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** ALLERGY News **
Grass Pollen Allergy Vaccine Successful In Phase IIa Trial
http://mnt.to/a/46KS
A novel vaccine for grass pollen allergy has shown significant improvements for patients in a Phase IIa trial. The vaccine BM32 is based on an innovative recombinant peptide carrier technology that allows for fewer injections and shows fewer side effects compared with other immunotherapy treatments for allergy sufferers.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Meditation Can Calm Stress, Aid Concentration, Aid Multitasking
http://mnt.to/a/46JL
Need to do some serious multitasking? Some training in meditation beforehand could make the work smoother and less stressful, new research from the University of Washington shows.Work by UW Information School professors David Levy and Jacob Wobbrock suggests that meditation training can help people working with information stay on tasks longer with fewer distractions and also improves memory and reduces stress.
Researchers Use Brain Imaging To Uncover Susceptibility To Psychological Stress And Trauma
http://mnt.to/a/46JC
Most people have intense emotional reactions to traumatizing events like road accidents or combat. But some suffer far longer, caught in the grip of long-term debilitating disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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** AUTISM News **
Reduced Risk Of Autism In Offspring When Folic Acid Taken During Early Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/46JK
A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with autism.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Broken Heart, Broken Bones: Falls Among Elderly Tied To Depression
http://mnt.to/a/46KR
A new study has found that people suffering from depression are more likely to fall, pointing to a complex relationship between mental illness, a sense of balance, and falling in older people.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Medullary Thyroid Cancer Medication In Final Stage Of Development
http://mnt.to/a/46KT
Cabozantinib, a medication for the treatment of medullary thyroid cancer, has shown promising results in final-stage testing. Until now, there was no medication available in Belgium for treating this rare form of thyroid cancer.
Growing, Aging Population And Increased Survival Prompt Estimate Of Nearly 18 Million Cancer Survivors In The US By 2022
http://mnt.to/a/46K9
The number of Americans with a history of cancer, currently estimated to be 13.7 million, will grow to almost 18 million by 2022, according to a first-ever report by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Understanding Of Inflammation And Cancer In The Pancreas Improved By Unexpected Discovery
http://mnt.to/a/46K8
An unexpected discovery of how the body controls cell death has revealed a potential new therapeutic target.A research team based at Cardiff University's School of Biosciences has already revealed the mechanism by which high alcohol intake can induce pancreatitis and its progression to pancreatic cancer.
Virus Hitches Ride On Blood Cells To Kill Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46K4
Scientists have discovered when a cancer-killing virus is injected in the bloodstream it hitches a ride on blood cells and evades attack from the immune system, allowing it to reach cancer tumors, and start destroying cancer cells.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Heart Rhythm Study Shows CardioFocus HeartLight EAS Provides Durable Pulmonary Vein Isolation In Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation
http://mnt.to/a/46KQ
Unique Remapping Study Finds 86% of PVs Remained Electrically Isolated and Notes Physician Learning Curve of Only 10 CasesCardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), announces that a unique study in the journal Heart Rhythm demonstrates high acute success (98%) and durable pulmonary vein (PV) isolation rates achievable with a single, visually-guided HeartLight EAS ablation procedure.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Growing, Aging Population And Increased Survival Prompt Estimate Of Nearly 18 Million Cancer Survivors In The US By 2022
http://mnt.to/a/46K9
The number of Americans with a history of cancer, currently estimated to be 13.7 million, will grow to almost 18 million by 2022, according to a first-ever report by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Virus Hitches Ride On Blood Cells To Kill Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46K4
Scientists have discovered when a cancer-killing virus is injected in the bloodstream it hitches a ride on blood cells and evades attack from the immune system, allowing it to reach cancer tumors, and start destroying cancer cells.
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** COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE News **
Meditation Can Calm Stress, Aid Concentration, Aid Multitasking
http://mnt.to/a/46JL
Need to do some serious multitasking? Some training in meditation beforehand could make the work smoother and less stressful, new research from the University of Washington shows.Work by UW Information School professors David Levy and Jacob Wobbrock suggests that meditation training can help people working with information stay on tasks longer with fewer distractions and also improves memory and reduces stress.
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** CONFERENCES News **
Headache And Migraine Leaders To Address Growing Issue Of Traumatic Brain Injury In Teen Athletes And U.S. Military Forces
http://mnt.to/a/46KV
Hundreds of headache, migraine and brain injury specialists will take a close look at traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its prevention and treatment, as well as at a range of headache/migraine-related topics, at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Broken Heart, Broken Bones: Falls Among Elderly Tied To Depression
http://mnt.to/a/46KR
A new study has found that people suffering from depression are more likely to fall, pointing to a complex relationship between mental illness, a sense of balance, and falling in older people.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Stanford Scientists Challenge Proposed Testosterone Testing Of Some Female Olympians
http://mnt.to/a/46JB
Proposed Olympic policies for testing the testosterone levels of select female athletes could discriminate against women who may not meet traditional notions of femininity and distort the scientific evidence on the relationship between testosterone, sex and athletic performance, says a Stanford University School of Medicine bioethicist and her colleagues.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Century-Old Heart Test Still Effective Today
http://mnt.to/a/46K6
Most people might assume that technology first developed in 1928 would be obsolete by now. But from air conditioned buildings to sliced bread, many inventions of that era are still essential to our lives today.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
HIV Destroyed And Its Oral Transmission Blocked By Breast Milk In Humanized Mouse
http://mnt.to/a/46Kb
More than 15 percent of new HIV infections occur in children. Without treatment, only 65 percent of HIV-infected children will live until their first birthday, and fewer than half will make it to the age of two.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Grass Pollen Allergy Vaccine Successful In Phase IIa Trial
http://mnt.to/a/46KS
A novel vaccine for grass pollen allergy has shown significant improvements for patients in a Phase IIa trial. The vaccine BM32 is based on an innovative recombinant peptide carrier technology that allows for fewer injections and shows fewer side effects compared with other immunotherapy treatments for allergy sufferers.
Understanding Of Inflammation And Cancer In The Pancreas Improved By Unexpected Discovery
http://mnt.to/a/46K8
An unexpected discovery of how the body controls cell death has revealed a potential new therapeutic target.A research team based at Cardiff University's School of Biosciences has already revealed the mechanism by which high alcohol intake can induce pancreatitis and its progression to pancreatic cancer.
Virus Hitches Ride On Blood Cells To Kill Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46K4
Scientists have discovered when a cancer-killing virus is injected in the bloodstream it hitches a ride on blood cells and evades attack from the immune system, allowing it to reach cancer tumors, and start destroying cancer cells.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
PATH And Partners Issue Diarrhea/Pneumonia Declaration To Call For Action Against Leading Causes Of Child Mortality
http://mnt.to/a/46K5
With an unprecedented commitment that bridges the urgent need to address diarrheal disease with unique opportunities to overcome it once and for all, leaders in global health issued this Declaration on Scaling-up Treatment of Diarrhea and Pneumonia.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Heart Rhythm Study Shows CardioFocus HeartLight EAS Provides Durable Pulmonary Vein Isolation In Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation
http://mnt.to/a/46KQ
Unique Remapping Study Finds 86% of PVs Remained Electrically Isolated and Notes Physician Learning Curve of Only 10 CasesCardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), announces that a unique study in the journal Heart Rhythm demonstrates high acute success (98%) and durable pulmonary vein (PV) isolation rates achievable with a single, visually-guided HeartLight EAS ablation procedure.
Researchers Use Brain Imaging To Uncover Susceptibility To Psychological Stress And Trauma
http://mnt.to/a/46JC
Most people have intense emotional reactions to traumatizing events like road accidents or combat. But some suffer far longer, caught in the grip of long-term debilitating disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
How Music Benefits The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/46Lc
Studies by the University Hospital San Raffaele (Milan, Italy), presented at the 22nd Meeting of the European Neurological Society (ENS) in Prague demonstrated that test persons with no musical background were not only visibly more skilled after completing two weeks of regular exercise on a piano keyboard, their brains also changed measurably.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Reduced Risk Of Autism In Offspring When Folic Acid Taken During Early Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/46JK
A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with autism.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Obesity In Childhood Can Harm Social And Emotional Well-Being And Academic Performance
http://mnt.to/a/46JG
Obesity among children has increased dramatically over the past 40 years and has been tied to many health problems. Now a new study has found that children's weight is associated with their math performance.
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** PANCREATIC CANCER News **
Understanding Of Inflammation And Cancer In The Pancreas Improved By Unexpected Discovery
http://mnt.to/a/46K8
An unexpected discovery of how the body controls cell death has revealed a potential new therapeutic target.A research team based at Cardiff University's School of Biosciences has already revealed the mechanism by which high alcohol intake can induce pancreatitis and its progression to pancreatic cancer.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Parkinson's Disease - Smelling Test For Early Detection
http://mnt.to/a/46Lg
Even though Parkinson's disease is incurable, nowadays doctors are able to favorably influence the course of the disease, so that patients are able to enjoy a high quality of life for many years.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
HIV Destroyed And Its Oral Transmission Blocked By Breast Milk In Humanized Mouse
http://mnt.to/a/46Kb
More than 15 percent of new HIV infections occur in children. Without treatment, only 65 percent of HIV-infected children will live until their first birthday, and fewer than half will make it to the age of two.
PATH And Partners Issue Diarrhea/Pneumonia Declaration To Call For Action Against Leading Causes Of Child Mortality
http://mnt.to/a/46K5
With an unprecedented commitment that bridges the urgent need to address diarrheal disease with unique opportunities to overcome it once and for all, leaders in global health issued this Declaration on Scaling-up Treatment of Diarrhea and Pneumonia.
Obesity In Childhood Can Harm Social And Emotional Well-Being And Academic Performance
http://mnt.to/a/46JG
Obesity among children has increased dramatically over the past 40 years and has been tied to many health problems. Now a new study has found that children's weight is associated with their math performance.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Reduced Risk Of Autism In Offspring When Folic Acid Taken During Early Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/46JK
A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with autism.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
How Music Benefits The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/46Lc
Studies by the University Hospital San Raffaele (Milan, Italy), presented at the 22nd Meeting of the European Neurological Society (ENS) in Prague demonstrated that test persons with no musical background were not only visibly more skilled after completing two weeks of regular exercise on a piano keyboard, their brains also changed measurably.
Meditation Can Calm Stress, Aid Concentration, Aid Multitasking
http://mnt.to/a/46JL
Need to do some serious multitasking? Some training in meditation beforehand could make the work smoother and less stressful, new research from the University of Washington shows.Work by UW Information School professors David Levy and Jacob Wobbrock suggests that meditation training can help people working with information stay on tasks longer with fewer distractions and also improves memory and reduces stress.
Obesity In Childhood Can Harm Social And Emotional Well-Being And Academic Performance
http://mnt.to/a/46JG
Obesity among children has increased dramatically over the past 40 years and has been tied to many health problems. Now a new study has found that children's weight is associated with their math performance.
Researchers Use Brain Imaging To Uncover Susceptibility To Psychological Stress And Trauma
http://mnt.to/a/46JC
Most people have intense emotional reactions to traumatizing events like road accidents or combat. But some suffer far longer, caught in the grip of long-term debilitating disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Broken Heart, Broken Bones: Falls Among Elderly Tied To Depression
http://mnt.to/a/46KR
A new study has found that people suffering from depression are more likely to fall, pointing to a complex relationship between mental illness, a sense of balance, and falling in older people.
Growing, Aging Population And Increased Survival Prompt Estimate Of Nearly 18 Million Cancer Survivors In The US By 2022
http://mnt.to/a/46K9
The number of Americans with a history of cancer, currently estimated to be 13.7 million, will grow to almost 18 million by 2022, according to a first-ever report by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Stanford Scientists Challenge Proposed Testosterone Testing Of Some Female Olympians
http://mnt.to/a/46JB
Proposed Olympic policies for testing the testosterone levels of select female athletes could discriminate against women who may not meet traditional notions of femininity and distort the scientific evidence on the relationship between testosterone, sex and athletic performance, says a Stanford University School of Medicine bioethicist and her colleagues.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
PATH And Partners Issue Diarrhea/Pneumonia Declaration To Call For Action Against Leading Causes Of Child Mortality
http://mnt.to/a/46K5
With an unprecedented commitment that bridges the urgent need to address diarrheal disease with unique opportunities to overcome it once and for all, leaders in global health issued this Declaration on Scaling-up Treatment of Diarrhea and Pneumonia.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
HIV Destroyed And Its Oral Transmission Blocked By Breast Milk In Humanized Mouse
http://mnt.to/a/46Kb
More than 15 percent of new HIV infections occur in children. Without treatment, only 65 percent of HIV-infected children will live until their first birthday, and fewer than half will make it to the age of two.
Stanford Scientists Challenge Proposed Testosterone Testing Of Some Female Olympians
http://mnt.to/a/46JB
Proposed Olympic policies for testing the testosterone levels of select female athletes could discriminate against women who may not meet traditional notions of femininity and distort the scientific evidence on the relationship between testosterone, sex and athletic performance, says a Stanford University School of Medicine bioethicist and her colleagues.
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