NHS bowel scope uptake boosted by a fifth when patients sent reassuring reminders
Bowel scope screening increased by more than a fifth (21.5 percent) when people were sent additional reminders with a leaflet that addressed common concerns, according to a new study funded by Cancer Research UK.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/cru-nbs011218.php
Electronic modulation of carotid sinus nerve can be used as a treatment for type 2 diabetes in rats
The team lead by Sílvia Vilares Conde, from CEDOC-NOVA Medical School, in collaboration with the pharmaceutical company Galvani Bioelectronics, demonstrated through findings in rats that is possible to restore insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis, by modulating electrically the carotid sinus nerve, the sensitive nerve that connects the carotid body with the brain.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/d-emo011118.php
Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria in guts
Scientists compared fecal samples from surfers and non-surfers to assess whether the surfers' guts contained E. coli bacteria that were able to grow in the presence of the antibiotic cefotaxime. Cefotaxime has previously been prescribed to kill off these bacteria, but some have acquired genes that enable them to survive this treatment.The study found that 13 of 143 (9 percent) of surfers were colonized by these resistant bacteria, compared to just four of 130 (3 percent) of non-surfers swabbed.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoe-stt011118.php
Can early symptoms predict bipolar disorder? Evidence shows differing patterns of risk factors
Two patterns of antecedent or 'prodromal' psychiatric symptoms may help to identify young persons at increased risk of developing bipolar disorder (BD), according to a new analysis in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/wkh-ces011218.php
Don't let skiing and snowboarding injuries take you downhill
Skiing and snowboarding are fun winter sports. As the popularity of these winter sports continue to rise, according to a review article published in the Jan. 1, 2018, issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the number of skier and snowboarder injuries also continues to rise.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/aaoo-dls011218.php
Penn-led team uncovers the physiology behind the hour-long mating call of midshipman fish
A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers provides an explanation for how Pacific midshipman fish can generate a mating call that emits continuously from their bodies for a full hour, entailing 360,000 muscle contractions.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uop-ptu011218.php
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