Archive: 09/01/2014

Preclinical study suggests E-cigarettes may promote lung cancer in high-risk individuals

Exposing human lung cells with genetic mutations associated with high risk for lung cancer to the chemicals in electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor enhanced the cells' cancerous behaviors, according to preliminary results ...

Jan 9, 2014

Why do some people develop type 1 diabetes rapidly while others at risk do not?

(Medical Xpress)—The autoimmune process leading to type 1 diabetes can develop quickly in some children and young people but very slowly in others despite the presence of proteins in their blood indicating an on-going autoimmune ...

Jan 9, 2014

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Five questions: The recognition of clinical informatics as medical sub-specialty

Clinical informatics, a field at the intersection of clinical medicine and information technology, has reached a new milestone: Physicians can now become board-certified in this medical sub-specialty.

Jan 9, 2014

Study: Intensive exercise training program for dementia patients improves care in clinical setting

(Medical Xpress)—A study by researchers at the University of Arizona Department of Surgery, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, showed that an innovative, customized exercise program applied to clinical practice ...

Jan 9, 2014

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Prefer dry heat to arctic chill? Genetics might be the reason

(Medical Xpress)—While people in the East and Midwest have been suffering through an intense cold system drifting in from the Arctic, those in the Southwest have been enjoying beautiful, warm weather – and rubbing it ...

Jan 9, 2014

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Spinal nerve connections develop using simple rules

(Medical Xpress)—Repairing spinal injuries with stem cells may be a step closer thanks to scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Plymouth. A new study, published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, employed novel ...

Jan 9, 2014

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Music through sport – jymmin improves your mood

Working out and making music at the same time – scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig retrofitted conventional fitness machines to produce music during a workout. Not only ...

Jan 9, 2014

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Lifestyle explains ethnic differences in breast cancer rates

(Medical Xpress)—Lower rates of breast cancer in South Asian and black women in England are largely explained by differences in lifestyle and reproductive patterns, such as alcohol consumption, breastfeeding and number ...

Jan 9, 2014

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Researchers find rare genetic cause of Tourette syndrome

A rare genetic mutation that disrupts production of histamine in the brain is a cause of the tics and other abnormalities of Tourette syndrome, according to new findings by Yale School of Medicine researchers.

Jan 9, 2014

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Vallo Tillman: The hygiene hypothesis is not yet a theory

A new study in Northern Europe is specifically designed to verify whether children need be in contact with pathogens in their early years to help them develop a strong immune system.

Jan 9, 2014

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Archive: 09/01/2014

Preclinical study suggests E-cigarettes may promote lung cancer in high-risk individuals

Why do some people develop type 1 diabetes rapidly while others at risk do not?

Five questions: The recognition of clinical informatics as medical sub-specialty

Study: Intensive exercise training program for dementia patients improves care in clinical setting

Prefer dry heat to arctic chill? Genetics might be the reason

Spinal nerve connections develop using simple rules

Music through sport – jymmin improves your mood

Lifestyle explains ethnic differences in breast cancer rates

Researchers find rare genetic cause of Tourette syndrome

Vallo Tillman: The hygiene hypothesis is not yet a theory

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