Test could detect Alzheimer's disease earlier than previously possible
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study has revealed the possibility of using a simple test for the early detection of Alzheimers disease, enabling the condition to be identified before significant and...
View ArticleParkinsonian worms may hold the key to identifying drugs for Parkinson's disease
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that may help people with Parkinson's disease.
View ArticleStudy reveals safety of CT scans for rapid rule out of heart attacks in ER...
A highly detailed CT scan of the heart can safely and quickly rule out the possibility of a heart attack among many patients who come to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain, according to the...
View ArticleTiny electrical sensors could signal faster MRSA diagnosis
A simple test to identify MRSA in wounds could identify the superbug quickly and help prevent infection from spreading.
View ArticleSaliva test could dramatically increase detection of oral cancer
A Michigan State University surgeon is teaming up with a Lansing-area dental benefits firm on a clinical trial to create a simple, cost-effective saliva test to detect oral cancer, a breakthrough that...
View ArticleVirtual reality allows researchers to measure brain activity during behavior...
Researchers have developed a new technique which allows them to measure brain activity in large populations of nerve cells at the resolution of individual cells. The technique, reported today in the...
View ArticleResearcher documents links between nutrients, genes and cancer spread
More than 40 plant-based compounds can turn on genes that slow the spread of cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by a Washington State University researcher.
View ArticleTen-minute online test estimates 'Face-Name Memory IQ'
(Medical Xpress)—How skillful are you at remembering faces and names? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are inviting the world to take part in an online experiment that will allow...
View ArticleAnother day, another anti-obesity campaign, but will this one work?
Merely two months into the new year and we have already seen a plethora of local and international efforts aimed at curbing what appears to be the inexorable rise of obesity. Some of these initiatives...
View ArticleNerve regeneration research and therapy may get boost from new discovery
A new mechanism for guiding the growth of nerves that involves cell-death machinery has been found by scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno that may bring advances in neurological medicine and...
View ArticleResearchers' new diagnostic test can identify each person's optimal salt intake
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have cut through conflicting advice about salt consumption by demonstrating that each person has a "personal salt index,"...
View ArticleHigh sugar intake linked to low dopamine release in insulin-resistant patients
(Medical Xpress)—Using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of the brain, researchers have identified a sweet spot that operates in a disorderly way when simple sugars are introduced to people...
View ArticleFirst global analysis reveals alarming rise in peripheral artery disease with...
The number of people with peripheral artery disease worldwide has risen dramatically (by 23.5 percent) in just 10 years, from about 164 million in 2000 to 202 million in 2010, according to the first...
View ArticlePanel wavers on routine screening for poor leg circulation
(HealthDay)—A simple test of blood pressure in the ankle may help gauge heart disease risk for adults without any symptoms, but a U.S. government-appointed panel says there's not enough evidence to...
View ArticleHoney may not be advisable to those who live with diabetes
Honey may be detrimental for patients with type 2 diabetes because of the great quantities of sugars it contains.
View ArticleTest accurately rules out heart attacks in the ER (Update)
A simple test appears very good at ruling out heart attacks in people who go to emergency rooms with chest pain, a big public health issue and a huge worry for patients.
View ArticleSimple test can help detect Alzheimer's before dementia signs show
York University researchers say a simple test that combines thinking and movement can help to detect heightened risk for developing Alzheimer's disease in a person, even before there are any telltale...
View ArticleSugar linked to memory problems in adolescent rats
Studying rats as model subjects, scientists found that adolescents were at an increased risk of suffering negative health effects from sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.
View ArticleCan we train ourselves to control our dreams?
A new national study at the University of Adelaide is investigating how people can mentally prepare themselves to influence their dreams.
View ArticleStudy: $1 test outperforms PSA screening for prostate cancer
A test that costs less than a $1 and yields results in minutes has been shown in newly published studies to be more sensitive and more exact than the current standard test for early-stage prostate cancer.
View ArticleGut enzymes in sweet taste cells may point way to better-tasting non-caloric...
According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, the sweet taste cells that respond to sugars and sweeteners on the tongue also contain digestive enzymes capable of...
View ArticleChanges in the diet affect epigenetics via the microbiota
You are what you eat, the old saying goes, but why is that so? Researchers have known for some time that diet affects the balance of microbes in our bodies, but how that translates into an effect on...
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