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Prevalence of anxiety, depression up for adults with arthritis

11.10.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—The age-standardized prevalences of symptoms of anxiety and depression among adults with arthritis are 22.5 and 12.1 percent, which are considerably higher than those among adults without arthritis, according to research published in the Oct. 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Dana Guglielmo, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and […]

Study firms up diet and depression link

10.10.2018 Health Problems

Does fast food contribute to depression? Can a healthy diet combat mental illness? In an unusual experiment, James Cook University researchers in Australia have found that among Torres Strait Islander people the amount of fish and processed food eaten is related to depression. A JCU research team led by Professors Zoltan Sarnyai and Robyn McDermott looked at the link between […]

Can we teach heart cells to grow up?

27.09.2018 Health Problems

Scientists around the world have been trying to replace damaged heart tissue using lab-made heart-muscle cells (cardiomyocytes), either injecting them into the heart or applying patches laced with the cells. But results to date have been underwhelming. “If you make cardiomyocytes in a dish from pluripotent stem cells, they will engraft in the heart and form muscle,” says William Pu, MD, […]

Give-up-itis: When people just give up and die

27.09.2018 Health Problems

During World War Two, when a cargo ship was torpedoed and sank in the North Sea, some of the crew managed to escape the sinking vessel. One survivor reported a curious incident that happened on their life raft: “There were seven of us on the raft, but the third officer died about two hours before we were picked up. He […]

Study finds that enzymes ‘partner up’ to accelerate cancer, aging diseases

26.09.2018 Health Problems

A new study from molecular biologists at Indiana University has identified cellular processes that appear to supercharge both the growth and shrinkage of the chemical “caps” on chromosomes associated with aging, called telomeres. The work, focused on two enzymes in yeast, could lead to new insights on stopping runaway cellular growth in cancer tumors, as well as the treatment of […]

Research digs up the fat-fighting power of clays

31.08.2018 Health Problems

Investigating how clay materials can improve drug delivery, UniSA researcher and Ph.D. candidate, Tahnee Dening serendipitously discovered that the clay materials she was using had a unique ability to “soak up” fat droplets in the gut. Dening says this accidental discovery could potentially be a cure for obesity. “It’s quite amazing really,” Dening says. “I was investigating the capacity of […]

From sexting to breaking up, texting can bring us close or drive us apart, studies find

10.08.2018 Health Problems

Texting has the power to both help and hinder our relationships, whether we’re tapping our fingers to stay in touch or using our smartphones to avoid difficult situations, according to research on texting and sexting presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. For instance, couples with similar texting habits tend to be happier and more fulfilled, according […]

Risk of cochlear disorders up with history of migraine

21.07.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—The risk of cochlear disorders, especially tinnitus, is increased among patients with a history of migraine, according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Juen-Haur Hwang, M.D., Ph.D., from the Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital in Taiwan, and colleagues used claims data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 to identify 1,056 patients with […]

Two teams independently come up with a way to avert CRS in CAR T-cell therapies

29.05.2018 Health Problems

Two teams of researchers, one working in the U.S., the other in Italy, have come up with new ways to avert cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in leukemia patients who undergo CAR T-cell therapies. In the first, the researchers working at the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York developed a mouse model to replicate the conditions under which CRS develops. […]

Watchdogs step up response in DR Congo as Ebola toll mounts

18.05.2018 Health Problems

World agencies and neighbouring countries on Friday hiked their response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the toll from the notorious disease mounted. A World Health Organization (WHO) emergency panel met to determine whether the outbreak was “a public health event of international concern”—a move that would step up global action. The death toll […]

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