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Surprisingly High Untreated Kidney Failure Among Adults
Date: Jun-20-2012JAMA publishes an article today (20th June), showing a surprisingly high rate of untreated kidney failure amongst adults. The study involved nearly 2 million adults in Canada and the rate was considerably higher amongst older adults. The study was researched by Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and colleagues whose aim was to determine if age is associated with the likelihood of treated kidney failure (renal replacement therapy: receipt of long-term dialysis or kidney transplantation) or untreated kidney failure, and all-cause mortality...
Kids In Hospital With High Blood Pressure Double In Ten Years, US
Date: Jun-20-2012The number of children seen as inpatients in US hospitals nearly doubled in the ten years leading up to 2006, according to a new study published online in the journal Hypertension this week that also drew attention to the associated dramatic increase in healthcare cost. The lead author of the national study, the first to examine high blood pressure hospitalizations in American children, was Dr Cheryl Tran, pediatric nephrology fellow in the Department of Pediatric Nephrology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor...
Adults Agree On Top Children's Health Issues Regardless Of Political Party Affiliation: Childhood Obesity, Bullying
Date: Jun-20-2012During this presidential election season, there will be plenty of debate between the candidates on the issues. But when it comes to childhood health concerns, a new poll shows many adults agree on the top priorities they want to see the candidates address: childhood obesity and bullying. The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health recently asked adults to name the top child health concerns that the presidential candidates should address...
Identification Of New Cerebellar Ataxia Gene In Dogs Offers Novel Candidate Gene In Human Early-Onset Degenerative Ataxias
Date: Jun-20-2012Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhalsan Research Center, Finland, have identified the genetic cause of early-onset progressive cerebellar degeneration in the Finnish Hound dog breed. The study, led by Professor Hannes Lohi, revealed a new disease mechanism in cerebellar degeneration. A mutation was identified in the SEL1L gene, which has no previous link to inherited cerebellar ataxias. This gene finding is the first in canine early-onset cerebellar degeneration, and has enabled the development of a genetic test to help eradicate the disease from the breed...
Teenage Mothers In Canada At Greater Risk Of Abuse, Depression Than Older Mothers
Date: Jun-20-2012Teen mothers are far more likely to suffer abuse and postpartum depression than older moms, according to a study of Canadian women's maternity experiences by a University of Alberta researcher. Dawn Kingston, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Nursing, analyzed data from the Maternity Experiences Survey, which asked more than 6,400 new mothers about their experiences with stress, violence, pre- and postnatal care, breastfeeding and risky behaviour like smoking and drug use before, during and after pregnancy...
Commensal Bacteria Help Fight Viruses
Date: Jun-20-2012Healthy humans harbor an enormous and diverse group of bacteria and other bugs that live within their intestines. These microbial partners provide beneficial aid in multiple ways - from helping digest food to the development of a healthy immune system. In a new study published online in the journal Immunity, David Artis, PhD, associate professor of Microbiology, and Michael Abt, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Artis lab, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, show that commensal bacteria are also essential to fight off viral infections...
Beating Urinary Tract Infections In Mouse Model
Date: Jun-20-2012Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new clues to why some urinary tract infections recur persistently after multiple rounds of treatment. Their research, conducted in mice, suggests that the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections take advantage of a cellular waste disposal system that normally helps fight invaders. In a counterintuitive finding, they learned that when the disposal system was disabled, the mice cleared urinary tract infections much more quickly and thoroughly...
The Health Effects Of Social-Class Discrimination On Teens
Date: Jun-20-2012Discrimination felt by teenagers based on their social class background can contribute to physiologic changes associated with poorer health, according to a new study published online in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Lead author Dr. Thomas Fuller-Rowell, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar, says that while the link between poverty and poor health has long been known, this is one of the first studies to consider the impact of class discrimination...
The STING Protein's Crucial Immune Fighter Role
Date: Jun-20-2012Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have unlocked the structure of a key protein that, when sensing certain viruses and bacteria, triggers the body's immediate immune response. In the journal Molecular Cell, scientists describe the double wing-like crystal structure of this key protein, known as STING, which is a soldier on the front-line of the body's defense against pathogens. Researchers also show STING in action, displaying evidence of a bacterial infection - an action that launches the body's innate immune response...
Caring For The Elderly Within UK Bangladeshi And Pakistani Communities
Date: Jun-20-2012Over the next 20 years the proportion of older people living within the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities in the UK will increase significantly. Most expect that their immediate family, particularly female family members, will provide the majority of care for them in their old age, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)...
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