How Parkinson's Develops: Protein Found That Regulates Gene Critical To Dopamine-releasing Brain Cells (September 11, 2008) -- Researchers have identified a protein they say appears to be a primary player in maintaining normal functioning of an important class of neurons -- those brain cells that produce, excrete and then reabsorb dopamine neurotransmitters. These molecules command numerous body functions, ranging from management of behavior and mood to control of movement, and one day may hold the key to why and how some people develop Parkinson's and other brain diseases. ... > full story
Older Women Who Get Little Sleep May Have A Higher Risk Of Falling (September 11, 2008) -- Women age 70 and older who sleep five hours or less per night may be more likely to experience falls than those who sleep more than seven to eight hours per night, according to a new report. Additionally, the use of sleep medications does not appear to influence the association between sleep and risk of falling. ... > full story
Sexual Harassment 10 Times More Likely In Casual And Contract Jobs (September 11, 2008) -- Women employed in casual and contract jobs are up to 10 times more likely to experience unwanted sexual advances than those in permanent full time positions, a University of Melbourne study has found. ... > full story
Potential Approach To Treatment Of Hepatitis B Virus Infection (September 11, 2008) -- Researchers have found that hepatitis B virus infection can be treated with therapeutic approaches targeting host cell proteins by inhibiting a cellular gene required for HBV replication or by restoring a response abrogated by HBV. This provided a potential approach to the prevention and treatment of HBV infection. ... > full story
Calculating How Breast Cancers Will Respond To Tamoxifen (September 11, 2008) -- A discovery by Australian scientists could help clinicians decide which women with breast cancer will make good candidates for anti-estrogen therapies, such as tamoxifen, and which will not. ... > full story
UK Children's Physical Activity Levels Hugely Overestimated (September 11, 2008) -- UK children's physical activity levels have been greatly overestimated, with true levels likely to be around six times lower than national data suggest, finds new research. ... > full story
Over 1 In 4 South African Men Report Using Physical Violence Against Their Female Partners (September 11, 2008) -- A first-ever, national study conducted in South Africa found that 27.5 percent of men who have ever been married or lived with a partner report perpetrating physical violence against their current or most recent female partner. ... > full story
Bacteria's Sticky Glue Is Clue To Vaccine, Says Scientist (September 10, 2008) -- Sticky glue secreted by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus could be the clue scientists have been searching for to make an effective vaccine against MRSA, medical researchers report. ... > full story
Golf-related Eye Injuries In Children Are Rare, But Can Be Devastating (September 10, 2008) -- Pediatric golf injuries are rare but can be devastating to the eye and vision system, according to a report in the Archives of Ophthalmology. ... > full story
A New Addiction: Internet Junkies (September 10, 2008) -- While compulsive gambling is only beginning to be addressed by mental health professionals, they must now face a new affliction: Internet addiction. ... > full story
Sleek Probe To Map Earth's Gravity (September 10, 2008) -- The European Space Agency is launching a new satellite to map variations in the Earth's gravity field with unprecedented accuracy. The satellite will give UK scientists vital information about ocean circulation and sea level change needed to improve climate forecast models. ... > full story
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Secretions Minimize Tissue Injury After Heart Attack (September 10, 2008) -- A novel way to improve survival and recovery rate after a heart attack was reported in the journal Stem Cell Research. This method, developed in laboratory research with pigs, is the first noncell based therapeutic application of human embryonic stem cells. It entails using secretions from stem cells. ... > full story
World's Largest-ever Study Of Near-Death Experiences (September 10, 2008) -- The University of Southampton is launching the world's largest-ever study of near-death experiences this week. The University of Southampton is launching the world's largest-ever study of near-death experiences this week. The AWARE (AWAreness during REsuscitation) study is to be launched by the Human Consciousness Project -- an international collaboration of scientists and physicians who have joined forces to study the human brain, consciousness and clinical death. ... > full story
Researchers Identify Natural Tumor Suppressor (September 10, 2008) -- Researchers have identified a key step in the formation -- and suppression -- of esophageal cancers and perhaps carcinomas of the breast, head and neck. By studying human tissue samples, they found that Fbx4, a naturally occurring enzyme, plays a key role in stopping production of another protein called Cyclin D1, which is thought to contribute to the early stages of cancer development. ... > full story
Magnetic Resonance And Radar Technology United In One Prototype: New Process To Improve Diagnostic Images (September 10, 2008) -- Don't move a muscle! Patients certainly have to take this request to heart if they have to lie in a magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) device – otherwise movement artifacts result on the images produced by the MRT. With the aid of an ultra-broadband radar device, these vital movements during measurement can be taken into consideration and the MRI measurements can be corrected. ... > full story
Bilingual Children More Likely To Stutter (September 10, 2008) -- Children who are bilingual before the age of 5 are significantly more likely to stutter and to find it harder to lose their impediment, than children who speak only one language before this age, suggests research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. ... > full story
Genetic Region Linked To Five Times Higher Lung Cancer Risk (September 10, 2008) -- A narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer, a new study says. The researchers found a more than five times higher risk of lung cancer for people who have both a family history of the disease and these genetic variations. ... > full story
Many Cancer Patients Receive Insufficient Pain Management Therapy (September 10, 2008) -- Pain is one of the most common symptoms of cancer patients, yet many of them do not receive adequate therapy for the pain caused by their disease or treatments, according to new study. ... > full story
Previously Deported Immigrants More Likely To Be Rearrested After Leaving Jail, Study Finds (September 10, 2008) -- Deportable immigrants who previously have been expelled from the United States are more likely to be rearrested on suspicion of committing a crime after they are released from jail than other deportable immigrants without the prior history of expulsion, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The findings provide support for law enforcement programs that target deportable immigrants who have a record of being previously deported from the United States. ... > full story
Eating Fish While Pregnant, Longer Breastfeeding, Lead To Better Infant Development, Research Finds (September 10, 2008) -- Higher prenatal fish consumption leads to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a study of mothers and infants from Denmark. Longer breastfeeding was also independently beneficial. ... > full story
Nanoscale Droplets With Cancer-fighting Implications Created (September 10, 2008) -- Scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be used to deliver pharmaceuticals. ... > full story
Protein Essential In Long Term Memory Consolidation Identified (September 10, 2008) -- New research has identified a specific protein essential for the process of long term memory consolidation. The process of memory creation and consolidation is the first to be affected in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's; understanding the biological mechanisms of this process brings us one step closer to finding a treatment for these incurable diseases. ... > full story
Diversity At Medical Schools Makes Stronger Doctors, Study Shows (September 10, 2008) -- A new UCLA study disputes controversial legislation like Prop. 209 that claimed campus policies to promote student-body diversity were unnecessary and discriminatory. UCLA researchers found that medical students who undergo training in racially diverse schools feel better equipped to care for patients in a diverse society. ... > full story
Why Do Some Lifelong Nonsmokers Get Lung Cancer? (September 10, 2008) -- A new study finds that lung cancer death rates among never-smokers are highest among men, African-Americans and Asians residing in Asia. ... > full story
New Nano Device Detects Immune System Cell Signaling (September 10, 2008) -- Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances. The signals the researchers detected originated in dendritic cells -- the sentinels of the immune system that do the initial detection of microscopic invaders -- and was received by nearby T-cells, which play a number of crucial roles in the immune system, including coordination of attacks on agents that cause disease or infection. ... > full story
New Drug Hope For Cystic Fibrosis Patients (September 10, 2008) -- A new drug therapy may represent a tremendous step forward in the treatment of some 70,000 cystic fibrosis patients worldwide. One of the researchers said, "The early results with VX-770 suggest that drug therapies which target defects at the root of the disease have the potential to improve greatly the quality of life of CF patients." ... > full story
Boss' Gender Impacts Employee Stress Levels (September 10, 2008) -- Worker mental and physical well-being are influenced by gender in the workplace, according to a study that analyzed the impact of supervisor and subordinate gender on health. ... > full story
Simple Blood Test For Alzheimer's? Researchers Seeking To Identify Alzheimer's Risk Focus On Specific Blood Biomarker (September 10, 2008) -- A simple blood test to detect whether a person might develop Alzheimer's disease is within sight and could eventually help scientists in their quest toward reversing the disease's onset in those likely to develop the debilitating neurological condition, Columbia University Medical Center researchers announced today. ... > full story
High Levels Of Physical Activity Can Blunt Effect Of Obesity-related Gene, Study Suggests (September 10, 2008) -- High levels of physical activity can help to counteract a gene that normally causes people to gain weight, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed gene variants and activity levels of the Old Order Amish in Lancaster County, Pa., and found that the obesity-related FTO gene had no effect on individuals who were the most physically active. ... > full story
Advanced Blood Analysis May Speed Diagnosis Of Heart Attacks (September 10, 2008) -- Someday doctors may be able to use a blood test to confirm within minutes, instead of hours, if a patient is having a heart attack, allowing more rapid treatment that could limit damage to heart muscle. A new study reports that a novel technique to measure hundreds of molecular markers in the blood can identify those released when cardiac tissue is injured by a lack of oxygen. ... > full story
White Men Attach Greater Stigma To Mental Health Care (September 10, 2008) -- Beyond financial and access barriers to mental health care, factors such as mistrust, perceptions of stigma and negative attitudes toward care can prevent people from seeking the help they need. A new study investigates the effect of gender, race and socioeconomic status on these psychosocial barriers to mental health care. ... > full story
Anthropologists Develop New Approach To Explain Religious Behavior (September 10, 2008) -- Without a way to measure religious beliefs, anthropologists have had difficulty studying religion. Now, two anthropologists from the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have developed a new approach to study religion by focusing on verbal communication, an identifiable behavior, instead of speculating about alleged beliefs in the supernatural that cannot actually be identified. ... > full story
Protein 'Switch' Suppresses Skin Cancer Development (September 10, 2008) -- The protein IKKalpha (IKK±) regulates the cell cycle of keratinocytes and plays a key role in keeping these specialized skin cells from becoming malignant, researchers report in Cancer Cell. ... > full story
Antiangiogenic Drugs Impede Chemotherapy-stimulated Tumor Recovery (September 10, 2008) -- Scientists have gained new insight into a mechanism whereby chemotherapy may actually assist the rapid regrowth of tumors after treatment. ... > full story
Parenting Children With Disabilities Becomes Less Taxing With Time (September 10, 2008) -- Having a child with a disability takes a toll on parents' mental and physical health, yet new research suggests that, over time, parents learn to adapt to the challenges of caring for a disabled child. As these parents age, their health more closely mirrors the health of parents with children who don't have disabilities. ... > full story
Diet May Eliminate Spasms For Infants With Epilepsy (September 10, 2008) -- Infantile spasms are a severe and potentially devastating epilepsy condition affecting children aged typically 4-8 months. In a new study appearing in Epilepsia, researchers have found that the ketogenic diet, a high fat, low carbohydrate diet more traditionally used for intractable childhood epilepsy, is an effective treatment for this condition before using drugs. The study is the first description of the ketogenic diet as a first-line therapy for infantile spasms. ... > full story
High Blood Pressure After Stroke Should Not Necessarily Rule Out Use Of Clot-busting Treatment (September 10, 2008) -- Patients who require therapy to lower their blood pressure following a stroke do not appear to be at a higher risk for bleeding or other adverse outcomes after receiving anti-clotting therapy, according to a report in the Archives of Neurology. ... > full story
Women In Crowded Homes Are More Likely To Be Depressed Than Men (September 10, 2008) -- Seeking to determine whether gender-specific responses to the stress of crowded living situations exist, sociologists have examined data from a survey of Toronto residents and analyzed levels of depression, aggression and withdrawal among men and women. ... > full story
Dogs And Cats Can Live In Perfect Harmony In The Home, If Introduced The Right Way (September 9, 2008) -- Thinking about adopting a perky little puppy as a friend for your fluffy cat, but worried that they'll fight -- well, like cats and dogs? Think again. New research has found a new recipe for success. ... > full story
Rattlesnake-type Poisons Used By Superbug Bacteria To Beat Our Defenses (September 9, 2008) -- Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defenses, according to new research. ... > full story
Acupuncture May Hold Promise For Women With Hormone Disorder Who Experience Fertility Challenges (September 9, 2008) -- Researchers believe that acupuncture could be an important alternative, non-drug therapy for women with polycystic ovary syndrome, which causes a hormonal imbalance, interfering with ovulation and ultimately, fertility. ... > full story
Type 2 Diabetes Under Stress (September 9, 2008) -- Type 2 diabetes is caused by an inability of the beta-cells in the pancreas to produce enough of the hormone insulin to meet the body's needs. Central to this is a loss of beta-cell function and mass as a result of insulin resistance (the inability of cells in the body to respond appropriately to insulin). ... > full story
How You Spend Affects How Much You Spend: Non-cash Purchases Found To Be Higher Than Cash Buys (September 9, 2008) -- There is fresh evidence that people spend less when paying cash than using credit, cash-equivalent scrip or gift certificates. They also spend less when they have to estimate expenses in detail. ... > full story
'Healthy' Individuals May Be At Risk For Heart Disease (September 9, 2008) -- In the face of a growing obesity epidemic in the United States, researchers have new study results that indicate that how much fat a person has is not as important as where that fat is located when assessing risk for cardiovascular events and metabolic disease. ... > full story
Apples And Oranges: Tumor Blood Vessel Cells Are Remarkably Atypical (September 9, 2008) -- Contrary to a long-standing assumption that blood vessel cells in healthy tissues and those associated with tumors are similar, a new study unequivocally demonstrates that tumor blood vessel cells are far from normal. ... > full story
Walk This Way? Masculine Motion Seems To Come At You, While Females Walk Away (September 9, 2008) -- You can tell a lot about people from the way they move alone: their gender, age and even their mood, earlier studies have shown. Now, researchers have found that observers perceive masculine motion as coming toward them, while a characteristically feminine walk looks like it's headed the other way. ... > full story
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improves Blood Sugar Control, Clinical Trial Demonstrates (September 9, 2008) -- Patients with type 1 diabetes who used a CGM devices to help manage their disease experienced significant improvements in blood sugar control, according to initial results of a major multicenter clinical trial funded by JDRF. Results from the study were presented today during the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Rome. ... > full story
Premature Children Four Times More Likely To Have Behavioral Disorders (September 9, 2008) -- Children born prematurely are four times more likely to have emotional problems or behavioral disorders, according to new research. ... > full story
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