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| Aid / Disasters News | |
| The Toll On Human Health Is Still Being Counted 10 Years After Attacks On World Trade Center The World Trade Center disaster exposed nearly half a million people to hazardous chemicals, environmental toxins, and traumatic events. According to research published in the December 2011 issue of Elsevier-published journal Preventive Medicine, this has resulted in increased risk of developing physical and mental health conditions after 9/11. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Teen Smoking And Drinking Drops, Marijuana Consumption Rises, USA Cigarette and alcohol consumption among 8th, 10th and 12th graders (14, 16 and 18 year olds) are lower than they have ever been since certain records began in 1975, but marijuana and non-medical prescription medication usage has increased, says a new report - "Monitoring the Future" (MTF) - issued by The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Link Between HIV Infection And Overdose Risk A study from Rhode Island Hospital is the first to systematically review and analyze the literature on the association between HIV infection and overdose risk. The findings show a 74 percent greater risk of overdose among drug users if they are HIV-infected. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Allergy News | |
| Holidays Offer Plenty To Sneeze At: Dust, Nuts, Mold Trigger Allergies Getting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up allergies. "The dust from the boxes and on the decorations that have been packed away in dank basements or dusty attics is triggering reactions in my allergy and asthma patients," said Joseph Leija, MD, allergist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Test For Alzheimer's Disease Predicts Cognitive Decline In Parkinson's Disease A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Genetic Testing For Alzheimer's Risk: Study Participants Talk About Their Genetic Test Results If you had a family history of developing Alzheimer's disease, would you take a genetic test that would give you more information about your chances?"Definitely," said Gloria VanAlstine, 60, and Joyce Smith, 79. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Anxiety / Stress News | |
| A Novel Mechanism Regulating Stress Is Identified Neuroscience researchers from Tufts have demonstrated, for the first time, that the physiological response to stress depends on neurosteroids acting on specific receptors in the brain, and they have been able to block that response in mice. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Horticulture Improves Heart Rate, Stress Levels Of Mentally Challenged Adults Participation in horticultural activities can improve confidence and social skills, cultivate a positive attitude, and rejuvenate the mind and body. Many studies have emphasized the effects of horticultural activities in relation to physical and psychological rehabilitation, but few have considered the influence of these types of activities on mentally challenged people's autonomic nervous system (ANS) and on the stress hormone cortisol. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Autism News | |
| Exciting Strides In Autism Research Teaching young children with autism to imitate others may improve a broader range of social skills, according to a new study by a Michigan State University scholar.The findings come at a pivotal time in autism research. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Back Pain News | |
| Lying And Sitting More Comfortably 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. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Guidelines For Dealing With Back Pain Need To Be More Consistent To Help Cut Sick Days Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London are calling for more unified guidelines about returning back pain patients to work as currently the advice can be contradictory and confusing. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News | |
| The Toll On Human Health Is Still Being Counted 10 Years After Attacks On World Trade Center The World Trade Center disaster exposed nearly half a million people to hazardous chemicals, environmental toxins, and traumatic events. According to research published in the December 2011 issue of Elsevier-published journal Preventive Medicine, this has resulted in increased risk of developing physical and mental health conditions after 9/11. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| High Levels Of Tau Protein Linked To Poor Recovery After Brain Injury High levels of tau protein in fluid bathing the brain are linked to poor recovery after head trauma, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan, Italy. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Researchers Discover How Cells Limit Inflammation In Lung Injury Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found in an animal model of acute lung injury a molecular mechanism that allows cells of the immune system to reduce tissue damage from inflammation. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Visualization Of DNA-Synthesis In Vivo Researchers of the University of Zurich have discovered a new substance for labelling and visualization of DNA synthesis in whole animals. Applications for this technique include identifying the sites of virus infections and cancer growth, due to the abundance of DNA replication in these tissues. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| How Cells Accurately Inherit Information That Is Not Contained In Their Genes All 10 trillion cells in the adult human body are genetically identical, but develop into distinct cell types, such as muscle cells, skin cells or neurons, by activating some genes while inhibiting others. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Blood / Hematology News | |
| Landmark Gene Therapy Clinical Trial For Hemophilia B: Commentary And Podcast A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that Factor IX gene therapy in patients with hemophilia B was able to convert severe hemophilia to moderate or even mild disease. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Myelofibrosis Symptoms Reduced By Ruxolinitib In a major advance in treatment, a multicenter study found that ruxolinitib did a better job than off-label chemotherapy drugs reducing the terrible symptoms associated with myelofibrosis, including pain, enlarged spleen, anemia, fever, chills, fatigue, and weight loss. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Researchers Find Potential Target For Treating Metastatic Cancer Finding ways to counteract or disrupt the invasive nature of cancer cells, called "metastasis," has been a long-term goal of cancer researchers. Now, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| A New Way To Target Cancer Through Manipulating A Master Switch Responsible For Cancer Cell Growth Scientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell growth.The findings, published in the journal Cancer Cell, reveal how cancer cells grow faster by producing their own blood vessels. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Accelerates Depletion Of Plaque In Arteries In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the arteries. The study was published online by the journal PLoS One on December 6, 2011. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Cholesterol News | |
| Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Accelerates Depletion Of Plaque In Arteries In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the arteries. The study was published online by the journal PLoS One on December 6, 2011. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Agent Responsible For Protection Against Early Stages Of Atherosclerosis Identified 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. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News | |
| 5th Annual CEE & CIS Clinical Trials Forum, 18-19th April 2012, Vienna With the increasing demand for eligible study patient populations as well as the need for more cost-efficient clinical development programs, the CEE and CIS region represents an attractive location for pharma companies to conduct clinical trials. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News | |
| Safety Assessment Of Botanical Ingredients Of Concern In Plant Food Supplements While many consumers equal 'natural' with 'safe', botanicals and botanical preparations such as plant food supplements may contain compounds, like the so called alkenylbenzenes, that are of concern for human health. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Compliance News | |
| Severe Asthma Attacks Could Be Reduced By Improved Medication Use Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed.Moreover, an asthma attack was only significantly reduced when patients used at least 75 percent of their prescribed dose, according to the study. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Conferences News | |
| 5th Annual CEE & CIS Clinical Trials Forum, 18-19th April 2012, Vienna With the increasing demand for eligible study patient populations as well as the need for more cost-efficient clinical development programs, the CEE and CIS region represents an attractive location for pharma companies to conduct clinical trials. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Dentistry News | |
| Not All NJ Youngsters Are Equal When It Comes To Use Of Dental Services When it comes to receiving dental care, New Jersey has its share of underserved children, according to a Rutgers study.In 2009, more than one-fifth of the state's children between 3 and 18 received no dental care within the previous year. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Depression News | |
| Mothers With Jobs Report Fewer Symptoms Of Depression, Better Overall Health Mothers with jobs tend to be healthier and happier than moms who stay at home during their children's infancy and pre-school years, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Treating Skin Infections - AgaDerm, An Alternative To Bacitracin And Neomycin Overuse of antibiotics has contributed towards drug-resistant bacteria emerging and spreading. Antibiotics have frequently been accused for so-called "superbugs" spreading. In the United States, virulent strains of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), a leading cause of community-acquired soft tissue and skin infections, are of paramount public health concern, due to the accelerated expansion of the highly drug-resistant strains, such as MRSA-USA300. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Indoor Tanning Strong Risk Factor For Skin Cancer In Young People Compared to those who have never used it, young people who use indoor tanning have a 69% higher risk of developing a type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma (BCC), according to a new study led by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health in the US that was published online on 12 December in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| In Third-Degree Burn Treatment, Hydrogel Helps Grow New, Scar-Free Skin Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a jelly-like material and wound treatment method that, in early experiments on skin damaged by severe burns, appeared to regenerate healthy, scar-free tissue. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Diabetes News | |
| Pediatric Weight Management: Researchers Develop 'Conversation Cards' To Broach The Subject Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have created a deck of cards with conversation starters about sensitive and informational topics related to weight, that parents can use to guide their discussions when talking about their child's weight management with health professionals. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Blood Sugar Lowered By Brief, High-Intensity Workouts In Diabetics Researchers at McMaster University have found that brief high intensity workouts, as little as six sessions over two weeks, rapidly lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics, offering a potential fix for patients who struggle to meet exercise guidelines. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat News | |
| RUB-Researchers Decipher Interaction Of Fragrances And Olfactory Receptors Banana, mango or apricot telling these smells apart is no problem for the human nose. How the olfactory organ distinguishes such similar smells has been uncovered by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the RUB. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Eye Health / Blindness News | |
| Anophthalmia - Babies Born With No Eyes: Scientists Identify Genetic Cause Scientists at University College Dublin, Ireland, have identified a genetic alteration which causes a child to be born with no eyes - a condition called anophthalmia.According to the findings published in the current issue (December 2011) of Human Mutation, a child's eyes will not develop fully in the womb if the child has alterations in both copies of its STRA6 gene which is responsible for transporting vitamin A into the cells. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Gene Found In Humans And Mice That Protects Transparency Of Cornea, May Lead To New Therapy A transparent cornea is essential for vision, which is why the eye has evolved to nourish the cornea without blood vessels. But for millions of people around the world, diseases of the eye or trauma spur the growth of blood vessels and can cause blindness. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Flu / Cold / SARS News | |
| Statins May Help Fight Influenza Findings published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases show that statins, one of the most widely sold drugs today, that are more commonly used for combating high cholesterol levels, may have a new use in helping fight influenza in critically ill patients. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Hospital Worker Flu Vaccination Rate Increased By Strict Policy A California hospital raised its employee influenza vaccination rate above 90 percent by shifting from a voluntary vaccination program to one mandating all healthcare workers either get vaccinated or wear a mask at work for the entire flu season (December through March). | 14 Dec 2011 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| European Commission Grants Marketing Authorization For Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.'s DIFICLIR™ For Use In The EU The European Commission has granted a marketing authorization for DIFICLIR™ (fidaxomicin) tablets to treat adults with Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), also known as C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), in the European Union. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Genetics News | |
| Landmark Gene Therapy Clinical Trial For Hemophilia B: Commentary And Podcast A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that Factor IX gene therapy in patients with hemophilia B was able to convert severe hemophilia to moderate or even mild disease. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Visualization Of DNA-Synthesis In Vivo Researchers of the University of Zurich have discovered a new substance for labelling and visualization of DNA synthesis in whole animals. Applications for this technique include identifying the sites of virus infections and cancer growth, due to the abundance of DNA replication in these tissues. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Researchers Decipher The Role Of Proteins In The Cell Environment Development: How specific cells are generated in the spinal cord How astrocytes, certain cells of the nervous system, are generated was largely unknown up to now. Bochum's researchers have now investigated what influence the cell environment, known as the extracellular matrix, has on this process. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Anophthalmia - Babies Born With No Eyes: Scientists Identify Genetic Cause Scientists at University College Dublin, Ireland, have identified a genetic alteration which causes a child to be born with no eyes - a condition called anophthalmia.According to the findings published in the current issue (December 2011) of Human Mutation, a child's eyes will not develop fully in the womb if the child has alterations in both copies of its STRA6 gene which is responsible for transporting vitamin A into the cells. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| How Cells Accurately Inherit Information That Is Not Contained In Their Genes All 10 trillion cells in the adult human body are genetically identical, but develop into distinct cell types, such as muscle cells, skin cells or neurons, by activating some genes while inhibiting others. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Genetic Testing For Alzheimer's Risk: Study Participants Talk About Their Genetic Test Results If you had a family history of developing Alzheimer's disease, would you take a genetic test that would give you more information about your chances?"Definitely," said Gloria VanAlstine, 60, and Joyce Smith, 79. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| A High Risk Of Recurrence In Some Older Acute-Leukemia Patients Signaled By Gene Mutation Older people with acute myeloid leukemia and normal looking chromosomes in their cancer cells have a higher risk of recurrence if they have mutations in a gene called ASXL1, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Treatment Decisions In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Aided By Massive DNA Search The most comprehensive search to date of DNA abnormalities in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has unearthed several new altered genes that drive this common blood cancer, a finding that could potentially help doctors predict whether an individual patient's disease will progress rapidly or remain indolent for years, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Gene Found In Humans And Mice That Protects Transparency Of Cornea, May Lead To New Therapy A transparent cornea is essential for vision, which is why the eye has evolved to nourish the cornea without blood vessels. But for millions of people around the world, diseases of the eye or trauma spur the growth of blood vessels and can cause blindness. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Shedding Light On Lymphoma Evolution With The Help Of Two Sisters When a 41-year-old woman was diagnosed with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia, she received a bone marrow transplant and subsequent leukocyte infusion from her sister. These treatments controlled her leukemia, but seven years later, both sisters developed follicular lymphoma. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News | |
| Not All NJ Youngsters Are Equal When It Comes To Use Of Dental Services When it comes to receiving dental care, New Jersey has its share of underserved children, according to a Rutgers study.In 2009, more than one-fifth of the state's children between 3 and 18 received no dental care within the previous year. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Accelerates Depletion Of Plaque In Arteries In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the arteries. The study was published online by the journal PLoS One on December 6, 2011. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Heart Disease Treatments May Be Possible With New Scanning Strategy Patients with life-threatening heart valve disease could be helped with alternative scanning techniques that provide greater insight into the condition.Researchers from the University of Edinburgh used an imaging technique that could help predict which patients will need open heart surgery to replace their heart valves, and improve treatments to prevent the disease. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| The Toll On Human Health Is Still Being Counted 10 Years After Attacks On World Trade Center The World Trade Center disaster exposed nearly half a million people to hazardous chemicals, environmental toxins, and traumatic events. According to research published in the December 2011 issue of Elsevier-published journal Preventive Medicine, this has resulted in increased risk of developing physical and mental health conditions after 9/11. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Link Between HIV Infection And Overdose Risk A study from Rhode Island Hospital is the first to systematically review and analyze the literature on the association between HIV infection and overdose risk. The findings show a 74 percent greater risk of overdose among drug users if they are HIV-infected. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| Latest Discovery In Vaccine Development Announced By Trudeau Institute New research from the laboratory of Dr. Elizabeth Leadbetter at the Trudeau Institute may lead to a whole new class of vaccines. Dr. Leadbetter's lab has discovered new properties of a potential vaccine adjuvant that suggest it could be useful for enhancing protection against a number of different infections. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Hospital Worker Flu Vaccination Rate Increased By Strict Policy A California hospital raised its employee influenza vaccination rate above 90 percent by shifting from a voluntary vaccination program to one mandating all healthcare workers either get vaccinated or wear a mask at work for the entire flu season (December through March). | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| European Commission Grants Marketing Authorization For Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.'s DIFICLIR™ For Use In The EU The European Commission has granted a marketing authorization for DIFICLIR™ (fidaxomicin) tablets to treat adults with Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), also known as C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), in the European Union. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Treating Skin Infections - AgaDerm, An Alternative To Bacitracin And Neomycin Overuse of antibiotics has contributed towards drug-resistant bacteria emerging and spreading. Antibiotics have frequently been accused for so-called "superbugs" spreading. In the United States, virulent strains of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), a leading cause of community-acquired soft tissue and skin infections, are of paramount public health concern, due to the accelerated expansion of the highly drug-resistant strains, such as MRSA-USA300. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| National Million Hearts Initiative Perfect Xmas Gift For Loved Ones The national Million Hearts initiative offers help to many people who are stuck looking for the perfect seasonal gift for their loved ones. Whether someone is rich or poor, everyone appreciates good health. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News | |
| Patients With Limited-Stage Hodgkin's Lymphoma Have Increased Survival Rates When Treated With Chemotherapy Alone New research led by the NCIC Clinical Trials Group (CTG) at Queen's University has proven patients with limited stage Hodgkin's lymphoma have a better chance of long-term survival if they undergo a standard chemotherapy regimen as opposed to radiation-based treatment. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| A High Risk Of Recurrence In Some Older Acute-Leukemia Patients Signaled By Gene Mutation Older people with acute myeloid leukemia and normal looking chromosomes in their cancer cells have a higher risk of recurrence if they have mutations in a gene called ASXL1, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients May Benefit From Novel Export-Inhibitor An experimental drug that works by blocking the export of key control molecules from the nucleus of cancer cells shows promise as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other incurable B-cell malignancies, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Treatment Decisions In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Aided By Massive DNA Search The most comprehensive search to date of DNA abnormalities in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has unearthed several new altered genes that drive this common blood cancer, a finding that could potentially help doctors predict whether an individual patient's disease will progress rapidly or remain indolent for years, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Shedding Light On Lymphoma Evolution With The Help Of Two Sisters When a 41-year-old woman was diagnosed with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia, she received a bone marrow transplant and subsequent leukocyte infusion from her sister. These treatments controlled her leukemia, but seven years later, both sisters developed follicular lymphoma. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Heart Disease Treatments May Be Possible With New Scanning Strategy Patients with life-threatening heart valve disease could be helped with alternative scanning techniques that provide greater insight into the condition.Researchers from the University of Edinburgh used an imaging technique that could help predict which patients will need open heart surgery to replace their heart valves, and improve treatments to prevent the disease. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Melanoma / Skin Cancer News | |
| Indoor Tanning Strong Risk Factor For Skin Cancer In Young People Compared to those who have never used it, young people who use indoor tanning have a 69% higher risk of developing a type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma (BCC), according to a new study led by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health in the US that was published online on 12 December in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Horticulture Improves Heart Rate, Stress Levels Of Mentally Challenged Adults Participation in horticultural activities can improve confidence and social skills, cultivate a positive attitude, and rejuvenate the mind and body. Many studies have emphasized the effects of horticultural activities in relation to physical and psychological rehabilitation, but few have considered the influence of these types of activities on mentally challenged people's autonomic nervous system (ANS) and on the stress hormone cortisol. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| MRI / PET / Ultrasound News | |
| Test For Alzheimer's Disease Predicts Cognitive Decline In Parkinson's Disease A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| MRSA / Drug Resistance News | |
| Link Between Delirium And Patient Isolation A new study finds that patients who are moved into isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium, a potentially dangerous change in mental status that often affects hospital patients. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| High Levels Of Tau Protein Linked To Poor Recovery After Brain Injury High levels of tau protein in fluid bathing the brain are linked to poor recovery after head trauma, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan, Italy. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| A Novel Mechanism Regulating Stress Is Identified Neuroscience researchers from Tufts have demonstrated, for the first time, that the physiological response to stress depends on neurosteroids acting on specific receptors in the brain, and they have been able to block that response in mice. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Potential To Learn High-Performance Tasks With Little Or No Conscious Effort New research published in the journal Science suggests it may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano, reduce mental stress or hit a curve ball with little or no conscious effort. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Researchers Decipher The Role Of Proteins In The Cell Environment Development: How specific cells are generated in the spinal cord How astrocytes, certain cells of the nervous system, are generated was largely unknown up to now. Bochum's researchers have now investigated what influence the cell environment, known as the extracellular matrix, has on this process. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Improved Survival For World's Tiniest Preemies, Some Weighing Less Than 10 Oz. At Birth In 1989, Madeline Mann became the world's smallest surviving baby after she was born at Loyola University Medical Center. She weighed 280 g. (9.9 oz.) -- about the size of an iPhone.In 2004. Rumaisa Rahmam set a Guinness World Record after she was born at Loyola, weighing 260 g. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Dietary Fibers From Algae Help Weight Loss Researchers at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE) at the University of Copenhagen have established that dietary fibers from brown algae boosts the body's sensation of satiety, so that people eat less and lose more weight. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Stroke Risk Driven By Diet Quality And Overeating, Rather Than Individual Nutrients A review published in the special stroke issue of The Lancet Neurology says that many of the numerous studies on stroke prevention have been based on unreliable evidence. The same applies to headlines that have highlighted potential benefits of specific nutrients and foods. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Agent Responsible For Protection Against Early Stages Of Atherosclerosis Identified 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. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Dietary Fibers From Algae Help Weight Loss Researchers at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE) at the University of Copenhagen have established that dietary fibers from brown algae boosts the body's sensation of satiety, so that people eat less and lose more weight. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Mothers Of Tiny Babies Suffer, Too Babies born at very low birth weights struggle in their early years and a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers suggests that their mothers do, too.The study of families enrolled in the Newborn Lung Project found that by the time the children reached age 5, their mothers suffered much worse health than mothers of normal birth-weight children. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Pediatric Weight Management: Researchers Develop 'Conversation Cards' To Broach The Subject Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have created a deck of cards with conversation starters about sensitive and informational topics related to weight, that parents can use to guide their discussions when talking about their child's weight management with health professionals. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Blood Sugar Lowered By Brief, High-Intensity Workouts In Diabetics Researchers at McMaster University have found that brief high intensity workouts, as little as six sessions over two weeks, rapidly lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics, offering a potential fix for patients who struggle to meet exercise guidelines. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Parkinson's Disease News | |
| Test For Alzheimer's Disease Predicts Cognitive Decline In Parkinson's Disease A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Teen Smoking And Drinking Drops, Marijuana Consumption Rises, USA Cigarette and alcohol consumption among 8th, 10th and 12th graders (14, 16 and 18 year olds) are lower than they have ever been since certain records began in 1975, but marijuana and non-medical prescription medication usage has increased, says a new report - "Monitoring the Future" (MTF) - issued by The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Mothers Of Tiny Babies Suffer, Too Babies born at very low birth weights struggle in their early years and a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers suggests that their mothers do, too.The study of families enrolled in the Newborn Lung Project found that by the time the children reached age 5, their mothers suffered much worse health than mothers of normal birth-weight children. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Working Moms Are Happier And Healthier A report published by The American Psychological Association shows that mothers who maintain their jobs while their children are in infancy and pre-school years are happier and healthier than their more traditional stay at home peers. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Pediatric Weight Management: Researchers Develop 'Conversation Cards' To Broach The Subject Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have created a deck of cards with conversation starters about sensitive and informational topics related to weight, that parents can use to guide their discussions when talking about their child's weight management with health professionals. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Not All NJ Youngsters Are Equal When It Comes To Use Of Dental Services When it comes to receiving dental care, New Jersey has its share of underserved children, according to a Rutgers study.In 2009, more than one-fifth of the state's children between 3 and 18 received no dental care within the previous year. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Anophthalmia - Babies Born With No Eyes: Scientists Identify Genetic Cause Scientists at University College Dublin, Ireland, have identified a genetic alteration which causes a child to be born with no eyes - a condition called anophthalmia.According to the findings published in the current issue (December 2011) of Human Mutation, a child's eyes will not develop fully in the womb if the child has alterations in both copies of its STRA6 gene which is responsible for transporting vitamin A into the cells. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Improved Survival For World's Tiniest Preemies, Some Weighing Less Than 10 Oz. At Birth In 1989, Madeline Mann became the world's smallest surviving baby after she was born at Loyola University Medical Center. She weighed 280 g. (9.9 oz.) -- about the size of an iPhone.In 2004. Rumaisa Rahmam set a Guinness World Record after she was born at Loyola, weighing 260 g. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News | |
| Scientists Have Trouble Accessing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines The promise of stem cell research for drug discovery and cell-based therapies depends on the ability of scientists to acquire stem cell lines for their research.A survey of more than 200 human embryonic stem cell researchers in the United States found that nearly four in ten researchers have faced excessive delay in acquiring a human embryonic stem cell line and that more than one-quarter were unable to acquire a line they wanted to study. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| One Malaria Episode Early In Pregnancy Triples Miscarriage Risk According to the largest study on the effects of malaria and different anti-malarial drugs in early pregnancy to date, just one episode of malaria in the first trimester is linked to a three-fold greater risk of miscarriage. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Preventive Medicine News | |
| Prevention and Public Health Fund - Don't Approve Cuts, APHA Urges Lawmakers The U.S. house of Representatives is being urged by the American Public Health Association (APHA) to reject a proposal that would significantly reduce the amount of funding the Prevention and Public Health Fund receives. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Jefferson's Department Of Psychiatry Receives Three-Year Suicide Prevention Grants Through a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that was given to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson University was awarded a subcontract, averaging about $70,000 per year for three years, to serve as the training center for a suicide prevention project. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Northern Ireland Has World's Highest Rate Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Northern Ireland has the world's highest recorded rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), ahead of war-hit regions such as Israel and Lebanon, at a yearly cost to the public purse of around £175 million, according to a major report by University of Ulster psychologists and Omagh-based trauma treatment experts. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Working Moms Are Happier And Healthier A report published by The American Psychological Association shows that mothers who maintain their jobs while their children are in infancy and pre-school years are happier and healthier than their more traditional stay at home peers. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| FDA Committee Recommends Approval Of ADASUVE For Bipolar And Schizophrenia The Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee (PDAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend that ADASUVE(TM) (Staccato® loxapine) be approved for use as a single dose in 24 hours. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Link Between Delirium And Patient Isolation A new study finds that patients who are moved into isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium, a potentially dangerous change in mental status that often affects hospital patients. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Mothers With Jobs Report Fewer Symptoms Of Depression, Better Overall Health Mothers with jobs tend to be healthier and happier than moms who stay at home during their children's infancy and pre-school years, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Public Health News | |
| Prevention and Public Health Fund - Don't Approve Cuts, APHA Urges Lawmakers The U.S. house of Representatives is being urged by the American Public Health Association (APHA) to reject a proposal that would significantly reduce the amount of funding the Prevention and Public Health Fund receives. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Just 51% Of US Adults Married Today, Compared To 72% Fifty Years Ago The proportion of American adults who are married today is the lowest ever, according to a new report published by Pew Research. Not only is marriage becoming progressively avoided, the authors added, but also people are waiting longer to tie the traditional knot. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Researcher Studies The Globalization Of Sex Trafficking And The Organizations That Work To Stop It In today's world, human trafficking is not an isolated problem, but a growing global issue. A Kansas State University professor is studying ways that anti-trafficking groups are fighting back. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Link Between Delirium And Patient Isolation A new study finds that patients who are moved into isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium, a potentially dangerous change in mental status that often affects hospital patients. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Hospital Worker Flu Vaccination Rate Increased By Strict Policy A California hospital raised its employee influenza vaccination rate above 90 percent by shifting from a voluntary vaccination program to one mandating all healthcare workers either get vaccinated or wear a mask at work for the entire flu season (December through March). | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| European Commission Grants Marketing Authorization For Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.'s DIFICLIR™ For Use In The EU The European Commission has granted a marketing authorization for DIFICLIR™ (fidaxomicin) tablets to treat adults with Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), also known as C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), in the European Union. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News | |
| Potential To Learn High-Performance Tasks With Little Or No Conscious Effort New research published in the journal Science suggests it may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano, reduce mental stress or hit a curve ball with little or no conscious effort. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Horticulture Improves Heart Rate, Stress Levels Of Mentally Challenged Adults Participation in horticultural activities can improve confidence and social skills, cultivate a positive attitude, and rejuvenate the mind and body. Many studies have emphasized the effects of horticultural activities in relation to physical and psychological rehabilitation, but few have considered the influence of these types of activities on mentally challenged people's autonomic nervous system (ANS) and on the stress hormone cortisol. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| Researchers Discover How Cells Limit Inflammation In Lung Injury Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found in an animal model of acute lung injury a molecular mechanism that allows cells of the immune system to reduce tissue damage from inflammation. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Severe Asthma Attacks Could Be Reduced By Improved Medication Use Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed.Moreover, an asthma attack was only significantly reduced when patients used at least 75 percent of their prescribed dose, according to the study. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| A High Risk Of Recurrence In Some Older Acute-Leukemia Patients Signaled By Gene Mutation Older people with acute myeloid leukemia and normal looking chromosomes in their cancer cells have a higher risk of recurrence if they have mutations in a gene called ASXL1, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Sexual Health / STDs News | |
| Researcher Studies The Globalization Of Sex Trafficking And The Organizations That Work To Stop It In today's world, human trafficking is not an isolated problem, but a growing global issue. A Kansas State University professor is studying ways that anti-trafficking groups are fighting back. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| Quit Smoking With 7 Great Tips With New Year fast approaching, even die hard smokers start to give the habit a second thought. Giving up smoking is one of the more popular resolutions for the holiday season, as we think about ways to make positive changes for the coming year. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Teen Smoking And Drinking Drops, Marijuana Consumption Rises, USA Cigarette and alcohol consumption among 8th, 10th and 12th graders (14, 16 and 18 year olds) are lower than they have ever been since certain records began in 1975, but marijuana and non-medical prescription medication usage has increased, says a new report - "Monitoring the Future" (MTF) - issued by The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Life After Cigarettes Compared with those who continue to smoke, quitters are both happier and more satisfied with their health.Life without cigarettes is not all doom and gloom. In fact, successful quitters are more satisfied with their lives and feel healthier, both one year and three years afterwards, than those who continue to smoke. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Lockout Fallout: Injury Warning To NBA Athletes While the threat of an NBA lockout appears to be over, the wounds may just be beginning. A national sports medicine expert who published an article in a medical journal about the injury ramifications of lockouts, says that NBA players should learn from information analyzed after the NFL lockout. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Statins News | |
| Statins May Help Fight Influenza Findings published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases show that statins, one of the most widely sold drugs today, that are more commonly used for combating high cholesterol levels, may have a new use in helping fight influenza in critically ill patients. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Scientists Have Trouble Accessing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines The promise of stem cell research for drug discovery and cell-based therapies depends on the ability of scientists to acquire stem cell lines for their research.A survey of more than 200 human embryonic stem cell researchers in the United States found that nearly four in ten researchers have faced excessive delay in acquiring a human embryonic stem cell line and that more than one-quarter were unable to acquire a line they wanted to study. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Stroke News | |
| Stroke Risk Driven By Diet Quality And Overeating, Rather Than Individual Nutrients A review published in the special stroke issue of The Lancet Neurology says that many of the numerous studies on stroke prevention have been based on unreliable evidence. The same applies to headlines that have highlighted potential benefits of specific nutrients and foods. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Transplants / Organ Donations News | |
| Shedding Light On Lymphoma Evolution With The Help Of Two Sisters When a 41-year-old woman was diagnosed with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia, she received a bone marrow transplant and subsequent leukocyte infusion from her sister. These treatments controlled her leukemia, but seven years later, both sisters developed follicular lymphoma. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Tropical Diseases News | |
| One Malaria Episode Early In Pregnancy Triples Miscarriage Risk According to the largest study on the effects of malaria and different anti-malarial drugs in early pregnancy to date, just one episode of malaria in the first trimester is linked to a three-fold greater risk of miscarriage. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Bloodstream Malaria Infection Cleared In Mice University of Iowa researchers and colleagues have discovered how malaria manipulates the immune system to allow the parasite to persist in the bloodstream. By rescuing this immune system pathway, the research team was able to cure mice of bloodstream malaria infections. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| How The Body Fights Dengue Fever - New Discovery Worldwide, dengue fever strikes roughly 50 million people every year and takes the lives of thousands, but specific therapies or a vaccine for this mosquito-borne illness remain unavailable. A report in the online journal mBio® describes a new discovery about how the body fights the dengue virus, a finding that could explain differences in the ability to fight off the virus and help in developing a drug to boost this response. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| A New Way To Target Cancer Through Manipulating A Master Switch Responsible For Cancer Cell Growth Scientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell growth.The findings, published in the journal Cancer Cell, reveal how cancer cells grow faster by producing their own blood vessels. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Vascular News | |
| Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Reduces Rate Of Complications Following Deep Vein Thrombosis A study presented at the American Society of Hematology Meeting in San Diego, USA by professor Per Morten Sandset at the Department of Hematology at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet in Oslo, Norway and his team has shown that deep vein thrombosis (DVT) leads to the development of complications (post-thrombotic syndrome) in nearly half of DVT patients. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Agent Responsible For Protection Against Early Stages Of Atherosclerosis Identified 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. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| A New Way To Target Cancer Through Manipulating A Master Switch Responsible For Cancer Cell Growth Scientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell growth.The findings, published in the journal Cancer Cell, reveal how cancer cells grow faster by producing their own blood vessels. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Indoor Tanning Strong Risk Factor For Skin Cancer In Young People Compared to those who have never used it, young people who use indoor tanning have a 69% higher risk of developing a type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma (BCC), according to a new study led by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health in the US that was published online on 12 December in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Researcher Studies The Globalization Of Sex Trafficking And The Organizations That Work To Stop It In today's world, human trafficking is not an isolated problem, but a growing global issue. A Kansas State University professor is studying ways that anti-trafficking groups are fighting back. | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Mothers With Jobs Report Fewer Symptoms Of Depression, Better Overall Health Mothers with jobs tend to be healthier and happier than moms who stay at home during their children's infancy and pre-school years, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. | 14 Dec 2011 |
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