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Short- and long-term ADHD medication users have lower risk of STIs, study finds

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases the risk of subsequent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescent and young adult populations by about three times, reports a study published in the January 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

3 Jan 2018

Study provides ‘big picture’ of cognitive flexibility

A healthy brain can quickly switch its focus from the large shapes to the individual parts that make up the bigger pictures.

22 Dec 2017

Study finds narrowed upper airways in preterm infants that may explain higher OSA risk

Infants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with newborn peers carried to full term, and those lower airway volumes are independent of the infants' gender, ethnicity or weight, according to a study published online Dec. 16, 2017 in Clinical Imaging.

22 Dec 2017

Researchers develop highly precise sensor-based surgical robot for spinal operations

Researchers from the University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology develop a high-precision, sensor-based surgical robot for spinal operations together with industry partners.

21 Dec 2017

K2M wins CE Mark for CAPRI Cervical 3D Expandable Corpectomy Cage System

K2M Group Holdings, Inc., a global leader of complex spine and minimally invasive solutions focused on achieving three-dimensional Total Body Balance™, today announced that it received a CE Mark for its CAPRI Cervical 3D Expandable Corpectomy Cage System featuring Lamellar 3D Titanium Technology™, and the successful completion of its first surgical case.

21 Dec 2017

UMSOM researchers identify new role for mitochondria in cocaine-induced behavior

For years, scientists have known that mitochondria in brain cells play a role in brain disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and stress responses.

20 Dec 2017

New findings may lead to sensitive, non-invasive test for Alzheimer's disease

New research has drawn a link between changes in the brain's anatomy and biomarkers that are known to appear at the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD), findings that could one day provide a sensitive but non-invasive test for AD before cognitive symptoms appear.

19 Dec 2017

Study links mild obsessive-compulsive symptoms to alterations of cerebral anatomy in healthy children

A new study carried out by the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the Institute of Global Health of Barcelona, a centre supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, associates for the first time mild obsessive-compulsive symptoms, which are present in a much higher percentage of cases than those that require specialized medical and psychological attention, to characteristics and specific alterations of the cerebral anatomy.

19 Dec 2017

New device uses fast-moving fluids to insert conductive carbon nanotube fibers into the brain

Rice University researchers have invented a device that uses fast-moving fluids to insert flexible, conductive carbon nanotube fibers into the brain, where they can help record the actions of neurons.

18 Dec 2017

Mature cells also play role in initiating cancer, study suggests

Rapidly dividing, yet aberrant stem cells are a major source of cancer. But a new study suggests that mature cells also play a key role in initiating cancer - a finding that could upend the way scientists think about the origin of the disease.

18 Dec 2017

Radiation therapy can be used to treat patients with life-threatening heart rhythm

Radiation therapy often is used to treat cancer patients. Now, doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that radiation therapy - aimed directly at the heart - can be used to treat patients with a life-threatening heart rhythm.

14 Dec 2017

UMSOM researchers find two-way link between TBI and intestinal changes

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have found a two-way link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and intestinal changes. These interactions may contribute to increased infections in these patients, and may also worsen chronic brain damage.

7 Dec 2017

Unique liver function of South American amphibian could pave way for finding a cure to cirrhosis

The unique liver function of a South American amphibian, Siphonops annulatus, could pave the way to finding a cure to the devastating liver condition cirrhosis, a new study published in the prestigious Journal of Anatomy reports.

6 Dec 2017

Nerve cell findings provide unique insights into neuromuscular conditions

The findings relate to a type of cell connection that allows electrical and chemical messages to flow from nerve to muscle cells, enabling motion.

29 Nov 2017

Electrodes implanted in the brain could be used to control robotic arm in amputees

A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm through electrodes implanted in the brain.

28 Nov 2017

Study links proposed tax policies to income inequality and death rates in the U.S.

The income gap between the rich and poor in the United States has reached its highest levels since the Great Depression. Given past evidence that a wider rich-poor gap can be harmful to a population's health, tax policies that widen or narrow this gap may influence the overall health of a society.

27 Nov 2017

Researchers uncover how rogue immune cells gain access to neurons in multiple sclerosis

Drug designers working on therapeutics against multiple sclerosis should focus on blocking two distinct ways rogue immune cells attack healthy neurons, according to a new study in the journal Cell Reports.

21 Nov 2017

Unusual snapping turtle study enhances understanding of congenital lung abnormality

A study of an unusual snapping turtle with one lung found shared characteristics with humans born with one lung who survive beyond infancy. Digital 3D anatomical models created by Emma Schachner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, made the detailed research possible.

21 Nov 2017

Research provides insight into Achilles tendon function in rats

The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the human body. It can bear loads exceeding over 900 kilograms during running. Despite its strength, it is prone to injuries and it is not yet well known what factors predict good or bad recovery from injuries.

20 Nov 2017

Machine learning could detect therapeutic effects with greater sensitivity than conventional tests

Machine learning could improve our ability to determine whether a new drug works in the brain, potentially enabling researchers to detect drug effects that would be missed entirely by conventional statistical tests, finds a new UCL study published in Brain.

15 Nov 2017