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SleepFit app can help monitor motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

In order to optimally treat motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), it is necessary to have a good understanding of their severity and daily fluctuations. A report in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease describes how a new app, SleepFit, could be a useful tool in routine clinical practice to monitor motor symptoms and facilitate specific symptom-oriented follow-up.

12 Nov 2019

New prenatal care approach offers the benefit of shared experience among women

A month before her baby was due, Mirian Zempualteca decided to start maternity leave early. Her belly was getting in the way of her job at a Brooklyn department store.

2 Nov 2019

Linguists examine use of language before and after Alzheimer's diagnosis

Researchers at the University of Toronto specializing in language variation and change have identified a specific relationship between an individual's use of language, and the transition from healthy to a diagnosis of severe dementia.

10 Oct 2019

Reducing the amount red and processed meat can have a positive effect on health

A new study has found that halving the amount red and processed meat in the diet can have a significant impact on health, reducing the amount of LDL 'bad' cholesterol in the blood which cuts the risk of developing heart disease.

30 Sep 2019

UC experts explore if ketogenic diet could help make treatments for glioblastoma

Investigators at the University of Cincinnati are studying whether or not a modified Atkins-type ketogenic diet could help make treatments for a common, but dangerous, type of brain cancer called glioblastoma more effective.

30 Sep 2019

People with severe insomnia may benefit from sedatives, shows study

Insomnia is a driver of suicide, and particularly people with severe insomnia may safely benefit from taking a sedative to help address their sleep problems as it reduces their suicidal thoughts, investigators report.

30 Sep 2019

Study examines how children's time use changes as they grow older

The research was carried out by researchers at Queen's Management School, the Geary Institute for Public Policy at University College Dublin, and the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy at the Rutgers School of Public Health, and has recently been published in the Review of Income and Wealth.

20 Sep 2019

Study evaluates role of caffeinated beverages as a potential trigger of migraine

Afflicting more than one billion adults worldwide, migraine is the third most prevalent illness in the world.

8 Aug 2019

New drug for acute migraine shows promising results in a large-scale trial

A drug belonging to a new generation of acute migraine headache treatments was found to eliminate pain and reduce bothersome symptoms for people with migraine in a large-scale trial reported in the July 11 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

11 Jul 2019

Strengthening muscles may be better way to protect from health hazards rather than losing fat

Focusing on strengthening our muscles rather than losing fat may be a better way to protect ourselves from weight-related hazards like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, investigators say.

9 Jul 2019

NIHR review reveals evidence on how to increase physical activity in everyday life

Physical activity is important for physical and mental wellbeing and keeping socially connected. This themed review, Moving Matters, brings together more than 50 published and ongoing studies funded by the National Institute for Health Research on ways to increase physical activity in everyday life.

9 Jul 2019

Men who eat yogurt twice a week are less likely to develop bowel cancer

Eating two or more servings of yogurt (over 245g) per week can reduce the risk of men developing pre-cancerous growths that can lead to bowel cancer.

19 Jun 2019

Irregular sleep patterns associated with metabolic abnormalities

A new study has found that not sticking to a regular bedtime and wakeup schedule--and getting different amounts of sleep each night--can put a person at higher risk for obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, high blood sugar and other metabolic disorders.

6 Jun 2019

Mobile phone app may help boost and maintain physical activity in women

Activity trackers and mobile phone apps are all the rage, but do they really help users increase and maintain physical activity?

25 May 2019

Using AI to adapt and personalize live radio for people living alone with dementia

A £2.7m project is to use artificial intelligence to adapt and personalize live radio, with the aim of transforming life for people living alone with dementia.

21 May 2019

UK Sugar Tax may ‘not be most effective tactic’ for childhood obesity

The UK 'Sugar Tax' on sugary drinks is unlikely to have an impact on childhood obesity rates, warn researchers from Nottingham University.

30 Apr 2019

New clinical trial for patients with IBS-D offers real hope and drug free relief

A large clinical trial “RELIEVE-IBS-D” for patients with diarrhea predominant IBS included in the National Institute for Health Research portfolio has started recruitment in England.

12 Apr 2019

C-Path's PRO Consortium announces FDA qualification of new asthma clinical outcome assessment tools

Critical Path Institute's Patient-Reported Outcome Consortium announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration qualification of two new clinical outcome assessment tools: the Asthma Daytime Symptom Diary and the Asthma Nighttime Symptom Diary.

10 Apr 2019

Scientists to investigate link between sleep and dementia at UEA’s new sleep unit

Sleep disturbances are common in dementia. But it is not yet known whether Alzheimer's causes sleep problems, or whether sleep problems could be an early predictor of the disease.

5 Apr 2019

Discrimination associated with compromised sleep quality in adolescents

In a Child Development study of daily diary descriptions of discrimination by minority adolescents, experiencing discrimination during the day was associated with compromised sleep quality that night, as well as feelings of greater daytime dysfunction and sleepiness the following day.

3 Apr 2019

Diary News and Research

SleepFit app can help monitor motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

New prenatal care approach offers the benefit of shared experience among women

Linguists examine use of language before and after Alzheimer's diagnosis

Reducing the amount red and processed meat can have a positive effect on health

UC experts explore if ketogenic diet could help make treatments for glioblastoma

People with severe insomnia may benefit from sedatives, shows study

Study examines how children's time use changes as they grow older

Study evaluates role of caffeinated beverages as a potential trigger of migraine

New drug for acute migraine shows promising results in a large-scale trial

Strengthening muscles may be better way to protect from health hazards rather than losing fat

NIHR review reveals evidence on how to increase physical activity in everyday life

Men who eat yogurt twice a week are less likely to develop bowel cancer

Irregular sleep patterns associated with metabolic abnormalities

Mobile phone app may help boost and maintain physical activity in women

Using AI to adapt and personalize live radio for people living alone with dementia

UK Sugar Tax may ‘not be most effective tactic’ for childhood obesity

New clinical trial for patients with IBS-D offers real hope and drug free relief

C-Path's PRO Consortium announces FDA qualification of new asthma clinical outcome assessment tools

Scientists to investigate link between sleep and dementia at UEA’s new sleep unit

Discrimination associated with compromised sleep quality in adolescents

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