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CT shows promise in predicting COPD exacerbation risk

Measurement of the pulmonary artery-to-aorta ratio can predict the risk for exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, particularly those that require hospitalization, say the authors of a US study.

11 Sep 2012

Specific white matter connectivity reduced in anxiety patients

Patients with generalized anxiety disorder have reduced functional connectivity between areas of the brain associated with fight-or-flight response and emotion regulation, researchers report.

11 Sep 2012

Aortic stiffness linked to high blood pressure

Higher aortic stiffness is linked with an increased risk for hypertension, a study in JAMA suggests.

11 Sep 2012

Instrument-assisted spinal manipulation shows hypoalgesic effects

Instrument-assisted spinal manipulative therapy targeted to the low-back region has an immediate and widespread hypoalgesic effect, say researchers.

11 Sep 2012

End-stage renal patients 'suffer stroke-related impairments'

Stroke symptoms are relatively common among patients with end-stage renal disease and are associated with cognitive impairments and reduced ability to perform daily activities, the results of a US study indicate.

11 Sep 2012

Individuals without capacity excluded from potentially beneficial trials

Individuals who lack the capacity to consent to taking part in clinical trials could be missing out on the opportunity to receive potentially beneficial interventions, shows UK research.

11 Sep 2012

Try resuscitating a little longer, say researchers

Researchers report in The Lancet that the duration of resuscitation attempts varies widely between hospitals and increasing it could improve survival in patients with cardiac arrest.

11 Sep 2012

Nonsurgical treatment achieves periodontitis improvements regardless of smoking

Both smokers and nonsmokers with the chronic inflammatory disease periodontitis have significantly improved clinical markers, including probing depth and plaque index, after nonsurgical periodontal therapy, show study results.

11 Sep 2012

Evidence shows endovascular repair may be of more use than operative

Endovascular repair may be more viable for some patients with peripheral arterial trauma than operative repair, experts say.

11 Sep 2012

Minimally invasive esophagectomy viable alternative to open surgery

Patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer may benefit from minimally invasive techniques as much as they do from open surgery, say researchers.

11 Sep 2012

Social cognition reduced in FEP, UHR patients

First-episode psychosis patients show widespread impairments in social cognition, and such impairments are also evident, albeit to a lesser extent, in those at ultra-high risk for psychosis, researchers report.

11 Sep 2012

Emotion recognition problematic for BD youth

Children with bipolar disorder are less able to identify certain facial expressions of emotion than other children, research shows.

11 Sep 2012

‘Clever’ carpet could help prevent falls

A “clever” carpet made up of plastic optical fibers could help prevent falling in elderly patients or those learning to walk again after injury, say researchers.

11 Sep 2012

Link between second-hand smoke exposure and memory problems

Non-smokers who live with or spend time with smokers are damaging their memory, according to new research from Northumbria University.

11 Sep 2012

Two National University of Singapore scientists win Lasker Awards for medical research

Two scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) - Professor Michael Sheetz, Director of the Mechanobiology Institute of Singapore; and Professor Roy Calne, Visiting Professor with the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine's Department of Surgery - have been conferred the prestigious Lasker Awards for making great advances in medical research.

11 Sep 2012

Half of all people of South Asian, African descent will develop diabetes by age 80

Half of all people of South Asian, African and African Caribbean descent will develop diabetes by age 80 according to a new study published today. The study is the first to reveal the full extent of ethnic differences in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and also provides some answers as to the causes of the increased risk.

11 Sep 2012

Rhode Island receives NIH grant to study cartilage and joint health

Rhode Island Hospital's Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Skeletal Health and Repair has been awarded a $10.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the largest grants in Rhode Island Hospital history. This grant, to be paid over five years, will fund studies of cartilage and joint health.

11 Sep 2012