There have only ever been a base of six human emotions which are, happy, sad, angry,fearful, surprised, and disgusted. These categories have now been mixed together to create 15 new emotions ID's. They say specifying emotions further can help the study of psychiatric disorders. http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/04/health/facial-expressions/index.html?hpt=he_c1
A new research says that the eyes of the deceased can help cure blindness in the living. They extracted a certain type of stem cells that can increase up to 50% of vision in the blind. It is expected to begin in 3 years. http://www.newser.com/story/181670/eyes-of-the-dead-could-help-living-see.html
Guarded Optimism After Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promising Results Researchers say that a new type of drug can help prevent advanced breast cancer from worsening, potentially providing an important new treatment option for women with the drug, known as palbociclib. Many trials are being ran right now and of all the trials they have completed so far only 61 deaths out of 165 women. They said that many more tests will have to be completed but hope to find a cure soon. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/business/breast-cancer-drug-shows-groundbreaking-results.html?ref=health&_r=0
A girl who could barely lift her arms above her head is now throwing rubber balls, thanks to a new robotic exoskeleton made through 3D printing. Hannah was born with arthrogryposis, a disease that affects one in 3,000 children in the United States. Hannah uses a WREX, which stands for Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton. The WREX is a pair of robotic arms and helps many children with their arthrogryposis.
According to a 2009 survey, 1 in 5 American adults admits to urinating in swimming pools. It goes without saying that "peeing in the pool" is not exactly the most hygienic habit, but according to new research, it may pose more serious health risks than you think.CNCI is a toxic chemical that is known to have strong irritant and choking effects. Inhalation of this chemical can cause negative effects for the cardiovascular system, the pulmonary system and the central nervous system, and can potentially be fatal. NCI3 is a compound that has been linked to acute lung injury through exposure to chlorine-based disinfectants.
A traveler who flew back to the United States from West Africa was diagnosed with the rare Lassa fever. Health authorities who on Friday were trying to identify others on the plane who may have been exposed. Lassa fever is a severe viral disease common in West Africa but rarely seen in the United States. In West Africa, as many as 300,000 cases of Lassa fever are reported every year, with about 5,000 ending in death.
In a new study published this week in the journal PNAS, Martinez and his colleagues have identified 15 additional "compound emotions." These are expressed by combining the basic emotions, much like using the primary colors blue and red to create purple. scientists had only identified six basic human emotions: happy, sad, fearful, angry, surprised and disgusted. These compound emotions are all distinguishable from one another, the researchers say. For instance, "happily surprised" is very different from "fearfully surprised" or "happily disgusted." http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/04/health/facial-expressions/index.html?hpt=he_c2
Vets have found a new deadly virius in horses. vets say that it can be spread to other horses very easily. Almost all of the horses that have got this virius they have died. They havent found a cure for it yet.
Biotech labs in Massachusets warn that lower medicine prices for consumers could be bad for business. They warn that it could slow down making and deveoloping new medicine. They say it takes decades and billions of dollars for medicine to continue to develop and the lower prices will slow that progress down. http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/04/02/report-warns-massachusetts-biotech-cluster-vulnerable-fallout-from-health-spending-cuts/elkKVO75KWTcQFFSTqTauO/story.html
LASIK technology improvements lead to better outcomes
Scientists have been creating better technology for LASIK eye surgery for decades. The latest development allows patients to get the result of "high definition" results. LASIK surgery changes the shape of the cornea to allow the correct vision. LASIK now has a 90 to 98% success rate today compared to only 65% success rate in the 1990s. This is because precision and more information on the issue has been learned.
80% of the People will be infected by HPV (Human papillomavirus) by the time there 50 years old. There is over 100 types of HPV's but the only ones to cause cancer is type 16 and 18. there is a new vaccine to help stop and target these two types of HPV's. Some things you can get cancer of is cervix, vulva, men and women private areas, butt, head and neck. CDC says all 11-12 year olds should have the vaccine for HPV's. Most symptoms go away but some don't. http://www.kwwl.com/story/23543625/2013/09/26/vaccinating-against-hpv
An antidote for overdoses on heroine has been approved by the FDA. It is a hand held injector that rapidly reduces the effects of heroine or opioids. The drug that reverses the effect of heroine is called naloxone. The injection works like an epipen. The FDA approved this injection in only 15 weeks.
There has been a new device approved by the FDA that is hand held injector that holds an antidote for Heroin overdoses. The FDA had studied the injector for 15 weeks. It contains evzio, and it can be used my non-medical personnel. It can be held in a pocket or medicine cabinet in any home.
Pollen has been found to be very strong to help in our vaccines and its life saving for the soldiers stationed overseas. http://listverse.com/2013/03/22/10-medical-technologies-that-could-shape-the-future/
FDA approves UI's implantable hearing device. In Iowa City an ear implant, created by the University of Iowa folks have been recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The hybrid implant is the first implantable hearing device for adults with a specific kind of hearing loss. The device combines the functions of an implant and hearing aid, obtaining hearing that's usually lost over time. http://www.kwwl.com/story/25172383/2014/04/05/fda-approves-uis-implantable-hearing-device#at_pco=cfd-1.0
Research this week shown at the annual American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Washington shows runners who average more than 20 miles a week don't live as long as those who run less than 20 miles a week. In fact, they live, on average, about as long as people who don't run much at all. In other words, like most things in life, moderation may be key.The research involved monitoring 3,800 men and women's cardiovascular health. A U-shaped data pattern emerged. Scientist are not sure what the key reason to the decline in health is but they still recommend.adults get two hours and 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week or one hour and 15 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity a week.
Hannah Mohn was born with the neuromuscular disease arthrogryposis, which makes her joints curve and muscles extremely weak. She can't lift her arms very high without help. When Hannah visited the Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, she began using a device the hospital designed, called the "WREX". The WREX is a device that has robotic arms made from 3-D printing. The WREX uses elastic bands so the child's arm feels weightless. Hannah uses the arm everyday and her parents said they see extreme change. She can now lift her elbows away from her waist to up above her head and hold them there.
The FDA has just allowed a device that could save thousands of lives. They are now allowing for families to buy a auto injector that reverses the side effects of Heroin. They are supposed to inject if they take an overdose of Heroin. The kit is going to cost $60 and will come with only two syringes. After they take the injection the person will still need to be rushed to a hospital.
There was a recent breakthrough in spinal work. Electrical stimulation was used on people who have spinal injuries, the results were surprising, some patients who never thought they would be able to move again are able to move their legs and sit up without support. Some patients were even able to do situps. http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/paralysis-breakthrough-spinal-cord/index.html?hpt=he_c1
at the University of Louisville, neuroscientist Susan got her paralyzed patients to be able move his toe. She discovered this on accident. Over the next five years, Harkema's team applied electrical stimulation to three more paralyzed men, and all four developed movement. Not just moving toes, it advanced to the ability to swing and pick up their legs. It shows you can have a living spinal cord under the layer of their injury. This could advance to paralyzed people having the ability to walk again someday.
The purpose of Susan Harkema's study which involves sending electrical stimulation to broken spinal cords. She did the study to learn more about nerve pathways not to actually make patients move. Over the next five years Harkema's team applied electrical stimulation to three more paralyzed men and all four developed movement. They did just develop small movements.
There was a sea sick 1 year old girl and her parents were hundreds of miles of the coast of mexico. It was an inflated motorized boat with no steering or communication. The coast guard came and picked up the family. http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/06/us/pacific-rescue/index.html?hpt=us_c2
Four paraplegic men were able to move their legs after a team of scientists electrically stimulated their spinal cords. Three of the four were able to move following the therapy right away. The other patient did have some complications. These implements are put in on the spinal cord and give a constant shock to the spinal cord to allow movement. Although this does not give full movement back.
Two studies were released recently, each of which gave a map about the brain. One of the studies shows how the different parts of the brain in a mouse are connected, and the other shows the human brain and how genes are developed and how brain circuits are formed. These new complex maps will hopefully give us new information about the brain and how it functions, they may also help us understand more about diseases in the brain.
Scientist discover a way that caffeine can ward off Alzheimer's. Several studies have already shown that regular caffeine intake prevents memory decline in older people, and reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Others have taken this further and shown how caffeine intake slows memory decline in mice bred to develop amyloid plaques. But until this latest research, no studies had yet investigated the effect of caffeine in mice bred to mimic the other hallmark of Alzheimer's. They concluded that their findings support the idea that caffeine intake is beneficial in mice that develop tau deposit similar to those seen in humans, thus "paving the way for future clinical evaluation" in human patients with Alzheimer's disease. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/275181.php
immunotherapy is another way scientists are looking at, to battle cancer. As cancer cells have been found in people wrapping themselves in a protective shield. Researchers have found a certain drug that has been able to remove or break the shield protecting the cancer cell, so the body can do its job in fighting the harmful cells. Even though these cases in which immunotherapy is used is relatively small but that hasn't stopped scientists discover the "Truth" about cancer. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/7-medical-advances-to-watch-in-2014-180948286/?no-ist
There is an Ebola outbreak in coastal west Africa. So far it has been contained to Guinea and Leberia, the World Health Organization announced on Tuesday. The number of suspected cases in Guinea has grown to 157, with 101 deaths. In Liberia, 21 cases have been reported with 10 deaths. http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/africa-ebola/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
A new tool is used to stop migraines and headaches. It's patient-powered. It blocks SPG signals going to the brain at the first sight of a headache. It is a permanent implant in the upper gum on the side of the head affected by the headache. You have a remote next to your head and once you sense a headache you hit a button and it blocks the SPG signal.
They have managed to help the paralyzed make voluntary movements. The paralyzed are still unable to walk. Its done by placing an implant connected to the nerve system. It sends shockwaves to the nerves to move the body part.
29-year-old Carrie Olson, was found dead in Minnesota, she is actually from Davenport Iowa and they just found her recently. New technology helps find who's body it is by finder prints tissue and sometimes bone marrow.
Dying patients could someday receive a 3D-printed organ made from their own cells instead of using short supply of organ transplants. Grown through a combination of artificial scaffolds and living human cells. 3D-printing technology prints living cells layer by layer to make replacement skin, body parts and perhaps eventually organs such as hearts, livers and kidneys. http://www.livescience.com/39885-3d-printing-to-deliver-organs.html
People one day might be able to get new organs right away made with their own cells instead of having to wait a really long time. It will be made by a 3D printer but as of right now it will be a while before that. http://www.livescience.com/39885-3d-printing-to-deliver-organs.html
The researchers looked at data from more than 26,000 children age 2 to 19 in the United States who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. They found that rates of overweight and obese children have been trending upward since 1999, with significant increases seen recently in the number of severely obese children. Severe childhood obesity rates have more than doubled since 1999, according to the study. In 1999-2000, less than 1% of children fell into the Class 3 obesity category - meaning they had a body mass index 140% higher than their peers. In 2011-2012, 2.1% of children were in the same category. An additional 5.9% met the criteria for Class 2 obesity.
FIFA has introduced the very first standardized medical bag for the FIFA world cup. At the world cup this summer in brazil, medical staff from FIFA will be carrying emergency medical bags for the first time since the tournament began. Inside the bag is all necessary material and treatment. But they must make sure that each venue is using the standardized bag needed for first aid.
Spinal Cord Breakthrough At a research lab at the University of Louisville, neuroscientist Susan Harkema found something new in her studies. She found that involves sending electrical stimulation to broken spinal cords, was to learn more about nerve pathways, not to actually make patients move. Over the next five years, Harkema's team applied electrical stimulation to three more paralyzed men, and all four developed movement, and not just small movements. They can wiggling their big toes, they can lift and swing their legs, move their ankles and sit up without support.
A new studies shows the most healthy type of work out is not running or lifting but body weight exersies.: According to a new study from Princeton University, exercise appears to change the chemistry of the brain by causing the release of GABA, a neurotransmitter that helps quiet brain activity and minimize anxiety. The study found that people who ran regularly had a low reaction to stressful situations, even if they hadn't run in more than 24 hours.
Four men paralyzed after bad spinal cord injuries can all move their legs again, thanks to an electrical stimulator. Astonished researchers say they’d hoped for some result, but nothing like what they got. They think the stimulator is retraining the mens’ nerves to work with the brain again, despite the terrible damage.
Rukhsar Khatoon lives in India and has polio. She is the last in her country of 1.2 billion people, to have this disease. She is only 4 years old. Her parents, Abdul Shah, 32, and Shobejan Begum, 30, blame themselves for their child's disease. They had their other children vaccinated, but not Rukhsar. She was a very sick child at a young age. She was always in and out of hospitals with liver infections and diarrhea. This just shows how advance the medicine is to stop this polio disease.
Using both human neurons and fruit flies, researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a protein, s15, that triggers a common form of Parkinson’s disease. The protein is enabled by an enzyme LRRK2,which then causes neurodegeneration. The new findings may lead the way to early diagnostic tools and treatments that could shut down the disease before symptoms progress in patients. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/10/researchers-identify-biological-process-that-appears-to-trigger-parkinsons/
Procrastination is in your genes. A study done at the UNiversity of Colorado Boulder found that the tendency to procrastinate is affected by genetic factors, which can also be linked to being impulsive. When it comes to procrastinating everybody is not equal, some people people procrastinate more than others. They surveyed 181 identical twins, and 166 fraternal twins, based on the results they found that procrastination can be genetic.
The Mecklenburg County Health department is trying to get in touch with thousands of customers of the Papa John’s Pizza at Cambridge Commons Drive in east Charlotte because a manager at the restaurant was diagnosed with hepatitis A. When the manager was asked to comment on it he refused to talk. Many people who went to that papa johns took there pizza back and all demanded refunds for there pizzas.
There have only ever been a base of six human emotions which are, happy, sad, angry,fearful, surprised, and disgusted. These categories have now been mixed together to create 15 new emotions ID's. They say specifying emotions further can help the study of psychiatric disorders.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/04/health/facial-expressions/index.html?hpt=he_c1
A new research says that the eyes of the deceased can help cure blindness in the living. They extracted a certain type of stem cells that can increase up to 50% of vision in the blind. It is expected to begin in 3 years.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.newser.com/story/181670/eyes-of-the-dead-could-help-living-see.html
Guarded Optimism After Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promising Results
ReplyDeleteResearchers say that a new type of drug can help prevent advanced breast cancer from worsening, potentially providing an important new treatment option for women with the drug, known as palbociclib. Many trials are being ran right now and of all the trials they have completed so far only 61 deaths out of 165 women. They said that many more tests will have to be completed but hope to find a cure soon. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/business/breast-cancer-drug-shows-groundbreaking-results.html?ref=health&_r=0
A girl who could barely lift her arms above her head is now throwing rubber balls, thanks to a new robotic exoskeleton made through 3D printing. Hannah was born with arthrogryposis, a disease that affects one in 3,000 children in the United States. Hannah uses a WREX, which stands for Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton. The WREX is a pair of robotic arms and helps many children with their arthrogryposis.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/health/robot-exoskeleton-wrex-mohn/index.html?hpt=he_c2
ReplyDeleteAccording to a 2009 survey, 1 in 5 American adults admits to urinating in swimming pools. It goes without saying that "peeing in the pool" is not exactly the most hygienic habit, but according to new research, it may pose more serious health risks than you think.CNCI is a toxic chemical that is known to have strong irritant and choking effects. Inhalation of this chemical can cause negative effects for the cardiovascular system, the pulmonary system and the central nervous system, and can potentially be fatal. NCI3 is a compound that has been linked to acute lung injury through exposure to chlorine-based disinfectants.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/275095.php
A traveler who flew back to the United States from West Africa was diagnosed with the rare Lassa fever. Health authorities who on Friday were trying to identify others on the plane who may have been exposed. Lassa fever is a severe viral disease common in West Africa but rarely seen in the United States. In West Africa, as many as 300,000 cases of Lassa fever are reported every year, with about 5,000 ending in death.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/07/rare-west-african-virus-confirmed-in-minnesota-traveler-search-on-for-others/
In a new study published this week in the journal PNAS, Martinez and his colleagues have identified 15 additional "compound emotions." These are expressed by combining the basic emotions, much like using the primary colors blue and red to create purple. scientists had only identified six basic human emotions: happy, sad, fearful, angry, surprised and disgusted. These compound emotions are all distinguishable from one another, the researchers say. For instance, "happily surprised" is very different from "fearfully surprised" or "happily disgusted."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/04/health/facial-expressions/index.html?hpt=he_c2
Vets have found a new deadly virius in horses. vets say that it can be spread to other horses very easily. Almost all of the horses that have got this virius they have died. They havent found a cure for it yet.
ReplyDeleteBiotech labs in Massachusets warn that lower medicine prices for consumers could be bad for business. They warn that it could slow down making and deveoloping new medicine. They say it takes decades and billions of dollars for medicine to continue to develop and the lower prices will slow that progress down.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/04/02/report-warns-massachusetts-biotech-cluster-vulnerable-fallout-from-health-spending-cuts/elkKVO75KWTcQFFSTqTauO/story.html
LASIK technology improvements lead to better outcomes
ReplyDeleteScientists have been creating better technology for LASIK eye surgery for decades. The latest development allows patients to get the result of "high definition" results. LASIK surgery changes the shape of the cornea to allow the correct vision. LASIK now has a 90 to 98% success rate today compared to only 65% success rate in the 1990s. This is because precision and more information on the issue has been learned.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/07/lasik-technology-improvements-lead-to-better-outcomes/
80% of the People will be infected by HPV (Human papillomavirus) by the time there 50 years old. There is over 100 types of HPV's but the only ones to cause cancer is type 16 and 18. there is a new vaccine to help stop and target these two types of HPV's. Some things you can get cancer of is cervix, vulva, men and women private areas, butt, head and neck. CDC says all 11-12 year olds should have the vaccine for HPV's. Most symptoms go away but some don't.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kwwl.com/story/23543625/2013/09/26/vaccinating-against-hpv
An antidote for overdoses on heroine has been approved by the FDA. It is a hand held injector that rapidly reduces the effects of heroine or opioids. The drug that reverses the effect of heroine is called naloxone. The injection works like an epipen. The FDA approved this injection in only 15 weeks.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/health/fda-heroin-overdose-antidote/index.html?hpt=he_c2
There has been a new device approved by the FDA that is hand held injector that holds an antidote for Heroin overdoses. The FDA had studied the injector for 15 weeks. It contains evzio, and it can be used my non-medical personnel. It can be held in a pocket or medicine cabinet in any home.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/health/fda-heroin-overdose-antidote/index.html?hpt=he_c2
Pollen has been found to be very strong to help in our vaccines and its life saving for the soldiers stationed overseas. http://listverse.com/2013/03/22/10-medical-technologies-that-could-shape-the-future/
ReplyDeleteFDA approves UI's implantable hearing device.
ReplyDeleteIn Iowa City an ear implant, created by the University of Iowa folks have been recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The hybrid implant is the first implantable hearing device for adults with a specific kind of hearing loss. The device combines the functions of an implant and hearing aid, obtaining hearing that's usually lost over time.
http://www.kwwl.com/story/25172383/2014/04/05/fda-approves-uis-implantable-hearing-device#at_pco=cfd-1.0
Research this week shown at the annual American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Washington shows runners who average more than 20 miles a week don't live as long as those who run less than 20 miles a week. In fact, they live, on average, about as long as people who don't run much at all. In other words, like most things in life, moderation may be key.The research involved monitoring 3,800 men and women's cardiovascular health. A U-shaped data pattern emerged. Scientist are not sure what the key reason to the decline in health is but they still recommend.adults get two hours and 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week or one hour and 15 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity a week.
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ReplyDeleteHannah Mohn was born with the neuromuscular disease arthrogryposis, which makes her joints curve and muscles extremely weak. She can't lift her arms very high without help. When Hannah visited the Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, she began using a device the hospital designed, called the "WREX". The WREX is a device that has robotic arms made from 3-D printing. The WREX uses elastic bands so the child's arm feels weightless. Hannah uses the arm everyday and her parents said they see extreme change. She can now lift her elbows away from her waist to up above her head and hold them there.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/health/robot-exoskeleton-wrex-mohn/index.html?hpt=he_c2
The FDA has just allowed a device that could save thousands of lives. They are now allowing for families to buy a auto injector that reverses the side effects of Heroin. They are supposed to inject if they take an overdose of Heroin. The kit is going to cost $60 and will come with only two syringes. After they take the injection the person will still need to be rushed to a hospital.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/health/fda-heroin-overdose-antidote/index.html?hpt=he_c2
There was a recent breakthrough in spinal work. Electrical stimulation was used on people who have spinal injuries, the results were surprising, some patients who never thought they would be able to move again are able to move their legs and sit up without support. Some patients were even able to do situps.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/paralysis-breakthrough-spinal-cord/index.html?hpt=he_c1
at the University of Louisville, neuroscientist Susan got her paralyzed patients to be able move his toe. She discovered this on accident. Over the next five years, Harkema's team applied electrical stimulation to three more paralyzed men, and all four developed movement. Not just moving toes, it advanced to the ability to swing and pick up their legs. It shows you can have a living spinal cord under the layer of their injury. This could advance to paralyzed people having the ability to walk again someday.
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of Susan Harkema's study which involves sending electrical stimulation to broken spinal cords. She did the study to learn more about nerve pathways not to actually make patients move. Over the next five years Harkema's team applied electrical stimulation to three more paralyzed men and all four developed movement. They did just develop small movements.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/paralysis-breakthrough-spinal-cord/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
There was a sea sick 1 year old girl and her parents were hundreds of miles of the coast of mexico. It was an inflated motorized boat with no steering or communication. The coast guard came and picked up the family.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/06/us/pacific-rescue/index.html?hpt=us_c2
Four paraplegic men were able to move their legs after a team of scientists electrically stimulated their spinal cords. Three of the four were able to move following the therapy right away. The other patient did have some complications. These implements are put in on the spinal cord and give a constant shock to the spinal cord to allow movement. Although this does not give full movement back.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.biologynews.net/archives/2014/04/08/breakthrough_therapy_allows_4_paraplegic_men_to_voluntarily_move_their_legs.html
Two studies were released recently, each of which gave a map about the brain. One of the studies shows how the different parts of the brain in a mouse are connected, and the other shows the human brain and how genes are developed and how brain circuits are formed. These new complex maps will hopefully give us new information about the brain and how it functions, they may also help us understand more about diseases in the brain.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/health/brain-maps/index.html?hpt=he_t5
Scientist discover a way that caffeine can ward off Alzheimer's.
ReplyDeleteSeveral studies have already shown that regular caffeine intake prevents memory decline in older people, and reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Others have taken this further and shown how caffeine intake slows memory decline in mice bred to develop amyloid plaques. But until this latest research, no studies had yet investigated the effect of caffeine in mice bred to mimic the other hallmark of Alzheimer's. They concluded that their findings support the idea that caffeine intake is beneficial in mice that develop tau deposit similar to those seen in humans, thus "paving the way for future clinical evaluation" in human patients with Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/275181.php
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ReplyDeleteimmunotherapy is another way scientists are looking at, to battle cancer. As cancer cells have been found in people wrapping themselves in a protective shield. Researchers have found a certain drug that has been able to remove or break the shield protecting the cancer cell, so the body can do its job in fighting the harmful cells. Even though these cases in which immunotherapy is used is relatively small but that hasn't stopped scientists discover the "Truth" about cancer.
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There is an Ebola outbreak in coastal west Africa. So far it has been contained to Guinea and Leberia, the World Health Organization announced on Tuesday. The number of suspected cases in Guinea has grown to 157, with 101 deaths. In Liberia, 21 cases have been reported with 10 deaths.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/africa-ebola/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
A new tool is used to stop migraines and headaches. It's patient-powered. It blocks SPG signals going to the brain at the first sight of a headache. It is a permanent implant in the upper gum on the side of the head affected by the headache. You have a remote next to your head and once you sense a headache you hit a button and it blocks the SPG signal.
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They have managed to help the paralyzed make voluntary movements.
ReplyDeleteThe paralyzed are still unable to walk.
Its done by placing an implant connected to the nerve system.
It sends shockwaves to the nerves to move the body part.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/paralyzed-men-regain-intentional-movement-after-spinal-implant-1.2602203
29-year-old Carrie Olson, was found dead in Minnesota, she is actually from Davenport Iowa and they just found her recently. New technology helps find who's body it is by finder prints tissue and sometimes bone marrow.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kwwl.com/story/25198470/2014/04/08/missing-iowa-womans-body-found
Dying patients could someday receive a 3D-printed organ made from their own cells instead of using short supply of organ transplants. Grown through a combination of artificial scaffolds and living human cells. 3D-printing technology prints living cells layer by layer to make replacement skin, body parts and perhaps eventually organs such as hearts, livers and kidneys.
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People one day might be able to get new organs right away made with their own cells instead of having to wait a really long time. It will be made by a 3D printer but as of right now it will be a while before that.
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The researchers looked at data from more than 26,000 children age 2 to 19 in the United States who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. They found that rates of overweight and obese children have been trending upward since 1999, with significant increases seen recently in the number of severely obese children.
ReplyDeleteSevere childhood obesity rates have more than doubled since 1999, according to the study. In 1999-2000, less than 1% of children fell into the Class 3 obesity category - meaning they had a body mass index 140% higher than their peers. In 2011-2012, 2.1% of children were in the same category. An additional 5.9% met the criteria for Class 2 obesity.
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/07/severe-obesity-in-kids-on-the-rise/?hpt=he_c2
FIFA has introduced the very first standardized medical bag for the FIFA world cup. At the world cup this summer in brazil, medical staff from FIFA will be carrying emergency medical bags for the first time since the tournament began. Inside the bag is all necessary material and treatment. But they must make sure that each venue is using the standardized bag needed for first aid.
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Spinal Cord Breakthrough
ReplyDeleteAt a research lab at the University of Louisville, neuroscientist Susan Harkema found something new in her studies. She found that involves sending electrical stimulation to broken spinal cords, was to learn more about nerve pathways, not to actually make patients move. Over the next five years, Harkema's team applied electrical stimulation to three more paralyzed men, and all four developed movement, and not just small movements. They can wiggling their big toes, they can lift and swing their legs, move their ankles and sit up without support.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/paralysis-breakthrough-spinal-cord/index.html?hpt=he_t2
A new studies shows the most healthy type of work out is not running or lifting but body weight exersies.: According to a new study from Princeton University, exercise appears to change the chemistry of the brain by causing the release of GABA, a neurotransmitter that helps quiet brain activity and minimize anxiety. The study found that people who ran regularly had a low reaction to stressful situations, even if they hadn't run in more than 24 hours.
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Four men paralyzed after bad spinal cord injuries can all move their legs again, thanks to an electrical stimulator. Astonished researchers say they’d hoped for some result, but nothing like what they got. They think the stimulator is retraining the mens’ nerves to work with the brain again, despite the terrible damage.
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Rukhsar Khatoon lives in India and has polio. She is the last in her country of 1.2 billion people, to have this disease. She is only 4 years old. Her parents, Abdul Shah, 32, and Shobejan Begum, 30, blame themselves for their child's disease. They had their other children vaccinated, but not Rukhsar. She was a very sick child at a young age. She was always in and out of hospitals with liver infections and diarrhea. This just shows how advance the medicine is to stop this polio disease.
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ReplyDeleteUsing both human neurons and fruit flies, researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a protein, s15, that triggers a common form of Parkinson’s disease. The protein is enabled by an enzyme LRRK2,which then causes neurodegeneration. The new findings may lead the way to early diagnostic tools and treatments that could shut down the disease before symptoms progress in patients.
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Procrastination is in your genes. A study done at the UNiversity of Colorado Boulder found that the tendency to procrastinate is affected by genetic factors, which can also be linked to being impulsive. When it comes to procrastinating everybody is not equal, some people people procrastinate more than others. They surveyed 181 identical twins, and 166 fraternal twins, based on the results they found that procrastination can be genetic.
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The Mecklenburg County Health department is trying to get in touch with thousands of customers of the Papa John’s Pizza at Cambridge Commons Drive in east Charlotte because a manager at the restaurant was diagnosed with hepatitis A. When the manager was asked to comment on it he refused to talk. Many people who went to that papa johns took there pizza back and all demanded refunds for there pizzas.
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