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Fighting fat with fat: Stem cell discovery identifies potential obesity treatment

Ottawa scientists have discovered a trigger that turns muscle stem cells into brown fat, a form of good fat that could play a critical role in the fight against obesity. The findings from Dr. Michael Rudnicki's ...

Medical research created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Safeguards needed for tissue donors

vast collections of human tissue samples that scientists hope will lead to new treatments for diseases – have a right to basic information about how their donations may be used, a Michigan State University ...

Other created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health apps abound, but usage low, study shows

US consumers are being offered a vast range of smartphone apps to track or manage health, but only a small number of people are using them, according to a survey.

Health created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smokers who quit before age 40 have lifespan almost as long as people who never smoked

(Medical Xpress)—Smokers who quit when they are young adults can live almost as long as people who never smoked, groundbreaking new research has found.

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts propose overhaul of ethics oversight of research

The longstanding ethical framework for protecting human volunteers in medical research needs to be replaced because it is outdated and can impede efforts to improve health care quality, assert leaders in bioethics, medicine, ...

Health created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How intermediate health and social care services enable better care closer to home

(Medical Xpress)—A new report by the University of Exeter Medical School researchers sheds light on how health and social care arrangements can avoid hospital admissions or enable people to leave hospital ...

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly half of children under two years of age receive some vaccinations late

In a new study published today in JAMA Pediatrics (formerly Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine), Kaiser Permanente researchers found that 49 percent of children ages 2-24 months did not receive all recommended v ...

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How cervical cancer vaccines came to be

(HealthDay)—The cervical cancer vaccine has turned into one of the biggest success stories in the field.

Cancer created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vaginal delivery safest option for women with pelvic girdle pain, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Caesarean section increases the risk of persistent pelvic girdle pain after delivery compared with vaginal delivery, according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report exposes a dangerous lack of official oversight

The deadly consequences of workplace sectors without inspectors are the subject of a new study by Stirling's Professor of Occupational Health Policy Research, Rory O'Neill.

Health created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgical technique spots cancer invasion with fluorescence

One of the greatest challenges faced by cancer surgeons is to know exactly which tissue to remove, or not, while the patient is under anesthesia. A team of surgeons and scientists at University of California, San Diego School ...

Cancer created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Perceived benefits of joint commissioning lag behind reality, new study shows

A major new report on joint commissioning in health and social care has found the perceived benefits of collaborative working, such as efficiency savings and improvements to services, often lagged behind the reality.

Other created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find minimal state cost from Medicaid expansion in California

(Medical Xpress)—As the California Legislature prepares to consider bills relating to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid, the state has the opportunity to significantly increase health insurance ...

Health created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common data determinants of recurrent cancer are broken, mislead researchers

In order to study the effectiveness or cost effectiveness of treatments for recurrent cancer, you first have to discover the patients in medical databases who have recurrent cancer. Generally studies do this ...

Cancer created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caricom to launch new health agency in Trinidad

(AP)—A Caribbean trade bloc says it has merged five different health research agencies into a single office that has already attracted nearly $10 million in aid.

Health created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0