TB Treatment For The Elderly Likely Requires A Boost To Immune Response

Manipulating the immune system in elderly people appears to be the most likely way to help older patients wage an effective battle against tuberculosis, a new study suggests.

School Performance Of College Students Significantly Affected By Insomnia

Insomnia complaints among college students are significantly associated with a decline in school performance based on self-reported grade-point average (GPA), according to a research abstract presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Students With A Delayed School Start Time Sleep Longer, Report Less Daytime Sleepiness

High school students with a delayed school start time are more likely to take advantage of the extra time in bed, and less likely to report daytime sleepiness, according to a research abstract presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Children With High Risk For A Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder Are More Likely To Have Anxiety

Children with high risk for a sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD) are more likely to have anxiety, according to a research abstract presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

A Global Report On Care Of Non-communicable Diseases In Sub Saharan Africa By The Union And Its Partners To Be Published By The PLoS

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), an international organisation established in 1920 to fight tuberculosis and promote lung health worldwide, has prepared a report, published in PLoS Medicine by the Public Library of Science (PLoS), on managing diabetes, .

Study Yields Clues Into Different Leukemia Forms And Possible Therapeutic Targets

Research led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has revealed new clues into what causes different types of a particularly aggressive group of blood cancers known as mixed lineage leukemias (MLL) and how the disease might be treated, according to a study in Cancer Cell.

Earlier Onset Of Alzheimer's Symptoms And Gene Variation Linked

Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic variation associated with an earlier age of onset in Alzheimer's disease.

Teenagers And Young Adults Neglected By Organizers Of Cancer Clinical Trials

Teenagers and young adults with cancer are being failed by medical researchers who are not designing clinical trials with the 13-24 age group in mind and who are not recruiting sufficient numbers of young people to those trials that do exist, according to new figures.

Good Dental Hygiene May Help Prevent Heart Infection

Good dental hygiene and health may be crucial in preventing heart valve infection, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

'Report Cards' Don't Reflect Preventable Bypass Deaths

While death rate "report cards" indicated low mortality rates after heart bypass surgery, a review of in-hospital deaths in heart bypass patients at Ontario, Canada hospitals found that one-third might have been prevented, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.