http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Gender plays a strong role in how people remember, a new Cornell study confirms. Research – and many tales from real life – report that women are typically better at remembering past events than men. Why? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-uncovers-women-events.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:40:05 EST news290157777 Aggressive forms of bladder cancer involve the protein PODXL – a discovery that could hold the key to improved treatment, according to researchers at Lund University, Uppsala University and KTH in Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-key-early-bladder-cancer-treatment.html Cancer Thu, 23 May 2013 09:10:01 EST news288515573 Many studies have shown that men and women who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - a disorder that causes breathing to halt intermittently during sleep – have a higher mortality rate than those who do not have the disorder. Now, a study from researchers at the Cleveland Clinic shows that OSA patients who also have poor functional capacity have an even greater risk of mortality and suggests that an assessment of functional capacity in this population can help physicians identify patients most at risk for death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-stress-mortality-apnea-patients.html Sleep apnea Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11:17 EST news288259870 (HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved new, lower-dose labeling for the popular sleep drug Ambien (zolpidem) in an effort to cut down on daytime drowsiness that could be a hazard while performing certain tasks such as driving. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-fda-ambien-dose-drowsy.html Medications Wed, 15 May 2013 21:30:02 EST news287861052 "Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of hospitalization, disability, and death-worldwide, and among older adults, falling is the most common cause of TBI," writes Niina Korhonen, B.M., of the Injury and Osteoporosis Research Center, Tampere, Finland, and colleagues in a Research Letter. The authors previously reported that the number and incidence of adults 80 years of age or older admitted to the hospital due to fall-induced TBI in Finland increased from 1970 through 1999. This analysis is a follow-up of this population through 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-fall-related-traumatic-brain-injuries-elderly.html Health Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:02 EST news287141012 (HealthDay)—Long waiting times and unclear test results are the top patient grievances when it comes to visiting the doctor, according to a report published in the June issue of Consumer Reports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-patients-unclear-results.html Health Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:01 EST news286807339 (Medical Xpress)—A research team from the Evolution and Ecology Research Centre at the University of New South Wales has found that women find men most attractive when they have approximately ten days of beard growth. In their paper published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, the team describes how volunteers asked to look at pictures of men with various stages of beard growth, found men with ten days growth to be the most attractive and those with five days growth to be the least. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-men-heavy-stubble.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:51:12 EST news286447858 French researchers on Tuesday dealt a blow to folklore that says mothers are better than fathers in recognising their baby's cry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mum-dad-equally-good-recognising.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:10:24 EST news285329381 Think of a stereotypical salesperson and you're likely to conjure up someone who's extraverted, gregarious, and assertive. But a new study reveals that "ambiverts," people who are neither introverted nor extraverted but who fall somewhere in between, tend to be the most effective salespeople. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-sales-confidence-charisma.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:20:02 EST news284825141 A new study suggests that the bladder condition nocturia may worsen the already poor sleep of older adults with insomnia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-bladder-condition-worsen-insomnia-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:10:38 EST news282496226 Philips Electronics today announced the results of an extensive new scientific study into sleep apnea, conducted over the last two years by Philips in collaboration with University of Twente (Enschede, the Netherlands), Medisch Spectrum Twente Hospital (Enschede, the Netherlands), and patients' organization ApneuVereniging.The study, which surveyed 4,206 Philips employees in the Netherlands, revealed that 6.4% of them suffered from sleep apnea. A striking finding was that 78% of the people surveyed who reported symptoms of sleep apnea were entirely unaware that they were suffering from this sleep disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-survey-reveals-percent-people-apnea.html Sleep apnea Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:09:20 EST news282298143 (Medical Xpress)—Much research in psychology and economics has shown that people are "loss averse," meaning they tend to weigh losses more strongly than equivalent gains. For example, people are more motivated by a loss of $100 than a gain of the same amount. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-men-women-losses-differently-contexts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:00:38 EST news281347229 Alcohol consumption could be much higher than previously thought, with more than three quarters of people in England drinking in excess of the recommended daily alcohol limit, according to a new paper in the European Journal of Public Health. The study, conducted by researchers in the UCL Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, is the first to investigate the potential public health implications related to the under-reporting of alcohol consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-alcohol-consumption-higher-england.html Addiction Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:12 EST news281124861 (HealthDay)—Men and women with fatty liver are more likely to have metabolic syndrome (MetS) with type 2 diabetes, and women with fatty liver are more likely to have MetS with subclinical atherosclerosis, according to research published online Dec. 18 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fatty-liver-cad-metabolic-syndrome.html Diabetes Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:10:01 EST news278177047 An article from John Appleby, Chief Economist at the Kings Fund, published on BMJ website today brings attention to the rising amount of those expected to live to 100 and asks where it will end. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-percent-girls-born-milestone.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:30:07 EST news278098150 Finding Mr. or Ms. Right is a complicated process, and choosing a mate may involve compromising on less important factors like their height. However, research published January 16 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Gert Stulp and colleagues from the University of Groningen, Netherlands suggests that despite the many other factors involved, people's preferences for a partner's height are reflected in real couples in the UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-shorter-woman-taller-partner-height.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:00:01 EST news277577821 (HealthDay)—A diet low in palmitic acid (PA) and high in oleic acid (OA) improves insulin sensitivity and is associated with lower levels of markers of metabolic and oxidative stress in women only, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-dietary-paoa-fat-ratio-affect.html Diabetes Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:30:01 EST news275927527 (HealthDay)—Disc space narrowing at disc levels L1/L2 and L2/L3, visible on lumbar radiographs, may help to identify hip pain patients whose pain originates in the lumbar spine, according to research published in the November issue of the European Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-upper-lumbar-disc-space-hip.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:50:03 EST news275317845 (Medical Xpress)—Many people who have been through cancer and its treatment have trouble with their recovery because of severe, debilitating fatigue that can last for months or even years. But even though a variety of treatments exist for cancer-related fatigue, few doctors are recommending them to patients, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study appearing in Supportive Care in Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cancer-patients-adequate-debilitating-fatigue.html Cancer Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:23:38 EST news275073802 (HealthDay)—Over the last decade there has been a five-fold increase in injuries relating to pubic hair grooming presenting to the emergency department, most of which are due to the use of razors, according to research published in the December issue of Urology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-pubic-hair-grooming-injuries.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:10:01 EST news274989786 In the first Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 paper, published in The Lancet, the authors present new estimates of life expectancy for the last four decades in 187 different countries. While overall life expectancy is increasing globally, the gap in life expectancy between countries with the highest and lowest life expectancies has remained similar since 1970. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-world-population-gains-decade-life.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:00:10 EST news274620040 Witnessing or being on the receiving end of bullying at work heightens the risk of employees being prescribed antidepressants, sleeping pills, and tranquillisers, finds research published in BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-workplace-bullying-ups-prescriptions-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:30:04 EST news274554507 Epigenetics – how gene expression is regulated by temporary switches, called epi-marks – appears to be a critical and overlooked factor contributing to the long-standing puzzle of why homosexuality occurs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-epigenetics-genetics-underlies-homosexuality.html Genetics Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:08:48 EST news274439290 Everyone knows that men and women tend to hold different views on certain things. However, new research by scientists from the University of Bristol and published in PLoS ONE indicates that this may literally be the case. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-men-women-explore-visual-world.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:38:17 EST news273523084 You may have received CPR training some time ago, but would you remember the proper technique in an emergency? Would you know what to do in the event of an earthquake or a fire? A new UCLA psychology study shows that people often do not recall things they have seen—or at least walked by—hundreds of times. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-did-you-that-how-could.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:13:11 EST news273165159 Couples who adopt after unsuccessful IVF treatment have a better quality of life than both childless couples and couples without fertility problems, reveals a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-good-quality-life-couples.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:55:07 EST news271936391 Patients over the age of 65 who begin taking benzodiazepine (a popular drug used to treat anxiety and insomnia) are at an approximately 50% increased risk of developing dementia within 15 years compared to never-users, a study published today on BMJ website suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-65s-dementia-benzodiazepine.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:18:52 EST news267992229 (Medical Xpress)—A group of Australian researchers have achieved a world-first to demonstrate that objectively measured snoring, without more serious sleep apnea, does not increase mortality or cardiovascular disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-apnea-death-heart-disease.html Sleep apnea Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:40:13 EST news267957582 We are not all the same when it comes to illness. In fact, the risk of developing a disease such as diabetes or heart disease varies from one individual to another. A study led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) reveals that the genetic predisposition to develop certain diseases may differ from one individual to another depending on their sex. Together with his collaborators, the professor has shown that genetic variants have a different impact on the level of gene expression between men and women. The results of this research have been published in the scientific journal Genome Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-men-women-terms-genetic-predispositions.html Genetics Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:14:41 EST news267354818 The midlife wellbeing of both men and women seems to depend on having a wide circle of friends whom they see regularly, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-wide-circle-friends-key-mid-life.html Health Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:30:01 EST news264874775