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News | Archive (5 October 2010) [Page 2]
Mayo Clinic takes the lead in clinical research data management
— 04:46 GMT | HealthMayo Clinic is making it easier for industry sponsors and investigators at sites across the country to collaborate with Mayo on complex and groundbreaking research studies and clinical trials…
Mayo Clinic finds upper, lower body gain weight differently
— 04:43 GMT | HealthUsing ice cream, candy bars and energy drinks to help volunteers gain weight, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the mechanisms of how body fat grows. Increased abdominal fat seems to heighten risk for metabolic disease, while fat expansion in the lower body - as in the thighs - seems to lower the risk. The findings, appearing in today's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), help explain why…
Depression and distress not detected in majority of patients seen by nurses - new study
— 04:40 GMT | HealthNew research from the University of Leicester reveals that nursing staff have 'considerable difficulty' detecting depression and distress in patients…
A step toward lead-free electronics
— 04:37 GMT | TechnologyResearch published today by materials engineers from the University of Leeds could help pave the way towards 100% lead-free electronics…
Magnificent coral reefs discovered
— 04:34 GMT | BiologyThe exploration vessel Nautilus, with a team of experts of the University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, headed by Prof. Zvi Ben Avraham, discovered for the first time an area of reefs with deep-sea corals in the Mediterranean, offshore of Israel. This area apparently stretches over a few kilometres, 700 metres under the surface and some 30-40 km off the coast of Tel Aviv. According to the researchers, this southeastern region of the Mediterranean has only sparse sea life and therefore the discovery is in fact parallel to discovering an oasis in the middle of an arid expanse…
New approach to underweight COPD patients
— 04:31 GMT | HealthMalnutrition often goes hand in hand with COPD and is difficult to treat. In a recent study researchers at the University of Gothenburg, have come up with a new equation to calculate the energy requirement for underweight COPD patients. It is hoped that this will lead to better treatment results and, ultimately, better quality of life for these patients…
Sleep loss limits fat loss
— 04:28 GMT | HealthCutting back on sleep reduces the benefits of dieting, according to a study published October 5, 2010, in the Annals of Internal Medicine…
Family-based treatment found most effective for anorexia nervosa patients
— 04:25 GMT | HealthAn anorexia nervosa treatment strategy that promotes parental involvement in restoring an adolescent to healthy weight and eating habits is more effective than traditional individual-based anorexia nervosa therapy, according to new research…
Children with ADHD at increased risk for depression and suicidal thoughts as adolescents
— 04:22 GMT | HealthChildren diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at ages 4 to 6 are more likely to suffer from depression as adolescents than those who did not have ADHD at that age, according to a long-term study published in the October issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Although it was an uncommon occurrence, the children with ADHD also were somewhat more likely to think about or attempt suicide as adolescents…
Bonn researchers use light to make the heart stumble
— 04:19 GMT | HealthTobias Bruegmann and his colleagues from the University of Bonn's Institute of Physiology I used a so-called 'channelrhodopsin' for their experiments, which is a type of light sensor. At the same time, it can act as an ion channel in the cell membrane. When stimulated with blue light, this channel opens, and positive ions flow into the cell. This causes a change in the cell membrane's pressure, which stimulates cardiac muscle cells to contract…
Embryo's heartbeat drives blood stem cell formation
New genomic technique uncovers coral transcriptome