Genes reveal which patients will benefit from scleroderma drug
• Drug Abuse • • Immunology • Apr 11 13

Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder that’s difficult to treat. However, thanks to new research at Northwestern… Genes reveal which patients will benefit from scleroderma drug   

 
 

Predicting the next eye pathogen; analysis of a novel adenovirus
• Infections • Apr 11 13

The ongoing dance between a virus and its host distinctly shapes how the virus evolves. While human adenoviruses typically cause mild infections, recent reports… Predicting the next eye pathogen; analysis of a novel adenovirus   

 
 

Marketing research offers prescription for better nutrition
• Food & Nutrition • Apr 11 13

It may seem counter-intuitive to take health advice from a marketing professor, but when it comes to analyzing consumer data and its relationship to… Marketing research offers prescription for better nutrition   

 
 

New Genes Associated With Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 11 13

Obesity has increasingly received public attention for being a major health issue in modern societies.  In 2010, more than one third of children and… New Genes Associated With Childhood Obesity   

 
 

Seizures Delay Kids’ Development
• Children's Health • • Epilepsy • Apr 11 13

Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) are seizures that last over 30 minutes and often strike very young children. Since these prolonged seizures occur at a… Seizures Delay Kids’ Development   

 
 

Beating Bedwetting: Avoiding The Horrible C’s
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Apr 11 13

Waking up to wet sheets. It’s what happens to up to seven million American kids. Bedwetting is a normal part of the potty training… Beating Bedwetting: Avoiding The Horrible C’s   

 
 

Genetic Alteration Predicts Pain Recovery After Sexual Assault
• Gender: Female • • Pain • Apr 11 13

One in five U.S. women are sexually assaulted in their lifetimes and more than half experience severe pain during the week following an attack.… Genetic Alteration Predicts Pain Recovery After Sexual Assault   

 
 

New Study Assesses Benefits of Cognitive Pain Relief Methods
• Pain • Apr 11 13

Those who accept their pain condition are best able to tolerate pain, while distraction can be the way to lower pain intensity, according to… New Study Assesses Benefits of Cognitive Pain Relief Methods   

 
 

Effect of medication is affected by copies of genetic information
• Public Health • Apr 10 13

The results may help to explain why certain medications have strong side effects on sperm and eggs, and why certain organisms remain unaffected by… Effect of medication is affected by copies of genetic information   

 
 

The relationship between prenatal stress and obesity is confirmed in rats
• Neurology • • Obesity • Apr 09 13

The intrauterine environment plays an important role in the health of the offspring. Now, experts from the University of Navarra affirm that the mother’s… The relationship between prenatal stress and obesity is confirmed in rats   

 
 

Chronic pain ranks well below drug addiction as a major health problem in new poll
• Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 09 13

A new national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America shows only 18% of respondents believe chronic pain is a major health problem, even though… Chronic pain ranks well below drug addiction as a major health problem in new poll   

 
 

FDA advisers say Bausch & Lomb implantable lens safe, effective
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Public Health • Apr 09 13

An implantable lens designed by Bausch & Lomb Inc to reduce vision distortion as well as allow patients to focus on near and distant… FDA advisers say Bausch & Lomb implantable lens safe, effective   

 
 

Maryland lawmakers approve medical marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 09 13

The Maryland legislature approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes on Monday, and Governor Martin O’Malley has said he would sign the measure… Maryland lawmakers approve medical marijuana   

 
 

Short daily walk might help teen smokers cut down or quit, new study says
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 08 13

Teenagers who increased the days on which they got just 20 minutes of exercise were able to cut down on their smoking habit. And… Short daily walk might help teen smokers cut down or quit, new study says   

 
 

New mouse viruses could aid hepatitis research
• Infections • Apr 08 13

Newly discovered mouse viruses could pave the way for future progress in hepatitis research, enabling scientists to study human disease and vaccines in the… New mouse viruses could aid hepatitis research   

 
 

Shedding light on a gene mutation that causes signs of premature aging
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 08 13

Research from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute sheds new light on a gene called ATRX and its function in the brain and… Shedding light on a gene mutation that causes signs of premature aging   

 
 

China’s bird flu outbreak not cause for panic: WHO
• Flu • • Public Health • Apr 08 13

A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is not a cause for panic,… China’s bird flu outbreak not cause for panic: WHO   

 
 

Dish size, meal frequency may affect kids’ weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 08 13

Shrinking the size of kids’ plates and bowls and encouraging them to eat more frequently throughout the day might help them eat less and… Dish size, meal frequency may affect kids’ weight   

 
 

Genes behind obesity mapped in large-scale study
• Genetics • • Obesity • Apr 08 13

An international research team has identified seven new gene loci linked to obesity. Researchers were also able to show that the genetic mechanisms that… Genes behind obesity mapped in large-scale study   

 
 

Current HPV vaccine may not help some women with immune problems
• AIDS/HIV • • Immunology • Apr 08 13

Women with HIV acquire cancer-causing forms of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that are not included in the current HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix, according… Current HPV vaccine may not help some women with immune problems   

 
 

Researchers shine light on how stress circuits learn
• Neurology • Apr 08 13

Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute have discovered that stress circuits in the brain undergo profound learning early in life. Using… Researchers shine light on how stress circuits learn   

 
 

Finding genes for childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Obesity • Apr 08 13

Researchers have identified four genes newly associated with severe childhood obesity. They also found an increased burden of rare structural variations in severely obese… Finding genes for childhood obesity   

 
 

Arrhythmia drug may increase cancer risk
• Cancer • • Drug Abuse • Apr 08 13

One of the most widely used medications to treat arrhythmias may increase the risk of developing cancer, especially in men and people exposed to… Arrhythmia drug may increase cancer risk   

 
 

Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 08 13

Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) - a seizure lasting… Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures   

 
 

Higher mercury levels in humans associated with increased risk for diabetes
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 08 13

A new study found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increased their risks for type 2 diabetes later in life… Higher mercury levels in humans associated with increased risk for diabetes   

 
 
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