News tagged with dysfunction

Decaffeinated coffee preserves memory function by improving brain energy metabolism

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Kidney failure risk higher for liver transplant patients following policy change

Research from the University of Michigan Health System shows the risk for kidney failure among liver transplant recipients is higher following the implementation of Model of End Stage Liver Disease (MELD), a policy change ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surprising results from smoke inhalation study

A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study includes some unexpected findings about the immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Aging-related degeneration caused by defects of energy metabolism in tissue stem cells?

Aging-related tissue degeneration can be caused by mitochondrial dysfunction in tissue stem cells. The research group of Professor Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara in Helsinki University, with their collaborators in Max Planck ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reports advance in early diagnosis of spatial neglect after stroke

Researchers at Kessler Foundation and Seton Hall University report findings in the early diagnosis of acute spatial neglect, a hidden disability that is a common complication of stroke. In the weeks after stroke, 30-50% of ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Findings suggest that severe sepsis can lead to impairment of immune system

An analysis of lung and spleen tissue from patients who died of sepsis revealed certain biochemical, cellular and histological findings that were consistent with immunosuppression, according to a study in the December 21 ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A natural dye obtained from lichens may combat Alzheimer's disease

A red dye derived from lichens that has been used for centuries to color fabrics and food appears to reduce the abundance of small toxic protein aggregates in Alzheimer's disease. The dye, a compound called orcein, and a ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D-fortified yoghurt improves cholesterol levels and heart disease biomarkers for diabetics

People with diabetes are known to have an increased risk of heart disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that regular consumption of a vitamin D-fortified yoghurt drink ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No difference in side-effects when switching or adding antidepressants

Patients with major depression who fail to see improvement after taking an antidepressant often have their initial medication switched or combined with a second drug. Many clinicians weigh the possibility ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probiotics appear to mitigate pancreatitis: Surprising hypothetical mechanism warrants further investigation

(Medical Xpress) -- A probiotic treatment appears to mitigate pancreatitis in an animal model, leading to a new hypothesis of how probiotics may act, according to a paper in the November Applied and Environmental Microbiology. ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Erectile dysfunction study shows high prevalence of peripheral neuropathy

Spanish researchers have uncovered clear links between erectile dysfunction (ED) and peripheral neuropathy, according to a paper in the December issue of the urology journal BJUI.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Erectile dysfunction increases with use of multiple medications

The use of multiple medications is associated with increased severity of erectile dysfunction, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the British Journal of Urology International.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgical procedure does not appear to reduce risk of subsequent stroke after 'mini-stroke'

Patients with thickening and blockage of the internal carotid artery (supplies blood to the brain) and hemodynamic cerebral ischemia (insufficient blood flow to the brain, sub-type of stroke) who had a surgical procedure ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study characterizes epigenetic signatures of autism in brain tissue

Neurons in the prefrontal cortex of individuals with autism show changes at numerous sites across the genome, according to a study being published Online First by the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study looks at bike seats' effect on men's pelvic blood flow

Is it just an urban myth, or can long-term bike riding cause sexual dysfunction in men?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0