http://www.medica.de en Messe Düsseldorf Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0100 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,111/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Articles.html http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31187/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/More_Cardiovascular_Mortality.html Study suggests high cortisol levels may be harmful to cardiovascular system. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31187/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/More_Cardiovascular_Mortality.html Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31188/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Mechanism_Discovered_to_Increase_Immune_Response.html A team of scientists has discovered a sensor in dendritic cells that recognizes HIV, spurring a more potent immune response by the sentinels to the virus. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31188/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Mechanism_Discovered_to_Increase_Immune_Response.html Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31182/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Increasing_Mortality_Risk.html Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36 per cent, according to a study conducted by the School of Psychology at Université Laval. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31182/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Increasing_Mortality_Risk.html Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31183/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Reduce_of_Several_Inflammatory_Factors.html Treating intensive care patients who develop life-threatening bacterial infections, or septicemia, with insulin potentially could reduce their chances of succumbing to the infection. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31183/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Reduce_of_Several_Inflammatory_Factors.html Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31165/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Iron_Supplements_Contribute_To_An_Effective_Effort.html Giving iron supplements to children with marginally low birth weights (2000-2500 grams) dramatically reduces the risk of developing iron deficiency and anemia. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31165/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Iron_Supplements_Contribute_To_An_Effective_Effort.html Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31168/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Study_Finds_Indoor_and_Outdoor_Fall_are_Different_for_the_Elderly.html The risk factors for indoor/outdoor falls for older adults are different, according to a new study. A fact that is often missed when the two are combined and may affect how falls prevention programs are structured. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31168/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Study_Finds_Indoor_and_Outdoor_Fall_are_Different_for_the_Elderly.html Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31154/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Screening_of_Newborns_for_Congenital_Adrenal_Hyperplasia.html The Endocrine Society (USA) released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The guideline features a series of evidence-based clinical recommendations developed by an expert task force. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31154/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Screening_of_Newborns_for_Congenital_Adrenal_Hyperplasia.html Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31156/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Scientists_Decode_Words.html In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath the skull but atop the brain. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31156/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Scientists_Decode_Words.html Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31147/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/_Jailbreak_Bacteria_Can_Trigger_Heart_Disease.html Plaque-causing bacteria can jailbreak from the mouth into the bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack says a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31147/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/_Jailbreak_Bacteria_Can_Trigger_Heart_Disease.html Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31148/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Biologists_Find_Way_to_Reduce_Stem_Cell_Loss.html Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to improve the health and well-being of patients undergoing cancer treatment. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31148/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Biologists_Find_Way_to_Reduce_Stem_Cell_Loss.html Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31140/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Increased_Risk_in_Men.html Scientists found the first direct evidence that X-linked TLR7 gene promotes Lupus in humans. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31140/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Increased_Risk_in_Men.html Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31141/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Link_Between_Chronic_Stress_and_Heart_Attack.html Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31141/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Link_Between_Chronic_Stress_and_Heart_Attack.html Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31127/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Frontier_in_Fighting_Cancer.html A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31127/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Frontier_in_Fighting_Cancer.html Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31134/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/May_Slow_Cognitive_Decline_But_Speed_Up_Dementia_Later.html New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia later in old age. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31134/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/May_Slow_Cognitive_Decline_But_Speed_Up_Dementia_Later.html Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31111/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Weather_Affects_Multiple_Sclerosis_Activity.html A study conducted by Scientists at the Brigham and Women's Hospital shows that the severity of multiple sclerosis may change with the change of seasons. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31111/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Weather_Affects_Multiple_Sclerosis_Activity.html Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31112/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Fusion_Strategy_to_Improve_Vaccines.html South Dakota State University research is exploring a “fusion strategy” for making improved vaccines to protect pigs and humans against some strains of E. coli. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31112/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Fusion_Strategy_to_Improve_Vaccines.html Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31103/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Resistance_and_Endurance_Training.html A study of triathletes reveals that the heart adapts to triathlon training by working more efficiently. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31103/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Resistance_and_Endurance_Training.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31105/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Experience_Destination_Amnesia.html I'm sure I told you that already! – Older adults are more likely to have destination memory failures – forgetting who they've shared or not shared information with, according to a new study led by Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31105/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Experience_Destination_Amnesia.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31074/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Antibiotic_May_Reduce_Stroke_Risk_And_Injury.html A daily dose of an old antibiotic may help diabetics avoid a stroke or at least minimise its damage, Medical College of Georgia researchers report. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31074/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Antibiotic_May_Reduce_Stroke_Risk_And_Injury.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31085/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Genomic_Marker_for_Tuberculosis.html It may soon be possible to identify patients who will develop tuberculosis, as scientists have identified changes in the blood specific to the disease. These findings are from an international study conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital using blood profiling techniques to understand infections. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31085/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Genomic_Marker_for_Tuberculosis.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31060/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Vaccine_Coverage_Should_Be_Improved.html Although immunity to mumps is high in the United States, mumps vaccine coverage must be maintained and improved to prevent future outbreaks. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31060/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Vaccine_Coverage_Should_Be_Improved.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31081/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Not_Breastfeeding_Increases_Risk.html Mothers who did not breastfeed their children have significantly higher rates of type 2 diabetes later in life than moms who breastfed, report University of Pittsburgh researchers. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31081/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Not_Breastfeeding_Increases_Risk.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31056/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Technology_May_Prolong_the_Life_of_Devices.html Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that using specific drugs can protect nerve cells in mice from the lethal effects of Parkinson’s disease. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31056/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Technology_May_Prolong_the_Life_of_Devices.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31072/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Waiting_For_The_Right_Moment.html Pathogens make themselves feel at home in the human body, invading cells and living off the plentiful amenities on offer. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31072/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Waiting_For_The_Right_Moment.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31053/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Treatments_Against_Parkinson_s_Disease.html Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that using specific drugs can protect nerve cells in mice from the lethal effects of Parkinson’s disease. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31053/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Treatments_Against_Parkinson_s_Disease.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31055/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Physiotherapy_After_Surgery_Is_The_Best_Solution.html Most patients who receive physiotherapy after surgery experience that pain is reduced by a half within a few months. Most of them are free of pain after one to two years. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31055/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Physiotherapy_After_Surgery_Is_The_Best_Solution.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31044/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Common_in_Children_With_Inflammatory_Bowel_Disease.html A thesis from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) is the first in Scandinavia to study the occurrence of low bone mineral density in children and teenagers with inflammatory bowel disease. Half of the patients in the study showed signs of low bone mineral density. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31044/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Common_in_Children_With_Inflammatory_Bowel_Disease.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31045/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/HIV_Virus_Hides_in_the_Brain.html Studies of the spinal fluid of patients given anti-HIV drugs have resulted in new findings suggesting that the brain can act as a hiding place for the HIV virus. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31045/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/HIV_Virus_Hides_in_the_Brain.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31030/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Anxious_About_Coffee.html Würzburg scientists under psychiatrist Professor Jürgen Deckert, working with a team led by Peter Rogers from the University of Bristol, have now discovered that the extent of this anxiety also depends on how regularly coffee is consumed. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31030/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Anxious_About_Coffee.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31033/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Weight-Loss_Surgery_Frees_Most_Obese_Diabetics_of_Insulin.html Results of a large national study show that nearly three-quarters of obese patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo weight-loss surgery are able to stop insulin and other antidiabetes drugs within six months. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31033/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Weight-Loss_Surgery_Frees_Most_Obese_Diabetics_of_Insulin.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31019/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Breakthrough_in_Research_on_the_Molecular_Mechanisms.html Scientists at the University Medical Center Mainz have taken a further step towards improving our understanding of how asthma develops. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31019/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Breakthrough_in_Research_on_the_Molecular_Mechanisms.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31026/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Smoke_Causes_Changes_In_the_Lungs.html Casual smokers may think that smoking a few cigarettes a week is "no big deal." But according to new research from physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, having an infrequent smoke, or being exposed to secondhand smoke, may be doing more harm than people may think. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31026/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Smoke_Causes_Changes_In_the_Lungs.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31007/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Gene_s_Role_for_a_Lifetime_of_Memories.html St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists identify a novel feedback mechanism that regulates differentiation of adult neural stem cells http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31007/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Gene_s_Role_for_a_Lifetime_of_Memories.html Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31014/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/With_the_Help_of_Moderate_Drinking.html A large prospective study of 5033 men and women in the Tromsø Study in northern Norway has reported that moderate wine consumption is independently associated with better performance on cognitive tests. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31014/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/With_the_Help_of_Moderate_Drinking.html Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31005/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Dysphagia_Found_to_Increase_Length_of_Hospital_Stay_And_Mortality_Risk.html Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that patients with dysphagia averaged a 40 percent longer hospital stay than patients without the condition. They also had a poorer prognosis. . http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31005/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Dysphagia_Found_to_Increase_Length_of_Hospital_Stay_And_Mortality_Risk.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31006/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Rates_Decline_for_Many_Adolescents_But_Disparities_Worsen.html Obesity rates have started to decline and level off for many adolescents, but continue to increase for certain racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new study led by University of California – San Francisco. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,31006/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Rates_Decline_for_Many_Adolescents_But_Disparities_Worsen.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30997/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Repairing_Hearts.html Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that rationally "guided" human adult stem cells can effectively heal, repair and regenerate damaged heart tissue. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30997/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Repairing_Hearts.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30998/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Key_in_Parkinson_s_Disease.html The immune system may have a key role in the development of Parkinson's disease, say US researchers. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30998/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Key_in_Parkinson_s_Disease.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30984/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Stress_In_Middle_Age_Could_Contribute_to_Late_Life_Dementia.html Psychological stress in middle age could lead to the development of dementia later in life, especially Alzheimer’s disease, reveals research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30984/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Stress_In_Middle_Age_Could_Contribute_to_Late_Life_Dementia.html Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30986/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Genes_Associated.html Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have for the first time identified 12 genes that could be associated with aggressive breast tumours. The discovery could result in more reliable prognoses and better treatment strategies for patients. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30986/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Genes_Associated.html Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30948/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Spinal_MuscularAatrophy_May_Also_Affect_the_Heart.html Along with skeletal muscles, it may be important to monitor heart function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). These are the findings from a study conducted by Nationwide Children's Hospital. This is the first study to report cardiac dysfunction in mouse models of SMA. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30948/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Spinal_MuscularAatrophy_May_Also_Affect_the_Heart.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30950/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/The_Brain_on_a_Microchip.html The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists have been involved in the development of new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30950/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/The_Brain_on_a_Microchip.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30936/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_High-risk_Patients.html Study shows that a new imaging method can aid in planning implantable cardiac defibrillator placemen. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30936/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_High-risk_Patients.html Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30938/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Retinopathy_High_Among_Older_U.S._Adults.html Nearly 30 percent of U.S. adults with diabetes over the age of 40 are estimated to have diabetic retinopathy, with about 4 percent of this population having vision-threatening retinopathy. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30938/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Retinopathy_High_Among_Older_U.S._Adults.html Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30914/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Mouse_With_Components_of_the_Human_Immune_System.html Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) and Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin have modified T cell receptors, so that that they would no longer ignore cancer cells, but instead specifically track and recognize them. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30914/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Mouse_With_Components_of_the_Human_Immune_System.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30935/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Brain_Responds_Same_to_Acute_And_Chronic_Sleep_Loss.html Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that five nights of restricted sleep – four hours a night – affect the brain in a way similar to that seen after acute total sleep deprivation. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30935/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Brain_Responds_Same_to_Acute_And_Chronic_Sleep_Loss.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30906/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Detecting_Oral_Cancer_Will_Save_Lives.html A new test for oral cancer, which a dentist could perform by simply using a brush to collect cells from a patient's mouth, is set to be developed. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30906/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Detecting_Oral_Cancer_Will_Save_Lives.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30913/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Genetic_Differences_Make_Some_People_Susceptible_to_Meningitis.html The research is the largest ever genetic study of meningitis and septicaemia caused by meningococcal bacteria. It suggests that people who develop these diseases have innate differences in their natural defences that leave them unable to attack meningococcal bacteria successfully. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30913/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Genetic_Differences_Make_Some_People_Susceptible_to_Meningitis.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30908/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Prosthesis_with_information_at_its_fingertips.html Hope for patients who suffer from phantom pain: Scientists from Jena University develop a hand prosthesis that eases the pain. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30908/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Prosthesis_with_information_at_its_fingertips.html Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30930/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Human_Embryonic_Stem_Cells_and_Reprogrammed_Cells.html Human embryonic stem cells and adult cells reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state—so-called induced pluripotent stem or iPS cells—exhibit very few differences in their gene expression signatures and are nearly indistinguishable in their chromatin state, according to researchers. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30930/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Human_Embryonic_Stem_Cells_and_Reprogrammed_Cells.html Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30902/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Gene_Brings_Teeth_in_Shape.html No healthy teeth without this gene: if during tooth formation (odontogenesis) the so-called Jagged2 gene is inactivated, and hence the Notch signalling pathway interrupted, tooth crowns will be malformed and enamel will be lacking. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30902/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Gene_Brings_Teeth_in_Shape.html Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30903/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Gene_Identified_Related_to_Chronic_Pain.html Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in identifying for the first time a gene associated with susceptibility to chronic pain caused by nerve injury in humans, signalling a significant step toward better understanding and treating of the condition. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30903/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Gene_Identified_Related_to_Chronic_Pain.html Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30889/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Study_Questions_How_MS_Arises.html Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have performed a study that indicates that neither blood flow nor the flow of spinal fluid in the brain contribute to the development of multiple sclerosis, MS. The findings run directly counter to a much-discussed and widely spread Italian theory. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30889/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Study_Questions_How_MS_Arises.html Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30890/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Mothers_Run_Risk_of_Suffering_Stress_Which_May_Affect_Child_Development.html The incidence of premature babies has been stable or even increased over time. The phenomenon brings with it the possibility of neurological, sensorial, cognitive or psychomotor consequences for the child. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30890/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Mothers_Run_Risk_of_Suffering_Stress_Which_May_Affect_Child_Development.html Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30882/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Potential_Key_Regulator_Detected.html Research into inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) led by UCD Conway Institute scientists has identified a key regulator involved in maintaining the functional integrity of the gut lining. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30882/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Potential_Key_Regulator_Detected.html Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30886/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Supply_and_Demand.html Most organisms need iron to survive, but too much iron is toxic, and can cause fatal organ failure. The same is true inside cells, where iron balance must also be maintained. Scientists have now identified proteins that ensure iron balance. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30886/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Supply_and_Demand.html Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30871/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Raised_Risk_for_Prostate_Cancer.html Men who develop prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive and dangerous forms that spread throughout the body, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of the disease, suggests new research from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30871/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Raised_Risk_for_Prostate_Cancer.html Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30872/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Mind_over_Matter.html People suffering from diabetes-related foot ulcers show different rates of healing according to the way they cope and their psychological state of mind, according to new research by a health psychologist at The University of Nottingham. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30872/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Mind_over_Matter.html Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30863/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_Key_Target_Molecule.html Researchers from the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich have shown that the ADAM10 protein can inhibit the formation of beta-amyloid, which is responsible for Alzheimer’s disease. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30863/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_Key_Target_Molecule.html Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30865/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Increase_of_Bladder_Cancer_Risk.html A new study suggests that consuming specific compounds in meat related to processing methods may be associated with an increased risk of developing bladder cancer. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30865/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Increase_of_Bladder_Cancer_Risk.html Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30839/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Teenage_Binge_Drinkers_Harm_Abilities.html Academics at Northumbria University have demonstrated a link between teenage binge drinking and damage to prospective memory. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30839/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Teenage_Binge_Drinkers_Harm_Abilities.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30841/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Salmonella_Virulence_and_Drug_Susceptibility.html Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism in Salmonella that affects its virulence and its susceptibility to antibiotics by changing its production of proteins in an unheard of manner. Evidence shows similar mechanism of protein modification occurs in all five kingdoms of life. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30841/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Salmonella_Virulence_and_Drug_Susceptibility.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30825/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Preventing_Heart_Problems_While_Keeping_a_Cool_Head.html Cholesterol influences our health. Conventional treatment attempts to reduce the level of "bad" cholestero. The opposite approach, increasing the concentration of "good" cholesterol using nicotinic acid, has proven unpopular among patients. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30825/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Preventing_Heart_Problems_While_Keeping_a_Cool_Head.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30827/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Computer_Program_Predicts_MRSA_s_Next_Move.html Researchers at Duke University Medical Center are using computers to identify how one strain of dangerous bacteria might mutate in the same way a champion chess player tries to anticipate an opponent's strategies. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30827/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Computer_Program_Predicts_MRSA_s_Next_Move.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30826/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Test_for_Children.html An international team of researchers comparing recently-developed methods for diagnosing tuberculosis in children in resource-poor countries has concluded that the best test for high-risk children is the microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility (MODS) technique. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30826/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Test_for_Children.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30830/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Helps_to_Observe_Protein_Movement.html Scientists have shown that a variant form of a fluorescent protein (FP) originally isolated from a reef coral has excellent properties as a marker protein for super-resolution microscopy in live cells. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30830/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Helps_to_Observe_Protein_Movement.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30823/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Steer_a_Wheelchair_by_Sniffing.html Weizmann Institute neurobiologists and electrical engineers have invented a new technology that lets the severely disabled communicate or steer a wheelchair by sniffing. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30823/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Steer_a_Wheelchair_by_Sniffing.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30824/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Weight_Decrease_after_Surgery.html A study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30824/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Weight_Decrease_after_Surgery.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30807/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Surgery_Does_Not_Reduce_Neurocognitive_Function_In_Children.html Children who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during surgery for less complicated congenital heart defects do not appear to suffer any impairments in neurocognitive abilities. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30807/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Surgery_Does_Not_Reduce_Neurocognitive_Function_In_Children.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30810/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/More_Education_Lowers_Risk.html A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia – a question that has puzzled scientists for the past decade. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30810/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/More_Education_Lowers_Risk.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30766/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Many_ACL_Reconstructions_Could_Be_Avoided.html Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common injuries to the knee, primarily affecting young people. A research group from Lund University has now shown that 60 percent of these operations could be avoided, without negatively affecting treatment outcomes. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30766/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Many_ACL_Reconstructions_Could_Be_Avoided.html Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30772/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Colon_Inflammation_Singles_out_Dangerous_Immune_Cells.html Scientists have constructed a mathematical and computational model of inflammatory bowel disease that allows researchers to simulate the cellular and molecular changes underlying chronic inflammation in humans. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30772/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Colon_Inflammation_Singles_out_Dangerous_Immune_Cells.html Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30759/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Algorithm_Reduces_CT_Radiation.html New image-processing algorithm gives radiologists all of the information they need using as up to 20 times less radiation. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30759/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Algorithm_Reduces_CT_Radiation.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30761/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Beach_Umbrellas_Do_Not_Block_Out_All_Solar_Radiation.html A team of researchers from the University of Valencia has proven that 34 percent of ultraviolet radiation filters through under beach umbrellas. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30761/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Beach_Umbrellas_Do_Not_Block_Out_All_Solar_Radiation.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30736/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Novel_Microfluidic.html Microfluidic device uses antibodies to 'capture' white blood cells called T cells affected by HIV. Researchers have now developed a "lab on a chip" device for HIV testing. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30736/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Novel_Microfluidic.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30746/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_Critical_Genes.html Down syndrome is a well known cause of mental retardation and other medical problems, including early onset of Alzheimer disease. It has long been known that Down syndrome is associated with an individual having an additional copy of chromosome 21. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30746/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_Critical_Genes.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30758/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Prostate_Cancer_Tumor_Progression_Blocked.html Prostate cancer advances when tumors become resistant to hormone therapy, which is the standard treatment for patients, and begin producing their own androgens. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30758/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Prostate_Cancer_Tumor_Progression_Blocked.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30742/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Hip_Surgery_May_Fully_Restore_Function.html Hip problems can sideline even the best athletes, but a new study led by orthopaedic experts from Rush University Medical Center indicates that the use of minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to treat painful disorders of the hip may give athletes another opportunity to resume their sport back at their pre-injury level of competition. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30742/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Hip_Surgery_May_Fully_Restore_Function.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30744/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Findings_on_Troubling_Side_Effects.html One in every 100 elderly people suffers from Parkinson’s disease. The standard medication used to treat Parkinson’s is Levodopa, a drug that initially has major benefits but can later also produce serious side effects. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30744/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Findings_on_Troubling_Side_Effects.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30735/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Ground_in_Cancer_Detection.html A highly specific assay for the detection of a protein associated with tumour formations present in nearly two-thirds of all prostate cancers has shown unprecedented specificity (99.99%) for detecting prostate tumour cells in tissue specimens. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30735/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Ground_in_Cancer_Detection.html Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30731/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Diabetes_Shouldn_t_Deter_Young_Athletes.html A new study led by York University researchers finds that young athletes with Type 1 diabetes may experience a marked decrease in performance as a result of their blood sugar levels. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30731/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Diabetes_Shouldn_t_Deter_Young_Athletes.html Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30724/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Prediction_of_asthma_in_children.html Researchers found that children with elevated levels of exhaled nitric oxide (Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide, FeNO) are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly among children without a parental history of the disease. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30724/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Prediction_of_asthma_in_children.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30728/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Increase_Risk_of_COPD.html Smokers who are exposed to wood smoke, either through home heating and cooking or through ambient neighborhood pollution, are not only at increased risk of COPD, but are also more likely to have epigenetic changes in the DNA that further increase their risk of COPD and related pulmonary problems. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30728/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Increase_Risk_of_COPD.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30718/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Creating_Bone_Replacements.html Scientists are using the engineering technology behind the creation of high-performance aircraft components to design 3-D models for the replacement of delicate and complex facial bones lost to cancer surgery or trauma. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30718/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Creating_Bone_Replacements.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30720/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Successful_Using_Allogeneic_Stem_Cell_Transplation.html The transplantation of stem cellsf (allogeneic) offers the chance of cure for patients with an aggressive form of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), irrespective of genetic prognostic factors. The German CLL Study Group proved this in a multicentric clinical phase II study. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30720/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Successful_Using_Allogeneic_Stem_Cell_Transplation.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30714/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Binge_Drinkers_at_Risk.html Binge-drinking teenagers may be putting themselves at risk for future osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to researchers at Loyola University Health System. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30714/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Binge_Drinkers_at_Risk.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30717/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Risk_for_Obese_Men.html Men who enter adult life obese face a life-long doubling of the risk of dying prematurely, new research has found. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30717/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Risk_for_Obese_Men.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30708/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Sirtuin1_May_Boost_Memory.html The same molecular mechanism that increases life span through calorie restriction may help boost memory and brainpower, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory report. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30708/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Sirtuin1_May_Boost_Memory.html Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30710/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Pain_and_Dry_Mouth_May_Play_Role_in_Sleep_Quality.html Head and neck cancer patients who reported poor sleep quality one year after diagnosis had more symptoms of chronic pain and complaints of dry mouth related to radiation treatments. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30710/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Pain_and_Dry_Mouth_May_Play_Role_in_Sleep_Quality.html Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30698/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Jasmine_as_Valium_Substitute.html Researchers discover unexpected effect of scents. The effect is comparable to potent psychotropic drugs. Instead of a sleeping pill or a mood enhancer, a nose full of jasmine from Gardenia jasminoides could also help. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30698/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Jasmine_as_Valium_Substitute.html Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30704/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Higher_Risk_of_Reflux_Disease.html Extremely obese children have a 40 percent higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and children who are moderately obese have a 30 percent higher risk of GERD compared to normal weight children, according to a Kaiser Permanente. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30704/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Higher_Risk_of_Reflux_Disease.html Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30680/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Not_Linked_With_Heart_Disease.html Commonly used painkillers like ibuprofen do not increase the risk of heart attack in the elderly population, according to a new study. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30680/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Not_Linked_With_Heart_Disease.html Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30687/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_Key_Players.html Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified key players in a little-known biochemical pathway that appears to regulate blood pressure. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30687/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_Key_Players.html Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30672/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Neural_Stem_Cells_Attack.html In their latest research, scientists of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, have demonstrated how the brain’s own stem cells and precursor cells control the growth of glioblastomas. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30672/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Neural_Stem_Cells_Attack.html Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30674/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Map_of_Virus_Protein_Suggests_a_New_Drug_Therapy.html The mechanism by which a herpes virus invades cells has remained a mystery to scientists seeking to thwart this family of viruses. New research funded by the National Institutes of Health reveals the structure of the protein complex that allows a herpes virus to invade cells. This map of a key piece of the herpes virus “cell-entry machinery” gives scientists a new target for antiviral drugs. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30674/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Map_of_Virus_Protein_Suggests_a_New_Drug_Therapy.html Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30669/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Blood_Test_Can_Identify_Rare_Lung_Disease.html Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that a certain blood test can successfully identify lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in some patients, eliminating the need for surgical lung biopsy to make a diagnosis. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30669/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Blood_Test_Can_Identify_Rare_Lung_Disease.html Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30670/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Therapeutic_Approach.html Investigators at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have discovered a way that may help ovarian cancer patients who no longer respond to conventional chemotherapy. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30670/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Therapeutic_Approach.html Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30663/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/High_BMI_Linked_to_Proximity_to_Convenience_Stores.html Researchers conducting a neighbourhood-scaled study that tested the association between the food environment, the built environment and women's body mass index (BMI) have found that women with homes closer to a supermarket had lower BMIs, and that the greater the number of restaurants within a five minute walk of a woman's home, the higher her BMI. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30663/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/High_BMI_Linked_to_Proximity_to_Convenience_Stores.html Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30664/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Virtual_Food_Causes_Stress.html Advanced imaging technologies have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward imaging-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a new study. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30664/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Virtual_Food_Causes_Stress.html Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30652/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Less_Invasive_Biopsies_on_the_Rise.html Advanced imaging technologies have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward imaging-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a new study. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30652/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Less_Invasive_Biopsies_on_the_Rise.html Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30654/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Age_Doesn_t_Necessarily_Affect_Decision-making.html Many people believe that getting older means losing a mental edge, leading to poor decision-making. But a new study from North Carolina State University shows that when it comes to making intuitive decisions – using your "gut instincts" – older adults fare as well as their juniors. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30654/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Age_Doesn_t_Necessarily_Affect_Decision-making.html Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30650/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Serotonin_and_Dietary_Protein_Play_Important_Role.html The cause of diabetes during pregnancy is directly controlled by serotonin, a chemical produced by the body and normally known as a neurotransmitter, and is influenced by the amount of protein in the mother’s diet early in pregnancy, according to new findings of an international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30650/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Serotonin_and_Dietary_Protein_Play_Important_Role.html Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30651/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Is_Your_Left_Hand_More_Motivated_Than_Your_Right_Hand.html Motivation doesn't have to be conscious; your brain can decide how much it wants something without input from your conscious mind. Now a new study shows that both halves of your brain don't even have to agree. Motivation can happen in one side of the brain at a time. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30651/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Is_Your_Left_Hand_More_Motivated_Than_Your_Right_Hand.html Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30639/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Test_Predicts_the_Age.html Researchers have developed a way of accurately predicting when women will hit the menopause using a simple blood test. The average difference between the predicted age and the actual age that the women in their study reached the menopause was only a third of a year, and the maximum margin of error was between three and four years. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30639/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Test_Predicts_the_Age.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30647/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Possible_Benefits_Must_Be_Weighed_Against_Risks.html In an analysis from the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial, results show that the benefits of intensive therapy need to be balanced against the increase in total and cardiovascular disease-related death, increased weight gain, and high risk for severe low blood sugar. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30647/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Possible_Benefits_Must_Be_Weighed_Against_Risks.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30641/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Immune_System_is_very_Important.html Researchers have identified cells in the immune system that react to Helicobacter pylori, one of the risk factors for the development of stomach cancer. This discovery could lead to faster diagnosis and treatment as well as a better prognosis for patients, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30641/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Immune_System_is_very_Important.html Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30643/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/No_heart_benefit_in_women_with_type_1_diabetes.html Consuming higher amounts of omega-3 fatty acids does not appear to lower heart disease risk for women with type 1 diabetes, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30643/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/No_heart_benefit_in_women_with_type_1_diabetes.html Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30633/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Ingredient_May_Prevent_Blinding_Diseases.html Resveratrol – found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants – stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye, according to vision researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30633/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Ingredient_May_Prevent_Blinding_Diseases.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30638/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Statins_Associated.html Men who use statins to lower their cholesterol are 30 percent less likely to see their prostate cancer come back after surgery compared to men who do not use the drugs, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Researchers also found that higher doses of the drugs were associated with lower risk of recurrence. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30638/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Statins_Associated.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30631/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_Genes.html A team led by a Los Angeles researcher developed a novel approach to efficiently identify disease relevant genes in human complex neurological disorders and demonstrated the effectiveness of this method by applying it to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's Disease. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30631/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Identification_of_Genes.html Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30632/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Test_for_Bladder_Cancer.html Researchers from the Danish Cancer Society and the Herlev University Hospital of Copenhagen have developed a novel assay to test for multiple tumour markers in bladder cancer. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30632/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/New_Test_for_Bladder_Cancer.html Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30625/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Stigma_Is_Significant.html Researchers looking for the first time at how migraine sufferers experience the stigmatizing effects of their disease show that chronic migraine sufferers experience worse stigma than episodic migraine sufferers and more than those with other neurological diseases including stroke, epilepsy and MS. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30625/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Stigma_Is_Significant.html Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30627/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Employers_Took_Many_Measures_to_Protect_Employees.html In response to the H1N1 flu, most employees at U.S. businesses say their company took measures to protect them from illness, such as encouraging sick employees to stay home, according to a national poll of employees by researchers from the Harvard Opinion Research Program at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30627/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Employers_Took_Many_Measures_to_Protect_Employees.html Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30621/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Insight_Into_Cells_Could_Lead_to_New_Approach.html A surprising discovery about the complex make-up of our cells could lead to the development of new types of medicines, a study suggests. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30621/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Insight_Into_Cells_Could_Lead_to_New_Approach.html Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30622/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Studying_Cells_in_3-D.html Showing movies in 3-D has produced a box-office bonanza in recent months. Could viewing cell behaviour in three dimensions lead to important advances in cancer research? http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30622/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Studying_Cells_in_3-D.html Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30617/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Hormone_Increases_Desire_for_High-calorie_Foods.html The "hunger" hormone ghrelin, which acts in the brain to stimulate hunger and increase food intake, heightens the appeal of high-calorie foods over low-calorie foods, according to a new study. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30617/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Hormone_Increases_Desire_for_High-calorie_Foods.html Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30623/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Less_Breast_Biopsies.html By combining two relatively inexpensive technologies based on sound and light waves, researchers hope to lower the rate at which women undergo breast biopsies for suspicious lesions. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30623/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Less_Breast_Biopsies.html Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30612/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Waste_Could_Help_Prevent_Bacterial_Infections.html The fastest growing waste in the EU could soon be helping to combat hospital infections, according to scientists at the University of York. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30612/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Waste_Could_Help_Prevent_Bacterial_Infections.html Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30614/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Strategy_to_Fight_Cancer_Drug_Resistance.html Scientists have found a way to disable a common protein that often thwarts chemotherapy treatment of several major forms of cancer. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30614/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Strategy_to_Fight_Cancer_Drug_Resistance.html Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30587/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/More_Than_Just_the_Baby_Blues.html Within the first week after giving birth, up to 70 percent of all women experience symptoms of the baby blues. While most women recover quickly, up to 13 percent of all new mothers suffer from symptoms of a clinical-level postpartum depression. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30587/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/More_Than_Just_the_Baby_Blues.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30593/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Preventing_Suicides.html Masculine ideals of strength coupled with strong family ties can help men combat depression and overcome thoughts of suicide. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30593/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Preventing_Suicides.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30586/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Remission_of_Diseases.html A biological mechanism is identified to explain the phenomenon, why many women experience remission of autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and uveitis during pregnancy. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30586/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Remission_of_Diseases.html Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30589/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Depression_Among_Women.html Researchers found out that stress signals function differently in female brains and male brains. There may be a biological reason why depression and other stress-related psychiatric disorders are more common among women compared to men. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30589/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Depression_Among_Women.html Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30578/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Inhibited_Genes_Stop_Tumour.html Tumours disappear if you inhibit the genes responsible for their formation. Previously, any suggestions as to why they behave in this way were nothing more than theories. Researchers at the University of Würzburg now present concrete evidence, confirming a long-held assumption in this matter. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30578/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Inhibited_Genes_Stop_Tumour.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30581/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Incidental_Findings_%E2%80%93_Dilemma_for_Doctors_and_Patients.html Paediatricians whose patients undergo "routine" brain MRIs need a plan to deal with findings that commonly reveal unexpected-but-benign anomalies that are unlikely to cause any problem, reports a research team led by Johns Hopkins Children's Centre investigators. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30581/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Incidental_Findings_%E2%80%93_Dilemma_for_Doctors_and_Patients.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30571/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Survivors_Fear_Costs_for_Medical_Care.html A new analysis has found that two million cancer survivors did not get needed medical services in the previous year because of concerns about cost. The study raises the concern that the long-term health and well-being of cancer survivors could suffer because patients have financial worries about their care. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30571/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Survivors_Fear_Costs_for_Medical_Care.html Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30576/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Better_Results_from_Surgery_After_a_Short_Period_of_Sick_Leave.html It has been calculated that approximately 1-2 percent of Sweden's population suffer from disk herniation, and surgery is the best solution for approximately 10 percent of these. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30576/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Better_Results_from_Surgery_After_a_Short_Period_of_Sick_Leave.html Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30567/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Idiopathic_Childhood-Onset_Epilepsy.html A study conducted by researchers in the Netherlands confirmed that children with idiopathic new-onset epilepsy have a significantly higher rate of remission than those with remote symptomatic epilepsy. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30567/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Idiopathic_Childhood-Onset_Epilepsy.html Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30568/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Positive_Outcomes_Following_Behavioural_Therapy.html Researchers based at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have been able to demonstrate both the efficacy and the extent of the beneficial effect of routine psychotherapeutic treatment for depression. http://www.medica.de/cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,30568/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Positive_Outcomes_Following_Behavioural_Therapy.html Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100