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Study sheds light on postictal generalised EEG suppression

A study in Neurology finds postictal generalised EEG suppression to be more common in patients who are not given prompt oxygen, and after type 1 generalised convulsive seizures.

10 Sep 2015

VEGF family biomarkers ‘promising’ tools for pulmonary hypertension diagnosis

Two members of the vascular endothelial growth factor family are highly specific and moderately sensitive for the presence of pulmonary hypertension, report researchers.

10 Sep 2015

Signs of Alzheimer’s found in growth hormone patients

People may be able to contract Alzheimer’s disease during certain medical procedures in the same way that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is transmitted, suggest researchers from University College London.

10 Sep 2015

Genes that may mitigate smoking damage and cancer identified

Smoking has been shown to have drastic consequences for lifespan and disease progression, and it has been suggested that cigarette exposure may impact the risk of death and disease via its acceleration of the aging process. Not all smokers experience early mortality, however, and a small proportion manage to survive to extreme ages.

10 Sep 2015

Study evaluates effectiveness of hypnotherapy

Although hypnosis has existed for hundreds of years, today it is still difficult to clearly judge its usefulness in the medical domain.

10 Sep 2015

Smoking may not always shorten life, cause cancer

10 Sep 2015

Comprehensive review looks at safety, efficacy of treatment options for premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome that causes major disruption in several areas of life for many women. Many treatment options have been proposed, but which are most effective? A comprehensive review of the evidence, including specific treatment guidelines, is presented in the September Journal of Psychiatric Practice, published by Wolters Kluwer.

9 Sep 2015

Nutrition science must change to feed exploding world population, say international researchers

An international team of researchers, including scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, said nutrition science will have to change drastically to feed an exploding world population.

9 Sep 2015

Poor mental health, self-harm and suicide attempts common among child trafficking survivors

Poor mental health, self-harm and suicide attempts are common among children and adolescents who have been trafficked for forced labour or sexual exploitation, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

9 Sep 2015

Scientists identify new drug target to treat heart arrhythmias

Scientists at The Ohio State University Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute have identified a new target they hope will help make the next drug discovery for patients suffering from heart arrhythmias happen sooner.

9 Sep 2015

MU researchers identify age-related cause of arterial dysfunction

With the world's elderly population expected to double by 2050, understanding how aging affects the body is an important focus for researchers globally. Cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 cause of death worldwide, often is associated with aging arteries that restrict blood flow. Now, University of Missouri researchers have identified an age-related cause of arterial dysfunction, a finding that could lead to future treatments for some forms of vascular disease.

9 Sep 2015

Sustainable irrigation strategies could increase health benefits of virgin olive oil

A team of researchers, that includes UPM, have confirmed that a part of the benefits of virgin olive oil is due to minority compounds that can be increased with sustainable irrigation strategies.

7 Sep 2015

Physical exercises before and during pregnancy effective in reducing low back, pelvic pain

Pregnancy changes a woman's body in different ways, including the muscles, ligaments, bones, and joints that make up the musculoskeletal system.

4 Sep 2015

Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes long-term behavioral changes

Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes alterations in emotional behavior that may persist long-term, according to a study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in collaboration with the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

4 Sep 2015

Trajan launches prototype blood collection and storage device, hemaPEN

In a world where health care costs are escalating and demands on health care systems are becoming overwhelming, Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) today announces the innovation of hemaPEN, a prototype blood collection and storage device.

4 Sep 2015

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier could potentially be a new drug target to treat diabetes

High blood sugar is a defining characteristic of Type 2 diabetes and the cause of many of the condition's complications, including kidney failure, heart disease, and blindness. Most diabetes medications aim to maintain normal blood sugar (glucose) levels and prevent high blood sugar by controlling insulin.

3 Sep 2015

Depressive symptoms remain high in coastal areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

A second round of aggregate findings from a study by Tohoku University's Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) has revealed that depressive symptoms continue to be higher in coastal areas than in inland areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the tsunami that followed.

3 Sep 2015

Ventura Recovery Center introduces new young adult addiction treatment program

Ventura Recovery Center, a residential rehab facility in Thousand Oaks, California, has just launched their new young adult addiction treatment program. As a spokesperson for the treatment facility noted, Ventura Recovery Center realizes that their community based model will also be very successful for young adults.

3 Sep 2015

Inhalation exposure to PM2.5 pollution triggers liver fibrosis

A research team led by Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D., at the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, has discovered that exposure to air pollution has a direct adverse health effect on the liver and causes liver fibrosis, an illness associated with metabolic disease and liver cancer.

3 Sep 2015

Treatment with life-saving medications increases in IHD but levels still suboptimal

Treatment with life-saving medications has increased over the past ten years in ischaemic heart disease but levels are still suboptimal, according to the first results of the Chronic Ischaemic Cardiovascular Disease (CICD) Pilot Registry presented today at ESC Congress 2015 and published in European Heart Journal.

2 Sep 2015

Stress News and Research

Study sheds light on postictal generalised EEG suppression

VEGF family biomarkers ‘promising’ tools for pulmonary hypertension diagnosis

Signs of Alzheimer’s found in growth hormone patients

Genes that may mitigate smoking damage and cancer identified

Study evaluates effectiveness of hypnotherapy

Smoking may not always shorten life, cause cancer

Comprehensive review looks at safety, efficacy of treatment options for premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Nutrition science must change to feed exploding world population, say international researchers

Poor mental health, self-harm and suicide attempts common among child trafficking survivors

Scientists identify new drug target to treat heart arrhythmias

MU researchers identify age-related cause of arterial dysfunction

Sustainable irrigation strategies could increase health benefits of virgin olive oil

Physical exercises before and during pregnancy effective in reducing low back, pelvic pain

Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes long-term behavioral changes

Trajan launches prototype blood collection and storage device, hemaPEN

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier could potentially be a new drug target to treat diabetes

Depressive symptoms remain high in coastal areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

Ventura Recovery Center introduces new young adult addiction treatment program

Inhalation exposure to PM2.5 pollution triggers liver fibrosis

Treatment with life-saving medications increases in IHD but levels still suboptimal

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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