," Professor Dr. Peter Zipfel and colleagues report. [more...]
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Markets, methods and messages. Dynamics in European drug research, by Fountain, Jane; Asmussen Frank, Vibeke; Korf, Dirk J (Eds.)
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Aspects of Dialysis Treatment, by Branko Braam, Kailash Jindal, Evert J. Dorhout Mees
Pay and Reward Systems in Organizations, by Antoni, Conny H.; Baeten, Xavier; Lucas, Rosemary; Perkins, Stephen; Vartiainen, Matti (Eds.)
Innate Alloimmunity: Part 1: Innate Immunity and Host Defense, by Walter G. Land
Innate Alloimmunity: Part 2: Innate Immunity and Allograft Rejection, by Walter G. Land
Seyffart's Directory of Drug Dosage in Kidney Disease, by G. Seyffart
Organ Transplantation: Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects. Expanding the European Platform, by W. Weimar, M. A. Bos, J. J. V. Busschbach (Eds.)
Migration, Integration, and Health: The Danube Region, by Traue, H.C., Johler, R., Jancovic Gavrilovic, J. (Eds.)
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Body Integrity Identity Disorder: Psychological, Neurobiological, Ethical and Legal Aspects, by Stirn, A., Thiel, A., Oddo, S. (Eds.)
Using Simulations for Education, Training and Research, by Dieckmann, P. (Ed.)
Assessment of Social and Auditory Intelligence – New Perspectives and Approaches, by Seidel, K.
Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Selective Plasma Separation Methods, by R. Bambauer, R. Latza, M.R. Lentz
Private Corruption and its Actors – Insights into the Subjective Decision Making Processes, by Rabl, T.
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Autoanticuerpos en Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas – Guía Diagnóstica, by K. Conrad, W. Schößler, F. Hiepe, M. J. Fritzler
Haemophilia and Rare Bleeding Disorders, by Falko H. Herrmann (Ed.)
Cannabis in Europe: Dynamics in Perception, Policy and Markets, by Korf, D. J. (Ed.)
Reward Management - Facts and Trends in Europe, by Vartiainen, M., Antoni, C., Baeten, X., Hakonen, N., Lucas, R., Thierry, H. (Eds.)
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