http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. First-of-its-kind research presented today showed microwave ablation (MWA) therapy cut pain in half for patients with painful bone and soft-tissue tumors and took less time to complete than radiofrequency ablation. Pain relief lasted over 4 months on average and up to 15 months in some patients, according to results reported at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-microwave-ablation-mwa-relieve-painful.html Cancer Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:59:54 EST news284921977 Using genome-wide analysis, investigators at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center and the University of Montreal have potentially eliminated a lifetime drug prescription that two children with a previously unknown type of adrenal insufficiency had been receiving for 14 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-personalized-medicine-drug-children.html Genetics Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:58:00 EST news278859472 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 (Medical Xpress)—A multinational research project led by the Universities of Dundee and Glasgow has identified a genetic determinant of hypertension (or high blood pressure), which could inform treatment of the condition for thousands of patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-genetic-hypertension.html Cardiology Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:20:01 EST news272795207 Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), almost 70 percent of schoolchildren get insufficient sleep—less than eight hours on school nights. This type of restricted sleep schedule has been linked with depression, behavior problems, poor performance at school, drug use, and automobile accidents. A new study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that exposure to morning short-wavelength "blue" light has the potential to help sleep-deprived adolescents prepare for the challenges of the day and deal with stress, more so than dim light. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-short-wavelength-beneficial-stress-hormone-response.html Health Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:50:05 EST news270380786 Environmental endocrine disruptors are man-made chemicals that have been shown to have adverse effects on animal and human health and fertility. Aberdeen scientists told the British Science Festival today their effects on ecosystems and human health could be as significant as climate change. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-sex-sewage.html Health Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:10:03 EST news266140726 After waking up, the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in saliva rises considerably; this is true not only for grown-ups but for babies as well. A research team from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and from Basel has reported this finding in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-method-team-stress-biology-babies.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:15:55 EST news265371227 Low levels of a naturally occurring steroid are associated with an increased risk of heart and blood-vessel disease in elderly men, a new study finds. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-steroid-linked-cardiovascular-disease.html Cardiology Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:51:00 EST news259674650 (HealthDay) -- Routine newborn screening failed to identify about one-fifth of infants with an adrenal gland disorder called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-newborn-screening-adrenal-gland-disorder.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:20:01 EST news258741794 Nearly 40 percent of the small adrenal tumors that cause big problems with high blood pressure share a genetic mutation that causes patients to retain too much sodium, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-common-genetic-mutation-sodium-retention.html Genetics Wed, 30 May 2012 05:17:11 EST news257573816 Patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma, the second most common kidney cancer subtype, face a low risk of tumour recurrence and cancer-related death after surgery. Those are the key findings of a multi-centre study of nearly 600 patients published in the April issue of the urology journal BJUI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-kidney-cancer-subtype-recurrence-death.html Cancer Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:42:37 EST news252236542 Cortisol may be the Swiss Army knife of hormones in the human body -- just when scientists think they understand what it does, another function pops up. While many of these functions are understood for adults, much less is known about how cortisol operates in babies and toddlers, especially when it comes to an important phenomenon called the cortisol awakening response, or CAR. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-important-hormone.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:40:02 EST news241972027 Knowing the right way to handle stress in the classroom and on the sports field can make the difference between success and failure for the millions of students going back to school this fall, new University of Chicago research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-perspective-school.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:18:19 EST news232074895 A new study by York University researchers finds that practicing yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-yoga-boosts-stress-busting-hormone-pain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:40:03 EST news230991979