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| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Mechanism May Aid Treatment For Alzheimer's And Neurological Disorders Associated With Gamma-Wave Alterations And Cognitive Impairments Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have unraveled a process by which depletion of a specific protein in the brain contributes to the memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease. These findings provide new insights into the disease's development and may lead to new therapies that could benefit the millions of people worldwide suffering from Alzheimer's and other devastating neurological disorders. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Autism News | |
| Mechanism May Aid Treatment For Alzheimer's And Neurological Disorders Associated With Gamma-Wave Alterations And Cognitive Impairments Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have unraveled a process by which depletion of a specific protein in the brain contributes to the memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease. These findings provide new insights into the disease's development and may lead to new therapies that could benefit the millions of people worldwide suffering from Alzheimer's and other devastating neurological disorders. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News | |
| Levaquin Approved For Treating Plague, USA Levaquin (levofloxacin) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment and prevention of the plague. Levofloxacin is a synthetic antibiotic of the fluoroquinolones drug class; it is currently used for the treatment of severe bacterial infection, or infections for which other antibiotics have not worked. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| Cancer Survivors Told To Exercise, Eat Healthily, And Maintain Ideal Bodyweight If you are a cancer survivor and you want to minimize your risk of that cancer recurring, or another cancer developing, you should eat a healthy diet, do plenty of exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight, says the American Cancer Society in its new guidelines. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Optimal Nutrition, Physical Activity Recommended After Cancer Diagnosis New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the likelihood of disease-free survival after a diagnosis. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Cancer Survivors Told To Exercise, Eat Healthily, And Maintain Ideal Bodyweight If you are a cancer survivor and you want to minimize your risk of that cancer recurring, or another cancer developing, you should eat a healthy diet, do plenty of exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight, says the American Cancer Society in its new guidelines. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Denosumab (Xgeva) Not Approved For Metastasis Prevention Amgen's application for expanded indications for denosumab (Xgeva) were turned down by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - the expanded indications were to include bone metastases prevention in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Optimal Nutrition, Physical Activity Recommended After Cancer Diagnosis New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the likelihood of disease-free survival after a diagnosis. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Promising Handheld Diagnostic Device To Help Doctors, Dentists Detect Oral Cancer A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide at its tip, could be used by doctors to diagnose oral cancer in real-time or as a surgical guidance tool; dentists could also use it to screen for early-stage cancer cells. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News | |
| Yoga May Help Prevent Adolescent Mental Problems High school students who do yoga may derive psychological benefits, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported in the April issue of Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Dentistry News | |
| Promising Handheld Diagnostic Device To Help Doctors, Dentists Detect Oral Cancer A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide at its tip, could be used by doctors to diagnose oral cancer in real-time or as a surgical guidance tool; dentists could also use it to screen for early-stage cancer cells. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Depression News | |
| More Research Needed Into The Fetal Effects Of Some Drugs During Pregnancy Prescription drug use during pregnancy is prevalent, however, not enough is known about the adverse effects they may have on the developing fetus, concludes a new review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Endocrinology News | |
| Girls Who Start Puberty Very Early At Increased Risk Of Psychological Problems Girls who start puberty very early are more likely to have psychological problems and be at risk of sexual abuse and early pregnancy, suggests a new review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Epilepsy News | |
| More Research Needed Into The Fetal Effects Of Some Drugs During Pregnancy Prescription drug use during pregnancy is prevalent, however, not enough is known about the adverse effects they may have on the developing fetus, concludes a new review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Mechanism May Aid Treatment For Alzheimer's And Neurological Disorders Associated With Gamma-Wave Alterations And Cognitive Impairments Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have unraveled a process by which depletion of a specific protein in the brain contributes to the memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease. These findings provide new insights into the disease's development and may lead to new therapies that could benefit the millions of people worldwide suffering from Alzheimer's and other devastating neurological disorders. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Eye Health / Blindness News | |
| Genes Linked To Common Forms Of Glaucoma Results from the largest genetic study of glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness and vision loss worldwide, showed that two genetic variations are associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), a common form of the disease. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Genetics News | |
| High-Frequency Hearing Loss The genetics responsible for frequency-specific hearing loss have remained elusive until recently, when genetic loci were found that affected high-frequency hearing. Now, a study published in the open access journal BMC Genetics reports, for the first time, genetic loci with effects that are limited to specific portions of the hearing frequency map, particularly those that are most affected in ageing-related hearing loss. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Genes Linked To Common Forms Of Glaucoma Results from the largest genetic study of glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness and vision loss worldwide, showed that two genetic variations are associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), a common form of the disease. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Genes Identified That May Be Responsible For The Pygmies' Relatively Small Size If Pygmies are known for one trait, it is their short stature: Pygmy men stand just 4'11" on average. But the reason why these groups are so short and neighboring groups are not remains unclear. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Hearing / Deafness News | |
| High-Frequency Hearing Loss The genetics responsible for frequency-specific hearing loss have remained elusive until recently, when genetic loci were found that affected high-frequency hearing. Now, a study published in the open access journal BMC Genetics reports, for the first time, genetic loci with effects that are limited to specific portions of the hearing frequency map, particularly those that are most affected in ageing-related hearing loss. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Hypertension News | |
| Treatment With Nitric Oxide Led To Sustained Normalization Of Blood Pressure In An ASA Mouse Model A team of researchers has discovered a treatment for a common metabolic disorder. The study, published by Cell Press in the American Journal of Human Genetics, the official journal of the American Society of Human Genetics, reports that supplementation of nitric oxide (NO) in mice and man afflicted with argininosuccinic aciduria (ASA), a urea cycle disorder (UCD), results in long-term heart and neuropsychological improvements. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Levaquin Approved For Treating Plague, USA Levaquin (levofloxacin) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment and prevention of the plague. Levofloxacin is a synthetic antibiotic of the fluoroquinolones drug class; it is currently used for the treatment of severe bacterial infection, or infections for which other antibiotics have not worked. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Findings Shed Light On How Bacteria Form Protective Biofilms Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have unraveled a complex chemical pathway that enables bacteria to form clusters called biofilms. Such improved understanding might eventually aid the development of new treatments targeting biofilms, which are involved in a wide variety of human infections and help bacteria resist antibiotics. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Promising Handheld Diagnostic Device To Help Doctors, Dentists Detect Oral Cancer A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide at its tip, could be used by doctors to diagnose oral cancer in real-time or as a surgical guidance tool; dentists could also use it to screen for early-stage cancer cells. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Yoga May Help Prevent Adolescent Mental Problems High school students who do yoga may derive psychological benefits, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported in the April issue of Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Optimal Nutrition, Physical Activity Recommended After Cancer Diagnosis New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the likelihood of disease-free survival after a diagnosis. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Girls Who Start Puberty Very Early At Increased Risk Of Psychological Problems Girls who start puberty very early are more likely to have psychological problems and be at risk of sexual abuse and early pregnancy, suggests a new review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| More Research Needed Into The Fetal Effects Of Some Drugs During Pregnancy Prescription drug use during pregnancy is prevalent, however, not enough is known about the adverse effects they may have on the developing fetus, concludes a new review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Prostate / Prostate Cancer News | |
| Cancer Survivors Told To Exercise, Eat Healthily, And Maintain Ideal Bodyweight If you are a cancer survivor and you want to minimize your risk of that cancer recurring, or another cancer developing, you should eat a healthy diet, do plenty of exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight, says the American Cancer Society in its new guidelines. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Denosumab (Xgeva) Not Approved For Metastasis Prevention Amgen's application for expanded indications for denosumab (Xgeva) were turned down by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - the expanded indications were to include bone metastases prevention in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Girls Who Start Puberty Very Early At Increased Risk Of Psychological Problems Girls who start puberty very early are more likely to have psychological problems and be at risk of sexual abuse and early pregnancy, suggests a new review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| Levaquin Approved For Treating Plague, USA Levaquin (levofloxacin) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment and prevention of the plague. Levofloxacin is a synthetic antibiotic of the fluoroquinolones drug class; it is currently used for the treatment of severe bacterial infection, or infections for which other antibiotics have not worked. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Denosumab (Xgeva) Not Approved For Metastasis Prevention Amgen's application for expanded indications for denosumab (Xgeva) were turned down by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - the expanded indications were to include bone metastases prevention in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| High-Frequency Hearing Loss The genetics responsible for frequency-specific hearing loss have remained elusive until recently, when genetic loci were found that affected high-frequency hearing. Now, a study published in the open access journal BMC Genetics reports, for the first time, genetic loci with effects that are limited to specific portions of the hearing frequency map, particularly those that are most affected in ageing-related hearing loss. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Sexual Health / STDs News | |
| Pregnancy Risk With Contraceptives Higher Than Women Think Adult females appear to have considerable knowledge gaps regarding the efficacy of contraceptives - most over-estimate the effectiveness of condoms, the ring, the patch, the pill, and depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate, researchers from Washington University in St. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Yoga May Help Prevent Adolescent Mental Problems High school students who do yoga may derive psychological benefits, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported in the April issue of Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. | 29 Apr 2012 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Pregnancy Risk With Contraceptives Higher Than Women Think Adult females appear to have considerable knowledge gaps regarding the efficacy of contraceptives - most over-estimate the effectiveness of condoms, the ring, the patch, the pill, and depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate, researchers from Washington University in St. | 29 Apr 2012 |
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