Everything You Need to Know About Health: ScienceDaily Health Headlines -- for Sunday, June 29, 2008

ScienceDaily Health Headlines

for Sunday, June 29, 2008

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Device Blocking Stomach Nerve Signals Shows Promise In Obesity (June 28, 2008) -- A new implantable medical device shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to existing bariatric surgeries, according to new findings. ... > full story

Blue Light Used To Harden Tooth Fillings Stunts Tumor Growth (June 28, 2008) -- A blue curing light used to harden dental fillings also may stunt tumor growth, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. ... > full story

Safer, More Efficient Medication For Hepatitis B Treatment Found (June 28, 2008) -- Patients with hepatitis B who did not respond to lamivudine therapy had a better virological response after switching to entecavir for a year. ... > full story

Personalizing Medicine: New Research Shows Potential Of Targeted Therapies For Cancer (June 28, 2008) -- A new study shows the potential to pre-target the treatment of cancer cells -- bringing personalized medicine one step closer from the laboratory to patients. By combining new molecular imaging techniques with targeted therapy, pre-targeting offers cancer patients a more individualized treatment that can increase the effectiveness of therapies and minimize discomfort experienced during treatment. ... > full story

Starvation Hormone Makes For Small Mice, Study Finds (June 28, 2008) -- Chronically high levels of a recently discovered starvation hormone markedly stunt the growth of mice, reveals a new study. The liver-produced hormone known as FGF21 does so by causing the mice to become resistant to growth hormone. ... > full story

Hidden Facial Cheek Fat Compartments Are Key To Youthful Appearance (June 28, 2008) -- Rejuvenating newly identified fat compartments in the facial cheeks can help reduce the hollowed look of the face as it ages, according to new research by plastic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center. ... > full story

Ronin An Alternate Control For Embryonic Stem Cells (June 28, 2008) -- Like the masterless samurai for whom it is named, the protein Ronin chooses an independent path, maintaining embryonic stem cells in their undifferentiated state and playing essential roles in genesis of embryos and their development, said researchers who reported on this novel cellular regulator in the journal Cell. ... > full story

Binge Drinking Due To 'Copying' Behavior (June 28, 2008) -- The rise in binge drinking in the young is a "fashion phenomenon" where drinkers are copying their associates' behavior, new research carried out in the UK has shown. Researchers say the findings have major implications for Government policy makers charged with tackling the problem, which has longer-term and costly health implications. ... > full story

What It's Like To Be A Bat: Vocal Sonar Does More Than Locate Objects; It Cues Memory And Assists Flight (June 28, 2008) -- Not many people think about what it's like to be a bat, but for those who do, it's enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous system. ... > full story

How Neural Activity Spurs Blood Flow In The Brain (June 28, 2008) -- Neuroscientists have pinpointed exactly how neural activity boosts blood flow to the brain. The finding has important implications for our understanding of common brain imaging techniques such as fMRI, which uses blood flow in the brain as a proxy for neural activity. ... > full story

Overcrowding And Understaffing In Hospitals Increases Levels Of MRSA Infections (June 28, 2008) -- A review article authored by a University of Queensland academic has found overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals are two key factors in the transmission of MRSA infections worldwide. ... > full story

Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke (June 28, 2008) -- Patients hospitalized for sudden hearing loss were more likely to suffer a later stroke than some other patients. The findings haven't been duplicated in other research and should be interpreted cautiously. Researchers suggest patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss be evaluated for stroke risk factors. ... > full story

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