Coffee or Beer? The Choice Could Affect Your Genome
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Genetics • Dec 05 13

Coffee or Beer? The Choice Could Affect Your Genome

Coffee and beer are polar opposites in the beverage world. Coffee picks you up, and beer winds you down.

Now Prof. Martin Kupiec and… Coffee or Beer? The Choice Could Affect Your Genome   

 
 

RI researchers validate tool for pain assessment in patients following cardiac surgery
• Heart • • Pain • • Surgery • Dec 05 13

RI researchers validate tool for pain assessment in patients following cardiac surgery

How do you measure the pain of a patient who can’t communicate? A Rhode Island Hospital researcher studied an observational pain scale in cardiac… RI researchers validate tool for pain assessment in patients following cardiac surgery   

 
 

Group of anti-diabetic drugs can significantly lower cancer risk in women with type 2 diabetes
• Cancer • • Diabetes • Dec 05 13

Group of anti-diabetic drugs can significantly lower cancer risk in women with type 2 diaBetes

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, Cleveland: A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows that a specific type of diabetes drug can decrease the risk of cancer in… Group of anti-diabetic drugs can significantly lower cancer risk in women with type 2 diabetes   

 
 

Jamaica launches its first medical ‘ganja’ company
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 13

Jamaica launches its first medical 'ganja' company

It’s been a long time coming, but the birthplace of reggae and legendary pot-lover Bob Marley has announced the launch of its first medical… Jamaica launches its first medical ‘ganja’ company   

 
 

Fertility treatments responsible for high multiple births in U.S.: study
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Dec 04 13

Fertility treatments responsible for high multiple births in U.S.

More than a third of twin births and more than three-quarters of triplets or higher-order births in the United States are the result of… Fertility treatments responsible for high multiple births in U.S.: study   

 
 

Risk of falls increases between cataract surgeries
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Surgery • Dec 04 13

Risk of falls increases between catarAct surgeries

Older adults with cataracts appear to double their risk of falling after surgery on their first eye and before surgery on the second, suggests… Risk of falls increases between cataract surgeries   

 
 

One or two hours of sports each day best for teens
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Dec 04 13

One or two hours of sports each day best for teens

Playing sports is known to have a positive impact on teenagers, and a new study suggests one to two hours of playing time… One or two hours of sports each day best for teens   

 
 

Radiographic imaging exposes relationship between obesity and cancer
• Cancer • • Obesity • Dec 04 13

Radiographic imaging exposes relationship between obeSity and cancer

Researchers at the National Institute for Aging are working to improve understanding about obesity and cancer. A study, published today in the journal Applied… Radiographic imaging exposes relationship between obesity and cancer   

 
 

Depression in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Pregnancy • Dec 04 13

DepreSsion in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies

Depression is a serious mental illness that has many negative consequences for sufferers. But depression among pregnant women may also have an impact on… Depression in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies   

 
 

Education - not fertility - key for economic development
• Public Health • Dec 04 13

Education - not fertility - key for economic development

A new study published in the journal Demography shows that improvements in education levels around the world have been key drivers of economic growth… Education - not fertility - key for economic development   

 
 

1950s pandemic influenza virus remains a health threat, particularly to those under 50
• Flu • Dec 03 13

1950s pandemic influenza virus remains a health threat, particularly to those under 50

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have evidence that descendants of the H2N2 avian influenza A virus that killed millions worldwide in the 1950s… 1950s pandemic influenza virus remains a health threat, particularly to those under 50   

 
 

Alzheimer’s risk gene may begin to affect brains as early as childhood, CAMH research shows
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 03 13

Alzheimer's risk gene may begin to affect brains as early as childhood

People who carry a high-risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease show changes in their brains beginning in childhood, decades before the illness appears, new… Alzheimer’s risk gene may begin to affect brains as early as childhood, CAMH research shows   

 
 

Molecular sensor detects early signs of multiple sclerosis, Gladstone study finds
• Neurology • Dec 03 13

Molecular sensor detects early signs of multiple scleroSis

For some, the disease multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks its victims slowly and progressively over a period of many years. For others, it strikes without… Molecular sensor detects early signs of multiple sclerosis, Gladstone study finds   

 
 

UConn Chemist Discovers New Way to Stabilize Proteins
• Public Health • Dec 03 13

UConn Chemist Discovers New Way to Stabilize Proteins

A UConn research team has found a way to stabilize hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier protein in the blood, a discovery that could lead to… UConn Chemist Discovers New Way to Stabilize Proteins   

 
 

Women find sexually explicit ads unappealing - unless the price is right
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Dec 03 13

Women find sexually explicit ads unappealing - unless the price is right

Sexual imagery is often used in magazine and TV ads, presumably to help entice buyers to purchase a new product. But new research suggests… Women find sexually explicit ads unappealing - unless the price is right   

 
 

Have researchers found a new treatment for sepsis?
• Infections • • Surgery • Dec 03 13

Have researchers found a new treatment for sepsis?

Sepsis, or septicaemia, is a devastating disease that is difficult to diagnose early and for which treatment options are limited. The number of deaths… Have researchers found a new treatment for sepsis?   

 
 

Do sports concussions really cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy?
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Dec 03 13

Do sports concussions really cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy?

It’s been widely reported that football and other contact sports increase the risk of a debilitating neurological condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

But… Do sports concussions really cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy?   

 
 

Obesity, Smoking Increase Risk of Serious Complications after Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Implants
• Cancer: Breast • • Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 03 13

ObeSity, SmoKing Increase Risk of Serious Complications after Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Implants

New research findings published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons confirm that factors such as smoking and… Obesity, Smoking Increase Risk of Serious Complications after Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Implants   

 
 

New compound for slowing the aging process can lead to novel treatments for brain diseases
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 03 13

New compound for slowing the aging process can lead to novel treatments for brain diseases

A successful joint collaboration between researchers at the Hebrew university of Jerusalem and the startup company TyrNovo may lead to a potential treatment of… New compound for slowing the aging process can lead to novel treatments for brain diseases   

 
 

Disability, distress in RA patients cut in half over last 20 years
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 02 13

Disability, distress in RA patients cut in half over last 20 years

New research reveals that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) today have an easier time with daily living than patients diagnosed two decades ago. According… Disability, distress in RA patients cut in half over last 20 years   

 
 

New research shows obesity is an inflammatory disease
• Obesity • Dec 02 13

New research shows obesity is an inflammatory disease

Scientists have moved a step closer to an “obesity drug” that may block the effects of diets high in sugar and fats. In a… New research shows obesity is an inflammatory disease   

 
 

New report illustrates persistent global burden of anemia among high-risk populations
• Anemia • Dec 02 13

New report illustrates persistent global burden of anemia among high-risk populations

Despite increasing efforts to diagnose and treat anemia worldwide, there remains a surprisingly large global burden of the disease, particularly among young children and… New report illustrates persistent global burden of anemia among high-risk populations   

 
 

Computer models of neuronal sound processing in the brain lead to cochlear implant improvements
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Dec 02 13

Computer models of neuronal sound processing in the brain lead to cochlear implant improvements

Children learning to speak depend on functional hearing. So-called cochlear implants allow deaf people to hear again by stimulating the auditory nerve directly. Researchers… Computer models of neuronal sound processing in the brain lead to cochlear implant improvements   

 
 

MRI technique reveals low brain iron in ADHD patients
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 01 13

MRI technique reveals low brain iron in ADHD patients

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a noninvasive way to measure iron levels in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according… MRI technique reveals low brain iron in ADHD patients   

 
 

Imaging shows long-term impact of blast-induced brain injuries in veterans
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Dec 01 13

Imaging shows long-term impact of blast-induced brain injuries in veterans

Using a special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers have found that soldiers who suffered mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) induced by blast… Imaging shows long-term impact of blast-induced brain injuries in veterans   

 
 
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