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| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Antipsychotics For Seniors With Dementia - Death Risk The largest Harvard Medical study, thus far, of nursing homes in the U.S., indicates in bmj.com that nursing home residents above the age of 65, who take certain antipsychotic medication for dementia, have a higher risk of mortality. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Researchers Develop An Algorithm To Predict How And When Proteins Misfold Several neurodegenerative diseases - including Alzheimer's and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) - are caused when the body's own proteins fold incorrectly, recruit and convert healthy proteins to the misfolded form, and aggregate in large clumps that gum up the works of the nervous system. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Anxiety / Stress News | |
| Only 9 Percent Of Israeli Firefighters Do Not Exhibit Symptoms Of PTSD A new study on the prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among firefighters in Israel indicates that approximately 90 percent show some form of full or partial symptoms.According to the study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Dr. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News | |
| Disarming The Botulinum Neurotoxin Sanford-Burnham researchers determine the first 3-D structure of the botulinum neurotoxin, together with the protein bodyguard that guides it through the body -- revealing weak spots that could be exploited to develop new counterterrorism measures. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Detecting Down Syndrome Risk - Noninvasive Method Efficient and Accurate Two studies published online, ahead of the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG), show that the risk of a fetus having chromosomal abnormalities that cause Down syndrome, and a genetic disorder known as Edwards syndrome, can now be almost precisely be identified by using a noninvasive test on maternal blood that involves a novel biochemical assay and a new algorithm for analysis. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Exploiting A Weakness In Cancer's Defense System Researchers at the EPFL have identified an important mechanism that could lead to the design of more effective cancer vaccines. Their discovery of a new-found role of the lymphatic system in tumour growth shows how tumours evade detection by using a patient's own immune system. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| The Number Of GP Visits Before Cancer Patients Are Referred To Specialists Examined By Study More than three quarters (77%) of cancer patients who first present to their family doctors (GPs) with suspicious symptoms are referred to hospital after only one or two consultations, a new study has found. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Lower Lung Function And Airflow Obstruction Raise Heart Failure Risk A study published February 25 in the European Journal of Heart Failure, reveals that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are associated with a higher incidence of heart failure According to the researchers of the large population-based study, this link was apparent in individuals who never smoked and was still apparent after adjusting for smoking status and number of years smoking. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Colorectal Cancer News | |
| Confirming The Efficacy Of CT Colonography As A Front Line Colorectal Cancer Screening Tool For Seniors Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, is comparable to standard colonoscopy in its ability to accurately detect cancer and precancerous polyps in people ages 65 and older, according to a paper published online in Radiology. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Depression News | |
| Physical Activity Keeps Workers Mentally Fit Obesity can be a dangerous risk to our physical health, but according to a Tel Aviv University researcher, avoiding the gym can also take a toll on our mental health, leading to depression and greater burnout rates at work. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Discovery Of Genetic Risk For Elevated Arsenic Toxicity One of the first large-scale genomic studies conducted in a developing country has discovered genetic variants that elevate the risk for skin lesions in people chronically exposed to arsenic. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Eye Health / Blindness News | |
| Genes That Enable Diagnosis Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, especially in developed countries, and there is currently no known treatment or cure or for the vast majority of AMD patients. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Genetics News | |
| Researchers Develop An Algorithm To Predict How And When Proteins Misfold Several neurodegenerative diseases - including Alzheimer's and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) - are caused when the body's own proteins fold incorrectly, recruit and convert healthy proteins to the misfolded form, and aggregate in large clumps that gum up the works of the nervous system. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Discovery Of Genetic Risk For Elevated Arsenic Toxicity One of the first large-scale genomic studies conducted in a developing country has discovered genetic variants that elevate the risk for skin lesions in people chronically exposed to arsenic. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Genes That Enable Diagnosis Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, especially in developed countries, and there is currently no known treatment or cure or for the vast majority of AMD patients. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Lower Lung Function And Airflow Obstruction Raise Heart Failure Risk A study published February 25 in the European Journal of Heart Failure, reveals that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are associated with a higher incidence of heart failure According to the researchers of the large population-based study, this link was apparent in individuals who never smoked and was still apparent after adjusting for smoking status and number of years smoking. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| A New Design Strategy For The Development Of Vaccines For HIV HIV has eluded vaccine-makers for thirty years, in part due to the virus' extreme ability to mutate. Physical scientists and clinical virologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Ragon Institute in Cambridge, Mass. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| A New Design Strategy For The Development Of Vaccines For HIV HIV has eluded vaccine-makers for thirty years, in part due to the virus' extreme ability to mutate. Physical scientists and clinical virologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Ragon Institute in Cambridge, Mass. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Exploiting A Weakness In Cancer's Defense System Researchers at the EPFL have identified an important mechanism that could lead to the design of more effective cancer vaccines. Their discovery of a new-found role of the lymphatic system in tumour growth shows how tumours evade detection by using a patient's own immune system. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Disarming The Botulinum Neurotoxin Sanford-Burnham researchers determine the first 3-D structure of the botulinum neurotoxin, together with the protein bodyguard that guides it through the body -- revealing weak spots that could be exploited to develop new counterterrorism measures. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Lymphology/Lymphedema News | |
| Exploiting A Weakness In Cancer's Defense System Researchers at the EPFL have identified an important mechanism that could lead to the design of more effective cancer vaccines. Their discovery of a new-found role of the lymphatic system in tumour growth shows how tumours evade detection by using a patient's own immune system. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Physical Activity Keeps Workers Mentally Fit Obesity can be a dangerous risk to our physical health, but according to a Tel Aviv University researcher, avoiding the gym can also take a toll on our mental health, leading to depression and greater burnout rates at work. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Muscular Dystrophy / ALS News | |
| Researchers Develop An Algorithm To Predict How And When Proteins Misfold Several neurodegenerative diseases - including Alzheimer's and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) - are caused when the body's own proteins fold incorrectly, recruit and convert healthy proteins to the misfolded form, and aggregate in large clumps that gum up the works of the nervous system. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Stem Cell Development Triggers Memory Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain cells can both remember new memories while also maintaining older ones. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Survival Circuits In Animal Brains: What Can They Tell Us About Human Emotion? New York University neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, author of "The Emotional Brain", has come up with a new theory called "the survival circuit concept" that he outlines in Wednesday's issue of the journal Neuron. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Citrus Fruits May Help Women Reduce Risk Of Stroke Eating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women's risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the UK that was published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association on Thursday. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Physical Activity Keeps Workers Mentally Fit Obesity can be a dangerous risk to our physical health, but according to a Tel Aviv University researcher, avoiding the gym can also take a toll on our mental health, leading to depression and greater burnout rates at work. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Detecting Down Syndrome Risk - Noninvasive Method Efficient and Accurate Two studies published online, ahead of the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG), show that the risk of a fetus having chromosomal abnormalities that cause Down syndrome, and a genetic disorder known as Edwards syndrome, can now be almost precisely be identified by using a noninvasive test on maternal blood that involves a novel biochemical assay and a new algorithm for analysis. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| The Number Of GP Visits Before Cancer Patients Are Referred To Specialists Examined By Study More than three quarters (77%) of cancer patients who first present to their family doctors (GPs) with suspicious symptoms are referred to hospital after only one or two consultations, a new study has found. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Antipsychotics For Seniors With Dementia - Death Risk The largest Harvard Medical study, thus far, of nursing homes in the U.S., indicates in bmj.com that nursing home residents above the age of 65, who take certain antipsychotic medication for dementia, have a higher risk of mortality. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Only 9 Percent Of Israeli Firefighters Do Not Exhibit Symptoms Of PTSD A new study on the prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among firefighters in Israel indicates that approximately 90 percent show some form of full or partial symptoms.According to the study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Dr. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Survival Circuits In Animal Brains: What Can They Tell Us About Human Emotion? New York University neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, author of "The Emotional Brain", has come up with a new theory called "the survival circuit concept" that he outlines in Wednesday's issue of the journal Neuron. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Public Health News | |
| Only 9 Percent Of Israeli Firefighters Do Not Exhibit Symptoms Of PTSD A new study on the prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among firefighters in Israel indicates that approximately 90 percent show some form of full or partial symptoms.According to the study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Dr. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Disarming The Botulinum Neurotoxin Sanford-Burnham researchers determine the first 3-D structure of the botulinum neurotoxin, together with the protein bodyguard that guides it through the body -- revealing weak spots that could be exploited to develop new counterterrorism measures. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| The Number Of GP Visits Before Cancer Patients Are Referred To Specialists Examined By Study More than three quarters (77%) of cancer patients who first present to their family doctors (GPs) with suspicious symptoms are referred to hospital after only one or two consultations, a new study has found. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News | |
| Confirming The Efficacy Of CT Colonography As A Front Line Colorectal Cancer Screening Tool For Seniors Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, is comparable to standard colonoscopy in its ability to accurately detect cancer and precancerous polyps in people ages 65 and older, according to a paper published online in Radiology. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| Lower Lung Function And Airflow Obstruction Raise Heart Failure Risk A study published February 25 in the European Journal of Heart Failure, reveals that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are associated with a higher incidence of heart failure According to the researchers of the large population-based study, this link was apparent in individuals who never smoked and was still apparent after adjusting for smoking status and number of years smoking. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| Antipsychotics For Seniors With Dementia - Death Risk The largest Harvard Medical study, thus far, of nursing homes in the U.S., indicates in bmj.com that nursing home residents above the age of 65, who take certain antipsychotic medication for dementia, have a higher risk of mortality. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Confirming The Efficacy Of CT Colonography As A Front Line Colorectal Cancer Screening Tool For Seniors Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, is comparable to standard colonoscopy in its ability to accurately detect cancer and precancerous polyps in people ages 65 and older, according to a paper published online in Radiology. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Stem Cell Development Triggers Memory Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain cells can both remember new memories while also maintaining older ones. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Stem Cell Development Triggers Memory Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain cells can both remember new memories while also maintaining older ones. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Stroke News | |
| Citrus Fruits May Help Women Reduce Risk Of Stroke Eating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women's risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the UK that was published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association on Thursday. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Nighttime Or Daily Dialysis May Improve Patients' Health And Survival Frequent and longer dialysis treatments may provide more benefits for patients than conventional dialysis treatments, according to several studies appearing in upcoming issues of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News | |
| Discovery Of Genetic Risk For Elevated Arsenic Toxicity One of the first large-scale genomic studies conducted in a developing country has discovered genetic variants that elevate the risk for skin lesions in people chronically exposed to arsenic. | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Citrus Fruits May Help Women Reduce Risk Of Stroke Eating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women's risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the UK that was published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association on Thursday. | 25 Feb 2012 |
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