Archive: 03/02/2017

Researchers find unhealthy gut microbes a cause of hypertension

Researchers have found that the microorganisms residing in the intestines (microbiota) play a role in the development of high blood pressure in rats. The study is published in Physiological Genomics. It was chosen as an APSselect ...

Feb 3, 2017

Poor odor identification may be early warning for dementia

Poor performance on a simple odor identification test was associated with a significantly increased risk of developing dementia years later, in a study of more than 2,400 older black and white adults led by Kristine Yaffe, ...

Feb 3, 2017

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Lessons learned from an overdose outbreak

Last summer, within eight hours, 12 patients were brought to the emergency department at Yale New Haven Hospital with signs of drug overdose. They had been exposed to toxic doses of fentanyl, a highly potent opioid 50 times ...

Feb 3, 2017

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Atrial fibrillation hospitalizations rise as mortality rates decline

Patients with atrial fibrillation—the second most common cardiac condition—are hospitalized more frequently than in the past, but their survival rates are improving, says a new Yale-led study.

Feb 3, 2017

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Report on new estimates of the size of the lesbian, gay and bisexual population of England

Public Health England (PHE) has published a report, compiled by researchers from the Health Services Research team at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD), estimating the size of the Lesbian, ...

Feb 3, 2017

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Australian-first trial offers faster treatment for PTSD

An Australian-first research program will help improve treatment for up to one million Australians with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Feb 3, 2017

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Melanoma—taming a migratory menace

The deadliest cancer of the skin is cutaneous melanoma. In 2017 over 160,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with melanoma, and over half will have invasive disease, or one that has gone beyond the skin and which carries ...

Feb 3, 2017

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We have a vaccine for six cancers; why are less than half of kids getting it?

Early in our careers, few of us imagined a vaccine could one day prevent cancer. Now there is a vaccine that keeps the risk of developing six Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers at bay, but adoption of it has been ...

Feb 3, 2017

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How man's best friend is helping cancer treatment

"A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart… Mostly, he taught me about friendship ...

Feb 3, 2017

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Report reveals overworked truck drivers fear raising safety concerns

A Macquarie University report has revealed the major reasons why truck driving is Australia's deadliest job. Long hours, pressure to drive unsafe schedules with unsafe loads and an inability to raise safety concerns without ...

Feb 3, 2017

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