Archive: 03/07/2012

Anti-bullying efforts should be tailored to victims' needs, study shows

(Medical Xpress) -- Girls with poor self-control become as physically aggressive as the average boy when they’re bullied, suggests a new study by psychologists at the University of Illinois.

Jul 3, 2012

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Why current strategies for fighting obesity are not working

(Medical Xpress) -- As the United States wages war on the growing epidemic of obesity among children and adults, a team of University of Colorado School of Medicine obesity researchers conclude that what the nation needs ...

Jul 3, 2012

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Cigarettes made from tobacco with less nicotine may help smokers quit

(Medical Xpress) -- Smokers can begin loosening the tight grip of nicotine addiction by smoking low-nicotine cigarettes, without lighting up any more than they usually do, according to recent research.

Jul 3, 2012

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Cancer in childhood can have negative impact on career readiness

(Medical Xpress) -- Young adult survivors of childhood cancer often have problems maintaining jobs and relationships, researchers have found. A new study of childhood brain tumor survivors by disability researcher David Strauser, ...

Jul 3, 2012

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Study identifies new target in treating mesothelioma

(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of researchers, led by Haining Yang, PhD, from the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center, has identified HMGB1 as a critical protein in the pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma, ...

Jul 3, 2012

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Study finds obesity linked to kidney injury after heart surgery

(Medical Xpress) -- Obesity increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Jul 3, 2012

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Study: persistent pain still common in hospitalized children

(Medical Xpress) -- Despite advances in the understanding and treatment of pediatric pain, many hospitalized children continue to experience serious pain, according to a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study published ...

Jul 3, 2012

New understanding of cell metabolism provides therapeutic target

(Medical Xpress) -- One of the reasons that cancer cells proliferate is that they metabolize fuel differently from normal cells. A team led by Blossom Damania, PhD, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...

Jul 3, 2012