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Specific bacterial community in female genital tract induces inflammation, increases HIV risk

A team led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard has found that the most common bacterial community in the genital tract among healthy South Africa women not only is significantly different from that of women in developed countries but also leads to elevated levels of inflammatory proteins.

20 May 2015

Duke and MIT scientists discover brain area sensitive to the timing of speech

Duke and MIT scientists have discovered an area of the brain that is sensitive to the timing of speech, a crucial element of spoken language.

19 May 2015

Study quantifies different mutational profiles of tumour cell clusters in patients with bowel cancer

Bowel cancer is often driven by mutations in one of several different genes, and a patient can have a cancer with a different genetic make-up to another patient's cancer. Identifying the molecular alterations involved in each patient's cancer enables doctors to choose drugs that best target specific alterations.

19 May 2015

Active surveillance appears to be safer management strategy for prostate cancer patients

Four studies evaluating effectiveness, trends and other considerations for active surveillance in managing prostate cancer will be presented during the 110th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association.

17 May 2015

Study highlights link between poor sleep quality and impact of severe LUTS in some men

Sleep quality may have an impact on the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms, or LUTS, in some men, according to new research presented during the 110th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association.

17 May 2015

Vagus nerve stimulation effective in inhibiting cortical spreading depression

A poster presentation at the International Headache Congress in Valencia, Spain reports that VNS inhibits cortical spreading depression (CSD), which is known to be the cause of migraine aura and a trigger for headache.

15 May 2015

New predictive analytics model identifies congestive heart failure patients with high readmission risk

Readmission of patients with chronic diseases is a growing problem, costing the U.S. health care system about $25 billion each year. Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas developed a predictive analytics model that can identify congestive heart failure patients with high readmission risk and potentially help stymie those costs.

15 May 2015

IQWiG examines the added benefit of aclidinium bromide/formoterol drug combination in COPD patients

The fixed-dose combination aclidinium bromide/formoterol has been approved since November 2014 for long-term treatment of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

14 May 2015

Researchers devise novel method to perform NIR optical measurements of resected breast tissue

Roughly 1 in 4 women having breast conserving surgery (BCS) return to the surgical suite for further resection because of cancerous tissue left behind due to unclear margins. Investigators at the Optics in Medicine Lab at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering and Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by Brian W. Pogue, PhD and Keith Paulsen PhD, with first author and PhD candidate David M. McClatchy III, devised a novel approach to perform near infrared (NIR) optical measurements of resected breast tissue after the margins have had their traditional marking by the surgeon to preserve information about their orientation for potential follow-up surgeries.

14 May 2015

Kent researchers assess how smartphone uses interfere with treadmill exercise

Kent State University researchers Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., as well as Kent State alumni Michael Rebold, Ph.D., and Gabe Sanders, Ph.D., assessed how common smartphone uses - texting and talking - interfere with treadmill exercise.

14 May 2015

Patients who report 'weekend-only' drug use expand drug use to weekdays too

More than half of patients who report "weekend-only" drug use end up expanding their drug use to weekdays, too -- suggesting that primary care clinicians should monitor patients who acknowledge "recreational" drug use, says a new study by Boston University public health and medicine researchers.

13 May 2015

Childhood cancer survivors more likely to be obese than healthy peers

Childhood cancer survivors - especially those whose treatment included brain irradiation or chemotherapy with glucocorticoids - are 14 percent more likely to be obese than their healthy peers.

12 May 2015

New CLIP-PCR test could help diagnose malaria cases

One of the biggest difficulties faced by worldwide programs aimed at eliminating malaria is that the tests they use are not sensitive enough to detect all people who have the disease and need treatment.

11 May 2015

Global survey finds gap in physicians' understanding on impact of lupus on patients' lives

As many people in the lupus community prepare to come together in support of World Lupus Day (May 10), a global survey shows that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have difficulty describing their symptoms to their physicians, which leads to a gap in physicians understanding the full impact the illness has on patients' lives.

11 May 2015

Brandeis University researchers discover brain abnormality responsible for schizophrenic symptoms

Schizophrenia affects millions of people worldwide but the cause of its wide-ranging symptoms remains largely unknown.

8 May 2015

Mouth and tongue exercises can significantly reduce snoring frequency

A Google search using the key words "snoring" and "treatment" yielded over 5 million results, but no standard treatment is available for primary snoring or snoring associated with a mild form of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

8 May 2015

Regular bedtime routine associated with better sleep outcomes in young children

A multinational study suggests that having a regular bedtime routine is associated with better sleep in young children up to 6 years of age, and the positive impact on sleep increases with the consistency of the nightly routine.

7 May 2015

Wearable cognitive assessment devices a step closer as Cambridge Cognition file new patents

The combination of bio-behavioural measures and results from touch-screen cognitive tests would be used to build up a picture of a person’s mental function...

7 May 2015

Positive data from two studies analyzing Good Start's test for inherited diseases presented at ACOG 2015

Good Start Genetics, Inc., a commercial-stage molecular genetics information company, today presented data from two studies analyzing detection rates among patients at in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics who underwent carrier screening for inherited diseases. The studies were presented at the 2015 Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists being held in San Francisco, Calif.

7 May 2015

Perception of quality of care for the dying in U.S. worsens

Surveys of loved ones who lost elderly relatives show that the perception of the quality of care for the dying in the United States has worsened over the last decade. For all the health care industry has done to try to make progress, huge gaps remain between how care is delivered and what patients and their loved ones want, reports a new study in the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

7 May 2015

Frequency News and Research

Specific bacterial community in female genital tract induces inflammation, increases HIV risk

Duke and MIT scientists discover brain area sensitive to the timing of speech

Study quantifies different mutational profiles of tumour cell clusters in patients with bowel cancer

Active surveillance appears to be safer management strategy for prostate cancer patients

Study highlights link between poor sleep quality and impact of severe LUTS in some men

Vagus nerve stimulation effective in inhibiting cortical spreading depression

New predictive analytics model identifies congestive heart failure patients with high readmission risk

IQWiG examines the added benefit of aclidinium bromide/formoterol drug combination in COPD patients

Researchers devise novel method to perform NIR optical measurements of resected breast tissue

Kent researchers assess how smartphone uses interfere with treadmill exercise

Patients who report 'weekend-only' drug use expand drug use to weekdays too

Childhood cancer survivors more likely to be obese than healthy peers

New CLIP-PCR test could help diagnose malaria cases

Global survey finds gap in physicians' understanding on impact of lupus on patients' lives

Brandeis University researchers discover brain abnormality responsible for schizophrenic symptoms

Mouth and tongue exercises can significantly reduce snoring frequency

Regular bedtime routine associated with better sleep outcomes in young children

Wearable cognitive assessment devices a step closer as Cambridge Cognition file new patents

Positive data from two studies analyzing Good Start's test for inherited diseases presented at ACOG 2015

Perception of quality of care for the dying in U.S. worsens

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