http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers at The University of Nottingham have examined why large numbers of children and young people sometimes don't take their medication, despite suffering from a range of chronic and potentially life-threatening illnesses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-meds-involving-young-patients-treatment.html Health Wed, 08 May 2013 07:16:34 EST news287216182 A report in one of the last issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the physical and psychological triggers for attacks in Meniere's disease. Ménière's disease (MD) is a debilitating disease of the inner ear for which the main symptoms comprise vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus and a sense of fullness or pressure in the ear. Residual and movement-provoked dizziness may also occur between major attacks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-triggers-chronic-dizziness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:50:01 EST news284204145 A marathon runner approaches the finishing line, but suddenly the sweaty athlete collapses to the ground. Everyone probably assumes that this is because he has expended all energy in his muscles. What few people know is that it might also be a braking mechanism in the brain which swings into effect and makes us too tired to continue. What may be occurring is what is referred to as 'central fatigue'. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-brain.html Neuroscience Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:00:24 EST news281615717 New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that patients suffering from aggressive brain tumors can be effectively treated with smaller radiation fields to spare the rest of the brain and preserve cognition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-smaller-fields-brain-tumors.html Cancer Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:12:23 EST news276959533 Congenital hyperinsulinism is a genetic condition where a baby's pancreas secretes too much insulin. It affects approximately one in 50,000 live births and in severe cases requires the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-genetic-sequencing-breakthrough-aid-treatment.html Genetics Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:15:56 EST news275836549 Aerobic exercise can help relieve the fatigue often associated with cancer and cancer treatment, according to Cochrane researchers. Their updated systematic review strengthens findings from an earlier version on cancer-related fatigue published in The Cochrane Library. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cancer-tiredness.html Cancer Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:00:01 EST news272047139 (Medical Xpress)—The p53 gene plays a key role in the prevention of cancer, by blocking cell growth and triggering programmed cell death or apoptosis. If, however, p53 has mutated and become defective, the cancer cells can acquire the ability to evade apoptosis and become more resistant to therapy. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital have now obtained results from the first tests using a new substance that can restore the function of defective p53 and activate apoptosis in cancer cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-substance-cancer-cell-suicide.html Cancer Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:42:44 EST news267180156 Exercise may improve quality of life for people with cancer, according to Cochrane researchers. In two separate Cochrane systematic reviews, the authors gathered together evidence showing that activities such as walking and cycling can benefit those who are undergoing or have completed treatment for cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-quality-life-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:00:06 EST news264166560 Researchers have discovered that over a million people worldwide diagnosed with TB go on to develop an incurable but manageable fungal infection which is usually left untreated because it is mistaken for a recurrence of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-mistaken-identity-highlights-global-impact.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:10:02 EST news241962141 In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish research establishes the factors associated with tiredness in cancer survivors to improve their quality of life and rehabilitation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-depression-pain-fatigue-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:59:34 EST news235213157