Archive: 22/09/2015
Regenstrief and IU develop innovative ethics-based model for academia-industry collaboration
In an era of declining federal government funding for medical research, researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Bioethics have developed a set of principles and benchmarks for ensuring ...
Sep 22, 2015
Overweight firefighters more likely to attempt weight loss if advised by doctor
Overweight firefighters are twice as likely to attempt to lose weight if their health care provider gives them weight loss advice, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) ...
Sep 22, 2015
Cartilage regeneration possibilities may improve with fetal cartilage cell transplantation
The self-repair of injured cartilage is difficult for several reasons, foremost of which is the lack of blood supply to the tissue. Therapeutic efforts aimed at cartilage repair are often not optimal. Surgical repair techniques ...
Sep 22, 2015
CPAP therapy reduces symptoms of depression in adults with sleep apnea
A new study shows that depressive symptoms are extremely common in people who have obstructive sleep apnea, and these symptoms improve significantly when sleep apnea is treated with continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
Sep 22, 2015
Researchers find novel signature in the brains of children with cerebral malaria
Cells associated with inflammation and blood clotting accumulate in the brain blood vessels of children affected by a potentially fatal form of malaria called cerebral malaria (CM), potentially contributing to the disease ...
Sep 22, 2015