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Low-magnetic field MRI produces clearer images and improves safety for patients with pacemakers

Researchers have developed a high-performance, low magnetic-field MRI system that produces superior images of the body’s internal structures and is also safer.

4 Oct 2019

New method offers promising treatment options to reverse pathological brain states

A fundamental question in neuroscience is how to force the transition from one brain state to another, for example, from sleep to wakefulness, or in the face of brain pathologies, such as psychiatric diseases and impaired consciousness.

4 Oct 2019

Overexposure to pesticides is a likely cause for neurological symptoms in Cuba-based diplomats

A new interdisciplinary study on the "Havana Syndrome" led by Dr. Alon Friedman M.D. of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Dalhousie University Brain Repair Center in Nova Scotia, Canada, points to overexposure to pesticides as a likely cause for neurological symptoms among Canadian diplomats residing in Havana, Cuba in 2016.

4 Oct 2019

Sub-optimal sleep duration linked to adverse health outcomes in older Irish population

Trinity College Dublin researchers have shown that some Irish adults are not 'getting a good night's sleep' resulting in an increased risk of negative health outcomes. The first findings on sleep duration in the older Irish population are published by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

3 Oct 2019

Parkinson's disease also connected with the immune system, confirms new study

The behaviour of immune cells in the blood is so different in patients with Parkinson's disease that it advocates for a new type of supplementary medicine, which can regulate the immune system and thus inhibit the deterioration of the brain.

3 Oct 2019

Infant sleep problems linked to poor maternal mental and physical health during pregnancy

Severe and persistent infant sleep problems in the first year are linked to poor maternal mental and physical health during pregnancy, a new study by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found.

3 Oct 2019

4 out of 5 people on antidepressant drugs are unaware of the side effects

New research has found that less than half of practitioners have mental health training and thousands of patients are left in the dark about their medications.

3 Oct 2019

Home visit treatment program may help tackle childhood obesity

Behavioral medicine experts from the Rush University Prevention Center at Rush University Medical Center are going straight to patients' homes to see if they can find solutions to address childhood obesity.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers show how 'internet of health' could revolutionize human medicine

In recent years, the seemingly inevitable "internet of things" has attracted considerable attention: the idea that in the future, everything in the physical world -- machines, objects, people -- will be connected to the internet.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers make breakthrough in gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a new and improved viral vector--a virus-based vehicle that delivers therapeutic genes--for use in gene therapy for sickle cell disease.

2 Oct 2019

Deadly combo: Short sleep duration and heart disease, stroke

Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at high risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Oct 2019

New clinical practice guideline published for adults with community acquired pneumonia

The American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have published an official clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of adults with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the ATS's Oct. 1 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

1 Oct 2019

Study assesses treatment options in African Americans with poorly controlled asthma

A new study of African Americans with poorly controlled asthma, found differences in patients' responses to commonly used treatments. Contrary to what researchers had expected, almost half of young children in the study responded differently than older children and adults, and than white children in prior studies.

1 Oct 2019

MIT study finds link between students’ grades and sleep habits

Two MIT professors have found a strong relationship between students' grades and how much sleep they're getting. What time students go to bed and the consistency of their sleep habits also make a big difference.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers offer new evidence for the mechanisms underlying consciousness

No-one knows what connects awareness - the state of consciousness - with its contents, i.e. thoughts and experiences. Now researchers propose an elegant solution: a literal, structural connection.

30 Sep 2019

ACC Middle East Conference 2019 brings together leading experts to discuss global burden of NCDs

The American College of Cardiology is again partnering with the Emirates Cardiac Society to host the ACC Middle East Conference 2019 together with the 10th Emirates Cardiac Society Congress on Oct. 3-5, 2019, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

30 Sep 2019

Complications during first pregnancy linked to increased risk of high blood pressure later in life

Women who experience complications such as preterm births and preeclampsia during their first pregnancy are nearly twice more likely than women without complications to develop high blood pressure later in life--some as quickly as three years later, according to a new study of more than 4,000 women.

30 Sep 2019

Study finds link between sleep duration and obesity among African Americans

Research in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association found an association between sleep duration and obesity among African Americans.

30 Sep 2019

Lower levels of 'free' testosterone found in women with asthma

Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of "free" (not attached to proteins) testosterone than women who do not have asthma, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

30 Sep 2019

Kingston University’s award-winning rehabilitation program receives national recognition

An award-winning programme created by a Kingston University, London and St George's, University of London professor to help people with chronic hip and knee pain has received national recognition - after cutting hospital and GP waiting times and saving the British National Health Service millions of pounds.

30 Sep 2019

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Low-magnetic field MRI produces clearer images and improves safety for patients with pacemakers

New method offers promising treatment options to reverse pathological brain states

Overexposure to pesticides is a likely cause for neurological symptoms in Cuba-based diplomats

Sub-optimal sleep duration linked to adverse health outcomes in older Irish population

Parkinson's disease also connected with the immune system, confirms new study

Infant sleep problems linked to poor maternal mental and physical health during pregnancy

4 out of 5 people on antidepressant drugs are unaware of the side effects

Home visit treatment program may help tackle childhood obesity

Researchers show how 'internet of health' could revolutionize human medicine

Researchers make breakthrough in gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Deadly combo: Short sleep duration and heart disease, stroke

New clinical practice guideline published for adults with community acquired pneumonia

Study assesses treatment options in African Americans with poorly controlled asthma

MIT study finds link between students’ grades and sleep habits

Researchers offer new evidence for the mechanisms underlying consciousness

ACC Middle East Conference 2019 brings together leading experts to discuss global burden of NCDs

Complications during first pregnancy linked to increased risk of high blood pressure later in life

Study finds link between sleep duration and obesity among African Americans

Lower levels of 'free' testosterone found in women with asthma

Kingston University’s award-winning rehabilitation program receives national recognition

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