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Research: Interval-based team sport can make up for oestrogen loss

When women enter menopause, their oestrogen levels taper. This increases their risk of cardiovascular disease. New research from University of Copenhagen shows that interval-based team sport can make up for this oestrogen loss as it improves their conditions, reduces blood pressure and thereby protects the cardiovascular system.

24 Feb 2014

Physician performs research on cervical cancer

Research on cervical cancer performed by a physician at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

24 Feb 2014

Neuroscientists develop stimulation glove for patients suffering from stroke-related impairments

Improving the sense of touch and motor skills without active training - what sounds impossible, does actually work. Neuroscientists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a glove that uses weak electrical pulses to stimulate the nerve fibres that connect the hands with the brain.

24 Feb 2014

Nurses can increase quality of life in older patients by promoting exercise

Nurses can increase independence and quality of life as well as reduce social isolation in older patients by promoting exercise.

24 Feb 2014

Research: Pelvic cancer patients want to be better informed about side effects before treatment

Patients who undergo radiotherapy for pelvic cancers want to be better informed about side effects before treatment, research has revealed.

24 Feb 2014

Study highlights novel reprogramming method that offers new hope for treating liver failure

The power of regenerative medicine now allows scientists to transform skin cells into cells that closely resemble heart cells, pancreas cells and even neurons. However, a method to generate cells that are fully mature-a crucial prerequisite for life-saving therapies-has proven far more difficult.

24 Feb 2014

Study suggests that self-reported memory complaints might predict memory impairment later in life

A recent study suggests that self-reported memory complaints might predict clinical memory impairment later in life.

24 Feb 2014

Omega-3 supplements, sertraline could help prevent onset of depression and dementia in later life

A University of Sydney study is looking into the effectiveness of omega-3 supplements and the antidepressant, sertraline, in reducing depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in older people, in a bid to prevent the onset of depression and dementia in later life.

24 Feb 2014

Researchers clear up one aspect of how bowels move

High performance athletes like Olympians can push their bodies to optimal potential, but some of the ways the human body actually works is still a mystery.

24 Feb 2014

Ellex gets CE Mark approval for 2RT laser treatment of early stage AMD

Ellex Medical Lasers Limited, a pioneer in medical technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease, today announced that it has secured a CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) for its proprietary Retinal Rejuvenation Therapy (2RT) laser treatment of early Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).

24 Feb 2014

Self-generation may be influenced by task meaningfulness during learning and memory

Kessler Foundation researchers have found that among persons with multiple sclerosis, self-generation may be influenced by variables such as task meaningfulness during learning and memory. They also found that type of task (functional versus laboratory) had a significant effect on memory.

24 Feb 2014

Avoiding cSMG during radiation therapy is safe in head and neck cancer patients

Avoiding the contralateral submandibular gland during radiation therapy is feasible and safe with advanced stage, node positive head and neck cancers and base of tongue lesions, according to research presented today at the 2014 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.

24 Feb 2014

Young adults with secondary thyroid cancer may have greater risk of dying than those with primary cancer

A new analysis has found that adolescents and young adults who develop thyroid cancer as a secondary cancer have a significantly greater risk of dying than those with primary thyroid cancer.

24 Feb 2014

Vitamin E supplements and selenium may increase prostate cancer risk

In a large clinical trial testing dietary supplements for prostate cancer (PCa) prevention, baseline selenium (Se) status (measured by toenail Se concentration), in the absence of supplementation, was not associated with prostate cancer (PCa) risk.

24 Feb 2014

Blocking mechanisms for DNA repair may help to potentiate chemotherapy, says study

Chemotherapies are cancer treatments that work by inducing lesions in the DNA of tumour cells in order to inhibit their proliferation. However, the body naturally tries to repair these lesions, and thus reduces the efficacy of chemotherapy.

24 Feb 2014

Scientists develop stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles in elderly

A study co-published in Nature Medicine this week by University of Toronto researcher Penney Gilbert has determined a stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles of the elderly.

24 Feb 2014

People suffering from schizophrenia at greater risk of developing autoimmune diseases

Researchers have long known that people with autoimmune diseases, such as hepatitis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and psoriasis, are at greater risk of developing schizophrenia.

24 Feb 2014

Study reveals that color vision abnormalities increase with age

Abnormal color vision increases significantly with aging-affecting one-half or more of people in the oldest age groups, reports a study in Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

24 Feb 2014

Antibody in people with MS may be present long before onset of symptoms

An antibody found in the blood of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be present long before the onset of the disease and its symptoms, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014.

24 Feb 2014

Researchers discover that immune cells control blood stem cells in bone marrow

Researchers in Bern have discovered that, during a viral infection, immune cells control the blood stem cells in the bone marrow and therefore also the body's own defences. The findings could allow for new forms of therapy, such as for bone marrow diseases like leukaemia.

24 Feb 2014

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Research: Interval-based team sport can make up for oestrogen loss

Physician performs research on cervical cancer

Neuroscientists develop stimulation glove for patients suffering from stroke-related impairments

Nurses can increase quality of life in older patients by promoting exercise

Research: Pelvic cancer patients want to be better informed about side effects before treatment

Study highlights novel reprogramming method that offers new hope for treating liver failure

Study suggests that self-reported memory complaints might predict memory impairment later in life

Omega-3 supplements, sertraline could help prevent onset of depression and dementia in later life

Researchers clear up one aspect of how bowels move

Ellex gets CE Mark approval for 2RT laser treatment of early stage AMD

Self-generation may be influenced by task meaningfulness during learning and memory

Avoiding cSMG during radiation therapy is safe in head and neck cancer patients

Young adults with secondary thyroid cancer may have greater risk of dying than those with primary cancer

Vitamin E supplements and selenium may increase prostate cancer risk

Blocking mechanisms for DNA repair may help to potentiate chemotherapy, says study

Scientists develop stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles in elderly

People suffering from schizophrenia at greater risk of developing autoimmune diseases

Study reveals that color vision abnormalities increase with age

Antibody in people with MS may be present long before onset of symptoms

Researchers discover that immune cells control blood stem cells in bone marrow

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