http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from University of Bristol Scientists investigating the interaction of a group of proteins in the brain responsible for protecting nerve cells from damage have identified a new target that could increase cell survival. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-sumo-cells-reveal-mechanism.html Medical research Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:01 EST news288008223 (Medical Xpress)—New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive symptoms in adolescence than girls whose fathers left when they were aged five to ten years or than boys in both age groups (0-5 and 5-10), even after a range of factors was taken into account. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-father-absence-early-childhood-linked.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 15 May 2013 08:40:02 EST news287823001 The UK's healthcare system faces unprecedented challenges. Britain is the most obese nation in Europe and the country's ageing population is especially at risk from isolation, depression, strokes and fractures caused by falls in the home. A pioneering new collaboration hopes to address these issues by developing a 24/7 digital home health assistant. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-high-tech-future-healthcare-digital-health.html Health Thu, 09 May 2013 04:26:11 EST news287292363 (Medical Xpress)—Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) – a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and liver cancer. New prevention strategies are urgently required as people are continuing to be infected with HCV. Findings, published in Hepatology, reveal the impact of a new antiviral treatment that could potentially reduce HCV rates in some cities affected by chronic HCV prevalence by half over 15 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-antiviral-treatment-significantly-global-burden.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 06 May 2013 08:50:02 EST news287047611 (Medical Xpress)—Two babies at risk of brain injury following a lack of oxygen at birth have received xenon gas and cooling therapy while being transferred from one hospital to another in a specially equipped ambulance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-xenon-gas-successfully-babies-ambulance.html Other Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:40:33 EST news286522822 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists studying the brain scans of chronic fatigue patients have found they use additional brain regions to do simple tasks requiring attention. This may explain the problems many sufferers have with memory. The findings are just one of several new studies being presented today [22 Apr] at the launch of a new UK-wide research body to advance understanding and treatment into this debilitating condition which affects over 600,000 people in the UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-patients-chronic-fatigue-additional-areas.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:35:32 EST news285928525 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers have found a new method for studying depression in rats that mirrors an aspect of the mood-related symptoms of the condition in humans. Until now, the lack of animal models that can replicate the emotional symptoms of psychiatric disorders displayed in humans has been a major obstacle for the development of treatments. It is hoped this new technique, published in Neuropsychopharmacology, will improve the efficacy testing of new therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-reveal-effective-therapies-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:30:02 EST news285581286 A major study published today [15 April] by the University of Bristol and leading children's grant-giving charity, Buttle UK provides the most comprehensive picture to date of informal kinship care—children cared for informally by relatives and friends because their parents are no longer able to look after them http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-reveals-true-kinship.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:30:02 EST news285228894 New research has questioned the reliability of neuroscience studies, saying that conclusions could be misleading due to small sample sizes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-reliability-neuroscience.html Neuroscience Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:23:09 EST news284789903 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed new insight into the function of a key protein attributed to impaired learning and memory in Down's syndrome. The findings, published online in Nature Cell Biology, offer further molecular insight into how the reduced level of this key protein termed 'sorting nexin-27' [SNX27] may contribute to learning and memory problems associated with Down's syndrome. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-potential-insight-complex-neuropathology-syndrome.html Medical research Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:17:38 EST news284624248 Scientists have identified a key molecule responsible for triggering the chemical processes in our brain linked to our formation of memories. The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Neural Circuits, reveal a new target for therapeutic interventions to reverse the devastating effects of memory loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-scientists-brain-molecular-memory.html Neuroscience Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:36:25 EST news283682136 (Medical Xpress)—Encouraging young people at high-risk of criminal offending and delinquency to see happiness rather than anger in facial expressions results in a decrease in their levels of anger and aggression, new research from the University of Bristol has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-happiness-ambiguous-facial-aggressive-behaviour.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:10:05 EST news283596101 A three-year study into the extent of premature death in people with learning disabilities has found that those with learning disabilities are more likely to have a premature death compared with individuals in the general population. The findings, published in a Department of Health report, have made a series of recommendations aimed at improving the quality of healthcare that people with learning disabilities receive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-people-disabilities-premature-death-population.html Health Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:00:02 EST news282983236 A ground-breaking trial that hopes to discover if a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) will begin shortly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-common-blood-pressure-drug-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:20:01 EST news281624540 New parents are pleased when their baby gains weight as expected, but if the rate of weight gain is slow parents can become worried and concerned about their child's future size. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-babies-early-teens.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:03 EST news280918835