http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Early changes in liver function detected by novel techniques can identify severe infection (sepsis) hours after onset and so could have important implications for the treatment of patients who are critically ill, according to a groundbreaking study by European researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-early-liver-function-life-threatening-infection.html Medical research Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:00:08 EST news272046624 European researchers have published a study which analyses the health economics of increased dairy foods and related reduction in risk of osteoporotic fractures in the population aged over 50. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-health-economic-benefits-boosting-dietary-calcium.html Health Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:00:01 EST news271956063 (Medical Xpress)—European researchers have discovered that five genes play a key role in determining human facial shapes. Presented in the journal PLoS Genetics, the genome-wide association study on facial phenotype can help scientists identify more genes for other complex human phenotypes, including height. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-scientists-genes-facial.html Genetics Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:20:36 EST news269158673 Providing energy dense food supplements within a general household food distribution has little effect on the weight of children at risk of malnutrition http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-food-supplements-effect-weight-malnourished.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:00:05 EST news267205533 The genetics of a patient affects the extent of septic shock development and response to therapy. European researchers have identified genes related to sepsis in a study group of more than 2,500 patients in Europe. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-genetic-fatalities-due-sepsis.html Medical research Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:26:23 EST news267089175 A multivariate analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed by European researchers is expected to improve risk assessment and disease diagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-aspects-posttraumatic-stress-disorder.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:26:04 EST news265537548 European researchers are working toward restoration of mobility in neuromuscular disease and trauma. Using miniature scaffolds to guide nerve regeneration, they are seeking to ensure proper functional connections between peripheral nerves and their target muscles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-reconnecting-nerves-muscles.html Medical research Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:12:36 EST news262948349 Medical operations have become almost commonplace, but the delicacy of medical procedures involving the brain and the spinal cord force physicians and patients to consider other alternatives. European researchers, however, could change this following their development of a laser for minimally invasive brain surgery. The achievement is a result of an interdisciplinary EU project that involved partners from seven European countries, creating a table-top solid-state laser system that can cut brain tissue with unprecedented precision. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-laser-ing-brain-surgery.html Medical research Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:43:42 EST news260523815 European researchers said Monday that offering reading materials with wider spacing between the letters can help dyslexic children read faster and better. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-wider-letter-spacing-dyslexics.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:27:18 EST news258042420 (Medical Xpress) -- Phosphorylation is one of the most important and ubiquitous cell regulatory events. EU-funded researchers assessed the dynamic events of intracellular phosphorylation in two model systems with important implications for targeted drug therapies for cancer and inflammatory responses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-real-time-cellular-events.html Cancer Wed, 02 May 2012 05:59:06 EST news255157135 (HealthDay) -- Yet another orally taken medication shows some promise in preventing relapse and disability for people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, a new report suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-experimental-pill-ease-multiple-sclerosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:21:03 EST news250968055 In an experiment on rats, European researchers have proved that eating strawberries reduces the harm that alcohol can cause to the stomach mucous membrane. Published in the open access journal Plos One, the study may contribute to improving the treatment of stomach ulcers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-strawberries-stomach-alcohol.html Other Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:18:23 EST news238760291