Medical News
Eating Leafy Greens Daily May Help Prevent Dementia And Keep Your Brain Younger
Tech Times - 22 Dec 2017 05:28
Researchers discovered a possible link between regularly eating leafy greens and a delayed onset of dementia among older people. For people who would like to prevent the decline of their mental health, this is another re...
How Odors Are Turned Into Long-Term Memories
Medical Design Technology - 22 Dec 2017 18:44
News The neuroscientists Dr Christina Strauch and Prof Dr Denise Manahan-Vaughan from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated which brain area is responsible for storing odors as..... Contributed Author: Ruhr-Univ...
North Carolina Sues Pharmaceutical Company Insys Over Opioid Scheme
Tech Times - 22 Dec 2017 15:36
North Carolina has sued pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics Inc., accusing it of an illegal opioid scheme. Insys allegedly bribed doctors to prescribe cancer medicine Subsys, and tricked insurers into covering it.
Nerve Swap Surgery Restores Functions Of Paralyzed Arms
Tech Times - 22 Dec 2017 14:19
A surgery, which saw the use of a nerve swapping technique, enabled Chinese surgeons to let their operated patients regain the use of their paralyzed hands. Know how the feat was accomplished.
Rub-On Contraceptive Gel For Men Set For 2018 Clinical Trial
Tech Times - 22 Dec 2017 12:15
The male contraceptive to be tested in 2018 is a rub-on gel that's expected to reduce sperm production. The gel is made to be rubbed on the upper arm and shoulder, not on genitals.
'Pill Mill': Doctor Indicted For Distributing 2.7 Million Opioids, Causing Five Overdose Deaths
Tech Times - 22 Dec 2017 12:10
A doctor has been indicted by the federal government for operating a "pill mill." He allegedly distributed millions of opioids, which led to five overdose deaths.
Helpful intestinal bacteria counteracts tendency to depression
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(Aarhus University) Animal studies from Aarhus University indicate that certain lactic acid bacteria can prevent the type of depression which is linked to an unhealthy lifestyle. The result may be of significance for the...
Hormone therapy combination may benefit health without increasing cancer risk
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) A team led by University of Illinois food science and human nutrition professor Zeynep Madak-Erdogan found that treating ovariectomized mice with a combination of conjugated e...
How odors are turned into long-term memories
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(Ruhr-University Bochum) Neuroscientists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated which brain area is responsible for storing odours as long-term memories. Some odours can trigger memories of experiences from ...
Preterm infants have narrowed upper airways, which may explain higher obstructive sleep apnea risk
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(Children's National Health System) A multidisciplinary team used MRI to determine that the risk factors that lead to obstructive sleep apena are confined to the uppermost airway and do not appear to be explained by enla...
A visual database of human plasma compounds
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(Tohoku University) Researchers in Japan have created a database of metabolites from blood samples collected from over 5,000 Japanese volunteers, making it freely available online as a valuable resource for researchers a...
Salamander genome gives clues about unique regenerative ability
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(Karolinska Institutet) Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to sequence the giant genome of a salamander, the Iberian ribbed newt, which is a full six times greater than the human genome. Amongst ...
Study identifies new loci associated with asthma enriched in epigenetic marks
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) An international study led by scientists from Inserm and Paris Diderot University (France), the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (USA), the University of Chi...
Zika remains a research and public health challenge, say NIAID scientists
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) The Zika virus has become established in more than 80 countries, infected millions of people, and left many babies with birth defects. Although scientists have ...
Researchers shed light on why exercise slows progression of Parkinson's disease
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) While vigorous exercise on a treadmill has been shown to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in patients, the molecular reasons behind it have remained a mystery.
Alexa and Siri in our head: Where voice recognition occurs in the brain
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences) Amazon recently announced that its language assistant Alexa is now able to recognise voices. What is celebrated as a tech revolution is an everyday process fo...
Analysis of new studies including 250,000 people confirms sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to overweight and obesity in children and adults
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(European Association for the Study of Obesity) A new review of the latest evidence on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)- which includes 30 new studies published between 2013 and 2015 (and none of them industry sponsored)...
Breaking up (protein complexes) is hard to do, but new UW study shows how
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) A new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers identified the structural basis for how tightly bound protein complexes are broken apart to become inactivated.
Deep brain stimulation: Improving outcomes in the treatment of movement disorders
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) For the first time, researchers from Charité have shown that, in patients with a type of movement disorder known as dystonia, a particular pattern of brain activity is linked to ...
First stereotactic radiotherapy system designed for breast cancer receives FDA clearance
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) The GammaPod ™ -- a first-of-its kind stereotactic radiotherapy system to treat early stage breast cancer -- has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administr...
Folic acid late in pregnancy may increase childhood allergy risk
EurekAlert! - 22 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Adelaide) Research from the University of Adelaide suggests that taking folic acid in late pregnancy may increase the risk of allergies in children affected by growth restriction during pregnancy.
Model Who Lost A Leg To TSS From A Tampon Could Lose Her Other Leg Too: What Is Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Tech Times - 22 Dec 2017 05:29
Lauren Wasser, the model who lost a leg after getting TSS from tampons, is now about to lose her other leg as well. The model wants to raise awareness about TSS and the potential risks of using tampons.