Chickenpox continues to decline in US thanks to vaccination
• Infections • • Public Health • Aug 13 15
Since the chickenpox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995, there has been a large reduction in chickenpox cases. Hospitalizations and outpatient visits…
Energy expenditure increases after gastric bypass surgery
• Obesity • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Aug 11 15
Gastric bypass surgery often leads to a sustained weight loss. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have found part of the explanation: the operation enhances energy…
Controlling inflammation to reduce chronic disease risk
• Public Health • Aug 07 15
An unresolved inflammatory response is likely to be involved from the early stages of disease development. Controlling inflammation is crucial to human health and…
Scientists adopt new strategy to find Huntington’s disease therapies
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 07 15
Scientists searched the chromosomes of more than 4,000 Huntington’s disease patients and found that DNA repair genes may determine when the neurological symptoms begin.…
SLU research finds hospital physicians fail to identify, address weight issues in children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Aug 05 15
Physicians and physician trainees fail to identify or address overweight/obesity in over 90 percent of hospitalized children, according to new research from a Saint…
High salt intake could be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Aug 05 15
Here’s another reason to put the salt shaker down: New research in mice shows that diets high in sodium may be a novel risk…
Scientists identify that memories can be lost and found
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 04 15
A team of scientists believe they have shown that memories are more robust than we thought and have identified the process in the brain,…
Teen marijuana use not linked to later depression, lung cancer, other health problems, study finds
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 04 15
Chronic marijuana use by teenage boys does not appear to be linked to later physical or mental health issues such as depression, psychotic symptoms…
Most adolescents feel better after gastric bypass
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jul 30 15
Teenagers suffering from severe obesity generally feel worse than their peers, but after undergoing gastric bypass nearly all experience improved mental health. One in…
Hepatitis B continues to be a global health problem
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 28 15
Hepatitis B infections are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide. The disease can become chronic, and is one of the most important causes…
Specific cardiovascular risk factors may predict Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Heart • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 28 15
Specific cardiovascular risk factors, such as alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity and diabetes, are associated with smaller regional brain volumes that may be early indicators…
Sleep makes our memories more accessible, study shows
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 27 15
Sleeping not only protects memories from being forgotten, it also makes them easier to access, according to new research from the University of Exeter…
New scoring system may help identify surgical patients at risk for pulmonary complications
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 27 15
Physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Penn., have developed an analytical tool to identify surgical patients at risk for costly respiratory complications. This…
Surgical teams reduce urinary tract infection rate by focusing on catheter use in the OR
• Urine Problems • Jul 27 15
Surgical teams at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, are decreasing the rate of urinary tract infection (UTI) in their institution by paying scrupulous attention to…
New insights into the circuitry of PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 23 15
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have devastating consequences. Both are associated with high rates of disability and suicide,…
Current dietary protein recommendations need updating
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 22 15
New research based on modern techniques suggests that recommendations for protein intake in healthy populations may be incorrect. In a paper just published in…
Progressively reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes may not lead smokers to quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 22 15
The US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, passed in 2009, permits the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set standards for…
Low-nicotine cigarettes fail to sway smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 22 15
Smokers who successfully lowered their nicotine intake when they were switched to low-nicotine cigarettes were unable to curb their smoking habits in the long…
Fatherhood makes men fat
• Gender: Male • • Obesity • Jul 21 15
All those leftover pizza crusts you snatch from your kids’ plates add up. Men gain weight after they become fathers for the first time…
Transgender youth have typical hormone levels
• Endocrinology • • Sexual Health • Jul 21 15
Johanna Olson, MD, and her colleagues at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, provide care for the largest number of transyouth in the U.S. and have…
Stanford scientists see iron-containing inflammatory cells in Alzheimer’s brains
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 21 15
Examining post-mortem tissue from the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators identified what appear to be iron-containing microglia…
Antibiotic exposure could increase the risk of juvenile arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 20 15
Taking antibiotics may increase the risk that a child will develop juvenile arthritis, according to a study from Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania and…
Dairy products boost effectiveness of probiotics
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 20 15
The success of probiotics for boosting human health may depend partly upon the food, beverage, or other material carrying the probiotics, according to research…
No bones about it: Cannabis may be used to treat fractures
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 17 15
Cannabis - marijuana, hashish - was used as a go-to medical remedy by societies around the world for centuries. But the therapeutic use of…
Eating habits matter most with overweight children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 17 15
A recent study looks at why some children put on weight faster than others. The study’s goal is to identify factors that can lead…