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Research opens way to possible new treatments for bacterial infections

How does Streptococcus pyogenes, or Group A streptococcus (GAS) - a bacterial pathogen that can colonize humans without causing symptoms or can lead to mild infections - also cause life-threatening diseases such as necrotizing fasciitis (commonly known as flesh-eating disease) and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome?

17 Jan 2014

Immune system plays important role in heart's response to injury

The immune system plays an important role in the heart's response to injury. But until recently, confusing data made it difficult to distinguish the immune factors that encourage the heart to heal following a heart attack, for example, from those that lead to further damage.

16 Jan 2014

Gouty tophi predict cardiovascular remodeling

Research shows that the severity of gout, rather than uric acid level, is significantly associated with changes in left ventricular diastolic function and left atrial volume.

16 Jan 2014

HDAC2 inhibitor could improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment: Study

Nearly 8 million Americans suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, a condition marked by severe anxiety stemming from a traumatic event such as a battle or violent attack.

16 Jan 2014

Parental leave policies tend to reduce physical and mental stress levels in women

Government policies that allow both parents to take time off after a child is born provide positive benefits for the physical and mental health of women, according to a literature review that looked at the influence of public policies on women's overall health.

16 Jan 2014

People who decrease sitting time and increase physical activity have lower risk of chronic disease

People who decrease sitting time and increase physical activity have a lower risk of chronic disease, according to Kansas State University research.

16 Jan 2014

Psychiatry professor wins Presidential Early Career Award for research on post-traumatic stress disorder

Katherine Iverson, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine, has been named as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

16 Jan 2014

Scientist receives € 2M Consolidator Grant for creation of new anti-tumour drugs

scar Fern-ndez-Capetillo's research group has developed compounds that only a few weeks ago were licensed by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) to a pharmaceutical company for the creation of new anti-tumour drugs.

16 Jan 2014

Distinct developmental trajectories for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

Early diagnoses given to patients with a final diagnosis of bipolar disorder are markedly different from those given to patients with schizophrenia, a study shows.

14 Jan 2014

MRI method to map creatine in heart may help detect disorders earlier than traditional methods

A new MRI method to map creatine at higher resolutions in the heart may help clinicians and scientists find abnormalities and disorders earlier than traditional diagnostic methods, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggest in a new study published online today in Nature Medicine.

13 Jan 2014

Electrical stimulation improves symptoms, QoL in stress urinary incontinence

Research from Brazil shows that both surface and intravaginal electrical stimulation can improve symptoms and quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence.

13 Jan 2014

SHY hypothesis challenges theory that sleep strengthens brain connections

Why do animals ranging from fruit flies to humans all need to sleep? After all, sleep disconnects them from their environment, puts them at risk and keeps them from seeking food or mates for large parts of the day.

10 Jan 2014

Prenatal exposure to maternal stress hormones predicts nicotine dependence for daughters

Tobacco smoking by pregnant women has long been viewed as a public health risk because of smoking's adverse effects on the development of a fetus.

10 Jan 2014

Remission from depression is delayed in adults who experienced physical abuse in childhood

Remission from depression is delayed in adults who have experienced childhood physical abuse or parental addictions, a new study by University of Toronto researchers has found.

10 Jan 2014

UCSB psychology professor finds that weight-stigmatizing messages may have the opposite effect

If you're one of the millions of people who count losing weight among their top New Year's resolutions, you might want to pay careful attention to some new findings by UC Santa Barbara psychology professor Brenda Major.

9 Jan 2014

New research unit at JGU examines extreme experiences in human life using biomedical explanations

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is establishing a new research unit at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The interdisciplinary group will examine how new biomedical capabilities can lead to extreme experiences in human life.

9 Jan 2014

Adults with private or no health insurance coverage have lower levels of psychological distress

The Affordable Care Act, dubbed 'ObamaCare', has proven to be one of the most controversial legislative acts of the Obama presidency. New research, published in Stress & Health explores the psychological relationship between patients and health insurance coverage, finding that adults with private or no health insurance coverage experience lower levels of psychological distress than those with public coverage.

9 Jan 2014

Bio-inspired adhesive may help surgeons treat congenital heart defects, other heart problems

When a child is born with a heart defect such as a hole in the heart, the highly invasive therapies are challenging due to an inability to quickly and safely secure devices inside the heart.

9 Jan 2014

Older firefighters exposed to heat stress on job could be more resilient over time

Older firefighters who are chronically exposed to heat stress on the job could be more heat resilient over time. A recent study published in the December issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) found that older firefighters may be able to tolerate more challenging or arduous work environments before they feel affected by the heat, compared to non-heat-exposed workers who would need to stop work prematurely.

9 Jan 2014

Hebrew University research could lead to efficient and fast-acting antidepressant drugs

The World health Organization calls depression "the leading cause of disability worldwide," causing more years of disability than cancer, HIV/AIDS, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases combined.

8 Jan 2014

Stress News and Research

Research opens way to possible new treatments for bacterial infections

Immune system plays important role in heart's response to injury

Gouty tophi predict cardiovascular remodeling

HDAC2 inhibitor could improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment: Study

Parental leave policies tend to reduce physical and mental stress levels in women

People who decrease sitting time and increase physical activity have lower risk of chronic disease

Psychiatry professor wins Presidential Early Career Award for research on post-traumatic stress disorder

Scientist receives € 2M Consolidator Grant for creation of new anti-tumour drugs

Distinct developmental trajectories for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

MRI method to map creatine in heart may help detect disorders earlier than traditional methods

Electrical stimulation improves symptoms, QoL in stress urinary incontinence

SHY hypothesis challenges theory that sleep strengthens brain connections

Prenatal exposure to maternal stress hormones predicts nicotine dependence for daughters

Remission from depression is delayed in adults who experienced physical abuse in childhood

UCSB psychology professor finds that weight-stigmatizing messages may have the opposite effect

New research unit at JGU examines extreme experiences in human life using biomedical explanations

Adults with private or no health insurance coverage have lower levels of psychological distress

Bio-inspired adhesive may help surgeons treat congenital heart defects, other heart problems

Older firefighters exposed to heat stress on job could be more resilient over time

Hebrew University research could lead to efficient and fast-acting antidepressant drugs

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