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Aerobic better than resistance training when it comes to weight and fat loss

A new study led by North Carolina researchers has found that when it comes to weight- and fat loss, aerobic training is better than resistance training. The study is believed to the largest randomized trial to directly compare changes in body composition induced by comparable amounts of time spent doing aerobic and resistant training, or both in combination, among previously inactive overweight or obese non-diabetic adults.

3 Jan 2013

Regenerative medicine: an interview with Christophe Dardel, President of DSM Biomedical

Regenerative medicine is a new, exciting field that is based upon the belief that the human body has the inherent power to heal itself, but in some instances it just needs a little help.

3 Jan 2013

Molecular signals make some women prone to miscarriage

Scientists have identified molecular signals that control whether embryos are accepted by the womb, and that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages.

3 Jan 2013

Crawling babies wake up more often at night: Study

Infants who have started crawling wake up more often at night compared to the period before the crawling, reveals a new study by Dr. Dina Cohen of the University of Haifa's Department of Counseling and Human Development.

3 Jan 2013

Heart attack patients may benefit from mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing

People who suffer from breathing disorders such as sleep apnea are usually at higher risk for cardiovascular disease. But an intriguing new study from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists suggests that some heart attack patients with these conditions may actually benefit from mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing.

3 Jan 2013

Global infertility unchanged

The global rate of infertility has not significantly changed over the past 2 decades, with the exception of regions in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a study shows.

2 Jan 2013

Cavities more likely in fore hoof of racehorses

Cavities that form between the stratum medium and stratum internum of the hooves of racehorses are more likely to occur in the fore than the hind hooves, at the midline dead center of the toe, report Japanese researchers.

2 Jan 2013

Circulating endothelial cells hit the mark in primary central nervous system vasculitis

Circulating endothelial cells may be a promising, non-invasive means of diagnosing and monitoring primary central nervous system vasculitis, researchers report.

2 Jan 2013

Acute stress in childhood increases serious mental illness risk

The sudden death of a close family member in childhood is associated with an increased risk for serious mental illnesses in later life, study results show.

2 Jan 2013

T. gondii infection linked to bipolar disorder risk

Results from a French study support an association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and bipolar disorder.

2 Jan 2013

Glaucoma likely to end in visual impairment

Visual impairment at the end of life is highly likely to occur in patients with glaucoma, show Dutch study results.

2 Jan 2013

Sexual revolution effect may be hiding true extent of HPV prevalence

Human papillomavirus infection in older women is commonly due to reactivation of latent disease rather than new infection, research indicates.

2 Jan 2013

Poor awareness, misunderstanding hinder palliative care for heart failure

A lack of awareness among heart failure patients prevents them accessing palliative care services during the late stages of their disease, indicate US study findings.

2 Jan 2013

Fibrinogen could bypass intraoperative transfusion needs

Giving fibrinogen as first-line treatment for intraoperative bleeding could reduce the need for blood transfusion, shows a small randomized controlled trial.

2 Jan 2013

Farmers face increased risk for multiple myeloma

People working as farmers and those with long-term exposure to pesticides have an increased risk for multiple myeloma, results of a large European study suggest.

2 Jan 2013

Mortality risk from long-term exposure to traffic pollution

Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with increased rates of all-cause, cardiopulmonary, and lung cancer mortality, a large German study indicates.

2 Jan 2013

Inpatient mortality increased by emergency department overcrowding

Periods of high crowding at emergency departments have a detrimental impact on outcomes, with increased patient mortality, length of hospital stay, and healthcare costs for admitted patients, US study findings indicate.

2 Jan 2013

Thromboprophylaxis does more harm than good in head and neck surgery

Patients undergoing oncologic head and neck surgery do not benefit from thromboprophylaxis, report researchers.

2 Jan 2013

Pediatric caustic ingestion injuries ‘much lower than believed’

The public health burden associated with children swallowing caustic chemicals is less than widely believed, US researchers report in the Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

2 Jan 2013

Prompt smoking cessation important for patients to receive CABG

Smoking cessation even a year prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery does not fully normalize the changes smoking has made to the saphenous (leg) veins used for the surgery and may lead to later graft failure, according to a study published in the January 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

2 Jan 2013