Archive: 23/02/2017

Top professional performance through psychopathy

The term "psychopath" is not flattering: such people are considered cold, manipulative, do not feel any remorse and seek thrills without any fear - and all that at other's expense. A study by psychologists at the University ...

Feb 23, 2017

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Sugar's 'tipping point' link to Alzheimer's disease revealed

For the first time a "tipping point" molecular link between the blood sugar glucose and Alzheimer's disease has been established by scientists, who have shown that excess glucose damages a vital enzyme involved with inflammation ...

Feb 23, 2017

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Philly mayor says $5.7M soda tax haul doubles projections

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says the city's soda tax raised $5.7 million in January, more than double what city officials had projected.

Feb 23, 2017

Removing barriers to early intervention for autistic children: A new model shows promise

In the February 2017 issue of Pediatrics, investigators representing the South Carolina Act Early Team report a five-fold increase in the number of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) eligible for early intensive ...

Feb 23, 2017

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Diabetic kidney disease is decoded, offering new avenues for diagnosis and treatment

Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney disease, a serious, often fatal complication that is difficult to diagnose in early, potentially treatable stages. Now, a research team at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ...

Feb 23, 2017

Sorting out risk genes for brain development disorders

Gene discovery research is uncovering new information about similarities and differences underlying various neurodevelopmental disorders.

Feb 23, 2017

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Digital pathology platforms can now determine the metastatic potential of cells in a tissue biopsy (Update)

(Medical Xpress)—One major challenge in pathology is to determine if a group of cells are cancerous. By 'cancerous' one generally means that they have the potential to grow and spread, or that they have already spread from ...

Feb 23, 2017 report

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Many stroke patients do not receive life-saving therapy

Although tPA treatment for stroke is increasing over time, minorities, women and residents of 11 southeastern states that make up the "Stroke Belt" are left behind when it comes to receiving tPA, according to research presented ...

Feb 23, 2017

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A possible way to detect the likelihood of infants developing type 1 diabetes later in life

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from several institutions in Germany and one in the U.K. has discovered what might be a way to tell if a newborn child is likely to develop type 1 diabetes as they grow ...

Feb 23, 2017 report

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Can a written step-count prescription from your physician actually make you healthier?

A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per cent increase in daily ...

Feb 23, 2017

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