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Evidence stacks up against bisphenol A

High levels of urinary bisphenol A may be linked to severe coronary artery stenosis, report researchers in PLoS One.

22 Aug 2012

New medical technology improves image quality and reduces radiation

Particle physicists have developed a new medical technology that combines PET and MRI in one. Benefit: Improved image quality and less radiation.

22 Aug 2012

Study identifies certain small molecule chemicals that can disrupt quorum sensing in A. baumanni

Acinetobacter baumanni, a pathogenic bacterium that is a poster child of deadly hospital acquired infections, is one tough customer.

22 Aug 2012

Researchers report how Alzheimer's protein deposits disrupt signalling between nerve cells

How abnormal protein deposits in the brains of Alzheimer's patients disrupt the signalling between nerve cells has now been reported by researchers in Bochum and Munich, led by Dr. Thorsten M-ller from the Medizinisches Proteom-Center of the Ruhr-Universit-t, in the journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. They varied the amount of APP protein and related proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease in cell cultures, and then analysed how this manipulation affected other proteins in the cell.

22 Aug 2012

Study uses cardiac CT to detect presence of blocked arteries in older marathoners

A study of marathon participants older than 50 years of age has found similar temporary effects as those found in runners between 18 and 40 years of age. Any cardiac abnormalities during a marathon disappear within a week after completing a race.

22 Aug 2012

Study: Declining rates of circumcisions among infants could drive up health care costs

Johns Hopkins researchers examine the 20-year decline in male circumcision rates and assert it could raise medical costs related to sexually transmitted diseases and other health problems.

22 Aug 2012

Working memory capacity in patients with Parkinson's can be improved with sleep

People with Parkinson's disease performed markedly better on a test of working memory after a night's sleep, and sleep disorders can interfere with that benefit, researchers have shown.

22 Aug 2012

Investigators discover biological explanation for why low levels of oxygen advance SMA symptoms

Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital may have discovered a biological explanation for why low levels of oxygen advance spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) symptoms and why breathing treatments help SMA patients live longer. The findings appear in Human Molecular Genetics.

22 Aug 2012

Genetic key to severe malaria resistance uncovered

Researchers have identified two genetic variants linked with human resistance to severe malaria.

21 Aug 2012

Impulsiveness linked to bipolar disorder severity

Trait impulsiveness is associated with a severe course of bipolar disorder, researchers report.

21 Aug 2012

Declining circumcision rates in the US raise healthcare costs and disease risk

A team of disease experts and health economists at Johns Hopkins warns that steadily declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision could add more than $4.4 billion in avoidable health care costs if rates over the next decade drop to levels now seen in Europe.

21 Aug 2012

Study: Medicare 'donut hole' not linked to more heart attacks, related deaths

U.S. seniors forced to pay full price for their medications while in Medicare's so-called donut hole didn't suffer more heart attacks or deaths as a result, in a new study.

21 Aug 2012

Higher mammographic density not linked to reduced survival in breast cancer patients

The risk of dying from breast cancer was not related to high mammographic breast density in breast cancer patients, according to a study published August 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

21 Aug 2012

Declining rates of circumcision in US infant males could add billions to health care costs

21 Aug 2012

Researchers examine link between zoning code reforms and physical-activity among U.S. adults

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a $1.5 million federal grant to examine the relationship between zoning code reforms, the physical environment, and physical-activity behavior in communities throughout the U.S.

21 Aug 2012

MitoTarget Project and neurodegenerative diseases: an interview with Rebecca Pruss, Ph.D., CSO of Trophos

The MitoTarget Project was a project funded by the European Commission, under their FP7 programme. It was funding for a call published in 2007.

21 Aug 2012

Dogs offer excellent animal model for human obsessive compulsive disorder study

The genetics research group, based at the University of Helsinki and the Folkh-lsan Research Center and led by Professor Hannes Lohi, has in collaboration with an international group of researchers investigated the characteristics and environmental factors associated with compulsive tail chasing in dogs.

21 Aug 2012

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Evidence stacks up against bisphenol A

New medical technology improves image quality and reduces radiation

Study identifies certain small molecule chemicals that can disrupt quorum sensing in A. baumanni

Researchers report how Alzheimer's protein deposits disrupt signalling between nerve cells

Study uses cardiac CT to detect presence of blocked arteries in older marathoners

Study: Declining rates of circumcisions among infants could drive up health care costs

Working memory capacity in patients with Parkinson's can be improved with sleep

Investigators discover biological explanation for why low levels of oxygen advance SMA symptoms

Genetic key to severe malaria resistance uncovered

Impulsiveness linked to bipolar disorder severity

Declining circumcision rates in the US raise healthcare costs and disease risk

Study: Medicare 'donut hole' not linked to more heart attacks, related deaths

Higher mammographic density not linked to reduced survival in breast cancer patients

Declining rates of circumcision in US infant males could add billions to health care costs

Researchers examine link between zoning code reforms and physical-activity among U.S. adults

MitoTarget Project and neurodegenerative diseases: an interview with Rebecca Pruss, Ph.D., CSO of Trophos

Dogs offer excellent animal model for human obsessive compulsive disorder study

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