http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Implementation of systematic monitoring for medication adherence will allow for identification of barriers to adherence and tailoring of interventions, according to a viewpoint piece published in the May 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-systematic-screening-med-adherence-id.html Health Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:02 EST news288458251 Studying HIV-1, the most common and infectious HIV subtype, Johns Hopkins scientists have identified 25 human proteins "stolen" by the virus that may be critical to its ability to infect new cells. HIV-1 viruses capture many human proteins from the cells they infect but the researchers believe these 25 proteins may be particularly important because they are found in HIV-1 viruses coming from two very different types of infected cells. A report on the discovery, published online in the Journal of Proteome Research on Feb. 22, could help in building diagnostic tools and novel treatment strategies to fight HIV infection. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-hiv-disguises-human-proteins-crucial.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:34:06 EST news281183636 (HealthDay)—Four U.S. government-funded clinical trials will search for new therapies for Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-extensive-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:40:42 EST news277404035 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered a group of what have been considered relatively minor regulators in the body that band together to suppress the spread of cancer from its primary site. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-scientists-uncover-cooperative-effort-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:56:13 EST news273326152 Developing better tools to diagnose autism in adulthood is among the key aims of a new study by Flinders University PhD candidate Clare Holmes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-aims-diagnosis-adult-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:17:54 EST news266829466 A new Johns Hopkins study has unraveled the changes in a key cardiac protein that can lead to heart muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-scientists-out-of-tune-protein-muscle-demise.html Cardiology Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:51:47 EST news266683895 Temper tantrums in young children can be an early signal of mental health problems, but how does a parent or pediatrician know when disruptive behavior is typical or a sign of a serious problem? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-kids-temper-tantrums.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:40:38 EST news265477229 Scientists in Germany and Africa on Wednesday said they had found two variants of genes that help to explain why some lucky individuals do not develop severe malaria. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-gene-clues-resistance-malaria.html Genetics Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:04:05 EST news264254561 The strategy used by Google to decide which pages are relevant for a search query can also be used to determine which proteins in a patient's cancer are relevant for the disease progression. Researchers from Dresden University of Technology, Germany, have used a modified version of Google's PageRank algorithm to rank about 20,000 proteins by their genetic relevance to the progression of pancreatic cancer. In their study, published in PLoS Computational Biology, they found seven proteins that can help to assess how aggressive a patient's tumor is and guide the clinician to decide if that patient should receive chemotherapy or not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-google-cancer-algorithm-biomarkers.html Cancer Thu, 17 May 2012 17:05:36 EST news256493125 Despite improvements to diagnostic tools and therapies in the two last decades, significant disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of depression remain, according to Rutgers research published online by the American Journal of Public Health; print, February 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-diagnosis-treatment-depression-elderly-racial.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:02 EST news243664339 Hi-tech medical scanners could be used to probe causes of death, reducing the need for invasive autopsies that can upset bereaved families, a study published in The Lancet on Tuesday says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-scanners-autopsies-.html Medical research Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:01 EST news241158244 (Medical Xpress) -- Early detection of breast cancer saves thousands of lives each year. But screening for breast cancer also produces false alarms, which can cause undue stress and costly medical bills. Now, a recent study using patient blood reveals a possible way to reduce the number of false alarms that arise during early screening. Researchers found a panel of proteins shed by breast cancer that are easily detected and can distinguish between real cancer and benign lumps. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-singling-real-breast-cancer-lumps.html Cancer Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:11:37 EST news238752684 A sideline visual test effectively detected concussions in collegiate athletes, according to a team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Concussed athletes scored an average of 5.9 seconds slower (worse) than the best baseline scores in healthy controls on the timed test, in which athletes read a series of numbers on cards and are scored on time and accuracy. This quick visual test, easily administered on the playing field, holds promise as a complement to other diagnostic tools for sports-related concussion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-visual-effective-concussions-collegiate-athletes.html Neuroscience Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:10:36 EST news234015006 The World Health Organisation warned on Wednesday that millions of blood tests conducted every year to diagnose tuberculosis are unreliable and putting patients' lives in danger. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-unreliable-tb-blood.html Medications Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:43:58 EST news230373824 The most lethal and sudden cardiovascular event can be the toughest for doctors to diagnose. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-simple-bedside-screening-effectively-patients.html Cardiology Mon, 16 May 2011 03:25:13 EST news224734540