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Study assesses effect of combining exercise, dietary supplements on muscle mass and function

Although progressive muscle loss is a natural part of ageing, sarcopenia is generally identified when muscle mass and muscle function falls below defined thresholds.

7 Mar 2017

Cyberbullying does not create many unique online victims, study finds

Cyberbullying is mostly an extension of playground bullying - and doesn't create large numbers of new victims - according to research from the University of Warwick.

7 Mar 2017

Research project explores link between mood and overeating in healthy, bulimic individuals

While fear and aggression tend to curb our appetite, sadness and frustration seem to stimulate it. A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF looks into the connections between mood and overeating in healthy and bulimic individuals.

7 Mar 2017

Family pets promote healthy child and adolescent development, study finds

Growing up with a pet can bring social, emotional and educational benefit to children and adolescents according to a newly published study.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers issue first predictive risk model of colon, rectal cancer based on data from Spanish population

Researchers of the Colorectal Cancer research group of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, led by Dr. Víctor Moreno, and linked to the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the University of Barcelona and the Epidemiology and Public Health CIBER, have issued the first predictive risk model of colon and rectal cancer based on Spanish data that combines genetic and lifestyle information.

7 Mar 2017

Medicaid payment reform leads to reduction in early elective deliveries, research finds

It's well documented that infants born at full term have better health outcomes. However, one in ten babies in the United States are born via a medically unnecessary early elective delivery, such as an induction of labor, cesarean section, or both.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers uncover new genetic clues linked to autoimmune kidney disease

Researchers have uncovered new genetic clues to understanding IgA nephropathy (IgAN), or Berger's disease, an autoimmune kidney disease and a common cause of kidney failure.

6 Mar 2017

Majority of American patients visit doctors who receive industry payments, study finds

A majority of patients in the United States visited a doctor who received payments from drug companies, but most have no clue about it, according to a new Drexel University study.

6 Mar 2017

Researchers identify 90 genes in fat that could play key roles in cardiometabolic diseases

A sweeping international effort is connecting the dots between genes in our fat cells and our risk for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

6 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new programme to better assist HIV patients with medication adherence

Researchers have been successful in increasing HIV treatment success rates by almost 18 percent.

6 Mar 2017

New conferences sponsored by University of Minnesota to focus on informed consent in research

On Wednesday and Thursday, March 8-9, the University of Minnesota will host experts from across the nation to lay the groundwork for improving informed consent in research with human participants. The two days of conferences and training sessions are collectively titled "Frontier Issues in Research Ethics."

6 Mar 2017

Study: Political leanings, weight influence people's opinions on obesity-related public policies

People's political leanings and their own weight shape opinions on obesity-related public policies, according to a new study by two University of Kansas researchers.

6 Mar 2017

Isoflavone consumption linked to decrease in mortality for some breast cancer patients

An epidemiological analysis of data from more than 6,000 American and Canadian women with breast cancer finds that post-diagnosis consumption of foods containing isoflavones—estrogen-like compounds primarily found in soy food—is associated with a 21 percent decrease in all-cause mortality.

6 Mar 2017

Researchers identify gene variants that may predispose individuals to develop gallbladder cancer

By comparing the genetic code of gallbladder cancer patients with those of healthy volunteers at nearly 700,000 different locations in the genome, researchers say they have found several gene variants which may predispose individuals to develop the disease.

6 Mar 2017

Early puberty in girls could flag later risk of gestational diabetes

The age at which girls start menstruating could flag a later risk of diabetes during pregnancy, according to a University of Queensland study

6 Mar 2017

Study: More than ten million lives saved by discovery of cell strain in 1962

Nearly 200 million cases of polio, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, adenovirus, rabies and hepatitis A -- and approximately 450,000 deaths from these diseases -- were prevented in the U.S. alone between 1963 and 2015 by vaccination, researchers estimate.

3 Mar 2017

Public Health News and Research

Study assesses effect of combining exercise, dietary supplements on muscle mass and function

Cyberbullying does not create many unique online victims, study finds

Research project explores link between mood and overeating in healthy, bulimic individuals

Family pets promote healthy child and adolescent development, study finds

Researchers issue first predictive risk model of colon, rectal cancer based on data from Spanish population

Medicaid payment reform leads to reduction in early elective deliveries, research finds

Researchers uncover new genetic clues linked to autoimmune kidney disease

Majority of American patients visit doctors who receive industry payments, study finds

Researchers identify 90 genes in fat that could play key roles in cardiometabolic diseases

Researchers develop new programme to better assist HIV patients with medication adherence

New conferences sponsored by University of Minnesota to focus on informed consent in research

Study: Political leanings, weight influence people's opinions on obesity-related public policies

Isoflavone consumption linked to decrease in mortality for some breast cancer patients

Researchers identify gene variants that may predispose individuals to develop gallbladder cancer

Early puberty in girls could flag later risk of gestational diabetes

Study: More than ten million lives saved by discovery of cell strain in 1962

FDA approves new nasal spray for adults who overproduce urine at night

UB researchers shed light on perception of danger, satisfaction levels of e-cigarette users

Experts highlight urgent need to explore how cannabis use can be made safer

TB Alliance urges WHO to add Mycobacterium tuberculosis to list of drug-resistant bacteria

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