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Pioneering cerebral palsy surgery: Daniel's journey
Date: Aug-06-2013Daniel Pretty lives in the county of Surrey in the UK. Like many 5-year-olds, he enjoys sports and playing with his little brother - but unlike many children his age, he needs help to do even the simplest of tasks. Daniel was born with spastic cerebral palsy, a condition that makes his muscles very tight, prohibiting him from standing or walking unaided. But you can help Medical News Today and Daniel with fundraising toward a potentially life-changing surgery...
Postpartum depression more likely for women in urban areas
Date: Aug-06-2013A recent study shows that women living in large urban areas in Canada with more than 500,000 inhabitants are at a higher risk of developing postpartum depression compared with women living in rural areas. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, looked at 6,421 women who participated in the 2006 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey, who had just given birth. The researchers, of Women's College Hospital, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, St...
SMi's 6th annual Cell Based Assays Conference, 18th-19th of November 2013, London
Date: Aug-06-2013Cell Based Assays: the latest in Phenotypic, 3D and Ion Channel based cellular assays GlaxoSmithKline, Boehringer-Ingleheim, Actelion, Novartis, AstraZeneca and many others confirmed their participation in SMi's 6th annual Cell Based Assays Conference in London...
Biosimilars & Biobetters�Conference, 1st &�2nd October 2013, London
Date: Aug-06-2013Innovation presentations from Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Eli Lilly at Biosimilars & Biobetters 2013 Building unto the success of last year,�Biosimilars & Biobetters 2013�will showcase how biological therapeutics promises to be a radical step forward for many pharmaceutical companies pipelines, looking at how patent expiry dates are playing an important role in why many Pharma companies are pushing for innovative steps to be taken in this field...
Scientists find answers on sunburn pain
Date: Aug-06-2013Scientists have identified a molecule in the skin's epidermis called TRPV4 that causes the pain we feel from a sunburn. By identifying and inhibiting it, the researchers may have found a way to block the pain. The research, published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involved studies conducted with both mouse models and human skin samples. A team, led by Dr...
Economic hardship triggers 'angry mom' gene
Date: Aug-06-2013The global recession is enough to put a strain on many family finances. But genetic science is suggesting that some moms feel the strain more, and are more likely to practice harsh parenting. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that difficult economic conditions may lead to mothers engaging in harsh parenting, such as shouting or hitting children. But it is more apparent in mothers who carry a particular gene variation...
Incense smoke can lead to lung-cell inflammation
Date: Aug-06-2013Burning incense, a popular cultural practice in Arabian Gulf countries and elsewhere, generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells, say researchers in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Hazard assessment of United Arab Emirates (UAE) incense smoke" appears in the August 2013 issue of Science of the Total Environment. Rebecca Cohen, master's student in environmental sciences and engineering (ESE); her adviser, Kenneth G. Sexton, now retired ESE research assistant professor; and Karin B...
Walking for a "40% cut" in diabetes risk
Date: Aug-06-2013Next time you are crawling along in your car and wondering if you should just park up further from work and join the pedestrians, consider this: a new UK study suggests people there who walked to work were about 40% less likely to have diabetes compared with those who got there by car. The researchers - publishing their findings in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine - analyzed data from a survey of 20,000 people across the UK, looking at various health indicators and how people traveled to work...
One size doesn't fit all: Research shows age, gender and health status influence effectiveness of wellness best practices
Date: Aug-06-2013Employers who want to lower health care spending and improve productivity will benefit from new StayWell Health Management research that demonstrates how factors like age, gender and health status influence the effectiveness of commonly accepted health management industry best practices...
Gene test identifies non-metastatic melanoma patients at high risk of recurrence
Date: Aug-06-2013Castle Biosciences Inc. announced that data from studies of its DecisionDx-Melanoma test were being presented on August 2nd 2013 at the Summer Academy Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). The validation data confirm previous studies showing that the gene expression profile test is a strong independent predictor for classifying which Stage I or II non-metastatic cutaneous melanoma patients will likely recur. The results were presented by Pedram Gerami, M.D...
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