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CATs improve anxiety, depression, pain symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients

Creative arts therapies can improve anxiety, depression, pain symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients, although the effect was reduced during follow-up in a study by Timothy W. Puetz, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues.

14 May 2013

Inhibiting powerful protein with new agents may supply broad benefit for lymphoma patients

A soon-to-be-tested class of drug inhibitors were predicted to help a limited number of patients with B-cell lymphomas with mutations affecting the EZH2 protein.

14 May 2013

Discovery provides vital clues for new antibiotics against MRSA

Scientists at Imperial College London have identified four new proteins that act as receptors for an essential signalling molecule in bacteria such as MRSA.

14 May 2013

Researchers discover connection between CB1 receptors and PTSD

In a first-of-its-kind effort to illuminate the biochemical impact of trauma, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered a connection between the quantity of cannabinoid receptors in the human brain, known as CB1 receptors, and post-traumatic stress disorder, the chronic, disabling condition that can plague trauma victims with flashbacks, nightmares and emotional instability.

14 May 2013

Implications for manipulating immune response for some inflammatory disorders

Cytokines are molecules produced by immune cells that induce the migration of other cells to sites of infection or injury, promote the production of anti-microbial agents, and signal the production of inflammatory mediators.

14 May 2013

Digital DR more effective than CR at detecting breast cancer

Digital direct radiography is significantly more effective than computed radiography at detecting breast cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

14 May 2013

Russian public concerned about bacteria on ceramics in hospitals, gyms and shops

Almost nine out of 10 people in Russia are worried about bacteria on ceramic surfaces in public places such as hospitals, gyms and shops, according to new research carried out for Microban.

14 May 2013

Annual Century for the Cure bike ride supports research on hematologic malignancies

The annual Century for the Cure bike ride that has raised more than $1 million since 2005 for research at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is now making it possible for new scientific exploration in the area of hematologic malignancies.

14 May 2013

Study suggests that a blood protein contributes to early development of atherosclerosis

It's on Saturday that the Journal of the American Heart Association published the conclusive results from a study directed by Dr. Éric Thorin of the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), which suggests for the first time that a blood protein contributes to the early development of atherosclerosis.

14 May 2013

Research letter examines nutritional profile of meals from sit-down restaurants

A research letter by Mary R. L'Abbe, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues examined the nutritional profile of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals from sit-down restaurants.

14 May 2013

Researcher studies how families, social networks and society affect expecting mothers in Greenland

Greenlandic families expecting a baby, often feel safest when care supports cultural elements such as being near to family, home environment and local traditions.

14 May 2013

Research: Up to 200,000 CLABSIs prevented among patients in ICUs since 1990

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as 200,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections have been prevented among patients in intensive care units since 1990.

14 May 2013

Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation honors Beaumont cardiologist for improving health care in Michigan

Kavitha Chinnaiyan, M.D., director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging Education at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, has received the Frank J. McDevitt, D.O., Award for Excellence in Health Policy Research for Physicians.

14 May 2013

Processed and fast food salt levels remain high as ever, new study reports

The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted with the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

14 May 2013

Research findings may pave way to new treatment for Alzheimer's disease in humans

A drug developed by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, known as J147, reverses memory deficits and slows Alzheimer's disease in aged mice following short-term treatment.

14 May 2013

Early limited formula can provide important benefits to some newborns

Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth. But in the first randomized trial of its kind, researchers at UC San Francisco have found that giving small amounts of formula in the first few days of life to infants experiencing high levels of early weight loss actually can increase the length of time their mothers end up breastfeeding.

14 May 2013

Cancers physically alter cells in lymphatic system to promote the spread of disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center report that cancers physically alter cells in the lymphatic system - a network of vessels that transports and stores immune cells throughout the body - to promote the spread of disease, a process called metastasis.

14 May 2013

Fish oil supplements may not alter progression of age-related macular degeneration, say researchers

A large-scale National Eye Institute study has shown fish oil supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids do not alter the progression of age-related macular degeneration, says a national team of researchers including David M. Brown, M.D., an retina specialist at The Methodist Hospital who ran Houston's part of the study.

14 May 2013

New study provides clear picture of the impact and causes of diarrheal diseases

A new international study published today in The Lancet provides the clearest picture yet of the impact and most common causes of diarrheal diseases, the second leading killer of young children globally, after pneumonia.

14 May 2013

Study provides evidence of altered circadian gene rhythms in brain tissue of people with depression

UC Irvine Health researchers have helped discover that genes controlling circadian clock rhythms are profoundly altered in the brains of people with severe depression.

14 May 2013

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CATs improve anxiety, depression, pain symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients

Inhibiting powerful protein with new agents may supply broad benefit for lymphoma patients

Discovery provides vital clues for new antibiotics against MRSA

Researchers discover connection between CB1 receptors and PTSD

Implications for manipulating immune response for some inflammatory disorders

Digital DR more effective than CR at detecting breast cancer

Russian public concerned about bacteria on ceramics in hospitals, gyms and shops

Annual Century for the Cure bike ride supports research on hematologic malignancies

Study suggests that a blood protein contributes to early development of atherosclerosis

Research letter examines nutritional profile of meals from sit-down restaurants

Researcher studies how families, social networks and society affect expecting mothers in Greenland

Research: Up to 200,000 CLABSIs prevented among patients in ICUs since 1990

Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation honors Beaumont cardiologist for improving health care in Michigan

Processed and fast food salt levels remain high as ever, new study reports

Research findings may pave way to new treatment for Alzheimer's disease in humans

Early limited formula can provide important benefits to some newborns

Cancers physically alter cells in lymphatic system to promote the spread of disease

Fish oil supplements may not alter progression of age-related macular degeneration, say researchers

New study provides clear picture of the impact and causes of diarrheal diseases

Study provides evidence of altered circadian gene rhythms in brain tissue of people with depression

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