Biotech recent headlines | Item | Summary | | | Obesity Epidemic Linked To Brain Mechanisms
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST | America's rising rates of obesity in virtually all age groups is partly due to biological factors, researchers from the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. Approximately one third of all American adults are obese today, and the percentage continues to rise, says the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)... | Obama Plans To Combat Alzheimer's
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST | A statement released by The Obama Administration claims there are going to be new measures taken against battling Alzheimer's disease. One of these efforts includes a $50 million increase in the amount of money that will be used towards new, advanced research. Also, the administration says their Fiscal Year 2013 budget will increase by $80 million for Alzheimer's exploration... | Spanking Undermines A Child's Long-Term Development
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST | Spanking children may harm their long-term development, making them more aggressive towards their peers, siblings, parents, as well as spouses later in life, researchers from the University of Manitoba and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, report in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Their study tracked children for two decades... | National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST | President, Founder and CEO of Black AIDS Institute, Phill Wilson, released a letter in light of the 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, stating that the Institute will be releasing their 8th annual State of AIDS in Black America Report. He comments that "It will highlight a reality that would have been unthinkable not long ago... | Is Economy Class Air Travel Linked To Blood Clot Risk? Apparently Not
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST | "Economy Class Syndrome" is a myth, your risk of developing a blood clot during a long-distance economy trip by plane is not higher than in first class, researchers report in an article published in Chest... | Online Dating Falls Short, But Offers Some Benefits
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:00 PST | Online dating has become a billion dollar industry and is today a common way for people to meet potential mates - however, a new report written by researchers from Northwestern University and published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest has said that online dating websites fall short of their potential, make several phony claims, but do offer some benefits... | Smoking Speeds Up Male Cognitive Decline
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST | A male regular smoker has a higher risk of rapid cognitive decline, compared to his counterparts who do not smoke, researchers from University College London, England, reported in Archives of General Psychiatry... | Merck Has Positive Results With New Insomnia Drug
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST | Merck has announced positive results in a phase 3 trial of its insomnia drug. It's a key player in the companies up and coming products, especially considering the loss of patent protection on its top drugs for asthma and allergys... | Mild Alzheimer's Might In Fact Be Mild Cognitive Impairment
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST | New revised criteria could mean that a considerable number of patients currently diagnosed with mild or very mild Alzheimer's, might in fact be reclassified as having MCI (mild cognitive impairment), John C. Morris, M.D., of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, wrote in Archives of Neurology... | Breast Cancer Drug Exemestane Causes Substantial Bone Loss
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:00 PST | A recent study published in The Lancet Oncology shows how exemestane (Aromasin), a drug that prevents the development of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, may significantly worsen age-related bone loss. As an aromatase inhibitor, exemestane works by blocking the synthesis of estrogen, slowing down the growth of cancers that have estrogen receptors... | Finger Foods During Weaning Help Maintain Healthy Body Weight Later On
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 PST | A study published in BMJ Open reveals that infants tend to eat healthier and be a healthy weight as they get older if they are allowed to feed themselves with finger foods from the start of weaning (baby led weaning), compared to infants who are spoon fed. According to the researchers, findings from the study indicate that baby led weaning may help prevent childhood obesity... | Not Completing Teen Education Raises Risk Of Being On Benefits Later On
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 PST | A study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reveals that adolescents are nearly three times more likely to be on benefits in the future if they drop out of school than those who complete their education... | Children Who Move House A Lot Have Higher Risk Of Illnesses Later
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 PST | A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests that, moving house frequently during childhood appears to raise the risk of poor health in later life... | Bad Immunity Genes - Why do They Survive?
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST | New evidence has been discovered by biologists at the University of Utah as to why people, mice and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of different genes to create major histocompatibility complex (MHCs) proteins, despite the fact that some of those genes make humans vulnerable to autoimmune diseases and infections... | Green Tea Protects Against Functional Disability Linked To Aging
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST | Regular green tea drinkers have a lower risk of developing functional disability, researchers from Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Functional disability refers to problems with daily chores and activities, such as bathing or dressing... | Child Abuse - 4,569 Hospitalizations And 300 Deaths In One Year, USA
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:00 PST | Child abuse injuries resulted in 4,500 hospitalizations and 300 fatalities in just one year in the USA, researchers from Yale School of Medicine reported in the journal Pediatrics. This is the first study that has quantified abuse severity and how many children ended up in hospital, the authors added. Child Protective Services had only tracked occurrence of child abuse at a national level. Dr... | Lung Function At School Age Better Thanks To Breastfeeding
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST | A study by researchers in Switzerland and the UK reveals that breastfeeding is linked to enhanced lung function at school age, especially in children born to asthmatic mothers. The study is published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Claudia E. Kuehni, M.D... | Teen Secondhand Smoke Exposure Down, But Not Enough
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST | Secondhand Smoke (SHS) exposure among middle and high school students in the USA has dropped over the last ten years, researchers from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reported in the March edition of Pediatrics... | Trevo® Pro System - Good Results In Restoring Function In Stroke Patients
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST | Stryker has just announced the results of the TREVO Study at the International Stroke Conference in New Orleans... | Somatosensory Neurons Remain Overactive After Exposure To Loud Noises
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST | It is common knowledge that it takes a while for the hearing to become 'normal' again after listening to music that is too loud. The American Tinnitus Association estimates that there are almost 50 million people in the U.S. and millions more worldwide who suffer from tinnitus, which can range from being intermittent and mildly annoying to chronic, severe and debilitating... |
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