http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers are kick-starting better diabetic foot care and promoting reduced radiation dose with a new take on a hybrid molecular imaging technique. By targeting both bone cell activity and immune response and improving imaging data interpretation, doctors can better distinguish diabetic foot infection from another common foot condition that often requires an additional bone-marrow scan for definitive diagnosis, say researchers presenting a study at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-dual-agent-scan-differentiates-diabetic.html Diabetes Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:07:39 EST news290160452 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists have discovered genes that control shape changes in melanoma skin cancer cells, allowing them to wriggle free and spread around the body, according to new research published in Nature Cell Biology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-shape-shifting-cells-skin-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:50:25 EST news290065818 It seems that even for the smallest of people, a gentle massage may be beneficial. Newborn intensive care units (NICUs) are stressful environments for preterm infants; mechanical ventilation, medical procedures, caregiving activities and maternal separation create these stressful conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-massage-therapy-shown-stress-response.html Pediatrics Tue, 14 May 2013 16:57:14 EST news287769428 One of the most widely used medications to treat arrhythmias may increase the risk of developing cancer, especially in men and people exposed to high amounts of the drug. That is the conclusion of a new retrospective study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results indicate that a potential link between amiodarone and cancer warrants further investigation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-arrhythmia-drug-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:02 EST news284558263 Trudging from place to place with heavy weights on our backs is an everyday reality, from schoolchildren toting textbooks in backpacks to firefighters and soldiers carrying occupational gear. Muscle and skeletal damage are very real concerns. Now Tel Aviv University researchers say that nerve damage, specifically to the nerves that travel through the neck and shoulders to animate our hands and fingers, is also a serious risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-heavy-burden.html Health Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:47:55 EST news280673268 Geneticists led by University of Utah Nobel Prize Laureate Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., have engineered mice that develop clear cell sarcoma (CCS), a significant step in better understanding how this rare and deadly soft tissue cancer arises. The mouse model also can potentially speed the development of drugs to target genes that must be activated for the cancer to form. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-mouse-cell-sarcoma.html Cancer Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:04 EST news279802041 Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led by Michael R. Hamblin of the Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Harvard Medical School, Boston. The research is published online ahead of print in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-skin-soft-tissue-infections-succumb.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:13:36 EST news278612008 As surgical teams gain experience with facial transplantation, a careful approach to planning based on the principles of craniofacial surgery can help to maximize patient outcomes in terms of facial form and function, according to an article in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-transplantation-reverse-craniofacial.html Surgery Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:36:43 EST news274354596 In low-and-middle income countries, pregnancy-related infections are a major cause of maternal death, can also be fatal to unborn and newborn babies, and are mostly caused by four types of conditions that are treatable and preventable, according to a review by US researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-pregnancy-related-infections-treatable-conditions.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:01:22 EST news269020846 Scientists affiliated with VIB and UGent have discovered a mechanism used by the protein A20 to combat inflammation. This could be a very important point of focus in the search for a treatment for autoimmune diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, in which the patient suffers from chronic, uncontrolled inflammation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-focus-treatment-rheumatoid-arthritis-autoimmune.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:07:42 EST news268999655 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have discovered a new avenue for the treatment of vision loss, one of the complications of Parkinson's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-eyes-parkinson-disease.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:43:54 EST news263202217 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 Doctors are asking parents to take extra care that their children do not swallow small magnets from toys, after two children required surgical intervention following ingestion of such small magnets. In a letter to the Lancet, Dr. Anil Thomas George and Dr Sandeep Motiwale of Queen's Medical Centre, part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK, report two separate incidents in the last 18 months of children needing surgical intervention to remove swallowed magnets. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-parents-magnet-danger-children.html Health Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:30:02 EST news259518396 Another day, another four turns of the screw. That's just a part of life for people, primarily children, undergoing the long and difficult process of distraction osteogenesis, a method to correct bone deformities that leave one limb shorter than the other. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-student-automate-limb-lengthening-kids.html Medical research Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:20:41 EST news254420423 (HealthDay) -- Not only do regular dental exams help keep your teeth and gums healthy, they can help detect oral cancer, the Academy of General Dentistry says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-dentists-key-role-oral-cancer.html Cancer Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:29:18 EST news253016949 When diagnosing and treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), clinical research focuses primarily on the joints in the upper body. However, research carried out by rheumatologist Hetty Baan at the University of Twente reveals the importance of including the feet and ankles when examining and treating RA patients. She also makes the case for further research into how the treatment of RA patients can be improved in practice in order to prevent unnecessary infections and damage in the feet and ankles. Baan will defend her doctoral research on 6 December at the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences of the University of Twente. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-feet-rheumatoid-arthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:40:29 EST news242466015 Researchers from VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) and Ghent University have shown that a defective gene can contribute to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, an often-crippling inflammation of the joints that afflicts about 1% of the world's population. Until now, the underlying molecular mechanism of the disease was largely unclear. In the study, published in Nature Genetics, the researchers demonstrate that a cell-specific defect in the expression of the A20 gene (TNFAIP3) can contribute to the development of rheumatoid arthritis in mice, thereby identifying A20 as a possible target for the generation of new drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-defect-a20-gene-rheumatoid-arthritis.html Genetics Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:08:22 EST news232708086 To be the best, athletes are always searching for a competitive edge on and off the playing field. A new study by Professor of Kinesiology William Kraemer of the Neag School of Education shows that wearing a full-body compression suit is one way athletes can improve their performance even while they rest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-compression-competitive-advantage.html Other Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:06:25 EST news228384364 Preliminary research presented at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting is breaking new ground for the development of a brand new hybrid molecular imaging system. Simultaneous positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is providing important diagnostic information about soft tissues and physiological functions throughout the body. Scans focused on screening suspicious lesions for cancer are already comparable to more conventional molecular imaging methods. Further research could lead to the clinical use of PET/MRI as an additional tool for detecting cancer and other diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-hybrid-pet-mri-imaging-horizon.html Cancer Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:10:07 EST news226584150 A pelvic MRI scan with IV contrast and rectal balloon is highly effective in identifying local recurrence even at low PSA values in prostate cancer patients with a rising or persistently elevated PSA after prostatectomy, according to a study presented April 29, 2011, at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. The symposium is co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-mri-prostate-cancer-recurrence-extremely.html Cancer Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:23:21 EST news223284188