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Compulsory community treatment not found to reduce hospitalisation rates of mentally ill patients

The controversial practice of discharging people under Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) after they have been involuntarily hospitalised due to mental health problems has no effect on the patients’ likelihood of being subsequently hospitalised, compared to Section 17 leave, an older and less restrictive type of supervised discharge, according to a randomised trial published Online First in The Lancet.

26 Mar 2013

Genalyte's Maverick Detection System gets CE mark in Europe for research use

Genalyte, Inc. today announced its Maverick Detection System that simultaneously analyzes multiple antibodies and other proteins from a single small sample is now CE marked in Europe for research use.

26 Mar 2013

Researchers re-programme other cells to become nerve cells, directly in the brain

The field of cell therapy, which aims to form new cells in the body in order to cure disease, has taken another important step in the development towards new treatments.

26 Mar 2013

Sunny regions with high solar intensity have lower prevalence of ADHD, study finds

A study published today in Biological Psychiatry sheds new light on the increasing rates (prevalence) of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD.

26 Mar 2013

Housing and health: an interview with Hilary Thomson, Senior Investigator Scientist at the UK Medical Research Council

I have been working on this topic for 13 years. Our research programme centres around generating research evidence which can be used in public policy to promote health. This is a broad topic and investigates the potential for investment in socio-economic determinants of health, like housing, transport, welfare, employment etc, to have an impact on health.

26 Mar 2013

Study examines diabetes risk factors in young people transitioning to adult care

Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the body does not produce insulin and cannot convert sugar, starches and other food into energy. Generally diagnosed during childhood or adolescence, the disease requires lifelong access to medical care and intensive daily self-management.

26 Mar 2013

Limiting work hours for medical trainees increases the number of patient 'handoff’

Limiting the number of continuous hours worked by medical trainees failed to increase the amount of sleep each intern got per week, but dramatically increased the number of potentially dangerous handoffs of patients from one trainee to another, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests. The reductions in work hours also decreased training time, the researchers found.

26 Mar 2013

Two researchers awarded grants to develop indicators, biomarkers for dementia with Lewy bodies

The Lewy Body Dementia Association and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation have awarded $100,000 each to Omar El-Agnaf, PhD, of United Arab Amirates University and Michelle Mielke, PhD, of Mayo Clinic Rochester to provide one year of support for their research projects focused on developing indicators, or biomarkers, for dementia with Lewy bodies.

26 Mar 2013

Algorithm similar to Google PageRank helps map spread of lung cancer

The same sort of mathematical model used to predict which websites people are most apt to visit is now showing promise in helping map how lung cancer spreads in the human body, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer Research.

26 Mar 2013

Study: Neural-crest stem cells also play a key role in building olfactory sensory neurons

When our noses pick up a scent, whether the aroma of a sweet rose or the sweat of a stranger at the gym, two types of sensory neurons are at work in sensing that odor or pheromone.

26 Mar 2013

Eating behavior could act as defense mechanism against infections and autoimmune disorders

Neurons that control hunger in the central nervous system also regulate immune cell functions, implicating eating behavior as a defense against infections and autoimmune disease development, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

26 Mar 2013

Novel cell therapy effective in treating aggressive form of childhood leukemia

Two children with an aggressive form of childhood leukemia had a complete remission of their disease—showing no evidence of cancer cells in their bodies—after treatment with a novel cell therapy that reprogrammed their immune cells to rapidly multiply and destroy leukemia cells.

26 Mar 2013

The content of persons’ breath may indicate their susceptibility to weight gain

The content of a person's breath may indicate how susceptible they are to weight gain, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

26 Mar 2013

High soy consumption improves overall survival in women with lung cancer

New results from a large observational follow-up study conducted in Shanghai, China, indicate that women with lung cancer who consumed more soy food prior to their cancer diagnosis lived longer than those who consumed less soy.

26 Mar 2013

A new strategy to prevent herpes virus infections

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a novel strategy for preventing infections due to the highly common herpes simplex viruses, the microbes responsible for causing genital herpes (herpes simplex virus 2) and cold sores (herpes simplex virus 1).

26 Mar 2013

Smokefree laws in workplaces associated with reduction in second-hand smoke at home in India

Adults in India are substantially more likely to abstain from smoking at home if they are prohibited from smoking at work, a new study has found.

26 Mar 2013

Study results show trends in surgical management of patients with kidney disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have released study results that show national treatment trends in the surgical management of patients with kidney disease.

26 Mar 2013

Research: Home visits by health visitors promote health, wellbeing of children

Home visits by health visitors promoting health and positive parenting are invaluable in the early years of a child's life, research has confirmed.

26 Mar 2013

Scientists find new mechanism for guiding growth of nerves

A new mechanism for guiding the growth of nerves that involves cell-death machinery has been found by scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno that may bring advances in neurological medicine and research.

26 Mar 2013

Experts to meet in Cape Town to discuss development of vaccines for deadly airborne disease

At a time of growing global concern about the rising level of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis in South Africa and worldwide, the world's top TB vaccine experts are meeting this week, the first time this scientific forum has been held in Africa, where they will present new research aimed at advancing development of vaccines against the deadly airborne disease.

26 Mar 2013

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Compulsory community treatment not found to reduce hospitalisation rates of mentally ill patients

Genalyte's Maverick Detection System gets CE mark in Europe for research use

Researchers re-programme other cells to become nerve cells, directly in the brain

Sunny regions with high solar intensity have lower prevalence of ADHD, study finds

Housing and health: an interview with Hilary Thomson, Senior Investigator Scientist at the UK Medical Research Council

Study examines diabetes risk factors in young people transitioning to adult care

Limiting work hours for medical trainees increases the number of patient 'handoff’

Two researchers awarded grants to develop indicators, biomarkers for dementia with Lewy bodies

Algorithm similar to Google PageRank helps map spread of lung cancer

Study: Neural-crest stem cells also play a key role in building olfactory sensory neurons

Eating behavior could act as defense mechanism against infections and autoimmune disorders

Novel cell therapy effective in treating aggressive form of childhood leukemia

The content of persons’ breath may indicate their susceptibility to weight gain

High soy consumption improves overall survival in women with lung cancer

A new strategy to prevent herpes virus infections

Smokefree laws in workplaces associated with reduction in second-hand smoke at home in India

Study results show trends in surgical management of patients with kidney disease

Research: Home visits by health visitors promote health, wellbeing of children

Scientists find new mechanism for guiding growth of nerves

Experts to meet in Cape Town to discuss development of vaccines for deadly airborne disease

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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