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Light therapy may help dementia
The use of daytime bright lighting to improve the circadian rhythm of elderly persons was associated with modest improvement in symptoms of dementia, and the addition of the use of...
A self-help program delivered online can improve insomnia in adults
A cognitive behavioral intervention for insomnia delivered via the Internet can significantly improve insomnia in adults, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Wednesday at SLEEP 2008,...
Worldwide mission to solve iron deficiency
A University of Adelaide researcher will lead an Australian project to help address the world's biggest nutritional deficiency - lack of iron.
Traits Of Aggressive Form Of Prostate Cancer Identified
Researchers have identified traits of an aggressive type of prostate cancer that occurs in about 10 percent of men who have the disease. They hope the discovery could lead, possibly...
Ethex-brand morphine tablets are recalled
WASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Ethex-brand morphine sulfate tablets because of a health risk.
New Type Of Glass Can Dissolve And Release Calcium Into The Body
British scientists are developing a new type of glass that can dissolve and release calcium into the body. This will enable patients to regrow bones and could signal a move...
Decreased Total Sleep Time Associated With Increased REM Sleep During Subsequent Naps
Decreased nightly total sleep time, even within the normal range, is associated with an increased percentage of REM sleep during subsequent naps.
Solid Tumor Cells Not Killed By Radiation And Chemotherapy Become Stronger
Because of the way solid tumors adapt the body's machinery to bring themselves more oxygen, chemotherapy and radiation may actually make these tumors stronger.
Study finds Chinese food good for your heart
A clinical study on patients who have suffered a heart attack found that a partially purified extract of Chinese red yeast rice, Xuezhikang (XZK), reduced the risk of repeat heart...
World's oldest woman had normal brain
A 115-year-old woman who remained mentally alert throughout her life had an essentially normal brain, with little or no evidence of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the August...
ATV study to improve fit, safety among kids
The University of Kentucky is conducting a first-ever study of its kind to analyze all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety, particularly in children. UK trauma surgeon Dr. Andrew Bernard is the primary...
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Outing the outliers: Strategy matches oncogene with subtype of prostate cancer
A new study reveals a previously unidentified candidate oncogene that appears to play a significant role in a subset of prostate cancers. The research, published by Cell Press in the...
Microenvironment a main driver of aggressive multi-lineage leukemia disease type
Research led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has revealed new clues into what causes different types of a particularly aggressive group of blood cancers known as mixed...
Mechanism may explain aspects of brain impairment seen in Fragile X Syndrome
Scientists report that a protein associated with a common form of mental retardation plays an important role in intracellular trafficking within neurons. The research, published by Cell Press in the...
Inhalable form of gene-therapy takes aim at lung cancer and inflammatory lung disease
A new inhalable form of gene therapy — based on technology recognized in the 2006 Nobel medicine prize, shows increasing promise for treating lung cancer, infectious diseases and inflammatory lung...
Prejudice or perception?
Expecting to be treated with prejudice may be part of a self-fulfilling prophecy, according to new research led by a University of Toronto psychologist.
AP-AOL poll: Debt stress tears at your body, too
(AP) -- The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck - and the back and the head and the stomach - for millions of...
Children of Women Who Gain Excessive Weight During Pregnancy More Likely to Be Overweight
Children of mothers who gain more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight at age seven. Children of mothers who are obese prior...
Specialist Nurses Can Play A Key Role In Supporting Patients Having Radiotherapy
Nurse specialists can play a key role in supporting cancer patients having radiotherapy and ease pressure on consultants without reducing the level of care provided. Researchers found that patients who...
How Drug That Blocks Cholesterol Absorption From The Diet Works
A new study sheds light on the action of the drug ezetimibe (trade name Zetia), which is used to treat high cholesterol. Ezetimibe is unique among cholesterol-lowering drugs in that...
Maternal Depression, Breastfeeding And A Lower Socioeconomic Status Can Affect Infants' Sleep
Maternal depression during pregnancy, breastfeeding and a lower socioeconomic status are all associated with less infant sleep duration in the first six months of life.
Australian surgeons save unborn baby's leg
Australian surgeons saved the leg of an unborn baby by operating when her mother was just 22 weeks' pregnant, in what may be the earliest in utero surgery of its...
Four-armed, four-legged baby born in Indonesia: doctor
A young Indonesian mother gave birth to a baby girl with four arms and four legs but the child died within hours, a hospital director said Monday.
Pinning Down A Cause Of Disease In A Model Of Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that affects approximately 2--3% of individuals in the Western world. New data have indicated that a subset of immune cells known as Tregs (which...
Why Alcohol Is Bad For Your Pancreas
Much is known about the mechanisms by which excessive alcohol consumption causes damage to organs such as the liver, heart, and brain. However, only recently has progress been made in...
Longer Life For Paraplegic Patients With Superman Bicycle
A new type of exercise equipment can prevent serious lifestyle illnesses in paraplegic patients. The equipment was first designed for the American actor Christopher Reeve. Patients who are unable to...
Beta Cell Defect Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have found that a defect in the beta cells that make and release insulin has implications for the failure of these cells...