Anti-depressant link to Clostridium difficile infection
Certain types of anti-depressants have been linked to an increase in the risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. Awareness of this link should improv ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 06, 2013 |
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Self-affirmation improves problem-solving under stress
It's no secret that stress increases your susceptibility to health problems, and it also impacts your ability to solve problems and be creative. But methods to prevent associated risks and effects have been less clear – ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 01, 2013 |
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Clarifying the effect of stem cell therapy on cancer
Injection of human stem cells into mice with tumors slowed down tumor growth, finds research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), isolated from b ...
Cancer
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Microwave imaging can see how well treatment is progressing
Microwave imaging can be used to monitor how well treatment for breast cancer is working, finds new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research. Microwave tomography was ab ...
Cancer
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Even a few cigarettes a day increases risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Number of cigarettes smoked a day and the number of years a person has smoked both increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy. The ri ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 21, 2013 |
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Urine test identifies babies at most risk of necrotizing enterocolitis
Abnormal gut bacteria in premature babies can be found days before the onset of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) finds new research in BioMed Central's open access journal Microbiome. Babies who later went on to develop NEC ha ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Manipulating calcium accumulation in blood vessels may provide a new way to treat heart disease
Hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, is the primary cause of heart disease. It is caused by calcium accumulation in the blood vessels, which leads to arteries becoming narrow and stiff, obstructing blood flow and ...
Cardiology
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Body Mass Index and coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease (CHD) increases with BMI, as well as with age, finds an article published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. The research from the Million Women Study indicates that increased weight ...
Health
Apr 01, 2013 |
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'Prevent death' message more effective than 'save life' in blood donation campaigns
Subtle changes in messaging can have a profound impact on the effectiveness of charitable messages such as calls for blood donations, according to research published March 6 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Eileen Chou f ...
Other
Mar 06, 2013 |
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'I'm not just fat, I'm old!'
Similar to talking about being fat, talking about being old is an important an indicator of body dissatisfaction, shows research in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Eating Disorders.
Overweight and Obesity
Feb 20, 2013 |
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People with disabilities at greater risk of violence and subsequent mental ill-health
People with disabilities are at a greater risk of being the victims of violence and of suffering mental ill health when victimized, according to research published February 20 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Hind K ...
Health
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Adding movement to 'dry run' mental imagery enhances performance
Adding movement to mental rehearsal can improve performance finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions. For high jumpers the study shows that dynamic imagery improves the number of suc ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Virtual superheroes more helpful in real world too
Having virtual super-powers in a game may incite people to better behavior in the real world, according to research published January 30 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Robin Rosenberg and colleagues from Stanford Univer ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Effect of taking smaller bites outweighs tendency to eat more when distracted
Eating while distracted generally makes people eat more without being aware of it, but reducing bite sizes may be able to counter this effect, according to new research published January 23 in the open access journal PLOS ON ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Oxygen-free energy designed to fuel brain development spurs on growth of cancer
The metabolic process which fuels the growth of many cancers has its origins in normal brain growth finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Cancer & Metabolism. Using knock-out mice the study ...
Cancer
Jan 22, 2013 |
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