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| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Risk And Severity Of Liver Disease Reduced By Modest Alcohol Consumption People with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) who consume alcohol in modest amounts - no more than one or two servings per day - are half as likely to develop hepatitis as non-drinkers with the same condition, reports a national team of scientists led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Allergy News | |
| No Link Between Depression, Nasal Obstruction While mood disorders like depression or anxiety tend to negatively affect treatment for allergies and chronic rhinosinusitis, the same cannot be said for patients with nasal obstructions such as deviated septum, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Range Of Diagnostic Spinal Fluid Tests Needed To Differentiate Concurrent Brain Diseases Teasing out the exact type or types of dementia someone suffers from is no easy task; neurodegenerative brain diseases share common pathology and often co-occur. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are continuing efforts to differentiate diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) from frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), as FTLD is often clinically difficult to distinguish from atypical presentations of AD. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Single-Neuron Observations Mark Steps In Alzheimer's Disease Studying a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, neuroscientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen have observed correlations between increases in both soluble and plaque-forming beta-amyloid - a protein implicated in the disease process - and dysfunctional developments on several levels: individual cortical neurons, neuronal circuits, sensory cognition, and behavior. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient Deaths Cut By Nearly 12 Percent By Body Cooling Forced body cooling known as therapeutic hypothermia has reduced in-hospital deaths among sudden cardiac arrest patients nearly 12 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Brain Networks Disrupted By Alzheimer's Plaques Scientist studying the way Alzheimer's takes root in the brain have identified important new similarities between a mouse model and human Alzheimer's.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Arthritis / Rheumatology News | |
| Nanoscale Films Developed At MIT Promote Bone Growth, Creating A Stronger Seal Between Implants And Patients' Own Bone. Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, the implant eventually loosens and has to be replaced early, which can cause dangerous complications for elderly patients. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Antibiotics Kill Bacteria By Damaging Their DNA MIT and Boston University researchers have discovered that while antibiotics attack many parts of bacteria cells, it is the damage they cause to their DNA that inflicts the fatal blow. They write about their findings in a paper published online on 20 April in the journal Science. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| Scoliosis Effectively Treated With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods - No Repeat Invasive Surgery Required According to a study published in The Lancet, new magnetically controlled growing rods can treat the spinal disorder scoliosis in children without the need for repeated invasive surgeries. The study was conducted by Professor Kenneth Cheung and Dr. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Nanoscale Films Developed At MIT Promote Bone Growth, Creating A Stronger Seal Between Implants And Patients' Own Bone. Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, the implant eventually loosens and has to be replaced early, which can cause dangerous complications for elderly patients. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| Long-Lasting Fatigue After Breast Cancer Less Common Than Thought Although breast cancer-related fatigue is common, it generally runs a self-limiting course and does not persist as long as people had thought; especially in cases of early-stage breast cancer, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| The Worry For Many Breast Cancer Survivors Of Cancer Returning "Cancer worry" is the fear that cancer will return, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center who studied cancer worry among breast cancer survivors and published their findings in Psycho-Oncology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Long-Lasting Fatigue After Breast Cancer Less Common Than Thought Although breast cancer-related fatigue is common, it generally runs a self-limiting course and does not persist as long as people had thought; especially in cases of early-stage breast cancer, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| The Role Of Cholesterol In Cancer-Fighting A Simon Fraser University researcher is among four scientists who argue that cholesterol may slow or stop cancer cell growth. They describe how cholesterol-binding proteins called ORPs may control cell growth in A Detour for Yeast Oxysterol Binding Proteins, a paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Causes Of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Identified By Largest-Ever Risk Factor Study In India The Indian Heart Watch (IHW) study has revealed the truth behind the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of key risk factors that are driving the country's growing cardiovascular disease (CVD) epidemic, in a first-of-a-kind presentation of data at the World Congress of Cardiology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Lives Lost Due To Global Ignorance Of Tobacco's Harm To Cardiovascular Health A report released at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai reveals significant gaps in public awareness regarding the cardiovascular risks of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient Deaths Cut By Nearly 12 Percent By Body Cooling Forced body cooling known as therapeutic hypothermia has reduced in-hospital deaths among sudden cardiac arrest patients nearly 12 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News | |
| Cervical Screening Rates Low In Some Groups According to a study published in the Journal of Public Health, women who are young, non-Caucasian or live in areas of socioeconomic deprivation are less likely to attend cervical screening.Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women, with around 400,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths each year. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Cholesterol News | |
| The Role Of Cholesterol In Cancer-Fighting A Simon Fraser University researcher is among four scientists who argue that cholesterol may slow or stop cancer cell growth. They describe how cholesterol-binding proteins called ORPs may control cell growth in A Detour for Yeast Oxysterol Binding Proteins, a paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News | |
| Ultra-Long-Acting Insulin Degludec, Two Phase 3 Studies Published Two Phase III studies, published in The Lancet, reveal that ultra-long-acting insulin degludec considerably reduced rates of nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes by 25%, compared to insulin glargine. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News | |
| Improving Mood, Blood Sugar In Diabetes With Naturopathic Care About 26 million Americans suffer from type 2 diabetes. A study in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine has now revealed that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), in adjunction to conventional medicine, holds various positive benefits for people with type 2 diabetes, compared with those who only receive conventional medicine. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News | |
| Forehead And Scalp Successfully Reattached Surgeons at the Buncke Clinic at California Pacific Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health network, successfully performed an extremely rare surgery reattaching the forehead and scalp of a 22-year-old Stockton woman. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Depression News | |
| Link Between Depression And Increased Risk Of Peripheral Artery Disease Depression may be associated with an increased risk of arterial narrowing in the legs and pelvis, a condition known as peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2012 Scientific Sessions in Chicago. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| No Link Between Depression, Nasal Obstruction While mood disorders like depression or anxiety tend to negatively affect treatment for allergies and chronic rhinosinusitis, the same cannot be said for patients with nasal obstructions such as deviated septum, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Forehead And Scalp Successfully Reattached Surgeons at the Buncke Clinic at California Pacific Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health network, successfully performed an extremely rare surgery reattaching the forehead and scalp of a 22-year-old Stockton woman. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Diabetes News | |
| Improving Mood, Blood Sugar In Diabetes With Naturopathic Care About 26 million Americans suffer from type 2 diabetes. A study in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine has now revealed that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), in adjunction to conventional medicine, holds various positive benefits for people with type 2 diabetes, compared with those who only receive conventional medicine. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Ultra-Long-Acting Insulin Degludec, Two Phase 3 Studies Published Two Phase III studies, published in The Lancet, reveal that ultra-long-acting insulin degludec considerably reduced rates of nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes by 25%, compared to insulin glargine. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Maxonidine, A Second-Generation Drug Used For Hypertension Aids Heart Function Independent Of Blood Pressure Heart failure is the most common cause of death throughout the world, typically the result of chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. As a result, research efforts have focused on an array of approaches aimed at preventing and treating high blood pressure. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Cellular Pathway Linked To Diabetes, Heart Disease Cardiac researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that a certain cellular pathway is linked to obesity-related disorders, like diabetes, heart disease and fatty liver disease. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat News | |
| No Link Between Depression, Nasal Obstruction While mood disorders like depression or anxiety tend to negatively affect treatment for allergies and chronic rhinosinusitis, the same cannot be said for patients with nasal obstructions such as deviated septum, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Endocrinology News | |
| Protection Provided By Estrogen Hormone After Traumatic Brain Injury With more than 1.7 million people sustaining a traumatic brain injury each year, the need to identify processes to limit inflammation and subsequent damage is critical. Approximately 275,000 people are hospitalized annually with traumatic brain injury, leaving 85,000 with long-term disabilities and taking the lives of more than 50,000. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Fertility News | |
| Frida Kahlo's Infertility - A New Diagnosis Frida Kahlo's many haunting self-portraits have been studied by experts for decades, have attracted worldwide attention and have sold for millions of dollars at auction. Yet, despite the fact that Kahlo's work focuses largely on anatomy and failed reproduction attempts, relatively little attention has been paid to Kahlo's own body and infertility. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Genetics News | |
| Males With Mutated BRCA1 Breast Cancer Gene Have Higher Prostate Cancer Risk Men who carry the mutated BRCA1 gene have a four times greater chance of developing prostate cancer than other males, researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust reported in the British Cancer Journal. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Discovery Of New Genetic Mechanism Of Immune Deficiency Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a novel genetic mechanism of immune deficiency. Magdalena M. Gorska, MD, PhD, and Rafeul Alam, MD, PhD, identified a mutation in Unc119 that causes immunodeficiency known as idiopathic CD4 lymphopenia. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Headache / Migraine News | |
| Migraines - Many Treatments Work, But Few Use Them Although several preventive migraine treatments are very effective for many patients, few sufferers use them, according to new American Academy of Neurology guidelines. The guidelines have been published in the journal Neurology and will be presented tomorrow at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual meeting in New Orleans. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Why Do We Get Brain Freeze? Scientists Explain Harvard Medical School scientists who say they have a better idea of what causes brain freeze, believe that their study could eventually pave the way to more effective treatments for various types of headaches, such as migraine-related ones, or pain caused by brain injuries. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Hearing / Deafness News | |
| Cochlear Implants Restore Hearing In Rare Disorder Clinical-researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center report that cochlear implantation provides an effective and safe way of restoring hearing in patients with far advanced otosclerosis (FAO), a hereditary condition that can lead to severe hearing loss. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| How To Induce Damaged Heart Structural Cells To Become Functioning Heart Muscle Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, and Indiana University School of Medicine managed to reprogram heart scar tissue cells in mice into working heart muscle cells. The groundbreaking achievement, published in the online edition of Nature, paves the way for future regeneration techniques. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Maxonidine, A Second-Generation Drug Used For Hypertension Aids Heart Function Independent Of Blood Pressure Heart failure is the most common cause of death throughout the world, typically the result of chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. As a result, research efforts have focused on an array of approaches aimed at preventing and treating high blood pressure. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Old Age Sees Decrease In Cardiovascular Disease Risk Of High Normal Blood Pressure High normal blood pressure becomes less of a risk factor for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) with age, according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Causes Of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Identified By Largest-Ever Risk Factor Study In India The Indian Heart Watch (IHW) study has revealed the truth behind the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of key risk factors that are driving the country's growing cardiovascular disease (CVD) epidemic, in a first-of-a-kind presentation of data at the World Congress of Cardiology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Lives Lost Due To Global Ignorance Of Tobacco's Harm To Cardiovascular Health A report released at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai reveals significant gaps in public awareness regarding the cardiovascular risks of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Heart Disease, Pregnancy And Baby Girls Women with heart disease are more likely to give birth to female rather than male babies according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. The study found that three-quarters of the 216 children born to 200 pregnant women with diagnosed heart disease were female. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Global Gender Differences In Treatment Of Heart Disease 3 new studies from India, China and Middle East expose the extent of the problem in new data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology.Women with acute coronary syndrome - (ACS) receive inferior or less aggressive treatment compared to men, according to three large studies presented at the World Congress of Cardiology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Risk And Severity Of Liver Disease Reduced By Modest Alcohol Consumption People with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) who consume alcohol in modest amounts - no more than one or two servings per day - are half as likely to develop hepatitis as non-drinkers with the same condition, reports a national team of scientists led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Cellular Pathway Linked To Diabetes, Heart Disease Cardiac researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that a certain cellular pathway is linked to obesity-related disorders, like diabetes, heart disease and fatty liver disease. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Will Women Use Microbicides To Protect Themselves Against HIV? Are women willing to use a vaginal gel to protect themselves against HIV infection? Researchers at The Miriam Hospital say that is the million dollar question when it comes to developing products known as microbicides that can prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Hypertension News | |
| Maxonidine, A Second-Generation Drug Used For Hypertension Aids Heart Function Independent Of Blood Pressure Heart failure is the most common cause of death throughout the world, typically the result of chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. As a result, research efforts have focused on an array of approaches aimed at preventing and treating high blood pressure. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Old Age Sees Decrease In Cardiovascular Disease Risk Of High Normal Blood Pressure High normal blood pressure becomes less of a risk factor for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) with age, according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| Safety Of Shingles Vaccine Confirmed A new study of 193,083 adults, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, reveals that the herpes zoster vaccine, also called the shingles vaccine, is safe for preventing shingles, a chickenpox virus rash which affects more than 1 million people annually in the United States. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Discovery Of New Genetic Mechanism Of Immune Deficiency Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a novel genetic mechanism of immune deficiency. Magdalena M. Gorska, MD, PhD, and Rafeul Alam, MD, PhD, identified a mutation in Unc119 that causes immunodeficiency known as idiopathic CD4 lymphopenia. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Safety Of Shingles Vaccine Confirmed A new study of 193,083 adults, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, reveals that the herpes zoster vaccine, also called the shingles vaccine, is safe for preventing shingles, a chickenpox virus rash which affects more than 1 million people annually in the United States. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Antibiotics Kill Bacteria By Damaging Their DNA MIT and Boston University researchers have discovered that while antibiotics attack many parts of bacteria cells, it is the damage they cause to their DNA that inflicts the fatal blow. They write about their findings in a paper published online on 20 April in the journal Science. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| Severely Damaged Nerves May Be Regrown And Function Restored Using New Technique Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a method of assisting nerves damaged by traumatic accidents to repair naturally, which could improve the chances of restoring sensation and movement in injured limbs. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| In-Hospital Study Of Screening For Cognitive Impairment Neither screening for cognitive impairment nor screening followed by computerized alerts to the health care team improved patient outcome according to the first randomized, controlled study of care provided to hospitalized patients with cognitive impairment. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Liver Disease / Hepatitis News | |
| Risk And Severity Of Liver Disease Reduced By Modest Alcohol Consumption People with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) who consume alcohol in modest amounts - no more than one or two servings per day - are half as likely to develop hepatitis as non-drinkers with the same condition, reports a national team of scientists led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Lung Cancer News | |
| American Lung Association New Guidance On Lung Cancer Screening In the United States, lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer and has a five year survival rate of only 15%. With that in mind, the American Lung Association released updated guidelines on screening for lung cancer, based on research from the National Cancer Institute National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST). | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Severely Damaged Nerves May Be Regrown And Function Restored Using New Technique Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a method of assisting nerves damaged by traumatic accidents to repair naturally, which could improve the chances of restoring sensation and movement in injured limbs. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Cochlear Implants Restore Hearing In Rare Disorder Clinical-researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center report that cochlear implantation provides an effective and safe way of restoring hearing in patients with far advanced otosclerosis (FAO), a hereditary condition that can lead to severe hearing loss. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Magnetic Activity In Human Brain Measured By NIST Mini-Sensor A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research milestone by successfully measuring human brain activity. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Neural Interface Enables Movement Of A Paralyzed Hand A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology delivers messages from the brain directly to the muscles -- bypassing the spinal cord -- to enable voluntary and complex movement of a paralyzed hand. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Nanoscale Films Developed At MIT Promote Bone Growth, Creating A Stronger Seal Between Implants And Patients' Own Bone. Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, the implant eventually loosens and has to be replaced early, which can cause dangerous complications for elderly patients. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Vibration Therapy From The 19th Century May Help Today's Parkinson's Patients In the 19th century, Jean-Martin Charcot, the celebrated neurologist, developed a "vibration chair," to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Charcot reported improvements in his patients, but he died shortly thereafter and a more complete evaluation of the therapy was never conducted. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News | |
| 'Reforming Medicare In The Age Of Deficit Reduction' - Internal Medicine Physician Specialists Release Policy Paper American College of Physicians says stakeholders across health care spectrum must work together to protect Medicare for future generations.A dozen recommendations to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have access to high-quality, coordinated care were provided today by the American College of Physicians (ACP). | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Multiple Sclerosis News | |
| MS Drug Gilenya Positive Benefit-Risk Profile Following CHMP Review, Europe According to Novartis, the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has confirmed a positive benefit-risk profile for their once-a-day orally administered drug Gilenya (fingolimod). | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Why Do We Get Brain Freeze? Scientists Explain Harvard Medical School scientists who say they have a better idea of what causes brain freeze, believe that their study could eventually pave the way to more effective treatments for various types of headaches, such as migraine-related ones, or pain caused by brain injuries. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Severely Damaged Nerves May Be Regrown And Function Restored Using New Technique Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a method of assisting nerves damaged by traumatic accidents to repair naturally, which could improve the chances of restoring sensation and movement in injured limbs. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Protection Provided By Estrogen Hormone After Traumatic Brain Injury With more than 1.7 million people sustaining a traumatic brain injury each year, the need to identify processes to limit inflammation and subsequent damage is critical. Approximately 275,000 people are hospitalized annually with traumatic brain injury, leaving 85,000 with long-term disabilities and taking the lives of more than 50,000. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| In Rare, Often Undiagnosed Form Of Encephalitis, Early Treatment Improves Outcomes A mysterious, difficult-to-diagnose, and potentially deadly disease that was only recently discovered can be controlled most effectively if treatment is started within the first month that symptoms occur, according to a new report by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| In-Hospital Study Of Screening For Cognitive Impairment Neither screening for cognitive impairment nor screening followed by computerized alerts to the health care team improved patient outcome according to the first randomized, controlled study of care provided to hospitalized patients with cognitive impairment. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Magnetic Activity In Human Brain Measured By NIST Mini-Sensor A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research milestone by successfully measuring human brain activity. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Breakdown Of White-Matter Pathways Affects Decision-Making As We Age If you are an aging baby boomer and you've noticed it's a bit harder to drive to unfamiliar locations or to pick a new brand of olive oil at the supermarket, you can blame it on the white matter in your brain. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Neural Interface Enables Movement Of A Paralyzed Hand A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology delivers messages from the brain directly to the muscles -- bypassing the spinal cord -- to enable voluntary and complex movement of a paralyzed hand. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Discovery Of New Stem Cell In The Brain Could Be Key To Developing Methods To Heal And Repair Brain Injury And Disease Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new stem cell in the adult brain. These cells can proliferate and form several different cell types - most importantly, they can form new brain cells. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Brain Networks Disrupted By Alzheimer's Plaques Scientist studying the way Alzheimer's takes root in the brain have identified important new similarities between a mouse model and human Alzheimer's.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Nursing / Midwifery News | |
| Preterm Babies Benefit From Early Milk Feeds Preterm babies who are small for their age would benefit from starting milk feeds early, according to a breakthrough UK study published online in Pediatrics earlier this month. The UK-based children's charity, Action Medical Research, sponsored the study. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| It Is Possible To Get Key Nutrients From Canned Foods And Save Money At The Same Time Amid the steady drumbeat from nutrition experts and others to consume a healthier diet - particularly one rich in fruits and vegetables - there often is a bias to eat more of the fresh variety for optimal nutrition. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Preterm Babies Benefit From Early Milk Feeds Preterm babies who are small for their age would benefit from starting milk feeds early, according to a breakthrough UK study published online in Pediatrics earlier this month. The UK-based children's charity, Action Medical Research, sponsored the study. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| The Physical Harm Caused By Smoking May Be Reduced By Omega-3 Fatty Acids Omega-3 fatty acids may help to reduce the physical harm caused by smoking, according to a new study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology.The study, carried out in Greece, assessed the effect of four-week oral treatment with 2 g/day of omega-3 fatty acids on the arterial wall properties of cigarette smokers. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Cellular Pathway Linked To Diabetes, Heart Disease Cardiac researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that a certain cellular pathway is linked to obesity-related disorders, like diabetes, heart disease and fatty liver disease. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Parkinson's Disease News | |
| Vibration Therapy From The 19th Century May Help Today's Parkinson's Patients In the 19th century, Jean-Martin Charcot, the celebrated neurologist, developed a "vibration chair," to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Charcot reported improvements in his patients, but he died shortly thereafter and a more complete evaluation of the therapy was never conducted. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Scoliosis Effectively Treated With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods - No Repeat Invasive Surgery Required According to a study published in The Lancet, new magnetically controlled growing rods can treat the spinal disorder scoliosis in children without the need for repeated invasive surgeries. The study was conducted by Professor Kenneth Cheung and Dr. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Preterm Babies Benefit From Early Milk Feeds Preterm babies who are small for their age would benefit from starting milk feeds early, according to a breakthrough UK study published online in Pediatrics earlier this month. The UK-based children's charity, Action Medical Research, sponsored the study. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Back To Sleep: Safe Sleep Environments Key To Preventing Many Infant Deaths Since 1992, the government's Back-to-Sleep Campaign has encouraged parents to place infants on their backs to sleep. Still, more than 4,500 infants die unexpectedly during sleep each year in the United States. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Infant Behavior, Cry And Sleep Clinic: Research Shows Efficacy Of Treatment Model Having a new baby brings much joy to a new family.But for a family whose baby cries for hours on end, fusses through feedings, or has difficulty sleeping, the joy may be overshadowed by feelings of helplessness and frustration. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| Could Home Births And Midwifery Units Save The NHS A Lot Of Money?, UK According to a study published in BMJ (British Medical Journal),giving birth at home or in a midwifery unit may be a safer and more cost effective option for women with low-risk pregnancies who already have children. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Heart Disease, Pregnancy And Baby Girls Women with heart disease are more likely to give birth to female rather than male babies according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. The study found that three-quarters of the 216 children born to 200 pregnant women with diagnosed heart disease were female. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| To Protect U.S. Residents, Physicians Call For Improvements To Country's Public Health System A call for an improved public health infrastructure that works collaboratively with physicians in order to ensure the public's safety and health was made by the American College of Physicians (ACP). | 23 Apr 2012 |
| In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient Deaths Cut By Nearly 12 Percent By Body Cooling Forced body cooling known as therapeutic hypothermia has reduced in-hospital deaths among sudden cardiac arrest patients nearly 12 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Prostate / Prostate Cancer News | |
| Males With Mutated BRCA1 Breast Cancer Gene Have Higher Prostate Cancer Risk Men who carry the mutated BRCA1 gene have a four times greater chance of developing prostate cancer than other males, researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust reported in the British Cancer Journal. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| In Rare, Often Undiagnosed Form Of Encephalitis, Early Treatment Improves Outcomes A mysterious, difficult-to-diagnose, and potentially deadly disease that was only recently discovered can be controlled most effectively if treatment is started within the first month that symptoms occur, according to a new report by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Public Health News | |
| Could Home Births And Midwifery Units Save The NHS A Lot Of Money?, UK According to a study published in BMJ (British Medical Journal),giving birth at home or in a midwifery unit may be a safer and more cost effective option for women with low-risk pregnancies who already have children. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| To Protect U.S. Residents, Physicians Call For Improvements To Country's Public Health System A call for an improved public health infrastructure that works collaboratively with physicians in order to ensure the public's safety and health was made by the American College of Physicians (ACP). | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Vehicle Exhaust Causes More Premature Deaths Than Car Accidents In The UK In a study appearing this month in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, MIT researchers report that emissions from cars, trucks, planes and powerplants cause 13,000 premature deaths in the United Kingdom each year. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| Monitoring Medications After Approval Has Improved Oversight, Says CDER A more robust postmarket drug safety program has helped improve the FDA's (Food and Drug Administration) oversight of medications after they have been approved, says a report issued by CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research). | 23 Apr 2012 |
| MS Drug Gilenya Positive Benefit-Risk Profile Following CHMP Review, Europe According to Novartis, the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has confirmed a positive benefit-risk profile for their once-a-day orally administered drug Gilenya (fingolimod). | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| Old Age Sees Decrease In Cardiovascular Disease Risk Of High Normal Blood Pressure High normal blood pressure becomes less of a risk factor for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) with age, according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| In-Hospital Study Of Screening For Cognitive Impairment Neither screening for cognitive impairment nor screening followed by computerized alerts to the health care team improved patient outcome according to the first randomized, controlled study of care provided to hospitalized patients with cognitive impairment. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Breakdown Of White-Matter Pathways Affects Decision-Making As We Age If you are an aging baby boomer and you've noticed it's a bit harder to drive to unfamiliar locations or to pick a new brand of olive oil at the supermarket, you can blame it on the white matter in your brain. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Sexual Health / STDs News | |
| Will Women Use Microbicides To Protect Themselves Against HIV? Are women willing to use a vaginal gel to protect themselves against HIV infection? Researchers at The Miriam Hospital say that is the million dollar question when it comes to developing products known as microbicides that can prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| Back To Sleep: Safe Sleep Environments Key To Preventing Many Infant Deaths Since 1992, the government's Back-to-Sleep Campaign has encouraged parents to place infants on their backs to sleep. Still, more than 4,500 infants die unexpectedly during sleep each year in the United States. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Infant Behavior, Cry And Sleep Clinic: Research Shows Efficacy Of Treatment Model Having a new baby brings much joy to a new family.But for a family whose baby cries for hours on end, fusses through feedings, or has difficulty sleeping, the joy may be overshadowed by feelings of helplessness and frustration. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| Despite Success Of Smoke-Free Legislation, Quitting Is Hard The successful implementation of smokefree legislation in Hong Kong has led to an overall decrease in the total number of smokers but the remaining smokers who are finding it difficult to quit are going on to become "hardcore" smokers, according to a new study from Hong Kong presented at the World Congress of Cardiology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Lives Lost Due To Global Ignorance Of Tobacco's Harm To Cardiovascular Health A report released at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai reveals significant gaps in public awareness regarding the cardiovascular risks of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| The Physical Harm Caused By Smoking May Be Reduced By Omega-3 Fatty Acids Omega-3 fatty acids may help to reduce the physical harm caused by smoking, according to a new study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology.The study, carried out in Greece, assessed the effect of four-week oral treatment with 2 g/day of omega-3 fatty acids on the arterial wall properties of cigarette smokers. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| The Role Of Exercise In Life Expectancy, Smoking Cessation Exercise may help smokers to quit and remain smokefree, according to new data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology. Moreover, exercise increases life expectancy in smokers and non-smokers alike. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Adults Helped To Stop Smoking By Anti-Tobacco TV Ads Anti-tobacco television advertising helps reduce adult smoking, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy -- but some ads may be more effective than others. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| The Role Of Exercise In Life Expectancy, Smoking Cessation Exercise may help smokers to quit and remain smokefree, according to new data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology. Moreover, exercise increases life expectancy in smokers and non-smokers alike. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Discovery Of New Stem Cell In The Brain Could Be Key To Developing Methods To Heal And Repair Brain Injury And Disease Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new stem cell in the adult brain. These cells can proliferate and form several different cell types - most importantly, they can form new brain cells. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Stroke News | |
| Discovery Of New Stem Cell In The Brain Could Be Key To Developing Methods To Heal And Repair Brain Injury And Disease Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new stem cell in the adult brain. These cells can proliferate and form several different cell types - most importantly, they can form new brain cells. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Males With Mutated BRCA1 Breast Cancer Gene Have Higher Prostate Cancer Risk Men who carry the mutated BRCA1 gene have a four times greater chance of developing prostate cancer than other males, researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust reported in the British Cancer Journal. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Vascular News | |
| Link Between Depression And Increased Risk Of Peripheral Artery Disease Depression may be associated with an increased risk of arterial narrowing in the legs and pelvis, a condition known as peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2012 Scientific Sessions in Chicago. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News | |
| Vehicle Exhaust Causes More Premature Deaths Than Car Accidents In The UK In a study appearing this month in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, MIT researchers report that emissions from cars, trucks, planes and powerplants cause 13,000 premature deaths in the United Kingdom each year. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Cervical Screening Rates Low In Some Groups According to a study published in the Journal of Public Health, women who are young, non-Caucasian or live in areas of socioeconomic deprivation are less likely to attend cervical screening.Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women, with around 400,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths each year. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Frida Kahlo's Infertility - A New Diagnosis Frida Kahlo's many haunting self-portraits have been studied by experts for decades, have attracted worldwide attention and have sold for millions of dollars at auction. Yet, despite the fact that Kahlo's work focuses largely on anatomy and failed reproduction attempts, relatively little attention has been paid to Kahlo's own body and infertility. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| In Rare, Often Undiagnosed Form Of Encephalitis, Early Treatment Improves Outcomes A mysterious, difficult-to-diagnose, and potentially deadly disease that was only recently discovered can be controlled most effectively if treatment is started within the first month that symptoms occur, according to a new report by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Heart Disease, Pregnancy And Baby Girls Women with heart disease are more likely to give birth to female rather than male babies according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. The study found that three-quarters of the 216 children born to 200 pregnant women with diagnosed heart disease were female. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Global Gender Differences In Treatment Of Heart Disease 3 new studies from India, China and Middle East expose the extent of the problem in new data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology.Women with acute coronary syndrome - (ACS) receive inferior or less aggressive treatment compared to men, according to three large studies presented at the World Congress of Cardiology. | 23 Apr 2012 |
| Will Women Use Microbicides To Protect Themselves Against HIV? Are women willing to use a vaginal gel to protect themselves against HIV infection? Researchers at The Miriam Hospital say that is the million dollar question when it comes to developing products known as microbicides that can prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. | 23 Apr 2012 |
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