http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Arizona State University (Medical Xpress)—This year, according to the American Cancer Society, some 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women. Some of these patients will succumb to the disease, while others survive and live healthy lives for decades. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:10:06 EST news289810070 A team of student researchers and their professors from 20 laboratories around the country have gotten a new view of cancer cells. The work could shed light on the transforming physical properties of these cells as they metastasize, said Jack R. Staunton, a Ph.D. candidate at Arizona State University in the lab of Prof. Robert Ros, and the lead author of a paper reporting on the topic. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-battery-cancer-cells-squishy-tactically.html Cancer Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:15:52 EST news286200910 (Medical Xpress)—Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Most of us have heard this old adage applied to many of life's decisions, from planting crops, to dating, to buying stock. Spread your resources to minimize risk and maximize reward. If it's sound advice, why don't all people follow it? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-insight-people-diversify-resources.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:03:11 EST news286182182 Raising the age of eligibility and reforming some Medicare practices can go a long way to making it sustainable, according to three Arizona State University healthcare policy experts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-asu-experts-age-eligibility-reforms.html Health Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:47:44 EST news286105656 (Medical Xpress)—A new study found that suspect age, alcohol use, and weapon use all influence whether a suspect uses a condom during sexual assault. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-condom-sexual-assaults.html Health Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:00:06 EST news284971572 (Medical Xpress)—Two innovative programs designed to improve the availability of emerging medical technologies that can help patients receive more effective, efficient and personalized health care are advanced in a commentary written by a team of scientists and policy experts, including seven from Arizona State University, and published today in Science Translational Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-paradigm-world-healthcare.html Health Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:20:01 EST news282470159 (Medical Xpress)—Marcus Santellan's aunt says he's more talkative at home, using longer sentences, now that he's in an exercise program at Arizona State University. The young man with Down syndrome (DS) is helping ASU researchers find out whether intense, assisted exercise can improve cognitive, motor and emotional functioning in adolescents with DS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-intervention-syndrome.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:30:05 EST news281780245 In a recently published study in the journal Biological Trace Element Research, Arizona State University researchers report that children with autism had higher levels of several toxic metals in their blood and urine compared to typical children. The study involved 55 children with autism ages 5 years compared to 44 controls of similar age and gender. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-higher-toxic-metals-children-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:09:29 EST news281030963 Chickens are vulnerable to a range of infectious diseases similar to those found in humans. Fowl typhoid is a widespread and devastating illness, particularly in the developing world, where the birds are a vital source of income and nutrition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-experimental-vaccine-poultry.html Medical research Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:45:03 EST news280489492 After giving a talk at a university in Texas, Kory Floyd received an unusual request from an audience member. The young man asked for a prescription for the health booster Floyd had discussed in his presentation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:00:02 EST news279798094 (Medical Xpress)—People may think it's more vital to take their medicine, if that medicine is cheap. A new study from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University shows consumers believe prices for lifesaving products are based on need and not profit. Therefore, they often assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when the medicine is less expensive, and they're also more likely to plan to get the treatment, including flu shots. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-people-medicine-vital-low-cost.html Medications Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:40:01 EST news278926219 The American public can expect to add earlier and more severe flu seasons to the fallout from climate change, according to a research study published online Jan. 28 in PLOS Currents: Influenza. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-climate-affect-onset-severity-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:18:00 EST news278612274 Breezing, a new startup based on technology developed by researchers at Arizona State University, is offering the world's first portable device that can track an individual's metabolism and use that information to provide diet and exercise recommendations for maintaining or reaching a healthy weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-portable-metabolism-tracker.html Medical research Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:01:31 EST news278319676 Plastics have transformed modern society, providing attractive benefits but also befouling waterways and aquifers, depleting petroleum supplies and disrupting human health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-health-environment-closer-plastics.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:47:36 EST news278171245 Michael Caplan shares authorship of a paper on cancer treatment research published this week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-asu-bioengineer-key-contribution-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:23:19 EST news274954993