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New software could help cut hospital admissions

New software, which will allow GP practice managers to improve healthcare for chronic illnesses including strokes, Alzheimer's and cancer, will be unveiled by scientists from The University of Manchester next week (13 & 14 ...

Health created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer doesn't change young girls' desire to have children, study shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that healthy adolescent females have predetermined expectations for becoming parents in the future, but have concerns about fertility and childbearing should ...

Cancer created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Network analysis sheds new light on the abnormal brain connectivity responsible for a common genetic cause of autism

Combining hospital MRIs with the mathematical tool known as network analysis, a group of researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have mapped the three-dimensional global connections within the brains ...

Neuroscience created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Prototype navigation system for the human body allows surgeons to plan operations, even practice in virtual environment

An international consortium led by researchers at the Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering of the MIRA research institute of the University of Twente is developing a system that allows surgeons to plan ...

Surgery created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seeing through HIV's disguises: Researchers identify 25 human proteins that may be crucial for HIV-1 infection

Studying HIV-1, the most common and infectious HIV subtype, Johns Hopkins scientists have identified 25 human proteins "stolen" by the virus that may be critical to its ability to infect new cells. HIV-1 ...

HIV & AIDS created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows how insulin-like molecules play critical role in learning and memory

Though it's most often associated with disorders like diabetes, Harvard researchers have shown how the signaling pathway of insulin and insulin-like peptides plays another critical role in the body – helping ...

Neuroscience created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Omega-3s inhibit breast cancer tumor growth, study finds

A lifelong diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can inhibit growth of breast cancer tumours by 30 per cent, according to new research from the University of Guelph.

Cancer created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health risks were not consumers' first concern over horse meat contamination, study finds

Days after the initial announcement by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) on the 15th January that horse and pig DNA were found in beef burgers, researchers conducted an online consumer study, as part of the EU-funded ...

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

Preclinical study shows potential of new technologies to detect response to cancer therapy earlier

The research was published early in the January issue of the journal Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment. The article describes experiments using ultrasonic molecular imaging (USMI) and Dynamic Contra ...

Cancer created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

National screening benchmarks for finding polyps during a colonoscopy might be too low

Current national guidelines provide benchmarks regarding the number of polyps physicians should detect, on average, during a colonoscopy. Recent studies at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida suggest these benchmarks may be too ...

Cancer created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Identification of abnormal protein may help diagnose, treat ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are devastating neurodegenerative diseases with no effective treatment. Researchers are beginning to recognize ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Your history may define your future: Tell your doctor

Your family history is important, not just because it shaped you into who you are today, but it also impacts your risk for developing cancer and other chronic diseases. For example, if one of your family members had cancer, ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI-friendly defibrillator implant opens doors for thousands of cardiac patients currently denied MRIs

Every year an estimated 1.5 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed in Canada and the number is growing at a rate of about 10 per cent per year. At the same time, a soaring number of Canadians who rely ...

Cardiology created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Weight counseling declining among primary care doctors

(HealthDay)—From 1995-1996 to 2007-2008, the rate of weight counseling provided by primary care physicians (PCPs) decreased significantly, even for those patients with obesity and weight-related comorbidities ...

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

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