http://www.mediplacements.com/biomedical-science_news-rss.xmlBiomedical Science News from Mediplacementsen-gbTue, 25 Feb 2014 20:26:21 GMTCopyright: (C) Mediplacements60http://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifhttp://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifAs a nation the UK is seen to have big drinking culture with many people consuming alcohol in large quantities on a regular basis. Various television documentaries have peered into the nightlife of cities across the country and highlighted the sheer volumes that people will drink in a single evening. While it has become almost a norm in the UK,http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801693880-heavy_drinking_could_be.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801693880-heavy_drinking_could_be.htmlFri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceChildren have been found to benefit from high levels of vitamin D in the womb during a mother's pregnancy. New research from a team at the University of Southampton, published in Endocrine Research, noted that youngsters that had been exposed to more vitamin D had improved grip strength by the time they turned four. The researchers, led by Drhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801679133-vitamin_d_in_the_womb_can.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801679133-vitamin_d_in_the_womb_can.htmlThu, 06 Feb 2014 17:04:01 GMTBiomedical ScienceA new individualised systems medicine (ISM) strategy has been developed that could improve the treatment of leukemia patients. The idea was conceived by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Institute of Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) and the Helsinki University Central Hospital. The strategy aids in the understanding and predictinghttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801672534-systems_medicine_strategy.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801672534-systems_medicine_strategy.htmlFri, 13 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceConditions such as type 2 diabetes are fairly common in the UK and new research has found that the brain could play a key role in the onset of these ailments. A team of researchers led by lead author Dr Michael W Schwartz, director of the Diabetes and Obesity Center of Excellence at the University of Washington, noted that there is growing evidencehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801658288-brain_plays_role_in_glucose.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801658288-brain_plays_role_in_glucose.htmlThu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceCambridge is set to become a cancer supercentre in the UK under new plans unveiled by charity Cancer Research UK (CRUK). Already, around £1 billion has been injected into new cancer-treating plans in the city, while Cambridge has also become the first hospital facility in the UK to receive the OECI (Organisation of European Cancer Institutes)http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801638125-cambridge_set_to_become_cancer.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801638125-cambridge_set_to_become_cancer.htmlTue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceUltrasound has been highlighted as a key factor that could prevent complications in patients recovering from kidney surgery. A team of researchers from the University of Virginia conducted a study, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, which found that ultrasound treatments were effective at preventing acute kidney injury http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801620989-ultrasound_could_prevent.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801620989-ultrasound_could_prevent.htmlMon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceDementia is one of the most common forms of mental illness in the UK but new research has found that keeping the brain active can be a great way to reduce the impact of the condition. A study in the US, published in the journal Neurology, stated that by reading books or writing letters can help to protect the brain as a person gets older. Thehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801608266-keeping_mentally_active_can.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801608266-keeping_mentally_active_can.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceMen diagnosed with prostate cancer that also have an inherited gene mutation may risk being subjected to the worst form of the disease, according to research. The BRCA2 gene is often linked to hereditary breast, prostate, and ovarian cancer, with experts now believing that men with BRCA2 are more likely to develop aggressive tumours and are subjecthttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801569632-gene_for_prostate_cancer_found.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801569632-gene_for_prostate_cancer_found.htmlThu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceScientists in the UK claim that they have developed a way of creating an entirely synthetic vaccine that does not rely on using a live infectious virus, making it a lot safer. The prototype vaccine that they have created was initially made for creating a vaccine for foot and mouth disease, and has now been engineered in order to make it more stablehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801564386-british_scientists_develop.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801564386-british_scientists_develop.htmlThu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceA new DNA study has indicated that there are more than 80 genetic markers that can increase the risk of developing certain types of cancer, including prostate, ovarian and breast. The research, which analysed the DNA of 200,000 people, half with cancer and half without, indicated that markers could help identify those at a greater risk of thehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801564438-dna_tests_reveal_80_genetic.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801564438-dna_tests_reveal_80_genetic.htmlThu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceA fatal gut disease that affects premature babies could be healed by using amniotic fluid, according to researchers. Necrotizing enterocolitis, which causes severe inflammation, can lead to the destruction of the tissue in the gut. This can cause holes to form in the baby's intestines, as well as major organ failure. But tests on animals havehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801562124-amniotic_fluid_could_help.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801562124-amniotic_fluid_could_help.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceSchoolboys across the UK should be offered the human papillimavirus (HPV) vaccine in order to help protect against throat cancer, medical experts have claimed. The Throat Cancer Foundation, a new charity backed by 150 medical professionals, claims that the vaccine should be given to all 12-year old boys to protect against cancer. The jab was firsthttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801534256-experts_recommend_hpv_vaccine.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801534256-experts_recommend_hpv_vaccine.htmlMon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceThe increase in drug-resistant infections is as great a threat as global warming, the chief medical officer for England has warned. Professor Dame Sally Davies told a parliamentary committee that bacteria are becoming immune to an alarming number of current drugs, and that there were few antibiotics available to replace them. She added that thehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801528173-experts_urge_action_to_prevent.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801528173-experts_urge_action_to_prevent.htmlThu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceThe current method of diagnosis involves collecting a sample that is then used to grow bacteria in a lab, which is then tested to see how it responds to antibiotics. The results can take weeks to become clear. The new test, developed by researchers at the University of Vermont, could cut the time it takes for lung infections to be diagnosedhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801521137-lung_infections_could_be.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801521137-lung_infections_could_be.htmlFri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical SciencePatients undergoing treatment for cancer may live for longer if they have spells without taking medication, a new study has suggested. A team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and University Hospital Zurich, in Switzerland, tested mice with melanoma, to find out why the condition often becomes resistant to the drughttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801520369-drug_holiday_could_lengthen.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801520369-drug_holiday_could_lengthen.htmlThu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceScientists claim to have developed a test for asthma patients who are unresponsive to the drug salmeterol.  Salmeterol is found in the purple and green inhalers given to many suffering from asthma, but one in seven people will not respond to the drug. This latest study, published by journal Clinical Science, was conducted by the Brighton andhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801518810-spit_test_could_help_treat.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801518810-spit_test_could_help_treat.htmlTue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical SciencePatients suffering with multiple sclerosis (MS) could be better monitored through a simple eye test, medical experts have suggested. Writing in the journal Neurology, researchers noted that Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) could help to check the condition of those with MS. It works by measuring the thickness of the retina, the lining at thehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801512953-ms_patients_could_be_monitored.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801512953-ms_patients_could_be_monitored.htmlThu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceResearchers in the US are looking in to different approaches of treating people that have had a stroke. The attack is considered one of the deadliest within the UK and claims thousands of lives every year, with doctors and those in biomedical science jobs aiming to develop more effective treatment for patients. The team at the University ofhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801511661-researchers_look_into_new.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801511661-researchers_look_into_new.htmlFri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceLung cancer is one of the biggest killers in the UK and the poor standard of care is proving detrimental to survivors, an expert group has determined. The UK Lung Cancer Coalition has severely criticised the way the disease is treated in health services across the UK and noted that a lack of access to specialist teams and poor awareness werehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801491463-lung_cancer_care_failing_in.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801491463-lung_cancer_care_failing_in.htmlTue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical ScienceLung cancer cases in UK women are expected to increase significantly over the next 30 years, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. The organisation predicts that the amount of women which have the deadly disease will soar from 26,000 in 2010 to 95,000 in 2040. Thisis compared to a rise from 39,000 to 42,000 in their male counterparts overhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801486382-lung_cancer_cases_predicted_to.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801486382-lung_cancer_cases_predicted_to.htmlMon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTBiomedical Science