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Home learning environment influences academic success of children

Children whose parents provide them with learning materials like books and toys and engage them in learning activities and meaningful conversations in infancy and toddlerhood are likely to develop early cognitive skills that can cascade into later academic success, finds a new study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

16 Aug 2017

ICP monitoring does not improve favorable outcome rate in patients with severe TBI, study shows

A new study has shown that use of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) was associated with a significant decrease in mortality, but it did not improve the rate of favorable outcomes.

16 Aug 2017

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is now the third leading cause of cancer mortality. Its incidence is increasing in parallel with the population increase in obesity, and its five-year survival rate still hovers at just 8 to 9 percent.

16 Aug 2017

Biochemist explores complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown

What happens and where, when the body’s fat stores are activated? With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the biochemist Ruth Birner-Grünberger investigates the complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown, thus providing a basis for new therapeutic approaches for illnesses such as diabetes or arteriosclerosis.

16 Aug 2017

Pesticide bans can be effective way to reduce suicides than secure storage

Global policies on access to highly hazardous pesticides – commonly ingested in acts of self-poisoning and suicide in rural Asia – should focus on national bans, rather than safe storage, according to two studies in The Lancet and The Lancet Global Health journals.

16 Aug 2017

Shorter sleep duration in childhood linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes

A study has found that children who slept on average one hour less a night had higher risk factors for type 2 diabetes, including higher levels of blood glucose and insulin resistance.

16 Aug 2017

Smartphone interventions may help middle-aged, older adults cope with serious mental illness

The use of new technologies in geriatric psychiatry shows promise for advancing personalized medicine and improving patient care.

16 Aug 2017

Lab-grown miniature blood vessels mimic rare Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Biomedical engineers have grown miniature human blood vessels that exhibit many of the symptoms and drug reactions associated with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome -- an extremely rare genetic disease that causes symptoms resembling accelerated aging in children.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists develop new technique for 3D printing of living tissues

Scientists at the University of Oxford and the University of Bristol have developed a new method to 3D-print laboratory- grown cells to form living structures.

16 Aug 2017

Multi-drug resistant fungi found in UK hospitals - alarms health officials

Latest reports have confirmed that over 200 patients in England have been infected with a drug-resistant fungus called Candida auris that was first detected in Japan. High alerts have been put in place to look out for further infections and prevent spread.

15 Aug 2017

Poor sleep in children linked to development of diabetes later in life

A latest UK study has found that deficiency of adequate sleep in children could be linked to their risk of developing diabetes later in life. The study notes that every extra hour of sleep a child gets per night is associated with a lower body weight and increased lean muscle mass and less blood sugar. The study is published this week in the journal Pediatrics.

15 Aug 2017

Cancer treatment with alternative medicine can double risk of dying: Study finds

A new study has found that patients who choose cancer treatment with alternative medicine more than double the risk of dying in five years compared to those who chose conventional cancer treatment for the treatable cancers. The study is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

15 Aug 2017

Evidence that cannabis use helps pain or PTSD is lacking, say researchers

Scientific evidence reporting on the use of cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain or post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is too limited to conclude its safety or efficacy, say researchers from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

15 Aug 2017

Most patients expect health care professionals to protect them during active shooter events in hospital

Hospitals are not off limits to tragic shooting events, and with these incidents on the rise in public places, more than half of the general public expects that physicians and nurses will protect them from harm if an active shooter event erupts while they're in the hospital.

14 Aug 2017

Emory scientists use new tools to detect granulins for the first time inside cells

Emory University School of Medicine researchers have developed tools that enable them to detect small proteins called granulins for the first time inside cells.

14 Aug 2017

Scientists aim to find out how lung cells react in space

Space travel can cause a lot of stress on the human body as the change in gravity, radiation and other factors creates a hostile environment.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers hint at experimental molecular treatment for heart failure

Researchers report encouraging preclinical results as they pursue elusive therapeutic strategies to repair scarred and poorly functioning heart tissues after cardiac injury – describing an experimental molecular treatment for heart failure.

14 Aug 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers discover new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer. Their discovery also suggests ways to improve prostate cancer therapy. The findings appear in Nature Medicine.

14 Aug 2017

Usage of emojis in office correspondence may not be a very good idea !

Keep your smileys and other emojis to personal communication and social networking, say researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). In an office e-mail usage of emoticons can undermine sharing of information and also create a negative impression.

14 Aug 2017

New study identifies gene critical to pancreatic cancer cell growth

Pancreatic cancer is a particularly deadly form of disease, and patients have few options for effective treatment.

14 Aug 2017

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Home learning environment influences academic success of children

ICP monitoring does not improve favorable outcome rate in patients with severe TBI, study shows

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

Biochemist explores complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown

Pesticide bans can be effective way to reduce suicides than secure storage

Shorter sleep duration in childhood linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes

Smartphone interventions may help middle-aged, older adults cope with serious mental illness

Lab-grown miniature blood vessels mimic rare Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Scientists develop new technique for 3D printing of living tissues

Multi-drug resistant fungi found in UK hospitals - alarms health officials

Poor sleep in children linked to development of diabetes later in life

Cancer treatment with alternative medicine can double risk of dying: Study finds

Evidence that cannabis use helps pain or PTSD is lacking, say researchers

Most patients expect health care professionals to protect them during active shooter events in hospital

Emory scientists use new tools to detect granulins for the first time inside cells

Scientists aim to find out how lung cells react in space

Researchers hint at experimental molecular treatment for heart failure

Mayo Clinic researchers discover new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer

Usage of emojis in office correspondence may not be a very good idea !

New study identifies gene critical to pancreatic cancer cell growth

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