Elderly :: Perindopril for improving physical function in elderly people
Among those aged 65 and older, the ACE inhibitor perindopril significantly improved exercise capacity and maintained health-related quality of life compared with placebo.
Depression :: Depression can foreshadow intellectual decline in older people
Depression in the elderly increases the risk of subsequent mental impairment and can act as a predictor of future intellectual decline, University of Rochester Medical Center psychiatrists and researchers have found.
Drug :: Friends help friends avoid drug use
High-risk teenagers who participate in peer-led substance abuse prevention programs reduce their drug use by approximately 15 percent versus traditional curricula, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC).
HIV :: NIH grant supports UCSF research exploring early HIV infection
A team led by researchers at the UCSF Positive Health Program has been named to receive $15 million over five years to expand understanding of the complex interactions between HIV and the immune systems of newly infected patients following HIV transmission.
Diet :: Diet with a little meat uses less land than many vegetarian diets
A low-fat vegetarian diet is very efficient in terms of how much land is needed to support it. But adding some dairy products and a limited amount of meat may actually increase this efficiency, Cornell University research suggests.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Reversing cognitive deficits – Injectable antibody may attack source of problem
A special protein can be injected into the body to reverse learning problems in mice that have an animal version of Alzheimer’s disease, Saint Louis University researchers have found.
Antidepressant :: Antidepressants and painkillers – a dangerous combination
Taking antidepressants together with painkillers can substantially increase the risk of bleeding from the stomach, according to new research by the University of East Anglia.
Imaging :: New thoracic imaging approach can pinpoint underlying venous problems
University of Cincinnati (UC) radiologists have developed a new technique for capturing images of chest veins that eases diagnosis of venous diseases.
Gene :: Gene may hold key to future cancer hope
Scientists may have discovered a new way of killing tumours in what they hope could one day lead to alternative forms of cancer treatments.
Cancer :: Tablet is better all round for cancer patients
A drug to treat colon cancer is proving much more convenient than traditional chemotherapy, has fewer side effects – and a study of almost 2,000 patients has shown it is giving them a better chance of surviving the disease.