News tagged with medical researchers


Listen up, doc: Empathy raises patients' pain tolerance

A doctor-patient relationship built on trust and empathy doesn't just put patients at ease – it actually changes the brain's response to stress and increases pain tolerance, according to new findings from ...

Health created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Suvorexant drug may offer new approach to treating insomnia

A new drug may bring help for people with insomnia, according to a study published in the November 28, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Neuroscience created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Walking on marbles' could be a thing of the past for arthritis patients

Researchers at the University of Southampton are to undertake a new stage of a study aimed at improving the health and mobility of those suffering from the common complaint of 'walking on marbles' associated with Rheumatoid ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links improved consumer welfare to increased prescription drug advertising efforts

More people are better off thanks to the impact of an influx of direct-to-consumer advertising spending than they would be without those marketing efforts, according to a study recently published by Jayani Jayawardhana, an ...

Medications created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Federal government and big pharma seen as increasingly diminished source of research funding

In a commentary to be published in the Dec. 12 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, two Johns Hopkins faculty members predict an ever-diminishing role for government and drug company funding of basic ...

Other created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cost-effective, low-tech weapons in the fight against cervical cancer

Vinegar, liquid nitrogen and mobile phones are among the weapons being used by medical researchers in the fight against cervical cancer in India.

Cancer created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery shows medications can treat inflammation without increasing risk for infection

In a discovery that can fundamentally change how drugs for arthritis, and potentially many other diseases, are made, University of Utah medical researchers have identified a way to treat inflammation while potentially minimizing ...

Inflammatory disorders created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Kids need at least 7 minutes a day of 'vigorous' physical activity, but most aren't getting that

Children need a minimum of seven minutes a day of vigorous physical activity, demonstrates recently published findings by University of Alberta medical researchers and their colleagues across Canada.

Health created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Autism Speaks announces the release of new genetic data for researchers

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, is proud to announce the release of biological and clinical data from 383 new families participating in Autism Speaks Autism Genetic Resource Exchange ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart failure patients may be at higher risk for cancer: study

(HealthDay)—People suffering from heart failure may have a nearly 60 percent higher risk of developing cancer, a preliminary study suggests.

Cardiology created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientific progress could be casualty in public health vs. privacy debate over newborn blood samples

The tremendous potential public health benefits of research with blood samples left over after routine newborn screening must not be lost amidst controversy and litigation, say medical and bioethics experts in a commentary ...

Other created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Overweight patients hospitalized with pneumonia more apt to survive

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta studied the records of nearly 1000 patients who were admitted to hospital with pneumonia and noted those who were obese were more apt to survive compared to those who were ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Illness during military deployment linked to mental health problems, study finds

Army personnel who become ill during deployment are just as likely to develop mental health problems on their return to the UK, as personnel who are injured, according to new research from the King's Centre ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers use simple intervention to improve osteoporosis treatment rates

Older patients who visited local ERs for chest pain or breathing problems and had chest x-rays reveal unknown spinal fractures, were more apt to receive osteoporosis treatment afterward if a simple intervention was used, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leading European experts call for more rigorous scientific evidence for healthcare interventions

(Medical Xpress)—Leading clinicians and health researchers from across Europe say much greater emphasis must be placed on the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of treatments and other healthcare interventions to ...

Health created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0