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Some nicotine-free snus products can increase risk of caries

It is a myth that snus (Swedish snuff) users today have fewer dental caries. On the contrary, some types of nicotine-free snus contain both carbohydrates and starch that increase the risk of cavities. Those are the findings of a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

27 Nov 2012

Children with asthma benefit from cognitive behaviour therapy programme

Researchers have found that a programme of cognitive behaviour therapy delivered by nurses to children who had asthma and anxiety improved the children's quality of life scores and reduced the risk of escalation of treatment.

27 Nov 2012

Paper illuminates importance of PKM2 in cancer development and progression

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have tracked down a cancer-promoting protein's pathway into the cell nucleus and discovered how, once there, it fires up a glucose metabolism pathway on which brain tumors thrive.

26 Nov 2012

Researchers discover LSD-1 enzyme as important target for treatment of Ewing sarcoma

Discovery of a new drug with high potential to treat Ewing sarcoma, an often deadly cancer of children and young adults, and the previously unknown mechanism behind it, come hand-in-hand in a new study by researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. The report appears in today's online issue of the journal Oncogene.

26 Nov 2012

Roundup: Abortion opponents see openings in Ark., Wis.; Dems look to upend Maine GOP health law; Rural health care issues in Texas, Kansas

Abortion opponents in Arkansas see an opportunity to enact new restrictions, including a ban on the use of telemedicine to make the abortion pill available, with Republicans controlling both sides of the Legislature in next year's session. Fresh off an election where Republicans won control of the state House and Senate for the first time in 138 years, GOP lawmakers and anti-abortion groups are now focusing on a handful of bills they believe have a better chance.

26 Nov 2012

Azathioprine exposure concerns raised for SLE mothers

Researchers have raised the possibility of an increased risk for developmental delay in the children of mothers who used azathioprine for systemic lupus erythematosus during pregnancy.

26 Nov 2012

Lawmakers return to Washington to face the 'fiscal cliff'

As interest groups ranging from business lobbies to AARP mobilize to protect their constituencies, some Democrats acknowledge that Medicare and Medicaid need to be part of the conversation.

26 Nov 2012

Cancer-killing viruses found safe but less effective than expected

Doctors now use cancer-killing viruses to treat some patients with lethal, fast-growing brain tumors. Clinical trials show that these therapeutic viruses are safe but less effective than expected.

26 Nov 2012

Mental activities like reading and writing can preserve structural integrity in the brains of older people

Mental activities like reading and writing can preserve structural integrity in the brains of older people, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Weight loss and quality of sleep: an interview with Kerry Stewart

In our particular study we used a survey which consisted of 50 different questions which get at different aspects of sleep health. It was a patient self-report.

26 Nov 2012

Toshiba launches PROTECT program for both radiologists and patients

To ensure the lowest possible CT radiation dose without compromising image quality, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. launches PROTECT. PROTECT is a three-year, comprehensive CT radiation dose management program to help customers achieve ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) imaging with Toshiba's Aquilion CT product line.

26 Nov 2012

Women more likely to have gray matter atrophy prior to Alzheimer's diagnosis than men

All patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) lose brain cells, which leads to a shrinking, or atrophy, of the brain. But the pattern of gray matter loss is significantly different in men and women, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Both very high and low physical activity levels associated with knee cartilage degeneration

Both very high and very low levels of physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

$Study identifies fractional anisotropy as predictor of brain damage after TBI$

Study identifies fractional anisotropy as predictor of brain damage after TBI

Using a special magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to image patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), researchers have identified a biomarker that may predict which patients will do well over the long term, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Study examines pediatric injuries associated with inflatable bouncers

A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined pediatric injuries associated with inflatable bouncers, such as bounce houses and moonwalks.

26 Nov 2012

People with Parkinson's benefit from exercise programs on stationary bicycles

People with Parkinson's disease benefit from exercise programs on stationary bicycles, with the greatest effect for those who pedal faster, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Active lifestyle helps preserve brain structure and could reduce burden of dementia, Alzheimer's

An active lifestyle helps preserve gray matter in the brains of older adults and could reduce the burden of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Alcohol exposure during fetal development alters brain structure and metabolism in children

Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure and metabolism that are visible using various imaging techniques, according to a new study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Fiscal cliff talks moving slowly; Boehner wants health law on the table

The Congressional leaders had said that aides would provide concrete ideas by Wednesday on deficit reduction targets through revenue increases and changes to social programs, especially Medicare. White House and Congressional staff members did meet early this week, but no such ideas were produced. Democrats want Republicans to first define what they mean by "structural changes" to Medicare and Medicaid.

26 Nov 2012

Study shows how MCUR1 protein helps regulate movement of calcium into mitochondria

A team of scientists from Temple University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania has moved another step closer to solving a decades-long mystery of how the all-important flow of calcium into the cell's power source, the mitochondria, is controlled.

26 Nov 2012

Education News and Research

Some nicotine-free snus products can increase risk of caries

Children with asthma benefit from cognitive behaviour therapy programme

Paper illuminates importance of PKM2 in cancer development and progression

Researchers discover LSD-1 enzyme as important target for treatment of Ewing sarcoma

Roundup: Abortion opponents see openings in Ark., Wis.; Dems look to upend Maine GOP health law; Rural health care issues in Texas, Kansas

Azathioprine exposure concerns raised for SLE mothers

Lawmakers return to Washington to face the 'fiscal cliff'

Cancer-killing viruses found safe but less effective than expected

Mental activities like reading and writing can preserve structural integrity in the brains of older people

Weight loss and quality of sleep: an interview with Kerry Stewart

Toshiba launches PROTECT program for both radiologists and patients

Women more likely to have gray matter atrophy prior to Alzheimer's diagnosis than men

Both very high and low physical activity levels associated with knee cartilage degeneration

Study identifies fractional anisotropy as predictor of brain damage after TBI

Study examines pediatric injuries associated with inflatable bouncers

People with Parkinson's benefit from exercise programs on stationary bicycles

Active lifestyle helps preserve brain structure and could reduce burden of dementia, Alzheimer's

Alcohol exposure during fetal development alters brain structure and metabolism in children

Fiscal cliff talks moving slowly; Boehner wants health law on the table

Study shows how MCUR1 protein helps regulate movement of calcium into mitochondria

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