Dueling infections: One keeps the other at bay, anthropologists say
If the idea of hookworms makes you shudder, consider this: Those pesky intestinal parasites may actually help your body ward off other infections, and perhaps even prevent autoimmune and other diseases.
View ArticleResearchers develop new model to study schizophrenia and other neurological...
Schizophrenia is one of the most devastating neurological conditions, with only 30 percent of sufferers ever experiencing full recovery. While current medications can control most psychotic symptoms,...
View ArticleResearchers call for individualized criteria for diagnosing obesity
With soaring obesity rates in the U.S., the American Medical Association has classified obesity as a disease. This major shift in healthcare policy brings much needed medical attention to obese...
View ArticleStudy links epigenetics, aging, mutations in nuclear proteins to better...
(Medical Xpress)—One way cells promote tumor suppression is through a process called senescence, an irreversible arrest of proliferation. Senescence is thought to be associated with normal aging, but...
View ArticleBrain imaging study reveals the wandering mind behind insomnia
A new brain imaging study may help explain why people with insomnia often complain that they struggle to concentrate during the day even when objective evidence of a cognitive problem is lacking.
View ArticleHigh dose statins prevent dementia
High doses of statins prevent dementia in older people, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr. Tin-Tse Lin from Taiwan. The study of nearly 58,000 patients found that high...
View ArticleSmokers who survive to 70 still lose 4 years of life
Smokers who survive to 70 still lose an average of four years of life, according to findings from the Whitehall study presented at ESC Congress 2013 today by Dr. Jonathan Emberson from the UK.
View ArticlePreventive PCI results in better outcomes than culprit artery PCI alone in ST...
Heart attack patients with ST elevation who undergo a preventive procedure to unblock additional coronary arteries have significantly better outcomes than those whose treatment is confined to the...
View ArticleFamily history doubles aortic stenosis risk
The risk of aortic stenosis doubles when a first degree relative had the disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2013 today by Dr. Mattis F. Ranthe from Denmark. The study of 4.2...
View ArticleMove it and lose it: Every 'brisk' minute counts
To win the war against weight gain, it turns out that every skirmish matters – as long as the physical activity puts your heart and lungs to work.
View ArticleNovel functions of platelets discovered
A new finding could lead to novel treatments to reduce bleeding in trauma and severe infections. The research, from Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists Lijun Xia, M.D., Ph.D., Jianxin Fu,...
View ArticleResearchers untangle genetics of drug resistant tuberculosis
For years, physicians around the world have watched as strain after strain of the deadly bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis evolves resistance to drugs.
View ArticleTeam shows how antibiotics enable pathogenic gut infections
A new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine could help pinpoint ways to counter the effects of the antibiotics-driven depletion of friendly, gut-dwelling bacteria.
View ArticleNew data reveals that the average height of European males has grown by 11cm...
The average height of European males increased by an unprecedented 11cm between the mid-nineteenth century and 1980, according to a new paper published online today in the journal Oxford Economic...
View ArticleDrug reduces hospitalizations and cost of treating young children with sickle...
A drug proven effective for treatment of adults and children with sickle cell anemia reduced hospitalizations and cut annual estimated medical costs by 21 percent for affected infants and toddlers,...
View ArticleHeart in your hand? Neuroscientists discover a new illusion of consciousness
The sight of a virtual-reality hand pulsing in time with your heart beat is enough to convince your brain that it's part of your body, according to a new study published this week from the Sackler...
View ArticleMechanical stimuli control bone development
Researchers from ETH Zurich have successfully demonstrated, for the first time in vivo, how bone tissue responds to local mechanical stimuli that control bone formation. The study reveals how important...
View ArticleA categorically novel finding: Fighting against severe and progressive...
(Medical Xpress)—Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition characterized by increased blood pressure in the lungs. It frequently leads to early death in patients. Numerous macrophages, which are cells...
View ArticleSex differences in behaviour—has the thrill gone?
Men have become less willing to engage in physically challenging activities over the past 35 years, according to a new study by the University of St Andrews.
View ArticleFungal infections can trigger and exacerbate asthma
(Medical Xpress)—A common fungal infection can trigger asthma and make it much worse by way of a route not targeted by existing asthma drugs, report researchers at Boston Children's Hospital. Their...
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