Archive: 02/19/2013
History of stroke and coronary heart disease—a fatal combination
(Medical Xpress)—Heart and cerebro-vascular disorders represent the two leading causes of death throughout the world. They are sometimes combined in a single patient and their combination represents both ...
Cardiology
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'Quality of life' therapy improves health during cancer treatment, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Therapy to ease stress, fatigue and other quality of life issues significantly improves patients' sense of well-being during cancer treatment, new Mayo Clinic research shows. Patients who kept to their ...
Cancer
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Genetic signs of alcoholism in women studied for the first time
(Medical Xpress)—Research done at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has determined the frequency of genetic variants linked to alcoholism for the Spanish population, and its incidence not only in individuals ...
Addiction
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Research suggests the consequences of overuse of antibiotics is now reaching the Amazon
A major review recently published in Frontiers of Microbiology examines the broader issues associated with widespread antibiotic resistance. The paper, by Professor Michael Gillings from Macquarie Univer ...
Medical research
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Study examines family struggles with anger and forgiveness when relative is dying
(Medical Xpress)—Watching a loved one die tests some family members' relationships with God or the higher being of one's faith. And the spiritual anger and resentment grow with the level of pain and suffering their family ...
Health
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Abnormal growth regulation may occur in children with heart defects
The poor growth seen in children born with complex heart defects may result from factors beyond deficient nutrition. A new study by pediatric researchers suggests that abnormalities in overall growth regulation play a role.
Pediatrics
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Researchers guardians of trust in biobank research
Do we trust biobank researchers? In a doctoral thesis from Uppsala University, medical doctor and bioethicist Linus Johnsson claims that we do: At least in Sweden. And since we do, researchers in turn have a moral responsibility ...
Other
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There's room for improvement in women's heart disease awareness
The number of women aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death has nearly doubled in the last 15 years, but that knowledge still lags in minorities and younger women, according to a new study in the American Heart ...
Cardiology
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Eye movements reveal impaired reading in schizophrenia
A study of eye movements in schizophrenia patients provides new evidence of impaired reading fluency in individuals with the mental illness.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Gene identified in some melanoma linked to increased resistance to treatment
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have identified a gene present in some melanoma which appears to make the tumour cells more resistant to treatment, according to research ...
Cancer
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The criteria for weight-loss surgery need to be changed
(Medical Xpress)—Weight-loss surgery is currently only offered to patients who exceed a certain BMI. However, surgical intervention could improve the health of many more people. This is shown by the Swedish Obese Subjects ...
Overweight and Obesity
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Should grandma join Facebook? It may give her a cognitive boost, study finds
Preliminary research findings suggest that learning to use Facebook may help give adults older than 65 a cognitive boost.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Internet can combat cancer confusion, study finds
Some think pursuing information on WebMD just fuels one's inner hypochondriac, but when it comes to cancer, could Internet research actually make us healthier?
Cancer
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Researchers say silencing of retinoblastoma gene regulates differentiation of myeloid cells
Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have found a potential mechanism by which immune suppressive myeloid-derived suppressor cells can prevent immune response from developing in cancer. This mechanism includes silencing ...
Immunology
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Young malaria parasites refuse to take their medicine, which may explain emerging drug resistance, new study finds
(Medical Xpress)—New research has revealed that immature malaria parasites are more resistant to treatment with key antimalarial drugs than older parasites, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments ...
Medications
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