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Study sheds light on how cells regenerate protective sheaths around nerve fibres in the brain

Multiple sclerosis treatments that repair damage to the brain could be developed thanks to new research.

22 Jul 2013

Study reveals correlation between premature death and mental illness in people with epilepsy

People with epilepsy are ten times more likely to die early, before their mid-fifties, compared with the general population, according to a 41 year study in Sweden published today in the Lancet and part-funded by the Wellcome Trust.

22 Jul 2013

Keele researchers receive fund to find effectiveness of common treatments for carpal tunnel

Researchers at Keele University, UK, have been awarded funding from Arthritis Research UK to find out more about the effectiveness of common treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful, common condition affecting trapped nerves in the hand and wrists.

20 Jul 2013

State highlights: Poll says N.C. abortion bill hurting Governor support

A selection of health policy stories from North Carolina, California and Virginia.

18 Jul 2013

Research: Young adults who are more outgoing are happier in later life

Research from the University of Southampton has shown that young adults, who are more outgoing or more emotionally stable, are happier in later life than their more introverted or less emotionally stable peers.

18 Jul 2013

Dementia rates falling among UK's elderly population: Study

The proportion of people with dementia in the UK has fallen, according to new estimates from the first ever study to show how dementia prevalence has changed in the UK population over time, published in The Lancet.

17 Jul 2013

Long-term cannabis use, dopamine and motivation: an interview with Dr Michael Bloomfield, Department of Medicine at Imperial

We classified ‘long-term’ cannabis use as being regular, at least weekly, cannabis use for over 12 months. This is the period of time that’s used in the DSM-IV psychiatric diagnostic manual to classify substance use disorders. In our study the average duration of at least weekly use was just over four and a half years.

17 Jul 2013

Research couple receives 2013 Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award for Alzheimer's study

The research couple receives the "2013 Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award" for its role as pioneers in investigating the role of tau in Alzheimer's disease. The award ceremony was held yesterday (10:45 am US EST) within the framework of the "Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2013)" in Boston (USA).

17 Jul 2013

Study identifies new therapeutic targets for Huntington's disease

A scientific study describes that GluN3A subunits of NMDA receptors that interact with glutamate —the main exciting neurotransmitter in the nervous system— are therapeutic targets against Huntington's disease.

16 Jul 2013

Scientists uncover mechanism that controls cell death processes

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism that controls whether cells that are able to suppress immune responses live or die.

15 Jul 2013

New discovery reveals how RNA moves genetic information from DNA to create proteins

The discovery cracks the "RNA control code," which dictates how RNA - a family of molecules that mediates DNA expression - moves genetic information from DNA to create proteins.

15 Jul 2013

$Programs to improve movement patterns may help prevent stress fractures, say researchers$

Programs to improve movement patterns may help prevent stress fractures, say researchers

Programs to improve movement patterns may help prevent stress fractures in athletes and military personnel, say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.

15 Jul 2013

3D-printed airway splint saves life of infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia

Half a millennium after Johannes Gutenberg printed the bible, researchers printed a 3D splint that saved the life of an infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia, a birth defect that causes the airway to collapse.

12 Jul 2013

With 2014 budget process beginning, NIH cuts decried

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., is joined by executives from the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins to call for an end to sequestration cuts of medical research budgets.

10 Jul 2013

Study examines whether better sleep lowers risk of heart disease

The University of South Florida College of Nursing is conducting research to improve sleep in those caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, with the aim of determining if better sleep affects heart health.

10 Jul 2013

New approach delivers RNA drugs to silence malfunctioning genes

Silencing genes that have malfunctioned is an important approach for treating diseases such as cancer and heart disease. One effective approach is to deliver drugs made from small molecules of ribonucleic acid, or RNA, which are used to inhibit gene expression. The drugs, in essence, mimic a natural process called RNA interference.

10 Jul 2013

Research: Boosting levels of gut hormones may be effective weapon in fight against obesity

In the constant cross talk between our brain and our gut, two gut hormones are already known to tell the brain when we have had enough to eat. New research suggests that boosting levels of these hormones simultaneously may be an effective new weapon in the fight against obesity.

10 Jul 2013

Low vitamin D blood levels associated with greater risk of heart disease varies by race, ethnicity

Low vitamin D blood levels are linked to greater risk of heart disease in whites and Chinese, but not in blacks and Hispanics, according to a study appearing this week in JAMA, a journal published by the American Medical Association.

10 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Health care's hidden consensus; Examining the fee-for-service payment system; Alternative medicine's allure

The politicians' consensus is that health care reform shouldn't alter or disrupt the way the majority of Americans get their insurance today. ... The policy consensus, though, is that the status quo is actually the problem, and that it deserves to be threatened, undermined and replaced as expeditiously as possible. Wonks of the left and right disagree on what that replacement should look like. But they're united in regarding employer-provided coverage as an unsustainable relic (Ross Douthat, 7/6).

9 Jul 2013

FORMA Therapeutics, CRT partner to discover therapeutic drug candidates against DUBs

FORMA Therapeutics and Cancer Research Technology, Ltd., the commercialization company of Cancer Research UK, announced today a bold research initiative to discover innovative tools, technologies and therapeutic drug candidates against a variety of protein homeostasis regulators called, deubiquitinating enzymes.

9 Jul 2013

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Study sheds light on how cells regenerate protective sheaths around nerve fibres in the brain

Study reveals correlation between premature death and mental illness in people with epilepsy

Keele researchers receive fund to find effectiveness of common treatments for carpal tunnel

State highlights: Poll says N.C. abortion bill hurting Governor support

Research: Young adults who are more outgoing are happier in later life

Dementia rates falling among UK's elderly population: Study

Long-term cannabis use, dopamine and motivation: an interview with Dr Michael Bloomfield, Department of Medicine at Imperial

Research couple receives 2013 Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award for Alzheimer's study

Study identifies new therapeutic targets for Huntington's disease

Scientists uncover mechanism that controls cell death processes

New discovery reveals how RNA moves genetic information from DNA to create proteins

Programs to improve movement patterns may help prevent stress fractures, say researchers

3D-printed airway splint saves life of infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia

With 2014 budget process beginning, NIH cuts decried

Study examines whether better sleep lowers risk of heart disease

New approach delivers RNA drugs to silence malfunctioning genes

Research: Boosting levels of gut hormones may be effective weapon in fight against obesity

Low vitamin D blood levels associated with greater risk of heart disease varies by race, ethnicity

Viewpoints: Health care's hidden consensus; Examining the fee-for-service payment system; Alternative medicine's allure

FORMA Therapeutics, CRT partner to discover therapeutic drug candidates against DUBs

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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