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Experiencing family death in childhood linked with increased risk of psychosis

Experiencing a family death in childhood is associated with a small but significant increase in risk of psychosis, suggests a paper published today on bmj.com.

21 Jan 2014

African-American women with high levels of depressive symptoms have greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma

According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported high levels of depressive symptoms had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women who reported fewer depressive symptoms.

21 Jan 2014

Magnetoencephalography can be used to control and train specific targeted brain regions

A new brain-imaging technique enables people to 'watch' their own brain activity in real time and to control or adjust function in pre-determined brain regions. The study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, published in NeuroImage, is the first to demonstrate that magnetoencephalography can be used as a potential therapeutic tool to control and train specific targeted brain regions.

21 Jan 2014

Mesothelioma patients treated with radiation before surgery experience speedier recovery

Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation before surgery show the three-year survival rate more than doubled for study participants afflicted with this deadly disease, compared to treating with surgery first.

21 Jan 2014

Study provides insight into physician recommendations to improve HPV vaccination

The risk of developing cervical cancer can be significantly decreased through human papillomavirus vaccination. Despite calls from leading health and professional organizations for universal vaccination for girls ages 11 and 12, the most recently published national data indicate that only 14.5 percent of 11- and 12-year-old girls have received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine and 3 percent have completed the three-dose series. A new Moffitt Cancer Center study provides insight into physician recommendations, one important factor that may contribute to these low levels of uptake.

21 Jan 2014

Mutation in bone cells may cause acute myeloid leukemia: Study

Acute myeloid leukemia is a blood cancer, but for many patients the cancer may originate from an unusual source: a mutation in their bone cells.

21 Jan 2014

Study finds that heart attacks are more deadly at night, on weekends

Mortality is higher, and emergency treatment takes longer, for heart attack patients who arrive at hospital during the night or at weekends compared with regular hours, finds a study published on bmj.com today.

21 Jan 2014

Role of folate in development, progression of breast cancer highly controversial

Folic acid supplements at levels consumed by breast cancer patients and survivors in North America promoted the growth of existing breast cancer in rats, new research found.

21 Jan 2014

New study raises hope to successfully fight chytridiomycosis

An international team of researchers has made important progress in understanding the distribution of the deadly amphibian chytrid pathogen. In some regions, the deadly impact of the pathogen appears to be hampered by small predators, naturally occurring in freshwater bodies. These micropredators may efficiently reduce the number of free-swimming infectious stages (zoospores) by consuming them. This natural behavior will reduce the infection pressure on potential amphibian hosts and a goes a long way towards explaining the occurrence of chytridiomycosis, at least in temporal climatic regions.

21 Jan 2014

Levels of depression and anxiety are higher in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis

Levels of depression and anxiety in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis are higher than previously reported, according to new research. As a result of their findings, a multi-centre team led by researchers at the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics at the University of Manchester, say that patients with severe active disease, who are waiting to go onto a biological therapy, should be routinely screened for depression by their doctors.

From The University of Manchester 21 Jan 2014

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $2.25M to six innovative young scientists

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announced that six scientists with novel approaches to fighting cancer have been named 2014 recipients of the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award. The grant of $450,000 over three years is awarded each year to early career scientists whose projects have the potential to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

21 Jan 2014

Irregular sleep timing disrupts daily rhythms of our genes

A new study from the University of Surrey, published today in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), found that the daily rhythms of our genes are disrupted when sleep times shift.

21 Jan 2014

University of Liverpool awarded £3.2 million to develop new diagnostic tests for cancers

The University of Liverpool has been awarded -3.2 million to develop new diagnostic tests for cervical, oesophageal and prostate cancer patients.

21 Jan 2014

Study provides new information about life expectancy of people with multiple sclerosis

The first large scale study in the U.S. on the mortality of patients with multiple sclerosis has been published and provides new information about the life expectancy of people with the disease. The study appears in the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.

21 Jan 2014

Sitting for long hours increases heart failure risk in men

Sitting for long periods increases heart failure risk in men, even for those who exercise regularly, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure.

21 Jan 2014

Study finds that Mediterranean diet may also prevent peripheral artery disease

A multicenter study that previously reported a reduction in heart attack and stroke with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or with nuts now also reports a lower risk of peripheral artery disease, according to a study in the January 22/29 issue of JAMA.

21 Jan 2014

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air linked to heart attacks and angina

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air is strongly linked to heart attacks and angina, and this association persists at levels of exposure below the current European limits, suggests research conducted at the Department of Epidemiology in Rome, Italy and published on bmj.com today.

21 Jan 2014

Study: Probability of blindness due to glaucoma has decreased by nearly half

The probability of blindness due to the serious eye disease glaucoma has decreased by nearly half since 1980, according to a study published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The researchers speculate that advances in diagnosis and therapy are likely causes for the decrease, but caution that a significant proportion of patients still progress to blindness.

21 Jan 2014

Childhood brain cancer (ETMR/ETANTR): an interview with Dr. Nada Jabado, Department of Pediatrics at McGill University

Embryonal tumours with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) are rare, deadly brain tumours that affect mainly children below the age of 4 years. There are 300 cases reported but probably there are many more as this tumour is often misdiagnosed.

21 Jan 2014

Football Fans in Training programme can help men lose weight, finds new research

An initiative that helps male football fans feel better and live a healthier lifestyle by losing weight, taking more exercise, and improving their diet has been a resounding success, according to new research published in The Lancet and BMC Public Health.

21 Jan 2014

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Experiencing family death in childhood linked with increased risk of psychosis

African-American women with high levels of depressive symptoms have greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma

Magnetoencephalography can be used to control and train specific targeted brain regions

Mesothelioma patients treated with radiation before surgery experience speedier recovery

Study provides insight into physician recommendations to improve HPV vaccination

Mutation in bone cells may cause acute myeloid leukemia: Study

Study finds that heart attacks are more deadly at night, on weekends

Role of folate in development, progression of breast cancer highly controversial

New study raises hope to successfully fight chytridiomycosis

Levels of depression and anxiety are higher in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $2.25M to six innovative young scientists

Irregular sleep timing disrupts daily rhythms of our genes

University of Liverpool awarded £3.2 million to develop new diagnostic tests for cancers

Study provides new information about life expectancy of people with multiple sclerosis

Sitting for long hours increases heart failure risk in men

Study finds that Mediterranean diet may also prevent peripheral artery disease

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air linked to heart attacks and angina

Study: Probability of blindness due to glaucoma has decreased by nearly half

Childhood brain cancer (ETMR/ETANTR): an interview with Dr. Nada Jabado, Department of Pediatrics at McGill University

Football Fans in Training programme can help men lose weight, finds new research

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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