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** ADHD News **
Girls Who Have ADHD As Kids Are More Likely To Attempt Suicide As Adults
http://mnt.to/a/47Qx
According to a study published online in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, girls are considerably more likely to attempt suicide or injure themselves as young adults if they have attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Study Reveals The Brain's Mysterious Switchboard Operator
http://mnt.to/a/47NN
A mysterious region deep in the human brain could be where we sort through the onslaught of stimuli from the outside world and focus on the information most important to our behavior and survival, Princeton University researchers have found.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Obesity May Speed Up Mental Decline
http://mnt.to/a/47Pz
Combined with high blood pressure and other metabolic factors, people who are obese in middle age may experience a more rapid decline in cognitive skills like thinking and memory.These are the findings of a new study published online in the journal Neurology on Tuesday.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Stress May Cause Illness By Changing Genes
http://mnt.to/a/47P3
A new study suggests that acute psychological stress, which is known to increase the risk of physical and mental illness, may do so by altering the control of genes.A report on the study, thought to be the first to show that stress alters the methylation of DNA and thus the activity of certain genes, appeared online in the journal Translational Psychiatry on 14 August.
Correctional Staff Burnout Less Likely When Management Trusted
http://mnt.to/a/47NL
Correctional facility employees who trust supervisors and management are less likely to experience job burnout, a Wayne State University researcher has found."Trust builds commitment and involvement in the job," said Eric Lambert, Ph.
For Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, War Is Not Necessarily The Cause
http://mnt.to/a/47NG
Recent research carried out at Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University shows that surprisingly, the majority of soldiers exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome were suffering from poor mental health before they were posted to a war zone.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Common Antifungal Drug Shrinks Tumors
http://mnt.to/a/47PQ
An approved generic drug that has been in use for decades is showing promise as a treatment for cancer: in trials on mice it shrank tumors by disrupting their blood supply.Thiabendazole is a generic, FDA-approved, inexpensive antifungal drug that can be taken orally and has been in clincal use for over 40 years.
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** BIPOLAR News **
Potential New Avenues For Drug Treatments And Intervention For Bipolar Disorder
http://mnt.to/a/47PP
The more that we understand the brain, the more complex it becomes. The same can be said about the genetics and neurobiology of psychiatric disorders. For "Mendelian" disorders, like Huntington disease, mutation of a single gene predictably produces a single clinical disorder, following relatively simple genetic principals.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Blood Markers Reveal Severity Of Common Kidney Disease
http://mnt.to/a/47Nd
Increasing blood levels of particular proteins may act as warning signs for patients with one of the most common diseases of the kidney, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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** BREAST CANCER News **
LPA1 Inhibition Induces Metastatic Dormancy In Mouse Models Of Breast Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/47Pb
A lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPAR1) inhibitor, known as Debio-0719, suppresses the development of metastases in mice by inducing cancer cell dormancy, according to a study published August 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Common Antifungal Drug Shrinks Tumors
http://mnt.to/a/47PQ
An approved generic drug that has been in use for decades is showing promise as a treatment for cancer: in trials on mice it shrank tumors by disrupting their blood supply.Thiabendazole is a generic, FDA-approved, inexpensive antifungal drug that can be taken orally and has been in clincal use for over 40 years.
Diagnosing Disease With The Help Of 'DNA Wires'
http://mnt.to/a/47PB
In a discovery that defies the popular meaning of the word "wire," scientists have found that Mother Nature uses DNA as a wire to detect the constantly occurring genetic damage and mistakes that - if left unrepaired - can result in diseases like cancer and underpin the physical and mental decline of aging.
Mouse Study Finds Clear Linkages Between Inflammation, Bacterial Communities And Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/47Nb
What if a key factor ultimately behind a cancer was not a genetic defect but ecological?Ecologists have long known that when some major change disturbs an environment in some way, ecosystem structure is likely to change dramatically.
Researchers Identified Markers That Predict Progression Of Oral Lesions To Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/47KH
Patients with oral lesions can be grouped according to risk levelA group of molecular markers have been identified that can help clinicians determine which patients with low-grade oral premalignant lesions are at high risk for progression to oral cancer, according to data from the Oral Cancer Prediction Longitudinal Study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Heart Failure Rates In Ontario Have Decreased By 33% Over A Decade
http://mnt.to/a/47QD
Over the last decade the number of new heart failure cases in Ontario has decreased by 33%, which indicates that preventive efforts may be working even though the mortality rate for those with the disease is still high.
Photographic Cholesterol Test - A New Noninvasive Way To Test Cholesterol
http://mnt.to/a/47Qz
In India, researchers have developed a noninvasive approach to test cholesterol levels in patients who are at a greater risk for heart disease. The total cholesterol test uses a digital camera to take a photo of the back of the patient's hand.
Psoriasis Treatments May Protect The Heart
http://mnt.to/a/47Px
A study published Online First in JAMA's journal Archives of Dermatology reveals that using tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for treating psoriasis is linked to a considerably lower risk for heart attacks or myocardial infarction compared to other forms of treatment.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
Drop In Circumcision Of Male Newborns Could Add Billions To Health Care Costs
http://mnt.to/a/47PS
A team of disease experts and health economists at Johns Hopkins warns that steadily declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision could add more than $4.4 billion in avoidable health care costs if rates over the next decade drop to levels now seen in Europe.
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Photographic Cholesterol Test - A New Noninvasive Way To Test Cholesterol
http://mnt.to/a/47Qz
In India, researchers have developed a noninvasive approach to test cholesterol levels in patients who are at a greater risk for heart disease. The total cholesterol test uses a digital camera to take a photo of the back of the patient's hand.
A Noninvasive Approach To Total Cholesterol Determination
http://mnt.to/a/47NR
Researchers in India have developed a total cholesterol test that uses a digital camera to take a snapshot of the back of the patient's hand rather than a blood sample. The image obtained is cropped and compared with images in a database for known cholesterol levels.
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Paying Prisoners To Participate In Research
http://mnt.to/a/47NQ
When members of the public participate in research studies, they are often given incentives - such as cash or gift cards for food - as compensation or reimbursement for their time and effort.
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** CONFERENCES News **
Global Clinical Trials: Preferred CRO Partnerships, 1-2 October 2012, Philadelphia, PA
http://mnt.to/a/47Qr
In the past 15 years, the number of new drug applications on pharmaceuticals in the United States has decreased by half, yet R&D spending has tripled. Pharmaceutical companies have resorted to outsourcing clinical research in order to contain costs.
Best Practices In KOL & Prescriber Management In Oncology, 19-20 November 2012, Belgium
http://mnt.to/a/47Qq
This will be the only oncology focused event looking at new commercial models & strategies to communicate & engage with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and key prescribers. One of the goals will be to improve seamless coordination between all internal & external stakeholders in strategic, operational and tactical roles.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Common Parasite Linked To Suicide Risk
http://mnt.to/a/47Pm
Testing positive for a common parasite that lives in the bodies of 10 - 20% of Americans is linked to a sevenfold higher risk of attempted suicide according to new research.This was the main finding of a study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry that supports growing evidence linking infection by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite to suicide attempts.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Psoriasis Treatments May Protect The Heart
http://mnt.to/a/47Px
A study published Online First in JAMA's journal Archives of Dermatology reveals that using tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for treating psoriasis is linked to a considerably lower risk for heart attacks or myocardial infarction compared to other forms of treatment.
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** DIABETES News **
Development Of 'All-Natural' Method For Studying Pancreatic Islets Aids Diabetes Research And Is Translatable To Other Diseases
http://mnt.to/a/47NM
Food isn't the only thing going organic these days.An 'all-natural' method for studying pancreatic islets, the small tissues responsible for insulin production and regulation in the body, has recently been developed by researchers at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) to try to track metabolic changes in living tissues in 'real time' and without additional chemicals or drugs.
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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **
Restoring Vocal Cord Flexibility
http://mnt.to/a/47PG
A new made-in-the-lab material designed to rejuvenate the human voice, restoring the flexibility that vocal cords lose with age and disease, is emerging from a collaboration between scientists and physicians, a scientist heading the development team said.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Substance In Mammalian Semen May Have A Direct Effect On The Female Brain
http://mnt.to/a/47PR
An international team of scientists led by Gregg Adams at the University of Saskatchewan has discovered that a protein in semen acts on the female brain to prompt ovulation, and is the same molecule that regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve cells.
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** FERTILITY News **
Substance In Mammalian Semen May Have A Direct Effect On The Female Brain
http://mnt.to/a/47PR
An international team of scientists led by Gregg Adams at the University of Saskatchewan has discovered that a protein in semen acts on the female brain to prompt ovulation, and is the same molecule that regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve cells.
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** GENETICS News **
Righting Injustice: Science Helping Innocent People Proven Guilty
http://mnt.to/a/47PH
Should Lady Justice, that centuries-old personification of truth and fairness in the legal system, cast off her ancient Roman robe, sword and scales and instead embrace 21st century symbols of justice meted out objectively without fear or favor? A scientist's laboratory jacket, perhaps? And a spiral strand of the genetic material DNA?An unusual symposium that might beg such a question - showcasing chemistry's role in righting some of the highest-profile cases of innocent people proven guilty - unfolded at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society.
Describing For The First Time How PPR Proteins Recognise Their RNA Targets
http://mnt.to/a/47PD
Scientists have cracked a molecular code that may open the way to destroying or correcting defective gene products, such as those that cause genetic disorders in humans.The code determines the recognition of RNA molecules by a superfamily of RNA-binding proteins called pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins.
Diagnosing Disease With The Help Of 'DNA Wires'
http://mnt.to/a/47PB
In a discovery that defies the popular meaning of the word "wire," scientists have found that Mother Nature uses DNA as a wire to detect the constantly occurring genetic damage and mistakes that - if left unrepaired - can result in diseases like cancer and underpin the physical and mental decline of aging.
Stress May Cause Illness By Changing Genes
http://mnt.to/a/47P3
A new study suggests that acute psychological stress, which is known to increase the risk of physical and mental illness, may do so by altering the control of genes.A report on the study, thought to be the first to show that stress alters the methylation of DNA and thus the activity of certain genes, appeared online in the journal Translational Psychiatry on 14 August.
DNA - The Book: Next-Generation Sequencing Technology And A Novel Strategy To Encode 1,000 Times The Largest Data Size Previously Achieved In DNA
http://mnt.to/a/47NP
Although George Church's next book doesn't hit the shelves until Oct. 2, it has already passed an enviable benchmark: 70 billion copies - roughly triple the sum of the top 100 books of all time.
Psychopaths Get A Break From Biology: Judges Reduce Sentences If Genetics, Neurobiology Are Blamed
http://mnt.to/a/47Ng
A University of Utah survey of judges in 19 states found that if a convicted criminal is a psychopath, judges consider it an aggravating factor in sentencing, but if judges also hear biological explanations for the disorder, they reduce the sentence by about a year on average.
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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **
What Is Deafness? What Is Hearing Loss?
http://mnt.to/a/47Qt
Hearing impairment, deafness, or hearing loss refers to the inability to hear things, either totally or partially. Symptoms may be mild, moderate, severe or profound. A patient with mild hearing impairment may have problems understanding speech, especially if there is a lot of noise around, while those with moderate deafness may need a hearing aid.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Heart Failure Rates In Ontario Have Decreased By 33% Over A Decade
http://mnt.to/a/47QD
Over the last decade the number of new heart failure cases in Ontario has decreased by 33%, which indicates that preventive efforts may be working even though the mortality rate for those with the disease is still high.
Photographic Cholesterol Test - A New Noninvasive Way To Test Cholesterol
http://mnt.to/a/47Qz
In India, researchers have developed a noninvasive approach to test cholesterol levels in patients who are at a greater risk for heart disease. The total cholesterol test uses a digital camera to take a photo of the back of the patient's hand.
A Noninvasive Approach To Total Cholesterol Determination
http://mnt.to/a/47NR
Researchers in India have developed a total cholesterol test that uses a digital camera to take a snapshot of the back of the patient's hand rather than a blood sample. The image obtained is cropped and compared with images in a database for known cholesterol levels.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Green Tea And Chocolate Compounds Can Reduce Brain Complications Associated With HIV
http://mnt.to/a/47QB
Current HIV drug therapies are not able to control the virus' complete replication in the brain and are therefore ineffective against complications linked to neurocognitive impairment in HIV patients.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
The Strange Case Of UCP2
http://mnt.to/a/47NF
Uncoupling proteins present a paradox. They are found within mitochondria and serve to prevent the cell's powerhouses from exploiting the charge differential across their membranes to generate ATP, which the body uses as an energy source.
Mouse Study Finds Clear Linkages Between Inflammation, Bacterial Communities And Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/47Nb
What if a key factor ultimately behind a cancer was not a genetic defect but ecological?Ecologists have long known that when some major change disturbs an environment in some way, ecosystem structure is likely to change dramatically.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
West Nile Cases Increase After A 10 Year Lull
http://mnt.to/a/47Qv
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more cases of the West Nile virus in 2012 than any year, making it the worst West Nile virus outbreak since the disease was first detected in the United States in 1999.
Bringing Better Sanitation And Clean Drinking Water To Developing Nations: Women Could Play Key Role In Correcting Crisis
http://mnt.to/a/47PF
People in ancient Rome 2,000 years ago had better access to clean water and sanitation that keeps disease-causing human excrement out of contact with people than many residents of the 21st century, a scientist said here today.
Mouse Study Finds Clear Linkages Between Inflammation, Bacterial Communities And Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/47Nb
What if a key factor ultimately behind a cancer was not a genetic defect but ecological?Ecologists have long known that when some major change disturbs an environment in some way, ecosystem structure is likely to change dramatically.
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** LITIGATION / MEDICAL MALPRACTICE News **
Righting Injustice: Science Helping Innocent People Proven Guilty
http://mnt.to/a/47PH
Should Lady Justice, that centuries-old personification of truth and fairness in the legal system, cast off her ancient Roman robe, sword and scales and instead embrace 21st century symbols of justice meted out objectively without fear or favor? A scientist's laboratory jacket, perhaps? And a spiral strand of the genetic material DNA?An unusual symposium that might beg such a question - showcasing chemistry's role in righting some of the highest-profile cases of innocent people proven guilty - unfolded at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Global Pandemic Of Drug Counterfeiting Addressed By New Technology
http://mnt.to/a/47P5
Drug counterfeiting is so common in some developing countries that patients with serious diseases in Southeast Asia and elsewhere are at risk of getting a poor-quality drug instead of one with ingredients that really treat their illness, a scientist involved in combating the problem said.
A Noninvasive Approach To Total Cholesterol Determination
http://mnt.to/a/47NR
Researchers in India have developed a total cholesterol test that uses a digital camera to take a snapshot of the back of the patient's hand rather than a blood sample. The image obtained is cropped and compared with images in a database for known cholesterol levels.
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
Studying How Elesclomol Works Reveals New Molecular Target For Melanoma Treatment
http://mnt.to/a/47NC
A laboratory study led by UNC medical oncologist Stergios Moschos, MD, demonstrates how a new targeted drug, Elesclomol, blocks oxidative phosphorylation, which appears to play essential role in melanoma that has not been well-understood.
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Girls Who Have ADHD As Kids Are More Likely To Attempt Suicide As Adults
http://mnt.to/a/47Qx
According to a study published online in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, girls are considerably more likely to attempt suicide or injure themselves as young adults if they have attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Psychopaths Get A Break From Biology: Judges Reduce Sentences If Genetics, Neurobiology Are Blamed
http://mnt.to/a/47Ng
A University of Utah survey of judges in 19 states found that if a convicted criminal is a psychopath, judges consider it an aggravating factor in sentencing, but if judges also hear biological explanations for the disorder, they reduce the sentence by about a year on average.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Strokes Mix Up Brain And Muscle Coordination
http://mnt.to/a/47QH
Numerous muscles are involved and use coordination just to perform simple actions like picking up a pen. For instance, the eyes and head need to turn towards the object, the hand needs to reach towards the pen and the fingers need to pick it up.
Researchers Reveal How The Female Brain And Sex Are Connected
http://mnt.to/a/47QF
A study published in the August 20 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that an international team of scientists at Saskatchewan University discovered a protein in semen, which influences the female brain to prompt ovulation and that this molecule also regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve cells.
Green Tea And Chocolate Compounds Can Reduce Brain Complications Associated With HIV
http://mnt.to/a/47QB
Current HIV drug therapies are not able to control the virus' complete replication in the brain and are therefore ineffective against complications linked to neurocognitive impairment in HIV patients.
Obesity Could Be Treated With Deep Brain Stimulation
http://mnt.to/a/47Py
A review article in the August issue of Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, suggests that scientific advances in understanding the "addiction circuitry" of the brain could effectively treat obesity using deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Common Parasite Linked To Suicide Risk
http://mnt.to/a/47Pm
Testing positive for a common parasite that lives in the bodies of 10 - 20% of Americans is linked to a sevenfold higher risk of attempted suicide according to new research.This was the main finding of a study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry that supports growing evidence linking infection by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite to suicide attempts.
UPMC/Pitt Researchers Find PTSD-Concussion Link In Military
http://mnt.to/a/47P9
UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers this week announced an important finding: residual symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and concussions may be linked in military personnel who endure blast and/or blunt traumas.
Study Reveals The Brain's Mysterious Switchboard Operator
http://mnt.to/a/47NN
A mysterious region deep in the human brain could be where we sort through the onslaught of stimuli from the outside world and focus on the information most important to our behavior and survival, Princeton University researchers have found.
Brain Scans Don't Lie About Age Of Young People
http://mnt.to/a/47N9
It isn't uncommon for people to pass for ages much older or younger than their years, but researchers have now found that this feature doesn't apply to our brains. The findings reported online on August 16 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, show that sophisticated brain scans can be used to accurately predict age, give or take a year.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Vitamin D Supplements May Lower Risk Of Respiratory Problems In Kids
http://mnt.to/a/47QJ
A study published online in the journal Pediatrics, shows that the risk of respiratory infections in winter might be reduced in Mongolian schoolchildren by giving them a daily supplement of vitamin D.
Green Tea And Chocolate Compounds Can Reduce Brain Complications Associated With HIV
http://mnt.to/a/47QB
Current HIV drug therapies are not able to control the virus' complete replication in the brain and are therefore ineffective against complications linked to neurocognitive impairment in HIV patients.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Childhood Obesity Linked With Antibiotic Use In Infants Under 6 Months Old
http://mnt.to/a/47Qy
New research, by experts at the NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service, suggests that exposing babies to antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood.
Obesity May Speed Up Mental Decline
http://mnt.to/a/47Pz
Combined with high blood pressure and other metabolic factors, people who are obese in middle age may experience a more rapid decline in cognitive skills like thinking and memory.These are the findings of a new study published online in the journal Neurology on Tuesday.
Obesity Could Be Treated With Deep Brain Stimulation
http://mnt.to/a/47Py
A review article in the August issue of Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, suggests that scientific advances in understanding the "addiction circuitry" of the brain could effectively treat obesity using deep brain stimulation (DBS).
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Vitamin D Supplements May Lower Risk Of Respiratory Problems In Kids
http://mnt.to/a/47QJ
A study published online in the journal Pediatrics, shows that the risk of respiratory infections in winter might be reduced in Mongolian schoolchildren by giving them a daily supplement of vitamin D.
Vanderbilt University Seeks To Increase Exclusive Breast Feeding In Hospitals
http://mnt.to/a/47QC
Vanderbilt University is participating in a new statewide project designed to improve the health of infants and mothers in Tennessee by increasing exclusive breast-feeding in hospitals and delivery centers.
Childhood Obesity Linked With Antibiotic Use In Infants Under 6 Months Old
http://mnt.to/a/47Qy
New research, by experts at the NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service, suggests that exposing babies to antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood.
Using Backpacks Correctly Can Reduce Chance Of Aches As Adults
http://mnt.to/a/47Qw
With the start of school looming, parents should be aware of the dangers and preventable steps of poorly used or overloaded backpacks, according to physical therapists at Quentin Mease Community Hospital.
Drop In Circumcision Of Male Newborns Could Add Billions To Health Care Costs
http://mnt.to/a/47PS
A team of disease experts and health economists at Johns Hopkins warns that steadily declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision could add more than $4.4 billion in avoidable health care costs if rates over the next decade drop to levels now seen in Europe.
Brain Scans Don't Lie About Age Of Young People
http://mnt.to/a/47N9
It isn't uncommon for people to pass for ages much older or younger than their years, but researchers have now found that this feature doesn't apply to our brains. The findings reported online on August 16 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, show that sophisticated brain scans can be used to accurately predict age, give or take a year.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Global Pandemic Of Drug Counterfeiting Addressed By New Technology
http://mnt.to/a/47P5
Drug counterfeiting is so common in some developing countries that patients with serious diseases in Southeast Asia and elsewhere are at risk of getting a poor-quality drug instead of one with ingredients that really treat their illness, a scientist involved in combating the problem said.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Help For Insomniacs Offered By Trained NHS Therapists
http://mnt.to/a/47ND
Insomnia sufferers in England could have greater access to successful treatment, thanks to a training programme developed as part of trials of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Girls Who Have ADHD As Kids Are More Likely To Attempt Suicide As Adults
http://mnt.to/a/47Qx
According to a study published online in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, girls are considerably more likely to attempt suicide or injure themselves as young adults if they have attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Common Parasite Linked To Suicide Risk
http://mnt.to/a/47Pm
Testing positive for a common parasite that lives in the bodies of 10 - 20% of Americans is linked to a sevenfold higher risk of attempted suicide according to new research.This was the main finding of a study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry that supports growing evidence linking infection by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite to suicide attempts.
Stress May Cause Illness By Changing Genes
http://mnt.to/a/47P3
A new study suggests that acute psychological stress, which is known to increase the risk of physical and mental illness, may do so by altering the control of genes.A report on the study, thought to be the first to show that stress alters the methylation of DNA and thus the activity of certain genes, appeared online in the journal Translational Psychiatry on 14 August.
Correctional Staff Burnout Less Likely When Management Trusted
http://mnt.to/a/47NL
Correctional facility employees who trust supervisors and management are less likely to experience job burnout, a Wayne State University researcher has found."Trust builds commitment and involvement in the job," said Eric Lambert, Ph.
For Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, War Is Not Necessarily The Cause
http://mnt.to/a/47NG
Recent research carried out at Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University shows that surprisingly, the majority of soldiers exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome were suffering from poor mental health before they were posted to a war zone.
Help For Insomniacs Offered By Trained NHS Therapists
http://mnt.to/a/47ND
Insomnia sufferers in England could have greater access to successful treatment, thanks to a training programme developed as part of trials of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
West Nile Cases Increase After A 10 Year Lull
http://mnt.to/a/47Qv
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more cases of the West Nile virus in 2012 than any year, making it the worst West Nile virus outbreak since the disease was first detected in the United States in 1999.
Righting Injustice: Science Helping Innocent People Proven Guilty
http://mnt.to/a/47PH
Should Lady Justice, that centuries-old personification of truth and fairness in the legal system, cast off her ancient Roman robe, sword and scales and instead embrace 21st century symbols of justice meted out objectively without fear or favor? A scientist's laboratory jacket, perhaps? And a spiral strand of the genetic material DNA?An unusual symposium that might beg such a question - showcasing chemistry's role in righting some of the highest-profile cases of innocent people proven guilty - unfolded at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society.
Bringing Better Sanitation And Clean Drinking Water To Developing Nations: Women Could Play Key Role In Correcting Crisis
http://mnt.to/a/47PF
People in ancient Rome 2,000 years ago had better access to clean water and sanitation that keeps disease-causing human excrement out of contact with people than many residents of the 21st century, a scientist said here today.
Global Pandemic Of Drug Counterfeiting Addressed By New Technology
http://mnt.to/a/47P5
Drug counterfeiting is so common in some developing countries that patients with serious diseases in Southeast Asia and elsewhere are at risk of getting a poor-quality drug instead of one with ingredients that really treat their illness, a scientist involved in combating the problem said.
From Functional Food To Modified-Risk Tobacco Products: Regulatory Science For Public Health
http://mnt.to/a/47NW
Consumers face a barrage of product claims each day. These claims create consumer expectation of safety and product performance and, assuming they are accurate, facilitate well informed choice.
Paying Prisoners To Participate In Research
http://mnt.to/a/47NQ
When members of the public participate in research studies, they are often given incentives - such as cash or gift cards for food - as compensation or reimbursement for their time and effort.
Correctional Staff Burnout Less Likely When Management Trusted
http://mnt.to/a/47NL
Correctional facility employees who trust supervisors and management are less likely to experience job burnout, a Wayne State University researcher has found."Trust builds commitment and involvement in the job," said Eric Lambert, Ph.
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
From Functional Food To Modified-Risk Tobacco Products: Regulatory Science For Public Health
http://mnt.to/a/47NW
Consumers face a barrage of product claims each day. These claims create consumer expectation of safety and product performance and, assuming they are accurate, facilitate well informed choice.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Vitamin D Supplements May Lower Risk Of Respiratory Problems In Kids
http://mnt.to/a/47QJ
A study published online in the journal Pediatrics, shows that the risk of respiratory infections in winter might be reduced in Mongolian schoolchildren by giving them a daily supplement of vitamin D.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Study Reveals The Brain's Mysterious Switchboard Operator
http://mnt.to/a/47NN
A mysterious region deep in the human brain could be where we sort through the onslaught of stimuli from the outside world and focus on the information most important to our behavior and survival, Princeton University researchers have found.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Restoring Vocal Cord Flexibility
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A new made-in-the-lab material designed to rejuvenate the human voice, restoring the flexibility that vocal cords lose with age and disease, is emerging from a collaboration between scientists and physicians, a scientist heading the development team said.
Diagnosing Disease With The Help Of 'DNA Wires'
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In a discovery that defies the popular meaning of the word "wire," scientists have found that Mother Nature uses DNA as a wire to detect the constantly occurring genetic damage and mistakes that - if left unrepaired - can result in diseases like cancer and underpin the physical and mental decline of aging.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Researchers Reveal How The Female Brain And Sex Are Connected
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A study published in the August 20 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that an international team of scientists at Saskatchewan University discovered a protein in semen, which influences the female brain to prompt ovulation and that this molecule also regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve cells.
Drop In Circumcision Of Male Newborns Could Add Billions To Health Care Costs
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A team of disease experts and health economists at Johns Hopkins warns that steadily declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision could add more than $4.4 billion in avoidable health care costs if rates over the next decade drop to levels now seen in Europe.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Help For Insomniacs Offered By Trained NHS Therapists
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Insomnia sufferers in England could have greater access to successful treatment, thanks to a training programme developed as part of trials of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
From Functional Food To Modified-Risk Tobacco Products: Regulatory Science For Public Health
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Consumers face a barrage of product claims each day. These claims create consumer expectation of safety and product performance and, assuming they are accurate, facilitate well informed choice.
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** STROKE News **
Strokes Mix Up Brain And Muscle Coordination
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Numerous muscles are involved and use coordination just to perform simple actions like picking up a pen. For instance, the eyes and head need to turn towards the object, the hand needs to reach towards the pen and the fingers need to pick it up.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Targeting Male Malaria Mosquito 'Mating Plug' To Control An Epidemic
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Using information about the unique mating practices of the male malaria mosquito - which, unlike any other insect, inserts a plug to seal its sperm inside the female - scientists are zeroing in on a birth-control drug for Anopheles mosquitoes, deadly carriers of the disease that threatens 3 billion people, has infected more than 215 million and kills 655,000 annually.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
What Determines Risks Of Kidney Failure?
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New research appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) has discovered the likelihood of middle-aged adults to develop kidney failure during their lifetime, which could potentially lead to an increase in public interest in the prevention of kidney disease while setting priorities related to kidney care.
Blood Markers Reveal Severity Of Common Kidney Disease
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Increasing blood levels of particular proteins may act as warning signs for patients with one of the most common diseases of the kidney, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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** VETERANS / EX-SERVICEMEN News **
UPMC/Pitt Researchers Find PTSD-Concussion Link In Military
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UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers this week announced an important finding: residual symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and concussions may be linked in military personnel who endure blast and/or blunt traumas.
For Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, War Is Not Necessarily The Cause
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Recent research carried out at Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University shows that surprisingly, the majority of soldiers exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome were suffering from poor mental health before they were posted to a war zone.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Ingredients In Peanut Butter, Chocolate, Ice Cream, Used To Create New Oil Spill Dispersant
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With concerns about the possible health and environmental effects of oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon disaster still fresh in mind, scientists today described a new dispersant made from edible ingredients that both breaks up oil slicks and keeps oil from sticking to the feathers of birds.
Bringing Better Sanitation And Clean Drinking Water To Developing Nations: Women Could Play Key Role In Correcting Crisis
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People in ancient Rome 2,000 years ago had better access to clean water and sanitation that keeps disease-causing human excrement out of contact with people than many residents of the 21st century, a scientist said here today.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Substance In Mammalian Semen May Have A Direct Effect On The Female Brain
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An international team of scientists led by Gregg Adams at the University of Saskatchewan has discovered that a protein in semen acts on the female brain to prompt ovulation, and is the same molecule that regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve cells.
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