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High intensity interval training offers maximum benefits to women

Interval training is a well-known way to get the maximum benefits of exercise in the shortest amount of time. New research shows that when it comes to running, women may get more out of high intensity interval training (HIIT) than their male counterparts.

28 Aug 2013

Funds to support study of telephone-based treatment program for lung cancer patients

An assistant professor of psychology in the School of Science at IUPUI will apply nearly $1 million in recently approved grants to study how a telephone-based treatment process can help ease stress and anxiety issues experienced by advanced-stage lung cancer patients and the family members who care for them.

28 Aug 2013

Study shows genetic test to classify gastric cancers and match them to therapies offer best outcomes

Stomach cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide, actually falls into three broad subtypes that respond differently to currently available therapies, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore.

28 Aug 2013

Ohio State doctor shows promise of Google Glass in live surgery

A surgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is the first in the United States to consult with a distant colleague using live, point-of-view video from the operating room via Google Glass, a head-mounted computer and camera device.

28 Aug 2013

Young footballers are more likely to be supportive of gay teammates than a decade ago

Young footballers on the verge of becoming professionals are now much more likely to be supportive of gay teammates than a decade ago, according to new research from sociologists at the universities of Kent and Winchester.

28 Aug 2013

Report shows women affected by DCIS prefer nonsurgical treatments

When ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, a preinvasive malignancy of the breast) is described as a high-risk condition rather than cancer, more women report that they would opt for nonsurgical treatments, according to a research letter by Zehra B. Omer, B.A., of Massachusetts General Hospital—Institute for Technology Assessment, Boston, and colleagues.

28 Aug 2013

Legislation proposed to end federal funding for lawmaker's health insurance

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she will introduce the bill when Congress returns from its five-week break in September.

28 Aug 2013

New polymer additives enhance ability of oral drugs to reach bloodstream

All too often, when a person takes a pill full of a potent and effective drug, the drug passes straight through the body, not reaching the organ where it is needed — a waste of money and inconvenient if it is a cold medicine, but potentially dire if it is a treatment for a serious illness.

28 Aug 2013

AIUM develops online portal to assist integration of ultrasound into medical school curricula

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine's Ultrasound in Medical Education Interest Group has developed an online portal to assist those with an interest in integrating ultrasound into medical school curricula.

28 Aug 2013

Genetic variant linked with increased risk of CHD in type 2 diabetic patients

Joslin scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and Italian research institutes, have identified a previously unknown genetic variant associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in type 2 diabetic patients.

28 Aug 2013

UH team receives national honor to expand health care services for Houston's HOMES Clinic

Student and faculty volunteers from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy (UHCOP) received national recognition this summer for their work to expand essential health care services for Houston's homeless population.

28 Aug 2013

Stroke patients with attention disorders can be helped by brain-training computer games

A majority of stroke patients have problems paying attention and could be helped by brain-training computer games, a new study suggests.

28 Aug 2013

Thermo Scientific releases portable picoSpin 80 NMR spectrometer for benchtop operation

Academic and industrial laboratories can now easily collect routine high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data on molecules in solution using the Thermo Scientific picoSpin 80, a portable, competitively-priced NMR spectrometer built for benchtop operation. The instrument's magnet, rated at 2 Tesla, is designed to provide superior resolution of chemical and structural characteristics not available using lower magnetic field strengths.

28 Aug 2013

'Helper cells' improve survival rate of transplanted stem cells, finds study

Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered "helper cells" transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem cells' endurance, at least briefly, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

28 Aug 2013

Low-risk thyroid cancers are overdiagnosed and overtreated

An increasing gap between the incidence of thyroid cancer and deaths from the disease suggests that low-risk cancers are being overdiagnosed and overtreated, a study from the Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery finds. The study appears in the current issue of the British Medical Journal.

28 Aug 2013

Use of radiologic examination of ducts during gallbladder surgery not linked with reduced risk of common duct injury

In an analysis of a procedure used to help prevent common duct injury during gallbladder removal surgery, use of intraoperative cholangiography (radiologic examination of the ducts during gallbladder surgery) was not associated with a reduced risk of common duct injury, according to a study in the August 28 issue of JAMA.

28 Aug 2013

HCV treatment with sofosbuvir and ribavirin results in sustained virologic response

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection with the interferon-free regimen of sofosbuvir and ribavirin resulted in a high sustained virologic response rate in a patient population with unfavorable treatment characteristics, according to a study in the August 28 issue of JAMA.

28 Aug 2013

Steep court costs for states defending new abortion limits

States often find the cost of defending new abortion limits in court can run in the millions. In the meantime, Calif. lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow some nurses to perform certain abortions.

28 Aug 2013

Human exposure to aluminium implicates number of chronic diseases

Aluminium - the most abundant metal and third most abundant element of the Earth's crust - has no known biological function and is a recognised environmental toxin. Human exposure to aluminium is implicated in a number of chronic diseases, including bone disease, auto-immune conditions, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

28 Aug 2013

Botox also treats facial nerve disorders that occur after Bell's palsy

Botox is best known as a cosmetic treatment for frown lines, but the drug also effectively treats the after effects of Bell's palsy and other serious facial nerve problems.

28 Aug 2013

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High intensity interval training offers maximum benefits to women

Funds to support study of telephone-based treatment program for lung cancer patients

Study shows genetic test to classify gastric cancers and match them to therapies offer best outcomes

Ohio State doctor shows promise of Google Glass in live surgery

Young footballers are more likely to be supportive of gay teammates than a decade ago

Report shows women affected by DCIS prefer nonsurgical treatments

Legislation proposed to end federal funding for lawmaker's health insurance

New polymer additives enhance ability of oral drugs to reach bloodstream

AIUM develops online portal to assist integration of ultrasound into medical school curricula

Genetic variant linked with increased risk of CHD in type 2 diabetic patients

UH team receives national honor to expand health care services for Houston's HOMES Clinic

Stroke patients with attention disorders can be helped by brain-training computer games

Thermo Scientific releases portable picoSpin 80 NMR spectrometer for benchtop operation

'Helper cells' improve survival rate of transplanted stem cells, finds study

Low-risk thyroid cancers are overdiagnosed and overtreated

Use of radiologic examination of ducts during gallbladder surgery not linked with reduced risk of common duct injury

HCV treatment with sofosbuvir and ribavirin results in sustained virologic response

Steep court costs for states defending new abortion limits

Human exposure to aluminium implicates number of chronic diseases

Botox also treats facial nerve disorders that occur after Bell's palsy

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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