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Children diagnosed with ADHD less likely to take medication consistently

Children diagnosed with ADHD inconsistently take their prescribed medication, going without treatment 40 per cent of the time, a new study has found.

3 Feb 2020

Regular aerobic exercise could enhance cognitive functions in adults at risk for Alzheimer’s

Individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) because of family history or genetic predisposition who engaged in six months of aerobic exercise training improved their brain glucose metabolism and higher-order thinking abilities (e.g., planning and mental flexibility) called executive function; these improvements occurred in conjunction with increased cardiorespiratory fitness.

3 Feb 2020

Research reveals way for weightlifters to do less and get stronger

Weightlifters could do less and get stronger by changing the amount they lift each session, according to new research.

3 Feb 2020

UTHealth receives $3 million grant to provide specialized training to infant and toddler teachers

The Children's Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has received a $3 million grant to teach the latest child development strategies to more than 850 infant and toddler specialists and teachers working in at-risk communities in the Lone Star State.

3 Feb 2020

Research examines environmental exposures and increase in type 1 diabetes

Studies have shown a rapid increase in new cases of type 1 diabetes worldwide. However, scientists and researchers have struggled to identify a direct cause.

3 Feb 2020

Lower protein diet associated with decreased risk for cardiovascular disease

A plant-based diet may be key to lowering risk for heart disease. Penn State researchers determined that diets with reduced sulfur amino acids -- which occur in protein-rich foods, such as meats, dairy, nuts and soy -- were associated with a decreased risk for cardiovascular disease.

3 Feb 2020

Some state laws linked to lower incidence of e-cigarette use

State laws that regulate e-cigarette sales and usage may lower their use in states where those laws have been implemented, according to a new observational study from the University of Iowa published this week by the journal JAMA Network Open.

3 Feb 2020

Arterial stiffness accelerates as women transition through menopause

A marker for heart disease risk considerably worsens as women transition through menopause, according to a new analysis from the largest and longest running study of women's health in midlife, the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

3 Feb 2020

Comparing DNA-repair gene mutations in African American and Caucasian men with prostate cancer

Pathogenic or likely pathogenic alterations in these 14 DNA repair genes were less likely to be detected in African Americans as compared to Caucasians.

3 Feb 2020

Yale researchers take important step toward curbing the threat posed by tsetse fly

When an infected tsetse fly bites humans or other mammals to feed on their blood, microscopic parasites (African trypanosomes) in the fly's saliva are transferred. The unfortunate recipient of the bite, once infected, often faces severe health consequences, even death.

3 Feb 2020

Researchers receive $1 million grant to study effects of bacteria on the brain

With a $1 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation, neuroscience researchers at Washington State University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst will explore whether variations in brain levels of bacterial fragments can account for life's sleep/wake and 24-hour cycles, known as circadian rhythms.

3 Feb 2020

No-calorie sweetener may have metabolic effects in some users

Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose provide the seductive taste of sweetness without the calories contained in sugar - a seeming win-win for people who need to control their blood sugar and insulin levels or weight.

3 Feb 2020

Researchers reveal mutation's role in blood cancers

A genetic mutation that disrupts how DNA sends messages to the rest of a cell has been linked to a large number of blood cancers.

3 Feb 2020

Why home health care is suddenly harder to come by for Medicare patients

The decision came out of the blue. "Your husband isn't going to get any better, so we can't continue services," an occupational therapist told Deloise "Del" Holloway in early November. "Medicare isn't going to pay for it."

3 Feb 2020

New noninvasive way to monitor the health of brain cells using an infrared laser

With no way to reliably tell whether an athlete has a concussion, many may be playing with an undiagnosed injury. Likewise, 2 million people die every year because we don't have an early warning when brain cells are dying--and another 4 million experience cognitive disabilities.

3 Feb 2020

UTHSC researchers receive $1.98 million grant for novel approach to studying diabetes

A team of researchers in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Medicine has been awarded a $1.98 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, a division of the National Institutes of Health, for a novel approach to studying diabetes.

3 Feb 2020

A revolution in laparoscopic training: KARL STORZ and VirtaMed leap beyond VR simulation

KARL STORZ and VirtaMed, leader in medical training simulation, introduce a novel mixed reality simulator bringing innovation to laparoscopic skills training.

From VirtaMed 3 Feb 2020

As VA tests keto diet to help diabetic patients, skeptics raise red flags

A partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Silicon Valley startup Virta Health Corp. is focusing attention on the company's claim that it provides treatment "clinically-proven to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes" without medication or surgery.

3 Feb 2020

Mason researchers join NIH grant to investigate early life environmental exposures

Rosemary Higgins, Associate Dean for Research, College of Health and Human Services, and Germaine Buck Louis, Dean, CHHS, received $1,457,607 from the National Institutes of Health for: "ECHO Consortium on Perinatal Programming of Neurodevelopment."

3 Feb 2020

High-income and low-income countries have major differences in CHD prevalence, mortality

Even though mortality from congenital heart disease has declined over the last three decades as diagnosis and treatments have advanced, the chances for a child to survive a CHD diagnosis significantly differs based on the country where he or she is born.

3 Feb 2020

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Children diagnosed with ADHD less likely to take medication consistently

Regular aerobic exercise could enhance cognitive functions in adults at risk for Alzheimer’s

Research reveals way for weightlifters to do less and get stronger

UTHealth receives $3 million grant to provide specialized training to infant and toddler teachers

Research examines environmental exposures and increase in type 1 diabetes

Lower protein diet associated with decreased risk for cardiovascular disease

Some state laws linked to lower incidence of e-cigarette use

Arterial stiffness accelerates as women transition through menopause

Comparing DNA-repair gene mutations in African American and Caucasian men with prostate cancer

Yale researchers take important step toward curbing the threat posed by tsetse fly

Researchers receive $1 million grant to study effects of bacteria on the brain

No-calorie sweetener may have metabolic effects in some users

Researchers reveal mutation's role in blood cancers

Why home health care is suddenly harder to come by for Medicare patients

New noninvasive way to monitor the health of brain cells using an infrared laser

UTHSC researchers receive $1.98 million grant for novel approach to studying diabetes

A revolution in laparoscopic training: KARL STORZ and VirtaMed leap beyond VR simulation

As VA tests keto diet to help diabetic patients, skeptics raise red flags

Mason researchers join NIH grant to investigate early life environmental exposures

High-income and low-income countries have major differences in CHD prevalence, mortality

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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