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Clinical study used live ticks to test for persistent Lyme infection

Date: Feb-14-2014
In a first-of-its-kind study for Lyme disease, researchers have used live, disease-free ticks to see if Lyme disease bacteria can be detected in people who continue to experience symptoms such as fatigue or arthritis after completing antibiotic therapy. The technique, called xenodiagnosis, attempts to find evidence of a disease-causing microbe indirectly, through use of the natural disease-carrier - in this case, ticks.

Strong religious beliefs may drive self-perception of addiction to online pornography

Date: Feb-14-2014
People who consider themselves very religious and view Internet porn even once may perceive they are addicted, according to a new Case Western Reserve University's psychology study."This is one of the first studies to examine the link between perceptions of addiction to online pornography and religious beliefs," said Joshua Grubbs, a doctoral student in psychology and lead author of the study.The research, "Transgression as Addiction: Religiosity and Moral Disapproval as Predictors of Perceived Addiction to Pornography," was published in the journal, Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Pain and mental health problems in adolescence

Date: Feb-14-2014
For the first time researchers have studied the kind of physical pain that troubles adolescents with different mental health problems.Professor Marit Sæbø Indredavik at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) thinks that everyone working in the health care system, from medical doctors to psychologists, must be more aware of the chronic pain that can plague young people with mental health woes.

Pain and mental health problems in adolescence

Date: Feb-14-2014
For the first time researchers have studied the kind of physical pain that troubles adolescents with different mental health problems.Professor Marit Sæbø Indredavik at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) thinks that everyone working in the health care system, from medical doctors to psychologists, must be more aware of the chronic pain that can plague young people with mental health woes.

Pain and mental health problems in adolescence

Date: Feb-14-2014
For the first time researchers have studied the kind of physical pain that troubles adolescents with different mental health problems.Professor Marit Sæbø Indredavik at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) thinks that everyone working in the health care system, from medical doctors to psychologists, must be more aware of the chronic pain that can plague young people with mental health woes.

Promising new therapy for treatment of Sanfilippo B syndrome, a devastating genetic disorder

Date: Feb-14-2014
A promising new therapy has - for the first time - reduced damage to the brain that can be caused by Sanfilippo B (MPS IIIB), a rare and devastating genetic disease, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) researchers reported in a presentation at the Lysosomal Disease Network's 10th Annual WORLD Symposium™.Sanfilippo B syndrome is a lysosomal storage disease belonging to the group of mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) that is characterized by severe and rapid intellectual deterioration.

Promising new therapy for treatment of Sanfilippo B syndrome, a devastating genetic disorder

Date: Feb-14-2014
A promising new therapy has - for the first time - reduced damage to the brain that can be caused by Sanfilippo B (MPS IIIB), a rare and devastating genetic disease, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) researchers reported in a presentation at the Lysosomal Disease Network's 10th Annual WORLD Symposium™.Sanfilippo B syndrome is a lysosomal storage disease belonging to the group of mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) that is characterized by severe and rapid intellectual deterioration.

Promising new therapy for treatment of Sanfilippo B syndrome, a devastating genetic disorder

Date: Feb-14-2014
A promising new therapy has - for the first time - reduced damage to the brain that can be caused by Sanfilippo B (MPS IIIB), a rare and devastating genetic disease, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) researchers reported in a presentation at the Lysosomal Disease Network's 10th Annual WORLD Symposium™.Sanfilippo B syndrome is a lysosomal storage disease belonging to the group of mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) that is characterized by severe and rapid intellectual deterioration.

The food industry makes a major shift from artificial to natural

Date: Feb-14-2014
Extracts from algae, rosemary and monk fruit could soon replace synthetic ingredients and food additives such as Blue No. 1, BHT and aspartame that label-conscious grocery shoppers are increasingly shunning. Research is enabling this shift from artificial colors, sweeteners and preservatives to naturally derived ones, and could soon yield many more natural options, reports Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society.Melody M.

The food industry makes a major shift from artificial to natural

Date: Feb-14-2014
Extracts from algae, rosemary and monk fruit could soon replace synthetic ingredients and food additives such as Blue No. 1, BHT and aspartame that label-conscious grocery shoppers are increasingly shunning. Research is enabling this shift from artificial colors, sweeteners and preservatives to naturally derived ones, and could soon yield many more natural options, reports Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society.Melody M.