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Contraceptive patch suppresses ovulation in obese, nonobese women

Use of a novel transdermal contraceptive patch suppresses ovulation in obese and nonobese women, research shows.

12 Oct 2012

Early age at bipolar onset linked to increased depressive morbidity

An early age at bipolar disorder onset is associated with increased depressive morbidity, results from a US study show.

12 Oct 2012

Brain size reduced in schizophrenia patients

Medicated and antipsychotic-naive patients with schizophrenia show significant reductions in brain volume, researchers report.

12 Oct 2012

Downregulated protein could be revascularization target in critical limb ischemia

Levels of calcium-sensor protein, S100A1, are downregulated in patients with critical limb ischemia, say researchers who believe the protein could be a potential therapeutic target to promote revascularization.

12 Oct 2012

Neurotensin as an indicator for poor health outcomes in women

The satiety hormone neurotensin may provide a novel biomarker for assessing risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and breast cancer among women, report researchers.

12 Oct 2012

Alcohol problems may be influenced by neighborhood

Disadvantaged groups living in poor neighborhoods are much more likely to suffer alcohol problems than their wealthier counterparts, research shows.

12 Oct 2012

One rule for one and one for another with diabetes

A joint consensus statement from the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association encourages a shift in attitude over glycemic management in Type 2 diabetes.

12 Oct 2012

METASTROKE refines genetic stroke culprits

An analysis from the METASTROKE collaboration confirms an increased stroke risk associated with four previously reported genetic loci and shows that these are specific to certain stroke subtypes.

12 Oct 2012

Perimetry identifies visual function changes in diabetic retinopathy

Perimetry could be adopted as a method to measure changes in visual function among individuals with diabetic retinopathy, show promising results from a prospective longitudinal study undertaken in Sweden.

12 Oct 2012

Neuroprotectant success in aneurysm coiling

Treatment with the novel neuroprotective agent NA-1 reduces the number of ischemic infarcts sustained by patients undergoing coiling of cerebral aneurysms, show the ENACT results.

12 Oct 2012

Thirty-day readmission, mortality rates may blur true hospital performance

Thirty-day readmission and mortality rates are highly variable according to the extent data are adjusted for potential confounding factors, and whether readmissions are considered per hospital or per patient, indicate Canadian study results.

12 Oct 2012

Lenalidomide worsens survival, adverse events in prostate cancer

A combination of lenalidomide plus docetaxel and prednisone treatment in patients with chemotherapy-naive prostate cancer leads to worse overall survival rates and increased toxicity compared with placebo, show study results.

12 Oct 2012

Key to eczema’s itch uncovered

An influx of neutrophils that secrete a lipid called leukotriene B4 is responsible for triggering the itching and inflammation of the skin typically seen in patients with eczema, suggest study findings.

12 Oct 2012

Access to doctors’ notes ‘gives patients more control’

Giving patients access to their primary care doctors’ notes makes them feel more in control of their care and more likely to adhere to medication, suggests a US study.

12 Oct 2012

Researchers discover how indoor mould makes people sick

For more than a decade, it has been known that the fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum is the most common finding wherever people are suffering from health hazards related to damp building damage. However, it has not been known how this mould - which is typical of most buildings with indoor air problems - harms people's health. Published in September, a study by a team of researchers at the Department of Food and Environmental Sciences of the University of Helsinki explains how microbial metabolites in the living environment cause health problems

12 Oct 2012

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society to publish new Responsibility Deal

No one can have failed to notice the austerity measures being put in place across all government departments with "we're in this together" becoming the rallying cry of the coalition government. In the spirit of this, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society are using the occasion of World Arthritis Day on the 12th October to publish their new Responsibility Deal, demonstrating that as well as rights, patients also have responsibilities, as do all those involved in the health, social care and policy making process.

12 Oct 2012

Brown University, UCI researchers create Drosophila fruit fly model of epilepsy

In a newly reported set of experiments that show the value of a particularly precise but difficult genetic engineering technique, researchers at Brown University and the University of California-Irvine have created a Drosophila fruit fly model of epilepsy to discern the mechanism by which temperature-dependent seizures happen.

12 Oct 2012

Ferozsons Laboratories, BioGaia to sell probiotic drops and tablets in Pakistan

Today BioGaia has signed an agreement with Ferozsons Laboratories Limited, for the exclusive rights to sell BioGaia's probiotic drops and tablets in Pakistan. The products will be sold under the BioGaia brand and launch is planned to 2013.

12 Oct 2012

Novel method can determine how ready acute myeloid leukemia cells are to die

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a novel method for determining how ready acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells are to die, a discovery that may help cancer specialists to choose treatments option more effectively for their patients who have AML.

12 Oct 2012

Study identifies 21 new gene variants associated with risks of heart disease, metabolic disorders

In the largest-ever genetic study of cholesterol and other blood lipids, an international consortium has identified 21 new gene variants associated with risks of heart disease and metabolic disorders.

12 Oct 2012