News tagged with clinical sciences


Gastroenterology special issue highlights the pancreas

The editors of Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute, are pleased to announce the publication of this year's highly anticipated special 13th issue. Published each M ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contacts uncomfortable? Changing lens type or lens care product may help

If your contact lenses are causing you discomfort, simply switching to a different type of contact lens or lens care product may bring improvement, reports a study, " Effect of Lens and Solution Choice on the Comfort of Contact ...

Ophthalmology created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early cognitive behavioural therapy reduces risk of psychosis

(Medical Xpress)—Young people seeking help who are at high risk of developing psychosis could significantly reduce their chances of going on to develop a full-blown psychotic illness by getting early access to cognitive ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

One-two punch could be key in treating blindness

Researchers have discovered that using two kinds of therapy in tandem may be a knockout combo against inherited disorders that cause blindness. While their study focused on man's best friend, the treatment ...

Ophthalmology created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cell metabolism: Muscle loss can be caused by mitochondrial degradation induced by protein Mul1

Muscle withering can occur as part of the progression of many diseases, including cancer and muscular dystrophy, as well as during the normal aging process. Cellular organelles known as mitochondria provide ...

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

Why people put themselves under the knife: Psychologists confirm long-term positive effects of plastic surgery

In a long-term study, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Margraf, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the RUB, investigated the psychological effects of plastic surgery on approximately 550 patients ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein synthesis blocker may hold key to reducing effects of traumatic events

Reducing fear and stress following a traumatic event could be as simple as providing a protein synthesis blocker to the brain, report a team of researchers from McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, McGill University, ...

Neuroscience created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research into optimising our levels of vitamin C

(Medical Xpress)—A daily vitamin C intake equivalent to eating two kiwifruit a day is required to ensure our muscles maintain optimal levels, researchers from the University of Otago, Christchurch have found.

Health created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Exposure to hepatitis B virus activates immunity in young people, suggesting benefits for earlier treatment

Infectious disease experts have long thought that children, teenagers and young adults who are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) lack the immune cells needed to fight this pathogen. As ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mystery bleeding disorders could be unraveled by new research efforts

(Medical Xpress)—Platelet disorders are heavily underdiagnosed, little understood and cannot be cured. University of Birmingham researchers and the Birmingham Platelet Group are running a UK-wide clinical trial 'Genotyping ...

Medical research created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study sheds light on the complexity of gene therapy for congenital blindness

Independent clinical trials, including one conducted at the Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine, have reported safety and efficacy for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a congenital form of blindness caused ...

Genetics created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New website to unite cystic fibrosis patients and researchers

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) will be able to access the latest research findings about their condition, volunteer for clinical trials and influence the direction of future scientific studies through a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bisexual men on the 'down low' run risk for poor mental health

Bisexual men are less likely to disclose and more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay men. In the first study to look at the mental health of this population, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Study shows early cognitive problems among those who eventually get Alzheimer's

People who study or treat Alzheimer's disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems. But a new study suggests that people on the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inherited gene fault influences breast cancer survival

Researchers have shown that an inherited gene fault influences the chances of some women surviving breast cancer. It also increases the risk of women developing a second breast cancer. The research is publishe ...

Cancer created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0