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(Medical Xpress)—Living with someone with schizophrenia can have a positive impact on their family, according to a preliminary study by QUT. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-families-benefit-schizophrenia.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 03 May 2013 07:40:01 EST news286782690 A major study published today [15 April] by the University of Bristol and leading children's grant-giving charity, Buttle UK provides the most comprehensive picture to date of informal kinship care—children cared for informally by relatives and friends because their parents are no longer able to look after them http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-reveals-true-kinship.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:30:02 EST news285228894 (Medical Xpress)—Over 80 per cent of cancer patients' close friends and family think that doctors should give their cancer patients lifestyle advice on eating habits, weight-loss and exercise, according to a new stud* published today in the British Journal of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-friends-family-doctors-lifestyle-advice.html Cancer Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:30:01 EST news279529752 Her coarse hands gripping a blue plastic ventilator she pumped by hand for years to keep her injured son alive, Wang Lanqin sits by her child's bed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-homemade-ventilator-reveals-china-medical.html Health Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:53:11 EST news278837584 (Medical Xpress)—People make more rational economic decisions on behalf of strangers and distant relatives than they do for close family members or themselves, new psychology research has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-money-financial-decisions-strangers-family.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:59:57 EST news273484788 Relatives of young people who have died suddenly from a heart-related problem are at greatly increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease according to a study published online today (Wednesday) in the European Heart Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-relatives-people-dying-suddenly-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:00:05 EST news272047034 The largest U.S. multicenter study of living kidney transplant donor chains showed that 46 percent of recipients are minorities, a finding that allays previous fears that these groups would be disadvantaged by expansion of the donor pool through this type of exchange process. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-kidney-recipients-donor-transplant-chains.html Other Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:01:59 EST news267267710 A study that used a Utah genealogic database and a statewide cancer registry to examine the relationship between Parkinson disease (PD) and cancer suggests an increased risk of prostate cancer and melanoma in patients with PD and their relatives, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-association-parkinson-disease-cancer.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:00:12 EST news265890409 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 People who are free of dementia and have high levels of a protein that indicates the presence of inflammation have relatives who are more likely to avoid the disease as well, according to a new study published in the August 15, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-resistance-dementia-family.html Neuroscience Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:00:06 EST news264260925 Spotlessly clean and decorated with plastic flowers and balloons for its opening ceremony, Priyanka Bharti's toilet is seen as a gleaming symbol of the empowerment of Indian women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-bride-toilet-social-revolution-india.html Health Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:24:17 EST news260342649 About 300 000 years ago humans adapted genetically to be able to produce larger amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. This adaptation may have been crucial to the development of the unique brain capacity in modern humans. In today's life situation, this genetic adaptation contributes instead to a higher risk of developing disorders like cardiovascular disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-genetic-fat-metabolism-key-human.html Genetics Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:07 EST news253444505 Veterans are almost twice as likely as the general public to have chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and heart failure. Therefore, veterans may require more assistance from informal caregivers, especially as outpatient treatment becomes more common. A University of Missouri researcher evaluated strain and satisfaction among informal caregivers of veterans with chronic illnesses. The findings show that more than one third of veterans' caregivers report high levels of strain as a result of taking care of their relatives; yet, on average, caregivers also report being satisfied with their caregiving responsibilities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-caregivers-veterans-chronic-illnesses-stressed.html Health Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:00:01 EST news250428895 (Medical Xpress) -- The dangers of cigarette smoking are common knowledge. And when it comes to smoking while pregnant, life-threatening health hazards extend to the fetus and newborn. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-developmental-problems-kids.html Addiction Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:20:01 EST news250409181 A lead poisoning epidemic in Nigeria's north that has killed 400 children and affected thousands is the worst in modern history, but cleanup has not even begun in many areas, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-nigeria-poisoning-worst-modern-history.html Health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:57:50 EST news247820239 Over the first few years of life, human cognition continues to develop, soaking up information and experiences from the environment and far surpassing the abilities of even our nearest primate relatives. In a study published online today in Genome Research, researchers have identified extended synaptic development in the human brain relative to other primates, a finding that sheds new light on the biology and evolution of human cognition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-synaptic-cognitive-edge-primates.html Genetics Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:08 EST news247337372 (Medical Xpress) -- Parents, siblings and children of patients with the most common form of acute leukemia do not run a higher risk of developing the disease as was once believed, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-higher-acute-leukaemia-relatives.html Cancer Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:43:38 EST news243157402 There are many different causes of dementia and, although its progression can be fast or slow, it is always degenerative. Symptoms of dementia include confusion, loss of memory, and problems with speech and understanding. It can be upsetting for both the affected person and their relatives and carers. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that a regime of behavioral and mental exercises was able to halt the progression of dementia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-maks-drug-free-dementia-decline.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:18:15 EST news241928285 The number of people aged 100 or older in rapidly greying Japan has hit a record high for the 41st consecutive year, the government said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-centenarians-high-japan.html Health Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:41:51 EST news235122096 Almost one third of students at a university in Uganda say that they have been subject to sexual coercion, an experience which was often linked to risky sexual behaviour. This is shown in a study from Lund University in Sweden. The study's findings could lead to a new approach in the work to combat HIV in Uganda. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-sexual-coercion-common-students-uganda.html Health Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:34:04 EST news234696833 Caregivers and their relatives who suffer from mild to moderate dementia often have different perceptions regarding the amount and quality of care given and received. A study by researchers at Penn State and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging examined a major source of those differences -- caregivers do not understand the things that are important to their relatives with dementia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-caregivers-relatives.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:25:39 EST news231416702 Adult day care services significantly reduce the stress levels of family caregivers of older adults with dementia, according to a team of Penn State and Virginia Tech researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-adult-day-much-needed-family-caregivers.html Health Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:33:13 EST news230211183