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Neue Strategie für den Einsatz „alter“ Antibiotika: Wirkstoffkombination gegen multiresistente Krankheitserreger

By Guest PostFebruary 10, 2014Healthacinetobacter, alexander schneider, bakterien der gattung, blutvergiftung, christoph mayer, die bakterielle zellhuelle, einsatz alter antibiotika, firma dr kade, institut fuer mikrobiologie, jonathan gisin, krankheitserreger, marietta lutze stipendium, neue strategie, peptidoglykan, peptidoglykan recycling, pseudomonas, pseudomonas bakterien, sepsis, sfb 766, universitaet tuebingen, wirkstoff

Tübinger Forscher entdecken, warum Bakterien das bewährte Antibiotikum Fosfomycin teilweise ins Leere laufen lassen

Die Ausbreitung multiresistenter Krankheitserreger gilt in der medizinischen Fachwelt und der breiten Öffentlichkeit inzwischen gleichermaßen als eine gravierende Bedrohung. Entsprechend ist der Ruf nach neuen schlagkräftigen Antibiotika in den vergangenen Jahren immer lauter geworden. Doch die Entwicklung neuer Wirkstoffe ist nicht nur teuer, sondern auch sehr langwierig. Konzentrieren sich Wissenschaftler auf die Optimierung bereits vorhandener Therapien, kann wertvolle Zeit gewonnen werden. (more…)

Cancer deaths higher in Greater Manchester compared to rest of UK

By Guest PostFebruary 9, 2014Healthallan jordan, breast cancer, cancer case, cancer deaths, greater manchester, mcrc, nell barrie, the christie, uk, university of manchester

Every day 18 people die from cancer in Greater Manchester – around 6,500 a year – making the death toll around 10 per cent higher than the UK average, according to the latest figures published by Cancer Research UK – part of Manchester Cancer Research Centre.

The main reason for the higher death rates is that that people in Greater Manchester are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer compared to the UK average, with rates of cancer cases also around 10 per cent higher.* This is likely to be partly due to higher numbers smoking in the city, smoking rates are around seven per cent higher than the national average. (more…)

Are developing heart valves sensitive to environmental chemicals?

By Guest PostFebruary 9, 2014Healthbisphenol a, health effects, heart valves, plastic bottles, plastic food containers, valve abnormalities

Baltimore, MD — Exposure to environmental endocrine disrupters, such as bisphenol A, which mimic estrogen, is associated with adverse health effects. Bisphenol A is commonly found in plastic bottles and plastic food containers. New research from a team including Carnegie’s Daniel Gorelick and Marnie Halpern on the effects of these chemicals on zebrafish shows that embryonic heart valves could be particularly in danger. It is published by Environmental Health Perspectives. (more…)

Jungbrunnen Fasten?

By Guest PostFebruary 8, 2014Healthaegypter, alternsforschung, art tankuhr, biomimetics, cr mimetics, die kalorische restriktion, gesundheit, hypothese, jungbrunnen fasten, kraft der zelle, krebs, magen bypass, molekulare mechanismen, polyphenol, universitaet innsbruck, werner zwerschke

Ob klassische Fastenkur oder modernes Dinner Cancelling – kalorienreduzierte Ernährung gilt als gesundheitsfördernd. Wissenschaftler am Institut für Biomedizinische Alternsforschung der Universität Innsbruck suchen im Rahmen ihrer Forschungsarbeit Ursachen dafür.

Dass Fasten gesund ist, wussten schon die alten Ägypter und alle Weltreligionen kennen Fastenzeiten in ihrem Jahreskalender. Auch wenn die Hintergründe der reduzierten Kalorienaufnahme damals unbekannt waren, bestätigen neueste Untersuchungen diese alte Volksweisheit. „Tests an Mäusen haben gezeigt, dass sie bei einer 20 – 40-prozentigen Restriktion ihrer Kalorienzufuhr ohne Unterernährung wesentlich länger leben: ihre maximale Lebensspanne erhöht sich dadurch von durchschnittlich 2 ½ Jahren auf vier Jahre“, beschreibt Univ.-Doz. Dr. Werner Zwerschke vom Innsbrucker Institut für Biomedizinische Alternsforschung ein Phänomen, das in der Wissenschaft bereits seit 30 Jahren erforscht wird: die Kalorische Restriktion. (more…)

Brain Scans Show We Take Risks Because We Can’t Stop Ourselves

By Guest PostFebruary 7, 2014Healthadhd, austin, balloon analogue, bart, brain activity, brain scans, developing an addiction, drunk driving, executive function, external factor, health relevant, hunger, lack of sleep, magnetic resonance imaging, make decision, mri, patterns of activity, peer pressure, risk task, risky behavior, risky decisions, russell poldrack, sarah helfinstein, scanner, take risks, university of texas, unprotected sex, unsafe sex, video game

AUSTIN, Texas — A new study correlating brain activity with how people make decisions suggests that when individuals engage in risky behavior, such as drunk driving or unsafe sex, it’s probably not because their brains’ desire systems are too active, but because their self-control systems are not active enough.

This might have implications for how health experts treat mental illness and addiction or how the legal system assesses a criminal’s likelihood of committing another crime. (more…)

Who Won’t Take Their Medicine?

By Guest PostFebruary 3, 2014Healthhealth literacy, medication adherence, medication regimens, medication usage, patient care

UA anthropologist Susan J. Shaw and UA pharmacist Jeannie Lee have been awarded $1.48 million from the NIH to study medication adherence and health literacy

UA associate professor of anthropology Susan J. Shaw and UA assistant professor of pharmacy Jeannie Lee have received $1.48 million from the National Institutes of Health to study factors that impact medication adherence among residents in Massachusetts, where state law mandated that nearly every resident receive a minimum level of health care insurance coverage. (more…)

Nighttime smartphone use zaps workers’ energy

By Guest PostFebruary 3, 2014Health, Technologynighttime, productivity, recovery functions, smartphone use

Using a smartphone to cram in more work at night results in less work the next day, indicates new research co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar. (more…)

How patients make medical decisions

By Guest PostFebruary 2, 2014Healthbenefit, cost, decision-making, diane swanbrow, eleanor singer, make, medical decision, patient, physician, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR — Sooner or later, everyone faces decisions about whether or not to have surgery, take a new medication or have a cancer-screening test.

A new University of Michigan study published in Health Expectations explores the costs and benefits patients say are important in making these kinds of medical decisions, and how those costs and benefits explain what they actually decide to do. (more…)

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