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** ADHD News **
A Method Designed For Detecting Certain Neurological Disorders Through The Study Of Eye Movements
http://mnt.to/a/482n
In a study published in the Journal of Neurology, researchers claim that because Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Parkinson's Disease (PD) each involve ocular control and attention dysfunctions, they can be easily identified through an evaluation of how patients move their eyes while they watch television.
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** AID / DISASTERS News **
Changes In Driving Behavior After 9/11 Motivated By Fear
http://mnt.to/a/483c
According to a study that will be published in Psychological Science, catastrophic events, for example, natural disasters, severe stock market dips, or terrorist attacks often happen more than once; twice, to be specific.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Trauma During Childhood Increases Drug Addiction Risk
http://mnt.to/a/4835
While prior research has suggested that signs of an increased risk of addiction are personality traits, such as impulsivity or compulsiveness, there is new evidence from the University of Cambridge suggesting that these characteristics are also associated with a traumatic childhood background.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
State-Of-The-Art Imaging Technology For Alzheimer's Disease Biomarker Development
http://mnt.to/a/482h
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common brain disorders, with an estimated 35 million people affected worldwide. In the last decade, research has advanced our understanding of how AD affects the brain.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Potential Treatment Identified For Cognitive Effects Of Stress-Related Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/482f
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a potential medical treatment for the cognitive effects of stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **
Changes In Driving Behavior After 9/11 Motivated By Fear
http://mnt.to/a/483c
According to a study that will be published in Psychological Science, catastrophic events, for example, natural disasters, severe stock market dips, or terrorist attacks often happen more than once; twice, to be specific.
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** COPD News **
Gene Profiling Helping For Find A Cure For Emphysema
http://mnt.to/a/482r
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States and is thought to affect almost three million people in the UK. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine has identified genes whose activity is altered with increasing lung damage and, using a database of drug effects on gene activity (the Connectivity Map), finds that the compound Gly-His-Lys (GHK) affects the activity of these genes.
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** DIABETES News **
Many Diabetic Patients May Benefit From Cardioprotective Medications
http://mnt.to/a/482g
In individuals with type 2 diabetes, any degree of measurable urinary protein excretion - even in what is considered the normal range - increases their risk of experiencing heart problems, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
A Method Designed For Detecting Certain Neurological Disorders Through The Study Of Eye Movements
http://mnt.to/a/482n
In a study published in the Journal of Neurology, researchers claim that because Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Parkinson's Disease (PD) each involve ocular control and attention dysfunctions, they can be easily identified through an evaluation of how patients move their eyes while they watch television.
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** FERTILITY News **
Time-Lapse Incubator Use For In Vitro Fertilization
http://mnt.to/a/482j
Mayo Clinic recently marked its first births resulting from in vitro fertilization using a new time-lapse incubator that minimizes disturbances from human handling as embryos develop and helps fertility specialists better identify the healthiest embryos.
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** GENETICS News **
Gene Profiling Helping For Find A Cure For Emphysema
http://mnt.to/a/482r
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States and is thought to affect almost three million people in the UK. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine has identified genes whose activity is altered with increasing lung damage and, using a database of drug effects on gene activity (the Connectivity Map), finds that the compound Gly-His-Lys (GHK) affects the activity of these genes.
Antibiotic-Resistance Gene Sharing Discovered Between Human And Soil Bacteria
http://mnt.to/a/482p
Soil bacteria and bacteria that cause human diseases have recently swapped at least seven antibiotic-resistance genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report in Science.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Many Diabetic Patients May Benefit From Cardioprotective Medications
http://mnt.to/a/482g
In individuals with type 2 diabetes, any degree of measurable urinary protein excretion - even in what is considered the normal range - increases their risk of experiencing heart problems, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Discovery Of Important Step In Body's Process For Healing Wounds May Lead To New Way Of Treating Inflammation
http://mnt.to/a/482m
A study published in Current Biology details how an international team of researchers led by Monash University's Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) discovered the mechanism, which shuts down the signal triggering the body's initial inflammatory response to injury.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Antibiotic-Resistance Gene Sharing Discovered Between Human And Soil Bacteria
http://mnt.to/a/482p
Soil bacteria and bacteria that cause human diseases have recently swapped at least seven antibiotic-resistance genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report in Science.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Time-Lapse Incubator Use For In Vitro Fertilization
http://mnt.to/a/482j
Mayo Clinic recently marked its first births resulting from in vitro fertilization using a new time-lapse incubator that minimizes disturbances from human handling as embryos develop and helps fertility specialists better identify the healthiest embryos.
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** LITIGATION / MEDICAL MALPRACTICE News **
Thalidomide Apology 50 Years Later
http://mnt.to/a/483d
Gruenenthal Group's CRO has apologized to mothers who took Thalidomide in the 1950s and 1960s and gave birth to children with congenital birth defects. Exactly 50 years ago today, Thalidomide was pulled off the market.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
In Animal Model, Antibody Found That Prevents Hepatitis C
http://mnt.to/a/482q
A monoclonal antibody developed by MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and tested in an animal model at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, prevents infection by the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
State-Of-The-Art Imaging Technology For Alzheimer's Disease Biomarker Development
http://mnt.to/a/482h
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common brain disorders, with an estimated 35 million people affected worldwide. In the last decade, research has advanced our understanding of how AD affects the brain.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Antibiotic-Resistance Gene Sharing Discovered Between Human And Soil Bacteria
http://mnt.to/a/482p
Soil bacteria and bacteria that cause human diseases have recently swapped at least seven antibiotic-resistance genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report in Science.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
A Method Designed For Detecting Certain Neurological Disorders Through The Study Of Eye Movements
http://mnt.to/a/482n
In a study published in the Journal of Neurology, researchers claim that because Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Parkinson's Disease (PD) each involve ocular control and attention dysfunctions, they can be easily identified through an evaluation of how patients move their eyes while they watch television.
Potential Treatment Identified For Cognitive Effects Of Stress-Related Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/482f
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a potential medical treatment for the cognitive effects of stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Rat Study Suggests That What Babies Eat After Birth Likely Determines Lifetime Risk Of Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/482k
Rats born to mothers fed high-fat diets but who get normal levels of fat in their diets right after birth avoid obesity and its related disorders as adults, according to new Johns Hopkins research.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Rat Study Suggests That What Babies Eat After Birth Likely Determines Lifetime Risk Of Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/482k
Rats born to mothers fed high-fat diets but who get normal levels of fat in their diets right after birth avoid obesity and its related disorders as adults, according to new Johns Hopkins research.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Trauma During Childhood Increases Drug Addiction Risk
http://mnt.to/a/4835
While prior research has suggested that signs of an increased risk of addiction are personality traits, such as impulsivity or compulsiveness, there is new evidence from the University of Cambridge suggesting that these characteristics are also associated with a traumatic childhood background.
Rat Study Suggests That What Babies Eat After Birth Likely Determines Lifetime Risk Of Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/482k
Rats born to mothers fed high-fat diets but who get normal levels of fat in their diets right after birth avoid obesity and its related disorders as adults, according to new Johns Hopkins research.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Thalidomide Apology 50 Years Later
http://mnt.to/a/483d
Gruenenthal Group's CRO has apologized to mothers who took Thalidomide in the 1950s and 1960s and gave birth to children with congenital birth defects. Exactly 50 years ago today, Thalidomide was pulled off the market.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Changes In Driving Behavior After 9/11 Motivated By Fear
http://mnt.to/a/483c
According to a study that will be published in Psychological Science, catastrophic events, for example, natural disasters, severe stock market dips, or terrorist attacks often happen more than once; twice, to be specific.
Trauma During Childhood Increases Drug Addiction Risk
http://mnt.to/a/4835
While prior research has suggested that signs of an increased risk of addiction are personality traits, such as impulsivity or compulsiveness, there is new evidence from the University of Cambridge suggesting that these characteristics are also associated with a traumatic childhood background.
Potential Treatment Identified For Cognitive Effects Of Stress-Related Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/482f
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a potential medical treatment for the cognitive effects of stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Gene Profiling Helping For Find A Cure For Emphysema
http://mnt.to/a/482r
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States and is thought to affect almost three million people in the UK. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine has identified genes whose activity is altered with increasing lung damage and, using a database of drug effects on gene activity (the Connectivity Map), finds that the compound Gly-His-Lys (GHK) affects the activity of these genes.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Many Diabetic Patients May Benefit From Cardioprotective Medications
http://mnt.to/a/482g
In individuals with type 2 diabetes, any degree of measurable urinary protein excretion - even in what is considered the normal range - increases their risk of experiencing heart problems, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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