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New Mechanism That Allows Cancer Cells to Move Together in the Body Discovered

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Testudo, or tortoise formation, was one of the major tactical advantages enjoyed by ancient Roman armies and researchers at the University of Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) believe that some cells, including cancer cells, mimic the formation to some extent to move together in our body. Collective cell migration is an essential part of our body's growth and defense system, but it is also used by cancerous cells to disseminate ...

Why does your Stomach Growl with Hunger

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A rumbling, growly stomach, hiccups and continuous sneezing are some of the body's signals which we don't have much on.

Low T3 Syndrome Predicts Unfavorable Outcomes in Surgical Patients With Brain Tumor

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A study of 90 patients revealed that low T3 syndrome can predict unfavorable clinical outcomes and depressive symptoms. Low T3 syndrome is a term used to describe the finding of low blood serum concentrations of T3, which can be accompanied by abnormal T4 (thyroxine) to T3 conversion and high concentrations of reverse T3 (rT3) without any obvious sign of thyroid disease. Previous reports have shown that the finding of low levels of T3 in critically ill patients ...

New Cost-effective Way to Treat HIV Patients

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Antiretroviral drugs taken by people at the risk of getting exposed to HIV (also known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP) can prove to be a cost-effective treatment for HIV in some cases. In an analysis of 13 modelling studies led by Gabriela Gomez from the Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam/AIGHD in The Netherlands, the authors evaluated the impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis in different populations (heterosexual couples, ...

Quiz on Breastfeeding

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New moms-to-be can be skeptic about breastfeeding and related issues. Test your knowledge on the basics of breastfeeding and discover how motherhood is actually the greatest joy of all!

Ethical Issues Hamper Social Network Health Research

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Although advantageous, studies conducted via social networks and other participant-led researches have some concerns, mostly due to ethical issues. Effy Vayena from the University of Zurich in Switzerland and John Tasioulas from University College London argue that the distinctive nature of such participant-led research means that the standards of ethical oversight should be adapted to strike a balance between protecting the interests of research participants and ...

MRI Scans After a Minor Brain Injury can Detect Lesions - study Shows

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Brain imaging after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or a concussion can detect tiny lesions, which may prove to be a target for treating people with mTBI. Studies of brain tissue once a person has died have shown that different types of lesions are associated with more severe TBI. "Our study suggests that imaging may be used to detect and distinguish between these lesions in a living person with mTBI and this finding has important implications for treatment," ...

Teens, Alcohol, Cameras and Sex - a Dangerous Foursome

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A video demonstrating high school boys laughing about the rape of a 'dead' girl who 'deserved to be peed on' drew a horde of reporters to the small Ohio town. While the video and a photo of two boys lifting the unconscious 16-year-old girl by her hands and feet were shocking and extreme, the dangerous combination of teens, alcohol and cameras was far from unique. Thousands of teenagers have found themselves in social hell after sexually explicit or other ...

Hand-foot-mouth Disease Affects 10,000 in Vietnam

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The hand-foot-mouth disease, a contagious viral disease particularly affecting infants and children, has hit over 10,000 Vietnamese. Nguyen Van Binh, head of the ministry's Preventive Health Department, said the disease has spread to 60 of the country's 64 provinces, Xinhua reported���. The disease shows symptoms of fever and a rash most frequently seen on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and inside the mouth. In Vietnam, the most ...

French HIV Patients Drug-free and Healthy

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A small study of 14 French HIV-positive patients who have been healthy for years despite stopping drug treatment reveals that early intervention may lead to a 'functional cure' for AIDS. The research, published in the US journal PLoS Pathogens, comes on the heels of a report last week that a baby in Mississippi appeared to be cured of HIV after aggressive antiretroviral drug treatment delivered within 30 hours of birth. Experts agree that while parallels ...

E-health Implemented in Malawi

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Accurate assessment of disease is challenging in low-income countries. In this week's iPLOS Medicine/i, Miguel SanJoaquin from the University of Malawi College of Medicine and colleagues describe their experience of implementing an electronic patient record system in a large referral hospital in southern Malawi. The system, known as Surveillance Programme of IN-patients and Epidemiology (SPINE), is used to record patient details during consultations and this data can be .���..

Watching Better TV Leads to Better Behavior

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Television viewing may be linked to a broad range of antisocial behavior, suggests study. However, with adequate modifications the positive side of television can be evoked. It is very important for you to be watchful about what your child watches on television. A new research published in Pediatrics Journal revealed that preschool children spent less time watching violent programs when they were encouraged to replace their aggression-filled shows with ...

Bionic Eye-new Hope for the Blind

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A newly developed 'bionic eye' may help the blind to read letters and simple words. Tests conducted on 21 patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa - a disease that destroys light-receiving cells at the back of the eye - showed that 75 percent of them were able to correctly identify single letters and more than 50 percent were able to read four-letter words. Lyndon da Cruz, consultant retinal surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, told Sky ...

Ruptured Aneurysm can Affect Quality of Life

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A recent study reports affected quality of life in patients who have survived stroke caused due to ruptured aneurysm iNeurosurgery/i, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The long-term impact of ruptured aneurysms causing subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) highlights the need for "survivorship care plans" comparable to those made for long-term cancer ...

Apartments Above Ground Level in NSW Will Need to Install Safety Devices on Their Windows

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All apartments above ground level in NSW will need to install safety devices to protect children from nasty falls out of the window. In the next five years, all windows above the ground floor in the prevailing residential strata schemes are required to fit locks or safety devices aimed at protecting children against falls. The windows should not open more than 2.5 centimeters and should have a safety lock to ensure this. ''Some owners and tenants will ...

Vaccine Reduces Hospitalizations Due to Chickenpox

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New research has revealed the effectiveness of the chickenpox vaccine in Australia, which has had a record breaking reduction in the number of hospitalizations due to severe chicken pox, according to recent study. Before the vaccine was introduced, nearly 240,000 chickenpox cases were recorded each year in Australia along with 1500 hospitalizations and nearly 16 deaths. Since the vaccine was brought in, there has been a 68% drop in the number of admissions ...

Smokers Easily Understand New Descriptions on the Packaging

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In June 2010, the FDA banned the use of "light," "mild" and "low" as descriptions on cigarette packs as this was found to be misleading consumers that 'light' products are safer. After this ban, the manufacturers of tobacco switched to color descriptions on their packaging to denote their top cigarette styles to consumers. Now, a recent study by Harvard School of Public Health has found that the purpose of the ban seems to be defeated, as consumers ...

Olive Oil Makes You Feel Full

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Olive oil regulates the sensation of feeling full after eating, finds study. Work groups at Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) under Prof. Peter Schieberle and at the University of Vienna under Prof. Veronika Somoza studied four different edible fats and oils: Lard, butterfat, rapeseed oil and olive oil. Over a period of three months, the study participants ate 500 grams of low-fat yoghurt enriched with one of the four fats or oils every day - ...

Psychiatrists Say Poor Sleep Affects Children's Studies, Health

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Psychiatrists at a conference said that online chatting, playing computer games or watching television at night can leave children sleep deprived and adversely affect their studies and physical health. "Parents should keep a check on their children's TV viewing habits... presence of a television set in the child's bedroom may be a contributor to sleep problems," said Sunil Mittal, psychiatrist and director of Cosmos Institute of Mental Health and Behavioural ...

Vitamin E Helps Prevent Cancer

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Recent studies have suggested that vitamin E could prevent cancer. In a new study, researchers showed in prostate cancer cells that one form of vitamin E inhibits the activation of an enzyme that is essential for cancer cell survival. The loss of the enzyme, called Akt, led to tumor cell death. The vitamin had no negative effect on normal cells. "This is the first demonstration of a unique mechanism of how vitamin E can have some benefit in terms of cancer ...

Apixaban : New Stroke Drug Available on NHS

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Those suffering from atrial fibrillation, can now breathe a sigh of relief as a new drug to manage its consequences is now available on NHS. At least a million Brits, mostly seniors, suffer from a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AF), in which the chambers of the heart do not beat synchronously, causing the blood to collect inside and clot. The clot can then travel outside and get lodged in the brain blood vessels or neck resulting in a devastating ...

Moderate Drinking may Help Fibromyalgia Patients

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Moderate amount of alcohol consumption was found to lower the severity of fibromyalgia symptoms, say researchers. But too much alcohol reversed this effect, the research found. The chronic pain of fibromyalgia is thought to affect one in 20 people worldwide but there is no known cause or cure. It often goes hand in hand with fatigue and sleep problems, headaches, depression and irritable bowel and bladder problems. Treatment is based around pain ...

Night Shifts Up Ovarian Cancer Risk

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Working night shifts boosts the risk of developing ovarian cancer, finds study published in iOccupational and Environmental Medicine/i. The risk may be lower for night types ("owls") than for morning types ("larks"), the findings suggest (see accompanying commentary). The authors base their findings on 1101 women with the most common type (epithelial) of advanced ovarian cancer; 389 with borderline disease; and a comparison group of 1832 women ...

Mental Skills Improved by Playing Games in Smart Phones

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Playing games on smart phones can improve cognitive ability, says a research published in the journal PLOS One. Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore compared the influence of casual games available on smart phones. Games included in the study were Hidden Expedition Everest, involves finding hidden objects; Bejeweled, involves matching similar patterns; Memory Matrix, a memory game; and The Sims 3, a life-simulation game. The ...

Attention Enhancing Drugs are Not Advisable for Healthy Children

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In a recent position paper published by the American Academy of Neurology, researchers highlight the misuse of brain stimulating drugs, which are generally prescribed for children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Authors note these stimulants are increasingly being used by healthy children to improve their concentration and performance in school. According to the researchers, using these drugs for healthy kids cannot be ���...

Woman With Five Organ Transplants Gives Birth to a Girl Baby

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A 26-year-old woman with five organ transplants has given birth to a healthy girl baby at an hospital in Miami. Fatema Al Ansari, the mother of the newborn was apparently overjoyed as she addressed a press gathering along with her doctors. Fatema Al Ansari, at the age of 19, was diagnosed with a blood clot in a major vein to the intestine and was operated at the same hospital in 2007. She received new transplants of liver, pancreas, stomach and small ...

High Levels of Antibacterial Protein in Genetically Modified Goat's Milk Aids Diarrhea Treatment

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Milk obtained from genetically modified goats could be used to treat diarrhea in children, suggests a recent research. Nearly 1.8 million children around the world succumb to diarrheal diseases. Scientists genetically modified a goat to increase the levels of lysozyme in the goat's milk. Lysozyme is an antibacterial protein found in human breast milk. It helps prevent bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal track. James Murray from the ...

Clinical Trial Shows How Shock Treatments Can Kill Children

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In East Africa, the results from the Fluid Expansion as Supportive Therapy (FEAST) trial show that children who are given fluid to treat shock have an increased risk of death. Death occured due to cardiovascular collapse at 48 hours. These findings in BioMed Central's open access journal iBMC Medicine/i challenge the generally held idea that early and rapid reversal of shock by fluid resuscitation translates into longer-term survival benefits. The ...

Tibet Autonomous Region Plans to Build First Genetic Resource Bank

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The regional authorities said that southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will start construction on its first genetic resource bank within the year. The bank will help Tibet protect its genetic resources and ensure sustainable conservation, according to the regional science and technology department. The bank will be used to preserve plant seeds, as well as DNA from animals and microorganisms. Tibet's biodiversity is abundant, but its ...

Vatican Crowd Shares Argentina's Joy at the Election of Pope

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In St Peter's Square, tens of thousands of people celebrated with Argentina the election of Latin America's first pope -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio. And many hoped he will be a new departure for the Church. The crowd who had waited in the rain for hours roared with delight when white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at 1808 GMT, signalling a new pope had been chosen after five rounds of voting. There was then an agonising hour-long ...

Outcomes for Treatment of Sleep Apnea With Primary Care Vs. Specialist Care Examined By Study

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According to a study, among patients who were identified as likely having moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, treatment based in primary care was not clinically inferior to treatment at a specialist sleep center for improvement in daytime sleepiness scores. The study is appearing in the March 13 issue of iJAMA/i. "Obstructive sleep apnea with accompanying daytime sleepiness was estimated during the early 1990s to affect between 2 percent and 4 percent ...

Structured Weight Loss Program Helps Kids from Low-income Families Lower BMI: Study

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According to a new study, overweight and obese children in low-income households can meet or exceed the Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity when given access to a structured weight management program. The study was published in iAcademic Pediatrics/i. The epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States affects children, particularly those in low-income ...

Increased Risk of Death Associated With Major Bleeding Following PCI: Study

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According to a study, in a study that included 3.3 million percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries) procedures, major bleeding after PCI was associated with significantly increased in-hospital mortality, with an estimated 12 percent of deaths after PCI related to bleeding complications. The study is appearing in the March 13 issue of iJAMA/i. "Bleeding represents ...

Study Finds That Nearly a Third of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Dialysis Patients Inappropriate

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Patients who receive hemodialysis are at a significant risk of developing infections. It is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in this patient population. A new study highlights the need to improve antibiotic use in outpatient dialysis facilities as data shows nearly a third of antibiotic prescriptions are deemed inappropriate. The study is published in the April issue of iInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology/i, the journal of the Society ...