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Study Links Addition of Lipid-Related Markers With Slight Improvement in Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

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Addition of certain apolipoproteins and lipoproteins to risk scores containing total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was associated with slight improvement in CVD prediction, among individuals without known cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study in the June 20 issue of iJAMA/i. "Routinely used risk prediction scores for CVD contain information on total cholesterol and HDL-C and several other conventional risk factors. ...

Kids With High Blood Pressure Face Further Hospitalizations, Surging Charges

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Hospitalizations for kids with high blood pressure and related bills compounded during 10 years ending in 2006, states study published in the American Heart Association journal iHypertension/i. This nationally-based study is the first in which researchers examined hypertension hospitalizations in children. While researchers expected a rise in hospitalizations due to the increased frequency of high blood pressure in children, "the economic burden created by inpatient childhood ...

Findings Aid Mice Overcome Urinary Tract Infections

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Fresh clues to why some urinary tract infections recur continually after multiple rounds of treatment finally found by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Their research, conducted in mice, suggests that the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections take advantage of a cellular waste disposal system that normally helps fight invaders. In a counterintuitive finding, they learned that when the disposal system was disabled, the mice ...

Research Links Genetic Marker in Vitamin D Receptor Gene with Increased Survival in Pancreatic Cancer Patients

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Pancreatic cancer patients with a genetic marker associated with increased expression of the receptor for vitamin D have higher rates of overall survival, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference, held between June 18-21. "Based on these findings, we should refocus our attention on the role of the vitamin D pathway in pancreatic cancer because it may have an impact on ...

Diabetes, Meagre Glucose Control Linked to Larger Cognitive Decline In Older Adults

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Among well-performing older adults devoid of dementia, diabetes mellitus (DM) and poor glucose control among those with DM are linked to worse cognitive function and larger cognitive decline, states report published Online First by iArchives of Neurology/i, a JAMA Network publication. Findings from previous studies have suggested an association between diabetes mellitus and an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia, including Alzheimer disease, ...

Resveratrol may Enhance Exercise Training and Performance Naturally

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Newly published medical research from the University of Alberta reveals a natural compound found in some fruits, nuts and red wine may enhance exercise training and performance. Principal investigator Jason Dyck and his team found out in experiments that high doses of the natural compound resveratrol improved physical performance, heart function and muscle strength in lab models. "We were excited when we saw that resveratrol showed results similar to ...

US Kids Get Extra ADHD Drugs, Lesser Antibiotics: Study

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Additional drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and smaller amount antibiotics are being prescribed to US children and teenagers compared to a decade ago, said a US study on Monday. Also, contraceptive prescriptions soared 93 percent from 2002 to 2010, though the reasons for the rise remain unclear, said the research published in the journal Pediatrics. Overall, prescriptions for kids ages 0-17 dropped seven percent during that time period, ...

Therapeutic Potential For Huntington's Disease Available in Device Implanted In Brain

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Neurotrophic factors that contribute in the development and survival of neurons have major therapeutic and restorative potential for neurologic diseases such as Huntington's disease suggest studies. However, clinical applications are limited because these proteins cannot easily cross the blood brain barrier, have a short half-life, and cause serious side effects. Now, a group of scientists has successfully treated neurological symptoms in laboratory rats by implanting a device ...

Claiming Medical Marijuana Raises Teen Drug Lacks Proof, Study Shows

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Marijuana use by teens has been soaring since 2005. But economists at three universities analysed data from 1993 through 2009 stating lack of evidence to link the legalization of medical marijuana to increased use of the drug among high school students. "There is anecdotal evidence that medical marijuana is finding its way into the hands of teenagers, but there's no statistical evidence that legalization increases the probability of use," said Daniel I. Rees, a professor ...

Better Blood Cancer Treatment Seems Viable With Nanoparticles

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Nanoparticles engineered by researchers have expressed immense promise for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), a fatal cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow. One of the difficulties doctors have faced in treating MM comes from the fact that this type of cancer cells start to develop resistance to the leading chemotherapeutic treatment, doxorubicin, when they adhere to tissue in bone marrow. "The nanoparticles we have designed accomplish many ...

Race, Gender may Affect Weight Loss After Weight Loss Surgery

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In a recent study it was found that African-Americans and males lost significant weight after gastric bypass surgery, but not as much as their white and female counterparts. The study found African-Americans lost about 10 percent less of their excess weight than whites, while men of all races lost 10 percent less than women. Increasing age and higher initial weight were also identified as significant factors in predicting weight loss. Researchers from Einstein ...

Its Best Not To Advice Modern Moms On Raising Kids: Study

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It's better to think twice before advising a modern-day mother about her child's habit. A new study has found that one in three mothers in Britain fell out with someone over how to raise their child. Potty training is the most frequent cause of rows with ladies with behavior, growth and a child's eating and sleeping habits being other touchy subjects, Daily Mail reported. According to a study, almost a quarter of mothers have argued with someone to the ...

Report Says 'Only 1 in 4' UK Mental Illness Sufferers Treated

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In the UK, three out of four people with mental illness are receiving no treatment, reveals report. The report, published by the London School of Economics (LSE), says the lack of treatment for people suffering from mental health problems is the most "glaring case of health inequality" in Britain. Among people under the age of 65, mental illness now accounts for nearly half of all ill health suffered by people in Britain and is generally more debilitating ...

Survey Says That Shanghai Kids Take To Internet At 8 Years Of Age

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It has been found by a study that in China's Shanghai city the average age of children beginning to use the Internet is eight and browsing the web on cell phones has become a popular trend. According to the survey of over 1,000 children in the 10-14 age group, it was found that more than 75 percent of the children could surf the Internet via their cell phones though most people preferred access on computers, Shanghai Daily reported. Watching online ...

Playing A Dominant Role In Ocean Warming Over Past 50 Years Are Humans

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According to a new study most of the observed global ocean warming over the past 50 years is attributable to human activities. The study by a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and international collaborators revealed that the observed ocean warming over the last 50 years is consistent with climate models only if the models include the impacts of observed increases in greenhouse gas during the 20th century. Though the new research ...

Reducing Anxiety Disorder In Kids With The Aid Of Computer Therapy

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Pursuing a new method to address childhood anxiety over concerns that one in eight children suffer from an anxiety disorder in America are researchers. Based on a computer program, Prof. Yair Bar-Haim of Tel Aviv University's School of Psychological Sciences and his fellow researchers are pursuing the treatment that uses a technique called Attention Bias Modification (ABM) to reduce anxiety by drawing children away from their tendency to dwell on potential threats, ...

Maternal Smoking and the Retinoid Pathway in Lung Development

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Maternal smoking has been linked with various abnormalities in the developing fetus. It increases the risk of heart abnormalities, brain disorders like learning disabilities and sudden infant death syndrome among others. Latest research now suggests that maternal smoking can lead to lung dysfunction in babies. Children born to mothers who smoked during their pregnancy have a higher incidence of lower respiratory tract infections and wheezing ...

Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes

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The diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes mellites (T1DM) in adolescents heralds a major transition, not just for the patient but for the entire family. Due to the stress of living with a chronic disease, these young patients are more prone to psychiatric disorders. Adolescence is a period of psychological, physiological, and emotional transition. It is a phase that is characterized by a struggle for self-acceptance and peer-acceptance. If an adolescent ...

Impact of Gastric Sleeve Surgery on Pre-transplant Patients

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Sleeve gastrectomy improves chances of successful organ transplantation in morbidly obese patients, reveals study. Though the study included only 26 patients whose average age was 57, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine say it is the largest study to examine the impact of gastric sleeve surgery on pre-transplant patients. Six patients had end-stage kidney disease and 20 patients had severely compromised liver ...

Tai Chi Increases Brain Size in Elderly

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Tai chi exercises for elderly increase brain size, reports article published in iJournal of Alzheimer's Disease/i. Findings were based on an 8-month randomized controlled trial comparing those who practiced Tai Chi to a group who received no intervention. The same trial showed increases in brain volume and more limited cognitive improvements in a group that participated in lively discussions three times per week over the same time period. Previous ...

Eat Less Meat, Recycle Waste to Save the Earth from Extreme Climate Change

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Research shows we need to eat less meat and recycle our waste in order to rebalance the global carbon cycle and thereby reduce the risk of dangerous levels of climate change. New research from the University of Exeter, UK, shows that if today's meat-eating habits continue, the predicted rise in the global population could spell ecological disaster. But changes in our lifestyle and our farming could make space for growing crops for bioenergy and carbon storage. Though ...

Moderate Drinking in Early Pregnancy Harmless for Babies' Neurodevelopment

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Low to moderate alcohol consumption in early pregnancy may not lead to neuropsychological effects in kids, say researchers. However, high levels of alcohol per week were linked with a lower attention span among five year olds. The researchers have produced five papers looking at the effects of low, moderate, high and binge drinking on five year olds. Women were recruited from the Danish National Birth Cohort at their first antenatal visit. Low ...

First Study to Examine Willingness to be Screened for Dementia: Findings

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The first study to examine the willingness of older adults to be screened for dementia has found that acceptance of screening is pervasive, but it varies by age. Findings also showed willingness to be screened for dementia does not differ by sex, race or income level. Almost 90 percent of the 554 people in the study, who ranged in age from 65 to 96, indicated their willingness by undergoing actual screening. The odds of refusal were higher for patients age 70 ...

Researchers Use Stem Cells to Create Heart Cells

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A novel method developed by researchers generates cardiac cells from stem cells. The cells displayed activity similar to most people's resting heart rate. At 60 beats per minute, the rhythmic electrical impulse transmission of the engineered cells in the U-M study is 10 times faster than in most other reported stem cell studies. An image of the electrically stimulated cardiac cells is displayed on the cover of the current issue of iCirculation Research/i, ...

Effective Food Waste Management: Pomegranate Peel to Nanoparticles

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Worldwide research seeks to effectively manage food waste which is a growing problem in many parts of the world. Discarded fruit peel, like that of pomegranates, can be used in the burgeoning field of nanotechnology according to research published in the iInternational Journal of Nanoparticles/i. Punica Granatum, the pomegranate is native in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region since ancient times. The fruit ...

Rare Awake Brain Surgery Cures Kolkata Girl's Brain Tumor

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Eighteen-year-old Moubani Karmakar in Kolkata, India, underwent awake Craniotomy, a rare surgery performed by keeping the patient awake. The procedure has cured her of the brain tumor. Awake Craniotomy is performed in the same manner as conventional head surgery, except the patient stays awake during the entire operation. The technique is mostly used to remove lesions close to, or involving, major regions of the brain that control faculties like of ...

Higher Rate of Untreated Kidney Failure Among Older Adults: Study

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High rates of untreated kidney failure seen in elderly, reveals report published in JAMA. "Studies of the association among age, kidney function, and clinical outcomes have reported that elderly patients are less likely to develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) compared with younger patients and are more likely to die than to progress to kidney failure even at the lowest levels of estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR; flow rate of filtered fluid through ...

Promising Target Against Pancreatic Cancer

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Leukemia inhibitory factor may be the new and promising target against pancreatic cancer, say researchers. However, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have discovered that two proteins - KRAS and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) - help create cancer stem cells and that the latter can be targeted to block them. These results were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research''s Pancreatic Cancer: Progress ...

Information Exchange System for Seizures

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United Arab Emirates launches a new system to exchange information about seizures, say officials. This step is aimed at protecting society and building a database that contributes to taking right decisions and procedures against inappropriate customs practices. Khalid Ali Al Bustani, acting director-general of the FCA said that exchanging information about seizures was one of the basic instruments directed to attain the strategic goals of the ...

New Role of Dopamine Identified

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The new function of the neurotransmitter dopamine in controlling sleep regulation has been identified by researchers. The researchers, from the CIBERNED (Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), dependant on the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the Carlos III Health Institute, and from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona, publish their findings 19 June in the open-access journal iPLoS Biology/i. ...

Study Finds Night Work Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Women

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French researchers said Tuesday, night work may elevate a woman's chances of developing breast cancer by 30 percent, which is a slightly high but 'statistically significant' risk. This placed night work in the same order of risk as factors like genetic mutation, a late first pregnancy or hormonal treatment, Pascal Guenel, director of French health research body INSERM, told AFP. Put into context, a smoker was eight times as likely to contract lung cancer ...