The most common form of joint disease and a leading cause of disability in the elderly, osteoarthritis (OA) affects about 200 million people worldwide.
A new joint lubricant could bring longer lasting relief to millions of osteoarthritis sufferers, say researchers who developed it.
The new synthetic polymer supplements synovial fluid, the natural lubricant in joints, and works better than comparable treatments currently available.
A number of new cancer drugs are targeting a common cancer pathway that causes tumor growth with promising results.
Now, a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed a novel method to disrupt this growth signaling pathway, with findings that suggest a new treatment for breast, colon, melanoma and other cancers.
Senior scientists in the UK have accused researchers in China of “appalling irresponsibility” for deliberately creating new strains of influenza virus in a veterinary laboratory.
The scientists warned there is a danger that the new viral strains created by mixing bird-flu virus with human influenza could escape from the laboratory to cause a global pandemic killing millions of people, reports The Independent.
A genome-wide association study reveals that the amount of weight loss after gastric bypass surgery can be predicted by genetic factors.
The findings explain why the success of gastric bypass surgery varies so widely and could help clinicians identify those who would benefit the most from this type of surgery.
“Surgery is the most effective therapy for severe obesity, but these procedures are invasive, and not all patients get the same degree of benefit,” senior study author Lee Kaplan of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School said.
Humans have two different kinds of brown fat cells and not one kind as previously thought, according to researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
This discovery opens up new opportunities for future medicines that exploit the brown fat cells` ability to consume calories.
Unlike white fat cells, which store the body`s surplus energy in the form of fat, brown fat cells have the unique property of being able to burn energy and turn it into heat.
Most people are able to lose weight while dieting but once the diet is over, the pounds come back.
Now, Oregon Research Institute (ORI) senior scientist Eric Stice, Ph.D., and colleagues have explained why most weight loss diets fail and provided a more comprehensive description of the impact of caloric restriction.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley`s School of Public Health detected lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other metals in lipsticks, some of which were found at levels that could raise potential health concerns.
They tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores.
Most Americans get around 13 percent of their calories from added sweeteners, a new study suggests.
The report suggests that if you are like most adults, you’re probably eating, or drinking, too many “added sugars” in the form of sugar, honey, maple syrup, and high fructose corn syrup, the New York Daily News reported.
Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics examined survey data from thousands of American adults, finding that most people get a whopping 13 percent of their total calories from added sugars alone.
Scientists have created a synthetic polymer that functions as a joint lubricant aimed at providing relief to arthritis patients, says a study.
A team of researchers led by a Boston University Biomedical Engineer has developed a new joint lubricant that could bring longer lasting relief to millions of osteoarthritis sufferers.
The new synthetic polymer supplements synovial fluid, the natural lubricant in joints, and works better than comparable treatments currently available.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Ninety-eight percent of women undergoing breast augmentation surgery say the results met or exceeded their expectations, according to a new study.
Women also report improvements in self-esteem and quality of life after breast augmentation, according to the study by ASPS Member Surgeon Dr. Eric Swanson, a plastic surgeon in private practice in Leawood, Kan.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables — combined with “anti-ageing” supplements — improves blood vessel function, a new study has found.
The blood vessel abnormality, or endothelial dysfunction, occurs when cells lining the interior wall of blood vessels malfunction.
It’s a serious condition that’s often one of the first signs of heart disease.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A new research from Johns Hopkins has found that blood levels of vitamin D or so-called “sunshine vitamin” higher than the top of the range suggested by the Institute of Medicine confer no additional benefit.
This finding, combined with results of a previous study by the same group noting potential harm from higher vitamin D levels in healthy people, has urged investigators to prescribe caution.
A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables — combined with “anti-ageing” supplements — improves blood vessel function, a new study has found.
The blood vessel abnormality, or endothelial dysfunction, occurs when cells lining the interior wall of blood vessels malfunction.
It’s a serious condition that’s often one of the first signs of heart disease.
Of the 200 51- to 86-year-old people in the study presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions, 40 percent were women.
London, May 1 (ANI): A simple once-a-day jab could be a lifeline for many diabetes patients, which will not only help control their condition but also fight obesity.
The 1.90 pounds-a-day breakthrough treatment is far cheaper than using other similar drugs and could save the NHS at least 70 million pounds over the next five years, the Daily Express reported.
Doctors can prescribe Lyxumia to patients following approval by the European Medicines Agency.
They have hailed the treatment as a major new tool in the arsenal to tackle the growing problem of Type 2 diabetes.
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Women who have breast implants and go on to develop breast cancer have a greater risk of dying from the disease than those without, a new study has warned.
Some studies have suggested that cosmetic breast implants can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer at an early stage because they create shadows on mammograms that can obscure some breast tissue.
Washington, May 1(ANI): A new study has found a significant positive association between long sleep duration and the development of colorectal cancer, especially among individuals who are overweight or snore regularly.
The results raise the possibility that obstructive sleep apnea may contribute to cancer risk.
People are better off not having a spouse than having poor relationship with one, a new study by U-M researchers has found.
After analyzing data from nearly 5,000 American adults, the researchers found that the quality of a person`s relationships with a spouse, family and friends predicted the likelihood of major depression disorder in the future, regardless of how frequently their social interactions took place.
When exposed to secondhand smoke at home, teenage girls tend to have lower levels of the “good” form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study.
High-density lipoproteins (HDL) pick up excess cholesterol in the blood stream and take it to the liver where it can be broken down. Unlike low-density lipoproteins that can create a waxy build-up that blocks blood vessels, HDL cholesterol can play a key role in combatting heart disease risk.
Scientists in Australia are working on a blood test that could lead to routine screening for Alzheimer`s disease.
They have identified blood-based signs of plaque in the brain that could alert doctors to the disease long before symptoms appear and irreversible brain damage has occurred.
“Early detection is critical. It gives people a much better chance of receiving treatment before it`s too late,” researcher Dr Samantha Burnham from CSIRO`s Preventative Health Flagship said.
Dr Burnham hopes the breakthrough will lead to routine age-based testing in five to 10 years.
Scientists in Australia are working on a blood test that could lead to routine screening for Alzheimer’s disease.
They have identified blood-based signs of plaque in the brain that could alert doctors to the disease long before symptoms appear and irreversible brain damage has occurred, News.com.au reported.
“Early detection is critical. It gives people a much better chance of receiving treatment before it’s too late,” researcher Dr Samantha Burnham from CSIRO’s Preventative Health Flagship said.
Human trials of a pioneering gene therapy involving injections of a synthetic virus that can boost heartbeat are set to kick off in Britain within weeks.
Two new studies hope to offer hope to those with heart failure struggling to lead a normal life.
Our goal is to fight back against heart failure by targeting and reversing some of the critical molecular changes
arising in the heart when it fails,” said Alexander Lyon, a consultant cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London and lead investigator for the two studies.
A Mediterranean-style diet packed with fish, chicken and olive oil and low on fatty dairy products and meat may lower the risk of memory problems later in life, a large US study said on Monday.
But the beneficial effects of eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids do not extend to people with diabetes, according to the research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The findings, described as the largest study of its kind to date, were based on dietary information from 17,478 African-American and Caucasian people with an average age of 64.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) – one of the widely prescribed antidepressants -have been associated with increased risk of bleeding, transfusion, hospital readmission and mortality when taken around the time of surgery, a new study has revealed.
The researchers at UC San Francisco and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachussetts, looked at the medical records of more than 530,000 patients who underwent surgery at 375 U.S. hospitals between 2006 and 2008.
Men who are obese in their early 20s are twice as likely as peers of average weight to die before reaching the age of 55, a study said Tuesday.
Writing in the British Medical Journal Open, a team of researchers reported on a 33-year study of 6,500 Danish men who were 22 years old in 1955.
Of the group, 1.5 percent or 97 were obese when they registered — which means they had a weight-to-height ratio (body mass index or BMI) of 30 or more, said the study authors.
It will be possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue fever up to 16 weeks in advance, with the help of a warning system which measures the risk of dengue incidence using precipitation and air temperature.
This is what Yien Ling Hii concludes in the dissertation she is defending at Umea University on 3 May.
Dengue fever is an infectious disease caused by virus and transmitted to persons by mosquitoes. A person contracted dengue fever usually shows symptoms including sudden spike of high fever, muscle ache, joint pain, rashes, and headache.