Health News

Blood and saliva test for HPV-related cancers 'in development'

Date: Jul-31-2014
Johns Hopkins researchers have achieved 70% accuracy with a new blood and saliva test for predicting recurrence of HPV-related cancers. However, further refinements are needed.

Could statins help speed up wound healing after cardiac surgery?

Date: Jul-31-2014
Researchers believe they have found evidence suggesting that the cholesterol-lowering medication could also be used to improve postoperative wound healing after cardiac surgery.

Researchers shed light on how depression is related to dementia

Date: Jul-31-2014
Past studies have linked depression to higher risk of dementia, but the reasons behind this have been unclear. Now, a new study provides insight into the association.

Childhood obesity: is it being taken seriously?

Date: Jul-30-2014
Childhood obesity has soared in the past 3 decades, meaning more children are at risk of obesity-related illnesses. But is the condition still overlooked? We investigate.

Could a blood test predict risk of suicide?

Date: Jul-30-2014
Johns Hopkins researchers have found a chemical alteration in a gene involved in stress responses that they say could help create a blood test to predict suicide risk.

Survey of ready-to-eat salads exposes high salt content

Date: Jul-30-2014
Despite a large reduction in average salt content over the past decade, many food stores and restaurants in the UK are still loading their salads with unhealthy quantities of salt.

Smartphone app could simplify diagnosis of hereditary diseases

Date: Jul-30-2014
Researchers have created a smartphone app - called Phenomizer - that scans thousands of characteristics of hereditary diseases to present doctors with the most likely diagnosis.

'Five portions of fruit and veg a day are enough'

Date: Jul-30-2014
A new study has found that five portions of fruits and vegetables a day is the optimum amount for lowering the risk of death from all causes, conflicting with previous research.

Heart attack survival rates 'influenced by time of arrival at hospital'

Date: Jul-30-2014
Heart attack patients who arrive at the hospital during evenings, weekends or holidays have a 13% increased risk of death, compared with those who arrive during regular hours.

Mothers transfer fear to their babies through odors

Date: Jul-29-2014
In a rat study, researchers identified the specific brain area where fear transmission settles during early days of life, by showing how mothers transfer fears to babies via odors.