News tagged with persistence


Minimally invasive VATS-LCSD helps children with refractory ventricular arrhythmias

Inherited ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and sudden cardiac death in children who have structurally normal hearts. Despite conventional medical therapy, some of these children remain symptomatic ...

Cardiology created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self-medicating with alcohol linked to later dependence

(HealthDay)—Use of alcohol to self-medicate mood symptoms correlates with increased odds of subsequent alcohol dependence and persistence of dependence, according to a study published online May 1 in JAMA Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Persistent pain after stressful events may have a neurobiological basis

A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first to identify a genetic risk factor for persistent pain after traumatic events such as motor vehicle collision and sexual assault.

Medical research created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many US teens struggle with extreme fatigue, survey shows

(HealthDay)—Extreme fatigue is common in U.S. teens and often goes untreated, a new study finds.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Trial asthma drug targets lung inflammation

University of Adelaide researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital are involved in the world's biggest study of its kind investigating a possible new treatment for asthma.

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

Protein improves efficacy of tumor-killing enzyme

Scientists have devised a method for delivering tumor cell-killing enzymes in a way that protects the enzyme until it can do its work inside the cell. In their study in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Societ ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dopamine regulates the motivation to act

The widespread belief that dopamine regulates pleasure could go down in history with the latest research results on the role of this neurotransmitter. Researchers have proved that it regulates motivation, causing individuals ...

Neuroscience created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Potential therapy for HIV suggested: Blocking key protein boosts body's ability to clear chronic infection

UCLA scientists have shown that temporarily blocking a protein critical to immune response actually helps the body clear itself of chronic infection. Published in the April 12 edition of Science, the findin ...

HIV & AIDS created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds interferon, one of the body's proteins, induces persistent viral infection

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made a counterintuitive finding that may lead to new ways to clear persistent infection that is the hallmark of such diseases as AIDS, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Medical research created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chronic pain common complication of clot-caused strokes

Chronic or persistent pain is a common—and likely under-recognized—complication of ischemic strokes (caused by a blocked blood vessel) according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Practice' makes a perfect lure for internet gambling

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide has studied the behaviour of young people lured into internet gambling through so-called 'free-play' or 'practice' modes.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

You can help reduce your colon cancer risk, expert says

(HealthDay)—Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but there are ways you can help prevent it, an expert says.

Cancer created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bracelet-like device controls chronic acid reflux, study finds

A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control the chronic digestive disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a study published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How chronic pain disrupts short term memory

A group of Portuguese researchers from IBMC and FMUP at the University of Porto has found the reason why patients with chronic pain often suffer from impaired short –term memory. The study, to be published ...

Neuroscience created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers find exposure to pesticides in food, air and water increases risk of type 2 diabetes

A study conducted at the University of Granada has revealed that there is a direct relationship between exposure to pesticides (Persistent Organic Pollutants, CPOs) in food, air and water and prevalence of ...

Diabetes created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0