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| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Nicotine Could Act As A Gateway Drug According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institute of Health, scientists have identified a biological mechanism in a landmark study in mice, which could provide insight into how tobacco products could act as gateway drugs, and therefore increase the risk of abusing cocaine and perhaps also other drugs. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Nutritional Intervention Helps In Mild Alzheimer's Disease A second clinical trial of the medical food Souvenaid® confirmed that daily intake of the nutritional intervention improves memory in people with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). Results of the trial called Souvenir II were presented at the 4th International Conference on Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) in San Diego, California on Friday, November 4, 2011 by Philip Scheltens, MD, PhD, Professor of Cognitive Neurology and Director of the Alzheimer Center at the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Molecule Serves As A Key In Some Protein Interactions St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists discover that a post-production addition to most proteins can serve as a key to mediate protein interactions, which are at the foundation of life. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| A New Definition For Periprosthetic Joint Infection A rise in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) rates has the orthopedic community moving to develop it's first-ever agreed upon definition and diagnostic criteria to help better treat patients. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Study Published In World Journal Of Gastroenterology Shows Potential For MicroRNAs To Predict Gastric Cancer Recurrence Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG), a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announces that results from a joint study by researchers at the Institutes of Oncology, Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital and Golda-Hasharon Hospital in Petach-Tikva, Israel show that in post-resection gastric cancer patients microRNAs may serve to predict the risk of recurrence. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Receives $8 Million From NIH To Study How Cancer Spreads The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University two grants totaling $8 million to study the microenvironments that drive the spread of cancer from the primary tumor to other parts of the body in the process known as metastasis. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| New Findings Suggest That Activation Of The PKM2 Enzyme May Sensitize Cancer Cells To Oxidative Stress It has long been known that cancer cells use nutrients differently than normal cells. In recent years, the rapidly reemerging field of cancer metabolism has shed new light on the ways that cancers use glucose to grow and thrive, demonstrating that manipulation of an enzyme called PKM2 is important to this metabolic process. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Performs Nation's First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant As An FDA-Approved Preferred Treatment NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center today became the first in the United States to implant the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve as an FDA-approved standard of care. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News | |
| Participation Rates In HIV Vaccine Trials Possibly Affected By Misconceptions On December 1st, World AIDS Day 2011 will be observed in many countries around the globe. The theme of this year's World AIDS Day is "Getting to Zero" specifically, zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Skin Senses Light In "Eye-Like" Fashion New research published this week reveals that our skin is able to "sense" ultraviolet light in the same way as our eyes because skin cells contain rhodopsin, the same photosensitive receptor that the eye uses to detect light. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Endocrinology News | |
| Lack Of Thyroid Hormones Linked To Language Delay In Childhood. Children born to women showing low levels of thyroid hormone in pregnancy, have a higher risk of language delay, says research presented by Dr Henning Tiemeier at 11th European Nutrition Conference in Madrid. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Eye Health / Blindness News | |
| Skin Senses Light In "Eye-Like" Fashion New research published this week reveals that our skin is able to "sense" ultraviolet light in the same way as our eyes because skin cells contain rhodopsin, the same photosensitive receptor that the eye uses to detect light. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Study Describes How Space Flight Impacts Astronauts' Eyes And Vision A new study sponsored by NASA finds that space flights lasting six months or more can cause a spectrum of changes in astronauts' visual systems. Some problems, including blurry vision, appear to persist long after astronauts' return to Earth. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| Study Published In World Journal Of Gastroenterology Shows Potential For MicroRNAs To Predict Gastric Cancer Recurrence Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG), a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announces that results from a joint study by researchers at the Institutes of Oncology, Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital and Golda-Hasharon Hospital in Petach-Tikva, Israel show that in post-resection gastric cancer patients microRNAs may serve to predict the risk of recurrence. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Genetics News | |
| New Findings Suggest That Activation Of The PKM2 Enzyme May Sensitize Cancer Cells To Oxidative Stress It has long been known that cancer cells use nutrients differently than normal cells. In recent years, the rapidly reemerging field of cancer metabolism has shed new light on the ways that cancers use glucose to grow and thrive, demonstrating that manipulation of an enzyme called PKM2 is important to this metabolic process. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| What Is Heart Disease? Heart disease is an umbrella term for any type of disorder that affects the heart. Heart disease means the same as cardiac disease but not cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease refers to disorders of the blood vessels and heart, while heart disease refers to just the heart. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Performs Nation's First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant As An FDA-Approved Preferred Treatment NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center today became the first in the United States to implant the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve as an FDA-approved standard of care. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Participation Rates In HIV Vaccine Trials Possibly Affected By Misconceptions On December 1st, World AIDS Day 2011 will be observed in many countries around the globe. The theme of this year's World AIDS Day is "Getting to Zero" specifically, zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| What You Need To Know About HIV And AIDS They don't discriminate. They can affect the young, older adults and pregnant women. They also strike rich and poor, male and female. People from all walks of life can become infected with HIV and AIDS. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| CDC, UAB Doc Say Kids Should Get An Extra Dose Of Pneumonia Vaccine In a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare providers are being urged to administer a supplemental dose of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to age-eligible patients as they come in for visits. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Participation Rates In HIV Vaccine Trials Possibly Affected By Misconceptions On December 1st, World AIDS Day 2011 will be observed in many countries around the globe. The theme of this year's World AIDS Day is "Getting to Zero" specifically, zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| A New Definition For Periprosthetic Joint Infection A rise in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) rates has the orthopedic community moving to develop it's first-ever agreed upon definition and diagnostic criteria to help better treat patients. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| CDC, UAB Doc Say Kids Should Get An Extra Dose Of Pneumonia Vaccine In a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare providers are being urged to administer a supplemental dose of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to age-eligible patients as they come in for visits. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Dirty Hand In The Latex Glove: Lax Hand Hygiene In Hospitals Healthcare workers who wear gloves while treating patients are much less likely to clean their hands before and after patient contact, according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Lung Cancer News | |
| New Findings Suggest That Activation Of The PKM2 Enzyme May Sensitize Cancer Cells To Oxidative Stress It has long been known that cancer cells use nutrients differently than normal cells. In recent years, the rapidly reemerging field of cancer metabolism has shed new light on the ways that cancers use glucose to grow and thrive, demonstrating that manipulation of an enzyme called PKM2 is important to this metabolic process. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Dealing With Aggressive Young Offenders With Psychiatric Disorders Seclusion should always be the last resort when it comes to dealing with aggressive episodes involving young offenders with psychiatric disorders, according to staff who took part in a four-country study published in the November issue of the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| How Light-Sensitive Brain Cells Keep Us Awake US scientists have found a group of brain cells that controls whether light arouses us (or not). They suggest the cells rely on a neurotransmitter to tell them whether they should be active or not in response to light. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Brains Come Wired For Cooperation When Nancy Grace and her partner danced a lively rumba to Spandau Ballet's 1980's hit, "True," on a recent "Dancing with the Stars," more was going on in the legal commentator's brain than worry over a possible wardrobe malfunction. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Lack Of Folic Acid Linked To Behavioral Problems In Children Folic acid supplements taken during pregnancy may benefit toddler behaviour, says research which shows that they can help prevent behavioural problems. The results were presented by Dr Henning Tiemeier at 11th European Nutrition Conference in Madrid (26th-29th October 2011). | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Body Weight, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Cognition Linked In Children Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children."The intricate interdependencies between BMI, SDB and cognition shown in our study are of particular importance in children, as their brains are still rapidly developing," says study author Karen Spruyt, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Pritzer School of Medicine. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Parkinson's Disease News | |
| How Light-Sensitive Brain Cells Keep Us Awake US scientists have found a group of brain cells that controls whether light arouses us (or not). They suggest the cells rely on a neurotransmitter to tell them whether they should be active or not in response to light. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Body Weight, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Cognition Linked In Children Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children."The intricate interdependencies between BMI, SDB and cognition shown in our study are of particular importance in children, as their brains are still rapidly developing," says study author Karen Spruyt, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Pritzer School of Medicine. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Lack Of Thyroid Hormones Linked To Language Delay In Childhood. Children born to women showing low levels of thyroid hormone in pregnancy, have a higher risk of language delay, says research presented by Dr Henning Tiemeier at 11th European Nutrition Conference in Madrid. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Lack Of Folic Acid Linked To Behavioral Problems In Children Folic acid supplements taken during pregnancy may benefit toddler behaviour, says research which shows that they can help prevent behavioural problems. The results were presented by Dr Henning Tiemeier at 11th European Nutrition Conference in Madrid (26th-29th October 2011). | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Dealing With Aggressive Young Offenders With Psychiatric Disorders Seclusion should always be the last resort when it comes to dealing with aggressive episodes involving young offenders with psychiatric disorders, according to staff who took part in a four-country study published in the November issue of the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| First-Time Divorce Rate Tied To Education, Race New research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University shows there is substantial variation in the first-time divorce rate when it is broken down by race and education. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Dealing With Aggressive Young Offenders With Psychiatric Disorders Seclusion should always be the last resort when it comes to dealing with aggressive episodes involving young offenders with psychiatric disorders, according to staff who took part in a four-country study published in the November issue of the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Public Health News | |
| Dirty Hand In The Latex Glove: Lax Hand Hygiene In Hospitals Healthcare workers who wear gloves while treating patients are much less likely to clean their hands before and after patient contact, according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Study Describes How Space Flight Impacts Astronauts' Eyes And Vision A new study sponsored by NASA finds that space flights lasting six months or more can cause a spectrum of changes in astronauts' visual systems. Some problems, including blurry vision, appear to persist long after astronauts' return to Earth. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Performs Nation's First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant As An FDA-Approved Preferred Treatment NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center today became the first in the United States to implant the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve as an FDA-approved standard of care. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| CDC, UAB Doc Say Kids Should Get An Extra Dose Of Pneumonia Vaccine In a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare providers are being urged to administer a supplemental dose of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to age-eligible patients as they come in for visits. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| Body Weight, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Cognition Linked In Children Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children."The intricate interdependencies between BMI, SDB and cognition shown in our study are of particular importance in children, as their brains are still rapidly developing," says study author Karen Spruyt, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Pritzer School of Medicine. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| How Light-Sensitive Brain Cells Keep Us Awake US scientists have found a group of brain cells that controls whether light arouses us (or not). They suggest the cells rely on a neurotransmitter to tell them whether they should be active or not in response to light. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| Nicotine Could Act As A Gateway Drug According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institute of Health, scientists have identified a biological mechanism in a landmark study in mice, which could provide insight into how tobacco products could act as gateway drugs, and therefore increase the risk of abusing cocaine and perhaps also other drugs. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Veterans / Ex-Servicemen News | |
| Recent Veterans In College Engage In Riskier Health Behaviors College students who have served in the U.S. conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely than their non-veteran peers to use tobacco, drink in excess and engage in other behaviors that endanger their health and safety, according to a study that appeared in the latest issue of American Journal of Health Promotion. | 05 Nov 2011 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| First-Time Divorce Rate Tied To Education, Race New research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University shows there is substantial variation in the first-time divorce rate when it is broken down by race and education. | 05 Nov 2011 |
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