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UCLA specialist provides guidance to protect children from spring sports injuries

As families prepare for baseball, softball, tennis and other spring sports activities, it's important that parents and caregivers are aware of the most common sports injuries and the best ways to prevent them.

14 Mar 2018

Feeling sleepy during the day could predict Alzheimer's disease finds study

In a new study, researchers have shown that excessive sleepiness during the day time among elderly who had normal mental acuity and cognitive powers is associated with the buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain that is typical of Alzheimer’s disease.

13 Mar 2018

Magnesium supplementation can help fight fatigue this World Sleep Day

55 percent of Brits now have dreams about work, with over a third even dreaming about work while they’re on holiday, new research has revealed.

From BetterYou Ltd 13 Mar 2018

Research finds decrease in device malfunction, reduced risk for strokes with novel heart pump

At two years of follow-up, severely ill patients with advanced heart failure who received a novel heart pump fully implantable within the chest experienced no malfunctions requiring replacement or removal of the device for blood clotting.

12 Mar 2018

Inhaled therapy for heart failure fails to meet either primary or secondary endpoints

Four weeks of treatment with a novel inhaled medication failed to improve exercise capacity, daily activity levels, severity of symptoms or quality of life in patients with a type of heart failure for which no effective treatment options currently exist, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

12 Mar 2018

Bowel care ranks top concern for individuals with spinal cord injury, study shows

Cardiovascular physiology researcher Victoria Claydon's latest study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, focuses on the results of her multi-national study, which surveyed almost 300 participants with spinal cord injuries at or above the mid-thoracic level (middle of the chest ).

9 Mar 2018

Surprise discovery may lead potential treatment for multiple sclerosis

A surprise finding by medical scientists may lead to the development of a possible treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS).

9 Mar 2018

Jury’s in: Opioids are not better than other medicines for chronic pain

A few years ago, Renea Molden’s doctors told her they wanted to take her off her opioid pills. It did not sound like good idea to her.

6 Mar 2018

New compounds targeting epigenetics show promise in lymphoma patients

New compounds targeting epigenetics have shown remarkable early activity in patients with lymphoma, according to data presented at the TAT (Targeted Anticancer Therapies) International Congress 2018 in Paris, France.

5 Mar 2018

IQuity launches pioneering RNA-based blood test to diagnose fibromyalgia

Nashville-based data science company IQuity has announced the release of IsolateFibromyalgia™, a pioneering blood test that uses RNA analysis to help health care providers accurately and quickly detect fibromyalgia syndrome.

5 Mar 2018

Anxiety disorders can have protective effect after a heart attack

Fear protects people from danger. A team from the Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Zentrum München has discovered that this applies even to pathological anxiety disorders. Patients who generally suffer from severe anxiety are likely to heed the symptoms of a heart attack earlier and seek medical treatment sooner, thus improving their chance of survival.

1 Mar 2018

Study finds Ramadan fasting to be safe for heart failure patients

Ramadan fasting can be safe for patients with heart failure, according to research presented today at the 29th Annual Conference of the Saudi Heart Association, held 1 to 3 March in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

1 Mar 2018

Breast cancer and lymphoma survivors at greater risk of developing heart failure

Patients who were treated for breast cancer or lymphoma are more than three times at risk for developing congestive heart failure, compared with patients who did not have cancer. Congestive heart failure is when the heart muscle does not pump blood as well as it should.

28 Feb 2018

Standing desks may not be as good for health as previously thought

Trending at offices are standing desks that allows the user to stand for longer hours in an attempt to reduce sedentary time. While sitting for a long period of time is not a good idea, a new study finds that standing for long hours may not be good for health either.

27 Feb 2018

Public perception of health risks posed by smoking may be declining, study says

About 3 out of 4 Americans agree that smoking cigarettes causes health problems, but public perception of the risks posed by smoking may be declining, according to a Duke Health study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

27 Feb 2018

UC receives $1.75 million grant for epilepsy research

Research scientist Jianxiong Jiang, PhD, doesn't just want to treat acquired epilepsy...he hopes to prevent it.

27 Feb 2018

Expanded model of care could relieve depression and fatigue in chronic heart failure patients

Patients with chronic heart failure face related problems, such as depression and fatigue, that could be relieved by an expanded model of care, according to a recently published study led by a researcher from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

27 Feb 2018

Fatigue News and Research

UCLA specialist provides guidance to protect children from spring sports injuries

Feeling sleepy during the day could predict Alzheimer's disease finds study

Magnesium supplementation can help fight fatigue this World Sleep Day

Research finds decrease in device malfunction, reduced risk for strokes with novel heart pump

Inhaled therapy for heart failure fails to meet either primary or secondary endpoints

Bowel care ranks top concern for individuals with spinal cord injury, study shows

Surprise discovery may lead potential treatment for multiple sclerosis

Jury’s in: Opioids are not better than other medicines for chronic pain

New compounds targeting epigenetics show promise in lymphoma patients

IQuity launches pioneering RNA-based blood test to diagnose fibromyalgia

Anxiety disorders can have protective effect after a heart attack

Study finds Ramadan fasting to be safe for heart failure patients

Breast cancer and lymphoma survivors at greater risk of developing heart failure

Standing desks may not be as good for health as previously thought

Public perception of health risks posed by smoking may be declining, study says

UC receives $1.75 million grant for epilepsy research

Expanded model of care could relieve depression and fatigue in chronic heart failure patients

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