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- Men in Their 40s Should Ideally Undergo Screening for Prostate Cancer
- Delhi's Tiniest Baby Survives, Say Doctors
- Demanding Physical Work Associated With an Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Study
- Experts Say Abortion Would Have Saved Savita Halappanavar
- MAQUET AIR-BAND Radial Compression Device Receives FDA and EU Clearance
- Boost Bone Health in 12 Simple Ways
- Jumping Rope may Help you Curb Hunger Pangs: New Study
- Sterilized Dogs Live Longer: Study
- New Technique Holds Promise for Liver Cancer Patients
- Scientists Explore Link Between Colic and Migraines
- Gene Mutation That Causes Children to be Born Without Spleen Identified
- Vibrating Fork Helps Combat Obesity
- Smartphone Diet App Good for Weight Loss
- Witnessing Childbirth Sends Many Dads into Post-traumatic Shock
- Research: Differences in Staging and Treatment Likely to be Behind UK's Low Bowel Cancer Survival
- Rates of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes Could Be Reduced With The Help of New Training Package
- What Makes Nerve Cells So Strong? Read On To Know The Answer
- Sharing Individual Health Information Could Improve Care and Reduce Costs for All: Discussion
- New Light on Traumatic Brain Injuries Shed By Research
- 12 Principles for Effective Contraceptive Counseling Offered By NYU Researchers
- Brain Damage Linked to Overactivation of Enzyme In Alzheimer's Disease
- It's Hard Covering Up Bird Flu Outbreak in the Internet Age
- Hospitals Keep Both Patients and Providers Blind to the Cost of Medical Services
- US Hospitals Make More Money With Wrong Surgeries: Study
- Playing Music to Premature Babies Improves Breathing and Sleep
- Kickstarter Links Families With Their Independent Seniors
- Scientists Turn Skin Cells into the Cells That Insulate Neurons
- Nanodiamonds Could Improve Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment: Research
- Training the Brain may Boost Our Performance
- Scientists Find Bacterial Immune System
- Study Links C-peptide Levels to Death and Heart Disease in Nondiabetic Adults
- Treatment Access for Dialysis Patients Improved By Stenting
- Advanced Brain Imaging Technologies may Help Fight Eating Disorders: Scientists
- Scientists Stress On Need For New Malaria Control Strategies
- In Recent Decades Antarctic Glaciers Thinning at An Alarming Rate
- Correcting PSA Levels for Genetic Variants may Have Significant Consequences
- Scientists: Stem Cell Jab Could Help Cure Heart Disease
- Drug-eluting Stents Prevent Leg Amputation, Suggests Research
- New Finding Could Alter the Face of Dengue Vaccine Development
- To Beat Obesity We Must Know What Really Makes Us Fat
- Two Common Pregnancy Conditions May be Risk Factors for Future Diabetes
- Aerobic Exercise may Protect Heavy Drinkers from Brain Damage
- Low Testosterone in 84 Percent of Lung Cancer Patients Taking Crizotinib, Study Confirms
- Routine EKG Finding Could Predict Serious Heart Problem
- Spiny Worm Solves Skin Graft Problem on Wet Wound Surface
- Tylenol Can Treat 'Existential' Suffering
- A Good Night's Sleep can Enhance Musical Skills
- Research Explores Why Some Men Fake a Climax
| Men in Their 40s Should Ideally Undergo Screening for Prostate Cancer Posted:  Researchers have advised men in their late 40s to undergo screening test for prostate cancer. The research team suggested that screening tests for every man between the ages of 45-49 will detect close to 50% of prostate cancer cases. Such screening tests can also help reduce mortality by 20%. The research team has said that men in their mid-to-late 40s should be offered a PSA test. "At least half of all men can be identified as being at low risk and probably ... |
| Delhi's Tiniest Baby Survives, Say Doctors Posted:  Tiniest baby in Delhi who was born three-and-a-half months premature, survived despite complications, say doctors. "Born three-and-a-half-months (24 weeks) premature and weighing only 550 grams, baby Pinky showed exemplary courage in fighting all odds and emerging a winner. Doctors treating her claimed that she might be Delhi's tiniest baby to survive after being delivered in the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy," said a statement from Balaji Action Medical ... |
| Demanding Physical Work Associated With an Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Study Posted:  Demanding physical work has a negative effect on an individual's risk of coronary heart disease, say researchers. The first was a case-control study described by Dr Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Associate Professor of Biostatistics-Epidemiology at Harokopio University, Athens, which evaluated occupation in 250 consecutive patients with a first stroke, 250 with a first acute coronary event and 500 equally matched controls.(1) Overall, when assessed on a 9-unit scale ... |
| Experts Say Abortion Would Have Saved Savita Halappanavar Posted:  According to experts, Savita Halappanavar would have lived if her unborn baby had been aborted. Obstetrician Dr Peter Boylan told an inquest that Halappanavar was ill enough at 6.30 am on October 24 to justify an abortion, however, he believed by that time a killer infection was already in her system. The former master of the National Maternity Hospital said that the real problem was the inability to terminate prior to Halappanavar developing a real ... |
| MAQUET AIR-BAND Radial Compression Device Receives FDA and EU Clearance Posted:  AIR-BAND Radial Compression Device from MAQUET has received both FDA and EU CE Mark. The device helps bring hemostasis after transradial procedures. The AIR-BAND compresses the access site making it clearly visible for clinicians to monitor effectively. It is possible to adjust the compression pressure with a standard syringe via a luer valve which causes a balloon to inflate just above the puncture site. AIR-BAND is extremely comfortable to ... |
| Boost Bone Health in 12 Simple Ways Posted:  More than 6 cups of coffee a day may harm bone health. Fish and olive oil may increase bone density. |
| Jumping Rope may Help you Curb Hunger Pangs: New Study Posted:  Feeling hungry? Try jumping rope. This is what a new study from Japan suggests. Many of us have experienced that exercising, rather, a vigorous workout preferably in the morning, can help suppress appetite, at least for a short period. Studies have shown that brisk exercising affects the release of key appetite hormones, the most important being ghrelin. Ghrelin is a hormone that increases hunger. Secreted primarily ... |
| Sterilized Dogs Live Longer: Study Posted:  Pets that are spayed or neutered were found to live longer, shows recent study. Looking at a sample of 40,139 death records from the Veterinary Medical Database from 1984-2004, researchers determined the average age at death for intact dogs-dogs that had not been spayed or neutered-was 7.9 years versus 9.4 years for sterilized dogs. The results of the study were published April 17 in iPLOS ONE/i. "There is a long tradition of research into the cost of reproduction, ... |
| New Technique Holds Promise for Liver Cancer Patients Posted:  According to a recent study a new invasive tumor ablation technique is providing hope for liver cancer patients who cannot undergo surgery. The study of 22 patients at the Universitatsklinikum Regensberg in Regensberg, Germany, found that irreversible electroporation (IRE) successfully destroyed tumor tissue in 70% of these patients. These patients were not responsive to conventional therapy or their tumor was in a location that was not suitable for standard ... |
| Scientists Explore Link Between Colic and Migraines Posted:  Children and adolescents who have experienced migraine headaches are more likely to have had colic as an infant, finds study published in JAMA. "Infantile colic is a common cause of inconsolable crying during the first months of life," according to background information in the article. "The pathogenesis and the age-specific presentation of colic are not well understood. Infantile colic is usually interpreted as a pain syndrome and may be multifactorial. ... |
| Gene Mutation That Causes Children to be Born Without Spleen Identified Posted:  Scientists have discovered the defective gene that causes kids to be born without spleen. The findings, reported today in iScience/i Express, may lead to new diagnostic tests and raises new questions about the role of this gene in the body's protein-making machinery. Medically known as isolated congenital asplenia (ICA), this condition has only been officially documented in less than 100 cases in the medical literature. Alexandre Bolze, a visiting student ... |
| Vibrating Fork Helps Combat Obesity Posted:  An electronic fork that vibrates when you eat quickly makes its debut, its French inventors claim that it can help combat obesity and digestive problems. Those who contribute at least (Dollar) 89 on the crowd funding website will get a HAPIfork, which comes in blue, green and pink, ahead of its planned general release to consumers in the United States and Europe later this year. "While our product is still a prototype, we're thrilled by the global response ... |
| Smartphone Diet App Good for Weight Loss Posted:  University researchers have got together with app development firm Blueberry Consultants Ltd., to develop an application called "My Meal Mate" for Smartphones that can prove to be a good weight loss tool. The application users can log what they have eaten on a daily basis as well as their activity levels. Further, they are also able to log in weight loss goals. The users also receive SMS once a week summarizing what they have done towards their goals. It also reminds ... |
| Witnessing Childbirth Sends Many Dads into Post-traumatic Shock Posted:  Research has revealed that some dads are quite alarmed by the birth experiences of their partners, that they suffer post-traumatic stress disorder. Fathers are mentally affected if their partner experiences life-threatening complications during childbirth. In a particular case, a partner was deeply anguished by his partner's delivery that he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and unable to work. Even though seven years had gone by since ... |
| Research: Differences in Staging and Treatment Likely to be Behind UK's Low Bowel Cancer Survival Posted:  According to new research, incomplete diagnostic investigation and failure to get the best treatment are the most likely reasons why survival for bowel cancer patients is lower in the UK than in other comparable countries. The research was published in the journal iActa Oncologica/i. The research, led by the London School of Hygiene (and) Tropical Medicine, was carried out in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK for the International Cancer Benchmarking ... |
| Rates of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes Could Be Reduced With The Help of New Training Package Posted:  There has only been slow progress on curbing the leading killer of athletes sudden cardiac death, despite spotting heart problems early. But the development of a series of online tutorials for sports and cardiology doctors looks set to reverse this trend. The tutorials, which are free to any doctor around the globe, thanks to the backing of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) and FIFA, aim to teach physicians how to read heart monitor tracings ... |
| What Makes Nerve Cells So Strong? Read On To Know The Answer Posted:  How do nerve cells keep from rupturing or falling apart when they can be up to three feet long in humans? Axons, the long, cable-like projections on neurons, are made stronger by a unique modification of the common molecular building block of the cell skeleton. The finding, which may help guide the search for treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, was reported in the April 10 issue of iNeuron/i by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College ... |
| Sharing Individual Health Information Could Improve Care and Reduce Costs for All: Discussion Posted:  According to a discussion paper, information collected from individual patients at doctor's office and hospital visits could be used to improve health care and reduce costs on a national scale. The paper was released by the Institute of Medicine. As health care records move to electronic systems, there is an opportunity to compile information taken from individuals and use it to conduct large studies that advance the entire health care system, said Michael D. Murray, ... |
| New Light on Traumatic Brain Injuries Shed By Research Posted:  Long lasting consequences, including increased risk of cognitive impairment later in life can be caused by even a mild injury to the brain. While it is not yet known how brain injury increases risk for dementia, there are indications that chronic, long-lasting, inflammation in the brain may be important. A new paper by researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA), appearing in the iJournal of Neuroscience/i, offers the latest ... |
| 12 Principles for Effective Contraceptive Counseling Offered By NYU Researchers Posted:  New research suggests 12 evidence-based principles that can be used to improve contraceptive counseling of adolescents in U.S. health care clinics, doctor's offices, and health service organizations. The research was led by Professor James Jaccard, Ph.D., and Nicole Levitz, M.P.H., of the New York University Silver School of Social Work and its Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health (CLAFH). Jaccard and Levitz write in the article - "Counseling Adolescents ... |
| Brain Damage Linked to Overactivation of Enzyme In Alzheimer's Disease Posted:  At The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), scientists have unravelled one of the major toxic mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease. The discoveries could lead to a much better understanding of the Alzheimer's process and how to prevent it. The findings showed that brain damage in Alzheimer's disease is linked to the overactivation of an enzyme called AMPK. When the scientists blocked this enzyme in mouse models of the disease, neurons were protected from ... |
| It's Hard Covering Up Bird Flu Outbreak in the Internet Age Posted:  On a Chinese pavement, photos of 10 dead sparrows went viral on social media and drew a swift official response show how hard covering up a bird flu outbreak would be in the Internet age. China has won international praise for its transparency on the H7N9 strain, which has killed 14 people so far, in sharp contrast to criticism for trying to conceal the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic. But analysts say the government has little ... |
| Hospitals Keep Both Patients and Providers Blind to the Cost of Medical Services Posted:  If hospitals would show physicians the price of some diagnostic laboratory tests at the time the tests are ordered, doctors would order substantially fewer of them or search for lower-priced alternatives. This was suggested by a research at Johns Hopkins. In a study of up-front price transparency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the researchers found that the practice of offering price information decreased overall use of tests by roughly 9 percent. Currently, hospitals ... |
| US Hospitals Make More Money With Wrong Surgeries: Study Posted:  A study found that US hospitals face a disincentive to improve care because they make drastically more money when surgery goes wrong than when a patient is discharged with no complications. "We found clear evidence that reducing harm and improving quality is perversely penalized in our current health care system," said study author Sunil Eappen, chief medical officer of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. An estimated (Dollar) 400 billion is spent on surgery ... |
| Playing Music to Premature Babies Improves Breathing and Sleep Posted:  A new study has revealed that music can be a boon to newborns as it can help them breathe easy as well as sleep well. The research found that music can put them into a quietly attentive state. The sound of music can help a newborn calm down and sleep better by sending the infant into a quiet attentive state. Playing live music to a prematurely born baby can help slow the heart beat, thus helping the child breathe easily. Music was also found ... |
| Kickstarter Links Families With Their Independent Seniors Posted:  On crowd-funding website Kickstarter, a new way for families to stay close to their independent elders that blends modern technology with old fashioned parcel post was introduced. The system -- the brainchild of a startup called Lively -- uses sensors and an online service to keep tabs on seniors without intruding on their lives. "There is some technology here, but the root of what we are doing is building stronger connections between elders living independently ... |
| Scientists Turn Skin Cells into the Cells That Insulate Neurons Posted:  Researchers have succeeded in transforming skin cells directly into oligodendrocyte precursor cells, the cells that wrap nerve cells in the insulating myelin sheaths that help nerve signals propagate. The research took place at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the current research was done in mice and rats. If the approach also works with human cells, it could eventually lead to cell therapies for diseases like inherited leukodystrophies - disorders ... |
| Nanodiamonds Could Improve Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment: Research Posted:  Doctors have recently begun to categorize breast cancers into four main groups according to the genetic makeup of the cancer cells. Which category a cancer falls into, generally determines the best method of treatment. But cancers in one of the four groups - called "basal-like" or "triple-negative" breast cancer (TNBC) - have been particularly tricky to treat because they usually don't respond to the "receptor-targeted" treatments that are often effective in treating ... |
| Training the Brain may Boost Our Performance Posted:  In other problem-solving tasks, a brain-training task that increases the number of items an individual can remember over a short period of time may boost performance. This can be done by enhancing communication between different brain areas. The new study being presented this week in San Francisco is one of a growing number of experiments on how working-memory training can measurably improve a range of skills - from multiplying in your head to reading a complex ... |
| Scientists Find Bacterial Immune System Posted:  Scientists have found that CRISPR, a system of genes that bacteria use to defend themselves against viruses, is involved in helping some bacteria evade the mammalian immune system. The results are scheduled for publication Sunday, April 14 in iNature/i. CRISPR is itself a sort of immune system for bacteria. Its function was discovered by dairy industry researchers seeking to prevent phages, the viruses that infect bacteria, from ruining the cultures ... |
| Study Links C-peptide Levels to Death and Heart Disease in Nondiabetic Adults Posted:  According to a large study published in iCMAJ/i (iCanadian Medical Association Journal/i) high blood levels of the serum C-peptide are linked to heart disease and death in people without diabetes. Researchers looked at data from the Third Nutrition and Health Examination Survey (NHANES III) and the NHANES III Linked Mortality File to determine the link between C-peptide levels and death from all causes as well as from heart disease. They looked at mortality ... |
| Treatment Access for Dialysis Patients Improved By Stenting Posted:  According to 12-month trial results being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, kidney failure patients on dialysis derive long-term benefit from the minimally invasive placement of a stent that improves the function of dialysis access grafts. "Results of the study exceeded our expectations, and that is a boon for dialysis patients," said Ziv J Haskal, M.D., FSIR, lead author and professor of vascular ... |
| Advanced Brain Imaging Technologies may Help Fight Eating Disorders: Scientists Posted:  Scientists are using advanced brain imaging technologies to understand the neurobiology of eating disorders and to improve treatments. Current treatments for anorexia and bulimia nervosa are often limited and ineffective. Patients relapse. They become chronically ill. They face a higher risk of dying. "A major reason contributing to the difficulty in developing new treatments for these disorders is our limited understanding of how brain function may ... |
| Scientists Stress On Need For New Malaria Control Strategies Posted:  The need for novel measures to tackle malaria hotspots in countries with low levels of the disease has been stressed on often by scientists. Though malaria levels have decreased in countries such as Malaysia and Bhutan, pockets of infection remain, mainly among men living or working outdoors. This shows that measures, such as nets, that help in homes are ineffective, the scientists wrote in the Lancet. The scientists suggested that treated ... |
| In Recent Decades Antarctic Glaciers Thinning at An Alarming Rate Posted:  Glaciers at the edge of the icy continent of Antarctica have been thinning rapidly in the last few decades and it has contributed significantly to sea level rise, according to new research. The new ice core research suggested that, while the changes are dramatic, they couldn't be attributed with confidence to human-caused global warming, said Eric Steig, a University of Washington professor of Earth and space sciences. Previous work by Steig has shown ... |
| Correcting PSA Levels for Genetic Variants may Have Significant Consequences Posted: Scientists have identified genetic variants which can increase serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) concentrations and prostate cancer risk. A new study published in iThe Journal of Urology/i (Regd) reports that correcting PSA levels for these genetic variants can have significant consequences, including avoiding unnecessary biopsies for some men and eliminating false complacency for others. In this study of 964 healthy Caucasian men, correcting individual ... |
| Scientists: Stem Cell Jab Could Help Cure Heart Disease Posted:  A revolutionary new treatment that could pave way in creating a stem cell injection to cure heart disease was tested for the first time by scientists. The heart failure breakthrough involves injecting patients with their own stem cells. The quick and easy procedure saw doctors take bone marrow from the patients' hips before injecting them directly into the heart to strengthen the muscle, the Daily Express reported. Heart pumping function ... |
| Drug-eluting Stents Prevent Leg Amputation, Suggests Research Posted:  Research suggests that drug-eluting stents can keep clogged leg arteries open, preventing amputation of the leg. The research is being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. "Peripheral arterial disease (or PAD) is becoming increasingly prevalent due to our aging population and the obesity and diabetes epidemics," said Robert A. Lookstein, M.D., FSIR, lead researcher and chief of interventional ... |
| New Finding Could Alter the Face of Dengue Vaccine Development Posted:  A new study took place at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy (and) Immunology, where researchers offered surprising evidence that suggests the need for a revamped approach to dengue vaccine design. As efforts to create a strong and effective vaccine for the dreaded dengue virus continue to hit snags. The finding runs counter to current scientific understanding of the key cells that need to be induced to develop a successful dengue vaccine. La Jolla Institute ... |
| To Beat Obesity We Must Know What Really Makes Us Fat Posted:  If we are to make any progress in tackling the obesity crisis, we have to know clearly what makes us fat. The science of obesity: what do we really know about what makes us fat? If we are to make any progress in tackling the obesity crisis, we have to look again at what really makes us fat, claims an article published in this week's iBMJ/i. Gary Taubes, co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative, argues that our understanding of the ... |
| Two Common Pregnancy Conditions May be Risk Factors for Future Diabetes Posted:  Two common conditions in pregnancy may pose risks for future diabetes, shows a Canadian study of over one million women published in this week's iPLOS Medicine/i. The researchers, led by Denice Feig from the University of Toronto, Canada, found that pre-eclampsia (a condition in which affected pregnant women have high blood pressure, fluid retention, and protein in their urine), and gestational hypertension (high blood pressure associated with pregnancy) could ... |
| Aerobic Exercise may Protect Heavy Drinkers from Brain Damage Posted:  Aerobic exercise may help prevent and perhaps even reverse some of the brain damage linked with heavy alcohol consumption, suggests a new University of Colorado Boulder study. The study results indicated that regular aerobic exercise like walking, running or bicycling is associated with less damage to the brain's "white matter" among heavy alcohol users. White matter, along with gray matter, are the organ's two major physical components. White matter is composed ... |
| Low Testosterone in 84 Percent of Lung Cancer Patients Taking Crizotinib, Study Confirms Posted:  A recent study by the University of Colorado Cancer Center reported the common side effect of low testosterone in men treated with the recently approved lung cancer agent, crizotinib. A new study published this week in the journal iCancer/i confirms this finding in a multi-national sample, details the mechanism of reduced testosterone, and provides promising preliminary evidence that widely available hormone replacement therapies can reduce this side effect in many patients. ... |
| Routine EKG Finding Could Predict Serious Heart Problem Posted:  A UC San Francisco-led study found that a common test that records the heart's electrical activity could predict potentially serious cardiovascular ailment. A cardiac condition called left anterior fascicular block (LAFB), in which scarring occurs in a section of the left ventricle, may not be as benign as currently thought and could increase the likelihood of heart failure, sudden cardiac death or atrial fibrillation. In a study to be published on ... |
| Spiny Worm Solves Skin Graft Problem on Wet Wound Surface Posted:  A remarkable invention for keeping skin grafts in place, even when the surface of the wound is wet was inspired by a parasitic worm that latches onto the intestines of fish by inflating its head. Reporting in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday, US researchers devised a patch studded with tiny cone-shaped needles as a replacement for surgical staples, a potential source of tissue damage and infection. The needles are made of a stiff core made ... |
| Tylenol Can Treat 'Existential' Suffering Posted:  An over-the-counter pain medication acetaminophen, may help to reduce existential pain such as the worry that comes with thinking about death, or any angst that isn't attributable to a specific source, a study found. The research is published in emPsychological Science/em, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. According to lead researcher Daniel Randles and colleagues at the University of British Columbia, the new findings suggest ... |
| A Good Night's Sleep can Enhance Musical Skills Posted:  A new study explains how musicians who learn a new melody and practice it after a good night's sleep demonstrate enhanced skills. Performance of a musical task improved among pianists who learned a new melody and practiced it after a night of sleep, says researcher Sarah E. Allen from the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, US. The study, which examined how the brain learns and retains motor skills, is among the first to look at whether sleep enhances ... |
| Research Explores Why Some Men Fake a Climax Posted:  A lot of women are known to lie about having reached their orgasm but research carried out by a Harvard academic has found that a surprising number of men feign ejaculation. In his new book "Why Men Fake it: The Totally Unexpected Truth", clinical professor of urology Abraham Morgentaler, recounts numerous stories of men confessing that they pretend to climax. But the surprise was their reason behind it. Morgentaler tells a third of men admitted faking ... |
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