http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A clinical trial with 149 patients suffering from the very disabling autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus, has shown the effectiveness of a synthetic peptide developed by a team of researchers led by CNRS biologist Slyviane Muller at the Institut de Biologie Moleculaire (IBMC) in Strasbourg, France. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-lupus-peptide-p140lupuzortm-effectiveness.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:36:19 EST news278318172 A new study suggests that treatment of mild sleep-disordered breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in pregnant women with preeclampsia improves fetal activity levels, a marker of fetal well-being. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-sleep-disordered-pregnancy-fetal-health.html Sleep apnea Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:56:51 EST news276353800 A new experimental study carried out in mice shows that microglia, immune cells of the brain, might play a key role in protecting the brain from Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is long believed that toxic sticky protein deposits in the brain called amyloid beta (Aβ) are responsible for loss of memory in AD patients. Earlier studies have shown that microglia can remove Aβ protein from the brain and therefore be vital for successful therapy. Interestingly, the doctoral thesis of Mr Lakshman Kumar Puli, MPharm (Pharmacology), indicates that microglia may play a significant role irrespective of their capacity to remove brain Aβ deposits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-immune-cells-brain-renew-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:50:06 EST news273487795 Brazil's conjoined twins Israel and Levi were separated successfully Wednesday at Maternity Hospital of Goiania in a surgery that lasted nearly 10 hours, the twins' doctor told AFP. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-hour-surgery-brazilian-conjoined-twins.html Other Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:01 EST news248589539 A new procedure is now available for the treatment of chronic bowel incontinence, a disorder impacting the lives of more than 18 million Americans. The treatment, called InterStim Therapy is a minimally invasive procedure which uses electrical impulses to stimulate the sacral nerve and improve muscle function. It is one of the only effective long-term treatments for bowel incontinence available to patients and Northwestern Memorial Hospital is one of the first medical centers in the country to offer the procedure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-therapy-millions-people-bowel-incontinence.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:41:58 EST news230218877