Health News

Study links vitamin D deficiency to 'all-cause mortality and cancer prognosis'

Date: Jun-18-2014
A new study finds a link between low vitamin D levels and all-cause mortality - including CVD and cancer. Researchers say the deficiency may even be linked to cancer prognosis.

Abnormal brain iron levels 'may be a biomarker of ADHD'

Date: Jun-17-2014
Using an MRI technique, researchers find that ADHD patients without a history of psychostimulant use have abnormal brain iron levels, which may be a biomarker of the condition.

Broccoli plant compound detoxifies air pollutants in the body

Date: Jun-17-2014
Mom was right: eating broccoli is good for you. It can help to increase excretion of a known human carcinogen and a lung irritant acquired through air pollution, new study shows.

Autism symptoms 'reversed' in mice by 100-year-old drug

Date: Jun-17-2014
Suramin, a century-old therapy for African sleeping sickness, has been shown to reverse symptoms of autism in a mouse model by inhibiting a cellular 'danger response.'

Washing raw chicken increases risk of food poisoning

Date: Jun-17-2014
The UK's Food Standards Agency is urging people to stop washing raw chicken as the practice can spread campylobacter bacteria, the most common source of food poisoning in the UK.

Glaucoma, eye pressure monitoring via implanted sensor

Date: Jun-17-2014
Scientists are designing a low-power sensor for implanting in the eye during cataract surgery to monitor and transmit changes in pressure wirelessly via radio waves.

E-cigarette use 'most common among current smokers and potential quitters'

Date: Jun-17-2014
A new study that assessed e-cigarette use in more than 26,000 European individuals finds that current smokers and would-be quitters are the most common users of the devices.

Gender-specific research has 'improved heart disease diagnosis in women'

Date: Jun-17-2014
A new statement from the American Heart Association emphasizes the importance of gender-specific research in heart disease, given the disparity in symptoms between women and men.

'Strokefinder' helmet makes rapid stroke diagnoses

Date: Jun-17-2014
Initial trials suggest the ‘Strokefinder’ microwave helmet could contribute to strokes being treated and diagnosed more quickly and effectively than ever before.

Bionic pancreas 'could lead to cure for type 1 diabetes'

Date: Jun-16-2014
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston University have created a bionic pancreas that can help control blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 diabetes.