Corcept shares slump after depression drug trial stopped
• Drug News • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 08 14
Corcept Therapeutics Inc lost more than half its market value after the company said it would stop a late-stage trial of its depression drug…
Uruguay says legal marijuana to be good and cheap
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 07 14
Uruguayans will be allowed to buy enough marijuana to roll about 20 joints a week at a price well below the black market rate,…
A cup of coffee a day may keep retinal damage away
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • May 07 14
Coffee drinkers, rejoice! Aside from java’s energy jolt, food scientists say you may reap another health benefit from a daily cup of joe: prevention…
As kids age, snacking quality appears to decline
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • May 07 14
The average U.S. child snacks three times a day. Concerned about the role of snacking in obesity, a team of researchers set out to…
Scientists identify new protein in the neurological disorder dystonia
• Neurology • May 07 14
A collaborative discovery involving Kansas State University researchers may lead to the first universal treatment for dystonia, a neurological disorder that affects nearly half…
Social workers can help patients recover from mild traumatic brain injuries
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • May 07 14
More than a million people are treated for mild traumatic brain injuries in U.S. hospitals and emergency rooms each year. Yet few receive appropriate…
Black male incarceration can compromise research studies
• Public Health • May 07 14
Federal restrictions on including prisoners in medical research have negatively impacted research involving black men, who are disproportionately imprisoned, according to a study by…
Molecular Switches for Age-Related Memory Decline? A Genetic Variant Protects Against Brain Aging
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • May 06 14
Even among the healthiest individuals, memory and cognitive abilities decline with age. This aspect of normal aging can affect an individual’s quality of life…
Snacking contributes to fatty liver and abdominal obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • May 06 14
Researchers from The Netherlands found that snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods was independently associated with abdominal fat and fatty liver (hepatic steatosis). According…
Early obesity linked to increased probability of severe obesity later in life
• Obesity • May 06 14
Exposure to long-term obesity has become more common with increases in obesity at younger ages. Researchers examined the relationship between BMI at age…
Domestic violence victims more likely to take up smoking
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 06 14
One third of women around the world have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of their intimate partners with consequences from post-traumatic…
Women with Unintended Pregnancies Take Shortest Maternity Leaves
• Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • • Public Health • May 05 14
Mothers in the United States who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth than mothers whose pregnancy was intended, according to…
How Does Stress Increase Your Risk for Stroke and Heart Attack?
• Heart • • Neurology • • Stroke • May 05 14
Scientists have shown that anger, anxiety, and depression not only affect the functioning of the heart, but also increase the risk for heart disease.
…
New knowledge about muscular dystrophy
• Neurology • May 05 14
Researchers at Aarhus University have revealed a previously unknown function of a cellular enzyme that can disperse toxic aggregates in the cells of patients…
Motivational interviewing can positively impact childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 05 14
Pediatricians and dietitians who used motivational interviewing techniques to counsel families about their young child’s weight were successful in reducing children’s body mass…
Study exposes risk of nutritional deficiencies in obese teens
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • May 05 14
A new study exposes the risk of nutritional deficiencies in severely obese teens - both those who had weight loss surgery and those who…
Drug pair cuts children’s urinary infections up to 80 percent
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Urine Problems • May 05 14
Long-term use of a drug combination reduces the risk of recurrent urinary tract infection by up to 80 percent in children with the urinary…
Few children receive dental care before recommended age of 1 year
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • May 05 14
Less than one per cent of healthy urban children surveyed in Toronto had received dental care by the recommended age of 12 months and…
Study shows link between sleep apnea and hospital maternal deaths
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Sleep Aid • May 03 14
Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea are more than five times as likely to die in the hospital than those without the sleep disorder,…
Florida lawmakers approve medical marijuana bill
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 03 14
Florida legislators voted on Friday to allow doctors to prescribe a special strain of “non-euphoric” marijuana for treatment of chronic epileptic seizures and some…
First U.S. case of deadly MERS virus confirmed: CDC
• Infections • • Public Health • May 03 14
A healthcare worker who had traveled to Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the first U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS), an often…
Drinking poses greater risk for advanced liver disease in HIV/hep C patients
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • May 03 14
Consumption of alcohol has long been associated with an increased risk of advanced liver fibrosis, but a new study published online in Clinical Infectious…
Stroke: the risks, symptoms and increasing awareness
• Stroke • May 02 14
Approximately 15 million people worldwide have a stroke every year. Of these, almost 6 million die, while a further 5 million are left…
Virtual reality games may improve stroke recovery
• Stroke • May 02 14
Virtual reality games that challenge balance may speed recovery after a stroke, a new study suggests.
The exercises appear to be a relatively inexpensive…
How bacteria exploit proteins to trigger potentially lethal infections
• Infections • May 02 14
New research by scientists at the University of York sheds light on how bacteria exploit human proteins during infections.
A research team led by…