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Medicine, Health Care Do Childhood Development Programs Help… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by Wiley Millions of young children living in conditions of war, disaster, and displacement are at increased risk for developmental difficulties that can follow them throughout their lives. A new Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences article reviews what’s known about the effectiveness of early childhood development programs in humanitarian settings and present a framework and recommendations for future research. The

Medicine, Health Care Chemsex Linked with Increased Diagnoses… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by Wiley Chemsex–the use of crystallised methamphetamine, mephedrone, γ-hydroxybutyrate or γ-butyrolactone and to a lesser extent cocaine and ketamine to facilitate sex–has emerged as a new phenomenon in the UK and across Europe amongst gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). A new HIV Medicine study reveals that chemsex disclosure in sexual health settings is associated with higher rates

Medicine, Health Care Early Physical Therapy Linked to… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by Wiley In a Health Services Research analysis of patients with low back pain, when patients saw a physical therapist first, there was lower utilization of high cost medical services as well as lower opioid use. Compared with patients who saw a physical therapist late or not at all, those who saw a physical therapist at the first point of care had an

Psychology The Role of Race in… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by Crime and Justice Research Alliance   More than 1.7 million U.S. youth experience homelessness each year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Homeless youth are at an increased risk of being stopped by police and arrested, yet it is unclear if this interaction is related to race. A new longitudinal study examined the likelihood of homeless youth of different races being harassed and arrested

Psychology Are Pain Tolerance Levels Similar… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by De Gruyter Are your friends very pain tolerant? Then it is likely that you are as well, provided you are a male. A recent study, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain, along with an Editorial Comment by Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, published by De Gruyter, shows that there is a positive correlation between the pain tolerance of individuals and that of their friends. In

Psychology Perceived Socioeconomic Status Can Affect… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by North Carolina State University A recent study finds that how older adults perceive their socioeconomic status influences how old they feel and their attitudes toward aging. Specifically, the lower people deem their relative socioeconomic status, the worse they feel about growing older. “We’re not talking about actual socioeconomic status, but about how people feel their socioeconomic status compares to others in their community,” says

Psychology Boys Continue to Lag Behind… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by Norwegian University of Science and Technology From their first day in school, boys’ reading proficiency in Norway is on average much worse than that of girls. And it doesn’t appear that this discrepancy levels out during the first school year. “The fact that that the discrepancies don’t diminish during the school year is a sign that we have to change how we teach letters

Psychology Why an Upcoming Appointment Makes… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by Ohio State University   COLUMBUS, Ohio – You’ve got a full hour until your next meeting. But you probably won’t make the most of that time, new research suggests. In a series of eight studies, both in the lab and real life, researchers found that free time seems shorter to people when it comes before a task or appointment on their calendar. “We seem to

Psychology Men Take Shortcuts, While Women… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by Springer When navigating in a known environment, men prefer to take shortcuts to reach their destination more quickly, while women tend to use routes they know. This is according to Alexander Boone of UC Santa Barbara in the US who is lead author of a study that investigated the different ways in which men and women navigate. The research is published in Springer’s journal

Psychology Research Highlights the Influence Social… Published: May 23, 2018.Released by University of Liverpool   New research from the University of Liverpool, presented at the European Congress on Obesity today (Wednesday, 23 May), highlights the negative influence that social media has on children’s food intake. Current research shows celebrity endorsement and television advertising of unhealthy foods increases children’s intake of these foods. However, children are increasingly exposed to marketing through digital avenues, such as on social

Medicine, Health Care Research Supports Restrictions on Opioid-containing… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by Penn State HERSHEY, PA – Prescription cough and cold medicines containing the opioid hydrocodone were more likely to cause serious side effects in children than those containing codeine, according to a new study from Penn State College of Medicine. The research supports recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restrictions on prescription hydrocodone- and codeine-containing cough medicines for children and suggests that

Medicine, Health Care Procedure Plus Medication Is Better… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by St. Michael’s Hospital   TORONTO, May 22, 2018 – A non-surgical procedure, called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), along with prescribed medication, is better than medication alone as initial treatment for people who have the most common form of heart disease, suggests an analysis of an international clinical trial co-led by St. Michael’s Hospital. Published today in the New England Journal of Medicine and

Medicine, Health Care New PSU Study Shows Higher… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by Portland State University Portland State University researchers who published an article three years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine about the presence of previously undiscovered forms of formaldehyde in e-cigarette vapor revisited their research and found that formaldehyde risks were even higher than they originally thought. The 2015 study by PSU chemistry professors David Peyton, Robert Strongin, James Pankow and

Medicine, Health Care Link Between Tuberculosis And Parkinson’s… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by The Francis Crick Institute The mechanism our immune cells use to clear bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB) might also be implicated in Parkinson’s disease, according to a new collaborative study led by the Francis Crick Institute, Newcastle University and GSK. The findings, which will be published in The EMBO Journal, provide a possible explanation of the cause of Parkinson’s disease and suggest

Medicine, Health Care Embryonic Mammary Gland Stem Cells… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by Université libre de Bruxelles Publication in Nature Cell Biology: researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB define for the first time the mechanisms responsible for the mammary gland development. The mammary gland is the tissue that produces the milk during lactation, allowing the survival of young mammalian offspring. The mammary gland is composed of two main lineages: the basal cells, which

Medicine, Health Care Study Finds Vitamin D Supplement… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center   CLEVELAND – African American infants born prematurely are at higher risk for recurrent wheezing. This condition can cause the baby discomfort and is a risk factor for developing asthma later in life. There are no widely-accepted therapies to prevent prematurity-associated wheezing. In a first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), an University

Medicine, Health Care Eating at Night, Sleeping by… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Colorado at Boulder Staying awake all night and sleeping all day for just a few days can disrupt levels and time of day patterns of more than 100 proteins in the blood, including those that influence blood sugar, energy metabolism, and immune function, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research published in the journal PNAS this week. “This tells

Medicine, Health Care Deep Space Radiation Treatment Reboots… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of California – San Francisco   Planning a trip to Mars? You’ll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX plan to send humans to the red planet within the next 15 years–but among the major challenges facing future crewed space missions is how to protect astronauts from the dangerous cosmic radiation of deep space. Now the

Medicine, Health Care Married Couples Share Risk of… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences It can be a good idea to bring your spouse to a GP medical examination if you are obese. Because Danish researchers from the Departments of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University have in a new study found a connection between the BMI of one spouse and the

Medicine, Health Care UCI Researchers Discover Novel Mode… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of California – Irvine   Researchers at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine have discovered the first example of a novel mode of neurotransmitter-based communication. The discovery, published in Nature Communications, challenges current dogma about mechanisms of signaling in the brain, and uncovers new pathways for developing therapies for disorders like epilepsy, anxiety and chronic pain. Voltage-gated potassium channels (KCNQ2-5)

Medicine, Health Care Faster Genome Evolution Methods to… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Manchester Scientists have created a new way of speeding up the genome evolution of baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the same yeast we use for bread and beer production. This is to develop a synthetic yeast strain that can be transformed on demand, making it particularly attractive for industrial biotechnology applications, such as the mass production of advanced medicines to treat

Medicine, Health Care New Data Changes the Way… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston   GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative research team has uncovered new information that more accurately explains how cancerous tumors grow within the body. This study is currently available in Nature Genetics. Researchers led by scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Baylor College of Medicine found that a losing a section of

Medicine, Health Care The Prevalence of Twin Births… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Seville It is known that chromosomal anomalies are one of the principle genetic causes of infertility in horses. However, a great proportion of these cases still go undiagnosed, probably due to the fact that their symptomatology is non-specific and diagnosis is complex. This is the case with chimerism, which is greatly associated with twin births in domestic animals, and whose

Medicine, Health Care Surveillance Intensity Not Associated with… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center   A national retrospective study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found no association between intensity of post-treatment surveillance and detection of recurrence or overall survival (OS) in patients with stage I, II or III colorectal cancer (CRC). Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study

Psychology Study Finds Popular ‘Growth Mindset’… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by Michigan State University A new study co-authored by researchers at Michigan State University and Case Western Reserve University found that “growth mindset interventions,” or programs that teach students they can improve their intelligence with effort – and therefore improve grades and test scores – don’t work for students in most circumstances. “This research is important because millions of dollars have been spent on growth

Psychology Subtle Hearing Loss While Young… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by Ohio State University   COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cranking up your headphones or scrambling for a front-row spot at rock shows could be damaging more than your hearing. New research from The Ohio State University has found that young people with subtle hearing loss – the kind they aren’t even aware of – are putting demands on their brains that typically wouldn’t be seen until later

Psychology Friends Influence Middle Schoolers’ Attitudes… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by Society for Research in Child Development The United States is increasingly diverse ethnically and racially. Studies have shown that for young people, simply being around peers from different ethnic and racial backgrounds may not be enough to improve attitudes toward and relationships with other groups. Instead, children and adolescents also need to value spending time and forming relationships with peers from diverse groups. A

Psychology Sleep Better, Parent Better: Study… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. – Research has shown that consistently not getting enough sleep, or getting poor quality sleep, can put you at risk for a number of health conditions. But how does sleep, or the lack of it, affect how you parent? A new study from Kelly Tu, a human development and family studies researcher

Psychology Young Toddlers May Learn More… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by Society for Research in Child Development Preschoolers can learn a lot from educational television, but younger toddlers may learn more from interactive digital media (such as video chats and touchscreen mobile apps) than from TV and videos alone, which don’t require them to interact. That’s the conclusion of a new article that also notes that because specific conditions that lead to learning from media

Psychology People with ASD Risk Being… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Kent A new study shows that the ability to distinguish truth from lies is diminished in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – putting them at greater risk of being manipulated. Researchers, led by Professor David Williams of the University of Kent, found that lie detection ability is ‘significantly diminished’ in those with a full ASD diagnosis. It is also related to

Psychology Kids Show Adult-like Intuition About… Published: May 22, 2018.Released by University of Waterloo Children as young as age three are able to make judgements about who owns an object based on its location, according to a study from the University of Waterloo. The findings also show that children can sense an item’s ownership without seeing someone interact with it. They intuitively know who owns an item, even if their parents have not pointed that

Medicine, Health Care Age-related Racial Disparities in Suicide… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Nationwide Children’s Hospital   Suicide rates in the United States have traditionally been higher among whites than blacks across all age groups. However, a new study from researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and collaborators published today in JAMA Pediatrics shows that racial disparities in suicide rates are age-related. Specifically, suicide rates for black children aged 5-12 were roughly two times higher than those

Medicine, Health Care US Poison Control Centers Receive… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Nationwide Children’s Hospital   A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that there were more than 156,000 calls to US Poison Control Centers regarding exposures to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications among children and adolescents 19 years of age and younger from January 2000 through December 2014,

Medicine, Health Care NIH-funded Researchers Identify Target for… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Scientists have identified a molecule found on human cells and some animal cells that could be a useful target for drugs against chikungunya virus infection and related diseases, according to new research published in the journal Nature. A team led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis conducted the research, which

Medicine, Health Care Age-related Racial Disparity in Suicide… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by National Institute of Mental Health New research suggests the suicide rate is roughly two times higher for black children ages 5-12 compared with white children of the same age group. The study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), appears online May 21 in JAMA Pediatrics. Suicide is a major public health problem and a leading cause of death in

Medicine, Health Care Women with Pregnancy-related Diabetes May… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development   Gestational diabetes may predispose women to early-stage kidney damage, a precursor to chronic kidney disease, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The study appears in Diabetes Care. Gestational diabetes occurs only in pregnancy and results when the level of blood sugar is

Medicine, Health Care Neuron Guidance Factor Found to… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Osaka University Osaka – Macrophages are white blood cells involved in a variety of biological functions, from destroying infectious pathogens to repairing damaged tissue. To carry out their different roles, macrophages must first be activated and transformed into different subtypes. However, the mechanisms that lead to macrophage activation are not fully understood. Now, researchers at Osaka University have identified a new player

Medicine, Health Care Many Americans Say Infectious And… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Research!America   ARLINGTON, Va.–May 21, 2018– An overwhelming majority of Americans (95%) think infectious and emerging diseases facing other countries will pose a ‘major’ or ‘minor’ threat to the U.S. in the next few years, but more than half (61%) say they are confident the federal government can prevent a major infectious disease outbreak in the U.S., according to a new national public

Medicine, Health Care Exercise to Stay Young: 4-5… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by The Physiological Society Participating in exercise 4-5 days per week is necessary to keep your heart young, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. These findings could be an important step to develop exercise strategies to slow down such ageing. The optimal amount of exercise required to slow down ageing of the heart and blood vessels has long been

Medicine, Health Care Personalizing Therapeutic Brain Stimulation … Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Society for Neuroscience A study of epilepsy patients with implanted electrodes provides an unprecedented view of the changes in brain activity created by electrical stimulation. These findings, published in JNeurosci, have the potential to improve noninvasive stimulation approaches toward the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is increasingly used in patients with disorders such as depression that do not

Medicine, Health Care Studying Insight … Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Toyohashi University of Technology The Computer Science and Engineering Research Team at the Toyohashi University of Technology has measured the pupil (referred to as the “black part” of the eye) when a person is inspired by an object. It is known that the pupil dilates and narrows to adjust the amount of light entering the eye, and that the extent of dilation/narrowing varies depending

Medicine, Health Care Autism Is Not Linked to… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by University of Bristol   A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or autistic traits in their children. Scientists at the University of Bristol looked at the assumption that mercury exposure during pregnancy is a major cause of autism using evidence from nearly 4500 women who took part in the Children of

Medicine, Health Care Bladder Cancer Model Could Pave… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center   CHAPEL HILL – Understanding that not all bladder cancers are the same, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have created a tool that may help them to uncover why only a fraction of patients respond to new immune-based treatments. In the journal Cancer Research, UNC Lineberger’s William Y. Kim, MD, Benjamin G.

Medicine, Health Care Mice Regrow Brain Tissue After… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by University of California – Los Angeles   In a first-of-its-kind finding, a new stroke-healing gel helped regrow neurons and blood vessels in mice with stroke-damaged brains, UCLA researchers report in the May 21 issue of Nature Materials. “We tested this in laboratory mice to determine if it would repair the brain in a model of stroke, and lead to recovery,” said Dr. S.

Medicine, Health Care Ice Cream Funds Research Showing… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Anaplastic thyroid cancer is almost uniformly fatal, with an average lifespan of about 5 months after diagnosis. And standard treatment for the condition includes 7 weeks of radiation, often along with chemotherapy. “We put patients through toxic treatment for seven weeks when most will only live five months. I’m not sure that’s how I would want

Medicine, Health Care Improving Heart Health Could Prevent… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by University of Exeter   New research has shown that older people with very low heart disease risks also have very little frailty, raising the possibility that frailty could be prevented. The largest study of its kind, led by the University of Exeter, found that even small reductions in risk factors helped to reduce frailty, as well as dementia, chronic pain, and other disabling

Medicine, Health Care New Hope for Women with… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by University of Michigan   The health care systems in the United States and other industrialized countries have outgrown many of the childbirth-related injuries that are still very problematic in poor countries. One of those is fistula, defined as a hole between the vagina and bladder that causes constant urine leakage through the vagina. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, where treatment for fistula

Medicine, Health Care Receptor Proteins That Respond to… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by University of Michigan ANN ARBOR–The same proteins that moderate nicotine dependence in the brain may be involved in regulating metabolism by acting directly on certain types of fat cells, new research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute shows. Previous research by LSI research assistant professor Jun Wu and others identified a new type of fat cell in mice and humans,

Medicine, Health Care Infection Blood Test of Limited… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences   SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2018 – Overall antibiotic use was not curbed by giving physicians the results of biomarker tests in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections, according to findings from the Procalcitonin Antibiotic Consensus Trial (ProACT). The national, randomized clinical trial was coordinated by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of

Medicine, Health Care Fewer Men Are Being Screened,… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Wiley A new study reveals declines in prostate cancer screening and diagnoses in the United States in recent years, as well as decreases in the use of definitive treatments in men who have been diagnosed. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. There is considerable debate surrounding the value of prostate cancer screening

Medicine, Health Care International Anesthesia Standards Updated with… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists Highlights: Access to safe anaesthesia for essential surgery is a basic human right and should be available to all patients irrespective of their ability to pay. 5 billion of the world’s 7 billion people do not have access to safe, timely and affordable surgery and anaesthesia when needed The WHO-WFSA International Standards for A Safe Practice

Medicine, Health Care Profiling the Genome Hundreds of… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard   (BOSTON) — Geneticists have been using model organisms ranging from the house mouse to the single-cell bakers’ yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to study basic biological processes that regulate human development and physiology, and that can be compromised in various diseases. This has been possible because many of the genes that control these processes in humans

Psychology Perceived Trustworthiness Helps Women Entrepreneurs… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by Louisiana State University Female entrepreneurs have been at a disadvantage when seeking financial backing from traditional sources, but new research shows that crowdfunding investors view them as more trustworthy, making female-led projects more likely to secure support through crowdfunding platforms. The research was conducted by Michael Johnson, an assistant professor of management in the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business; Regan Stevenson, assistant

Psychology New Study Reveals Prevalence of… Published: May 21, 2018.Released by YES Institute   Miami, FL (May 21, 2018) – Anti-gay verbal and physical harassment are pervasive public health problems found in schools, which are correlated with negative mental health and educational outcomes for students. A study published in the Florida Public Health Review, “Incidences of School-based Anti-gay and Gender-related Bullying: Differences across Levels of Education,” compares anti-gay and gender-related bullying with student cohorts across public

Medicine, Health Care Giving Employees ‘Decoy’ Sanitizer Options… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Association for Psychological Science Introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers’ use of hand sanitizer and increase sanitary conditions in the workplace, according to findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings revealed that employees in a food factory used more of their regular sanitizer and had cleaner hands and workspaces

Medicine, Health Care Keep Saying Yes to Fish… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by American Heart Association DALLAS, May 17, 2018 — A new scientific advisory reaffirms the American Heart Association’s recommendation to eat fish- especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week to help reduce the risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrest and the most common type of stroke (ischemic). The advisory is published in the American Heart Association’s journal

Medicine, Health Care More Than a Living Syringe:… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Baylor College of Medicine Mosquito season is around the corner, bringing with it a higher risk of catching potentially serious diseases transmitted by their bite. Mosquitoes also may increase the severity of the diseases they transmit, and researchers think that mosquito saliva plays an active role in this process. A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has taken a closer

Medicine, Health Care A Way to Prevent Pancreatic… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved a mystery about how pancreatic cancer spreads following surgery in patients whose tumor is successfully removed. After surgery, patients’ typically experience a two-week period during which their immune system is depleted as a result of a surge in post-operative stress hormone (cortisol) levels. With

Medicine, Health Care Diabetes Researchers Find Switch for… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Duke researchers have identified a key fork in the road for the way the liver deals with carbohydrates, fats and protein. They say it could be a promising new target for combating the pandemics of fatty liver disease and prediabetes. The finding is an outgrowth of the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute’s “retro-translation” approach, in which bloodstream markers

Medicine, Health Care Bone Scan Software Accurately Calculates… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Duke University Medical Center   DURHAM, N.C. – A software tool to automatically calculate how extensively bones have been infiltrated by prostate cancer is both accurate and speedy, capturing key prognostic information related to survival and the development of symptoms over time. The software, called the automated bone scan index, was tested in a large, global multicenter study led by Duke Cancer Institute

Medicine, Health Care Brain Abnormality Indicates General Risk… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Elsevier Philadelphia, May 17, 2018 A new study by researchers at Duke University reports an abnormality in visual regions of the brain that is associated with a person’s general risk for mental illness. The findings, published in Biological Psychiatry, indicate a signature abnormality shared between common forms of mental illness, which could help clinicians assess a patient’s general risk for developing a

Medicine, Health Care Behavioral Health Workforce Faces Critical… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Elsevier   Ann Arbor, May 17, 2018 – The US mental health system faces considerable challenges in delivering behavioral healthcare to populations in need. In a special supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, experts focus on the key issue of behavioral health human resources for which substantial investment is needed to effect change. Articles in this issue cover research on workforce

Medicine, Health Care Sugars in Infant Formulas Pose… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Emory Health Sciences Babies with inherited intolerance of fructose face a risk of acute liver failure if they are fed certain widely available formulas containing fructose, pediatricians and geneticists are warning. Baby formula manufacturers should remove fructose or sucrose, or explicitly label their products to allow parents to avoid those sweeteners if necessary, the doctors say. In a recent paper in Molecular

Medicine, Health Care New Zealand’s Secret Recipe for… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Elsevier Oxford, May 17, 2018 Increased rates of active travel (e.g., walking or cycling) to school in New Zealand children and youth were associated with shorter distances to school, and neighborhoods with more connected streets, less residential density, and lower socio-economic status, reveals a new systematic meta-analysis published in Journal of Transport and Health. Chinese French German Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Russian Spanish

Medicine, Health Care Discovery Will Impact Design of… Published: May 17, 2018.Released by Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(May 16, 2018) – Researchers at Houston Methodist and Rice University have made a discovery that will impact the design of not only drug delivery systems, but also the development of newer applications in water filtration and energy production. They made this discovery while investigating how the drug molecules in solution travel through a nanochannel drug-delivery system developed by Alessandro

Medicine, Health Care ACR Urges Lawmakers to Address… Published: May 20, 2018.Released by American College of Rheumatology   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals convened on Capitol Hill this week to urge legislative action on pressing policy issues affecting rheumatology care during the American College of Rheumatology’s Advocacy Leadership Conference, held May 16-17, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Noting the rising costs and increasing access barriers in rheumatologic care, specialists encouraged lawmakers to support legislation

Medicine, Health Care Could Intermittent Fasting Diets Increase… Published: May 20, 2018.Released by European Society of Endocrinology   Fasting every other day to lose weight impairs the action of sugar-regulating hormone, insulin, which may increase diabetes risk, according to data presented in Barcelona at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2018. These findings suggest that fasting-based diets may be associated with long-term health risks and careful consideration should be made before starting such weight

Medicine, Health Care Minimizing Exposure to Common Hormone-disrupting… Published: May 20, 2018.Released by European Society of Endocrinology   Everyday products carry environmental chemicals that may be making us fat by interfering with our hormones, according to research presented in Barcelona at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2018. Following recommendations on how to avoid these chemicals could help minimise exposure and potentially reduce the risk of obesity and its complications. Obesity increasingly affects millions

Medicine, Health Care Finasteride Does Not Increase Risk… Published: May 20, 2018.Released by SWOG   PORTLAND, OR – Twenty five years after it opened for enrollment, the landmark Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial has delivered a final verdict. Finasteride, a common hormone-blocking drug, reduces mens’ risk of getting prostate cancer without increasing their risk of dying from the disease. Initial study findings suggested there may be a link between use of the drug and a more lethal

Medicine, Health Care MR Spectroscopy Imaging Reveals Effects… Published: May 20, 2018.Released by Massachusetts General Hospital Using a novel imaging method, a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team is investigating the mechanisms behind a potential targeted treatment for a subtype of the deadly brains tumors called gliomas. In their report published in Nature Communications, the researchers describe using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) imaging – which reflects metabolic rather than structural aspects of tissues – to