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- Ampullary Cancer
- Genetic Mutation in Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Identified
- New Drug Target for Untreatable Form of Lung Cancer Identified
- Broccoli Could Possibly Benefit Osteoarthritis Patients
- Just 13 Percent Adults Get Good Night's Sleep, Says Study
- New Typhoid Shots Unveiled
- Whole Fruits Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes
- Combinatory Treatment Strategy Can Prevent Preterm Delivery: Research
- Aggressive Leukemia Might Be Fueled By Tumor Suppressor: Study
- Bacteria Linked to Obesity Illnesses: Research
- Educated Middle-Aged People More Likely to be Physically Active
- Geneticists Discover Possible Cure For 'Huntington's Disease'
- McMaster Study Finds That Complications From Influenza Are Mostly Endured By New Moms and Obese People Risk
- Women Get More Out Of High Intensity Interval Training For Women: Research
- Wavefront Analysis Being Conducted By Optometrist's
- Research Reveals 'Smartphones' Could Play Bigger Role In Helping With Weight Loss
- Research Reveals That Brain Structure Could Face Permanent Changes Due to Migraine
- Scientists Use Stem Cells to Grow Human Brain Tissue
- Autistic Children can Outgrow Critical Social Communication Disability: Research
- Venice Hosts Exhibition of Fifty-Two Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci
- New Approach to Prevent Diabetes-Induced Birth Defects
- Women Prefer New Hairstyle Over Advice on Skincare
- Health Officials Warns of Polio Outbreak in Pakistan
- It's Snowing in Atacama Desert
- Female Math Anxiety Myth Revealed
- Capillary Refill Time Tests Improved With New Finger-Squeezing Device
- Infant Rotavirus Vaccination Has Reduced Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations in Adults
- Reduced Level of Inflammation may Explain Metabolic Status in Obese People
- Many Brits Willing to Sacrifice Sleep to Spend Time Online
- "Chronic Lateness" is the Reason for 57-Year-Old's Failure to Accomplish Tasks on Time
- Global Causes for Disability Topped by Substance Abuse and Mental Issues
- Japan Proposes to Hold Internet "Fasting Camps" to Help Cure Addicted Kids
- Winter Seems to Trigger Rise in Number of SAD Cases
- List of Problem Drugs Includes Heroin and Amphetamines
- Findings of Animal Study Indicate Age-Related Memory Loss is Reversible
- Multiple Stages of the HIV-1 Life Cycle Influence Protease Inhibitor Resistance
- Research Finds Cancerous Cells from Donor Kidney Linked to Recipient Skin Cancer
- Most Likely Book to be Left in Hotel Rooms is 'Fifty Shades'
- Patients' Treatment Preferences may be Influenced by Terminology Used To Describe Preinvasive Breast Cancer
- Among Pediatric Physicians, Interpretation of Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Varies Widely
- New Minimally Invasive Technique for Melanoma Used at Northwestern Medicine
- College Football Players Gain Strength and Size Via Training for 4 Years
- Research Says ASO Corrects Striatal Transcriptional Abnormalities in HD Mice
- Consumers Have Questions for Health Insurance Exchange
- Meet the 'Walking Shark'
- Brain Protein Linked to Age-related Memory Loss Identified
- Family of Boy With Rare Brain Infection Decides to Donate His Organs
- No More Confusion Whether to Have a Pizza or Burger
- Body Sculpting Expert Finds Patient Irresistible After a 'Wonder Woman Makeover'
| Posted:  Ampullary cancer is a rare cancer of the ampulla of Vater that connects the common bile duct and pancreatic duct to the small intestine. Symptoms of ampullary cancer include jaundice, weight loss.         |
| Genetic Mutation in Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Identified Posted:  Scientists have discovered genetic mutation in castration-resistant prostate cancer. This mutation enables the tumor to make its own supply of androgens, a hormone that fuels the growth of the prostate cancer. Prostate cancer requires a constant supply of androgens in order to sustain itself. The current standard of care for patients with metastatic prostate cancer is medical castration, the ability to interfere with the body's production of testosterone (androgens) ...      |
| New Drug Target for Untreatable Form of Lung Cancer Identified Posted:  Chemical signals sent out by collagen appear to protect against cancer's growth, say researchers. Boosting those signals could act as an effective treatment for cancers that grow in the presence of collagen, including squamous cell lung cancer, for which no targeted treatments currently exist. And the findings suggest that switching off these chemical signals, as some treatments for leukaemia do, is likely to be counter-productive in cancers where ...      |
| Broccoli Could Possibly Benefit Osteoarthritis Patients Posted:  A study has indicated that a compound called sulforaphane, which is also found in broccoli, could possibly have some benefits in osteoarthritis. a href="http:www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/osteoarthritis.htm" target="_blank"Osteoarthritis/a is a condition where the cartilage of a joint undergoes degeneration and damage resulting in painful joints and limitation of motion. Weight-bearing joints are usually involved. Joint-replacement surgeries ...      |
| Just 13 Percent Adults Get Good Night's Sleep, Says Study Posted:  A recent study finds that one in five people nod-off at their work desk due to lack of sleep. It was found that lack of proper rest accounts for six million lost working days a year, the Daily Express reported. The survey by bed firm Silentnight found that only 13 per cent of men and women admitted they slept peacefully, while the rest said that the thought of having to get up early, money worries and stress kept them awake. Nineteen ...      |
| Posted:  An Indian pharmaceutical firm plans to launch the world's first typhoid vaccine which can be give to infants. Bharat Biotech, based in the southern city of Hyderabad, said it would also offer long-term protection of more than 10 years, unlike other vaccines which must be boosted with regular injections. "This is the world's first clinically-proven vaccine for children of six months and above," spokeswoman Sheela Panicker told AFP. The ...      |
| Whole Fruits Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes Posted:  Eating fresh fruits like blueberries, grapes, apples, pears has been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, but drinking fruit juices boosts the risk, says study. British, US and Singaporean researchers pored over data from three big health investigations that took place in the United States, spanning a quarter of a century in all. More than 187,000 nurses and other professional caregivers were enrolled. Their health was monitored ...      |
| Combinatory Treatment Strategy Can Prevent Preterm Delivery: Research Posted:  Gene-environment interactions are a major contributor to preterm birth and using a combinatory treatment strategy can prevent preterm delivery in a mouse model, confirms new research and that using a combinatory treatment strategy can prevent preterm delivery in a mouse model. In findings posted online Aug. 27, scientists from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center say their study provides important new insights into a major global health problem - one that ...      |
| Aggressive Leukemia Might Be Fueled By Tumor Suppressor: Study Posted:  Blocking a protein normally credited with suppressing leukemia may be a promising therapeutic strategy for an aggressive form of the disease called acute myeloid leukemia (AML), suggests new research in the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i. Researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center report their results in a study posted online Aug. 27 by the journal. The protein scientists targeted is a transcription factor known as RUNX1, ...      |
| Bacteria Linked to Obesity Illnesses: Research Posted:  A new research reveals that individuals who lack key species of so-called "good" bacteria in their intestines are more prone to obesity and associated diseases such as diabetes, heart and cholesterol problems. The findings may hold new clues to help tackle the world's obesity epidemic, which is predicted to affect more than 700 million people in 2015, a rise of 300 million in a decade, its authors said. An international team of researchers compared ...      |
| Educated Middle-Aged People More Likely to be Physically Active Posted:  Middle-aged better-educated Americans are less likely to smoke and more apt to be physically active than their less-educated peers. They are also more inclined to make healthy changes -- in general and in the face of new medical conditions -- and adhere to them, according to a new study in the September issue of the iJournal of Health and Social Behavior/i. "This study documents that there are very large differences by education in smoking and ...      |
| Geneticists Discover Possible Cure For 'Huntington's Disease' Posted:  A potential defense against Huntington's disease - a fatal neurodegenerative disorder which currently has no cure was discovered by Leicester geneticists. The team of University of Leicester researchers identified that glutathione peroxidase activity - a key antioxidant in cells - protects against symptoms of the disease in model organisms. They hope that the enzyme activity - whose protective ability was initially observed in model organisms such ...      |
| Posted:  Up to 500,000 people world-wide die of severe influenza each year. Despite this, a study from McMaster University, says that there has been no clear evidence about who is susceptible for influenza complications and it may not be who people think. This is important because issues during past influenza seasons and pandemics have included vaccine shortage; the time needed to develop vaccines for specific influenza strains and which groups are first in line for vaccination. ...      |
| Women Get More Out Of High Intensity Interval Training For Women: Research Posted:  A well-known way to get the maximum benefits of exercise in the shortest amount of time is interval training. When it comes to running, women may get more out of high intensity interval training (HIIT) than their male counterparts, finds new research. "Sex-specific Responses to Interval Training" was conducted by Drs. Matt Laurent and Matt Kutz, Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies at Bowling Green State University; Lauren Vervaecke, Division of Applied Physiology, ...      |
| Wavefront Analysis Being Conducted By Optometrist's Posted:  Techniques developed by astronomers seeking a clear view of objects in space are coming closer to home. A special article suggests that eye care professionals apply the concept of wavefront optics to understanding-and correcting-subtle visual abnormalities of the human eye. The article can be found in the September issue of iOptometry and Vision Science/i/a, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry/a. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins, ...      |
| Research Reveals 'Smartphones' Could Play Bigger Role In Helping With Weight Loss Posted:  Get away from healthy eating habits and regular exercises if you want to lose weight as new research shows that smartphones also play a big role in getting into shape. According to a new study by mobilephonechecker.co.uk, an online platform that offers the best mobile phone deals, as many as one-third of Britishers are now turning to their smartphones when dieting in a bid to help them reach their weight goals. According to study, 39 percent of people ...      |
| Research Reveals That Brain Structure Could Face Permanent Changes Due to Migraine Posted:  Migraines may cause permanent changes in brain structure. In spite of this we don't know how much this affects patients over the long-term is unknown, reveals new research. A meta-analysis performed on six population-based studies and 13 clinic-based studies was published in Neurology, a journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The review found that people with migraines faced a higher risk of brain lesions, white matter abnormalities and altered ...      |
| Scientists Use Stem Cells to Grow Human Brain Tissue Posted:  Scientists had used stem cells to grow primitive human brain tissue for use in studying disorders and early development of this most complex of organs. They used the cells to grow what they dubbed "cerebral organoids" -- pea-sized blobs of 3D brain tissue in a Petri dish, with characteristics of early embryonic brain tissue. The feat may reduce scientists' reliance on the mouse brain, which is a poor model for research into human diseases and treatment, ...      |
| Autistic Children can Outgrow Critical Social Communication Disability: Research Posted:  At Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, scientists have shown that high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children appear to outgrow a critical social communication disability. Younger children with ASD have trouble integrating the auditory and visual cues associated with speech, but the researchers found that the problem clears up in adolescence. The study was published today in the online edition of the journal iCerebral Cortex/i. ...      |
| Venice Hosts Exhibition of Fifty-Two Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci Posted:  In Venice, fifty-two drawings by Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci are going on show, including the famous but rarely-seen Vitruvian Man charting the ideal proportions of the human body. The show in the city's Galleria dell'Academia displays works from the museum's own archives as well as from the collections of the British Royal Family, the Ashmolean Museum, the British Museum and the Louvre. "Leonardo da Vinci: The Universal Man" charts his artistic ...      |
| New Approach to Prevent Diabetes-Induced Birth Defects Posted:  Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified a cell signaling pathway which plays a significant role in causing developmental defects of the fetal spinal cord and brain in babies of women with diabetes. Using an animal model of disease, the team's results point to a potential new therapeutic target for preventing these defects in pregnant women having preexisting diabetes. The results of this study are published in the August 27th ...      |
| Women Prefer New Hairstyle Over Advice on Skincare Posted:  Women prefer trying out new hairstyles, despite being bombarded with products and advice on skincare. As women get older they spend less money looking after their skin and are more likely to think the key to looking good is a new haircut, according to a new poll endorsed by the Britain's only national skin cancer-specific charity, Skcin The survey of over 1,000 women in Britain, conducted by specialist dermatology pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma in ...      |
| Health Officials Warns of Polio Outbreak in Pakistan Posted:  In Pakistan, health officials warned of a serious polio outbreak after the disease was detected in 16 children in a tribal district where militant groups have banned vaccination. Doctor Khayal Mir Jan, the top health official in Pakistan's militant-infested North Waziristan tribal district, on the Afghan border, told AFP that thousands of children were at risk. Pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where the highly infectious, crippling ...      |
| It's Snowing in Atacama Desert Posted:  Atacama Desert in Chile, described as the driest hot desert in the world, was recently witness to a rare occurrence- snowfall. San Pedro de Atacama's residents said that the weekend snow was the heaviest in 30 years for the desert city, which is 750 miles north of the capital, Santiago, Sky News reported. Meanwhile, local officials asserted that they are concerned that the snow and rain that fell over the weekend could cause rivers to flood. The ...      |
| Female Math Anxiety Myth Revealed Posted:  A new research has revealed that although girls report more math anxiety on general survey measures, they are not actually more anxious during math classes and exams. Education researchers Thomas Gotz and Madeleine Bieg of the University of Konstanz and the Thurgau University of Teacher Education and colleagues asked students to describe more generalized perceptions of mathematics anxiety, rather than assessing anxiety during actual math classes and exams. They ...      |
| Capillary Refill Time Tests Improved With New Finger-Squeezing Device Posted:  Finger Squeezing Device hopes to improve Capillary Refill Time Tests. Capillary refill time is usually evaluated in the following manner. Doctors put pressure on the fingernails and then observe the manner in which the skin turns from white to red. Doctors also use this method to evaluate hydration in patients. This method is especially helpful in children who are not in a position to express themselves to ascertain if their hydration levels are okay. ...      |
| Infant Rotavirus Vaccination Has Reduced Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations in Adults Posted:  The authors of a Research Letter assessed patterns of gastroenteritis hospitalizations among children 5 years of age or older and among adults before and after implementation of infant rotavirus immunization. "Implementation of infant rotavirus vaccination in 2006 has substantially reduced the burden of severe gastroenteritis among U.S. children younger than 5 years," write Paul A. Gastanaduy, M.D., M.P.H., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, ...      |
| Reduced Level of Inflammation may Explain Metabolic Status in Obese People Posted:  Low levels of inflammation may explain how some obese people are able to remain metabolically healthy. This is according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i (iJCEM/i). Obesity generally is linked to a higher risk of diabetes and heart disease. Some people who are obese, however, do not develop high blood pressure and unfavorable cholesterol profiles - factors ...      |
| Many Brits Willing to Sacrifice Sleep to Spend Time Online Posted:  Just one in 10 Britons manage to get good quality sleep after a new survey revealed that the rest of them are willing to sacrifice their sleep in order to spend more time on the internet. The survey was carried out by Nytol and involved over 2,000 Britons, more than half of whom said that they logged on to the internet while in the bed while around 20 percent said that they needed to check their social media accounts, such as Twitter or Facebook, as they have a 'fear ...      |
| "Chronic Lateness" is the Reason for 57-Year-Old's Failure to Accomplish Tasks on Time Posted:  A 57-year old man who has struggled to do anything on time has been told that his tardiness was in fact due to a condition known as 'chronic lateness'. Jim Dunbar, from Angus, Scotland, has struggled to be on time for work, go to holidays, has been late for meals, attend funerals and even be on time for first dates with women. And even when he has been diagnosed with the condition he is struggling to complete his work on time. Dunbar had recently given himself a 11-hour ...      |
| Global Causes for Disability Topped by Substance Abuse and Mental Issues Posted:  A new study published in the journal The Lancet reveals that substance abuse and mental health problems have emerged as the two largest causes for death, disability and poor health across the world. The study was conducted by a group of American and Australian researchers who looked into the premature mortality rates and the amount of time people spent disabled due to over 200 diseases in 187 countries. The researchers found that mental health issues were ...      |
| Japan Proposes to Hold Internet "Fasting Camps" to Help Cure Addicted Kids Posted:  Expressing concern over the rising number of children who are addicted to internet and handheld devices in the country, Japan's ministry of education has proposed holding 'internet fasting camps' where children cannot access the internet. Akifumi Sekine, the spokesman for Japan's ministry of education, revealed that they could be more than 518,000 cases of internet addiction among children at middle and high schools in the country and said that the number will only ...      |
| Winter Seems to Trigger Rise in Number of SAD Cases Posted:  Researchers at Oregon State University in the US suggest that the number of season affective disorder (SAD) cases have been exaggerated and many people claim they suffer from the disorder simply because they dislike the cold. SAD is a mood disorder in which people often suffer from depressive symptoms that are linked with seasonal changes, either in the summer or in the winter. In order to find out how common the disorder was, the researchers conducted a study among ...      |
| List of Problem Drugs Includes Heroin and Amphetamines Posted:  A new study published in The Lancet reveals that heroin accounted for more than half of the 78,000 deaths from illegal drugs in 2010, but amphetamine had most addicts. In a wide-ranging probe into the health impacts from four illicit drugs, a team led by Louisa Degenhardt at Australia's University of New South Wales also found that two-thirds of addicts are men, with the biggest problems emerging in males aged 20 to 29. More than 55 percent of drug-related ...      |
| Findings of Animal Study Indicate Age-Related Memory Loss is Reversible Posted:  A new protein in the brain that triggers age-related memory loss has been identified by US researchers. This is a finding that may someday lead to new treatments to reverse memory loss. Using live lab mice and eight human brains that were donated for science, the team led by Nobel laureate Eric Kandel at Columbia University found that a gene called RbAp48 was linked to the kind of memory loss associated with aging. The amount of protein the gene produced ...      |
| Multiple Stages of the HIV-1 Life Cycle Influence Protease Inhibitor Resistance Posted:  HIV-1 protease inhibitors are drugs that target HIV-1 proteases, which are required for viral replication. Despite the success of protease inhibitors for suppressing HIV-1, some patients do not respond to protease inhibitor therapy. For most patients, the lack of response is not due to mutation of the HIV-1 protease. In this issue of the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i, Robert Silcano and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University identify the effects ...      |
| Research Finds Cancerous Cells from Donor Kidney Linked to Recipient Skin Cancer Posted:  Previous research has shown that patients who receive kidney transplants have an increased risk of an invasive form of skin cancer. It is unclear if donor tissue contributes to cancer formation. In this issue of the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i, Philippe Ratajczak and colleagues at INSERM demonstrate that donor tissue can lead to caner formation in transplant recipients. They examined tumor cells and transplant tissues from a small sample ...      |
| Most Likely Book to be Left in Hotel Rooms is 'Fifty Shades' Posted:  ...      |
| Posted:  A research letter by Zehra B. Omer, B.A., of Massachusetts General Hospital-Institute for Technology Assessment, Boston, and colleagues says that when ductal carcinoma in situ is described as a high-risk condition rather than cancer, more women report that they would opt for nonsurgical treatments. A total of 394 healthy women without a history of breast cancer participated in the study and were presented with three scenarios that described a diagnosis of DCIS as ...      |
| Among Pediatric Physicians, Interpretation of Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Varies Widely Posted:  A study by Amy Sanderson M.D., of Boston Children's Hospital, M.A., and colleagues says that clinicians use the do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order not only as a guide for therapeutic decisions during a cardiopulmonary arrest but also as a surrogate for broader treatment directives. A total of 107 physicians and 159 nurses responded to a survey regarding their attitudes and behaviors about DNR orders for pediatric patients. There was substantial variability in the interpretation ...      |
| New Minimally Invasive Technique for Melanoma Used at Northwestern Medicine Posted:  In a startling case report researchers reveal how at first Krista Easom figured the little red bump on her foot was nothing more than a blister. It didn't hurt, but after a couple months, it didn't go away either. She booked an appointment with a dermatologist to have it removed. She wasn't worried. Easom, a 24-year-old law school student from New Jersey, was healthy, had no family history of cancer and was getting ready to enjoy some time in her newly adopted city ...      |
| College Football Players Gain Strength and Size Via Training for 4 Years Posted:  A new study appearing in the September issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research says that college football players achieve significant increases in strength and size from freshman through senior year. But even with modern training regimens, these athletes show limited changes in speed and power, according to the study by Bert H. Jacobson, EdD, FACSM, and colleagues of Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. They believe their results have implications ...      |
| Research Says ASO Corrects Striatal Transcriptional Abnormalities in HD Mice Posted:  A process called transcriptional dysregulation may be an early step in the pathogenesis of Huntington's Disease before symptoms appear, findings from postmortem studies of the brains of HD patients suggest. Other studies report transcriptional alterations in the brains of some mouse models of HD. A new study has found transcriptional changes in mouse striatum which correlate with progressive motor and psychiatric deficits and, most importantly, reports for the first ...      |
| Consumers Have Questions for Health Insurance Exchange Posted:  On October 1st when people actually use the health exchange they have a lot of questions which need to be clarified. One of the questions is to do with subsidy payments: When people buy health insurance on the exchange they will have to pay the full monthly premium for the insurance. The federal government will pay subsidies through tax credits which are collected annually. Now for a low income person who lives from pay check to pay check to afford this ...      |
| Posted:  A shark that can walk on the ocean beds has been discovered by scientists. Rather than swim, these slender-bodied sharks can 'walk' along the ocean floor by wriggling their bodies and pushing with their pectoral and pelvic fins, the Mirror reported. The brown spotted fish, called Hemiscyllium halmahera, is a species of bamboo shark that can grow to 27 inches in length and lives on the seabed where it hunts marine invertebrates and small fish. Biologist ...      |
| Brain Protein Linked to Age-related Memory Loss Identified Posted:  RbAp48 - a brain protein may be responsible for memory loss, say researchers. The findings offer "compelling evidence" that age-related memory loss is a condition distinct from Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the Columbia University Medical Centre reported online in the Science Translational Medicine journal Wednesday. According to the researchers, the study suggests that this form of memory loss may be reversible and that therapies designed ...      |
| Family of Boy With Rare Brain Infection Decides to Donate His Organs Posted:  The organs' of a 12 year-old boy, who could not survive a rare and deadly infection caused by brain eating amoeba, will be donated, his family confirmed. Zachary Reyna's organs will be donated to those in need. The family's post on Facebook read ,"Zac is our miracle. His spirit will always be among us. He changed all of our lives, brought us closer to God, strengthened our family and his story has touched people around the world." The boy had contracted ...      |
| No More Confusion Whether to Have a Pizza or Burger Posted:  For all those confused foodies, who cannot decide whether to order a pizza or a burger, here is some good news for you. A hybrid of the pizza and burger has been created by a restaurant chain in Japan and they have called it the Megaburgerpizza. The megaburgerpizza weighing 1.2 kilos is created by Pizza Little Party. It is really mega and contains 400 grams of grilled beef burger patties with gherkin pickles. The main taste comes from onion and a combination ...      |
| Body Sculpting Expert Finds Patient Irresistible After a 'Wonder Woman Makeover' Posted:  Body sculpting expert, falls in love with his finished product, a woman, and ends up proposing marriage to her. It all began when Veronica consulted with Dr David Matlock, a plastic surgeon first in 2007. She had approached him for some cosmetic procedures after the birth of her child. Veronica was 38 and had just delivered a baby girl when she approached Dr David for a surgery that could give her a 'designer vagina.' She was 40lbs heavier. The doctor ...      |
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