ScienceDaily: Top Health News

---

• Non-coding DNA implicated in type 2 diabetes
• Ultrasound directed to the human brain can boost sensory performance
• Designer 'Swiss-army-knife' molecule captures RNA from single cells in their natural tissue environment
• It's all coming back to me now: Researchers find caffeine enhances memory
• Researchers develop tool to determine individual risk of prostate cancer overdiagnosis
• Researchers find comparable long-term outcomes between diastolic, systolic heart failure patients
• Why is type 2 diabetes an increasing problem?
• Minorities, poor have more advanced thyroid cancers when diagnosed
• Study of Nepalese pilgrims challenges diagnosis of acute mountain sickness
• Prisoners believe they are just as law abiding as non-prisoners
• Cardiologists urged to reduce inappropriate radiation exposure

Non-coding DNA implicated in type 2 diabetes Posted: 12 Jan 2014 04:08 PM PST Variations in non-coding sections of the genome might be important contributors to type 2 diabetes risk, according to a new study.

Ultrasound directed to the human brain can boost sensory performance Posted: 12 Jan 2014 04:07 PM PST Scientists have demonstrated that ultrasound directed to a specific region of the brain can boost performance in sensory discrimination.

Designer 'Swiss-army-knife' molecule captures RNA from single cells in their natural tissue environment Posted: 12 Jan 2014 04:07 PM PST A multi-disciplinary team have published a first-of-its-kind way to isolate RNA from live cells in their natural tissue microenvironment without damaging nearby cells. This allows the researchers to analyze how cell-to-cell chemical connections influence individual cell function and overall protein production.

It's all coming back to me now: Researchers find caffeine enhances memory Posted: 12 Jan 2014 04:07 PM PST Caffeine is the energy boost of choice for millions. Now, however, researchers have found another use for the stimulant: memory enhancer.

Researchers develop tool to determine individual risk of prostate cancer overdiagnosis Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:54 PM PST Studies have found that prostate cancer is over-diagnosed in up to 42 percent of cases, prompting men to receive unnecessary treatment that can cause devastating side effects, including impotence and incontinence. Now, researchers have developed a personalized tool that can predict the likelihood of prostate cancer over-diagnosis.

Researchers find comparable long-term outcomes between diastolic, systolic heart failure patients Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:24 AM PST A new study has found comparable long-term outcomes between congestive heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction commonly known as "diastolic heart failure" and congestive heart failure with reduced ejection fraction also known as "systolic heart failure."

Why is type 2 diabetes an increasing problem? Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:22 AM PST Contrary to a common belief, researchers have shown that genetic regions associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes were unlikely to have been beneficial to people at stages through human evolution.

Minorities, poor have more advanced thyroid cancers when diagnosed Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:21 AM PST Researchers have found that minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status are far more likely to have advanced thyroid cancer when they are diagnosed with the disease than white patients and those in higher economic brackets. In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, the team looked at nearly 26,000 patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer and analyzed the impact of race and socioeconomic factors on the stage of presentation, as well as patient survival rates.

Study of Nepalese pilgrims challenges diagnosis of acute mountain sickness Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:20 AM PST A study calls into question a widely used method of diagnosing acute mountain sickness.

Prisoners believe they are just as law abiding as non-prisoners Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:19 AM PST The belief that we consider ourselves better than our peers holds true to convicted criminals as well. Research has shown that prisoners believe themselves to have more pro-social characteristics - such as kindness, morality, self-control, and generosity - than non-prisoners. The research also showed that prisoners did not rate themselves as more law abiding than non-prisoners, but they did rate themselves as equal.

Cardiologists urged to reduce inappropriate radiation exposure Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:39 PM PST Cardiology accounts for 40 percent of patient radiology exposure and equals more than 50 chest X-rays per person per year. The paper calls to reduce the unacceptably high rate of inappropriate examinations and reduce excessive doses. It also lists doses and risks of the most common cardiology examinations for the first time.

You are subscribed to email updates from ScienceDaily: Top Health News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610