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21:00:00 05/27/12
Antipsychotic Med Kills Cancer Stem Cells; Calcium Supplementation Ups Heart Attack Risk; C-Section Doubles Obesity Risk in Kids
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(May 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine - Week in Review)
From Hamilton - Scientists from McMaster University may have made a major discovery in the fight against cancer, according to a report published in CELL. Researchers engineered a robotic system capable of identifying cancer fighting compounds. They found that the drug thioridazine was able to kill cancer stem cells without adversely killing healthy ones.
From Switzerland - Calcium supplements greatly increase risk of heart attack, according to a report published in Heart. Studying nearly 24,000 individuals for an avg. of 11 years, researchers found that those who regularly took calcium supplements were 86% more likely to have a heart attack when compared to those who took no supplements at all.
From Boston - C-sections may double risk of childhood obesity, according to research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Researchers studied nearly 1300 mother/baby pairs from 22 weeks gestation until the child was three years old. Results showed that 16% of those delivered via c-section were obese compared to only 7.5% of those born vaginally.
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21:00:00 05/25/12
Magnesium Following Stroke Has No Benefit; IUD 20x More Effective than Pill; Male Infertility Gene Discovered
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(May 25, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From the Netherlands - There is no benefit to administering magnesium following a stroke, according to a report published in the Lancet. Researchers randomized over 1200 stroke patients to either intravenous magnesium sulphate or placebo. After 3 months, there was no difference in poor outcomes between the two groups.
From St. Louis - A new report published in the NEJM finds that an intrauterine device (IUD) is much more effective at preventing pregnancy than the pill. Following nearly 7,500 women for 3 years, researchers found that women taking the pill were 20x more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy than those with an IUD or implant.
From Scotland - Scientists have discovered a gene strongly associated with male infertility, according to a report published in PLoS Genetics. Studying mice, researchers found that the gene Katnal1 contains a protein that is vital to the production of healthy sperm. Scientists believe that the discovery could potentially lead to a contraceptive pill for men
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21:00:00 05/25/12
No Point to Post Stroke Treatment with Magnesium Sulphate
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(May 25, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From the Netherlands - There is no benefit to administering magnesium following a stroke, according to a report published in the Lancet. Researchers randomized over 1200 stroke patients to either intravenous magnesium sulphate or placebo. After 3 months, there was no difference in poor outcomes between the two groups.
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21:00:00 05/25/12
Birth Control Pill Not as Good as IUD for Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy
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(May 25, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From St. Louis - A new report published in the NEJM finds that an intrauterine device (IUD) is much more effective at preventing pregnancy than the pill. Following nearly 7,500 women for 3 years, researchers found that women taking the pill were 20x more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy than those with an IUD or implant
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21:00:00 05/25/12
Male Infertility Gene Discovered
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(May 25, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From Scotland - Scientists have discovered a gene strongly associated with male infertility, according to a report published in PLoS Genetics. Studying mice, researchers found that the gene Katnal1 contains a protein that is vital to the production of healthy sperm. Scientists believe that the discovery could potentially lead to a contraceptive pill for men
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21:00:00 05/24/12
Thioridazine Kills Cancer Stem Cells Without Affecting Healthy Ones; Childhood Obesity Linked to Neurological Disorder; Diet Can Reduce Seizures in Some Epilepsy Patients
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(May 24, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From Hamilton - Scientists from McMaster University may have made a major discovery in the fight against cancer, according to a report published in CELL . Researchers engineered a robotic system capable of identifying cancer fighting compounds. They found that the drug thioridazine was able to kill cancer stem cells without adversely killing healthy ones.
From California - Childhood obesity significantly raises risk of a disorder that can cause blindness, according to a report published in the Journal of Pediatrics . Studying nearly 1,000,000 children from 11-19 years old, researchers found that extremely obese children were 16x more likely than those of a normal weight to develop paediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension, while moderately obese children were at 6x times increased risk and overweight children were at 3.5x increased risk.
From Boston - New research published in Neuron describes how a diet can reduce seizures in some epilepsy patients. Scientists identified a protein, known as BAD, that affects cellular metabolism in the brain, a discovery that explains how a diet high in fats and very low in carbohydrates can dramatically reduce seizures in epileptics who are non-responsive to drug therapy.
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21:00:00 05/24/12
Obese Children At Raised Risk of Condition Causing Blindness
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(May 24, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From California - Childhood obesity significantly raises risk of a disorder that can cause blindness, according to a report published in the Journal of Pediatrics . Studying nearly 1,000,000 children from 11-19 years old, researchers found that extremely obese children were 16x more likely than those of a normal weight to develop paediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension, while moderately obese children were at 6x times increased risk and overweight children were at 3.5x increased risk.
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21:00:00 05/24/12
Reducing Seizures in Epilepsy Patients Through Diet
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(May 24, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From Boston - New research published in Neuron describes how a diet can reduce seizures in some epilepsy patients. Scientists identified a protein, known as BAD, that affects cellular metabolism in the brain, a discovery that explains how a diet high in fats and very low in carbohydrates can dramatically reduce seizures in epileptics who are non-responsive to drug therapy.
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21:00:00 05/24/12
McMaster Scientists Make Cancer Discovery
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(May 24, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
Dr. Mick Bhatia of McMaster University discusses his discovery of a drug, thioridazine, that kills cancer stem cells while still keeping healthy cells intact.
From Hamilton - Scientists from McMaster University may have made a major discovery in the fight against cancer, according to a report published in CELL . Researchers engineered a robotic system capable of identifying cancer fighting compounds. They found that the drug thioridazine was able to kill cancer stem cells without adversely killing healthy ones
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22:30:00 05/23/12
Calcium Supplements Up Heart Attack Risk; C-Section Babies 2x More Likely to Be Obese by 3; Vitamin D in Mother May Raise Body Fat in Child
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(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From Switzerland - Calcium supplements greatly increase risk of heart attack, according to a report published in Heart. Studying nearly 24,000 individuals for an avg. of 11 years, researchers found that those who regularly took calcium supplements were 86% more likely to have a heart attack when compared to those who took no supplements at all.
From Boston - C-sections may double risk of childhood obesity, according to research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Researchers studied nearly 1300 mother/baby pairs from 22 weeks gestation until the child was three years old. Results showed that 16% of those delivered via c-section were obese compared to only 7.5% of those born vaginally.
From the UK - A new report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that a mothers vitamin D levels may affect their child's body fat. Studying nearly 1,000 pregnant women, researchers found that children of mothers who had low vitamin D levels during pregnancy had increased body fat at age 6.
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22:30:00 05/23/12
Heart Attack Risk Strongly Linked to Calcium Supplementation
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(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From Switzerland - Calcium supplements greatly increase risk of heart attack, according to a report published in Heart. Studying nearly 24,000 individuals for an avg. of 11 years, researchers found that those who regularly took calcium supplements were 86% more likely to have a heart attack when compared to those who took no supplements at all
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22:30:00 05/23/12
Cesarean Section Increases Risk of Childhood Obesity
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(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From Boston - C-sections may double risk of childhood obesity, according to research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood . Researchers studied nearly 1300 mother/baby pairs from 22 weeks gestation until the child was three years old. Results showed that 16% of those delivered via c-section were obese compared to only 7.5% of those born vaginally.
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22:30:00 05/23/12
Mother's Vitamin D While Pregnant May Affect Child's Body Fat
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(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From the UK - A new report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that a mothers vitamin D levels may affect their child's body fat. Studying nearly 1,000 pregnant women, researchers found that children of mothers who had low vitamin D levels during pregnancy had increased body fat at age 6
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23:00:00 05/22/12
Skin Cells Successfully Repair Heart Damage; Prevalence of Dementia in Middle Income Countries; MRSA Sequenced by Harvard Scientists (Video)
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(May 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From Israel - For the first time, scientists have transformed a patient's own skin cells to repair a damaged heart, according to a report published in the European Heart Journal . Researchers took skin cells from two heart failure patients and reprogrammed the cells to become heart muscle cells. When transplanted into an animal model, the new cells effectively integrated with existing heart tissue and repaired damage.
From London - Dementia is more prevalent in some countries than previously thought, according to a report published in the Lancet. Studying nearly 13,000 individuals in 6 middle-income countries, researchers found that incidence of dementia was 2x higher than previously thought. These results demonstrate the link between lack of education--which is common in these countries--and neurodegeneration in later life.
From Boston - Scientists may be step closer to effectively treating MRSA, according to a report published in mBio . A team of Harvard scientists sequenced the genome of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), providing much needed insight into how the deadly infections work
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21:00:00 05/20/12
Fat Tax Needs to Be Significant to Make An Impact; Google Algorithm Used to Detect Cancer Biomarkers; Head Impacts Affecting College Athletes Learning Ability (Week in Review)
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(May 20, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From Oxford - A 'fat' tax would need to be relatively high in order to make a significant impact on population health, according to a report published online in the British Medical Journal. Reviewing multiple studies, researchers found that taxing unhealthy food and drink can greatly reduce non-communicable diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The tax would need to be at least 20% and combined with subsidies for healthy foods in order to be effective.
From Germany - Scientists have used Google to screen for cancer biomarkers, according to a report published in PLoS Computational Biology . Using Google's algorithm that determines relevance of search results, researchers found 7 specific proteins that determine aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer tumours.
From New Hampshire - Contact sports such as football and hockey may cause learning problems in the athletes, according to a report published in Neurology. Researchers compared over 200 college athletes participating in contact sports to 45 non-contact athletes. They found that the contact sport athletes experienced more head impacts and performed worse on tests measuring new learning.
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21:00:00 05/19/12
Marijuana Improves MS Symptoms, Pain; Air Pollution Cleanup for Beijing Olympics Improved Heart Health; Statins Reduce Risk of Vascular Events (Week in Review)
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(May 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine)
From San Diego - Cannabis may improve symptoms of multiple sclerosis, according to a report published in the CMAJ. Researchers randomly assigned 30 MS patients to either smoke cannabis once a day for three days or smoke placebo cigarettes for the same duration. Results showed that the cannabis group had reduced pain and spasticity with mild adverse effects on attention.
From California - Reduced air pollution improves cardiovascular health, according to a report published in JAMA . Researchers examined 125 young and healthy doctors in Beijing, before and after the environmental cleanup that preceded the 2008 Olympics. Results showed that the reduction in air pollution due to this cleanup improved biomarkers of cardiovascular health in the study participants.
From Oxford - Statins reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes, even in low-risk individuals, according to a report published in the Lancet . Researchers conducted a meta-analysis examining nearly 30 trials and 175 000 individuals--including both young and old men and women who were at low to high risk for suffering a vascular event. Results showed that that statins reduced risk of vascular events in all of the individuals by 21% for every 1mmol/L reduction in LDL cholesterol.
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