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Twitch mouth pressure reflects COPD disease severity

Researchers from China have shown that a non-invasive method of measuring inspiratory muscle strength accurately reflects the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

21 Oct 2013

Dietary change should be considered in chronic prostatitis

Researchers from the USA say that physicians should consider dietary changes for patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome to improve symptoms.

21 Oct 2013

Smoking detriment to long-term prostate cancer outcomes

A US study indicates that men with prostate cancer who smoke at the time of undergoing radical prostatectomy have more aggressive cancers at baseline and poorer long-term outcomes than nonsmokers.

21 Oct 2013

Sleep anomalies not linked to breast cancer incidence

There is no association between self-reported sleep duration, sleep quality, insomnia, or sleep disturbance and the incidence of breast cancer, according to findings from the Women’s Health Initiative.

21 Oct 2013

Exercise fights aging loss of smell

Regular exercise may help preserve the sense of smell in old age, a population-based study of olfactory loss reveals.

21 Oct 2013

Skin cancer drug shows periocular promise

Early research suggests that patients with periocular basal cell carcinoma may benefit from treatment with a drug targeting the Hedgehog signaling pathway.

21 Oct 2013

Interventions needed to boost hypertension diagnosis in young adults

Diagnosis of hypertension is often delayed in young adults, even if they make regular use of primary healthcare, report researchers.

21 Oct 2013

Screening tool shows promise for Parkinson’s sleep disturbance

Researchers have developed a sleep questionnaire for screening the range of sleep disturbances experienced by patients with Parkinson’s disease.

21 Oct 2013

‘Limit diagnostic investigations’ in children with recurrent CAP

Research shows that pediatric recurrent community-acquired pneumonia in different lung areas is most commonly associated with mild conditions like rhinosinusitis and asthma, and not severe underlying disease.

21 Oct 2013

DOH releases SPHHS study investigating prescribing of antipsychotics to District seniors

The District of Columbia Department of Health has released a study by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services investigating prescribing of antipsychotics to District seniors.

21 Oct 2013

UCLA study uncovers biological clock that may shed light on why our bodies age

Everyone grows older, but scientists don't really understand why. Now a UCLA study has uncovered a biological clock embedded in our genomes that may shed light on why our bodies age and how we can slow the process.

21 Oct 2013

New collaborative project aims to discover genes underlying rare genetic diseases

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21 Oct 2013

CSHL researchers explore how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify one unique smell

Think of the smell of an orange, a lemon, and a grapefruit. Each has strong acidic notes mixed with sweetness. And yet each fresh, bright scent is distinguishable from its relatives. These fruits smell similar because they share many chemical compounds. How, then does the brain tell them apart? How does the brain remember a complex and often overlapping chemical signature as a particular scent?

21 Oct 2013

Discovery sheds light on how forces outside of cells get translated into internal signals

Johns Hopkins researchers used suction to learn that individual "molecular muscles" within cells respond to different types of force, a finding that may explain how cells "feel" the environment and appropriately adapt their shapes and activities.

21 Oct 2013

UL professor to lead €1.5M research programme on economics of personalised health

Leading Health Economist, John Forbes, has been appointed as Professor of Health Economics at the University of Limerick. His appointment has been supported by the Health Research Board. Professor Forbes becomes one of the first HRB Research Leaders and he will lead a €1.5 million programme of research into the economics of personalised health.

21 Oct 2013

Binge drinking increases atherosclerotic progression, stroke mortality risk in men

A Finnish population-based study showed that binge drinking was associated with increased atherosclerotic progression in an 11-year follow-up of middle-aged men. The progression of atherosclerosis was increased among men who consumed 6 drinks or more on one occasion.

21 Oct 2013

New investigational drug offers potential treatment option for lung cancer

PF-06463922, an investigational drug being developed by Pfizer Inc., has the potential to become a new treatment option for patients who have lung cancer harboring abnormalities in the ALK gene, according to preclinical results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held Oct. 19-23.

21 Oct 2013

Medical Research News

Twitch mouth pressure reflects COPD disease severity

Dietary change should be considered in chronic prostatitis

Smoking detriment to long-term prostate cancer outcomes

Sleep anomalies not linked to breast cancer incidence

Exercise fights aging loss of smell

Skin cancer drug shows periocular promise

Interventions needed to boost hypertension diagnosis in young adults

Screening tool shows promise for Parkinson’s sleep disturbance

‘Limit diagnostic investigations’ in children with recurrent CAP

DOH releases SPHHS study investigating prescribing of antipsychotics to District seniors

UCLA study uncovers biological clock that may shed light on why our bodies age

New collaborative project aims to discover genes underlying rare genetic diseases

CSHL researchers explore how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify one unique smell

Discovery sheds light on how forces outside of cells get translated into internal signals

UL professor to lead €1.5M research programme on economics of personalised health

Binge drinking increases atherosclerotic progression, stroke mortality risk in men

New investigational drug offers potential treatment option for lung cancer

Researchers discover link between NOX4 enzyme and osteoporosis

Scientists find that activating family of small protein could suppress liver malignancies

Certain food and lifestyle habits can turn on or off expression of cancer related genes

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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