Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression
• Backache • • Depression • Feb 26 15
Genetic factors help to explain the commonly found association between low back pain and depression, suggests a large study of twins in the…
Researchers find link between persistent insomnia and increased mortality risk
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Sleep Aid • Feb 26 15
A connection between persistent insomnia and increased inflammation and mortality has been identified by a group of researchers from the University of Arizona. Their…
Decline in smoking rates may increase lung cancer mortality
• Cancer: Lung • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 24 15
A decline in smoking rates may mean that many people who could have benefited from early detection of lung cancer are dying because they…
Inherited gene variation leaves young leukemia patients at risk for peripheral neuropathy
• Neurology • Feb 24 15
Researchers have identified the first genetic variation that is associated with increased risk and severity of peripheral neuropathy following treatment with a widely used…
Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Pain • Feb 24 15
An Indiana University study has revealed that there may be a greater connection between mussels and muscles than previously thought.
New study finds same patient mortality rates for experienced and new surgeons
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Surgery • Feb 23 15
There is no statistical difference between the patient mortality rates of new and experienced surgeons a study using a newly developed statistical methodology…
Study sheds light on a ‘guardian’ protein of brain function
• Brain • Feb 23 15
Mitochondria not only are the cell’s main power producers, they are also the chief cooks and bottle washers.
Magnetic nanoparticles could stop blood clot-caused strokes
• Stroke • Feb 23 15
By loading magnetic nanoparticles with drugs and dressing them in biochemical camouflage, Houston Methodist researchers say they can destroy blood clots 100 to 1,000…
Immune cells - learning from experience
• Immunology • Feb 20 15
Immunologists have shown that our immune cells can learn on the job.
Even better, some cells remember what they have learnt, and can apply…
Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 19 15
Chemicals used as synthetic flame retardants that are found in common household items such as couches, carpet padding, and electronics have been found to…
Neck pain can be changed through altered visual feedback
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 19 15
Using virtual reality to misrepresent how far the neck is turned can actually change pain experiences in individuals who suffer from chronic neck pain,…
Lab tests and ultrasounds identify children who need surgical treatment for appendicitis
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Feb 19 15
Data from two standard diagnostic tests commonly obtained in children evaluated for abdominal pain - when combined - can improve the ability of emergency…
Diet quality declines worldwide, but with major differences across countries
• Dieting • • Public Health • Feb 19 15
In a first-of-its-kind analysis of worldwide dietary patterns, a team including researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University…
Statins may not lower Parkinson’s risk
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 19 15
The use of statins may not be associated with lowering risk for Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn…
CU School Of Medicine researchers offer new target for treating asthma
• Asthma • Feb 18 15
Researchers have found a potential new target for treating asthma, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Colorado School of…
Can a bacterial virus from Jerusalem sewage prevent root canal infections?
• Dental Health • • Infections • Feb 18 15
Every year, drug-resistant infections kill more than 50,000 people across Europe and the United States, and hundreds of thousands more around the world. According…
Many teens with clinical excessive daytime sleepiness test positive for marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Sleep Aid • Feb 18 15
A new study shows that many adolescents with excessive daytime sleepiness consistent with a clinical diagnosis of narcolepsy test positive for marijuana, emphasizing the…
A bodyguard for your ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Pain • Feb 18 15
Our hearing has a secret bodyguard, a newly discovered connection from the cochlea to the brain that warns of intense incoming noise that causes…
Medication effective in helping smokers quit gradually
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 17 15
Among cigarette smokers not willing or able to quit smoking in the next month but willing to reduce with the goal of quitting in…
Medication therapy can increase long-term success for smokers who want to cut back first, study find
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 17 15
A study of more than 1,500 cigarette smokers who were not ready to quit smoking but were willing to cut back on cigarette…
Primary care nurse-delivered interventions can increase physical activity in older adults
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Feb 17 15
A primary care nurse-delivered intervention can lead to sustained increases in physical activity (PA) among older adults, according to an article published by Tess…
Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes
• Brain • • Diabetes • • Neurology • Feb 17 15
The pathological process amyloidosis, in which misfolded proteins (amyloids) form insoluble fibril deposits, occurs in many diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD) and type 2…
In rural India, children receive wrong treatments for deadly ailments
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 16 15
Few health care providers in rural India know the correct treatments for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia - two leading killers of young children worldwide.…
Researchers report new figures on 2 muscular dystrophy disorders
• Neurology • Feb 16 15
Researchers in public health have reported in the first broad study in the United States the frequency of two muscle-weakness disorders that strike mostly…
Cerebral palsy - it can be in your genes
• Neurology • Feb 13 15
An international research group led by a team at the University of Adelaide has made what they believe could be the biggest discovery into…