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Study connects traditional aerobic physical activity to better sleep for breast cancer survivors

A study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, connects traditional aerobic physical activity - like walking - to better sleep for post-primary treatment breast cancer survivors.

19 Dec 2017

$Community screening for osteoporosis could decrease burden of hip fractures in older women$

Community screening for osteoporosis could decrease burden of hip fractures in older women

Community screening for osteoporosis could prevent more than a quarter of hip fractures in older women, according to new research.

19 Dec 2017

Researchers link stress-related genetic changes to suicide risk and psychiatric illness

Researchers have linked genetic changes in the so-called CRH gene, which affects the regulation of the body's stress system, to suicide risk and psychiatric illness.

19 Dec 2017

Risk of cervical cancer may dramatically increase in older women, study states

According to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health, the incidence of cervical cancer in older women may drastically increase; however, it is expected to reduce by 75% in young women by 2040.

19 Dec 2017

Older women to face greater risk of cervical cancer diagnoses and deaths

Incidence of cervical cancer in young women is set to decline 75 percent by 2040 with deaths close to eradicated, however older women will face greater risk according to research led by Queen Mary University of London, published today in The Lancet Public Health.

18 Dec 2017

“Man flu” actually a thing and not to be ridiculed, says science

“Man flu” refers to a common cold or flu which when occurring in men is usually presented with exaggerated symptoms and the severity of those symptoms. It has long been ridiculed in society. Science now explores if men truly suffer more when they are down with a cold.

17 Dec 2017

Scientists use AI-enhanced microscope system to quickly, accurately identify bacteria

Microscopes enhanced with artificial intelligence could help clinical microbiologists diagnose potentially deadly blood infections and improve patients' odds of survival, according to microbiologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

15 Dec 2017

Offering lifesaving treatment for cervical cancer results in a net loss for hospitals

The evidence is clear: Cervical cancer is best treated with brachytherapy, a form of radiation therapy. Yet the use of this potentially lifesaving treatment has been declining, and a new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine may explain why.

15 Dec 2017

Study finds improvements in survivals rates of individuals with kidney failure

Individuals with kidney failure have a much higher risk of dying prematurely than people in the general population, but a new analysis indicates that this excess risk is falling.

15 Dec 2017

$Hydraulic fracturing is harmful to infants health, study states$

Hydraulic fracturing is harmful to infants health, study states

A new study published in Science Advances reveals that infants born to mothers who live within 2 miles of a hydraulic fracturing site or fracking site have increased health risks.

14 Dec 2017

Survey finds extremely high rate of mortality from sepsis in ICUs

Brazil has an extremely high rate of mortality from sepsis in intensive care units (ICUs), surpassing even mortality due to stroke and heart attack in ICUs.

13 Dec 2017

Human ‘common cold’ virus kills healthy chimpanzees in Uganda

In the wild, chimpanzees face any number of dire threats, ranging from poachers to predators to deforestation.

13 Dec 2017

20% of young colon cancer patients have inherited genetic abnormality, research finds

As doctors grapple with increasing rates of colorectal cancers in young people, new research from the University of Michigan may offer some insight into how the disease developed and how to prevent further cancers.

13 Dec 2017

Lactic acid bacteria can offer protection against subtypes of influenza A virus

Lactic acid bacteria, commonly used as probiotics to improve digestive health, can offer protection against different subtypes of influenza A virus, resulting in reduced weight loss after virus infection and lower amounts of virus replication in the lungs, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

13 Dec 2017

Tailor-made protein combats several kinds of pathogenic bacteria

As resistance to existing antibiotics increases, new approaches to serious bacterial infections are needed. Now researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in the US, have investigated one such alternative.

13 Dec 2017

Specialized physiotherapy provides many benefits for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Specialized ParkinsonNet physiotherapy leads to better care at lower costs. This is the conclusion of large-scale research conducted by the CZ healthcare insurance company and Radboudumc, who studied the medical claims declarations of over four thousand people with Parkinson's disease for a period of three years.

13 Dec 2017

Single-dose oral vaccine could be effective tool in controlling cholera outbreaks

Each year there are more than three million cases of cholera worldwide, a disease transmitted through contaminated food and water that hits developing countries particularly hard.

12 Dec 2017

New report reveals steep rise in lung disease admissions to emergency departments during winter

An 80% rise in lung disease admissions to emergency departments in winter plays a major part in pushing our A&E services over the edge. Yet, only 10% of hospital trusts who responded to an FOI request had plans in place to make more beds available for respiratory patients warns a new report from the British Lung Foundation.

12 Dec 2017

Researchers identify potential alternatives to tackle drug resistant malaria parasites

A new analysis of all relevant previously published clinical data shows how parasites causing malaria become resistant to a commonly used treatment for malaria in travellers.

11 Dec 2017

Tgen And Baylor secure federal grant to develop early detection system for pancreatic cancer

A group of the nation's premier cancer researchers led by the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and the Translational Genomics Research Institute -- has secured a $5.13 million federal grant to develop an early detection system for pancreatic cancer, the nation's third-leading cause of cancer-related death.

11 Dec 2017

Mortality News and Research

Study connects traditional aerobic physical activity to better sleep for breast cancer survivors

Community screening for osteoporosis could decrease burden of hip fractures in older women

Researchers link stress-related genetic changes to suicide risk and psychiatric illness

Risk of cervical cancer may dramatically increase in older women, study states

Older women to face greater risk of cervical cancer diagnoses and deaths

“Man flu” actually a thing and not to be ridiculed, says science

Scientists use AI-enhanced microscope system to quickly, accurately identify bacteria

Offering lifesaving treatment for cervical cancer results in a net loss for hospitals

Study finds improvements in survivals rates of individuals with kidney failure

Hydraulic fracturing is harmful to infants health, study states

Survey finds extremely high rate of mortality from sepsis in ICUs

Human ‘common cold’ virus kills healthy chimpanzees in Uganda

20% of young colon cancer patients have inherited genetic abnormality, research finds

Lactic acid bacteria can offer protection against subtypes of influenza A virus

Tailor-made protein combats several kinds of pathogenic bacteria

Specialized physiotherapy provides many benefits for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Single-dose oral vaccine could be effective tool in controlling cholera outbreaks

New report reveals steep rise in lung disease admissions to emergency departments during winter

Researchers identify potential alternatives to tackle drug resistant malaria parasites

Tgen And Baylor secure federal grant to develop early detection system for pancreatic cancer

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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