Schizophrenia in the limelight: Film-industry technology provides insights
The first 30 seconds of a social encounter is crucial for people with symptoms of schizophrenia for establishing contact with people, according to new research carried out at Queen Mary University of...
View ArticleSoccer fans get FFITer and lose weight
An initiative that helps male football [soccer] fans feel better and live a healthier lifestyle by losing weight, taking more exercise, and improving their diet has been a resounding success, according...
View ArticleToddlers' aggression is strongly associated with genetic factors, study reports
The development of physical aggression in toddlers is strongly associated genetic factors and to a lesser degree with the environment, according to a new study led by Eric Lacourse of the University of...
View ArticleStudents remember more with personalized review, even after classes end
Struggling to remember information presented months earlier is a source of anxiety for students the world over. New research suggests that a computer-based individualized study schedule could be the...
View ArticleTraining your brain using neurofeedback
A new brain-imaging technique enables people to 'watch' their own brain activity in real time and to control or adjust function in pre-determined brain regions. The study from the Montreal Neurological...
View ArticleDepression higher than previously reported in people with rheumatoid arthritis
(Medical Xpress)—Levels of depression and anxiety in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis are higher than previously reported, according to new research.
View ArticleDrugs linked to poor outcomes in older people with Alzheimer's disease
(Medical Xpress)—Exposure to high-risk drug classes is associated with higher rates of hospitalisation and mortality in older people with Alzheimer's disease, research by the University of Sydney has...
View ArticleThe brain's RAM: Rats, like humans, have "working memory"
Thousands of times a day, the brain stores sensory information for very short periods of time in a working memory, to be able to use it later. A research study carried out with the collaboration of...
View ArticleStudy shows changing sleeping patterns can alter gene expression cycles
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Surrey in the U.K. have found that drastically altered sleep schedules (such as switching to working a night shift) can dramatically impact gene...
View ArticleNovel nanotherapy breakthrough may help reduce recurrent heart attacks and...
(Medical Xpress)—Up to 30 percent of heart attack patients suffer a new heart attack because cardiologists are unable to control inflammation inside heart arteries—the process that leads to clots...
View ArticleProbability of blindness from glaucoma has nearly halved
The probability of blindness due to the serious eye disease glaucoma has decreased by nearly half since 1980, according to a study published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American...
View ArticleDepressive symptoms linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women
According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported high levels of depressive symptoms had a greater likelihood of adult-onset...
View ArticleHospital water taps contaminated with bacteria
New research finds significantly higher levels of infectious pathogens in water from faucet taps with aerators compared to water from deeper in the plumbing system. Contaminated water poses an...
View ArticleBio-inspired robotic device could aid ankle-foot rehabilitation, researcher...
A soft, wearable device that mimics the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders such as drop foot, said Yong-Lae Park, an...
View ArticleResearchers discover an epigenetic lesion in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease can reach epidemic range in the coming decades, by the increasing average age of society. There are two key issues for Alzheimer's disease: there is currently no effective treatment...
View ArticleRadiation before surgery more than doubles mesothelioma survival
Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation before surgery show the three-year survival rate more than doubled for study participants afflicted with this deadly disease,...
View ArticleTime for docs to ditch the white coat?
(HealthDay)—Could a doctor's white coat or necktie help spread germs among patients?
View ArticleSmall elliptical exercise device may promote activity while sitting
(Medical Xpress)—People may be able to keep the weight off by using a compact elliptical device while sitting at a desk or watching TV, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
View ArticleStudy: 'Icy' technique improves robotic kidney transplants
A collaboration of surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital and Medanta Hospital in India successfully transplanted kidneys into 50 recipients using an innovative robot-assisted procedure in which the organ is...
View ArticleMediterranean diet associated with lower risk of peripheral artery disease
A multicenter study that previously reported a reduction in heart attack and stroke with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or with nuts now also reports a lower risk of...
View Article