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FENO and B-Eos complement each other as asthma biomarkers

Research indicates that fraction of exhaled nitric oxide and blood eosinophil count values can independently predict asthma diagnosis and attacks.

8 Oct 2013

Hyperglycemia heightens pneumonia risk in pediatric burns patients

Research indicates that hyperglycemia puts pediatric burns patients at increased risk for pneumonia.

8 Oct 2013

Short sleep duration linked to suicidal ideation

Short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk for suicidal ideation, a cross-sectional study of Korean adults shows.

8 Oct 2013

Depression impairs sleep in breast cancer, but being married helps

Women with metastatic breast cancer are more likely to experience sleep disturbances if they are depressed or single, researchers report.

8 Oct 2013

Retirement a sticking point for antihypertensive adherence

Patients’ adherence to their antihypertensive medication may decline when they retire from work, a study shows.

8 Oct 2013

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to hold research symposium on mental health

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with mental illness through the transformative power of neuroscience and psychiatric research, will hold its 25th Annual Mental Health Research Symposium on Friday, October 25th from 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m. at the Kaufman Music Center, located at 129 W. 67th St. in New York City.

8 Oct 2013

Diabetic retinopathy incidence in upward trend

Retinal damage is one of the most common complications of diabetes, affecting about 90 percent of type 1 diabetics and 75 percent of type 2 diabetics. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults of working age, and its incidence is showing an upward trend.

8 Oct 2013

Study of fruit flies could help better understand food choice in obese people

Think of the smell of freshly baking bread. There is something in that smell, without any other cues - visual or tactile - that steers you toward the bakery. On the flip side, there may be a smell, for instance that of fresh fish, that may not appeal to you. If you haven't eaten a morsel of food in three days, of course, a fishy odor might seem a good deal more attractive.

8 Oct 2013

Only small proportion of adults receive formal diagnosis, treatment for ADHD

Up to two-thirds of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder find their disorder persists into adulthood yet only a small proportion of adults ever receive a formal diagnosis and treatment, research suggests.

8 Oct 2013

CARUNDA24: A non-invasive continuous blood pressure measurement system

Freienbach, Switzerland: About 1 in 4 people in Switzerland suffer from high blood pressure; worldwide more than 1 billion people are affected increasing the risk of heart attack, cerebral haemorrhage or a stroke. Unfortunately, most affected people don't measure their blood pressure regularly as the measurement method is too complicated and uncomfortable to be part of a daily routine.

8 Oct 2013

Study: Women with eating disorders are less likely to have children

Women with eating disorders are less likely to have children than others in the same age group, indicates a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The likelihood for miscarriage was more than triple for binge-eating disorder (BED) sufferers and the likelihood of abortion more than double for bulimics than others in the same age group.

8 Oct 2013

Researchers who contributed to field of medicine receive Keio Medical Science Prize

The 18th Keio Medical Science Prize has been awarded to Victor R. Ambros, PhD, professor of molecular medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Silverman Chair in Natural Science; and Shigekazu Nagata, PhD, professor of medical chemistry in the Graduate School of Medicine at Kyoto University.

8 Oct 2013

Blocking pathway might prevent esophageal cancer in patients with existing Barrett's esophagus

Got heartburn? More than 60 million adults in the U.S. have acid reflux, or heartburn, and approximately 10 percent are at risk for developing esophageal cancer, due in part to complications from Barrett's esophagus.

8 Oct 2013

People with poor reading skills are likely to be less healthy

People with poor reading skills are likely to be less healthy than those who read easily, according to recent research. Literacy skills are important for keeping in good shape.

8 Oct 2013

Nearly 1 in 10 youths report perpetrating some type of sexual violence in their lifetime

Nearly 1 in 10 people 21 years of age or younger reported perpetrating some type of coercive or forced sexual violence during their lifetime, and perpetrators reported more exposure to violent X-rated material, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

8 Oct 2013

In South Africa, rapid progress in reducing under-five mortality

Over the past decade, South Africa has made a dramatic reversal in child survival-mainly because of improvements in HIV/AIDS care, reports a study in AIDS, official journal of the International AIDS Society. AIDS is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

8 Oct 2013

Two gene alterations pair up to promote growth of leukemia cells

Two gene alterations pair up to promote the growth of leukemia cells and their escape from anti-cancer drugs, according to a study in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

8 Oct 2013

ASBH proposes new method for assessing quality of clinical ethics consultants

Clinical ethicists play a vital role in hospitals and other health care systems by helping to resolve ethical conflicts that arise between patients, families, and clinicians about end-of-life care and other important medical decisions.

8 Oct 2013

Two researchers receive $2.5M grant to continue their research on cancer cell growth

A pair of researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has been awarded nearly $2.5 million dollars to further study in their respective laboratories.

8 Oct 2013

Researchers examine how JC polyomavirus enters into cells

For more than a decade the research group of Brown University Professor Walter Atwood has doggedly pursued the workings of the JC polyomavirus, which causes a disease called PML that fatally degrades the central nervous system of patients with weakened immune systems.

8 Oct 2013