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Change needed in end-of-life dementia care
MILTON KEYNES, England, May 14 (UPI) -- British researchers say many improvements are needed in the care provided to people in the final stages of dementia.
Beijing reports first child virus death
(AP) -- China's capital reported Wednesday its first death from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across the country and...
Program helps parents manage babies
Researchers have developed a program that can help parents share the workload of a newborn baby, in an effort to improve the health of new mums.
Gene causes mental disorder
A gene has been found responsible for an uncommon condition causing epilepsy and mental reterdation and only experienced by females.
Timing Improves Cleft Palate Surgery
New research is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the world. Surgical timing has been a controversial topic with various cleft centers around...
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New MRI technique developed at UT Southwestern detects subtle but serious brain injury
A new technique for analyzing magnetic resonance imaging data, developed by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, can reveal serious brain injury missed by current tests and help predict a...
Growth Factor Promotes New Neuron Growth in Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease
A well-known growth factor has been shown to increase the growth of new neurons in mice induced to develop Parkinson's disease. The finding highlights a potential new therapy for the...
Nearly One-third Of All Inexpensive Earrings Examined Tested Positive For Nickel
For the estimated 82 percent of women with pierced ears, earrings are an important fashion accessory that many women wear, and change, daily. However, a new study suggests that women...
Exercising In The City? Don't Get Exhaust-ed; Take It Inside
As environmentalists have pointed out, it can be as dangerous to be outdoors behind a city bus -- walking or bicycling -- as it is to be in front of...
Quit smoking message not getting air time in mental health care
People with mental illness are not receiving the support they need to stop smoking, despite high rates of nicotine dependence and deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.
Slow-growing infants may become hostile adults
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults with higher levels of hostility are more likely to be lighter at birth and throughout childhood than less hostile people according to a study...
ISU researcher performs first veterinary corneal implant procedure in US
Sinisa Grozdanic an assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences performed the surgery that restored sight to 7-year-old Dixie, a Mountain Cur breed owned by Brett Williams of Runnells.
Health Canada issues lobster tomalley advisory
Health Canada is advising people to limit their consumption of tomalleys, the loose, green substance found inside cooked lobsters, out of concern for possible toxic contamination.
Bell accused of privacy invasion
A University of Ottawa legal clinic specializing in internet- and other technology-related law, has joined the assault on Bell Canada Inc. and its traffic-shaping practices, urging an investigation by the...
Think before you drink, says research
People are being urged to think before they drink as part of a research project aimed at changing people`s binge drinking habits.
Homeless youth need more than treatment for substance abuse, study says
A new study of homeless youth suggests that treating substance abuse and mental health problems may not be enough to help get teens off the streets. Instead, researchers found that...
Medical Research Should Include More Women Participants And Examine The Role Of Gender In Disease, Researchers Urge
Are the health needs of women adequately addressed by medical research as it is currently conducted? A team of Australian researchers and two cardiologists closely examine this question.
New study shows how T cell's machinery dials down autoimmunity
A St. Jude Children`s Research Hospital study shows that T cells, the body`s master immune regulators, do not use simple on/off switches to govern the cellular machinery that regulates their...
Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathy
Researchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) —...
'Super yeasts' produce 300 times more protein than previously possible
Researchers in California report development of a new kind of genetically modified yeast cell that produces complex proteins up to 300 times more than possible in the past. These “super...
FDA OKs new coagulation formulation
WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of a new formulation of the genetically engineered version of Factor VIIa, a coagulation therapy.
UNAIDS out of touch and should be closed down
The UN programme for HIV/AIDS is out of touch with reality and hindering health capacity building, argues Roger England.
Arsenic-based Therapy Shown To Help Eradicate Leukemia-initiating Cells
In a paradoxical discovery, scientists have found that a tumor suppressor protein known as PML appears to be the factor that enables leukemia initiating cells to maintain their quiescence --...
Despite criticism, electroshock therapy commonly used in depression
Despite protests calling for a ban on the treatment, electroshock therapy is frequently used to treat depression.
Consumers Warm Up To 'Greener' Personal Care Products, But Labeling Controversy Broils
From soaps to body lotions to shampoos, consumers are increasingly drawn to personal care products that are labeled "green" or environmentally-friendly, a fast-growing market that chalks-up an estimated $4 billion...
Model shows how mutation tips biochemistry to cause Alzheimer's
Your fate can be determined by tiny events. Imagine you live in the city and you walk everywhere to get exercise - you are healthy and not afraid of...
WHO urged to back radical changes in drug R&D
The WHO has been urged to make significant changes to the way disease research is financed, to better focus on maladies affecting the poor.