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Guns in the Home Part of Comprehensive Preventive Health Care
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[11/11/2011] This June, a law took effect in the state of Florida limiting physicians' ability to ask patients about firearm ownership. In September, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law, citing that the law impeded doctors' Constitutional right to freedom of speech. Now researchers analysed available data around firearm injuries and prevention. Guns in the Home Part of Comprehensive Preventive Health Care - read more
Cangrelor Provides Effective Maintenance of Platelet Inhibition
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[16/11/2011] Data from the BRIDGE clinical trial demonstrate that intravenous use of the drug cangrelor was effective at maintaining platelet inhibition in patients on thienopyridines who required bypass surgery. Trial results were presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Cangrelor Provides Effective Maintenance of Platelet Inhibition - read more
Diagnoses Vary Widely Across Clinics
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[14/11/2011] Archives of General Psychiatry study suggests common diagnostic subcategories like Asperger syndrome are flawed and provides questionable value. Diagnoses Vary Widely Across Clinics - read more
Depression and Chronic Stress Accelerates Aging
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[15/11/2011] People with recurrent depressions or those exposed to chronic stress exhibits shorter telomeres in white blood cells. This is shown by a research team at Umeå University (Sweden) in a coming issue of Biological Psychiatry. Depression and Chronic Stress Accelerates Aging - read more
Parkinsonian Worms May Hold the Key to Identifying Drugs
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[17/11/2011] Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that may help people with Parkinson's disease. The worms are able to evaluate as many as 1,000 potential drugs a year. The researchers have received federal funding that could increase that to one million drug tests a year. Parkinsonian Worms May Hold the Key to Identifying Drugs - read more
MEDICA 2011 + COMPAMED 2011 Start with a Record Number of Participants
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[11/11/2011] In the week ahead, from 16 - 19 November 2011, the attention of health and medical care professionals from around the world will once again focus on Düsseldorf, as the world's largest medical trade fair, MEDICA 2011, World Forum for Medicine, and COMPAMED 2011, High tech solutions for medical technology, the leading trade fair for the suppliers market in medical manufacturing, get underway. MEDICA 2011 + COMPAMED 2011 Start with a Record Number of Participants - read more
Girls with Family History of Breast Disease Should Avoid Alcohol
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[21/11/2011] Adding to research linking alcohol to breast cancer risk, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that adolescent girls with a family history of breast disease — either cancer or the benign lesions that can become cancer – have a higher risk of developing benign breast disease as young women than other girls. Girls with Family History of Breast Disease Should Avoid Alcohol - read more
Ultrathin Flexible Brain Implant Offers Unique Look at Seizures
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[18/11/2011] Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a flexible brain implant that could one day be used to treat epileptic seizures. In animal studies, the researchers used the device – a type of electrode array that conforms to the brain's surface – to take an unprecedented look at the brain activity underlying seizures. Ultrathin Flexible Brain Implant Offers Unique Look at Seizures - read more
Enzymes That Could Help Fight Flu
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[21/11/2011] The influenza virus remains a worldwide threat to humans, causing an average of 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalisations each year in the United States alone. As health care professionals prepare for another flu season, a University of Missouri scientist is studying how two enzymes could be used to stop the virus in its tracks. Enzymes That Could Help Fight Flu - read more
Protection from Severe Malaria Explained
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[22/11/2011] Why do people with a hereditary mutation of the red blood pigment haemoglobin (as is the case with sickle-cell anaemia prevalent in Africa) not contract severe malaria? Scientists in the group headed by Professor Michael Lanzer of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Heidelberg University Hospital (Germany) have now solved this mystery. Protection from Severe Malaria Explained - read more
Probiotic Protects Intestine from Radiation Injury
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[22/11/2011] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that taking a probiotic before radiation therapy can protect the intestine from damage — at least in mice. The new study suggests that taking a probiotic also may help cancer patients avoid intestinal injury, a common problem in those receiving radiation therapy for abdominal cancers. Probiotic Protects Intestine from Radiation Injury - read more
Hiring Index Reverses Growth Trend
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[23/11/2011] Global challenges in the general markets seem to have impacted hiring in the life sciences and health care sectors as the ZRG Partners GLSI index posted a 17.3 per cent decrease in overall hiring for the third quarter. Hiring Index Reverses Growth Trend - read more
New Class of Drugs for the Reversible Inhibition of Proteasomes
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[23/11/2011] As the “recycling plant” of the cell, the proteasome regulates vitally important functions. Cancer cells, in particular, are very sensitive because they need the proteasome for their uncontrolled growth. Biochemists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have now identified the lead structure of a new class of drugs that attacks the proteasome in an unusual way. New Class of Drugs for the Reversible Inhibition of Proteasomes - read more
Improved Method of Electrical Stimulation Could Help Treat
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[24/11/2011] Earlier this fall, a plastic surgery research team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) found a new method of nerve stimulation that reduces the device's electrical threshold by 40 per cent, compared with traditional FES therapy. The findings could help researchers develop a safer, more efficient functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy with fewer side effects. Improved Method of Electrical Stimulation Could Help Treat - read more
Substance in Cancer Medicine Could Prevent Heart Attacks
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[24/11/2011] A substance in medicines for cancer and epilepsy could also prevent heart attacks, according to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who have been using it to stimulate the body’s own defence system against blood clots. Substance in Cancer Medicine Could Prevent Heart Attacks - read more
Sharp Decrease in Deaths from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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[25/11/2011] Only a few decades ago, sudden cardiac arrest was a death sentence. Today, a victim of sudden cardiac arrest is saved roughly once every six hours in Sweden, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reviewing all cases of sudden cardiac arrest over a 30-year period. Sharp Decrease in Deaths from Sudden Cardiac Arrest - read more
Better Dealing with Osteoarthritis
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[25/11/2011] A step towards better understanding of the biological mechanism involved in the onset of osteoarthritis (OA), which affects millions of people around the world, has been shown in research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in the United States. Better Dealing with Osteoarthritis - read more
Researchers Decode a Puzzling Movement Disorder
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[28/11/2011] Neurodegenerative diseases represent one of the greatest challenges of our aging society. However, investigation into these diseases is made particularly difficult due to the limited availability of human brain tissue. Scientists from the Life and Brain Research Centre and Neurology Clinic of Bonn University (Germany) have now taken a roundabout path. Researchers Decode a Puzzling Movement Disorder - read more
Integrated 3-D Imaging Facilitates Human Face Transplantation
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[28/11/2011] By combining conventional medical imaging with some of the same 3-D modelling techniques used in Hollywood blockbusters, researchers of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre (UPMC) are offering new hope to victims of serious facial injuries. Integrated 3-D Imaging Facilitates Human Face Transplantation - read more
New Clues to Development of Autism
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[29/11/2011] Neuroscientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have homed in on potential differences in autistic people's brain cells by studying brain like spheres grown in an elaborate process from skin cells. New Clues to Development of Autism - read more
Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Reducing Risk of Cancer
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[29/11/2011] An inexpensive drug that treats Type-2 diabetes has been shown to prevent a number of natural and man-made chemicals from stimulating the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a study by a Michigan State University researcher. Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Reducing Risk of Cancer - read more
Fighting Fat with Fat
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[30/11/2011] Coordinated by the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), a European research consortium is searching for ways to use brown fat tissue for combating widespread diseases such as type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Fighting Fat with Fat - read more
Cobblestones Fool Innate Immunity
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[30/11/2011] Coating the surface of an implant such as a new hip or pacemaker with nanosized metallic particles reduces the risk of rejection, and researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, can now explain why: they fool the innate immune system. Cobblestones Fool Innate Immunity - read more
Use of Opioid Painkillers Has More than Doubled
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[01/12/2011] Across United States outpatient clinics between 1997 and 2008, opioid prescriptions for chronic abdominal pain more than doubled, according to a new study of the American Gastroenterological Association. Use of Opioid Painkillers Has More than Doubled - read more
Everolimus Prolongs Progression-Free Survival
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[01/12/2011] Combination treatment with everolimus, an inhibitor of the mammalian target rapamycin (mTOR), and octreotide has shown to improve progression-free survival for patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumours and a history of carcinoid syndrome, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre. Everolimus Prolongs Progression-Free Survival - read more
3-D Printer to Make Bone-Like Material
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/12/2011] Washington State University researchers have used a 3D printer to create a bone-like material and structure that can be used in orthopaedic procedures, dental work, and to deliver medicine for treating osteoporosis. Paired with actual bone, it acts as a scaffold for new bone to grow on and ultimately dissolves with no apparent ill effects. 3-D Printer to Make Bone-Like Material - read more
Recognising Blood Poisoning Quickly
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/12/2011] Is the patient suffering from blood poisoning? To answer this question, the doctor draws a blood sample and sends it to a central laboratory for testing. In future, physicians will be able to analyse blood there and then and have the results within twenty minutes. This is made possible by a biochip, developed by scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM. Recognising Blood Poisoning Quickly - read more
Survival Rates in Germany are Better than in the U.S.
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[05/12/2011] In complex cases of kidney failure, medical care in Germany evidently operates better than in the United States. Scientists at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin were able to show that German patients who have an increased risk of rejection reactions due to prior immunisation have better survival rates than people with diseases of similar severity in the US. Survival Rates in Germany are Better than in the U.S. - read more
Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors
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[06/12/2011] Lymphedema, a chronic swelling condition common in breast cancer survivors, affects three million people in the United States. In the past, most people believed that exercise might induce or worsen lymphedema. After reviewing the literature, University of Missouri researchers say the benefits of exercise outweigh the risks for breast cancer survivors and patients with lymphedema. Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors - read more
Gene Study of Defects in Brain Signalling Pathways
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[05/12/2011] Paediatric researchers analysing genetic influences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found alterations in specific genes involved in important brain signalling pathways. The study raises the possibility that drugs acting on those pathways might offer a new treatment option for patients with ADHD who have those gene variants — potentially, half a million American children. Gene Study of Defects in Brain Signalling Pathways - read more
An Eye on Stem Cells
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[06/12/2011] A single stem cell has the potential to generate offspring that differentiates into a variety of specialised cell types. This has now been shown by a team of biologists at the Heidelberg University (Germany) in the adult retina of the medaka fish as a model system. An Eye on Stem Cells - read more
How Brain Corrects Bumps to Body
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[07/12/2011] Researchers of the Queen’s University have identified the area of the brain that controls our ability to correct our movement after we have been hit or bumped — a finding that may have implications for understanding why subjects with stroke often have severe difficulties moving. How Brain Corrects Bumps to Body - read more
Video Game Players Advancing Genetic Research
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[07/12/2011] Thousands of video game players have helped significantly advance our understanding of the genetic basis of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes and cancer over the past year. They are the users of a web-based video game developed by Doctor Jérôme Waldispuhl of the McGill School of Computer Science. Video Game Players Advancing Genetic Research - read more
Stopping Dangerous Cell Regrowth Reduces Risk
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[08/12/2011] Like Yin and Yang, the two proteins have opposite effects in the walls of blood vessels. AIF-1 stimulates undesirable formation of new cells after a vascular injury, and IRT-1 has the opposite effect. It is the latter, IRT-1, that researcher of Lund University in Sweden and Temple University in the USA want to use to stop a dangerous development in the artery. Stopping Dangerous Cell Regrowth Reduces Risk - read more
Unconventional Approach to Control HIV Epidemics
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[08/12/2011] Because PrEP is based on the same drugs used to treat HIV-infected individuals, the big public health fear is that the dual use of these drugs will lead to skyrocketing levels of drug resistance. But in a new study, researchers of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) say the exact opposite is likely to happen. Unconventional Approach to Control HIV Epidemics - read more
New Approach to Management of Overeating
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[09/12/2011] Current methods to treat overeating in youth focus on therapies that restrict what kids may eat, requiring them to track their food intake and engage in intensive exercise. But for most children, such behavioural therapy techniques do not work long term, according to Doctor Kerri Boutelle from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. New Approach to Management of Overeating - read more
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Increased in Postpartum Women
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[09/12/2011] The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is significantly increased in mothers postpartum, suggesting a potential new population to target for screening, according to a new United Kingdom-wide cohort study. Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Increased in Postpartum Women - read more
Lying and Sitting More Comfortably
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[13/12/2011] People who have to sit at work often have back pain. People permanently confined to bed are even worse off – they frequently develop bed sores. New smart cushioning is intended to eliminate the discomforts of lying and sitting. An integrated sensor system equalises pressure selectively. Lying and Sitting More Comfortably - read more
New Disinfection Technique
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[12/12/2011] A Queen’s University infectious disease expert has collaborated in the development of a disinfection system that may change the way hospital rooms all over the world are cleaned as well as stop bed bug outbreaks in hotels and apartments. New Disinfection Technique - read more
PSA Testing Can Reduce Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[12/12/2011] Prostate cancer screening that combines an adjusted blood test with other factors including the size of the gland, the patient’s overall weight and family history, can help up to one-quarter of men avoid biopsies and the risks associated with them, a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre-led research team says. PSA Testing Can Reduce Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies - read more
Role of Proteins in the Cell Environment
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[14/12/2011] How astrocytes, certain cells of the nervous system, are generated was largely unknown up to now. Researchers of Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) have now investigated what influence the cell environment, known as the extracellular matrix, has on this process. Role of Proteins in the Cell Environment - read more
Early Success Against Hereditary Bleeding Disorder
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[13/12/2011] Symptoms improved significantly in adults with the bleeding disorder haemophilia B following a single treatment with gene therapy developed by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis and demonstrated to be safe in a clinical trial conducted at the University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom. Early Success Against Hereditary Bleeding Disorder - read more
Protection Against Early Stages of Atherosclerosis
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[14/12/2011] Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified for the first time the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) as a possible new therapeutic target against atherosclerosis resulting from a diet high in fat and cholesterol. The findings may have significant public health implications. Protection Against Early Stages of Atherosclerosis - read more
The MEDICA.de team wishes Happy Holidays!
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[23/12/2011] Dear readers, we would like to thank you for your faithfulness in 2011. We wish you a happy holiday and hope you will continue to show us your loyalty and accompany us in 2012. All the best from the MEDICA.de editorial team! The MEDICA.de team wishes Happy Holidays! - read more
Measurements Towards Earlier Diagnosis in Alzheimer's Disease
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[15/12/2011] European PredictAD project, lead by Principal Scientist Jyrki Lötjönen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has developed a decision support tool for objective diagnostics of Alzheimer's disease. Measurements Towards Earlier Diagnosis in Alzheimer's Disease - read more
Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Accelerates Depletion of Plaque in Arteries
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[15/12/2011] In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Centre researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the arteries. The findings support a large clinical study that recently showed patients taking high-doses of the cholesterol-lowering medications not only reduced their cholesterol levels but also reduced the amount of plaque in their arteries. Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Accelerates Depletion of Plaque in Arteries - read more
Multisensory Integration - When Correlation Implies Causation
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[16/12/2011] New research involving scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Tübingen (Germany), the University of Oxford, and the University of Bielefeld (Germany) has demonstrated that humans exploit the correlation between the temporal structures of signals to decide which of them to combine and which to keep segregated. Multisensory Integration - When Correlation Implies Causation - read more
Link Between Pulmonary Inflammation, Diesel Exhaust, House Dust
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[16/12/2011] A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has found that diesel exhaust particulates (DEP) and house dust extract (HDE) causes pulmonary inflammation that aggravates asthma. Link Between Pulmonary Inflammation, Diesel Exhaust, House Dust - read more
Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Heart Failure
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[19/12/2011] Large-scale clinical trials have highlighted the beneficial effect of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in the improvement of symptoms and reduction of mortality, and CRT is now recommended in the major European and American guidelines for the treatment and prevention of heart failure. Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Heart Failure - read more
Discovery Expected to Significantly Change Biomedical Research
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[19/12/2011] In a major step that could revolutionize biomedical research, scientists have discovered a way to keep normal cells as well as tumour cells taken from an individual cancer patient alive in the laboratory — which previously had not been possible. Normal cells usually die in the lab after dividing only a few times, and many common cancers will not grow, unaltered, outside of the body. Discovery Expected to Significantly Change Biomedical Research - read more
Creating Awareness of Rare Diseases
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[20/12/2011] “Rare diseases”, by their very definition, occur in no more than 5 people out of every 10,000 inhabitants. Barely noticed by the general public, only around 1,000 of the currently 6,000 or so different rare diseases currently listed on the Internet platform Orphanet are treatable nowadays. Creating Awareness of Rare Diseases - read more
Malaria Patients Vulnerable to Deadly Infection
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[20/12/2011] The link between malaria and salmonella infections has been explained for the first time, opening the way to more effective treatments. Malaria Patients Vulnerable to Deadly Infection - read more
Mediterranean Diet Gives Longer Life
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[21/12/2011] A Mediterranean diet with large amounts of vegetables and fish gives a longer life. This is the unanimous result of four studies to be published by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Mediterranean Diet Gives Longer Life - read more
Depression Among Elderly Depend on Racial, Cultural Factors
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[21/12/2011] Despite improvements to diagnostic tools and therapies in the two last decades, significant disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of depression remain, according to Rutgers University (USA) research. Depression Among Elderly Depend on Racial, Cultural Factors - read more
Ion Channel Makes African Naked Mole-Rat Insensitive to Acid-Induced Pain
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[22/12/2011] Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) Berlin-Buch have found out why the African naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), one of the world’s most unusual mammals, feels no pain when exposed to acid. Ion Channel Makes African Naked Mole-Rat Insensitive to Acid-Induced Pain - read more
Neuroscientists Decode Mechanism of Nerve Cell Communication
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[22/12/2011] By researching fruit flies, neuroscientists of the NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence in Berlin were able to gain a better understanding of a meaningful mechanism of neuronal communication. Neuroscientists Decode Mechanism of Nerve Cell Communication - read more
Discovered the Existence of Neutrophils in the Spleen
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[27/12/2011] For the first time, it has been discovered that neutrophils exist in the spleen without there being an infection. This important finding made by the research group on the Biology of B Cells of IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) in collaboration with researchers from Mount Sinai in New York, has also made it possible to determine that these neutrophils have an immunoregulating role. Discovered the Existence of Neutrophils in the Spleen - read more
Study Links Quality of Mother-toddler Relationship to Teen Obesity
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[27/12/2011] The quality of the emotional relationship between a mother and her young child could affect the potential for that child to be obese during adolescence, a new study by Ohio State University suggests. Study Links Quality of Mother-toddler Relationship to Teen Obesity - read more
Understanding Drug Receptor Targets
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[28/12/2011] Half the drugs used today target a single class of proteins – and now scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have identified an important molecular player critical to the proper workings of those proteins critical to our health. Understanding Drug Receptor Targets - read more
Childhood Hypersensitivity Linked to OCD
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[28/12/2011] In childhood, rituals like regular schedules for meal, bath, and bed times are a healthy part of behavioural development. But combined with oral and tactile sensitivities, such as irritation caused by specific fabrics, these rituals could be an early warning sign of adult Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Childhood Hypersensitivity Linked to OCD - read more
An Inside Look at Face Transplantation
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[29/12/2011] In March 2011, a surgical team at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) performed the first full face transplantation (FFT) in the United States and went on to complete a total of three FFTs this year. An Inside Look at Face Transplantation - read more
Research Suggests New Way to Ensure Effectiveness
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[29/12/2011] A UT Southwestern Medical Center study using a sophisticated "glass mouse" research model has found that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is more likely caused in patients by speedy drug metabolism rather than inconsistent doses, as is widely believed. Research Suggests New Way to Ensure Effectiveness - read more
Practicing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Helps
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[02/01/2012] Previous research reports as many as 50 per cent of breast cancer survivors are depressed. Now, University of Missouri researchers say a meditation technique can help breast cancer survivors improve their emotional and physical well-being. Practicing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Helps - read more
Outside Temperatures, Sun Exposure and Gender May Trigger Glaucoma
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[02/01/2012] When it comes to whether or not you will develop exfoliation syndrome (ES) – an eye condition that is a leading cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma and increased risk of cataract as well as cataract surgery complications – age, gender and where you live does matter, according to a study of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Outside Temperatures, Sun Exposure and Gender May Trigger Glaucoma - read more
Gestational Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status Raise Risk of ADHD
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[03/01/2012] In the first study of its kind, researchers at Queens College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that low socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal gestational diabetes together may cause a 14-fold increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in six year olds. Gestational Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status Raise Risk of ADHD - read more
Hepatitis C Virus Hijacks Liver MicroRNA
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[03/01/2012] Scientists at the University of North Carolina, working with colleagues from the University of Colorado, have shown for the first time how a small RNA molecule that regulates gene expression in human liver cells has been hijacked by the hepatitis C virus to ensure its own survival – helping medical scientists understand why a new antiviral drug appears to be effective against the virus. Hepatitis C Virus Hijacks Liver MicroRNA - read more
Fewer Animal Experiments Thanks to Nanosensors
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[04/01/2012] Experiments on animals have been the subject of criticism for decades. The number of tests involving laboratory animals has in fact gone up. Now, researchers of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT in Munich, Germany have found an alternative approach: they hope sensor nanoparticles will reduce the need for animal testing. Fewer Animal Experiments Thanks to Nanosensors - read more
Novel Compound to Halt Virus Replication
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[04/01/2012] Scientists of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel compound that inhibits viruses from replicating. The findings could lead to the development of highly targeted compounds to block the replication of poxviruses, such as the emerging infectious disease Monkey pox. Novel Compound to Halt Virus Replication - read more
Benefits of Statin Therapy May Extend Beyond Lowering Lipids
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[05/01/2012] A study led by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has identified a molecular pathway that leads to this abnormal blood clotting and turned it off using a popular class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins. Benefits of Statin Therapy May Extend Beyond Lowering Lipids - read more
New Gene that Regulates Body Weight
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[05/01/2012] Abraham Kovoor of the University of Rhode Island's College of Pharmacy was studying a brain protein, called RGS9 2, that he had previously related to the involuntary, random and repetitive body movements that are side effects of drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. New Gene that Regulates Body Weight - read more
Statins May Increase Risk of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
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[06/01/2012] Use of statins may influence susceptibility to or the progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in smokers, according to a new study of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Statins May Increase Risk of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities - read more
Proton Therapy an Effective Treatment?
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[06/01/2012] Proton therapy, a type of external beam radiation therapy, is a safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer, according to two new American studies. Proton Therapy an Effective Treatment? - read more
Controlling Blood Pressure is Crucial, but Not Urgent
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[09/01/2012] A new study of University of Chicago suggests that middle-aged adults recently diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension have time to try to learn how to control their high blood pressure without medications, but not too much time. Controlling Blood Pressure is Crucial, but Not Urgent - read more
New Test Spots Early Signs of Inherited Metabolic Disorders
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[09/01/2012] A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have developed a simple, reliable test for identifying biomarkers for mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), a group of inherited metabolic disorders that are currently diagnosed in patients only after symptoms have become serious and the damage possibly irreversible. New Test Spots Early Signs of Inherited Metabolic Disorders - read more
Alzheimer’s damage occurs early
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[10/01/2012] The first changes in the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease can be observed as much as ten years in advance – ten years before the person in question has become so ill that he or she can be diagnosed with the disease. This is what a new study from Lund University in Sweden has found. Alzheimer’s damage occurs early - read more
Unique Protein Organisation in Arteries
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[10/01/2012] Human arteries stiffen as a person ages. This stiffening is a factor in cardiovascular disease because it contributes to the circulatory complications in disorders such as high blood pressure and diabetes. University of Missouri researchers have now used advanced 3-D microscopic imaging technology to identify and monitor the proteins involved in this stiffening process. Unique Protein Organisation in Arteries - read more
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Linked to Hospital's Decorative Fountain
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[11/01/2012] A 2010 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative fountain in a hospital lobby, according to a study of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Linked to Hospital's Decorative Fountain - read more
New Strategy to Deliver Chemotherapy to Cancer Cells
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[11/01/2012] Honing chemotherapy delivery to cancer cells is a challenge for many researchers. Getting the cancer cells to take the chemotherapy "bait" is a greater challenge. But perhaps such a challenge has not been met with greater success than by the nanotechnology research team of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). New Strategy to Deliver Chemotherapy to Cancer Cells - read more
High Rates of Disability and Health Care
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[12/01/2012] Older patients with cirrhosis have significant functional disability, require twice the amount of informal care giving, and contribute added strain on the health care system, according to University of Michigan research. Given the increase in obesity and aging of those with hepatitis C (HCV), researchers expect the prevalence of cirrhosis to climb among older Americans. High Rates of Disability and Health Care - read more
Stenting for Stroke Prevention Becoming Safer
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[12/01/2012] Placing a stent in a key artery in the neck is safer than ever in patients ineligible for the standard surgical treatment of carotid artery disease, according to a new study of University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Stenting for Stroke Prevention Becoming Safer - read more
Diet Rich in Slowly Digested Carbs Reduces Markers of Inflammation
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[13/01/2012] Among overweight and obese adults, a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes and other high-fibre foods, significantly reduces markers of inflammation associated with chronic disease, according to a new study by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre. Diet Rich in Slowly Digested Carbs Reduces Markers of Inflammation - read more
Novel Approach to View Inner Workings of Viruses
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[13/01/2012] Since the discovery of the microscope, scientists have tried to visualise smaller and smaller structures to provide insights into the inner workings of human cells, bacteria and viruses. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have developed a new way to see structures within viruses that were not clearly seen before. Novel Approach to View Inner Workings of Viruses - read more
Educating About Heart Attacks Could Save Lives
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[16/01/2012] Heart attacks in women go largely unrecognised 30 to 55 per cent of the time and those who miss the warning signs and fail or delay getting help, run the risk of death or grave disability. But researchers at Binghamton University and SUNY Upstate Medical University have developed an educational program they believe will shorten the time to treatment and ultimately, save lives. Educating About Heart Attacks Could Save Lives - read more
Hospitalisation Following Drowning-Related Incidents
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[16/01/2012] Fewer children required hospitalisation following a drowning incident over the last two decades, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Centre for Injury Research and Policy. Hospitalisation Following Drowning-Related Incidents - read more
Where Categories Live in the Brain
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[18/01/2012] Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire must instantaneously categorise a fast-moving pitch as a ball or a strike. In new research from the University of Chicago, scientists have pinpointed an area in the brain where these kinds of visual categories are encoded. Where Categories Live in the Brain - read more
Novel Way to Prevent Drug-Induced Liver Injury
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[17/01/2012] Rutgers University and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel strategy to protect the liver from drug-induced injury and improve associated drug safety. Novel Way to Prevent Drug-Induced Liver Injury - read more
How Immune Cells Destroy Cancer Cells
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[17/01/2012] Doctor Kathleen Anders and Professor Thomas Blankenstein of the Max Delbrück Centre (MDC) Berlin-Buch and researchers of the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope Cancer Centre in Duarte, California, USA showed that drug-based cancer treatment and adoptive T cell therapy are both highly effective against large tumours. How Immune Cells Destroy Cancer Cells - read more
"Exergames" May Provide Cognitive Benefit
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[18/01/2012] Virtual reality-enhanced exercise, or "exergames," combining physical exercise with computer-simulated environments and interactive videogame features, can yield a greater cognitive benefit for older adults than traditional exercise alone, according to a new study. "Exergames" May Provide Cognitive Benefit - read more
Anti-Malaria Drug Synthesised with Oxygen and Light
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[19/01/2012] It will be possible to provide medication for the 225 million malaria patients in developing countries at an affordable price. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have developed a very simple process for the synthesis of artemisinin, the active ingredient that pharmaceutical companies could only obtain from plants up to now. Anti-Malaria Drug Synthesised with Oxygen and Light - read more
Google Seek Answers for Autism
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[20/01/2012] Researchers at the University of Utah have created a program that helps kids with autism focus on building their skills and utilising an aptitude for visual-spatial thinking, computers and other electronic media. Google Seek Answers for Autism - read more
Headphone-Distracted Pedestrians face Death
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[19/01/2012] Listen up, pedestrians wearing headphones. Can you hear the trains or cars around you? Many probably cannot, especially young adult males. Serious injuries to pedestrians listening to headphones have more than tripled in six years, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Centre in Baltimore. Headphone-Distracted Pedestrians face Death - read more
Why Do Smells Make Some People Sick
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[20/01/2012] Do you get a headache from the perfume of the lady next to you at the table? Do cleaning solutions at work make your nose itch? If you have symptoms prompted by everyday smells, it does not necessarily mean you are allergic but rather that you suffer from chemical intolerance. According to a scientist at Umea University this hypersensitivity can be the result of an inability to get used to smells. Why Do Smells Make Some People Sick - read more
ECMO as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation
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[23/01/2012] 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 of the Hannover Medical School in Hannover, Germany. ECMO as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation - read more
New Understanding of Chronic Pain
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[23/01/2012] Millions of people worldwide suffer from a type of chronic pain called neuropathic pain, which is triggered by nerve damage. Precisely how this pain persists has been a mystery, and current treatments are largely ineffective. But a team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, using a new approach known as metabolomics, has now discovered a major clue: dimethylsphingosine (DMS). New Understanding of Chronic Pain - read more
Rare Disease and Mechanism of Hypertension
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[24/01/2012] Analysing all the genes of dozens of people suffering from a rare form of hypertension, Yale University researchers have discovered a new mechanism that regulates the blood pressure of all humans. Rare Disease and Mechanism of Hypertension - read more
Lower Risk of Nerve Damage in Prostate Cancer Surgeries
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[24/01/2012] Preoperative MRI helps surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer, according to a new study of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Lower Risk of Nerve Damage in Prostate Cancer Surgeries - read more
Biochip Measures Glucose in Saliva, Not Blood
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[25/01/2012] Engineers at Brown University have designed a biological device that can measure glucose concentrations in human saliva. The technique could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to check their glucose levels. Biochip Measures Glucose in Saliva, Not Blood - read more
Entry Point for Hepatitis C Infection Identified
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[25/01/2012] A molecule embedded in the membrane of human liver cells that aids in cholesterol absorption also allows the entry of hepatitis C virus, the first step in hepatitis C infection, according to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Entry Point for Hepatitis C Infection Identified - read more
Drug Kills Cancerous T-Cells While Sparing Normal Immunity
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[26/01/2012] Leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (L-CTCL) is a leukaemia arising from T-cells, a type of white blood cell. This cancer can involve the skin and other organs, and patients often die within three years. Researchers of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) report a new study that low-dose Campath not only treats patients with L-CTCL but does so without increasing their risk of infections. Drug Kills Cancerous T-Cells While Sparing Normal Immunity - read more
High Fructose Consumption May Put at Cardiovascular Risk
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[26/01/2012] Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers of Georgia Health Sciences University report. High Fructose Consumption May Put at Cardiovascular Risk - read more
Traffic-Related Air Pollution
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[27/01/2012] A research team led by University of Massachusetts Amherst with colleagues in California and Switzerland have revised the cost burden sharply upward for childhood asthma and for the first time include the number of cases attributable to air pollution, in a study. Traffic-Related Air Pollution - read more
Brachytherapy Reduced Death Rates in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
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[27/01/2012] Brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancers patients has historically been considered a less effective modality, but a new study from radiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Centre at Jefferson suggests otherwise. Brachytherapy Reduced Death Rates in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients - read more
Leukaemia Cells Are “Bad to the Bone”
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[30/01/2012] University of Rochester Medical Centre researchers have discovered new links between leukaemia cells and cells involved in bone formation, offering a fresh perspective on how the blood cancer progresses and raising the possibility that therapies for bone disorders could help in the treatment of leukaemia. Leukaemia Cells Are “Bad to the Bone” - read more
Radiation Therapy Improves Patients' Quality of Life
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[30/01/2012] Patients with head and neck cancers who have been treated with newer, more sophisticated radiation therapy technology enjoy a better quality of life than those treated with older radiation therapy equipment, a study by UC Davis researchers has found. Radiation Therapy Improves Patients' Quality of Life - read more
Processes Leading to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
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[31/01/2012] Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a molecular pathway that may explain how a particularly deadly form of cancer develops. The discovery may lead to new cancer therapies that reprogram cells instead of killing them. Processes Leading to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia - read more
Training Has Biological Impact on Aging Process
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[31/01/2012] Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study from Northwestern University. The study is the first to provide biological evidence that lifelong musical experience has an impact on the aging process. Training Has Biological Impact on Aging Process - read more
Surgical Breast Biopsy Not Overused
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[01/02/2012] Contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought, according to a new study. Surgical breast biopsies are more invasive than needle biopsies, requiring an incision and the use of general anaesthesia. Surgical Breast Biopsy Not Overused - read more
Accelerates CAGE Analysis on a Single Molecule Sequence
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[02/02/2012] Researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center have developed a robotic workflow for sample preparation on a single molecule sequencer which reduces sample preparation time to from 42 days to only 8 days. The workflow uses Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE), a unique method developed at the OSC for determining transcriptional starting sites in the genome and their expression levels. Accelerates CAGE Analysis on a Single Molecule Sequence - read more
Decaffeinated Coffee Preserves Memory Function
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[01/02/2012] Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. Decaffeinated Coffee Preserves Memory Function - read more
Children Exposed to Anaesthesia Multiple Times Show Elevated Rates of ADHD
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[02/02/2012] Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anaesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children Exposed to Anaesthesia Multiple Times Show Elevated Rates of ADHD - read more
Breastfeeding is Good for the lungs
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[03/02/2012] Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Breastfeeding is Good for the lungs - read more
Small Molecules at the Cell’s Membrane Enable Cell Movement
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[03/02/2012] Cell biologists at Johns Hopkins have identified key steps in how certain molecules alter a cell’s skeletal shape and drive the cell’s movement. Results of their research have implications for figuring out what triggers the metastatic spread of cancer cells and wound-healing. Small Molecules at the Cell’s Membrane Enable Cell Movement - read more
Diabetes Rates Vary Widely in Developing Countries
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[06/02/2012] Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Doctor Longjian Liu of Drexel University’s School of Public Health. Diabetes Rates Vary Widely in Developing Countries - read more
Positive Parenting During Early Childhood May Prevent Obesity
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[06/02/2012] Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study of New York University. Positive Parenting During Early Childhood May Prevent Obesity - read more
Why the Middle Finger Has Such a Slow Connection
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[07/02/2012] Each part of the body has its own nerve cell area in the brain –we therefore have a map of our bodies in our heads. The functional significance of these maps is largely unclear. What effects they can have is now shown by Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, neuroscientists through reaction time measurements combined with learning experiments and “computational modelling”. Why the Middle Finger Has Such a Slow Connection - read more
Obesity Surgery Cuts Heart Attacks
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[07/02/2012] Obese patients, who undergo bariatric surgery run a 30 per cent lower risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, reveal researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who believe that the priorities for bariatric surgery need to be revised. Obesity Surgery Cuts Heart Attacks - read more
Sound Rather than Sight Can Activate ‘Seeing’ for the Blind
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[08/02/2012] Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have tapped onto the visual cortex of the congenitally blind by using sensory substitution devices (SSDs), enabling the blind in effect to “see” and even describe objects. Sound Rather than Sight Can Activate ‘Seeing’ for the Blind - read more
New Procedure Bests Standard of Care for Fixing Damaged Cartilage
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[08/02/2012] A new study has demonstrated that a procedure wherein healthy cartilage is transplanted to fix an area of damaged cartilage (osteoarticular cartilage transplantation or OATS procedure) is superior to the standard of care for repairing cartilage defects. New Procedure Bests Standard of Care for Fixing Damaged Cartilage - read more
Treatment of Tuberculosis Can Be Guided by Patients' Genetics
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[09/02/2012] A gene that influences the inflammatory response to infection may also predict the effectiveness of drug treatment for a deadly form of tuberculosis. That shows a study of an international collaboration between researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, Duke University, Harvard University, the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam and Kings College London. Treatment of Tuberculosis Can Be Guided by Patients' Genetics - read more
Lower Risk for Additional Atypical Femur Fracture
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[09/02/2012] While the risk for suffering an atypical femur fracture while taking bisphosphonates is still very small – just 1 in 1,000 patients after six years of treatment – research of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that discontinuing bisphosphonate use following an atypical femur fracture can significantly lower the risk for a subsequent atypical fracture. Lower Risk for Additional Atypical Femur Fracture - read more
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