Dear Subscriber,
Welcome to today's Medical News Today News Alert containing today's medical news headlines for your chosen categories. You will only receive these alerts when new news is available for your chosen categories.
To unsubscribe from our news alerts, or to alter any of your subscription details (name,e-mail address etc) please see
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/newsalerts.php?changemydetails=y .
----------------------------------------------
** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Reducing teacher stress and burnout through mindfulness training
http://mnt.to/a/4gym
Teachers who practice "mindfulness" are better able to reduce their own levels of stress and prevent burnout, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center.
----------------------------------------------
** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Knee osteoarthritis risk unaffected by moderate exercise
http://mnt.to/a/4gzc
A new study suggests that the risk of middle-aged and older adults developing knee arthritis is unaffected by doing up to 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, the level recommended by the US goverment.
Management of rheumatoid arthritis just as good with specialist nurses as with doctors
http://mnt.to/a/4gyd
Patients attending clinical nurse specialist clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by consultant rheumatologists, the results of a major new clinical trial have revealed.The results of the multi-centre trial at the University of Leeds, funded by Arthritis Research UK, showed that there may be some clinical benefit to people with rheumatoid arthritis, whose condition is managed in clinics run by rheumatology clinical nurse specialists, especially with respect to their disease activity, pain control, physical function and general satisfaction with their care.
----------------------------------------------
** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **
New sensor for SERS Raman spectroscopy - almost as sensitive as a dog's nose
http://mnt.to/a/4gyB
Scientists at ETH Zurich and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have developed an innovative sensor for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Thanks to its unique surface properties at nanoscale, the method can be used to perform analyses that are more reliable, sensitive and cost-effective.
How anthrax toxins cause illness, death
http://mnt.to/a/4gyh
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, both part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified the cells in two distinct areas of the body that are simultaneously targeted for damage by anthrax toxins, eventually causing illness and sometimes death.
----------------------------------------------
** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
What is a stress test?
http://mnt.to/a/4gBs
A stress test, also known as an exercise test or treadmill test, is used by doctors to determine how well a patient's heart works during physical activity. When the heart pumps harder during exercise, the stress test can reveal problems, such as poor blood supply through the coronary arteries - these problems might not be apparent at other times.
Light-based techology rather than electric jolts may in future restore healthy heartbeats
http://mnt.to/a/4gyj
When a beating heart slips into an irregular, life-threatening rhythm, the treatment is well known: deliver a burst of electric current from a pacemaker or defibrillator. But because the electricity itself can cause pain, tissue damage and other serious side-effects, a Johns Hopkins-led research team wants to replace these jolts with a kinder, gentler remedy: light.
----------------------------------------------
** DEPRESSION News **
A glass of wine a day may keep depression away
http://mnt.to/a/4gyn
We have all heard that drinking a glass of red wine in moderation may be good for our health. But now, researchers have found that drinking wine may also reduce the risk of depression, according to a study published in the journal BMC Medicine.
----------------------------------------------
** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Jet lag recovery sped up in mice
http://mnt.to/a/4gzh
New research led by the University of Oxford in the UK suggests it may be possible to speed up recovery from jet lag by targeting a mechanism that prevents the body clock adjusting quickly to changes in patterns of light and dark.
----------------------------------------------
** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
One third of colorectal surgical patients ready for discharge the day after bowel resection with pain relief technique
http://mnt.to/a/4gyq
Surgeons at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, are working to reduce serious complications that have been known to occur with colorectal operations. In addition to using a set of pre-and postoperative standards that speed recovery which they have been publishing on for more than a decade, the researchers have validated yet another step surgeons can take to further reduce patients' hospital stays: adding a procedure called the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to patients' surgical care.
----------------------------------------------
** GENETICS News **
Jet lag recovery sped up in mice
http://mnt.to/a/4gzh
New research led by the University of Oxford in the UK suggests it may be possible to speed up recovery from jet lag by targeting a mechanism that prevents the body clock adjusting quickly to changes in patterns of light and dark.
----------------------------------------------
** HEART DISEASE News **
What is a stress test?
http://mnt.to/a/4gBs
A stress test, also known as an exercise test or treadmill test, is used by doctors to determine how well a patient's heart works during physical activity. When the heart pumps harder during exercise, the stress test can reveal problems, such as poor blood supply through the coronary arteries - these problems might not be apparent at other times.
----------------------------------------------
** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Gut bacteria 'too low' in quarter of population
http://mnt.to/a/4gz3
Scientists say that around a quarter of the population, particularly those who are obese, have 40% less intestinal bacteria than needed to maintain good health, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
----------------------------------------------
** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Gut bacteria 'too low' in quarter of population
http://mnt.to/a/4gz3
Scientists say that around a quarter of the population, particularly those who are obese, have 40% less intestinal bacteria than needed to maintain good health, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
How anthrax toxins cause illness, death
http://mnt.to/a/4gyh
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, both part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified the cells in two distinct areas of the body that are simultaneously targeted for damage by anthrax toxins, eventually causing illness and sometimes death.
----------------------------------------------
** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
New sensor for SERS Raman spectroscopy - almost as sensitive as a dog's nose
http://mnt.to/a/4gyB
Scientists at ETH Zurich and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have developed an innovative sensor for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Thanks to its unique surface properties at nanoscale, the method can be used to perform analyses that are more reliable, sensitive and cost-effective.
Light-based techology rather than electric jolts may in future restore healthy heartbeats
http://mnt.to/a/4gyj
When a beating heart slips into an irregular, life-threatening rhythm, the treatment is well known: deliver a burst of electric current from a pacemaker or defibrillator. But because the electricity itself can cause pain, tissue damage and other serious side-effects, a Johns Hopkins-led research team wants to replace these jolts with a kinder, gentler remedy: light.
All-new hybrid material offers potential for wearable electronic devices
http://mnt.to/a/4gyb
Leveraging the amazing natural properties of the Morpho butterfly's wings, scientists have developed a nanobiocomposite material that shows promise for wearable electronic devices, highly sensitive light sensors and sustainable batteries.
----------------------------------------------
** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Spouse's voice easier to understand or ignore in a crowd
http://mnt.to/a/4gyF
If your spouse ignores your voice from across a crowded room, chances are they have chosen to. According to a recent study, the recognizable voice of a spouse stands out against background noise, sharpening perception and focus for other individual voices.
Bioengineered myelin offers potential to regenerate neural tissue
http://mnt.to/a/4gyg
Stem cell technology has long offered the hope of regenerating tissue to repair broken or damaged neural tissue. Findings from a team of UC Davis investigators have brought this dream a step closer by developing a method to generate functioning brain cells that produce myelin - a fatty, insulating sheath essential to normal neural conduction.
----------------------------------------------
** NURSING / MIDWIFERY News **
Management of rheumatoid arthritis just as good with specialist nurses as with doctors
http://mnt.to/a/4gyd
Patients attending clinical nurse specialist clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by consultant rheumatologists, the results of a major new clinical trial have revealed.The results of the multi-centre trial at the University of Leeds, funded by Arthritis Research UK, showed that there may be some clinical benefit to people with rheumatoid arthritis, whose condition is managed in clinics run by rheumatology clinical nurse specialists, especially with respect to their disease activity, pain control, physical function and general satisfaction with their care.
----------------------------------------------
** NUTRITION / DIET News **
A glass of wine a day may keep depression away
http://mnt.to/a/4gyn
We have all heard that drinking a glass of red wine in moderation may be good for our health. But now, researchers have found that drinking wine may also reduce the risk of depression, according to a study published in the journal BMC Medicine.
----------------------------------------------
** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Gut bacteria 'too low' in quarter of population
http://mnt.to/a/4gz3
Scientists say that around a quarter of the population, particularly those who are obese, have 40% less intestinal bacteria than needed to maintain good health, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
----------------------------------------------
** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
One third of colorectal surgical patients ready for discharge the day after bowel resection with pain relief technique
http://mnt.to/a/4gyq
Surgeons at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, are working to reduce serious complications that have been known to occur with colorectal operations. In addition to using a set of pre-and postoperative standards that speed recovery which they have been publishing on for more than a decade, the researchers have validated yet another step surgeons can take to further reduce patients' hospital stays: adding a procedure called the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to patients' surgical care.
----------------------------------------------
** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Management of rheumatoid arthritis just as good with specialist nurses as with doctors
http://mnt.to/a/4gyd
Patients attending clinical nurse specialist clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by consultant rheumatologists, the results of a major new clinical trial have revealed.The results of the multi-centre trial at the University of Leeds, funded by Arthritis Research UK, showed that there may be some clinical benefit to people with rheumatoid arthritis, whose condition is managed in clinics run by rheumatology clinical nurse specialists, especially with respect to their disease activity, pain control, physical function and general satisfaction with their care.
----------------------------------------------
** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Spouse's voice easier to understand or ignore in a crowd
http://mnt.to/a/4gyF
If your spouse ignores your voice from across a crowded room, chances are they have chosen to. According to a recent study, the recognizable voice of a spouse stands out against background noise, sharpening perception and focus for other individual voices.
Reducing teacher stress and burnout through mindfulness training
http://mnt.to/a/4gym
Teachers who practice "mindfulness" are better able to reduce their own levels of stress and prevent burnout, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center.
----------------------------------------------
** SENIORS / AGING News **
Knee osteoarthritis risk unaffected by moderate exercise
http://mnt.to/a/4gzc
A new study suggests that the risk of middle-aged and older adults developing knee arthritis is unaffected by doing up to 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, the level recommended by the US goverment.
----------------------------------------------
** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Jet lag recovery sped up in mice
http://mnt.to/a/4gzh
New research led by the University of Oxford in the UK suggests it may be possible to speed up recovery from jet lag by targeting a mechanism that prevents the body clock adjusting quickly to changes in patterns of light and dark.
----------------------------------------------
** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
What is a stress test?
http://mnt.to/a/4gBs
A stress test, also known as an exercise test or treadmill test, is used by doctors to determine how well a patient's heart works during physical activity. When the heart pumps harder during exercise, the stress test can reveal problems, such as poor blood supply through the coronary arteries - these problems might not be apparent at other times.
Knee osteoarthritis risk unaffected by moderate exercise
http://mnt.to/a/4gzc
A new study suggests that the risk of middle-aged and older adults developing knee arthritis is unaffected by doing up to 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, the level recommended by the US goverment.
----------------------------------------------
** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Bioengineered myelin offers potential to regenerate neural tissue
http://mnt.to/a/4gyg
Stem cell technology has long offered the hope of regenerating tissue to repair broken or damaged neural tissue. Findings from a team of UC Davis investigators have brought this dream a step closer by developing a method to generate functioning brain cells that produce myelin - a fatty, insulating sheath essential to normal neural conduction.
----------------------------------------------
** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Boosting malaria control efforts in Africa and Asia by targeting mosquito breeding sites
http://mnt.to/a/4gyf
A malaria control method that targets mosquito larvae and pupae as they mature in standing water could be an important supplementary measure in the fight against the disease, according to a new report.
----------------------------------------------
** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
New sensor for SERS Raman spectroscopy - almost as sensitive as a dog's nose
http://mnt.to/a/4gyB
Scientists at ETH Zurich and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have developed an innovative sensor for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Thanks to its unique surface properties at nanoscale, the method can be used to perform analyses that are more reliable, sensitive and cost-effective.
New type of gas hydrate desalination technique could make potable water from oil and gas production
http://mnt.to/a/4gyc
In the midst of an intensifying global water crisis, scientists are reporting development of a more economical way to use one form of the "ice that burns" to turn very salty wastewater from fracking and other oil and gas production methods into water for drinking and irrigation.
-------------------------------------------------------------
You are receiving this news alert e-mail because you subscribed via an online form on our web site. If you wish to unsubscribe, please visit
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/newsalerts.php?changemydetails=y .
