New Posts to Health News from Medical News Today on Jul 21, 2013:
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1) Cell phone game joins fight against cancer
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Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 21 Jul 2013 - 1:00 PDT
Anyone fancy a game of cancer hunting? The charity Cancer Research UK has announced a partnership with an England-based software agency to develop a game in which the general public can analyze cancer data while playing. Scientists hope the game will help them recognize new causes of cancer.
Scientists from the charity are using cancer patients' genetic fingerprints to find ways to treat the disease in a much more focused way, but they have encountered a snag: their research is producing "terabytes upon petabytes of data requiring analysis."
To analyze the data - which must be looked at by a human eye rather than by a machine - Cancer Research UK is working with a company called Guerilla Tea to develop a game called GeneGame. The potential of having thousands of eyes on the data means it can be [...]
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2) Brain tumor cells and blood vessels targeted by nano drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier
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Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience
Article Date: 21 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT
An experimental drug in early development for aggressive brain tumors can cross the blood-brain tumor barrier, kill tumor cells and block the growth of tumor blood vessels, according to a study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James).
The laboratory and animal study also shows how the agent, called SapC-DOPS, targets tumor cells and blood vessels. The findings support further development of the drug as a novel treatment for brain tumors.
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer, with a median survival of about 15 months. A major obstacle to improving treatment for the 3,470 cases of the disease expected in [...]
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3) Saving 2 lives with a single donated liver
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Main Category: Transplants / Organ Donations
Also Included In: Liver Disease / Hepatitis; Pediatrics / Children's Health
Article Date: 21 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT
Split liver transplantation carries no increased risk of failure in either recipient, allowing surgeons to safely save two lives from a single donated organ (graft), according to new research from Boston Children's Hospital published online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Due to their regenerative nature, livers donated by a deceased adult or adolescent can be surgically split into two unequally sized portions; the smaller segment is allocated to a young child awaiting transplant and the larger portion to an adult.
"Infants waiting for a donor liver have the highest waitlist mortality of all liver transplant candidates, and dozens of children die each year waiting for size-appropriate organs to become [...]
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Blog Alert for Health News from Medical News Today, Jul 16, 2013
New Posts to Health News from Medical News Today on Jul 16, 2013:
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1) The Global Burden Of Sickle Cell Anemia In Young Children Is Increasing
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Main Category: Blood / Hematology
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health
Article Date: 16 Jul 2013 - 14:00 PDT
The global burden of sickle cell anemia (SCA), a hereditary blood disorder, is increasing, with almost half a million babies estimated to be born with the condition in 2050, according to a study published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The study, conducted by Frédéric Piel and colleagues from the University of Oxford and Imperial College in the United Kingdom, and the KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya, suggests that implementing basic health interventions could significantly reduce death rates in children aged less than 5 years with the condition. These findings can be used to guide national policy decisions on public health spending.
The researchers used estimated country rates of SCA and information on projected birth rates to show that the [...]
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2) Bias pervades the scientific reporting of animal studies, Improving Systematic Reviews Of Animal Studies Will Help Translational Medicine
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Main Category: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry
Article Date: 16 Jul 2013 - 14:00 PDT
Bias pervades the scientific reporting of animal studies
A new study published in the open access journal PLOS Biology suggests that the scientific literature could be compromised by substantial bias in the reporting of animal studies, and may be giving a misleading picture of the chances that potential treatments could work in humans.
Testing a new therapeutic intervention (such as a drug or surgical procedure) on human subjects is expensive, risky and ethically complex, so the vast majority are first tested on animals. Unfortunately, cost and ethical issues constrain the size of animal studies, giving them limited statistical power, and as a result the scientific literature contains many studies that are either uncertain in their outcomes or [...]
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3) New Technique Uses Infrared Light To Distinguish Between Different Strains Of S. aureus
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Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Article Date: 16 Jul 2013 - 10:00 PDT
Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna) are hot on the trail of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The researchers have developed a technique for the rapid and reliable distinction between strains that can cause chronic infections and those that cannot. Using infrared light and artificial intelligence, the scientists present a sophisticated method for the prediction of disease progression. Their results are now published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is commonly found in nature and frequently colonizes the skin and the upper respiratory tract of humans. A healthy immune system can fight the microorganism but once the immune system is weakened [...]
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1) The Global Burden Of Sickle Cell Anemia In Young Children Is Increasing
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Main Category: Blood / Hematology
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health
Article Date: 16 Jul 2013 - 14:00 PDT
The global burden of sickle cell anemia (SCA), a hereditary blood disorder, is increasing, with almost half a million babies estimated to be born with the condition in 2050, according to a study published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The study, conducted by Frédéric Piel and colleagues from the University of Oxford and Imperial College in the United Kingdom, and the KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya, suggests that implementing basic health interventions could significantly reduce death rates in children aged less than 5 years with the condition. These findings can be used to guide national policy decisions on public health spending.
The researchers used estimated country rates of SCA and information on projected birth rates to show that the [...]
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2) Bias pervades the scientific reporting of animal studies, Improving Systematic Reviews Of Animal Studies Will Help Translational Medicine
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Main Category: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry
Article Date: 16 Jul 2013 - 14:00 PDT
Bias pervades the scientific reporting of animal studies
A new study published in the open access journal PLOS Biology suggests that the scientific literature could be compromised by substantial bias in the reporting of animal studies, and may be giving a misleading picture of the chances that potential treatments could work in humans.
Testing a new therapeutic intervention (such as a drug or surgical procedure) on human subjects is expensive, risky and ethically complex, so the vast majority are first tested on animals. Unfortunately, cost and ethical issues constrain the size of animal studies, giving them limited statistical power, and as a result the scientific literature contains many studies that are either uncertain in their outcomes or [...]
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3) New Technique Uses Infrared Light To Distinguish Between Different Strains Of S. aureus
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Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Article Date: 16 Jul 2013 - 10:00 PDT
Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna) are hot on the trail of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The researchers have developed a technique for the rapid and reliable distinction between strains that can cause chronic infections and those that cannot. Using infrared light and artificial intelligence, the scientists present a sophisticated method for the prediction of disease progression. Their results are now published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is commonly found in nature and frequently colonizes the skin and the upper respiratory tract of humans. A healthy immune system can fight the microorganism but once the immune system is weakened [...]
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Blog Alert for Health News from Medical News Today, Jul 7, 2013
New Posts to Health News from Medical News Today on Jul 7, 2013:
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1) In Team-Work Knowing The End Goal Increases Productivity
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Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry
Also Included In: Public Health
Article Date: 07 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT
Working in a team is not always easy, and achieving our aims often turns out to be much harder than we thought it would be. What can we do to increase our chances of gaining ultimate success? A new study from Aarhus University's transdisciplinary Interacting Minds Centre (IMC) provides insight into how to improve productivity when members of a group share a clearly identifiable goal.
"Our study focused on how to improve levels of cooperation. What we found was that when people know exactly what they're supposed to be doing as members of a team, they are more willing to trust each other and cooperate more in the future," says Panos Mitkidis, a post-doc scholar at Aarhus University, Denmark.
He is behind a study published recently in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, and he [...]
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2) Assisted Reproduction For Same-Sex Male Couples And Single Men
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Main Category: Fertility
Article Date: 07 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced the publication of a recent retrospective study in Reproductive BioMedicine Online to better understand treatment considerations and outcomes for same-sex male couples and single men when using assisted reproduction treatment.
The number of same-sex male couples and single men using assisted reproduction assistance to have a family has been increasing over time (since 2003 a 21-fold increase has been reported). However, there is limited published data on using assisted reproduction treatment for this community.
In this study a total of 37 same-sex male couples and eight single men (seven homosexual and one heterosexual) who attended the CReATe Fertility Centre for assisted reproduction services were [...]
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3) Genetic Cause Of 'Spongy' Skin Condition Identified
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Main Category: Dermatology
Also Included In: Genetics
Article Date: 07 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT
Scientists have identified the genetic cause of a rare skin condition that causes the hands and feet to turn white and spongy when exposed to water.
The study, led by researchers from Queen Mary, University of London, has provided scientists with an insight into how the skin barrier functions and could help with research into a variety of conditions.
Diffuse non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (NEPPK) is a rare condition in which individuals have thickened, yellowish skin over their palms and soles, thickened nails and suffer from excessive sweating. When their hands and feet are exposed to water, the skin quickly turns white and spongy and individuals are prone to fungal infections.
While prevalence in the general population is estimated at one in 40,000 it is much higher in northern [...]
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1) In Team-Work Knowing The End Goal Increases Productivity
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Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry
Also Included In: Public Health
Article Date: 07 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT
Working in a team is not always easy, and achieving our aims often turns out to be much harder than we thought it would be. What can we do to increase our chances of gaining ultimate success? A new study from Aarhus University's transdisciplinary Interacting Minds Centre (IMC) provides insight into how to improve productivity when members of a group share a clearly identifiable goal.
"Our study focused on how to improve levels of cooperation. What we found was that when people know exactly what they're supposed to be doing as members of a team, they are more willing to trust each other and cooperate more in the future," says Panos Mitkidis, a post-doc scholar at Aarhus University, Denmark.
He is behind a study published recently in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, and he [...]
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2) Assisted Reproduction For Same-Sex Male Couples And Single Men
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Main Category: Fertility
Article Date: 07 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced the publication of a recent retrospective study in Reproductive BioMedicine Online to better understand treatment considerations and outcomes for same-sex male couples and single men when using assisted reproduction treatment.
The number of same-sex male couples and single men using assisted reproduction assistance to have a family has been increasing over time (since 2003 a 21-fold increase has been reported). However, there is limited published data on using assisted reproduction treatment for this community.
In this study a total of 37 same-sex male couples and eight single men (seven homosexual and one heterosexual) who attended the CReATe Fertility Centre for assisted reproduction services were [...]
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3) Genetic Cause Of 'Spongy' Skin Condition Identified
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Main Category: Dermatology
Also Included In: Genetics
Article Date: 07 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT
Scientists have identified the genetic cause of a rare skin condition that causes the hands and feet to turn white and spongy when exposed to water.
The study, led by researchers from Queen Mary, University of London, has provided scientists with an insight into how the skin barrier functions and could help with research into a variety of conditions.
Diffuse non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (NEPPK) is a rare condition in which individuals have thickened, yellowish skin over their palms and soles, thickened nails and suffer from excessive sweating. When their hands and feet are exposed to water, the skin quickly turns white and spongy and individuals are prone to fungal infections.
While prevalence in the general population is estimated at one in 40,000 it is much higher in northern [...]
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