Archive: 07/04/2015

Novel therapeutic procedure helps stroke patient recover three-dimensional vision

Impaired vision is one of the most common consequences of a stroke. In rare cases, patients may even lose their ability to perceive depth. Such patients see the world around them as flat, like a two-dimensional picture. This ...

Apr 7, 2015

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Central signaling pathway in lymphoma can be blocked successfully

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a blood cancer and the most common malignant condition of the lymphatic system. Although DLBCL is always fatal if left untreated, the cure rate after chemotherapy combined with antibodies ...

Apr 7, 2015

90 percent of all breast cancers can be detected with MRI

Around 90 per cent of all breast cancers can be definitively diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This compares to the combined methods of mammography and ultrasound which yielded a detection rate of just 37.5 ...

Apr 7, 2015

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Late swine flu outbreak highlights remote community risk

Health professionals are urging pandemic planning be prioritised for remote Aboriginal communities following the confirmation and analysis of an outbreak of the pandemic H1N1 "swine flu" virus in WA in 2013.

Apr 7, 2015

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Discovering the relationship between autism and epilepsy

Researchers at the University of Veracruz (UV), in the west coast of Mexico, have studied the neurobiological link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy in order to understand why the brain of an autistic child ...

Apr 7, 2015

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Here's what you need to know about sleep apnoea

Sleep apnoea is a condition where people repeatedly stop breathing while asleep. People with sleep apnoea often complain of daytime sleepiness, difficulties concentrating, and they tend to have high blood pressure. The people ...

Apr 7, 2015

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Mobile app helps physicians identify common sleep disorders in patients

Each year, more than 60 million Americans fail to get enough sleep at night due to a chronic sleep disorder. Yet few of these patients will be diagnosed and receive the care they need, even if they're already seeing other ...

Apr 7, 2015

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Report gives guidance to FDA on tobacco policy and public health

In 2014, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, convened a committee of national experts from the fields of public health, sociology, economics, health management and policy, ...

Apr 7, 2015

Study suggests ways to simplify health insurance enrollment

The federal health-care law has reduced the number of uninsured people by about 10 million. But challenges remain, including how to educate new enrollees about their coverage options.

Apr 7, 2015

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Broken cellular communication in brain contributes to Huntington's disease symptoms, study finds

Indiana University researchers have found that broken communication in a specific part of the brain plays a role in the involuntary physical movements that affect individuals with Huntington's disease.

Apr 7, 2015

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