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Teenage Girls With ADHD Prone to Self-injury, Suicide

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Girls with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and their families wait for a likely decline in visible symptoms such as fidgety or disruptive behavior as they mature into young women, but a new study reveals girls with ADHD are prone to self harm as they grow into young adults. New findings from UC Berkeley caution that, as they enter adulthood, girls with histories of ADHD are more prone to internalize their struggles and feelings of failure - a development ...

Watching TV, Sitting at Computers for Long Affect Children's Motor Co-ordination Skills

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A study published in the iAmerican Journal of Human Biology/i reveals children who spend more than three-quarters of their time engaging in sedentary behaviour, such as watching TV and sitting at computers, have up to nine times poorer motor coordination than their more active peers. The study, involving Portuguese children, found that physical activity alone was not enough to overcome the negative effect of sedentary behaviour on basic motor coordination skills ...

Study Finds Physical Activity Effective in Promoting Bone Health in Premenopausal Women

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A study found physical activity for premenopausal women is very effective in reducing sclerostin-a known inhibitor of bone formation. In addition, physical training enhances IGF-1levels, which have a very positive effect on bone formation. The study is to be published in the Endocrine Society's iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism/i (JCEM) Bone is a tissue that is always changing due to hormonal changes and physical activity, or lack thereof. ...

Treatment With Denosumab Better Than Zoledronic Acid for Patients With Breast Cancer That Spread to Bones

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In patients with breast cancer that spread to the bones, treatment with denosumab resulted in a greater reduction in skeletal-related events compared with zoledronic acid, and health-related quality of life was also maintained, according to the results of a phase III study published in iClinical Cancer Research/i, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "Our data indicate that denosumab should be the treatment of choice for the prevention ...

Fresh Insight from Studies Could Lead to Improved Treatment of Depression

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According to researchers connecting the dots between two molecules whose levels are decreased in depression and increased by current antidepressants could yield new therapies. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that enables brain cells to communicate and brain-derived neurotropic factor, or BDNF, is a brain-nourishing molecule that also aids connectivity. Popular antidepressants such as Prozac, developed to increase levels of serotonin, have recently been found to ...

New Strategy to Reduce Chemotherapy's Harmful Side Effects

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Researchers in Leuven (VIB/KU Leuven) have demonstrated for the first time that their new strategy would reduce the harmful side effects of chemotherapy on healthy organs. They confirmed their hypothesis that normalizing blood vessels by blocking oxygen sensor PHD2 would make chemotherapy more effective. Limited success of chemotherapy The effectiveness of chemotherapy is first and foremost limited by the difficulties of delivering the anticancer ...

Malnutrition in Children a Big Challenge, Says PM

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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh says malnutrition in children is one of India's biggest challenges. Addressing the nation on the occasion of the country's 65th Independence Day from the ramparts of the historic 17th century-built Red Fort, Dr. Singh said: "Malnutrition in children is a big challenge for us. We have taken steps in many dimensions to deal with this problem." He added: "In the last eight years, the number of mothers and children ...

Blood Type may Boost Heart Disease Risk

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Blood type might be a clue to heart disease risk, say researchers. People in this study with the rarest blood type - AB, found in about 7 percent of the U.S. population - had the highest increased heart disease risk at 23 percent. Those with type B had an 11 percent increased risk, and those with type A had a 5 percent increased risk. About 43 percent of Americans have type O blood. "While people cannot change their blood type, our ...

Scientists Identify New Virus Responsible for a Mysterious Snake Disease

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The possible cause of a common but mysterious disease that kills a significant number of pet snakes has been discovered by scientists. The virus, previously not thought to infect snakes at all, appears to cause "inclusion body disease." Long the bane of zoo officials and exotic pet owners, the deadly illness spreads among boas and pythons in captivity, causing micro clumps of clustered proteins to form inside the snake, leading to bacterial infections, neurological ...

Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults

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Meditation helps older adults battle loneliness and illness, say UCLA researchers. Further, knowing that loneliness is associated with an increase in the activity of inflammation-related genes that can promote a variety of diseases, the researchers examined gene expression and found that this same form of meditation significantly reduced expression of inflammatory genes. In the current online edition of the journal iBrain, Behavior and Immunity,/i senior ...

Scientists Discover Mechanisms of Acquired Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer

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Absence of multiple ovarian cancer genomes and downregulation of LRP1B gene are linked to the development of chemoresistance in women with ovarian cancer, shows study published in Cancer Research. m David Bowtell, Ph.D., head of the Cancer Genomics and Genetic Program at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues generated these data in one of the first studies to investigate using patient tumor samples as the mechanisms responsible ...

Mediterranean Diet may Improve Bone Health

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Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil may protect bones, reveals study published in Endocrine Society's iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism/i. Age-related bone mass loss and decreased bone strength affects women and men alike are an important determinant of osteoporosis and fracture risk. Studies have shown that the incidence of osteoporosis in Europe is lower in the Mediterranean basin. The traditional Mediterranean diet, rich in fruits ...

India to Provide Free Medicines

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Indians to get free medicines, announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address to the nation on the country's 66th Independence Day. The prime minister said the National Rural Health Mission was launched in 2005 so that health services can be extended to every village. After its success, "we now want to expand the scope of health services in our towns also", he said in his address from the Red Fort. "The National Rural Health ...

Couple's Therapy Decreases PTSD Symptoms

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According to a recent study, disorder-specific couple therapy resulted in decreased post traumatic stress disorder symptoms and increased patient relationship satisfaction. "There are well-documented associations between PTSD and intimate relationship problems, including relationship distress and aggression, and studies demonstrate that the presence of PTSD symptoms in one partner is associated with caregiver burden and psychological distress in the other ...

Promising Results from Online Obesity Treatment Programs

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A cost effective web-based based weight management program helpful in treating obese people, has been devised by a team of seven researchers. The researchers, from Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, USA, found that delivering weight loss or weight maintenance programmes online or by computer helped overweight and obese patients lose and/or maintain weight. Being overweight or obese can increase a person's risk of diabetes, heart disease, ...

Way to Block Heroin and Morphine Addiction Identified

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A team of scientists found a new way to block addiction to heroin and morphine and increase pain relief. The team from the University of Adelaide and University of Colorado has discovered the key mechanism in the body's immune system that amplifies addiction to opioid drugs. Laboratory studies have shown that the drug (+)-naloxone (pronounced: PLUS nal-OX-own) will selectively block the immune-addiction response. The results - which ...

New Therapy That Prevents Lung Cancer Growth in Mice Identified

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Scientists have identified a molecular pathway that prevents lung cancer growth in mice. This work is published today in the scientific journal iCancer Cell/i. Standing up to lung cancer Notch was identified in 2004 as an important oncogene for the development of leukemias and, since then, intense efforts have been devoted to study the role of Notch in other cancers. At the end of the last decade it was found that Notch is also involved ...

Recent Study Links UK Recession to 1000 Suicides

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Due to the 2008-2010 economic recession in the UK over 1000 people have committed suicide, reveals paper published in BMJ. Suicides began to rise in the UK in 2008 following 20 years of decline - suicides rose 8% among men and 9% among women in 2008, compared to 2007. And even though suicides did begin to fall in 2010 figures were still above the 2007 averages. Previous studies have concluded that unemployment does increase the risk of suicide ...

America Fatter In South: Study

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A new study revealed that the rates of obesity are highest in the southern parts of US due to fried food items in their cuisine. Just about one of every three adults in Mississippi, Louisiana, West Virginia and Alabama is considered obese, based on a calculation of their weight and height, according to the analysis by non-profits Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, using government figures. In all, 12 states were found ...

Antibiotics can Cause Severe Liver Injury

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In older people, common antibiotics moxifloxacin and levofloxacin are associated with an increased risk of severe liver injury, states study published in CMAJ. Moxifloxacin and levofloxacin are commonly prescribed "fluoroquinolone" antibiotics often used for bacterial infections such as respiratory infections, sinus infections and others. However, both the European Medicines Agency and Health Canada have issued warnings about the risk of liver injury from moxifloxacin, ...

Exercise may Improve Quality of Life for People With Cancer: Study

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Physical activity improves quality of life before and after cancer, say Cochrane researchers. In two separate Cochrane systematic reviews, the authors gathered together evidence showing that activities such as walking and cycling can benefit those who are undergoing or have completed treatment for cancer. People with cancer suffer from many different physical, psychological and social effects related to cancer, as well as treatment-related symptoms. There has ...

Discovery of Specific Immune Cells Points to Development of a Vaccine for Heart Disease

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Researchers have identified specific immune cells that have 'memory' and this discovery could lead to the development of a vaccine for heart disease. Most people probably know that heart disease remains the world's number one killer. But what many may be surprised to learn is that cholesterol has a major accomplice in causing dangerous arterial plaque buildup that can trigger a heart attack. The culprit? Inflammatory cells produced by the immune system. A ...

Chocolate may Reduce Blood Pressure

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Cocoa compounds help reduce blood pressure, states review in The iCochrane Library/i. The researchers reviewed evidence from short-term trials in which participants were given dark chocolate or cocoa powder daily and found that their blood pressure dropped slightly compared to a control group. Cocoa contains compounds called flavanols, thought to be responsible for the formation of nitric oxide in the body. Nitric oxide causes blood vessel walls to relax ...

Chemical in Lipstick, Toothpaste may Trigger Heart Problems

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Researchers have warned that a chemical commonly used in lipsticks, face washes and toothpaste can cause heart and muscle problems. They have found that 'Triclosan', which is in hundreds of household products, can hinder the process by which muscles, including the heart, receive signals from the brain. In tests on mice, they noted a 'dramatic' 25 per cent reduction in heart function within 20 minutes of exposure, and warned there is 'strong evidence' ...

Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women More Likely to Have Large Babies

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A study revealed among pregnant women who did not develop gestational diabetes, overweight women were 65 percent more likely, and obese women 163 percent more likely, to have very large babies than pregnant women with healthy weight. In this study, an overly large infant was identified based on having a birth weight over the 90th percentile for their gestational age at delivery and gender. Gaining excess weight during pregnancy also contributed to having a large ...

New Chocolate That Removes Your Fear of Gaining Weight

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We can now delight in a chocolate that has the 'chocolatey' feel in the mouth and yet has only half the fat content, so we can eat it without fear of gaining weight. Scientists have found a way to replace up to 50 per cent of fat content in chocolate with fruit juice. University of Warwick chemists have taken out much of the cocoa butter and milk fats that go into chocolate bars, substituting them with tiny droplets of juice measuring under 30 microns ...

Poll Reveals French Back Gay Marriage, Catholic Church Prays for Traditional Happy Family

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A poll published Tuesday revealed nearly two-thirds of the French support gay marriage, as Catholic bishops urged their followers to pray for the maintenance of traditional family standards. The Ifop poll, due to be published on Wednesday by digital magazine La Lettre de l'Opinion, found 65 percent of the French support gay marriage with a smaller majority (53 percent) in favour of gay couples having the right to adopt children. Both marriage and adoption ...