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Patients with elevated homocysteine levels, abnormal blood lipids are predisposed to stroke

Hyperhomocysteinemia and abnormal blood lipids are independent risk factors for stroke. However, whether both factors exert a synergistic effect in the onset of stroke remains unclear.

2 Jan 2014

Viscoelastic evaluation of fetal umbilical vein to repair middle cerebral artery injury

Umbilical vein has been substituted for artery in vascular transplantation, but it remains unclear whether the stress relaxation and creep between these vessels are consistent.

2 Jan 2014

Study shows good night's sleep may be critical for maintaining brain health

A new study from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that one night of sleep deprivation increases morning blood concentrations of NSE and S-100B in healthy young men. These molecules are typically found in the brain.

2 Jan 2014

Study: Alpha tocepherol, fat-soluble vitamin E, antioxidant may slow functional decline in AD patients

Difficulty with activities of daily living often affect Alzheimer's patients, which is estimated to affect as many as 5.1 million Americans. These issues are among the most taxing burdens of the disease for caregivers, which total about 5.4 million family members and friends.

1 Jan 2014

Kessler Foundation to conduct pilot study on improving memory, function in MS patients

Kessler Foundation has been awarded a new grant by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for a pilot study of memory and learning difficulties in individuals with MS. Scientists will test the effectiveness of using of self-generated learning in a treatment intervention to improve memory and functional performance.

1 Jan 2014

Personalized asthma strategies needed to tackle comorbidities

Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions.

31 Dec 2013

Good mood reduces stress-induced effects in musicians

Even professional orchestra musicians suffer from particular stress on the day of the concert and release more cortisol.

31 Dec 2013

Research findings could shed light on how testosterone acts in human brain to regulate speech

For the male canary, the ability to sing a pitch-perfect song is critical to wooing female canaries. As the seasons change, so does song quality and frequency. The hormone testosterone plays a role in this changing song behavior.

31 Dec 2013

Most clinical trials of vitamin supplements have flawed methodology

Most large, clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including some that have concluded they are of no value or even harmful, have a flawed methodology that renders them largely useless in determining the real value of these micronutrients, a new analysis suggests.

31 Dec 2013

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

Recent data shows that more than 500,000 women in the U.S. report drinking during pregnancy, with about 20 percent of this population admitting to binge drinking.

31 Dec 2013

GRADE study evaluates four new medications for Type 2 diabetes

The GRADE study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham had a special visitor in November. Red suit. Black boots. White beard. Belly that shook like a bowl full of jelly. A V.I.E. (Very Important Elf) visited this national clinical trial for Type 2 diabetes.

31 Dec 2013

Contralateral needling at unblocked collaterals can promote recovery of affected limb in stroke patients

Hemiplegia caused by stroke indicates the dysfunctions of the neurological network between the brain and limbs. Under this condition, conventional acupuncture at the acupoints on the affected side can not transmit stimulus signal to the brain.

31 Dec 2013

Researchers reveal mechanism behind persistent bacteria

The mechanism by which some bacteria are able to survive antibacterial treatment has been revealed for the first time by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers. Their work could pave the way for new ways to control such bacteria.

31 Dec 2013

Melatonin plays major role in pain transmission

Accumulating research indicates that melatonin has a major role in pain transmission and has an ultra-sensitizing effect. Dr. Fang Huang and colleagues from Sun Yat-sen University in China for the first time located the distribution of melatonin receptor 1 in the caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus.

31 Dec 2013

Penn researchers receive PCORI awards to develop, expand health data network for patients, researchers

Two teams led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been approved for funding awards by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

31 Dec 2013

Study finds way to boost corneal transplant acceptance rate

For the estimated 10 percent of patients whose bodies reject a corneal transplant, the odds of a second transplant succeeding are poor. All that could change, however, based on a UT Southwestern Medical Center study that has found a way to boost the corneal transplant acceptance rate.

31 Dec 2013

New technique could help researchers unlock the secrets of respiratory syncytial virus

By the time they're two, most children have had respiratory syncytial virus and suffered symptoms no worse than a bad cold. But for some children, especially premature babies and those with underlying health conditions, RSV can lead to pneumonia and bronchitis - which can require hospitalization and have long-term consequences.

30 Dec 2013

MAPT gene is associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Chinese Han population

A previous study of European Caucasian patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis demonstrated that a polymorphism in the microtubule-associated protein Tau (MAPT) gene was significantly associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis.

30 Dec 2013

Fructose does not have any impact on emerging marker for risk of cardiovascular disease

Fructose, the sugar often blamed for the obesity epidemic, does not itself have any impact on an emerging marker for the risk of cardiovascular disease known as postprandial triglycerides, new research has found.

30 Dec 2013

UPV/EHU-University study shows that weekend alcohol consumption may affect DNA

A preliminary study led by a UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researcher in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Nayarit, in Mexico, indicates that weekend alcohol consumption may affect DNA.

30 Dec 2013

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Patients with elevated homocysteine levels, abnormal blood lipids are predisposed to stroke

Viscoelastic evaluation of fetal umbilical vein to repair middle cerebral artery injury

Study shows good night's sleep may be critical for maintaining brain health

Study: Alpha tocepherol, fat-soluble vitamin E, antioxidant may slow functional decline in AD patients

Kessler Foundation to conduct pilot study on improving memory, function in MS patients

Personalized asthma strategies needed to tackle comorbidities

Good mood reduces stress-induced effects in musicians

Research findings could shed light on how testosterone acts in human brain to regulate speech

Most clinical trials of vitamin supplements have flawed methodology

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

GRADE study evaluates four new medications for Type 2 diabetes

Contralateral needling at unblocked collaterals can promote recovery of affected limb in stroke patients

Researchers reveal mechanism behind persistent bacteria

Melatonin plays major role in pain transmission

Penn researchers receive PCORI awards to develop, expand health data network for patients, researchers

Study finds way to boost corneal transplant acceptance rate

New technique could help researchers unlock the secrets of respiratory syncytial virus

MAPT gene is associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Chinese Han population

Fructose does not have any impact on emerging marker for risk of cardiovascular disease

UPV/EHU-University study shows that weekend alcohol consumption may affect DNA

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