http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from University of Calgary A team of researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) have discovered that adult brain cell production might be determined, in part, by the early parental environment. The study suggests that dual parenting may be more beneficial than single parenting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-brain-parents.html Medical research Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:02 EST news286628529 Researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute have discovered that stress circuits in the brain undergo profound learning early in life. Using a number of cutting edge approaches, including optogenetics, Jaideep Bains, PhD, and colleagues have shown stress circuits are capable of self-tuning following a single stress. These findings demonstrate that the brain uses stress experience during early life to prepare and optimize for subsequent challenges. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-stress-circuits.html Neuroscience Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:02 EST news284557977 An international panel of concussion experts has provided new guidelines on evaluating and treating concussions during sporting events and in clinical settings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-global-consensus-concussion-sport.html Health Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:30:01 EST news282226452 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Calgary are hoping to help people with osteoporosis by predicting which patients are more likely to fracture their bones. Having this information would better allow doctors to decide which patients may need pharmaceutical or lifestyle interventions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-osteoporosis-bone-architecture-fracture.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:41:13 EST news272875263 A study from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute shows there is evidence to support a new drug therapy called nabilone to treat diabetic neuropathy, or nerve pain. Researchers enrolled 60 patients with diabetic neuropathy in a 12-week placebo controlled clinical study. At the end of the study, patients reported less pain and an improvement in sleep and anxiety when taking nabilone as compared to the placebo. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-drug-pain-therapy-diabetics.html Diabetes Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:09:29 EST news270828552 (Medical Xpress) -- Emergency room (ER) nurses deal with critical incidents daily and appear to be able to seamlessly carry on with their work. Recent research from a Master of Nursing student at the University of Calgary, however, suggests that some of these incidents are emotionally, physically and behaviourally devastating to the nurse and at times they suffer alongside their patients’ family and friends. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-er-nurses-immune-critical-incidents.html Health Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:00:01 EST news261722741 Researchers at the University of Calgary have created a new, interactive tool that will change the way medical education is taught. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-lindsay-future-medical.html Other Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:15:21 EST news261674115 Researchers in the biological sciences department in the Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary have revealed how white blood cells move to infection or inflammation in the body; findings which could help lead to developing drug therapies for immune system disorders. The research is published this month in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-closer-proteins-immune.html Immunology Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:25:43 EST news260529938 Hans Vogel, a professor in the biological sciences department, is the guest editor of a special issue of the journal Biochemistry and Cell Biology that focuses on lactoferrin, an important iron-binding protein with many health benefits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-protein-wounds-boosts-immunity-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:50:01 EST news255015240 Research at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) has demonstrated the novel expression of an ion channel in Purkinje cells – specialized neurons in the cerebellum, the area of the brain responsible for movement. Ray W. Turner, PhD, Professor in the Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy and PhD student Jordan Engbers and colleagues published this finding in the January edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-unexpected-discovery-reveals-mechanism-cerebellum.html Neuroscience Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:28:20 EST news251540878 Researchers from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine have discovered a pathway that may contribute to the symptoms related to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). This research is a major milestone in developing future drug therapies for those living with these debilitating disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-crohn-disease.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:22:39 EST news251540547 How and when our blood clots is one of those incredibly complex and important processes in our body that we rarely think about. If your blood doesn't clot and you cut yourself, you could bleed to death, if your blood clots too much, you could be in line for a heart attack or stroke. Dr. Hans Vogel, a professor at the University of Calgary, has thought a lot about blot clotting and recently published research in the Journal of the American Chemical Society that helps to better understand the clotting process. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-mystery-blood-clotting.html Medical research Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:36:38 EST news251368588 New research from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute shows that by using a CT scan (computerized tomography), doctors can predict which patients are at risk of continued bleeding in the brain after a stroke. This vital information will allow doctors to utilize the most powerful blood clotting medications for those with the highest risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-image-arteries-brain.html Neuroscience Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:50:01 EST news250425604 New research from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) shows that using a CT (computerised tomography) scan, doctors can predict if patients who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke, with neurological symptoms such as weakness or speech issues, are at risk for another more severe stroke. This vital information can help doctors decide if stronger medications should be used to prevent future episodes, or if a patient can be safely sent home. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-doctors-recurrent.html Cardiology Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:32:46 EST news249305552 (Medical Xpress) -- Research designed to understand the effect of text messaging on language found that texting has a negative impact on people's linguistic ability to interpret and accept words. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-texting-affects-ability-words.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:43:40 EST news248953393