News tagged with oxygen

Cause of diabetes may be linked to iron transport

Scientists have been trying to explain the causes of diabetes for many years. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Novo Nordisk A/S have now shown that the increased activity of one particular ...

Diabetes Sep 20, 2012 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

COPD patients experience poorer sleep quality and lower blood oxygen levels

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience poorer sleep quality than people of a similar age without COPD, according to research published in the journal Respirology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sep 20, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

New technology allows vital signs to be checked via webcam

Webcam software developed by a new Oxford University spin-out company will offer a simple, non-invasive way of monitoring patients' vital signs.

Other Sep 20, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Imaging the network traffic in our brains

MRI brain scans no longer just show the various regions of brain activity; nowadays the networks in the brain can now be imaged with ever greater precision. This will make functional MRI (fMRI) increasingly ...

Neuroscience Sep 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study shows vitamin E may decrease cancer risk in Cowden syndrome patients

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered that vitamin E may prevent cancer in patients with an under-recognized genetic disorder.

Cancer Sep 17, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Lack of oxygen in cancer cells leads to growth and metastasis

(Medical Xpress)—It seems as if a tumor deprived of oxygen would shrink. However, numerous studies have shown that tumor hypoxia, in which portions of the tumor have significantly low oxygen concentrations, ...

Cancer Sep 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (5) | 1 |

Discovering how the brain ages

Researchers at Newcastle University have revealed the mechanism by which neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and other parts of the body, age. The research, published today in Aging Cell, opens up new avenues of understanding ...

Neuroscience Sep 12, 2012 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 0 |

Inhaled pain relief in early labor is safe and effective

Inhaled pain relief appears to be effective in reducing pain intensity and in giving pain relief in the first stage of labour, say Cochrane researchers. These conclusions came from a systematic review that drew data from ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology Sep 11, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Imaging device quantifies change in port wine stains

(HealthDay)—A newly developed spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) device can be used to quantify biochemical compositional changes in port wine stain (PWS) lesions after laser therapy, according to ...

Surgery Sep 10, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Stem-cell-protecting drug could prevent the harmful side effects of radiation therapy

Radiation therapy is one of the most widely used cancer treatments, but it often damages normal tissue and can lead to debilitating conditions. A class of drugs known as mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors can ...

Cancer Sep 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Master gene affects neurons that govern breathing at birth and in adulthood

When mice are born lacking the master gene Atoh1, none breathe well and all die in the newborn period. Why and how this occurs could provide new answers about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but the solution has remained ...

Neuroscience Sep 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

EACPR and AHA statement empowers health care professional to use Clinical Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

The European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the American Heart Association (AHA) have today issued a joint scientific statement that sets out to produce easy-to-follow guidance on Clinical Cardiopulmonary Exerci ...

Cardiology Sep 06, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

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