The Reno County in Kansas, is seeing the beginnings of a contagious outbreak of whooping cough. Three new cases have been confirmed this week. According to health officials, pertussis, commonly called whooping cough, is a highly contagious illness of the upper respiratory tract, caused the bacterium, Bordetella pertussis. These bacteria cling on to the tiny, almost ...click here to read more
Getting all the benefits of exercising without actually working out, needn’t be a dream anymore. Researchers from the University of Southampton in Britain have developed a molecule that mimics exercise. According to researchers, the molecule could be a breakthrough in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Temporarily dubbed “compound 14,” the new molecule is ...click here to read more
A Johns Hopkins-led study provides answer to the big question – To defibrillate or not to defibrillate. The study shows that within a few years of implanting a cardiac defibrillator, one in four patients, all of whom had declining cardiac function, experienced improvements in heart function. The improvements were substantial enough clinically to justify implanting ...click here to read more
Researchers from Penn State University have found a link between mood and pain experienced in rheumatoid arthritis patients. “We found evidence consistent with a common, but largely untested, contention that mood in the moment is associated with fluctuation in pain and pain-related restrictions,” said Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland – associate professor of biobehavioral health. Rheumatoid arthritis ...click here to read more
By now you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, well it’s even more so if you’re diabetic. New research outlines that diabetics are at risk of blood sugar spikes if they skip breakfast. Previously the effects of skipping breakfast for diabetics were unclear, but researchers at Tel Aviv University have ...click here to read more
Detroit’s Wayne State University School of Medicine is partnering up with the National Institutes of Health to lead a global study for the use of polymyxin B to treat superbugs. The goal is to see if using an old drug will help combat new superbugs. Recently, there has been fewer antibiotics as a result of ...click here to read more
A special ambulance for stroke victims can greatly improve a person’s chance of recovery said two studies presented at a conference in San Francisco. Mobile Stroke Treatment Units (MSTUs) are a rarity. There are only four in use across the globe, two in Germany and two in the U.S. The vehicle looks like an ambulance ...click here to read more
The University of Berkeley has released a study that could help people suffering from brain disorders find better treatment. The amount of neurons firing in the brain can be fast and furious. Researchers have compared the rhythms of healthy brains to jazz; the brain will improvise and the rhythm section will stay steady. But researchers ...click here to read more
Scientists at Bart Deplancke’s lab, in collaboration with Bruno Lemaitre’s team at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federal De Lausanne), have made a huge leap in understanding what genetics have to do with gut immune-competence. Their study, which challenges the current views of gut disease, is published in Nature Communications. Given the millions of micro-organisms we ingest each day, ...click here to read more
A new study reveals how contaminated food could be an important source of human exposure to Klebsiella Pneumoniae. The results of the study have enough evidence that suggest this bacteria should be added to the list of risky disease causing bacteria in food products. Public health surveillance officials usually discount bacteria that do not cause immediate ...click here to read more
In a major leap in cancer research, researchers said they have figured out that cancer can be caused just by an imbalance of protein within cells. This is a clear departure from previous thinking where it was believed that almost all forms of cancer were caused by genetic aberrations. A recent study conducted by scientists ...click here to read more
In an article published in the journal Science, neuroscientists from Cardiff University claim to have finally understood how a gene influences healthy brain development. To be more specific, the scientists have identified a critical function of schizophrenia’s “Rosetta Stone” gene. This discovery could open up new avenues to decode the function of all genes involved in ...click here to read more
Did you enter the world earlier than expected? Were you a premature baby? If you entered the world prior to your nine-month incubation, new research shows you’re more likely to have a withdrawn personality. The study was conducted by Warwick Medical School. Results revealed that adults born preterm scored highly for socially withdrawn personality. “Personality ...click here to read more
Oftentimes in research a test group will receive a medication and a control group will receive a placebo. Typically the control group will not be made aware that they are taking a placebo to truly test the effects of the medication. But new research suggests that even if patients know they are taking a placebo, ...click here to read more
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