Medical Xpress: Georgia Health Sciences University in the news http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Georgia Health Sciences University Indian plant could play key role in death of cancer cells Scientists at the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center have identified an Indian plant, used for centuries to treat inflammation, fever and malaria, that could help kill cancer cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-indian-key-role-death-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:41:39 EST news280057274 Clinical trial looks to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates Researchers at Georgia Regents University Cancer Center are investigating a new avenue of treatment to help boost poor pancreatic cancer survival rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-clinical-trial-pancreatic-cancer-survival.html Cancer Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:50:02 EST news279890541 Scientists learn more about how inhibitory brain cells get excited Scientists have found an early step in how the brain's inhibitory cells get excited. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientists-inhibitory-brain-cells.html Neuroscience Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:16:39 EST news278774191 Study explores whether sleeping pills reduce insomniac's suicidal thoughts Researchers want to know whether a sleeping pill reduces suicidal thoughts in depressed patients with insomnia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-explores-pills-insomniac-suicidal-thoughts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:16:38 EST news278072191 Eliminating useless information important to learning, making new memories As we age, it just may be the ability to filter and eliminate old information – rather than take in the new stuff - that makes it harder to learn, scientists report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-useless-important-memories.html Neuroscience Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:05:28 EST news276959106 Virtual patient may help future doctors prevent suicide A virtual patient named Denise may help future physicians feel more comfortable and capable assessing suicide risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-virtual-patient-future-doctors-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:36:22 EST news276518174 Telestroke networks can be cost-effective for hospitals, good for patients Telestroke networks that enable the remote and rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke can improve the bottom line of patients and hospitals, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-telestroke-networks-cost-effective-hospitals-good.html Cardiology Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:00:58 EST news274964445 Enzymes may point toward better therapies for prediabetes Two enzymes that are elevated in prediabetes could hold clues to helping the 79 million Americans with the condition avoid serious vascular complications and maybe even identify those most at risk for full-blown diabetes, researchers say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-enzymes-therapies-prediabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:41:57 EST news274621310 High hormone levels put young black males at risk for cardiovascular disease Increased levels of the hormone aldosterone in young black males correlate with an unhealthy chain of events that starts with retaining too much salt and results in an enlarged heart muscle, researchers say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-high-hormone-young-black-males.html Medical research Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:00:01 EST news274106128 Clinical trial targets advanced prostate cancer Select patients with advanced prostate cancer may benefit from a Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center clinical trial that looks to improve survival rates of the FDA-approved prostate cancer drug Provenge. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-clinical-trial-advanced-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:43:35 EST news273761006 Impaired blood vessel function found in cystic fibrosis patients The first evidence of blood vessel dysfunction has been found in a small cohort of generally healthy young people with cystic fibrosis, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-impaired-blood-vessel-function-cystic.html Medical research Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:17:17 EST news273158221 GHSU researcher assesses driving capability in MS patients A simple, accurate testing protocol to determine driving fitness in individuals with multiple sclerosis is the aim of a three-year study at Georgia Health Sciences University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-ghsu-capability-ms-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:45:19 EST news272630709 Protein tug of war points toward better therapies for cardiovascular disease Two proteins are in a tug of war that determines how much the body makes of superoxide, a highly reactive and potentially destructive product of oxygen that's dramatically elevated in cardiovascular disease, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-protein-war-therapies-cardiovascular-disease.html Cardiology Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:26:09 EST news272204746 Robots enable scar-free hysterectomies for some women The precision and three-dimensional view provided by robots can enable essentially scar-free surgery for some women needing hysterectomies, physicians report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-robots-enable-scar-free-hysterectomies-women.html Surgery Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:43:22 EST news271942988 Inpatient brain injury education increases bike helmet use, study finds A 30-minute brain injury education program taught in the hospital may increase children's use of bicycle helmets, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-inpatient-brain-injury-bike-helmet.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:16:24 EST news271602976