Missing sleep may hurt your memory
• Brain • • Sleep Aid • Jul 21 14
Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory, finds a new study by researchers at Michigan…
New research links bad diet to loss of smell
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jul 21 14
Could stuffing yourself full of high-fat foods cause you to lose your sense of smell?
A new study from Florida State University neuroscientists says…
Parents want info about circumcision, not directives from health-care providers
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Jul 21 14
Most parents expect healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don’t want a specific recommendation on the procedure, according to a…
New HIV prevention recommendations combine biomedical and behavioral approaches
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 20 14
In an innovative approach to HIV prevention, an interdisciplinary group of experts has come together for the first time to lay out a framework…
Hepatitis C cured in co-infected HIV patients
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Jul 20 14
A multicenter team of researchers report that in a phase III clinical trial, a combination drug therapy cures chronic hepatitis C in the majority…
Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis should consider a diet change
• Dieting • Jul 18 14
Dietary elimination is a successful method of treatment for adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a new study1 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,…
Genetic variations may modify cardiovascular benefit of aspirin
• Genetics • • Heart • Jul 18 14
Aspirin is the gold standard for antiplatelet therapy and a daily low-dose aspirin is widely prescribed for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Now, a…
Obese women may have learning deficit specific to food
• Obesity • Jul 17 14
Obese women have a deficit in reward-based learning, but only when food is involved. Importantly, say researchers who report their findings in the Cell…
Extreme obesity can be disability at work -EU court adviser
• Obesity • Jul 17 14
A European Union law barring job discrimination against the disabled may apply to extremely obese people, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on…
Attenuated inhibition of neuron membrane excitability contributes to childhood depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • Jul 17 14
Accumulating evidence suggests that the nucleus accumbens, which is involved in mechanisms of reward and addiction, plays a role in the pathogenesis of depression…
Findings suggest antivirals underprescribed for patients at risk for flu complications
• Flu • Jul 17 14
Patients likely to benefit the most from antiviral therapy for influenza were prescribed these drugs infrequently during the 2012-2013 influenza season, while antibiotics may…
When it comes to food, obese women’s learning is impaired
• Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Jul 16 14
Obese women were better able to identify cues that predict monetary rewards than those that predict food rewards, according to a study by Yale…
Researchers demonstrate health risks posed by ‘third hand’ tobacco smoke
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 16 14
Research led by the University of York has highlighted the potential cancer risk in non-smokers - particularly young children - of tobacco smoke gases…
Taking a New Look at Cognition and Aging
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Jul 16 14
From a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names and dates, and it…
NIH scientists identify gene linked to fatal inflammatory disease in children
• Children's Health • Jul 16 14
Investigators have identified a gene that underlies a very rare but devastating autoinflammatory condition in children. Several existing drugs have shown therapeutic potential in…
Widespread support for rapid HIV testing in dental surgeries - new study
• AIDS/HIV • • Dental Health • Jul 15 14
More than 80 per cent of oral health patients are willing to receive rapid HIV-testing in dental settings, which could help reduce the spread…
Taking B vitamins won’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 15 14
Taking B vitamins doesn’t slow mental decline as we age, nor is it likely to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, conclude Oxford University researchers who have…
Hidden variations in neuronal networks may explain traumatic brain injury outcomes
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 15 14
A team of researchers at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University has discovered that hidden differences in the properties of neural circuits can…
Moderate alcohol use associated with increased risk for atrial fibrillation
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jul 15 14
Even in moderation, consumption of wine and hard liquor may be a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, an abnormally fast heartbeat that can lead…
Babies born in Canada to immigrant mothers have lower risk of cerebral palsy: Study
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Jul 14 14
Babies born to mothers who immigrated to Ontario from other countries have significantly lower rates of cerebral palsy than those of Canadian-born mothers, especially…
Better use of electronic health records makes clinical trials less expensive
• Public Health • Jul 11 14
Using electronic health records to understand the best available treatment for patients, from a range of possible options, is more efficient and less costly…
Text Message Medicine: Texts from the ER Can Reduce Binge Drinking
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 11 14
Young adults who screened positive for a history of hazardous or binge drinking reduced their binge drinking by more than 50 percent after…
Severe childhood obesity shows a decline in New York City
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 11 14
Appearing to buck national trends, the prevalence of severe obesity among school children in New York City was down by almost 10 percent in…
Men’s hot flashes: Hypnotic relaxation may ease the discomfort men don’t talk about
• Gender: Male • Jul 11 14
Men who experience hot flashes are unlikely to talk much about it, but they may find relief from their silent suffering if they are…
Combining aerobic, resistance exercise may be best for diabetes
• Diabetes • • Physical activity -exercise • Jul 10 14
Exercise programs that combine aerobic exercise and resistance training may be better at helping people with diabetes control their blood sugar than either type…