New Mayo Clinic Approach Could Lead to Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s in Earliest Stage
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 29 13
Blood offers promise as a way to detect Alzheimer’s disease at its earliest onset, Mayo Clinic researchers say. They envision a test that would…
Safe for stroke patients to continue blood thinners before minor surgical procedures
• Stroke • May 29 13
Many patients who have experienced strokes or mini strokes take blood thinners such as aspirin or warfarin (Coumadin) to reduce the risk of blood…
Operative death rates higher at weekend, warn researchers
• Public Health • • Surgery • May 29 13
There is a higher risk of death for patients who have elective surgery later in the week and at the weekend, compared with those…
Small molecule could have big impact on cancer
• Cancer • May 29 13
Dr. Jung-Mo Ahn, associate professor of chemistry at The University of Texas at Dallas, has designed and synthesized a novel small molecule that might…
C-sections tied to child obesity
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • • Pregnancy • May 26 13
More babies born via cesarean section grow up to be heavy kids and teens than those delivered vaginally, according to a new study of…
New research shows that potatoes provide one of the best nutritional values per penny
• Food & Nutrition • May 25 13
A frequently expressed concern in the ongoing public health debate is the lack of affordability of fresh vegetables, especially those that are nutrient dense.…
Heart failure accelerates male ‘menopause’
• Gender: Male • • Heart • • Menopause • May 25 13
Heart failure accelerates the aging process and brings on early andropausal syndrome (AS), according to research presented today at the Heart Failure Congress 2013.…
A new strategy required in the search for Alzheimer’s drugs?
• Drug News • • Neurology • May 25 13
In the search for medication against Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have focused - among other factors - on drugs that can break down Amyloid beta…
Youth with type 2 diabetes at much higher risk for heart, kidney disease
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Urine Problems • May 25 13
The news about youth and diabetes keeps getting worse. The latest data from the national TODAY diabetes study shows that children who develop…
Future doctors unaware of their obesity bias
• Obesity • May 24 13
Two out of five medical students have an unconscious bias against obese people, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist…
Researchers find common childhood asthma unconnected to allergens or inflammation
• Children's Health • • Asthma • May 24 13
Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of…
Death rates decline for advanced heart failure patients, but outcomes are still not ideal
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • May 24 13
UCLA researchers examining outcomes for advanced heart-failure patients over the past two decades have found that, coinciding with the increased availability and use of…
Overeating learned in infancy, study suggests
• Children's Health • • Dieting • May 23 13
In the long run, encouraging a baby to finish the last ounce in their bottle might be doing more harm than good.
Though the…
Johns Hopkins rewrites obsolete blood-ordering rules
• Public Health • • Surgery • May 22 13
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed new guidelines - the first in more than 35 years - to govern the amount of blood ordered for…
Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns heart expert
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Heart • • Obesity • May 21 13
He calls on the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the Department of Health “to act swiftly” to tackle the rising obesity crisis…
Genetic risk for obesity found in many Mexican young adults
• Genetics • • Obesity • May 21 13
As many as 35 percent of Mexican young adults may have a genetic predisposition for obesity, said a University of Illinois scientist who…
Child maltreatment increases risk of adult obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 21 13
Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36% more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study by…
Leading researchers report on the elusive search for biomarkers in Huntington’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • May 21 13
While Huntington’s disease (HD) is currently incurable, the HD research community anticipates that new disease-modifying therapies in development may slow or minimize disease progression.…
Predicting infectious influenza
• Infections • May 21 13
A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to…
Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 21 13
Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes, leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants
Researchers from King’s College London have for…
Resistance to last-line antibiotic makes bacteria resistant to immune system
• Immunology • • Infections • May 21 13
Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio®,…
Early-life traffic-related air pollution exposure linked to hyperactivity
• Public Health • May 20 13
Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new research from the University of…
Fever reducers don’t slow children’s recovery: study
• Children's Health • • Flu • May 20 13
A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children’s recovery from an infection, contrary to the…
Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO
• Infections • • Public Health • May 20 13
Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle…
Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 20 13
Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who…