http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have designed, produced and patented a new chemical compound for the possible treatment of brain damage caused by stroke. The compound binds 1,000 times more effectively to the target protein in the brain than the potential drug currently being tested on stroke victims. The results of biological tests have just been published in the renowned journal PNAS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-compound.html Medical research Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:33:08 EST news249042780 A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at Temple University's School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-protein-brain-key-alzheimer.html Neuroscience Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:44:34 EST news246728656 A new research study published in the January 2012 edition of The FASEB Journal describes findings that could lead to a non-invasive test that would let expecting mothers know the sex of their baby as early as the first trimester. Specifically, researchers from South Korea discovered that various ratios of two enzymes (DYS14/GAPDH), which can be extracted from a pregnant mother's blood, indicate if the baby will be a boy or a girl. Such a test would be the first of its kind. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-simple-blood-trimester-fetal-gender.html Medical research Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:09:49 EST news244814982 The less people know about important complex issues such as the economy, energy consumption and the environment, the more they want to avoid becoming well-informed, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-bliss-social-issues.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:43:02 EST news241112569 Researchers in the United States have shown, for the first time, that it is possible to screen cancer patients for a broad range of cancer-causing genetic mutations as part of normal clinical practice. By identifying patients' individual genotypes within a relatively short time frame, doctors are able to target tumours with the most appropriate therapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-screen-broad-range-cancer-causing-genetic.html Cancer Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:49:31 EST news240036554 UBC researchers have developed a DNA measurement platform that sets dramatic new performance standards in the sensitivity and accuracy of sample screening. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-megapixel-dna-replication-technology-faster.html Medical research Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:00:11 EST news228916588 A distinctly new type of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that is not detected by traditional genetic screening methods has been discovered in patients in Irish hospitals according to research to be published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. These findings provide significant insights into how new MRSA strains emerge and highlight the potential for the transmission of infectious agents from animals to humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-mrsa-hospitalized-patients-animal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:32:45 EST news226229528 New research shows that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for Borrelia burgdorferi DNA—the spirochetal bacteria transmitted by deer ticks—in joint fluid may confirm the diagnosis of Lyme arthritis, but is not a reliable indicator for active joint infection in patients whose arthritis persists after antibiotic therapy. Findings of this study are published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-deer-bacteria-dna-joint-fluid.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 17 May 2011 03:51:43 EST news224823079 'Healthy' smokers experience changes in the gene expression of their lungs similar to that suffered by smokers who have developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This is the conclusion of a new study, led by Catalan researchers, which confirms the crucial role that smoking plays in causing these alterations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-smokers-gene-patients-copd.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 09 May 2011 10:27:05 EST news224155602