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| Aid / Disasters News | |
| Global Financial Crisis Hits Disease Prevention Funding It seems that every day another area of the economy is depressed because of the global financial crisis in the banks and governments around the world. This time it's The Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria, which has announced it will make no new grants until 2014; and there is a possibility of some existing projects being cut. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Anxiety / Stress News | |
| Dream Sleep Eases Painful Memories Researchers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, have discovered that during REM or the dream phase sleep, our body's stress chemistry shuts down while the brain processes emotional experiences and eases the pain in difficult memories. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| How Does A "Good" Protein Hurt Brain Cells After Clot-induced Stroke? The National Institutes of Health has awarded a four-year, $1.4 million grant to Cedars-Sinai's Department of Neurology to study an unexpected recent discovery: After ischemic stroke the type caused by a clogged artery but with no bleeding into the brain a normal protein that plays a positive role in blood clotting escapes intact arteries and damages healthy brain cells. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| How Old Yeast Cells Send Off Their Daughter Cells Without The Baggage Of Old Age The accumulation of damaged protein is a hallmark of aging that not even the humble baker's yeast can escape. Yet, aged yeast cells spawn off youthful daughter cells without any of the telltale protein clumps. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Researchers Develop Method For Advancing Development Of Antipsychotic Drugs Researchers interested in the treatment of schizophrenia and dementia have clarified how antipsychotic drugs that target a complex of two receptors at the surface of cells in the brain work, according to a new study published online Nov. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Probing Cell Mechanics For New Medical, Research Tool Researchers are making progress in developing a system that measures the mechanical properties of living cells, a technology that could be used to diagnose human disease and better understand biological processes. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Aggressive Lymphoma - Intensive Chemotherapy Significantly Improves Survival And Recurrence In Younger Patients According to a study published Online First in The Lancet, younger individuals who suffer with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who received a more intensive chemotherapy regimen in conjunction with rituximab survive considerably longer, and are around two times as likely to remain in remission 3 years later, in comparison to those who receive standard chemotherapy combined with rituximab. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| 'Healthy For The Holidays' 10 Tips For Cancer Survivors Surviving the holidays with one's waistline, bank account and sanity intact can be challenging for everyone, but the season affords specific pitfalls and opportunities for cancer survivors who are mindful of staying healthy throughout the season and beyond. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Study Identifies Possible Therapy For Radiation Sickness A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a study led by scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Novel Role Identified For PEA-15 Protein In Cancer Growth A new study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reveals that PEA-15, a protein previously shown to slow ovarian tumor growth and metastasis, can alternatively enhance tumor formation in kidney cells carrying a mutation in a cancer-promoting gene called H-Ras. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Clues To Immunity, Wound Healing And Tumor Biology Provided By Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen peroxide isn't just that bottled colorless liquid in the back of the medicine cabinet that's used occasionally for cleaning scraped knees and cut fingers.It's also a natural chemical in the body that rallies at wound sites, jump-starting immune cells into a series of events. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Patients With Infective Endocarditis And Heart Failure Have Reduced Mortality With Valvular Surgery According to an investigation in the November 23/30 issue of JAMA, approximately two-thirds of individuals with heart failure and infective endocarditis receive valvular surgery, which is associated with a considerable reduction in the risk of death in hospital and at one year following surgery. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Substance In Cancer Medicine Could Prevent Heart Attacks 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. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Sharp Decrease In Deaths From Sudden Cardiac Arrest 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. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Too Little Salt Can Also Be A Problem We've been bombarded for more than two decades with scientists and doctors telling us to eat less salt. Statistics show that those eating excessive salt in their diets are far more likely to suffer from cardiovascular problems, but as with any nutritional or diet information, moderation and balance is the key. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News | |
| Time Of Operation Doesn't Affect Mortality After Surgery The timing of surgical procedures afternoon versus morning or Friday versus Monday doesn't affect the risk of death after surgery, concludes a study in the December issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). | 24 Nov 2011 |
| How To Create Safer Surgery To Save More Lives Surgical procedures save and improve lives worldwide, but the figures on serious complications and deaths are high. PhD student Sindre Høyland sees ways of reducing these numbers."Large numbers and large variations in the numbers indicate that improvements are possible," says Høyland at the University of Stavanger (UiS). | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Crohn's / IBD News | |
| An IBS Patient's Interpretation Of Symptom Severity Is Affected By Psychological Factors A patient's viewpoint of the severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms can be influenced not only by physical symptoms of IBS but broader psychological problems, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Eczema Yeast Can Be Killed Off, Raising Hope Of New Treatments Scientists in Sweden have discovered certain peptides kill off the yeast Malassezia sympodialis which can trigger skin disorders such as atopic eczema, seborrhoeic eczema, and dandruff, without harming healthy skin cells. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Vanderbilt Doctors See Increase In Burn Injuries, Offer Tips For Safe Holiday Season The "most wonderful time of the year" is also one of the busiest for the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center. As the holidays approach, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge people to exercise caution and eliminate potential dangers that could lead to burn injuries. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Clues To Immunity, Wound Healing And Tumor Biology Provided By Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen peroxide isn't just that bottled colorless liquid in the back of the medicine cabinet that's used occasionally for cleaning scraped knees and cut fingers.It's also a natural chemical in the body that rallies at wound sites, jump-starting immune cells into a series of events. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Diabetes News | |
| Shedding New Light On Body Parts' Sensitivity To Environmental Changes Has Implications For Diabetes Research by a team of Michigan State University scientists has shed new light on why some body parts are more sensitive to environmental change than others, work that could someday lead to better ways of treating a variety of diseases, including Type-2 diabetes. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Study Reveals A Natural Fatty Acid Used In Manufacturing Can Modulate Glucose Control A Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) study published recently in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that a natural fatty acid can serve as a regulator of blood sugar levels, which may have important applications in designing better and safer drugs for diabetes treatment. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Eczema / Psoriasis News | |
| Eczema Yeast Can Be Killed Off, Raising Hope Of New Treatments Scientists in Sweden have discovered certain peptides kill off the yeast Malassezia sympodialis which can trigger skin disorders such as atopic eczema, seborrhoeic eczema, and dandruff, without harming healthy skin cells. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Endocrinology News | |
| Endocrine Society Scientific Statement Sheds Light On Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals A recent study published in JAMA raises concerns about Bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods. To provide additional clarity on the health effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals as well as recommendations for increasing understanding and raising awareness of these effects, see The Endocrine Society's Scientific Statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Scientist Uses Vitamin B12 To Deliver Appetite-Suppressing Hormone Via Chewing Gum Most people understand that serious weight loss requires changing attitudes toward what they eat and how often they exercise. But, what if the process could be aided by simply chewing a stick of gum after meals? That's the question a team of scientists, led by Syracuse University chemist Robert Doyle, is trying to answer. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| Oral Treatment Of Buruli Ulcer Might Be Possible It might be possible to treat Buruli ulcer, a crippling and deforming disease, with only oral medicines, which would make treatment easier. And even the current treatment can in many cases be given in an outpatient regimen. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Genetics News | |
| Synthetic RNA Lessens Severity Of Spinal Muscular Atrophy A team of University of Missouri researchers have found that targeting a synthetic molecule to a specific gene could help the severity of the disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) - the leading genetic cause of infantile death in the world. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Researchers Simulate The Conditions For The Safest Possible Release Of Genetically Modified Organisms Genetically modified animals are designed to contain the spread of pathogens. One prerequisite for the release of such organisms into the environment is that the new gene variant does not spread uncontrollably, suppressing natural populations. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Patients With Infective Endocarditis And Heart Failure Have Reduced Mortality With Valvular Surgery According to an investigation in the November 23/30 issue of JAMA, approximately two-thirds of individuals with heart failure and infective endocarditis receive valvular surgery, which is associated with a considerable reduction in the risk of death in hospital and at one year following surgery. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Substance In Cancer Medicine Could Prevent Heart Attacks 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. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Sharp Decrease In Deaths From Sudden Cardiac Arrest 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. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Global Financial Crisis Hits Disease Prevention Funding It seems that every day another area of the economy is depressed because of the global financial crisis in the banks and governments around the world. This time it's The Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria, which has announced it will make no new grants until 2014; and there is a possibility of some existing projects being cut. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Rare HIV, Group N, Reported Outside Cameroon A man in France who recently travelled to Togo has been diagnosed with a rare type of HIV-infection - Group N. This is the first time this type of HIV-infection has been detected outside Cameroon. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| Clues To Immunity, Wound Healing And Tumor Biology Provided By Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen peroxide isn't just that bottled colorless liquid in the back of the medicine cabinet that's used occasionally for cleaning scraped knees and cut fingers.It's also a natural chemical in the body that rallies at wound sites, jump-starting immune cells into a series of events. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Eczema Yeast Can Be Killed Off, Raising Hope Of New Treatments Scientists in Sweden have discovered certain peptides kill off the yeast Malassezia sympodialis which can trigger skin disorders such as atopic eczema, seborrhoeic eczema, and dandruff, without harming healthy skin cells. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| Insect Cyborgs May Become First Responders, Search And Monitor Hazardous Environs Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans.Professor Khalil Najafi, the chair of electrical and computer engineering, and doctoral student Erkan Aktakka are finding ways to harvest energy from insects, and take the utility of the miniature cyborgs to the next level. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News | |
| Aggressive Lymphoma - Intensive Chemotherapy Significantly Improves Survival And Recurrence In Younger Patients According to a study published Online First in The Lancet, younger individuals who suffer with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who received a more intensive chemotherapy regimen in conjunction with rituximab survive considerably longer, and are around two times as likely to remain in remission 3 years later, in comparison to those who receive standard chemotherapy combined with rituximab. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Persistent Asthma Symptoms - Simple Night-time Airflow Device Helps According to a study published online in Thorax, asthma patients can improve their quality of life and ease persistent asthma symptoms during daytime by using a simple device called Protexo, which filters airborne asthma triggers from the air during sleep. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Potentially Safer, More Efficient Method Of Electrical Stimulation Could Help Treat Damaged Nerves Functional electrical stimulation (FES) was developed to help return lost function to patients with upper and lower extremity injuries and spinal cord injuries, among other applications. However, the devices, which work by stimulating neuronal activity in nerve-damaged patients, have a potential shortcoming in that the electrical currents needed for the treatment to work can also send errant signals to surrounding nerves, resulting in painful side effects. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Medical Students / Training News | |
| Training Doctors Who Leave To Rich Nations Costs Sub-Saharan Africa Billions Research published in bmj.com reveals that sub-Saharan African countries lose billions of dollars by training doctors and investing in them only to find that the clinicians leave to work in developed countries. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| MRI / PET / Ultrasound News | |
| Effects Of Radiation Dose And Exposure: Experts From Montefiore Medical Center Available For Interviews During RSNA Scientific Assembly Experts from Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University are available for interviews on topics ranging from effects of radiation dose and exposure to MRI imaging to detect brain damage in soccer players due to "heading" and cancer post-treatment imaging during the annual Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Dream Sleep Eases Painful Memories Researchers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, have discovered that during REM or the dream phase sleep, our body's stress chemistry shuts down while the brain processes emotional experiences and eases the pain in difficult memories. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Toll-like Receptors Play Role In Brain Damage In Newborns Two out of every thousand babies are at risk of brain damage in connection with birth. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified mechanisms behind these injuries, which could lead to better treatment and a richer life for the infants affected. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Potentially Safer, More Efficient Method Of Electrical Stimulation Could Help Treat Damaged Nerves Functional electrical stimulation (FES) was developed to help return lost function to patients with upper and lower extremity injuries and spinal cord injuries, among other applications. However, the devices, which work by stimulating neuronal activity in nerve-damaged patients, have a potential shortcoming in that the electrical currents needed for the treatment to work can also send errant signals to surrounding nerves, resulting in painful side effects. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Exercise May Encourage Healthy Eating Via Brain Changes Exercise may encourage healthy eating by changing parts of the brain that influence impulsive behaviour, according to a new review of the available literature by researchers from Spain and the US published in Obesity Reviews. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Exercise Helps Us To Eat A Healthy Diet A healthy diet and the right amount of exercise are key players in treating and preventing obesity but we still know little about the relationship both factors have with each other. A new study now reveals that an increase in physical activity is linked to an improvement in diet quality. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Too Little Salt Can Also Be A Problem We've been bombarded for more than two decades with scientists and doctors telling us to eat less salt. Statistics show that those eating excessive salt in their diets are far more likely to suffer from cardiovascular problems, but as with any nutritional or diet information, moderation and balance is the key. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Scientist Uses Vitamin B12 To Deliver Appetite-Suppressing Hormone Via Chewing Gum Most people understand that serious weight loss requires changing attitudes toward what they eat and how often they exercise. But, what if the process could be aided by simply chewing a stick of gum after meals? That's the question a team of scientists, led by Syracuse University chemist Robert Doyle, is trying to answer. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Exercise May Encourage Healthy Eating Via Brain Changes Exercise may encourage healthy eating by changing parts of the brain that influence impulsive behaviour, according to a new review of the available literature by researchers from Spain and the US published in Obesity Reviews. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Scientist Uses Vitamin B12 To Deliver Appetite-Suppressing Hormone Via Chewing Gum Most people understand that serious weight loss requires changing attitudes toward what they eat and how often they exercise. But, what if the process could be aided by simply chewing a stick of gum after meals? That's the question a team of scientists, led by Syracuse University chemist Robert Doyle, is trying to answer. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Ovarian Cancer News | |
| Novel Role Identified For PEA-15 Protein In Cancer Growth A new study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reveals that PEA-15, a protein previously shown to slow ovarian tumor growth and metastasis, can alternatively enhance tumor formation in kidney cells carrying a mutation in a cancer-promoting gene called H-Ras. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Pain / Anesthetics News | |
| Dangers Of Staggered Overdose Of Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Paracetamol) Repeatedly taking marginally too much paracetamol (acetaminophen, Tylenol) over time can cause a dangerous overdose that is hard to detect and can lead to death, because patients usually don't report an overdose when they visit the hospital, rather that they feel unwell. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| When Friends Offend, Girls Feel More Anger, Sadness Than Boys Girls may be sugar and spice, but "everything nice" takes a back seat when friends let them down.In a Duke University study, researchers found that pre-teen girls may not be any better at friendships than boys, despite previous research suggesting otherwise. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News | |
| Study Reveals A Natural Fatty Acid Used In Manufacturing Can Modulate Glucose Control A Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) study published recently in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that a natural fatty acid can serve as a regulator of blood sugar levels, which may have important applications in designing better and safer drugs for diabetes treatment. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| Pregnant Mothers Can Safely Choose Where To Give Birth If They Have Low Risk Of Complications A study published on bmj.com says that women with low risk pregnancies should be able to choose where they give birth, and even though first-time mothers opting for a home birth are at a higher risk of adverse outcomes, the overall risk remains low in all birth settings. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Synthetic RNA Lessens Severity Of Spinal Muscular Atrophy A team of University of Missouri researchers have found that targeting a synthetic molecule to a specific gene could help the severity of the disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) - the leading genetic cause of infantile death in the world. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Preventive Medicine News | |
| Exercise More Dangerous Than Fighting Fires For Firefighters In the United States, emergency medical services together with fire fighters experience the highest rates of injuries and deaths in the workplace. Research published online in Injury Prevention shows that although fire fighters are more likely to sustain injuries during exercise than whilst putting out fires, the most time off work is due to injuries incurred whilst carrying patients. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Substance In Cancer Medicine Could Prevent Heart Attacks 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. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| Training Doctors Who Leave To Rich Nations Costs Sub-Saharan Africa Billions Research published in bmj.com reveals that sub-Saharan African countries lose billions of dollars by training doctors and investing in them only to find that the clinicians leave to work in developed countries. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Research Reveals How Physicians Learn Or Not When seeking a physician, you should look for one with experience. Right? Maybe not. Research on physicians' decision-making processes has revealed that those who pay attention to failures as well as successes become more adept at selecting the correct treatment. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Prostate / Prostate Cancer News | |
| Math May Guide Future Prostate Cancer Treatments Scientists have designed a first draft of a mathematical model that someday could guide treatment decisions for advanced prostate cancer, in part by helping doctors predict how individual patients will respond to therapy based on the biology of their tumors. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Want To Understand The Mind-Body Connection? Study Shakespeare According to a study by Dr. Kenneth Heaton published in Medical Humanities, many doctors would benefit from studying Shakespeare to better understand the mind-body connection, given that Shakespeare was a master at portraying profound emotional upset in the physical symptoms of his characters. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Researchers Discover Clues To Developing More Effective Antipsychotic Drugs Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, have identified the pattern of cell signaling induced by antipsychotic drugs in a complex composed of two brain receptors linked to schizophrenia. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Researchers Develop Method For Advancing Development Of Antipsychotic Drugs Researchers interested in the treatment of schizophrenia and dementia have clarified how antipsychotic drugs that target a complex of two receptors at the surface of cells in the brain work, according to a new study published online Nov. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| When Friends Offend, Girls Feel More Anger, Sadness Than Boys Girls may be sugar and spice, but "everything nice" takes a back seat when friends let them down.In a Duke University study, researchers found that pre-teen girls may not be any better at friendships than boys, despite previous research suggesting otherwise. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| An IBS Patient's Interpretation Of Symptom Severity Is Affected By Psychological Factors A patient's viewpoint of the severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms can be influenced not only by physical symptoms of IBS but broader psychological problems, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Public Health News | |
| Abnormal Levels Of Caffeine In Water Indicate Human Fecal Contamination Researchers led by Prof. Sebastien Sauve of the University of Montreal's Department of Chemistry have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of the contamination of our water by sewers. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Celebrating Thanksgiving In Space With All The Trimmings Future astronauts spending Thanksgiving in space may not have to forgo one of the most traditional parts of the day's feast: fresh sweet potatoes.Cary Mitchell, a Purdue University professor of horticulture, and Gioia Massa, a former postdoctoral researcher at Purdue, developed methods for growing sweet potatoes that reduce the required growing space while not decreasing the amount of food that each plant produces. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News | |
| Effects Of Radiation Dose And Exposure: Experts From Montefiore Medical Center Available For Interviews During RSNA Scientific Assembly Experts from Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University are available for interviews on topics ranging from effects of radiation dose and exposure to MRI imaging to detect brain damage in soccer players due to "heading" and cancer post-treatment imaging during the annual Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Study Identifies Possible Therapy For Radiation Sickness A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a study led by scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| FDA Approves First Insomnia Drug For Middle-of-the-Night Waking Followed By Difficulty Returning To Sleep The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Intermezzo (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablets) for use as needed to treat insomnia characterized by middle-of-the-night waking followed by difficulty returning to sleep. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| Persistent Asthma Symptoms - Simple Night-time Airflow Device Helps According to a study published online in Thorax, asthma patients can improve their quality of life and ease persistent asthma symptoms during daytime by using a simple device called Protexo, which filters airborne asthma triggers from the air during sleep. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| Dream Sleep Eases Painful Memories Researchers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, have discovered that during REM or the dream phase sleep, our body's stress chemistry shuts down while the brain processes emotional experiences and eases the pain in difficult memories. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| FDA Approves First Insomnia Drug For Middle-of-the-Night Waking Followed By Difficulty Returning To Sleep The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Intermezzo (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablets) for use as needed to treat insomnia characterized by middle-of-the-night waking followed by difficulty returning to sleep. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| FDA Approves First Insomnia Drug For Middle-of-the-Night Waking The FDA announced that it has approved Intermezzo (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablets) that can be used to treat middle of the night waking, where the person has difficulty getting back to sleep. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Identification of Molecular Mechanism That Regulates Wakefulness, Sleep Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified an intracellular signaling enzyme that regulates the wake-sleep cycle, which could help lead to the development of more effective sleep aid medications. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Exercise More Dangerous Than Fighting Fires For Firefighters In the United States, emergency medical services together with fire fighters experience the highest rates of injuries and deaths in the workplace. Research published online in Injury Prevention shows that although fire fighters are more likely to sustain injuries during exercise than whilst putting out fires, the most time off work is due to injuries incurred whilst carrying patients. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Exercise May Encourage Healthy Eating Via Brain Changes Exercise may encourage healthy eating by changing parts of the brain that influence impulsive behaviour, according to a new review of the available literature by researchers from Spain and the US published in Obesity Reviews. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Optimal Performance Training Benefits Athletic Performance And Everyday Life Biofeedback optimal performance training can benefit not only the sports performance, but also the overall life functioning of an athlete. Individual athletes, teams, and coaches can gain from a multidisciplinary approach of cognitive and behavioral psychology, biofeedback, and neurofeedback. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Exercise Helps Us To Eat A Healthy Diet A healthy diet and the right amount of exercise are key players in treating and preventing obesity but we still know little about the relationship both factors have with each other. A new study now reveals that an increase in physical activity is linked to an improvement in diet quality. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Artificial Trachea Transplant Patient Doing Well Five Months After Procedure A report published Online First by The Lancet today describes the world's first transplant of an synthetic trachea seeded with stem cells. The Eritrean patient, 36-year-old Andemariam Teklesenbet Beyene, was the first person in the world to receive this type of transplant in June, 2011 at the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden with Professor Paolo Macchiarini leading the pioneering surgery. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Stroke News | |
| How Does A "Good" Protein Hurt Brain Cells After Clot-induced Stroke? The National Institutes of Health has awarded a four-year, $1.4 million grant to Cedars-Sinai's Department of Neurology to study an unexpected recent discovery: After ischemic stroke the type caused by a clogged artery but with no bleeding into the brain a normal protein that plays a positive role in blood clotting escapes intact arteries and damages healthy brain cells. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Transplants / Organ Donations News | |
| Artificial Trachea Transplant Patient Doing Well Five Months After Procedure A report published Online First by The Lancet today describes the world's first transplant of an synthetic trachea seeded with stem cells. The Eritrean patient, 36-year-old Andemariam Teklesenbet Beyene, was the first person in the world to receive this type of transplant in June, 2011 at the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden with Professor Paolo Macchiarini leading the pioneering surgery. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Tropical Diseases News | |
| Researchers Simulate The Conditions For The Safest Possible Release Of Genetically Modified Organisms Genetically modified animals are designed to contain the spread of pathogens. One prerequisite for the release of such organisms into the environment is that the new gene variant does not spread uncontrollably, suppressing natural populations. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Tuberculosis News | |
| Global Financial Crisis Hits Disease Prevention Funding It seems that every day another area of the economy is depressed because of the global financial crisis in the banks and governments around the world. This time it's The Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria, which has announced it will make no new grants until 2014; and there is a possibility of some existing projects being cut. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Novel Role Identified For PEA-15 Protein In Cancer Growth A new study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reveals that PEA-15, a protein previously shown to slow ovarian tumor growth and metastasis, can alternatively enhance tumor formation in kidney cells carrying a mutation in a cancer-promoting gene called H-Ras. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News | |
| Abnormal Levels Of Caffeine In Water Indicate Human Fecal Contamination Researchers led by Prof. Sebastien Sauve of the University of Montreal's Department of Chemistry have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of the contamination of our water by sewers. | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Celebrating Thanksgiving In Space With All The Trimmings Future astronauts spending Thanksgiving in space may not have to forgo one of the most traditional parts of the day's feast: fresh sweet potatoes.Cary Mitchell, a Purdue University professor of horticulture, and Gioia Massa, a former postdoctoral researcher at Purdue, developed methods for growing sweet potatoes that reduce the required growing space while not decreasing the amount of food that each plant produces. | 24 Nov 2011 |
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