http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from University of Maryland An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinical studies, according to University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers publishing in the journal Nature on May 1. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-potential-treatment-influenza.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 01 May 2013 16:04:45 EST news286643077 To get a clear picture of how humans and other mammals form memories and find their way through their surroundings, neuroscientists must pay more attention to a broad range of animals rather than focus on a single model species, say two University of Maryland (UMD) researchers, Katrina MacLeod and Cynthia Moss. Their new comparative study of bats and rats reports differences between the species that suggest the need to revise models of spatial navigation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-analysis-species-required-brain.html Neuroscience Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:24:36 EST news286446269 A new study of brain rhythms in bats and rats challenges a widely used model - based on studies in rodents - of how animals navigate their environment. To get a clearer picture of the processes at work in the mammal brain during spatial navigation, neuroscientists must closely study a broad range of animals, say the two University of Maryland College Park scientists involved in the study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-rats-brains-differently.html Neuroscience Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:16 EST news285511953 A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. The study indicates a major shift in our understanding of how depression is caused and how it should be treated. Instead of focusing on the levels of hormone-like chemicals in the brain, such as serotonin, the scientists found that the transmission of excitatory signals between cells becomes abnormal in depression. The research, by senior author Scott M. Thompson, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Physiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, was published online in the March 17 issue of Nature Neuroscience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-depression-stems-miscommunication-brain-cells.html Neuroscience Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:41:06 EST news282818457 Humans have an uncanny ability to zero in on a single voice, even amid the cacophony of voices found in a crowded party or other large gathering of people. Researchers have long sought to identify the precise mechanisms by which our brains enable this remarkable selectivity in sound processing known as the "cocktail party effect." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-uncovering-humans-voice.html Neuroscience Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:50:01 EST news282209142 People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study also found that when flu patients wear a surgical mask, the release of virus in even the smallest airborne droplets can be significantly reduced. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-clues-flu-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:00:02 EST news281894613 University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have launched groundbreaking research into the spread of potentially deadly drug-resistant malaria in the developing Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, also known as Burma. The scientists, working as part of a large international team coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), have identified several promising genetic markers that could be used to develop tests to identify and track the spread of the newest type of drug-resistant malaria in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar. The scientists describe these new candidate markers in an article published online Dec. 17 in the journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Additionally, two new National Institutes of Health awards to the University of Maryland School of Medicine are some of the first U.S. federal funds to support the study of malaria in Myanmar. Myanmar, long an isolated sovereign state, ended military rule last year and is gradually opening its doors to the rest of the world. In November, President Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-team-drug-resistant-malaria-myanmar.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:07:02 EST news274986241 An area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex is responsible for decisions made on the spur of the moment, but not those made based on prior experience or habit, according to a new basic science study from substance abuse researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Scientists had previously believed that the area of the brain was responsible for both types of behavior and decision-making. The distinction is critical to understanding the neurobiology of decision-making, particularly with regard to substance abuse. The study was published online in the journal Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-brain-area-role.html Neuroscience Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:51:39 EST news273160286 A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health has found that the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent at several U.S. wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). MRSA is well known for causing difficult-to-treat and potentially fatal bacterial infections in hospital patients, but since the late 1990s it has also been infecting otherwise healthy people in community settings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-superbug-mrsa-wastewater-treatment.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:36:53 EST news271355798 A number of important questions and issues should be addressed before changes are made to the guidelines for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes, according to a new article by University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on Oct. 31. The article publishes in advance of a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to reconsider diagnostic guidelines for the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-umsom-dean-urges-caution-diagnostic.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:12:48 EST news270918749 Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery compared with surgery alone, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found. The researchers, who collected data on almost 30,000 women, ages 70 to 84, with early, highly treatable breast cancer enrolled in a nationwide cancer registry, are reporting their findings at the 54th annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-treatment-surgery-survival-elderly-women.html Cancer Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:24:31 EST news270818644 Old Order Amish children are much more physically active and three times less likely to be overweight than non-Amish children, which may provide them with some long-term protection against developing Type 2 diabetes, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-amish-children-physically-non-amish.html Diabetes Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:00:04 EST news270226382 Nearly 38 percent of lesbians polled in a national survey were not routinely screened for cervical cancer, putting them at risk of developing a highly preventable cancer, according to a University of Maryland School of Medicine study being presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research. Cervical cancer is caused by a sexually transmitted virus, the human papillomavirus (HPV), and can be detected through regular Pap smears. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-lesbians-routinely-screened-cervical-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:00:02 EST news269704216 A new method of using adult stem cells as a model for the hereditary condition Gaucher disease could help accelerate the discovery of new, more effective therapies for this and other conditions such as Parkinson's, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-stem-cell-gaucher-disease-neurodegenerative.html Neuroscience Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:16:31 EST news269536554 Moderate exercise may help people cope with anxiety and stress for an extended period of time post-workout, according to a study by kinesiology researchers in the University of Maryland School of Public Health published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-future-emotional-stress.html Health Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:47:21 EST news266759231