http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new minimally invasive tumor ablation technique is providing hope for liver cancer patients who can't undergo surgery or thermal ablation, a study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-ablation-technique-liver-cancer-patients.html Cancer Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:04 EST news285436299 Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and Yale University have discovered that a specialized receptor, normally found in the nose, is also in blood vessels throughout the body, sensing small molecules created by microbes that line mammalian intestines, and responding to these molecules by increasing blood pressure. The finding suggests that gut bacteria are an integral part of the body's complex system for maintaining a stable blood pressure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-blood-vessels-gut-microbes-pressure.html Medical research Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:35:43 EST news281100934 The old saying that you should wait at least 30 minutes after eating before you swim is based on the idea that after a big meal, blood will be diverted away from your arms and legs, towards your stomach's digestive tract. And if your limbs don't get enough blood flow to function, you're at risk of drowning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-medical-myth-minutes.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:00:01 EST news278062381 Surgeons in Zurich have carried out a complex, multi-organ transplant, hospital officials said Thursday, claiming the lessons learned would benefit patients with tumours that attack multiple organs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-swiss-surgeons-complex-multiple-transplant.html Surgery Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:28:13 EST news275228885 People experiencing chronic shortness of breath may soon have a new way to help alleviate their discomfort, according to a Penn State College of Medicine pulmonology researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-treatment-relieve-chronic-shortness.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:34:13 EST news275157248 (AP)—Surgeons at a Philadelphia hospital have successfully completed operations to separate 8-month-old twin girls who were joined at the lower chest and abdomen. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-conjoined-month-old-twins.html Surgery Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:05:05 EST news271566290 A new research report published online in the FASEB Journal reveals a connection among sugar, cancer, and dependence on breathing machines--microRNA-320a. In the report, Stanford scientists show that the molecule microRNA-320a is responsible for helping control glycolysis. Glycolysis is the process of converting sugar into energy, which fuels the growth of some cancers, and contributes to the wasting of unused muscles such as the diaphragm when people are using ventilators. Identifying ways to use microRNA-320a to starve tumors and keep unused muscles strong would represent a significant therapeutic leap for numerous diseases and health conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-scientists-molecule-starve-lung-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:33:11 EST news260785982 A new study to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on June 30 has shown that caffeine boosts power in older muscles, suggesting the stimulant could aid elderly people to maintain their strength, reducing the incidence of falls and injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-caffeine-boosts-power-elderly-muscles.html Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:00:02 EST news260124810 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has become the first West Coast site -- and one of only three nationwide -- to implant a device that stimulates the respiratory muscle in the chest and draws air into the lungs of patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease) under recently approved Food and Drug Administration guidelines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-cedars-sinai-west-coast-als-clinic.html Medical research Wed, 02 May 2012 14:51:34 EST news255188986 Patients suffering from a devastating disease are being given fresh hope through an innovative trial being led by the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-major-trial-motor-neurone-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:29 EST news248016046 Today's hormonal forms of birth control are vastly different from those used by earlier generations of women, both with lower levels of hormones and with different means of delivery (not just a pill), but many of the same problems related to women's pleasure remain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-mother-birth.html Health Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:05:10 EST news239241902 (Medical Xpress) -- No cancer surgery is easy, but the two operations David Bieszke underwent at Loyola University Hospital to remove an aggressive, 10-inch tumor were especially challenging. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-team-large-aggressive-tumors.html Cancer Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:17:08 EST news230890616 Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine bridged a spinal cord injury and biologically regenerated lost nerve connections to the diaphragm, restoring breathing in an adult rodent model of spinal cord injury. The work, which restored 80 to more than 100 percent of breathing function, will be published in the online issue of the journal Nature July 14. The scientists say that more testing is necessary, but are hopeful their technique will quickly be used in clinical trials. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-spinal-cord-injury.html Medical research Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:00:40 EST news229780634 Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a novel treatment that stimulates the nerve that controls the diaphragm to normalize the breathing of patients who suffer from both heart failure and central sleep apnea. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-therapy-cardiovascular-health-central-apnea.html Sleep apnea Mon, 16 May 2011 10:45:23 EST news224761418