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Public Release: 21-May-2013

Sports Medicine
Most elite athletes believe doping substances are effective in improving performance
A study published in the prestigious journal "Sports Medicine" by researchers at the University of Granada has revealed the widespread belief among athletes that the fignt against doping is "inefficient and biased."

Public Release: 21-May-2013

PLOS ONE
Glaucoma drug can cause droopy eyelids
Prostaglandin analogues (PGAs) are often the first line of treatment for people with glaucoma. PGAs have long been associated with blurred vision, dryness, changes in eye color and other side effects. Now a new study has found that these drugs also cause upper and lower eyelid drooping and other issues that can interfere with vision.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Journal of Infectious Diseases
Estimates reveal low population immunity to new bird flu virus H7N9 in humans
The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in birds. The study, part-funded by the Wellcome Trust, has implications for planning the public health response to this pandemic threat.

Wellcome Trust

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Gaceta Sanitaria
Doctors prescribe more analgesics to women than to men just for being female
Regardless of pain, social class or age, a woman is more likely to be prescribed pain-relieving drugs. A study published in Gaceta Sanitaria affirms that this phenomenon is influenced by socioeconomic inequality between genders in the Autonomous Community in which the patient resides.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

PLOS ONE
New tumor-killer shows great promise in suppressing cancers
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumor cells.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

I Iberian Conference on the Clinical Physiology of Health and Sport

Tobacco Control
Warning images for cigarette packs proposed by Europe do not make enough emotional impact
Not only are some of the images not perceived as negative -- people actually see them as positive. So, they could have the opposite effect by motivating people to approach the stimulus, that is, tobacco.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Dissertations and Features
Home schooling: An option being discussed
Dr. Madalen Goiria of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has produced a thesis in which she analyses the juridical situation of home schooling, a social reality that lacks legal regulation in the Spanish State. By focussing particular attention on flexi-schooling or part-time education, she has also researched the reasons behind de-schooling and has presented possible solutions designed to overcome the difficulties of the families that choose to educate their offspring at home.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Neurosurgery
Study looks at risk factors for rupture or bleeding of arachnoid cysts in children
Arachnoid cysts are a common type of brain lesion that is usually harmless, but with a risk of rupture or bleeding. A new study identifies risk factors for rupture or bleeding in children with "incidentally" detected arachnoid cysts, reports the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Nature Communications
14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5 million years ago
14 species of crocodile lived in South America around 5 million years ago, at least seven of which populated the coastal areas of the Urumaco River in Venezuela at the same time. Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have found evidence of an abundance of closely related crocodiles that remains unparalleled to this day. As they were highly specialized, the crocodiles occupied different eco-niches. When the watercourses changed due to the Andean uplift, however, all the crocodile species became extinct.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

BMJ
Small increase in cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence
A study of more than 600,000 Australians has found people are at slightly greater risk of cancer after having a CT scan. For every 1,800 people who underwent computed tomography (CT) scans before the age of 20, there was one extra case of cancer over the following 10 years.

National Health and Medical Research Council

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Cell Metabolism
Insight into the dazzling impact of insulin in cells
Australian scientists have charted the path of insulin action in cells in precise detail like never before. This provides a comprehensive blueprint for understanding what goes wrong in diabetes. The breakthrough study, conducted by Sean Humphrey and Professor David James from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research, is now published in the early online edition of the prestigious journal Cell Metabolism.

National Health and Medical Research Council

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Nature Communications
Study finds vitamin C can kill drug-resistant TB
In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C added to existing TB drugs could shorten TB therapy, and it highlights a new area for drug design. The study was published today in the online journal Nature Communications.

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 21-May-2013

American Thoracic Society 2013 International Conference

New England Journal of Medicine
Tonsil surgery improves some behaviors in children with sleep apnea syndrome
Children with sleep apnea syndrome who have their tonsils and adenoids removed sleep better, are less restless and impulsive, and report a generally better quality of life, finds a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. However, the study found cognitive abilities did not improve compared with children who did not have surgery, and researchers say the findings don't mean surgery is an automatic first choice.

National Institutes of Health

Public Release: 21-May-2013

American Thoracic Society 2013 International Conference

New England Journal of Medicine
Better behavior after tonsil/adenoid surgery for kids with sleep breathing trouble?
Children with obstructive sleep apnea who had a common surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids showed notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to those treated with "watchful waiting" and supportive care, according to a new study.

National Institutes of Health

Public Release: 21-May-2013

BMJ
Failure to use linked health records may lead to biased disease estimates
Failure to use linked electronic health records may lead to biased estimates of heart attack incidence and outcome, warn researchers in a paper published on bmj.com today.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

BMJ
Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns heart expert
Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns a cardiologist on bmj.com today. Dr. Aseem Malhotra believes that "not only has this advice been manipulated by the food industry for profit but it is actually a risk factor for obesity and diet related disease."

Public Release: 21-May-2013

BMJ
Life expectancy gap widens between those with mental illness and general population
The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest researchers in a paper published today on bmj.com.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

BMJ
Small cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence confirmed
Young people who undergo CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer compared with those who do not, a study published today on bmj.com suggests. However the absolute excess for all cancers combined was low, at 9.38 for every 100,000 person years of follow-up.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Biology Letters
Bird's playlist could signal mental strengths and weaknesses
Having the biggest playlist doesn't make a male songbird the brainiest of the bunch, a new study shows.

National Institutes of Health

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Ecology Letters
Encouraging signs for bee biodiversity
Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study.

EU/Framework Program 7

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Nature Communications
Origins of human culture linked to rapid climate change
Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, according to new research. The research, published this month in Nature Communications, was conducted by a team of scientists from Cardiff University's School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, the Natural History Museum in London and the University of Barcelona.

UK Natural Environment Research Council, EU/7th Framework Programme

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Molecular Psychiatry
Child maltreatment increases risk of adult obesity
Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36 percent more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study by King's College London. The authors estimate that the prevention or effective treatment of seven cases of child maltreatment could avoid one case of adult obesity.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

American Thoracic Society 2013 International Conference
Decisions to forgo life support may depend heavily on the ICU where patients are treated
The decision to limit life support in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) appears to be significantly influenced by physician practices and/or the culture of the hospital, suggests new findings from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 21.

Public Release: 21-May-2013

Environmental Health Perspectives
Early-life traffic-related air pollution exposure linked to hyperactivity
Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Public Release: 21-May-2013

eLife
'Whodunnit' of Irish potato famine solved
An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century.


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