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Delirium, an Adverse Outcome Faced by People With Alzheimer's

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Delirium, a state of acute confusion and disorientation can stem from a serious illness, surgery or infection, and frequently develops while patients are in the hospital. Now a new study confirms that for patients with Alzheimer's disease, hospitalization and delirium pose a particular risk and can lead to adverse outcomes, including hastened cognitive decline, institutionalization and death. Led by researchers at Harvard Medical School affiliates Hebrew SeniorLife ...

Pakistan Orders Pot-Bellied Police to 'Diet Or Quit'

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A newspaper titled it 'battle of the bulge', when a Pakistan police commander ordered countless pot-bellied officers to diet or quit frontline duties, officials said Monday. Habibur Rehman, police chief in Pakistan's most populous province Punjab, has ordered 175,000 personnel not to allow their waistlines to exceed 38 inches (96 cm), spokeswoman Nabila Ghazanfar told AFP. "I'm on a diet and if I can do it, why can't you?" she quoted Rehman as telling ...

Reduction In Blindness Risk Of Extremely Premature Babies Shown By Antioxidant

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Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is the second most common cause of childhood blindness in the United States. It is occurring in half of premature infants born earlier than or at 28 weeks gestational age. Abnormal blood vessel development in the retina of the eye causes this condition. With decreasing gestational age ROP risk increases. A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) suggests that the antioxidant, rhSOD (recombinant human Cu/Zn superoxide ...

Link Between Alcohol Dependence and Chromosome 5q13.2

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Researchers have identified a strong genetic influence on the risk of developing alcohol dependence. Excessive drinking is not only the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States, there is also a very strong genetic influence on the risk of developing alcohol dependence (AD). Given its serious public-health impact, as well as strong evidence for genetic influence, a new study has examined links between AD and genetic variations called common ...

Birth At 37 Weeks Is The Best Time For Twins

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According to a new study twins born to women in the early birth group at 37 weeks were significantly less likely to be small for their gestational age. The advice is based on the world's biggest study addressing the timing of birth for women who have an uncomplicated twin pregnancy. Studying 235 women in Australia, New Zealand and Italy, researchers found that babies born to women in the early birth group (37 weeks) were significantly less likely to ...

Making People Happy By Training Their Character Strengths

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A large scale study has found that people who take character strengths training also spike their sense of well-being. The study conducted by a team of psychologists from the University of Zurich proved for the first time that this kind of training works. The largest impact was evident in training the strengths "curiosity," "gratitude," "optimism," "humor," and "enthusiasm." Character strengths can be defined as traits that are rated as morally ...

Fervent Anticipation of Top Court Verdict On US Health Reforms

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The US Supreme Court ruling round the corner on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care reforms several Americans are apprehensive of the political fallout of the decision. While the nation's nine top justices are meant to base their decisions on the framework provided by the centuries-old US Constitution, many believe the divided bench could be swayed by their own political leanings. "What they're afraid of is that the subjective ...

Hand Paralysis Post Spinal Cord Injury May Be Reversed by New Surgical Technique

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Novel technique to restore hand function in patients with spinal cord injury has been initiated by a UC San Diego neurosurgeon and his team. Justin M. Brown, MD, reconstructive neurosurgeon at UC San Diego Health System, said this technique might also be offered in select cases to patients with paralysis as a result of trauma, stroke, or brain injury. In the United States there are approximately 300,000 people living with spinal cord injuries with 12,000 ...

Peaches, Plums Help Fight Obesity-related Diabetes

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The bioactive compounds present in peaches, plums and nectarines can fight-off obesity-related diabetes and cardiovascular disease, say researchers. The study, which will be presented at the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia next August, showed that the compounds in stone fruits could be a weapon against "metabolic syndrome," in which obesity and inflammation lead to serious health issues, according to Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, AgriLife Research ...

'Hardest Working Professionals' Title Goes to Teachers

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New survey includes teachers among the hardest working professionals in the UK. They contribute an average of 48-hour week over a period of one year, considering into account the long holidays. More than 80 percent fear that the "hidden hours" they spend -planning lessons are damaging their health, and 55 percent worry about the impact it would have on their personal life. The poll undertaken by teaching website tesconnect.com found 55 percent of teachers ...

Predicting Epileptic Seizures Probable With Musical Brain Patterns

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Novel electrical bio-marker in humans indicated by research led by Newcastle University's Dr Mark Cunningham and Professor Miles Whittington and supported by the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research. The brain produces electrical rhythms and using EEG - electrodes on the scalp - researchers were able to monitor the brain patterns in patients with epilepsy. Both in patients and in brain tissue samples the team were able to witness an abnormal brain wave noticeable ...

Highlighting Obesity Epidemic In UK Are Overweight 11 Year Old Girls

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With thousands of girls as young as 11 years in one town sporting waists bigger than an overweight woman, childhood obesity is far worse than feared in Britain. The true extent of the obesity problem is being masked by the reliance of health professionals on the Body Mass Index, a shocking report has revealed. According to experts, it is time to ditch the Body Mass Index (BMI) and switch instead to measuring waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) to predict health ...

Sample Multiple Tumor Zones In Breast Cancer Needs to Be Identified: Researchers

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microRNAs (miRNAs) which are certain short strands of RNA, have been connected to the development and metastasis of breast cancer and may present information on prognosis. However, studies of miRNA expression profiles often report conflicting findings. While the potential for using miRNAs in breast cancer diagnosis is promising, scientists report in a new study published online today in The iJournal of Molecular Diagnostics/i that differences in the amount and types of ...

Mesenchymal Stem Cells - An Efficient Source of Cartilage Regeneration

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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are found in human adult tissues such as synovial tissues, bone marrow, and adipose tissues. They are derived from mesoderm and are differentiated into cartilage, bone, adipose tissues and muscles. Many scientists believe that adult stem cells are quite useful in transplanting into the damaged tissues. Successful cartilage regeneration requires enhancement of chondrogenic potential, better handling operation and better MSCs adhesion ...

Psoriasis Ups Diabetes Risk

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Psoriasis increases risk of diabetes, say researchers. Researchers estimate that an additional 115,500 people will develop diabetes each year due to the risk posed by psoriasis above and beyond conventional risk factors. The research is published in the latest issue of the IArchives of Dermatology,/I a JAMA Network publication. "These data suggest that patients with psoriasis are at increased risk for developing diabetes even if they don't have common ...

Graphic Warning Labels Boost Smokers' Recall Of Warning And Health Risks Linked To Smoking

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Addition of graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging can perk up smokers' recall of the warning and health risks linked to smoking, as shown in the one of a kind study in the U.S. by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The new findings are published online-first in the iAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine/i. In past studies in Europe and Canada, graphic warning labels have proven to be effective in eliciting ...

Mechanism That Promotes Lung Cancer Growth and Survival Discovered

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Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism that may lead to unique lung cancer treatments. The study recently published in the journal iGenes (and) Development/i was a collaboration between Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine, the University of California, San Diego, the University of Minnesota and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The scientists ...

High-salt Diet may Damage Blood Vessels: Study

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Excessive salt may damage blood vessels and increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, reveals research reported in the American Heart Association journal iCirculation/i. This research hints at the presence of a "sodium amplification loop" in which eating too much salt for a long time damages blood vessels, leading to a greater chance of developing high blood pressure if the high-salt diet is continued.Researchers didn't assess the cause-and-effect ...

Metabolic Syndrome Among Adult Sri Lankans: A Study

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A study was carried out to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) among Sri Lankan adults and to evaluate its link with socio demographic, biochemical and clinical factors. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is the name given to a set of risk factors that predisposes a person to coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes and stroke. It is also known as cardio-metabolic syndrome, syndrome X and insulin resistance syndrome. Among the risk factors ...

Nanopore Method to Detect DNA Damage

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Researchers have used nanopore method to find DNA damage that can lead to mutations. The chemists report the advance in the week of June 18 online edition of the journal IProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. /I"We're using this technique and synthetic organic chemistry to be able to see a damage site as it flies through the nanopore," says Henry White, distinguished professor and chair of chemistry at the University of Utah and senior ...

Report Says 46 Million Americans Lack Health Insurance

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A recent US survey says that a total of 46.3 million people in the United States do not have health coverage. There was good news for children in the data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey, which showed that seven percent of US youths were uninsured last year at the time of the interview, compared to 13.9 percent in 1997. But for adults aged 18-64, it was a different story. For that group, lack of health insurance coverage was 21.3 ...

Smoking in Public Banned in Vietnam

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Vietnam has passed a law banning smoking in public places, reports official. The law, passed by 440 out of 468 national assembly deputies on Monday, also makes it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under 18 years old, said the parliamentary official, who did not want to be named. It will take effect from next May, state media said. Smoking in public places -- including schools, hospitals, office buildings and on public transport ...

Fish Could Hold Key to Baffling Autism

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Symptoms of autism, schizophrenia or other human brain disorders cannot be display by fish. Nevertheless, a team of MIT biologists has demonstrated that zebrafish can be a constructive tool to study the genes that contribute to such disorders. Led by developmental biologist Hazel Sive, the researchers set out to explore a group of about two dozen genes known to be either missing or duplicated in about 1 percent of autistic patients. Most of the genes' functions were ...

Enriched Diagnostics Probable With Acute Ultrasound Images

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Ultrasound images, popularly known as sonograms, have turn out to be a familiar part of pregnancy, granting expectant parents a view of their unborn child. But new research at MIT could improve the ability of untrained workers to perform basic ultrasound tests, while allowing trained workers to much more accurately track the development of medical conditions, such as the growth of a tumor or the buildup of plaque in arteries. The improvements to this ...