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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News

Prescription Pain Medication Addiction Prevalent Among Chronic Pain Patients A new study by Geisinger Health System researchers finds a high prevalence of prescription pain medication addiction among chronic pain patients. In addition, researchers found that the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) new definition of addiction, which was expected to reduce the number of people considered addicts who take these medicines, actually resulted in the same percentage of people meeting the criteria of addiction.

22 July 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
The Risk Factors For Vascular Cognitive Impairment Are Generally The Same As For Stroke The same artery-clogging process (atherosclerosis) that causes heart disease can also result in age-related vascular cognitive impairments (VCI), according to a new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.	22 July 2011
Advance In Obtaining More Effective Treatment Against Chronic Illnesses Chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's could be treated more effectively in the future, by means of the transplant of microencapsulated cells. The researcher from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Dr Ainhoa Murua has presented a number of proposals for optimising this technique.	22 July 2011
Cell Microencapsulation For Therapeutic Purposes Chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's could be treated more effectively in the future, by means of the transplant of microencapsulated cells. The researcher from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Dr Ainhoa Murua has presented a number of proposals for optimising this technique.	22 July 2011

Autism News
Potential Therapies For Autism, Inherited Intellectual Disability Researchers now have a much clearer understanding of how mutations in a single gene can produce the complex cognitive deficits characteristic of Fragile X Syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability.	22 July 2011
Specialist Cells Prune Connections Between Neurons Gardeners know that some trees require regular pruning: some of their branches have to be cut so that others can grow stronger. The same is true of the developing brain: cells called microglia prune the connections between neurons, shaping how the brain is wired, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy, discovered.	22 July 2011
Time-Lapse Imaging Charts The Change Taking Place In Brain Circuitry During Development Dr. Ed Ruthazer is a mapmaker but, his landscape is the developing brain - specifically the neuronal circuitry, which is the network of connections between nerve cells. His research at The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro at McGill University, reveals the brain as a dynamic landscape where connections between nerves are plastic, changing and adapting to the demands of the environment.	22 July 2011

Heart Disease News
Liver, Belly Fat May Identify High Risks Of Heart Disease In Obese People Obese people with high levels of abdominal fat and liver fat may face increased risks for heart disease and other serious health problems, according to research published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association.	22 July 2011
The Risk Factors For Vascular Cognitive Impairment Are Generally The Same As For Stroke The same artery-clogging process (atherosclerosis) that causes heart disease can also result in age-related vascular cognitive impairments (VCI), according to a new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.	22 July 2011
FDA Approves New Medicine Brilinta™ (Ticagrelor) For Use In The US AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BRILINTA™ (ticagrelor) tablets to reduce the rate of heart attack (myocardial infarction [MI]) and cardiovascular (CV) death in adult patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), compared to clopidogrel.	22 July 2011
Rodents' Workouts And Diets May Hold Health Benefits For Humans With Heart Failure And Diabetes Though rats, fish oil and beetroot juice read like ingredients in a witch's brew, to a Kansas State University research team, information from this combination could lead to health breakthroughs for aging populations and people suffering from heart failure and diabetes.	22 July 2011
Montifiore Einstein Surgical Team Trained To Implant Total Artificial Heart A surgical team from the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care recently received certification training for implanting the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart, a replacement heart implanted in patients at risk of imminent death from heart failure.	22 July 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Improving Understanding Of Bacterial Resistance Against Commonly Used Antibiotics Using Computer Simulations A recent study into the interactions between aminoglycoside antibiotics and their target site in bacteria used computer simulations to elucidate this mechanism and thereby suggest drug modifications.	22 July 2011
Seeing The S-Curve In Everything Esses are everywhere.From economic trends, population growth, the spread of cancer, or the adoption of new technology, certain patterns inevitably seem to emerge. A new technology, for example, begins with slow acceptance, followed by explosive growth, only to level off before "hitting the wall.	22 July 2011
Study Shows More Than Half Of All College Students Have Been 'Sexted' More than half of all college students have received sexually suggestive images via text messaging, and nearly 80 percent have received suggestive messages, according to research by University of Rhode Island faculty in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.	22 July 2011

Mental Health News
Don't Worry Be Happy And Lower Your Stroke Risk A new study reports that the more you stay positive and happy in life, the better chance you have of avoiding a brain stroke. To date, various studies have found more optimistic people have a healthier immune system, faster wound healing, a lower risk of heart disease and other benefits already.	22 July 2011
Unhappy People Avoid Eye Contact - New Research People who are sad or depressed really do avoid eye contact, according to new research by a psychologist at Anglia Ruskin University. Dr Peter Hills, Lecturer in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin, carried out experiments to discover how mood affects the way individuals look at other people.	22 July 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News

Prescription Pain Medication Addiction Prevalent Among Chronic Pain Patients A new study by Geisinger Health System researchers finds a high prevalence of prescription pain medication addiction among chronic pain patients. In addition, researchers found that the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) new definition of addiction, which was expected to reduce the number of people considered addicts who take these medicines, actually resulted in the same percentage of people meeting the criteria of addiction.

22 July 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Effective Aging Studies Require Minority Participants A new supplemental issue of The Gerontologist urges aging researchers to include representative samples of ethnically diverse populations in their work. The publication also identifies research priorities for moving the science of recruitment and retention forward, in addition to providing several strategies that scholars can employ in their work.	22 July 2011
Study Finds 1 In 3 Michigan Seniors Can't Afford Basics Michigan's older adults are more likely to be poor and at greater risk of not being able to afford their basic living expenses than U.S. Census data indicate. According to a recent analysis by the Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology's Seniors Count! project, 37 percent of Michigan's seniors are living at or below a level of basic economic security.	22 July 2011

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