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Canadians support interventions to reduce dietary salt

Many Canadians are concerned about dietary sodium and welcome government intervention to reduce sodium intake through a variety of measures, including lowering sodium in food, and education and awareness, according to a national ...

Health created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Type 1 diabetes testing may be cheaper, faster

Work by researchers at The University of Western Australia could revolutionise testing for Type 1 diabetes around the world.

Diabetes created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stress hormone foreshadows postpartum depression in new mothers

Women who receive strong social support from their families during pregnancy appear to be protected from sharp increases in a particular stress hormone, making them less likely to develop postpartum depression, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Manchester patients take part in pioneering heart attack blood test trial

High levels of a chemical called troponin in the blood can indicate a heart attack. A new, highly sensitive blood test for troponin will be used on blood samples donated by 140 patients who were admitted to MRI with chest ...

Cardiology created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Capturing cancer cells

(Medical Xpress)—When dealing with cancer, time is critical. Identifying cancer before it spreads can often be the difference between life and death, so early diagnosis is key.

Cancer created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sleep deprivation may disrupt your genes, study says

(HealthDay)—Far more than just leaving you yawning, a small amount of sleep deprivation disrupts the activity of genes, potentially affecting metabolism and other functions in the human body, a new study ...

Medical research created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

In medicine, the future is light

Light, together with artificial intelligence systems that deliver fast, accurate analysis, has the potential to reshape the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Medical research created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

'Significant' proportion of HIV positive patients may not be telling NHS staff about their infection

A significant proportion of HIV positive patients may not be disclosing their infection to NHS staff, when turning up for treatment at sexual health clinics, suggests preliminary research published online in the journal Sexually Tr ...

HIV & AIDS created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anxiety about relationships may lower immunity, increase vulnerability to illness

Concerns and anxieties about one's close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanotechnology against pollen allergy

Scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now been able to identify the grass pollen molecule, against which the allergic response of hay fever in children is initiated. In addition, it was shown that ...

Immunology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Combining plasma screening methods better identifies diagnostic and therapeutic targets

For the first time, scientists have combined genomic and proteomic analysis of blood plasma to enhance identification of genetically regulated protein traits. This could be applied to any large association study of civilization ...

Genetics created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flu shot may not work as well for seniors

(HealthDay)—Seniors seem to get a weaker boost to their immune system following a flu shot than young people do, a small study shows.

Medications created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds parasites and poor antenatal care are main causes of epilepsy in Africa

The largest study of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa to date reveals that programmes to control parasitic diseases and access to better antenatal care could substantially reduce the prevalence of the disease in this region.

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

At least one in five were infected in flu pandemic, international study suggests

(Medical Xpress)—At least one in five people in countries for which data are available were infected with influenza during the first year of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a new study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evidence mounts for role of mutated genes in development of schizophrenia

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a rare gene mutation in a single family with a high rate of schizophrenia, adding to evidence that abnormal genes play a role in the development of the disease.

Genetics created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast