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As pot belly expands, sudden cardiac death risk shrinks
Washington, Mar 17 (ANI): Being skinny confers no advantage when it comes to the risk of dying suddenly from cardiac causes, say researchers.
In fact, boffins at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that non-obese heart failure patients – including overweight, normal and underweight patients – had a 76 percent increase in risk of sudden [...]
Existing osteoporosis drug may keep joint injuries from causing long-term osteoarthritis
Washington, September 13 (ANI): Preliminary findings of a study suggest that an existing osteoporosis drug can prevent cartilage loss from osteoarthritis following injury to a joint, and also regenerate some cartilage that has been lost.
Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in Denver, the findings were made [...]
New therapy prevents heart failure
Washington, June 24 (ANI): Scientists have suggested a new therapy that will help in preventing heart failure or deaths in patients with heart disease.
The study showed a 29pct reduction in heart failure and mortality risk in patients who received [...]
Computer-based model sheds new light on body’s immune response to flu
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have revealed that a computer-based model made by them has been able to capture the body’s immune response to flu.
Project leaders Dr. Hulin Wu and Dr. Martin S. Zand have revealed that their computer simulation tool is aimed at some day predicting [...]
Ginger can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 pct
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have suggested that people with cancer can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 percent by using ginger supplements, along with standard anti-vomiting drugs, before undergoing treatment.
“There are effective drugs to control vomiting, but the nausea is often worse because it lingers,” said lead author [...]
Hypertensive kids more prone to learning, attention problems
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Kids with high blood pressure are at a greater risk of developing learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than other children, according to a study.
Conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center, the study also revealed that hypertensive kids were also more likely to have a higher [...]
Teens need to learn about safe use of pain medications, say researchers
Washington, May 5 (ANI): A survey conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center suggests that most teens, who have started to make more decisions about their own health care, may not know enough about the over-the-counter pain medications to avoid complications or inadvertent misuse.
During the study, the researchers surveyed almost 100 [...]
Second hand smoke exposure robs kids of vital antioxidants
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Exposure to cigarette smoke leads to lower levels of antioxidants in kids, a new study has found.
Antioxidants basically help the body defend itself against many biological stresses.
The University of Rochester Medical Center study looked at the levels of antioxidants versus the amount of smoke exposure in more than 2,000 6 and [...]
Lack of iron in womb could delay preemies’ brain maturation
Washington, May 05 (ANI): A new research has shown that lack of iron in the womb could delay the development of auditory nervous system in preemies.
This delay could affect babies’ ability to process sound, which is critical for later language development in early childhood.
Researchers at University of Rochester Medical Center sudied 80 infants over [...]
Scientists identify brain protein key to Parkinson’s disease, drug addiction
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Rochester Medical Center have identified a protein that seems to be key to the processes that lead to Parkinson’s disease, and is involved in the brain’s response to addictive drugs like methamphetamine.
Telling that this protein is called organic cation transporter [...]
Osteoporosis drug can mend hard-to-heal elderly fractures
Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): A drug commonly used to treat severe osteoporosis can mend hard-to-heal broken bones of elderly patients at a rate typically seen when they were young kids, say researchers.
The study led by Dr J. Edward Puzas, who heads orthopaedic bone research at the University of Rochester Medical Centre showed that the drug [...]
Acupressure wristbands can ease nausea during cancer treatment
Washington, April 9 (ANI): A new type of acupressure wristbands may offer a safe and cost effective way to keep nausea from affecting cancer patients while receiving radiation treatment, say researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
The researchers say that a clinical trial conducted by them dispels the notion that the placebo effect, an [...]
Kids with high BP have thinking, memory problems
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): A new study has revealed that kids who have high blood pressure are not as good at complicated, goal-directed tasks, have more working memory problems and are not as adept at planning as their peers without hypertension.
The study also found if kids are both hypertensive and obese, they are also more [...]
