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More accurate way of imaging lung cancer tumours23 May 2013Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have collaborated with researchers in China, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany to devise a new computational method for assessing lung cancer tumors using CT, PET or MRI diagnostic technologies.The method, called single click ensemble segmentation (SCES), uses a new computer algorithm developed by the researchers to help ... |
Driving with the dog not a good idea for seniors22 May 2013Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers. In a study published in Accident Analysis and Prevention on May 2, 2013, the research team said both overall and at-fault crash rates for drivers 70 years of age or older were higher for those whose pet habitually ... |
Why some don't respond to rubella vaccine21 May 2013Using advanced genetic sequencing technology and analysis, Mayo Clinic vaccine researchers have identified 27 genes that respond in very different ways to the standard rubella vaccine, making the vaccine less effective for a portion of the population. The findings appear today in the online journal PLOS ONE. |
Teens with high blood pressure have less distress, better quality of life20 May 2013Teenagers with high blood pressure appear to have better psychological adjustment and enjoy higher quality of life than those with normal blood pressure, suggests a study in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society. |
No link between anaesthesia, dementia in elderly19 May 2013Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer's disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the Rochester Epidemiology Project — which allows researchers access to medical records of nearly all residents of Olmsted ... |
Antiretrovirals may be cardioprotective in HIV-infected teens18 May 2013Long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) does not appear to be associated with impaired heart function in children and adolescents in a study that sought to determine the cardiac effects of prolonged exposure to HAART on children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a report published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics, a ... |
Use of anti-epileptic drug during pregnancy associated with increased risk of autism17 May 2013Maternal use of valproate (a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy and other neuropsychological disorders) during pregnancy was associated with a significantly increased risk of autism in offspring, according to a study in the April 24 issue of JAMA. The authors caution that these findings must be balanced against the treatment benefits for women who require valproate for ... |
New website to ease the pain of chronic pain sufferers16 May 2013Western Australians with chronic musculoskeletal pain can now access a range of information and practical self-management tips with the click of a mouse. WA Health's new painHEALTH website is the first of its kind in Australia and will help the estimated 700,000 Australians who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain. |
Slim evidence for weight loss product15 May 2013The use of celebrity endorsements by Nicole Kidman and others needs a rethink in light of a Therapeutic Goods Administration decision to ban a Swisse appetite suppressant after finding the scientific evidence does not support the product claims, says CHF CEO Carol Bennett. |
Tweeting our way to heart health14 May 2013Real-time social phenomenon, Twitter, can be a powerful tool to help prevent heart disease and improve health practices, according to a group of researchers affiliated with the University of Sydney. |
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