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Kessler Institute offers tips to avoid injury during snow shoveling

Snow shoveling doesn't have to be a pain in the neck, back or elsewhere. In fact, shoveling snow can actually be considered good exercise if done safely and correctly.

19 Jan 2010

Scarab Genomics launches White Glove IS Detection Kit

Scarab Genomics has now launched the White Glove IS Detection Kit to test for the presence of transposable Insertion Sequence (IS) elements in a DNA of interest. Numerous IS elements are naturally present in the genomes of E. coli strains commonly used for protein and plasmid production, but are not present in the Scarab Genomics Clean Genome® strains.

19 Jan 2010

Study indicates school burnout among adolescents is shared with parental work burnout

Recent research indicates that school burnout among adolescents is shared with parental work burnout. Children of parents suffering from burnout are more likely than others to experience school burnout.

19 Jan 2010

Eating strategies can reduce cell damage and enhance sports performance

For a week Ms Gravina evaluated players from the first two Athletic teams (Superleague and National League), in order to observe their eating habits and where they could improve.

19 Jan 2010

Stress and anxiety can affect caregiver’s health; may impact on the work of caring

Conducted at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology from the University of Granada, the research reveals that the negative effects on the caregiver's physical, psychological and social development are highly associated with previous life history between caregiver and care receiver.

19 Jan 2010

Study of link between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension uses SunTech Medical’s Oscar 2 ABPM

A study led by Dr. William White and Dr. Pooja Luthra at the University of Connecticut Health Center is using the Oscar 2™, 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitor (ABPM) to investigate a possible link between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension.

19 Jan 2010

Wellness programs help retain employees

Forty-five percent of Americans working at small to medium-sized companies said that they would stay at their jobs longer because of employer-sponsored wellness programs, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being IndexSM.

18 Jan 2010

Medical professionals and breast cancer survivors to attend 10th international conference in Georgia

2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the only international conference dedicated to the critical issues of young breast cancer survivors and those who care about them.

18 Jan 2010

Study shows key differences among Hispanic populations on the risk of cardiovascular disease

Latinos are not all the same when it comes to risk of heart disease, and a new study by a Columbia University researcher shows key differences among Hispanic populations that doctors should take into account in trying to stem the risk of cardiovascular disease in this large and growing subset of the U.S. population.

18 Jan 2010

Stress induces signals that cause cells to develop into tumors

Stress induces signals that cause cells to develop into tumors, Yale researchers have discovered. The research, published online Jan. 13 in the journal Nature, describes a novel way cancer takes hold in the body and suggests new ways to attack the deadly disease.

18 Jan 2010

A comprehensive overview of stress from neurolobiological and immunological perspective

Stress is one of the most frequently used 'buzz words' across Western societies with an array of meanings ranging from scientifically defined experimental conditions for laboratory animals to a casual word for a nuisance.

18 Jan 2010

Breakthrough discovery could lead to new treatments for a variety of CNS disorders

A breakthrough discovery by scientists at the University of Kentucky could someday lead to new treatments for a variety of diseases of the brain, spinal cord and the eye.

18 Jan 2010

New study reveals parenthood is associated with lower blood pressure

A new Brigham Young University study found that parenthood is associated with lower blood pressure, particularly so among women.

18 Jan 2010

Massage, manipulation and other hands-on approaches can reduce chronic pain

The January issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource discusses the uses and benefits of massage, spinal manipulation, and Rolfing, as well as the Alexander technique and the Feldenkrais method

18 Jan 2010

Also in global health news: Anti-gay bill; Bush Institute TV show; funds for HIV programs in Kenya; EU aid commitments

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday publicly acknowledged the need to address the impact an anti-gay bill before the Ugandan parliament could have on foreign policy, Agence France-Presse reports (1/12).

18 Jan 2010

HHMI: Distinct cancer-causing mutations in neighboring cells can cooperate to produce tumors

According to modern biology textbooks, a single genetic mutation is rarely enough to cause cancer. It is generally thought that cells must accumulate a series of mutations that work together to trigger tumor development.

18 Jan 2010

New findings may yield novel therapies for chronic neurodegenerative diseases

We all have at one time or another experienced the typical signs of an infection: the fever, the listlessness, the lack of appetite. They are orchestrated by the brain in response to circulating cytokines, the signaling molecules of the immune system. But just how cytokines' reach extends beyond the almost impenetrable blood-brain barrier has been the topic of much dispute.

18 Jan 2010

Cardiologists contest Medicare cuts

A cardiologists' lobby filed suit against Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, claiming cuts to heart care services, especially diagnostic tests, are unjustified, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

17 Jan 2010

New tools to assess daily stress amongst schoolchildren

Researchers from the University of Malaga have created the 'Inventory of Daily Stressors', a method aimed at schoolchildren. According to experts, worrying about physical appearance, taking part in numerous extracurricular activities and being alone a lot are some of the factors that increase the risk of suffering from childhood stress.

14 Jan 2010

Art program gives a ray of hope for patients

To visit Erica Arcia in the Bone Marrow Transplant unit, you first have to don a sterile gown and mask. Then you step through one door, making sure that it seals behind you. Step through the second door of the isolation room and you’re standing at Arcia’s bedside.

13 Jan 2010

Stress News and Research

Kessler Institute offers tips to avoid injury during snow shoveling

Scarab Genomics launches White Glove IS Detection Kit

Study indicates school burnout among adolescents is shared with parental work burnout

Eating strategies can reduce cell damage and enhance sports performance

Stress and anxiety can affect caregiver’s health; may impact on the work of caring

Study of link between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension uses SunTech Medical’s Oscar 2 ABPM

Wellness programs help retain employees

Medical professionals and breast cancer survivors to attend 10th international conference in Georgia

Study shows key differences among Hispanic populations on the risk of cardiovascular disease

Stress induces signals that cause cells to develop into tumors

A comprehensive overview of stress from neurolobiological and immunological perspective

Breakthrough discovery could lead to new treatments for a variety of CNS disorders

New study reveals parenthood is associated with lower blood pressure

Massage, manipulation and other hands-on approaches can reduce chronic pain

Also in global health news: Anti-gay bill; Bush Institute TV show; funds for HIV programs in Kenya; EU aid commitments

HHMI: Distinct cancer-causing mutations in neighboring cells can cooperate to produce tumors

New findings may yield novel therapies for chronic neurodegenerative diseases

Cardiologists contest Medicare cuts

New tools to assess daily stress amongst schoolchildren

Art program gives a ray of hope for patients

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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