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New Plastic Electronics Can Greatly Reduce Food Waste Worldwide
Date: Mar-01-2013Millions of tons of food are thrown away each year because the 'best before' date has passed. But this date is always a cautious estimate, which means a lot of still-edible food is thrown away. Wouldn't it be handy if the packaging could 'test' whether the contents are still safe to eat? Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology, Universita di Catania, CEA-Liten and STMicroelectronics have invented a circuit that makes this possible: a plastic analog-digital converter. This development brings plastic sensor circuits costing less than one euro cent within reach...
Optimistic Older Adults May Face Greater Risk Of Disabilities And Death
Date: Mar-01-2013Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. "Our findings revealed that being overly optimistic in predicting a better future was associated with a greater risk of disability and death within the following decade," said lead author Frieder R. Lang, PhD, of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany...
European Medicines Agency Recommends Approval Of Hexyon 6-In-1 Paediatric Vaccine
Date: Mar-01-2013Upon approval Hexyon will be the only fully liquid, ready-to-use 6-in-1 paediatric vaccine in Europe Sanofi Pasteur MSD, the joint venture between MSD and Sanofi Pasteur in Europe, announced today that their innovative 6-in-1 paediatric vaccine Hexyon has been recommended for marketing authorisation by the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)...
"Normal," "Healthy" Or "Successful" Aging Can Prejudice Our Views Of Seniors
Date: Mar-01-2013Diana McIntyre approaches her 80th birthday later this year with the same energy and zest for life of friends decades her junior. Aside from back surgery years ago, she's never been sick and, through a busy volunteer schedule, never seems to slow down. McIntyre's good health feels normal - at least to her - although she recognizes not all seniors are so fortunate. But when it comes to terms like "normal," "healthy" or "successful" aging, she shakes her head. "I don't know what would be considered normal aging," said McIntyre, past president of the Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton...
Trusting Partners Remember Transgressions In Ways That Benefit The Relationship
Date: Mar-01-2013Trust fools you into remembering that your partner was more considerate and less hurtful than he or she actually was. New research from Northwestern University and Redeemer University College (Ontario, Canada) is the first to systematically examine the role of trust in biasing memories of transgressions in romantic partnerships. People who are highly trusting tended to remember transgressions in a way that benefits the relationship, remembering partner transgressions as less severe than they originally reported them to be...
New Cause Identified For Organ Rejection
Date: Mar-01-2013A team led by Dr. Marie-Josee Hebert from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) has discovered a new cause of organ rejection in some kidney transplant patients. Her team has identified a new class of antibodies - anti-LG3 - which when activated lead to severe rejection episodes associated with a high rate of organ loss. This discovery, which holds promise for organ recipients, was published in the online version of the American Journal of Transplantation. Rejection is one of the major obstacles to organ transplantation...
'Service To Others In Sobriety (SOS)' Questionnaire Validated By Researchers
Date: Mar-01-2013A Case Western Reserve University professor has found that young people addicted to alcohol and drugs can increase their chances of recovery by helping others. In 2010, Maria Pagano, PhD, found that adults who became involved in Alcoholics Anonymous-related service-type work were more likely to stay sober 10 years following treatment and have increased interest in others, a positive health outcome. Now, new research by Pagano finds that youths in AA respond the same way...
Grp170 Shows Potential As A "Cancer Vaccine"
Date: Mar-01-2013Preclinical, laboratory studies suggest a novel immunotherapy could potentially work like a vaccine against metastatic cancers, according to scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. Results from a recent study show the therapy could treat metastatic cancers and be used in combination with current cancer therapies while helping to prevent the development of new metastatic tumors and train specialized immune system cells to guard against cancer relapse...
Side-Effects Cause A Quarter Of Heart Patients To Stop Treatment In The HPS2-THRIVE Trial
Date: Mar-01-2013The largest randomised study of the vitamin niacin in patients with occlusive arterial disease (narrowing of the arteries) has shown a significant increase in adverse side-effects when it is combined with statin treatment. Results from the HPS2-THRIVE study (Heart Protection Study 2 - Treatment of HDL to Reduce the Incidence of Vascular Events), including the reasons patients stopped the study treatment, were published online yesterday (Wednesday) in the European Heart Journal [1]...
Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Benefit From More Time At The Gym
Date: Mar-01-2013Frequent Flyer patients with cystic fibrosis spend less time in hospital and more at the gym Children with moderate to severe cystic fibrosis (CF) enrolled on a programme offering physiotherapy, dietary support and personal training sessions at their local gym, were found to spend less time in hospital receiving antibiotics, as well as boosting their exercise capacity. The pilot study, published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, estimated that the programme also saved around £7,000 per patient per year at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)...
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