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Treating Depression in Parkinson's Disease Patients: New Research
Apr. 18, 2014 Interesting new information has been found from a study on depression and neuropsychological function in Parkinson's disease. The study, which assessed cognitive function in depressed and ... full story -
Better Way to Deal With Bad Memories Suggested
Apr. 18, 2014 A simple and effective emotion-regulation strategy that has neurologically and behaviorally been proven to lessen the emotional impact of personal negative memories, researchers have shown. ... full story -
Boomers' Dark Secret: Booze; What Their Caregivers Don’t Know or Don't Ask Could End Up Hurting Aging Patients
Apr. 18, 2014 By 2015, all baby boomers will be 50 or older. In an editorial, one expert writes that, unlike members of previous generations, many of these individuals have been using alcohol (and other drugs) for ... full story -
Prenatal Risk Factors May Put Children at Risk of Developing Kidney Disease
Apr. 17, 2014 Certain prenatal risk factors are associated with the development of chronic kidney disease in children, according to a study. Future studies should investigate whether modifying these factors could ... full story -
Is Parkinson's an Autoimmune Disease?
Apr. 17, 2014 The cause of neuronal death in Parkinson's disease is still unknown, but a new study proposes that neurons may be mistaken for foreign invaders and killed by the person's own immune system, ... full story -
Discovery Could Lead to Novel Therapies for Fragile X Syndrome
Apr. 17, 2014 Scientists studying the most common form of inherited mental disability -- a genetic disease called 'Fragile X syndrome' -- have uncovered new details about the cellular processes ... full story -
Common Links Between Neurodegenerative Diseases Identified
Apr. 17, 2014 The pattern of brain alterations may be similar in several different neurodegenerative diseases, which opens the door to alternative therapeutic strategies to tackle these diseases, experts ... full story -
Study Finds Adverse Respiratory Outcomes for Older People With COPD Taking Benzodiazepines
Apr. 17, 2014 A group of drugs commonly prescribed for insomnia, anxiety and breathing issues 'significantly increase the risk' that older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, need ... full story -
HIV and Schistosomiasis Coinfection in African Children: More Research Needed
Apr. 17, 2014 More research is needed on HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in children in sub-Saharan Africa, experts say. They looked at previous research into the joint burden of HIV/AIDS and schistosomiasis ... full story -
World's First Successful Visualization of Key Coenzyme
Apr. 16, 2014 Japanese researchers have successfully developed the world's first imaging method for visualizing the behavior of nicotine-adenine dinucleotide derivative (NAD(P)H), a key coenzyme, inside ... full story -
Intravenously Administered Ketamine Shown to Reduce Symptoms of Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Apr. 16, 2014 For the first time, evidence that a single dose of IV-administered ketamine was associated with the rapid reduction of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with chronic PTSD was ... full story -
Immune System Research May Help Predict Who Gets Long-Term Complications from Lyme Disease
Apr. 16, 2014 The groundwork has been laid for understanding how variations in immune responses to Lyme disease can contribute to the many different outcomes of this bacterial infection seen in individual ... full story -
Rare Disease of the Inner Ear: New Insights
Apr. 15, 2014 In the most comprehensive study of Mιniθre's Disease to date, researchers have been able to suggest what goes wrong in the body when people develop the disease, and provide an insight into ... full story -
Preterm Delivery, Low Birth Weight, Neonatal Risk in Pregnant Women With High Blood Pressure
Apr. 15, 2014 Pregnant women with chronic hypertension (high blood pressure) are highly likely to suffer from adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery, low birth weight and neonatal death, which ... full story -
Calcium Score Predicts Future Heart Disease Among Adults With Little or No Risk Factors
Apr. 15, 2014 The process of 'calcium scoring' is accurate in predicting the chances of dying of heart disease among adults with little or no known risks of heart disease, researchers have found. ... full story -
Can Refined Categorization Improve Prediction of Patient Survival from Data?
Apr. 15, 2014 Researchers have explored whether a more refined categorization of tumor response or various aspects of progression could improve prediction of overall survival in the RECIST database. They found ... full story -
Chinese Herbal Remedy as Good as Methotrexate for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis, Study Finds
Apr. 14, 2014 A traditional Chinese herbal remedy used to relieve joint pain and inflammation works as well as methotrexate, a standard drug treatment that is frequently prescribed to control the symptoms of ... full story -
Collaborative Care Model Manages Depression, Anxiety in Patients With Heart Disease
Apr. 14, 2014 A telephone-based collaborative care model helped manage depression and anxiety, and improved health-related quality of life in patients with heart disease. Depression following acute cardiac ... full story -
Identifying Children With Emotional Behavior Difficulties
Apr. 14, 2014 Research on children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in South Africa may provide insight on how to identify and help children with emotional behavior issues in other areas of the world, which may have limited ... full story -
Domestic Abuse Linked to Mental Health Problems in New Mothers
Apr. 14, 2014 Domestic abuse is closely linked to postpartum mental health problems, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, in mothers, new research confirms. The research also found that ... full story
- Treating depression in Parkinson's Disease patients: New research
- Better way to deal with bad memories suggested
- Boomers' dark secret: Booze; What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
- Prenatal risk factors may put children at risk of developing kidney disease
- Is Parkinson's an autoimmune disease?
- Discovery could lead to novel therapies for Fragile X syndrome
- Common links between neurodegenerative diseases identified
- Study finds adverse respiratory outcomes for older people with COPD taking benzodiazepines
- HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in African children: More research needed
- World's first successful visualization of key coenzyme
- Intravenously administered ketamine shown to reduce symptoms of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder
- Immune system research may help predict who gets long-term complications from Lyme Disease
- Rare disease of the inner ear: New insights
- Preterm delivery, low birth weight, neonatal risk in pregnant women with high blood pressure
- Calcium score predicts future heart disease among adults with little or no risk factors
- Can refined categorization improve prediction of patient survival from data?
- Chinese herbal remedy as good as methotrexate for treating rheumatoid arthritis, study finds
- Collaborative care model manages depression, anxiety in patients with heart disease
- Identifying children with emotional behavior difficulties
- Domestic abuse linked to mental health problems in new mothers
- New clinical definition for epilepsy improves diagnosis accuracy
- New PET/CT scanner more patient friendly
- NAFLD is an independent cardiovascular risk factor: More evidence
- Vigilance for kidney problems key for rheumatoid arthritis patients, study finds
- Periodontal disease associated with cardiovascular risk in large multicentre study
- Reasons for pain after 'successful' spinal surgery
- Human protein may trigger Parkinson's disease
- Mental health toll exacted on civilians working with military in war zones
- The long reach of Alzheimer's: Ensuring that policies meet needs
- DNA modifications measured in blood signal related changes in the brain
- Innovative, coordinated brain care could save billions of health care dollars
- Back to basics: Redesigning systems of care for older adults with Alzheimer's disease
- Unexpected results in cancer drug trial: Combination of cetuximab, chemo had negative results
- Natural protein Elafin against gluten intolerance?
- Community-living seniors with dementia more likely to be hospitalized than those without dementia
- Connection between integrity of brain's white matter, cognitive health
- Policy changes urgently needed as millions of Americans to start receiving early label of Alzheimer's disease
- Genes increase the stress of social disadvantage for some children
- Drink milk? Women who do may delay knee osteoarthritis
- Parental obesity and autism risk in the child: Is paternal obesity a greater risk factor than maternal obesity?
- Calcium supplementation does not increase coronary heart disease, new study suggests
- Poor sleep doubles hospitalizations in heart failure patients
- Less research attention given to diseases of the poor, research finds
- The long and the short of telomeres: Loneliness impacts DNA repair, parrot study shows
- Disease-free survival estimates for ovarian cancer improve over time
- Toward a clearer diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome
- Insomnia may significantly increase stroke risk
- What bank voles can teach us about prion disease transmission and neurodegeneration
- Intense exercise treatment no better than simple advice, self-directed exercise at reducing pain from chronic whiplash
- Walking may help protect kidney patients against heart disease, infections
- Poor quality of life may contribute to kidney disease patients' health problems
- Weight loss efforts start well, but lapse over time
- Patient stem cells help identify common problem in ALS
- Unraveling tangled origin of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Pulmonary hypertension deaths have increased over past decade, according to report
- Transplant drugs may help wipe out persistent HIV infections
- Lifestyle interventions such as weight loss, exercise reduce risk of death from cardiovascular diseases in people at risk of diabetes
- Strain-specific Lyme disease immunity lasts for years
- Infants are sensitive to pleasant touch
- Coffee consumption reduces mortality risk from liver cirrhosis
- Disease-, age-related effects of HIV may impact driving abilities of middle-aged and older adults
- Still no clear evidence for health benefits of vitamin D? Experts try to make sense of the data
- Screening for liver cancer in patients with cirrhosis
- Similarities between HIV/AIDS, opioid addiction epidemics
- Monkey caloric restriction study shows big benefit; contradicts earlier study
- 1.1 million Americans caring for recently wounded veterans, study finds
- Patients with gluten intolerance: New therapies possible
- Link between HIV infection, coronary artery disease
- New human trial shows stem cells are effective for failing hearts: Bone marrow-derived stem cells injected directly into heart muscle
- Genetic cause of heart valve defects revealed
- Two new genes linked to intellectual disability discovered
- Even micro heart attacks are major problem
- New role discovered for enzyme could have implications for cancer, neurologic disease
- Quality of life for couples can be improved despite PVD
- Adjuvant chemotherapy increases markers of molecular aging in blood of breast cancer survivors
- Gastric surgery halves risk of heart attack in obese people
- Underweight people at as high risk of dying as obese people, new study finds
- Quality early childhood programs help prevent adult chronic disease, research shows
- Number of babies mom has may play role in future cardiovascular health
- Is laughter the best medicine? Cartoons could help patients cope with chronic conditions
- HIV as a chronic disease: Dealing with lifelong treatment in Africa
- Gulf war illness not in veterans' heads but in their mitochondria
- Major depression linked with nearly twice the risk of kidney failure in diabetics
- Autoimmune drug may help prevent kidney disease caused by diabetes
- Antidepressants during pregnancy linked to preterm birth
- Chronic stress in early life causes anxiety, aggression in adulthood, neurobiologists find
- 'Mini heart' invented to help return venous blood
- Sleep may stop chronic pain sufferers from becoming zombies
- Southerners in U.S. more likely to die from heart attack
- More severe heart disease found in patients with vitamin D deficiency
- Clusters of 'broken hearts' may be linked to massive natural disasters
- Mediterranean diet may lower risk of diabetes
- Air pollution from traffic increases odds of hospital readmission for asthma
- Gen X obesity a major problem for healthcare, workforce: Australian study
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