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New findings can promote healthy behavior among hypertensive women in Ghana

In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6,Number 3, 2018, pp.115-123, researchers Bishwajit Ghose and Sanni Yaya of the Faculty of Social Sciences, School of International Development and Global Studies University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, describe how this study is the first to assess the effect of socioeconomic status on blood pressure-controlling behavior among adult women with hypertension in Ghana.

5 Oct 2018

New approach could lead to precise treatments for traumatic brain injury

Traumatic head injury can have widespread effects in the brain, but now scientists can look in real time at how head injury affects thousands of individual cells and genes simultaneously in mice.

5 Oct 2018

National Institutes of Health supports novel drug discovery research

Approximately $1.7 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health will enable a multidisciplinary team of University of Illinois at Chicago researchers to build a reference library of bacteria to help scientists quickly identify bacterial strains and analyze their disease-fighting potential.

5 Oct 2018

Study: Chemotherapy drugs may promote muscle mitochondrial dysfunction

Chemotherapy drugs to treat breast cancer may promote muscle mitochondrial dysfunction, according to new research. Dysfunctional mitochondria, the energy centers of the cells, may contribute to fatigue and weakness that some people with breast cancer experience through the course of disease treatment.

5 Oct 2018

Clemson University researcher reveals insights into rapid spread of homemade steroids

A Clemson University researcher recently published insights into homemade steroids and steroid trafficking through a study of federal court cases. The research details why homemade steroids became popular and how online tools and cryptocurrency have allowed for their rapid spread.

4 Oct 2018

Low-dose aspirin use associated with reduced ovarian cancer risk

Taking a low-dose aspirin daily may help women lower their risk of developing ovarian cancer. A new study co-led by Moffitt Cancer Center found that women who reported taking a low-dose aspirin every day had a 23 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer compared to nonaspirin users.

4 Oct 2018

Gram-negative bacteria found to be risk factor for worse outcomes in hospitalized ILD patients

Alterations to the respiratory microbiome have been identified as a predisposing factor of interstitial lung diseases. In a study at CHEST 2018, researchers at Beaumont Health Systems studied the influence of bacterial virulence on clinical outcomes patients hospitalized with ILD patients.

4 Oct 2018

Multimodal fusion model can better predict cognitive impairment

A new study has shown that by combining imaging and neuropsychological testing, one can more accurately assess the cognitive status of individuals.

4 Oct 2018

New report provides overview of cancer risk among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos

The cancer burden in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory with a 99% Hispanic population, is substantially different from that of Hispanics in the continental U.S., according to Cancer Statistics for Hispanics/Latinos, 2018.

4 Oct 2018

Pilot study shows how migraine can be treated without medicine

By slightly changing the body's own molecules using a small inhaler, certain migraine patients can either cut down on medication or do without it completely. This is shown by a pilot study which has been published in the scientific journal Cephalalgia.

4 Oct 2018

Sunscreen chemicals in seawater could pose risk to human health, finds study

A study by Hong Kong Baptist University has detected an extensive amount of sunscreen chemicals in seawater that could pose a risk to human health.

4 Oct 2018

Malaria parasites found to be most infectious during mosquito feeding times

Malaria parasites have evolved to be most infectious at the time of day when mosquitoes feed, to maximize the chance of being spread, research shows.

4 Oct 2018

Study: Short bouts of sleep help us to process information not consciously perceived

The age-old adage "I'll sleep on it" has proven to be scientifically sound advice, according to a new study which measured changes in people's brain activity and responses before and after a nap.

4 Oct 2018

Gut microbiome appears to play key role in heart transplant outcomes

In a new study, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that the gut microbiome appears to play a key role in how well the body accepts a transplanted heart. The scientists found a causal relationship between the presence of certain microbes and transplant outcome.

4 Oct 2018

Periodontal disease may be an initiator of Alzheimer's

Long-term exposure to periodontal disease bacteria causes inflammation and degeneration of brain neurons in mice that is similar to the effects of Alzheimer's disease in humans, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

4 Oct 2018

Depressed women with sexual abuse histories benefit from Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Trauma

Women sexually abused in childhood and adolescence who suffer from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder benefit significantly from Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Trauma, according to a Rutgers researcher.

4 Oct 2018

Common herbicide compound could help fight hospital-acquired fungal infections

A chemical compound found in common herbicides could help fight hospital-acquired human fungal pathogenic infections, which claim an estimated two million lives per year.

4 Oct 2018

UConn chemists develop new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria

Tuberculosis is a sneaky disease. The bacteria hide from antibiotics inside the very immune cells that are supposed to kill them, making treatment long and difficult. But in the November issue of ACS Infectious Diseases, UConn chemists report a new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria where they hide.

4 Oct 2018

Study tracks self‐perceived body image of children

Results from a Chinese nationwide survey indicate that the prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity nearly tripled from 6.5% to 16.8% from 2000-2011, but children's perception of being fat remained at 2%. The findings are published in Obesity.

4 Oct 2018

New review points to statistically small link between children's screen media use and ADHD

There is a statistically small relationship between children's screen media use and ADHD-related behaviors. This is the finding of an extensive literature review on this subject carried out by researchers from the UvA's Center for research on Children, Adolescents and the Media.

4 Oct 2018