Medical Xpress: Indiana University in the news http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Indiana University IU studies find workplace and financial stress lead to poor health choices Two studies from the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington highlight the negative impact workplace and financial stress can have on health behaviors. The lead author urges workplace wellness and smoking cessation programs to consider such impacts as the economy sputters along. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-iu-workplace-financial-stress-poor.html Health Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:49:29 EST news290249362 Neuroscience research examines neural synchronization patterns during addiction A cross-disciplinary collaboration of researchers in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) explores the neural synchrony between circuits in the brain and their behavior under simulated drug addiction. The two-year study could have broad implications for treating addiction and understanding brain function in conditions such as Parkinson's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-neuroscience-neural-synchronization-patterns-addiction.html Neuroscience Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:20:06 EST news289563599 Scientists focus on brain protein and antibiotic to block cocaine craving A new study conducted by a team of Indiana University neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine that develops after only several days of cocaine use. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-scientists-focus-brain-protein-antibiotic.html Neuroscience Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:23:44 EST news289448613 Difference in arterial health seen in highly active college-age people compared to inactive peers Indiana University researchers found that people in their 20s already began to demonstrate arterial stiffening—when arteries become less compliant as blood pumps through the body—but their highly active peers did not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-difference-arterial-health-highly-college-age.html Cardiology Fri, 31 May 2013 13:13:12 EST news289224783 Elite athletes often shine sooner or later—but not both An Indiana University study that compared the performance of elite track and field athletes younger than 20 and those 20 and older found that only a minority of the star junior athletes saw similar success as senior athletes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-elite-athletes-sooner-laterbut.html Health Fri, 31 May 2013 00:10:01 EST news289153583 Pedometer program helps motivate participants to sit less, move more Indiana University researchers found that a simple program that uses pedometers to monitor how much people move throughout the day was effective at increasing physical activity, decreasing sitting time, a particular problem for office workers, and helping participants drop some pounds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-pedometer.html Health Thu, 30 May 2013 12:03:23 EST news289134196 Unique omega-3 source effective at reducing exercise-induced asthma symptoms, study finds An Indiana University study has found that a unique omega-3 supplement derived from the New Zealand green-lipped mussel significantly improved lung function and reduced airway inflammation in asthmatics who experience exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, also called exercise-induced asthma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-unique-omega-source-effective-exercise-induced.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 28 May 2013 16:19:22 EST news288976750 Using anticholinergics for as few as 60 days causes memory problems in older adults Research from the Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Wishard-Eskenazi Health on medications commonly taken by older adults has found that drugs with strong anticholinergic effects cause cognitive impairment when taken continuously for as few as 60 days. A similar impact can be seen with 90 days of continuous use when taking multiple drugs with weak anticholinergic effect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-anticholinergics-days-memory-problems-older.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Tue, 07 May 2013 10:52:22 EST news287142734 New HIV testing guidelines helpful, but access to screenings still an issue (Medical Xpress)—Beth Meyerson, health policy expert at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, said the new screening guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force represent an important shift in HIV testing and will result in more HIV screenings because they will now be reimbursable. But the availability of the tests remains a big unknown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-hiv-guidelines-access-screenings-issue.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 02 May 2013 06:58:12 EST news286696648 Study identifies key shift in the brain that creates drive to overeat A team of American and Italian neuroscientists has identified a cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity. The findings could explain the body's tendency to maintain undesirable weight levels, rather than an ideal weight, and identify possible targets for pharmacological efforts to address obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-key-shift-brain-overeat.html Medical research Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:00:14 EST news286466031 Can computer-based decision support control health care costs? William M. Tierney, M.D. focuses on the potential of electronic medical systems and computer-based decision support to control healthcare costs in "Controlling costs with computer-based decision support: a hammer, a scalpel or an illusion?" published online in JAMA Internal Medicine on April 15. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-computer-based-decision-health.html Health Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:47:31 EST news285346043 Sharing individual health information could improve care and reduce costs for all, researcher says Information collected from individual patients at doctor's office and hospital visits could be used to improve health care and reduce costs on a national scale, according to a discussion paper released by the Institute of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-individual-health.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:05:09 EST news285260703 Taste of beer, without effect from alcohol, triggers dopamine release in the brain The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other drugs of abuse, according to Indiana University School of Medicine researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-beer-effect-alcohol-triggers-dopamine.html Neuroscience Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST news285239949 'Backbone' of mental illness stigma common in 16 countries studied An international study found that despite widespread acceptance that mental illness is a disease that can be effectively treated, a common "backbone" of prejudice exists that unfairly paints people with conditions such as depression and schizophrenia as undesirable for close personal relationships and positions of authority. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-backbone-mental-illness-stigma-common.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:52:57 EST news284896370 Feelings of power can diffuse effects of negative stereotypes, study says (Medical Xpress)—New research from social psychologists at Indiana University Bloomington suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative stereotypes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-power-diffuse-effects-negative-stereotypes.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:05:59 EST news284814351