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| Abortion News | |
| Misoprostol Lowers Risk Of Complications In Abortions A new study, published Online First in The Lancet , reports that major complications during early surgical abortions are reduced by nearly a third in comparison with placebo, if the cervix is prepared with misoprostol. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| LSD To Treat Alcoholism? New Look At Old Data Says It Works Scientists from Norway have pooled and re-analyzed data from old trials that tested lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for the treatment of alcoholism and concluded that a single dose of the psychedelic drug was effective in decreasing alcohol misuse. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Brain's Natural Resistance To Drugs May Offer Clues To Treating Addition A single injection of cocaine or methamphetamine in mice caused their brains to put the brakes on neurons that generate sensations of pleasure, and these cellular changes lasted for at least a week, according to research by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Donepezil For Treatment Of Moderate To Severe Alzheimer's A new study, published in New England Journal of Medicine, conducted by Professor Robert Howard at the King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, and funded by the Alzheimer's Society and the Medical Research Council, reveals that the drug donepezil, used for the treatment of dementia and mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease, which targets 750,000 people around the world, may be effective in treating patients with moderate to severe cases, as well. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Memory Improved In Mouse Model Of Alzheimer's Disease Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of Cincinnati, and American Life Science Pharmaceuticals of San Diego have validated the protease cathepsin B (CatB) as a target for improving memory deficits and reducing the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in an animal model representative of most AD patients. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Anxiety / Stress News | |
| Exploring The Role Of The SRY Gene In Male Fight-Or-Flight Response The pulse quickens, the heart pounds and adrenalin courses through the veins, but in stressful situations is our reaction controlled by our genes, and does it differ between the sexes? Australian scientists, writing in BioEssays, believe the SRY gene, which directs male development, may promote aggression and other traditionally male behavioural traits resulting in the fight-or-flight reaction to stress. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Memory Impaired By Chronic Stress Anyone who has ever been subject to chronic stress knows that it can take a toll on emotions and the ability to think clearly. Now, new research uncovers a neural mechanism that directly links repeated stress with impaired memory. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Autism News | |
| Untangling The Genetic Roots Of Autism With the "Refrigerator Mother" notion about the cause of autism a distant and discredited memory, scientists are making remarkable progress in untangling the genetic roots of the condition, which affects millions of children and adults, according to an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Measuring Metabolites In Living Cells - New Tool Developed A new study, published in the March 9 issue of Science , reveals that by engineering cells to express a modified RNA called "Spinach", researchers from the Weill Cornell Medical College have advanced in reproducing small-molecule metabolites, i. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| New Study Clarifies Crystal Structure Of Archael Chromatin Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan have clarified for the first time how chromatin in archaea, one of the three evolutionary branches of organisms in nature, binds to DNA. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| Hope For Children With Life-Threatening Bone Disorder Hypophosphatasia Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, working with Shriners Hospital for Children and other institutions, have identified a promising new treatment for a rare and sometimes life-threatening bone disorder that can affect infants and young children. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Catch-Up Growth By Various Diets And Resveratrol Intervention And The Effect On Bone Status Although many current studies focused on catch up growth (CUG) have described its high susceptibility to insulin resistance-related diseases very few have focused on the effect of CUG on bone metabolism, especially in adulthood. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| New Way To Study Liver Cancer Created By Wilmot Researchers Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center's James P. Wilmot Cancer Center have made significant strides in the study of a primary cancer of the liver - Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC), also called biliary tract cancer. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Research Sheds Light On Cancer Of The Appendix Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have demonstrated that cancer of the appendix is different than colon cancer, a distinction that could lead to more effective treatments for both diseases. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| New Study Clarifies Crystal Structure Of Archael Chromatin Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan have clarified for the first time how chromatin in archaea, one of the three evolutionary branches of organisms in nature, binds to DNA. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Following Local Radiation Treatment, Rare Medical Phenomenon Of Systemic Tumor Disappearance Reported In A Patient With Metastatic Melanoma A rarely seen phenomenon in cancer patients - in which focused radiation to the site of one tumor is associated with the disappearance of metastatic tumors all over the body - has been reported in a patient with melanoma treated with the immunotherapeutic agent ipilimumab (Yervoy™). | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Heart Disease Stem Cell Therapies - Development Must Come From Several Specialties The first paper in this week's Lancet Series on stem cells, states that it has never been more crucial to use opportunities for collaborating on a multidisciplinary level, in order to realize the development of effective regenerative treatments for heart disease, than now. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Atherosclerosis Progression Halted By Metformin In HIV-Infected Patients Treatment with the common diabetes drug metformin appears to prevent progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients infected with HIV. In a presentation at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers reported that study participants receiving daily doses of metformin had essentially no progression of coronary artery calcification during the year-long study period, while participants receiving a placebo had calcium increases of up to 50 percent. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News | |
| Doing Away With Anti-Rejection Medication New ongoing research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests organ transplant recipients may not require anti-rejection medication in the future thanks to the power of stem cells, which may prove to be able to be manipulated in mismatched kidney donor and recipient pairs to allow for successful transplantation without immunosuppressive drugs. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Safe And Effective New Treatment For Depression Stimulating the brain with a weak electrical current is a safe and effective treatment for depression and could have other surprise benefits for the body and mind, a major Australian study of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has found. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Colorectal Cancer News | |
| Bowel Cancer - New Clinical Guidelines The new clinical guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of bowel cancer have been published by the Cancer Council Australia. Dr. Cameron Bell, Chair of the Surveillance Colonoscopy Guidelines Working Party, says that the guidelines offer proven information that assists practitioners in deciding when a surveillance colonoscopy is required. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Research Sheds Light On Cancer Of The Appendix Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have demonstrated that cancer of the appendix is different than colon cancer, a distinction that could lead to more effective treatments for both diseases. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| High-Fat Diets Increase Colon Cancer Risk Epidemiologists have long warned that, in addition to causing obesity, eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer. Now, researchers at Temple University have established a link that may explain why. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| COPD News | |
| Risk Of Hospital Readmissions For COPD Patients Increased By Excessive Cured Meat Consumption An excessive intake of cured meats, such as salami, chorizo and bacon, can increase readmission to hospital for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study by Spanish researchers from the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) in Barcelona. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Crohn's / IBD News | |
| Study Finds Five Genetic Mutations Associated To Increased Risk For Crohn's Disease In Jews Of Eastern European Descent Five new genetic variants linked to Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines) in Jewish people of Eastern European descent (Ashkenazi Jews), have been identified by a team of researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Dentistry News | |
| Killing Candida With Mouthwash Containing Silver Nanoparticles Yeasts which cause hard-to-treat mouth infections are killed using silver nanoparticles in the laboratory, scientists have found. These yeast infections, caused by Candida albicans and Candida glabrata target the young, old and immuno-compromised. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Depression News | |
| An Urgent Need For More Effective Treatments For Adolescent Depression More than 2 million teenagers suffer from depression in the U.S. Recent drug warnings and study results have led to increased controversy surrounding the treatment of adolescent depression. A state-of-the-art issue reporting on the latest research findings on antidepressant medications combined with appropriate therapeutic strategies has been published by Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Safe And Effective New Treatment For Depression Stimulating the brain with a weak electrical current is a safe and effective treatment for depression and could have other surprise benefits for the body and mind, a major Australian study of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has found. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Skin Tone Linked To Fruit And Veg Consumption Most people know eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables is good for long term health, but unfortunately, not that many actually consume the recommended daily amount. Now scientists at the University of St Andrews in the UK are hoping to appeal to another motivator: vanity. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Diabetes News | |
| Atherosclerosis Progression Halted By Metformin In HIV-Infected Patients Treatment with the common diabetes drug metformin appears to prevent progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients infected with HIV. In a presentation at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers reported that study participants receiving daily doses of metformin had essentially no progression of coronary artery calcification during the year-long study period, while participants receiving a placebo had calcium increases of up to 50 percent. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Key Molecule Targeted To Reverse Kidney Damage In Mice In findings that may lead to clinical trials of a promising new drug for kidney disease, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and their colleagues have identified a key molecular player and shown how a targeted experimental drug can reverse kidney damage in mouse models of diabetes, high blood pressure, genetic kidney disease, and other kidney injuries. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat News | |
| Persistent Tinnitus Relieved By Internet-Based Self-Help Training Those suffering from nagging tinnitus can benefit from internet-based therapy just as much as patients who take part in group therapy sessions. These are the findings of a German-Swedish study in which patients with moderate to severe tinnitus tried out various forms of therapy over a ten-week period. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Endocrinology News | |
| Cushing's Disease Symptoms, Cortisol Levels, Reduced By Experimental Drug A new investigational drug significantly reduced urinary cortisol levels and improved symptoms of Cushing's disease in the largest clinical study of this endocrine disorder ever conducted. Results of the clinical trial conducted at centers on four continents appear in the New England Journal of Medicine and show that treatment with pasireotide cut cortisol secretion an average of 50 percent and returned some patient's levels to normal. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Eye Health / Blindness News | |
| Managing Glaucoma - Home Measurements Of Eye Pressure In Children Effective Large changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), also known as the pressure within the eye, in patients with glaucoma, tends to be associated with a progression of the disease that can result in permanent damage to a person's optic nerve and their vision. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| How A Bacterial Pathogen Breaks Down Barriers To Enter And Infect Cells Scientists from the Schepens Eye Research Institute, a subsidiary of Mass. Eye and Ear and affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that a bacterial pathogen can literally mow down protective molecules, known as mucins, on mucus membranes to enter and infect a part of the body. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Glaucoma Characterized In New Research As A Neurologic Disorder Rather Than Eye Disease A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease known as the "sneak thief of sight." A review now available in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports that some top researchers no longer think of glaucoma solely as an eye disease. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Glaucoma Management In Children May Be Improved By Home Measurement Of Eye Pressure Measurement of pressure within the eye, or intraocular pressure (IOP), is known to fluctuate throughout the day, and wide swings in patients with glaucoma are believed to be related to the progression of the disease, which can cause permanent damage to the optic nerve and vision. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| Bowel Cancer - New Clinical Guidelines The new clinical guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of bowel cancer have been published by the Cancer Council Australia. Dr. Cameron Bell, Chair of the Surveillance Colonoscopy Guidelines Working Party, says that the guidelines offer proven information that assists practitioners in deciding when a surveillance colonoscopy is required. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Genetics News | |
| Study Finds Five Genetic Mutations Associated To Increased Risk For Crohn's Disease In Jews Of Eastern European Descent Five new genetic variants linked to Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines) in Jewish people of Eastern European descent (Ashkenazi Jews), have been identified by a team of researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Untangling The Genetic Roots Of Autism With the "Refrigerator Mother" notion about the cause of autism a distant and discredited memory, scientists are making remarkable progress in untangling the genetic roots of the condition, which affects millions of children and adults, according to an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| New Study Clarifies Crystal Structure Of Archael Chromatin Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan have clarified for the first time how chromatin in archaea, one of the three evolutionary branches of organisms in nature, binds to DNA. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Exploring The Role Of The SRY Gene In Male Fight-Or-Flight Response The pulse quickens, the heart pounds and adrenalin courses through the veins, but in stressful situations is our reaction controlled by our genes, and does it differ between the sexes? Australian scientists, writing in BioEssays, believe the SRY gene, which directs male development, may promote aggression and other traditionally male behavioural traits resulting in the fight-or-flight reaction to stress. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Hearing / Deafness News | |
| Persistent Tinnitus Relieved By Internet-Based Self-Help Training Those suffering from nagging tinnitus can benefit from internet-based therapy just as much as patients who take part in group therapy sessions. These are the findings of a German-Swedish study in which patients with moderate to severe tinnitus tried out various forms of therapy over a ten-week period. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| In Songbird Model, Deafening Found To Affect Vocal Nerve Cells Within Hours Portions of a songbird's brain that control how it sings have been shown to decay within 24 hours of the animal losing its hearing.The findings, by researchers at Duke University Medical Center, show that deafness penetrates much more rapidly and deeply into the brain than previously thought. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Heart Disease Stem Cell Therapies - Development Must Come From Several Specialties The first paper in this week's Lancet Series on stem cells, states that it has never been more crucial to use opportunities for collaborating on a multidisciplinary level, in order to realize the development of effective regenerative treatments for heart disease, than now. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Atherosclerosis Progression Halted By Metformin In HIV-Infected Patients Treatment with the common diabetes drug metformin appears to prevent progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients infected with HIV. In a presentation at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers reported that study participants receiving daily doses of metformin had essentially no progression of coronary artery calcification during the year-long study period, while participants receiving a placebo had calcium increases of up to 50 percent. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| HIV/AIDS Vaccine Shows Long-Term Protection Against Multiple Exposures In Nonhuman Primates An Atlanta research collaboration may be one step closer to finding a vaccine that will provide long-lasting protection against repeated exposures to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Scientists at Emory University and GeoVax Labs, Inc. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| After Stopping Antiretroviral Therapy, Interferon Decreases HIV-1 Levels, Controls Virus A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by The Wistar Institute, has announced the results of a clinical trial that shows how the immune system can engage in fighting HIV infection if given the right boost. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Hypertension News | |
| Key Molecule Targeted To Reverse Kidney Damage In Mice In findings that may lead to clinical trials of a promising new drug for kidney disease, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and their colleagues have identified a key molecular player and shown how a targeted experimental drug can reverse kidney damage in mouse models of diabetes, high blood pressure, genetic kidney disease, and other kidney injuries. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| After Stopping Antiretroviral Therapy, Interferon Decreases HIV-1 Levels, Controls Virus A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by The Wistar Institute, has announced the results of a clinical trial that shows how the immune system can engage in fighting HIV infection if given the right boost. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| How A Bacterial Pathogen Breaks Down Barriers To Enter And Infect Cells Scientists from the Schepens Eye Research Institute, a subsidiary of Mass. Eye and Ear and affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that a bacterial pathogen can literally mow down protective molecules, known as mucins, on mucus membranes to enter and infect a part of the body. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Killing Candida With Mouthwash Containing Silver Nanoparticles Yeasts which cause hard-to-treat mouth infections are killed using silver nanoparticles in the laboratory, scientists have found. These yeast infections, caused by Candida albicans and Candida glabrata target the young, old and immuno-compromised. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Faster, Cheaper Diagnostic Device For Detecting Infectious Diseases An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging from life-threatening immune deficiencies to the common cold, according to its inventors at the Stanford University School of Medicine. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| The Brain Primed For Aggression By Physical Violence In The Media Research over the past few decades has shown that viewing physical violence in the media can increase aggression in adults and children. But a new study, co-authored by an Iowa State University psychology professor, has also found that onscreen relational aggression - including social exclusion, gossip and emotional bullying - may prime the brain for aggression. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Persistent Tinnitus Relieved By Internet-Based Self-Help Training Those suffering from nagging tinnitus can benefit from internet-based therapy just as much as patients who take part in group therapy sessions. These are the findings of a German-Swedish study in which patients with moderate to severe tinnitus tried out various forms of therapy over a ten-week period. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| 'Cyberloafing' More Prevalent After Switch To Daylight Saving Time The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to their work, resulting in potentially massive productivity losses, according to researchers. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Using Self-Assembling Human Blood, Milk, And Mucus Proteins To Build Next Generation Technology Silicon, a semi-conducting element, is the basis of most modern technology, including cellular phones and computers. But according to Tel Aviv University researchers, this material is quickly becoming outdated in an industry producing ever-smaller products that are less harmful to the environment. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Liver Disease / Hepatitis News | |
| NICE Recommends Unrestricted Access To 'Victrelis'® (boceprevir) When Used Within The Licensed Indication In the UK, about 216,000 people suffer from a chronic infection of hepatitis C.5. The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has just issued a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) for recommending 'Victrelis'® (boceprevir), in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin ('dual therapy'), as a treatment option for adults with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C (CHC), with compensated liver disease who had no previous treatment, or for those who were unreceptive to other treatments. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| New Way To Study Liver Cancer Created By Wilmot Researchers Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center's James P. Wilmot Cancer Center have made significant strides in the study of a primary cancer of the liver - Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC), also called biliary tract cancer. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News | |
| First 'Theranostic' Treatment For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed the first "theranostic" agent for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). ALL is the most common type of childhood cancer diagnosed in approximately 5,000 new cases each year in the United States. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Using Self-Assembling Human Blood, Milk, And Mucus Proteins To Build Next Generation Technology Silicon, a semi-conducting element, is the basis of most modern technology, including cellular phones and computers. But according to Tel Aviv University researchers, this material is quickly becoming outdated in an industry producing ever-smaller products that are less harmful to the environment. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Faster, Cheaper Diagnostic Device For Detecting Infectious Diseases An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging from life-threatening immune deficiencies to the common cold, according to its inventors at the Stanford University School of Medicine. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Glaucoma Management In Children May Be Improved By Home Measurement Of Eye Pressure Measurement of pressure within the eye, or intraocular pressure (IOP), is known to fluctuate throughout the day, and wide swings in patients with glaucoma are believed to be related to the progression of the disease, which can cause permanent damage to the optic nerve and vision. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Melanoma / Skin Cancer News | |
| Following Local Radiation Treatment, Rare Medical Phenomenon Of Systemic Tumor Disappearance Reported In A Patient With Metastatic Melanoma A rarely seen phenomenon in cancer patients - in which focused radiation to the site of one tumor is associated with the disappearance of metastatic tumors all over the body - has been reported in a patient with melanoma treated with the immunotherapeutic agent ipilimumab (Yervoy™). | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Men's health News | |
| Sperm Can Do Calculus! Sperm have only one aim: to find the egg. The egg supports sperm in their quest by emitting attractants that induce changes in the calcium level inside sperm. Calcium ions determine the beating pattern of the sperm tail which enables sperm to steer. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Exploring The Role Of The SRY Gene In Male Fight-Or-Flight Response The pulse quickens, the heart pounds and adrenalin courses through the veins, but in stressful situations is our reaction controlled by our genes, and does it differ between the sexes? Australian scientists, writing in BioEssays, believe the SRY gene, which directs male development, may promote aggression and other traditionally male behavioural traits resulting in the fight-or-flight reaction to stress. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Report On Mental Health Care Identifies Need For Research On Immigrants, Not Just Ethnic Minority Populations The methods psychologists and other health-care providers are using to treat immigrants to the United States need to be better tailored to deal with their specific cultures and needs, according to a task force report released by the American Psychological Association. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Memory Impaired By Chronic Stress Anyone who has ever been subject to chronic stress knows that it can take a toll on emotions and the ability to think clearly. Now, new research uncovers a neural mechanism that directly links repeated stress with impaired memory. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| MRI / PET / Ultrasound News | |
| Unnecessary Imaging Tests - Strategies Needed To Address This One of the main reasons for higher healthcare cost is imaging, for instance, tomographies. A new study published online, in advance of the April issue of The American Journal of Medicine , shows that doctors use head computed tomography (CT) scans in a significant variety of ways, even within a single emergency department. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Women With Breast Pain Unlikely To Benefit From Breast Imaging Tests Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that women with breast pain who receive imaging (mammograms, MRIs or ultrasounds) as part of breast pain evaluation, undergo follow-up diagnostic testing, but do not gain benefit from these additional studies. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| APG101 Pase II Trial With Glioblastoma Patients - Meets Primary Endpoint Apogenix GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company, has announced that APG101, designed for the 2nd line treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), has met its primary endpoint 6 months after the follow-up of the last treated patient. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Consuming Berries Benefits The Brain Strong scientific evidence exists that eating blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and other berry fruits has beneficial effects on the brain and may help prevent age-related memory loss and other changes, scientists report. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Immature Brains May Be Responsible For Selfishness In Children A new study suggests that age-associated improvements in the ability to consider the preferences of others are linked with maturation of a brain region involved in self control. The findings, published by Cell Press in the journal Neuron, may help to explain why young children often struggle to control selfish impulses, even when they know better, and could impact educational strategies designed to promote successful social behavior. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Glaucoma Characterized In New Research As A Neurologic Disorder Rather Than Eye Disease A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease known as the "sneak thief of sight." A review now available in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports that some top researchers no longer think of glaucoma solely as an eye disease. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| In Songbird Model, Deafening Found To Affect Vocal Nerve Cells Within Hours Portions of a songbird's brain that control how it sings have been shown to decay within 24 hours of the animal losing its hearing.The findings, by researchers at Duke University Medical Center, show that deafness penetrates much more rapidly and deeply into the brain than previously thought. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| No Cancer Warning Labels For Coke And Pepsi Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola and other generic Cola drinks use caramel to create the dark brown color. However, the cooking process to create the caramel tends to form a chemical known as 4-methylimidazole, which has been shown to be carcinogenic. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Skin Tone Linked To Fruit And Veg Consumption Most people know eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables is good for long term health, but unfortunately, not that many actually consume the recommended daily amount. Now scientists at the University of St Andrews in the UK are hoping to appeal to another motivator: vanity. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Consuming Berries Benefits The Brain Strong scientific evidence exists that eating blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and other berry fruits has beneficial effects on the brain and may help prevent age-related memory loss and other changes, scientists report. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Catch-Up Growth By Various Diets And Resveratrol Intervention And The Effect On Bone Status Although many current studies focused on catch up growth (CUG) have described its high susceptibility to insulin resistance-related diseases very few have focused on the effect of CUG on bone metabolism, especially in adulthood. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| High-Fat Diets Increase Colon Cancer Risk Epidemiologists have long warned that, in addition to causing obesity, eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer. Now, researchers at Temple University have established a link that may explain why. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Risk Of Hospital Readmissions For COPD Patients Increased By Excessive Cured Meat Consumption An excessive intake of cured meats, such as salami, chorizo and bacon, can increase readmission to hospital for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study by Spanish researchers from the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) in Barcelona. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| The Importance Of Fruit And Vegetable Consumption Fruit and vegetable consumption is correlated with changes in skin redness and yellowness, as reported in the open access journal PLoS ONE.The researchers, led by Ross Whitehead and David Perrett of the University of St. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Can Fat Cells Be Taught To Burn Calories? In the war against obesity, one's own fat cells may seem an unlikely ally, but new research from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) suggests ordinary fat cells can be reengineered to burn calories. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| High-Fat Diets Increase Colon Cancer Risk Epidemiologists have long warned that, in addition to causing obesity, eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer. Now, researchers at Temple University have established a link that may explain why. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Pain / Anesthetics News | |
| Women With Breast Pain Unlikely To Benefit From Breast Imaging Tests Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that women with breast pain who receive imaging (mammograms, MRIs or ultrasounds) as part of breast pain evaluation, undergo follow-up diagnostic testing, but do not gain benefit from these additional studies. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Safe And Effective New Treatment For Depression Stimulating the brain with a weak electrical current is a safe and effective treatment for depression and could have other surprise benefits for the body and mind, a major Australian study of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has found. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Managing Glaucoma - Home Measurements Of Eye Pressure In Children Effective Large changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), also known as the pressure within the eye, in patients with glaucoma, tends to be associated with a progression of the disease that can result in permanent damage to a person's optic nerve and their vision. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| First 'Theranostic' Treatment For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed the first "theranostic" agent for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). ALL is the most common type of childhood cancer diagnosed in approximately 5,000 new cases each year in the United States. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| An Urgent Need For More Effective Treatments For Adolescent Depression More than 2 million teenagers suffer from depression in the U.S. Recent drug warnings and study results have led to increased controversy surrounding the treatment of adolescent depression. A state-of-the-art issue reporting on the latest research findings on antidepressant medications combined with appropriate therapeutic strategies has been published by Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Hope For Children With Life-Threatening Bone Disorder Hypophosphatasia Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, working with Shriners Hospital for Children and other institutions, have identified a promising new treatment for a rare and sometimes life-threatening bone disorder that can affect infants and young children. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Immature Brains May Be Responsible For Selfishness In Children A new study suggests that age-associated improvements in the ability to consider the preferences of others are linked with maturation of a brain region involved in self control. The findings, published by Cell Press in the journal Neuron, may help to explain why young children often struggle to control selfish impulses, even when they know better, and could impact educational strategies designed to promote successful social behavior. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Glaucoma Management In Children May Be Improved By Home Measurement Of Eye Pressure Measurement of pressure within the eye, or intraocular pressure (IOP), is known to fluctuate throughout the day, and wide swings in patients with glaucoma are believed to be related to the progression of the disease, which can cause permanent damage to the optic nerve and vision. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| Conflict Among Senior Doctors Caused By Obstinate Government, Says Consultants Leader The Chairman of the BMA's Consultants Committee stated that even though hospital consultants' top priority is to improve patient care, they have been forced to fight two battles at the same time, namely England's Health and Social Care Bill and the breach of an agreement on their pensions. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Prostate / Prostate Cancer News | |
| Study Unblinded: ZYTIGA® (abiraterone Acetate) Plus..... A new statement by Janssen Research & Development, LLC states that they have unblinded the Phase 3 study, COU-AA-302, which shows that ZYTIGA® (abiraterone acetate) when taken in coordination with prednisone is effective in treating mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic patients who are suffering from metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and have not gone through chemotherapy. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Brain's Natural Resistance To Drugs May Offer Clues To Treating Addition A single injection of cocaine or methamphetamine in mice caused their brains to put the brakes on neurons that generate sensations of pleasure, and these cellular changes lasted for at least a week, according to research by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Report On Mental Health Care Identifies Need For Research On Immigrants, Not Just Ethnic Minority Populations The methods psychologists and other health-care providers are using to treat immigrants to the United States need to be better tailored to deal with their specific cultures and needs, according to a task force report released by the American Psychological Association. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| The Brain Primed For Aggression By Physical Violence In The Media Research over the past few decades has shown that viewing physical violence in the media can increase aggression in adults and children. But a new study, co-authored by an Iowa State University psychology professor, has also found that onscreen relational aggression - including social exclusion, gossip and emotional bullying - may prime the brain for aggression. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Immature Brains May Be Responsible For Selfishness In Children A new study suggests that age-associated improvements in the ability to consider the preferences of others are linked with maturation of a brain region involved in self control. The findings, published by Cell Press in the journal Neuron, may help to explain why young children often struggle to control selfish impulses, even when they know better, and could impact educational strategies designed to promote successful social behavior. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Memory Impaired By Chronic Stress Anyone who has ever been subject to chronic stress knows that it can take a toll on emotions and the ability to think clearly. Now, new research uncovers a neural mechanism that directly links repeated stress with impaired memory. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Public Health News | |
| Daylight Savings Affects Some People's Overall Health With Daylight Savings approaching, some are excited for the start of longer and warmer days, while others are only thinking of the fact that this Sunday, Daylight Savings, they will lose an hour of sleep. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Report On Mental Health Care Identifies Need For Research On Immigrants, Not Just Ethnic Minority Populations The methods psychologists and other health-care providers are using to treat immigrants to the United States need to be better tailored to deal with their specific cultures and needs, according to a task force report released by the American Psychological Association. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| 'Cyberloafing' More Prevalent After Switch To Daylight Saving Time The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to their work, resulting in potentially massive productivity losses, according to researchers. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Using Self-Assembling Human Blood, Milk, And Mucus Proteins To Build Next Generation Technology Silicon, a semi-conducting element, is the basis of most modern technology, including cellular phones and computers. But according to Tel Aviv University researchers, this material is quickly becoming outdated in an industry producing ever-smaller products that are less harmful to the environment. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News | |
| Following Local Radiation Treatment, Rare Medical Phenomenon Of Systemic Tumor Disappearance Reported In A Patient With Metastatic Melanoma A rarely seen phenomenon in cancer patients - in which focused radiation to the site of one tumor is associated with the disappearance of metastatic tumors all over the body - has been reported in a patient with melanoma treated with the immunotherapeutic agent ipilimumab (Yervoy™). | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Sexual Health / STDs News | |
| Sperm Can Do Calculus! Sperm have only one aim: to find the egg. The egg supports sperm in their quest by emitting attractants that induce changes in the calcium level inside sperm. Calcium ions determine the beating pattern of the sperm tail which enables sperm to steer. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| Daylight Savings Affects Some People's Overall Health With Daylight Savings approaching, some are excited for the start of longer and warmer days, while others are only thinking of the fact that this Sunday, Daylight Savings, they will lose an hour of sleep. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| 'Cyberloafing' More Prevalent After Switch To Daylight Saving Time The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to their work, resulting in potentially massive productivity losses, according to researchers. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Heart Disease Stem Cell Therapies - Development Must Come From Several Specialties The first paper in this week's Lancet Series on stem cells, states that it has never been more crucial to use opportunities for collaborating on a multidisciplinary level, in order to realize the development of effective regenerative treatments for heart disease, than now. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Doing Away With Anti-Rejection Medication New ongoing research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests organ transplant recipients may not require anti-rejection medication in the future thanks to the power of stem cells, which may prove to be able to be manipulated in mismatched kidney donor and recipient pairs to allow for successful transplantation without immunosuppressive drugs. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Transplants / Organ Donations News | |
| Engineering Organs To Solve Donor Shortage The second paper of this week's Lancet series on stem cells, reports on a possible solution to the organ donor crisis by using a new technique, whereby a patient's own stem cells are inserted into an artificial scaffold where they turn into a fully functional organ. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Doing Away With Anti-Rejection Medication New ongoing research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests organ transplant recipients may not require anti-rejection medication in the future thanks to the power of stem cells, which may prove to be able to be manipulated in mismatched kidney donor and recipient pairs to allow for successful transplantation without immunosuppressive drugs. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Key Molecule Targeted To Reverse Kidney Damage In Mice In findings that may lead to clinical trials of a promising new drug for kidney disease, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and their colleagues have identified a key molecular player and shown how a targeted experimental drug can reverse kidney damage in mouse models of diabetes, high blood pressure, genetic kidney disease, and other kidney injuries. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Veterinary News | |
| HIV/AIDS Vaccine Shows Long-Term Protection Against Multiple Exposures In Nonhuman Primates An Atlanta research collaboration may be one step closer to finding a vaccine that will provide long-lasting protection against repeated exposures to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Scientists at Emory University and GeoVax Labs, Inc. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| The Brain Primed For Aggression By Physical Violence In The Media Research over the past few decades has shown that viewing physical violence in the media can increase aggression in adults and children. But a new study, co-authored by an Iowa State University psychology professor, has also found that onscreen relational aggression - including social exclusion, gossip and emotional bullying - may prime the brain for aggression. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Women With Breast Pain Unlikely To Benefit From Breast Imaging Tests Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that women with breast pain who receive imaging (mammograms, MRIs or ultrasounds) as part of breast pain evaluation, undergo follow-up diagnostic testing, but do not gain benefit from these additional studies. | 09 Mar 2012 |
| Cushing's Disease Symptoms, Cortisol Levels, Reduced By Experimental Drug A new investigational drug significantly reduced urinary cortisol levels and improved symptoms of Cushing's disease in the largest clinical study of this endocrine disorder ever conducted. Results of the clinical trial conducted at centers on four continents appear in the New England Journal of Medicine and show that treatment with pasireotide cut cortisol secretion an average of 50 percent and returned some patient's levels to normal. | 09 Mar 2012 |
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