Medical News
How Overeating Changes Our Brains to Make It Harder to Diet
Discover - 27 Jun 2019 22:54
(Credit: Fh Photo/ Shutterstock) Eating is one of the great pleasures of living. And knowing when to stop, a wonderful virtue. For some people, the decision to stop doesn't come easy. And can we blame them? Eating is awe...
New Compound Successfully Removes Uranium from Mouse Bones and Kidneys
Discover - 27 Jun 2019 22:07
(Credit: AlexLMX/Shutterstock) If you're a TV junkie, there's a good chance you've seen Chernobyl, HBO's show about the 1986 nuclear disaster of the same name. It shows, in horrifying detail, how the meltdown and explosi...
UMN researcher studies hip fracture probability on women in late life
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Minnesota Medical School) New University of Minnesota Medical School research evaluates the impact of multimorbidity on the probability of hip fractures.
Deciphering how the brain encodes color and shape
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Salk Institute) There are hundreds of thousands of distinct colors and shapes that a person can distinguish visually, but how does the brain process all of this information? Scientists previously believed that the visua...
Game app provides knowledge of person-centred care
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Gothenburg) Click, swipe, listen to patients and follow the talk among the healthcare staff. Now, another step in the work towards a more person-centred care is being taken as the PCC Game app is being lau...
Local solutions to global climate challenges -- NSF grant
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Virginia Tech) A National Science Foundation grant will help Professor Marc Stern of the College of Natural Resources and Environment study and develop workshops that will empower local communities to take action agains...
Music develops the spoken language of the hearing-impaired
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Helsinki) Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilising music to support the development of spoken language. The guidelines are suitable for the parents of children with ...
NIH funds creation of new lab model for TB/HIV research
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Texas Biomedical Research Institute) When people suffer from both HIV and TB, it creates 'one of the biggest health problems in the world,' according to Texas Biomed Assistant Professor Smita Kulkarni, Ph.D. Now, the Na...
New research raises prospect of better anti-obesity drugs
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Rockefeller University) Scientists have found a group of brain cells that influence body mass in two ways, by controlling how much we eat as well as how much energy we burn. The findings could lead to new drugs to help ...
Study examines association of naloxone coprescription laws on naloxone rx dispensing
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Kentucky) In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, University of Kentucky researchers, in collaboration with researchers from Ferris State University, examined whether legal mandates on naloxone copr...
Higher salt intake can cause gastrointestinal bloating
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that individuals reported more gastrointestinal bloating when they ate ...
Infant mortality is higher for low-skilled parents
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Aarhus University) Infants of women with a short-term education are more likely to die within the first year of life. In more than half of cases, the cause of death is premature childbirth and low foetal weight. This is...
Influence of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine jumps 25%
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) The Journal of Nuclear Medicine again ranks among the top 5 medical imaging journals in the world. JNM continues to lead among nuclear medicine journals, with the highe...
Reducing overtesting in the emergency department could save millions
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A new study finds there's excessive imaging testing being performed in the emergency department. A reduction could save millions in health care costs.
Low-carb 'keto' diet ('Atkins-style') may modestly improve cognition in older adults
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a pilot study of 14 older adults with mild cognitive problems suggestive of early Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may impr...
Meals on Wheels drivers good early warning system for senior's health and safety issues
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(West Health Institute) Meal delivery drivers bringing food to homebound seniors can be an effective early-warning system for health and safety problems, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American ...
Multiple sclerosis: Endogenous retrovirus HERV-W key to nerve tissue damage
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf) Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) affecting brain and spinal cord. In collaboration with colleagues from the USA and Canada, a te...
Researchers find fecal marker could help diagnose early signs of chronic gut conditions
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Georgia State University) Small molecules found in fecal matter could provide clues to the early inflammation found in chronic gut conditions, such as intestinal bowel disease (IBD), and serve as new biomarkers for diag...
Researchers unlock mysteries of complex microRNA oncogenes
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(McGill University) A new collaborative study, led by researchers at McGill University's Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC), and published in the journal Molecular Cell, uncovers novel functions for polycistronic micr...
Society pays heavy price for failure to diagnose and treat conduct disorder
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Bath) A new Nature Reviews article suggests much more needs to be done to improve diagnosis and treatment for children with behaviour problems.
Autism health challenges could be explained by problem behaviors
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Missouri-Columbia) For years, researchers have documented both gastrointestinal issues and problematic behaviors, such as aggression, in many children with autism spectrum disorder.
One in five haematological cancer patients suffer blood clots or bleeding
EurekAlert! - 27 Jun 2019 06:00
(Aarhus University) In the years following haematological cancer, one in five survivors suffer a blood clot or bleeding which requires hospital treatment. A new comprehensive survey from Aarhus University could contribut...