MEDICINE & HEALTH

Oral health problems in elite athletes 'must be addressed'

MEDICINE & HEALTH 10.14.2014 05:31 AM

Poor oral health affecting athletes' general health and performance shows 'no signs of improvement' and must be remedied, say a group of UCL-led health experts and sporting bodies.

Moderate Levels of ‘Free Radicals’ Found Beneficial to Healing Wounds

10.14.2014 05:21 AM

Long assumed to be destructive to tissues and cells, "free radicals" generated by the cell's mitochondria-the energy producing structures in the cell-are actually beneficial to healing wounds.

Nearly 1 in 3 UK lung cancer patients dies within 3 months of diagnosis

10.14.2014 05:16 AM

More help needed for family doctors to spot signs and request appropriate and timely tests, say researchers

High carb diet, acidic sports drinks and eating disorders take toll on athletes' teeth

10.14.2014 05:11 AM

But poor understanding of importance of good dental health on performance and training also key But poor understanding of importance of good dental health on performance and training also key But diet is not the only culprit, says the Statement.

Cautious optimism as childhood obesity rates in Ireland plateau

10.14.2014 05:03 AM

Childhood overweight and obesity rates have plateaued in primary school aged children in the Republic of Ireland, reveals research published today in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The study found that although obesity rates remain high, there is evidence that they have stabilised and may be beginning to fall.

Study estimates 14 million smoking-attributable major medical conditions in US

10.14.2014 04:57 AM

Bottom Line: Adults in the United States suffered from approximately 14 million major medical conditions attributable to smoking.

No association seen between physical activity, depressive symptoms in adolescents

10.14.2014 04:50 AM

Bottom Line: A study of teenagers suggests there is no association between physical activity (PA) and the development of depressive symptoms later in adolescence.

Dysregulation in orexinergic system associated with Alzheimer disease

10.14.2014 04:43 AM

Bottom Line: In patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of orexin, which helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle, may be associated with sleep deterioration, which appears to be associated with cognitive decline.

Stenting safe and effective for long-term stroke prevention

10.14.2014 04:34 AM

Using stents to keep neck arteries open is just as effective as invasive neck surgery for long-term prevention of fatal and disabling strokes

Versatile antibiotic found with self-immunity gene on plasmid in staph strain

10.14.2014 04:27 AM

A robust, broad spectrum antibiotic, and a gene that confers immunity to that antibiotic are both found in the bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis Strain 115. The antibiotic, a member of the thiopeptide family of antibiotics, is not in widespread use, partly due to its complex structure, but the investigators, from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, now report that the mechanism of synthesis is surprisingly simple. "We hope to come up with innovative processes for large-scale production and derivitization so that new, and possibly more potent versions of the antibiotic can become available, says co-corresponding author Joel S. Griffitts. The research is published ahead of print in Journal of Bacteriology.

Teenage baseball pitchers at risk for permanent shoulder injury

10.14.2014 04:21 AM

Young baseball pitchers who throw more than 100 pitches per week are at risk for a newly identified overuse injury that can impede normal shoulder development and lead to additional problems, including rotator cuff tears, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

Study sheds light on factors that may contribute to pancreatic cancer

10.14.2014 04:18 AM

New research that provides a better understanding of pancreatic cancer may help identify individuals at increased risk. The findings are published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Slow enteral feeding protocol can reduce instances of death in extreme preterm infants

10.14.2014 04:10 AM

A standardized slow enteral feeding (SSEF) protocol significantly reduces the incidence of necrotizing enterocoltis (NEC), or death of intestinal tissue, and death in infants with extremely low birth weight, according to a new study.

Memories of pain during childbirth tied to intensity rather than length of labor

10.14.2014 04:01 AM

Childbirth is physically intense and, for many women, it is the most painful experience they will have. And yet, new research shows that the amount of time a woman spends in labor doesn't seem to impact how she remembers her labor pain afterwards. The research, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reveals that the peak and end levels of pain women experienced, and whether they received an epidural, impacted their recall of labor pain afterward.

Embryos receive parent-specific layers of information, study shows

10.13.2014 04:49 AM

Research on 'epigenetic marks' opens new dimension in what gets passed on to children Research on 'epigenetic marks' opens new dimension in what gets passed on to children The information that interprets the genetic code in a new embryo differs depending on whether it comes from the father or mother, researchers at San Francisco State University have found.