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Scientists to decode intestinal disease bacteria using genome sequencing technologies

The University of Liverpool is to decipher the genomes of the UK's main bacterial cause of food poisoning which results in over 21,000 hospital admissions and 100 deaths each year.

22 Jan 2014

Scientists identify channel that acts as 'brake', limiting spontaneous pain

Scientists have identified a channel present in many pain detecting sensory neurons that acts as a 'brake', limiting spontaneous pain. It is hoped that the new research, published today [22 January] in the Journal of Neuroscience, will ultimately contribute to new pain relief treatments.

22 Jan 2014

Tag plays at home plate have highest injury rate in professional baseball

Tag plays at home plate have the highest injury rate in professional baseball, occurring 4.3 times more often than other base-running plays, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

22 Jan 2014

Probability of blindness from glaucoma drops by half, say researchers

A comparative long-range study by Mayo Clinic ophthalmology researchers shows that the probability of blindness from glaucoma 20 years after diagnosis has dropped by half in the last generation. The findings appear online in the "in press" section of the journal Ophthalmology.

22 Jan 2014

Genetic counseling delivered over telephone as effective as face-to-face counseling, says study

Genetic counseling delivered over the telephone is as effective as face-to-face counseling, finds the largest randomized study to date comparing the two methods. The multi-center study, led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, was reported today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

22 Jan 2014

Adding quinoa to gluten-free diet of patients with celiac disease is well-tolerated

Adding quinoa to the gluten-free diet of patients with celiac disease is well-tolerated, and does not exacerbate the condition, according to new research published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Dr. Victor F. Zevallos, from the Department of Gastroenterology, King's College London, United Kingdom, evaluated the in-vivo effects of consuming quinoa in adult celiac patients. Quinoa, a highly nutritious grain, is traditionally recommended as part of a gluten-free diet.

22 Jan 2014

Social cognitive deficits contribute to perpetuation of cocaine addiction, say scientists

In Europe as well as worldwide, cocaine is the second most frequently used drug after cannabis. Chronic cocaine users display worse memory performance, concentration difficulties, and attentional deficits but also their social skills are affected as previous studies at the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Zurich suggested.

22 Jan 2014

Researchers examine link between sedentary lifestyle and mortality risks of older women

Older women who spend a majority of their day sitting or lying down are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, cancer and death, finds a new study from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

22 Jan 2014

Study: High-protein diet increases chance of developing kidney stones and other renal diseases

An experiment by scientists at the University of Granada, Spain, shows a high-protein diet increases the chance of developing kidney stones and other renal diseases.

22 Jan 2014

Diagnostic microRNA panels in blood may help in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Researchers have identified diagnostic microRNA panels in whole blood that had the ability to distinguish, to some degree, patients with and without pancreatic cancer, according to a study in the January 22/29 issue of JAMA.

21 Jan 2014

Experiencing family death in childhood linked with increased risk of psychosis

Experiencing a family death in childhood is associated with a small but significant increase in risk of psychosis, suggests a paper published today on bmj.com.

21 Jan 2014

African-American women with high levels of depressive symptoms have greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma

According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported high levels of depressive symptoms had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women who reported fewer depressive symptoms.

21 Jan 2014

Magnetoencephalography can be used to control and train specific targeted brain regions

A new brain-imaging technique enables people to 'watch' their own brain activity in real time and to control or adjust function in pre-determined brain regions. The study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, published in NeuroImage, is the first to demonstrate that magnetoencephalography can be used as a potential therapeutic tool to control and train specific targeted brain regions.

21 Jan 2014

Mesothelioma patients treated with radiation before surgery experience speedier recovery

Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation before surgery show the three-year survival rate more than doubled for study participants afflicted with this deadly disease, compared to treating with surgery first.

21 Jan 2014

Study provides insight into physician recommendations to improve HPV vaccination

The risk of developing cervical cancer can be significantly decreased through human papillomavirus vaccination. Despite calls from leading health and professional organizations for universal vaccination for girls ages 11 and 12, the most recently published national data indicate that only 14.5 percent of 11- and 12-year-old girls have received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine and 3 percent have completed the three-dose series. A new Moffitt Cancer Center study provides insight into physician recommendations, one important factor that may contribute to these low levels of uptake.

21 Jan 2014

Mutation in bone cells may cause acute myeloid leukemia: Study

Acute myeloid leukemia is a blood cancer, but for many patients the cancer may originate from an unusual source: a mutation in their bone cells.

21 Jan 2014

Study finds that heart attacks are more deadly at night, on weekends

Mortality is higher, and emergency treatment takes longer, for heart attack patients who arrive at hospital during the night or at weekends compared with regular hours, finds a study published on bmj.com today.

21 Jan 2014

Role of folate in development, progression of breast cancer highly controversial

Folic acid supplements at levels consumed by breast cancer patients and survivors in North America promoted the growth of existing breast cancer in rats, new research found.

21 Jan 2014

New study raises hope to successfully fight chytridiomycosis

An international team of researchers has made important progress in understanding the distribution of the deadly amphibian chytrid pathogen. In some regions, the deadly impact of the pathogen appears to be hampered by small predators, naturally occurring in freshwater bodies. These micropredators may efficiently reduce the number of free-swimming infectious stages (zoospores) by consuming them. This natural behavior will reduce the infection pressure on potential amphibian hosts and a goes a long way towards explaining the occurrence of chytridiomycosis, at least in temporal climatic regions.

21 Jan 2014

Levels of depression and anxiety are higher in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis

Levels of depression and anxiety in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis are higher than previously reported, according to new research. As a result of their findings, a multi-centre team led by researchers at the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics at the University of Manchester, say that patients with severe active disease, who are waiting to go onto a biological therapy, should be routinely screened for depression by their doctors.

From The University of Manchester 21 Jan 2014

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Scientists to decode intestinal disease bacteria using genome sequencing technologies

Scientists identify channel that acts as 'brake', limiting spontaneous pain

Tag plays at home plate have highest injury rate in professional baseball

Probability of blindness from glaucoma drops by half, say researchers

Genetic counseling delivered over telephone as effective as face-to-face counseling, says study

Adding quinoa to gluten-free diet of patients with celiac disease is well-tolerated

Social cognitive deficits contribute to perpetuation of cocaine addiction, say scientists

Researchers examine link between sedentary lifestyle and mortality risks of older women

Study: High-protein diet increases chance of developing kidney stones and other renal diseases

Diagnostic microRNA panels in blood may help in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Experiencing family death in childhood linked with increased risk of psychosis

African-American women with high levels of depressive symptoms have greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma

Magnetoencephalography can be used to control and train specific targeted brain regions

Mesothelioma patients treated with radiation before surgery experience speedier recovery

Study provides insight into physician recommendations to improve HPV vaccination

Mutation in bone cells may cause acute myeloid leukemia: Study

Study finds that heart attacks are more deadly at night, on weekends

Role of folate in development, progression of breast cancer highly controversial

New study raises hope to successfully fight chytridiomycosis

Levels of depression and anxiety are higher in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis

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