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Swine Flu And Agricultural Fairs, CDC Issue Precaution
Date: Aug-06-2012The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are asking people attending agricultural fairs to take precautions when around pigs because of a rise in the number of cases of a new strain of "swine flu" virus in humans. Especially vulnerable groups, such as the sick, the under 5s, pregnant women and seniors should avoid contact with the animals altogether, they urge...
Chemotherapy Can Inadvertently Encourage Cancer Growth
Date: Aug-06-2012A new study from the US finds that in the process of targeting and killing off cancer cells, chemotherapy may also spur healthy cells in the neighbourhood to release a compound that stimulates cancer growth, eventually leading to treatment resistance. They hope their finding will lead to better therapies for cancer and buy precious time for patients with advanced cancer. Senior author Peter S...
Risk Of Brain Tumors May Be Lower In Those With Allergies
Date: Aug-06-2012New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that there's a link between allergies and reduced risk of a serious type of cancer that starts in the brain. This study suggests the reduced risk is stronger among women than men, although men with certain allergy profiles also have a lower tumor risk. The study also strengthens scientists' belief that something about having allergies or a related factor lowers the risk for this cancer...
Social Connection More Important Route To Adult Well-Being Than Academic Ability
Date: Aug-06-2012Positive social relationships in childhood and adolescence are key to adult well-being, according to Associate Professor Craig Olsson from Deakin University and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia, and his colleagues. In contrast, academic achievement appears to have little effect on adult well-being. The exploratory work, looking at the child and adolescent origins of well-being in adulthood, is published online in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies...
Increased Asthma Risk For Infants Exposed To Specific Molds
Date: Aug-06-2012Cincinnati-based researchers now report new evidence that exposure to three types of mold during infancy may have a direct link to asthma development during childhood. These forms of mold - Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus unguis and Penicillium variabile - are typically found growing in water-damaged homes, putting a spotlight on the importance of mold remediation for public health...
Prenatal Use Of Steroid, A Dangerous Experiment In Fetal Engineering?
Date: Aug-06-2012A new paper just published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry uses extensive Freedom of Information Act findings to detail an extremely troubling off-label medical intervention employed in the U.S. on pregnant women to intentionally engineer the development of their fetuses for sex normalization purposes...
Promising Results From New Drug For Kidney Disease
Date: Aug-06-2012Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have demonstrated in the laboratory that a new drug is effective in treating a very common kidney disease - although it will be a few years before it becomes available for clinical testing. The findings resulted from a collaboration between UCSB and a biotech firm based in Indiana. The study is published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Over 600,000 people in the U.S., and 12 million worldwide, are affected by the inherited kidney disease known as autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD or PKD)...
Physically Fit Boys And Girls Score Higher On Reading And Math
Date: Aug-06-2012Having a healthy heart and lungs may be one of the most important factors for middle school students to make good grades in math and reading, according to findings presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention. "Cardiorespiratory fitness was the only factor that we consistently found to have an impact on both boys' and girls' grades on reading and math tests," said study co-author Trent A. Petrie, PhD, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Sport Psychology at the University of North Texas...
New Approach For Treating Acute Liver Failure
Date: Aug-06-2012Acute liver failure is a life-threatening disease, characterized by a sudden, massive death of liver cells. Unfortunately, few treatment options exist, especially for advanced-stage liver failure. As a last resort a liver transplant may be the only remaining option. Now the physician Dr. Junfeng An of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Dr. Stefan Donath, a specialist in internal medicine and cardiology, also of the MDC and Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, have developed a new treatment approach based on a mouse model...
Pluristem's PLX Cells Show Efficacy In Treating Lung Disease
Date: Aug-06-2012Statistically significant animal model results indicate PLX cells could improve the lives of people worldwide with interstitial lung disease in a four billion dollar market Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTI; TASE: PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies, today announced the results of new preclinical tests that show its PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cells may be effective in reducing pulmonary fibrosis and improving lung function in a group of diseases collectively called interstitial lung disease (ILD)...
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