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• Researcher creates AFDHAL cooking oil that can be used 80 times
• Silently suffering from hearing loss negatively affects quality of life
• Emergency department counseling program fails to reduce intimate partner violence or heavy drinking among at-risk women
• Web-based patient-centered toolkit helps improve patient-provider communication
• Study looks at Google Glass to bring toxicology specialists to remote emergency rooms
• Scientists adopt new strategy to find Huntington's disease therapies
• New test measures effectiveness of treatments for Huntington's disease
• Ruxolitinib in polycythaemia vera: Hint of non-quantifiable added benefit
• New biomarker identified in breast, prostate cancers holds promise for treating disease
• Brain's ability to dispose of key Alzheimer's protein drops dramatically with age
• Crime-scene compound may be newest tool in fight against malaria
• Controlling inflammation to reduce chronic disease risk
• Protein may trigger cancer cell's metabolism
• Internet program to encourage handwashing reduces spread of cold, flu viruses
• Kidney impairment decreases blood flow to the brain, boosting risk of brain disorders
• New vitamin B3 pathway identified
• Study shows how aging cripples the immune system, suggesting benefits of antioxidants

Researcher creates AFDHAL cooking oil that can be used 80 times Posted: 07 Aug 2015 12:09 PM PDT Using palm oil and Rutaceae herb, researchers have developed cooking oil that can be used 80 times. This cooking oil was scientifically defined using the main ingredients which are not only capable of reducing oil absorption in fried cooking up to 85 per cent but also minimize the risks of getting cardiovascular and cancer.

Silently suffering from hearing loss negatively affects quality of life Posted: 07 Aug 2015 10:12 AM PDT Hearing loss in adults is under treated despite evidence that hearing aid technology can significantly lessen depression and anxiety and improve cognitive functioning, according to research.

Emergency department counseling program fails to reduce intimate partner violence or heavy drinking among at-risk women Posted: 07 Aug 2015 09:33 AM PDT A large randomized clinical trial of an emergency department (ED)-based program aimed at reducing incidents of excessive drinking and partner violence in women did not result in significant improvements in either risk factor, according to a new study.

Web-based patient-centered toolkit helps improve patient-provider communication Posted: 07 Aug 2015 08:07 AM PDT A novel web-based, patient-centered toolkit used by patients and/or their healthcare proxys in the hospital setting helped them to engage in understanding and developing their plan of care, and has the potential to improve communication with providers, a new study reports.

Study looks at Google Glass to bring toxicology specialists to remote emergency rooms Posted: 07 Aug 2015 08:07 AM PDT Google Glass, a head-mounted streaming audio/video device, may be used to effectively extend bed-side toxicology consults to distant health care facilities such as community and rural hospitals to diagnose and manage poisoned patients.

Scientists adopt new strategy to find Huntington's disease therapies Posted: 07 Aug 2015 08:07 AM PDT Scientists searched the chromosomes of more than 4,000 Huntington's disease patients and found that DNA repair genes may determine when the neurological symptoms begin. The results may provide a guide for discovering new treatments for Huntington's disease and a roadmap for studying other neurological disorders.

New test measures effectiveness of treatments for Huntington's disease Posted: 07 Aug 2015 08:07 AM PDT A new test allows physicians to measure the effects of gene silencing therapy in Huntington's disease and will support the first human clinical trial of a drug that targets the genetic cause of the disease.

Ruxolitinib in polycythaemia vera: Hint of non-quantifiable added benefit Posted: 07 Aug 2015 08:07 AM PDT Following review of Ruxolitinib in polycythaemia vera, patients complain of fatigue less frequently and have a better quality of life. The study design makes interpretation of the results difficult, however.

New biomarker identified in breast, prostate cancers holds promise for treating disease Posted: 07 Aug 2015 06:46 AM PDT Researchers have identified a novel genetic biomarker responsible for the progression of many breast and prostate cancers. The finding could bolster efforts to better identify patients who respond to certain types of chemotherapy drugs, they say.

Brain's ability to dispose of key Alzheimer's protein drops dramatically with age Posted: 07 Aug 2015 06:46 AM PDT Some of the key changes in the aging brain that lead to increased risk of Alzheimer's Disease have now been identified by a team of researchers.

Crime-scene compound may be newest tool in fight against malaria Posted: 07 Aug 2015 06:46 AM PDT The compound that detectives spray at crime scenes to find trace amounts of blood may one day be used to kill the malaria parasite, scientists say.

Controlling inflammation to reduce chronic disease risk Posted: 07 Aug 2015 06:25 AM PDT An unresolved inflammatory response is likely to be involved from the early stages of disease development, scientists say. Controlling inflammation is crucial to human health and a key future preventative and therapeutic target. In a recent article, a coalition of experts explains how nutrition influences inflammatory processes and help reduce chronic diseases risk.

Protein may trigger cancer cell's metabolism Posted: 07 Aug 2015 06:24 AM PDT New research shows that a modified version of the protein Hsp90 that's known to trigger death in nervous system cells may actually help cancer cells.

Internet program to encourage handwashing reduces spread of cold, flu viruses Posted: 07 Aug 2015 06:23 AM PDT A web-based program to encourage more frequent handwashing reduces the risk of catching and passing on respiratory tract infections to other household members, a randomized trial of more than 16,000 UK households has found. Users of the program, called PRIMIT, also reported fewer gastrointestinal infections, a lower demand for consultations with their doctors, and fewer antibiotic prescriptions.

Kidney impairment decreases blood flow to the brain, boosting risk of brain disorders Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:12 PM PDT Poor kidney function was strongly related to decreased blood flow to the brain, report researchers following a population-based study. Poor kidney function was linked to stroke and dementia most strongly in participants with decreased blood flow to the brain.

New vitamin B3 pathway identified Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:11 PM PDT A new vitamin B3 pathway that regulates liver metabolism has been identified by scientists. The discovery provides an opportunity to pursue the development of novel drug therapies for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and related metabolic diseases.

Study shows how aging cripples the immune system, suggesting benefits of antioxidants Posted: 06 Aug 2015 09:20 AM PDT Scientists have shown how aging cripples the production of new immune cells, decreasing the immune system's response to vaccines and putting the elderly at risk of infection.

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