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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Alcohol Consumption Affects Ability To Overcome Fear
http://mnt.to/a/4843
Doctors have known for a long time that alcoholism is associated with increased risk of anxiety, such as PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), and that heavy drinkers are more likely to be involved in automobile accidents and/or domestic violence situations.
The Brain Is Rewired By Heavy Drinking, Increasing Susceptibility To Anxiety Problems
http://mnt.to/a/483M
Doctors have long recognized a link between alcoholism and anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those who drink heavily are at increased risk for traumatic events like car accidents and domestic violence, but that only partially explains the connection.
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** ALLERGY News **
Pollen-Free House Plants For Hay Fever Sufferers
http://mnt.to/a/482s
New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Plant Biology shows how targeting two bacterial genes into an ornamental plant (Pelargonium), can produce long-lived and pollen-free plants.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
The Brain Is Rewired By Heavy Drinking, Increasing Susceptibility To Anxiety Problems
http://mnt.to/a/483M
Doctors have long recognized a link between alcoholism and anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those who drink heavily are at increased risk for traumatic events like car accidents and domestic violence, but that only partially explains the connection.
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Researchers Study Use Of MRI In Osteoarthritis
http://mnt.to/a/483z
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected a high prevalence of abnormalities associated with knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly patients that had no evidence of knee osteoarthritis in X-ray images.
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** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **
Acts Of Terror Or Political Aggression May Be Predicted By Leaders' Emotional Cues
http://mnt.to/a/482Y
Leaders often use rousing speeches to evoke powerful emotions, and those emotions may predict when a group will commit an act of violence or terrorism, according to new research published in the journal Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
New, Less Expensive Nanolithography Technique Developed By Researchers
http://mnt.to/a/483D
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications.
Two 'Firsts' Regarding Protein Crucial To Human Cardiac Function
http://mnt.to/a/483B
Florida State University researchers led by physics doctoral student Campion Loong have achieved significant benchmarks in a study of the human cardiac protein alpha-tropomyosin, which is an essential, molecular-level component that controls the heart's contraction on every beat.
Stem Cell Behavior In Regeneration And Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4832
The skin, the blood, and the lining of the gut - adult stem cells replenish them daily. But stem cells really show off their healing powers in planarians, humble flatworms fabled for their ability to rebuild any missing body part.
Biologists Create The First Predictive Computational Model Of Gene Networks That Control The Development Of Sea-Urchin Embryos
http://mnt.to/a/482t
As an animal develops from an embryo, its cells take diverse paths, eventually forming different body parts - muscles, bones, heart. In order for each cell to know what to do during development, it follows a genetic blueprint, which consists of complex webs of interacting genes called gene regulatory networks.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Microcirculation Of Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells Impeded By Protein
http://mnt.to/a/482z
When the parasite responsible for malaria infects human red blood cells, it launches a 48-hour remodeling of the host cells. During the first 24 hours of this cycle, a protein called RESA undertakes the first step of renovation: enhancing the stiffness of the cell membranes.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Researchers Study Use Of MRI In Osteoarthritis
http://mnt.to/a/483z
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected a high prevalence of abnormalities associated with knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly patients that had no evidence of knee osteoarthritis in X-ray images.
New Research Suggests That A Protein Called Grb10 Plays A Crucial Role In Increasing Muscle Mass During Development
http://mnt.to/a/482y
Scientists have moved closer toward helping people grow big, strong muscles without needing to hit the weight room. Australian researchers have found that by blocking the function of a protein called Grb10 while mice were in the womb, they were considerably stronger and more muscular than their normal counterparts.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
A Possible Therapy For Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer Identified
http://mnt.to/a/482C
A study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) has discovered how tamoxifen-resistant breast-cancer cells grow and proliferate.
Diverse Metabolic Roles Revealed For PML Tumor Suppressor Gene
http://mnt.to/a/482w
Two papers led by scientific teams from the Cancer Genetics Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shed new light on the genetic mechanisms underlying cellular energy and metabolism and, at the same time, highlight both the challenges and opportunities of genetic approaches to cancer treatment.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
DEAD-Box Proteins Function As Recycling Nanopistons When Unwinding RNA
http://mnt.to/a/483L
Molecular biologists at The University of Texas at Austin have solved one of the mysteries of how double-stranded RNA is remodeled inside cells in both their normal and disease states. The discovery may have implications for treating cancer and viruses in humans.
Xtandi (Enzalutamide) Approved For Late Stage Prostate Cancer, FDA
http://mnt.to/a/483G
Xtandi (enzalutamide) has been approved for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer that has recurred or spread, regardless of whether patients received medical or surgical therapy to reduce testosterone levels, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.
Experimental Vaccine Therapies Complicated By Cancer 'Turning Off' Important Immune Cells
http://mnt.to/a/482H
A research report published in the September 2012 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers a possible explanation of why some cancer vaccines are not as effective as hoped, while at the same time identifies a new therapeutic strategy for treating autoimmune problems.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Two 'Firsts' Regarding Protein Crucial To Human Cardiac Function
http://mnt.to/a/483B
Florida State University researchers led by physics doctoral student Campion Loong have achieved significant benchmarks in a study of the human cardiac protein alpha-tropomyosin, which is an essential, molecular-level component that controls the heart's contraction on every beat.
Cardiometabolic Risks And Sexual Health
http://mnt.to/a/482Z
Assessment of sexual function should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men, regardless of the presence or absence of known cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Ajay Nehra, lead author of a report by the Princeton Consensus (Expert Panel) Conference, a collaboration of 22 international, multispecialty researchers.
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** COPD News **
Researchers Find Potential Key To Halt Progression, Reverse Damage From Emphysema
http://mnt.to/a/483y
A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has shown that a compound used in some skin creams may halt the progression of emphysema and reverse some of the damage caused by the disease.
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** DENTISTRY News **
Coconut Oil May Prevent Tooth Decay
http://mnt.to/a/4844
Coconut oil, a natural antibiotic when digested, destroys the bacteria that cause tooth decay, researchers at the Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland, reported at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn conference at the University of Warwick, England, today.
In-Depth Look At The Socio-Demographic Breakdown Of Periodontal Disease In U.S. Adults
http://mnt.to/a/482S
In a study titled "Prevalence of Periodontis in Adults in the United States: 2009 and 2010," lead author Paul Eke, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, estimates the prevalence, severity and extent of periodontitis in the adult U.
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** DIABETES News **
New Optical Instrument Helps Diagnose, Monitor Peripheral Arterial Disease In Diabetics
http://mnt.to/a/482P
For many diabetics, monitoring their condition involves much more than adhering to a routine of glucose sensing and insulin injections. It also entails carefully monitoring the ongoing toll this disease takes on their body.
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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **
New Discovery Offers Hope For People Who Can't Smell
http://mnt.to/a/4842
A recent study by researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School and their team from other universities and published online in Nature Medicine reports that gene therapy could help people restore their sense of smell.
Gene Therapy In Mice Restores Sense Of Smell
http://mnt.to/a/483H
Scientists have restored the sense of smell in mice through gene therapy for the first time -- a hopeful sign for people who can't smell anything from birth or lose it due to disease.The achievement in curing congenital anosmia -- the medical term for lifelong inability to detect odors -- may also aid research on other conditions that also stem from problems with the cilia.
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** ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION / PREMATURE EJACULATION News **
Cardiometabolic Risks And Sexual Health
http://mnt.to/a/482Z
Assessment of sexual function should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men, regardless of the presence or absence of known cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Ajay Nehra, lead author of a report by the Princeton Consensus (Expert Panel) Conference, a collaboration of 22 international, multispecialty researchers.
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** FERTILITY News **
Early Menopause: A Mouse Model Of Human POI
http://mnt.to/a/482B
Scientists have established a genetic mouse model for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a human condition in which women experience irregular menstrual cycles and reduced fertility, and early exposure to estrogen deficiency.
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
Influenza Is Transmissible Before Onset Of Symptoms
http://mnt.to/a/483P
Flu can be transmitted before symptoms appear, researchers from Imperial College London reported in the journal PLoS ONE after carrying out experiments on ferrets. The scientists say that if their animal experiments apply to humans, people infected with the flu virus may be passing it on to others unwittingly, making it extremely hard to prevent epidemics.
Pandemic Preparedness Lacking In Many US Schools
http://mnt.to/a/482N
Less than half of U.S. schools address pandemic preparedness in their school plan, and only 40 percent have updated their school plan since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
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** GENETICS News **
New Discovery Offers Hope For People Who Can't Smell
http://mnt.to/a/4842
A recent study by researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School and their team from other universities and published online in Nature Medicine reports that gene therapy could help people restore their sense of smell.
DEAD-Box Proteins Function As Recycling Nanopistons When Unwinding RNA
http://mnt.to/a/483L
Molecular biologists at The University of Texas at Austin have solved one of the mysteries of how double-stranded RNA is remodeled inside cells in both their normal and disease states. The discovery may have implications for treating cancer and viruses in humans.
Gene Therapy In Mice Restores Sense Of Smell
http://mnt.to/a/483H
Scientists have restored the sense of smell in mice through gene therapy for the first time -- a hopeful sign for people who can't smell anything from birth or lose it due to disease.The achievement in curing congenital anosmia -- the medical term for lifelong inability to detect odors -- may also aid research on other conditions that also stem from problems with the cilia.
Diverse Metabolic Roles Revealed For PML Tumor Suppressor Gene
http://mnt.to/a/482w
Two papers led by scientific teams from the Cancer Genetics Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shed new light on the genetic mechanisms underlying cellular energy and metabolism and, at the same time, highlight both the challenges and opportunities of genetic approaches to cancer treatment.
Biologists Create The First Predictive Computational Model Of Gene Networks That Control The Development Of Sea-Urchin Embryos
http://mnt.to/a/482t
As an animal develops from an embryo, its cells take diverse paths, eventually forming different body parts - muscles, bones, heart. In order for each cell to know what to do during development, it follows a genetic blueprint, which consists of complex webs of interacting genes called gene regulatory networks.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Cardiometabolic Risks And Sexual Health
http://mnt.to/a/482Z
Assessment of sexual function should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men, regardless of the presence or absence of known cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Ajay Nehra, lead author of a report by the Princeton Consensus (Expert Panel) Conference, a collaboration of 22 international, multispecialty researchers.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Drug Cocktail Design For HIV Patients Is Extremely Important
http://mnt.to/a/4845
The relationship between how accurately HIV patients take the drugs prescribed by their doctors and the chance of the virus developing drug resistance has been well known for quite some time.
Mathematical Model Helps To Design Efficient Multi-Drug Therapies
http://mnt.to/a/483K
For years, doctors treating those with HIV have recognized a relationship between how faithfully patients take the drugs they prescribe, and how likely the virus is to develop drug resistance.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Blood Pressure Lowered By Kidney Stenting In Patients With Severe Hypertension
http://mnt.to/a/482M
Patients with uncontrolled renovascular hypertension saw a significant improvement in their blood pressure with renal artery stent deployment. The multicenter HERCULES trial, evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the RX Herculink Elite Stent, found that patients with higher blood pressure levels at baseline had the most dramatic reduction in blood pressure following intervention.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Missing Link Discovered Between Stem Cells And Immune System
http://mnt.to/a/483J
UCLA researchers have discovered a type of cell that is the "missing link" between bone marrow stem cells and all the cells of the human immune system, a finding that will lead to a greater understanding of how a healthy immune system is produced and how disease can lead to poor immune function.
Early Activation Of Immune Response Could Lead To Better Vaccines
http://mnt.to/a/482R
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a new "first response" mechanism that the immune system uses to respond to infection. The findings challenge the current understanding of immunity and could lead to new strategies for boosting effectiveness of all vaccines.
Experimental Vaccine Therapies Complicated By Cancer 'Turning Off' Important Immune Cells
http://mnt.to/a/482H
A research report published in the September 2012 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers a possible explanation of why some cancer vaccines are not as effective as hoped, while at the same time identifies a new therapeutic strategy for treating autoimmune problems.
Combined Chemotherapy Effective For Immunodeficient Patients With Secondary Lung Disease
http://mnt.to/a/482G
A team of researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute defined a new treatment for a potentially fatal lung disease in patients with a primary immunodeficiency known as common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
DEAD-Box Proteins Function As Recycling Nanopistons When Unwinding RNA
http://mnt.to/a/483L
Molecular biologists at The University of Texas at Austin have solved one of the mysteries of how double-stranded RNA is remodeled inside cells in both their normal and disease states. The discovery may have implications for treating cancer and viruses in humans.
Early Activation Of Immune Response Could Lead To Better Vaccines
http://mnt.to/a/482R
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a new "first response" mechanism that the immune system uses to respond to infection. The findings challenge the current understanding of immunity and could lead to new strategies for boosting effectiveness of all vaccines.
Guidance For Retreatment Of Lyme Disease May Be Flawed
http://mnt.to/a/482Q
A new statistical review calls into question studies that have been taken as proof that antibiotic retreatment for chronic Lyme disease is futile. That misunderstanding has led to medical guidance that discourages retreatment and insurance coverage for it.
Pandemic Preparedness Lacking In Many US Schools
http://mnt.to/a/482N
Less than half of U.S. schools address pandemic preparedness in their school plan, and only 40 percent have updated their school plan since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Mathematical Model Helps To Design Efficient Multi-Drug Therapies
http://mnt.to/a/483K
For years, doctors treating those with HIV have recognized a relationship between how faithfully patients take the drugs they prescribe, and how likely the virus is to develop drug resistance.
Potential New Medical Uses For Flexible Electronics Technology
http://mnt.to/a/482x
A Wayne State University researcher has developed technology that opens new possibilities for health care and medical applications of electronic devices.Yong Xu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, has developed a simple technology compatible with silicon-on-insulator (SOI) complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) processes for making flexible electronics.
Multipurpose Smartphone App Can Track Objects On The Battlefield As Well As On The Sports Field
http://mnt.to/a/482v
University of Missouri researchers have developed new software using smartphones' GPS and imaging abilities that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and direction of moving objects.
Biologists Create The First Predictive Computational Model Of Gene Networks That Control The Development Of Sea-Urchin Embryos
http://mnt.to/a/482t
As an animal develops from an embryo, its cells take diverse paths, eventually forming different body parts - muscles, bones, heart. In order for each cell to know what to do during development, it follows a genetic blueprint, which consists of complex webs of interacting genes called gene regulatory networks.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Combined Chemotherapy Effective For Immunodeficient Patients With Secondary Lung Disease
http://mnt.to/a/482G
A team of researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute defined a new treatment for a potentially fatal lung disease in patients with a primary immunodeficiency known as common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Diverse Metabolic Roles Revealed For PML Tumor Suppressor Gene
http://mnt.to/a/482w
Two papers led by scientific teams from the Cancer Genetics Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shed new light on the genetic mechanisms underlying cellular energy and metabolism and, at the same time, highlight both the challenges and opportunities of genetic approaches to cancer treatment.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Drug Cocktail Design For HIV Patients Is Extremely Important
http://mnt.to/a/4845
The relationship between how accurately HIV patients take the drugs prescribed by their doctors and the chance of the virus developing drug resistance has been well known for quite some time.
New, Less Expensive Nanolithography Technique Developed By Researchers
http://mnt.to/a/483D
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications.
New Optical Instrument Helps Diagnose, Monitor Peripheral Arterial Disease In Diabetics
http://mnt.to/a/482P
For many diabetics, monitoring their condition involves much more than adhering to a routine of glucose sensing and insulin injections. It also entails carefully monitoring the ongoing toll this disease takes on their body.
Potential New Medical Uses For Flexible Electronics Technology
http://mnt.to/a/482x
A Wayne State University researcher has developed technology that opens new possibilities for health care and medical applications of electronic devices.Yong Xu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, has developed a simple technology compatible with silicon-on-insulator (SOI) complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) processes for making flexible electronics.
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** MENOPAUSE News **
Early Menopause: A Mouse Model Of Human POI
http://mnt.to/a/482B
Scientists have established a genetic mouse model for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a human condition in which women experience irregular menstrual cycles and reduced fertility, and early exposure to estrogen deficiency.
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
Researchers Study Use Of MRI In Osteoarthritis
http://mnt.to/a/483z
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected a high prevalence of abnormalities associated with knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly patients that had no evidence of knee osteoarthritis in X-ray images.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Mathematical Model Helps To Design Efficient Multi-Drug Therapies
http://mnt.to/a/483K
For years, doctors treating those with HIV have recognized a relationship between how faithfully patients take the drugs they prescribe, and how likely the virus is to develop drug resistance.
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** MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY / ALS News **
New Research Suggests That A Protein Called Grb10 Plays A Crucial Role In Increasing Muscle Mass During Development
http://mnt.to/a/482y
Scientists have moved closer toward helping people grow big, strong muscles without needing to hit the weight room. Australian researchers have found that by blocking the function of a protein called Grb10 while mice were in the womb, they were considerably stronger and more muscular than their normal counterparts.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Alcohol Consumption Affects Ability To Overcome Fear
http://mnt.to/a/4843
Doctors have known for a long time that alcoholism is associated with increased risk of anxiety, such as PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), and that heavy drinkers are more likely to be involved in automobile accidents and/or domestic violence situations.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Obesity Can Lower Children's IQ
http://mnt.to/a/483X
Obese children, as well as kids with metabolic syndrome are more likely to be behind their normal-weight peers in spelling, mental flexibility, arithmetic and overall cognitive scores, researchers from New York University School of Medicine and the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, New York, reported in the journal Pediatrics.
Household Items Leading To Chemical Exposure In The Womb May Contribute To Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/482V
Pregnant women who are highly exposed to common environmental chemicals - polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) - have babies that are smaller at birth and larger at 20 months of age, according to a study from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health published online in Environmental Health Perspectives.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Scientists Determine Why Kids With Asthma Are Often Bullied
http://mnt.to/a/483Z
A new study has identified several factors that may help us understand why kids with asthma are bullied more than healthy kids. The research, presented September 2, 2012 at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, emphasized how important it is for doctors to talk to their pediatric patients with asthma about bullying, while also explaining other potential effects the disease could have on other areas of their lives.
Obesity Can Lower Children's IQ
http://mnt.to/a/483X
Obese children, as well as kids with metabolic syndrome are more likely to be behind their normal-weight peers in spelling, mental flexibility, arithmetic and overall cognitive scores, researchers from New York University School of Medicine and the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, New York, reported in the journal Pediatrics.
Asthma Symptoms May Increase Following Exposure To Common Toxic Substances
http://mnt.to/a/483C
Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research.
Household Items Leading To Chemical Exposure In The Womb May Contribute To Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/482V
Pregnant women who are highly exposed to common environmental chemicals - polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) - have babies that are smaller at birth and larger at 20 months of age, according to a study from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health published online in Environmental Health Perspectives.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Household Items Leading To Chemical Exposure In The Womb May Contribute To Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/482V
Pregnant women who are highly exposed to common environmental chemicals - polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) - have babies that are smaller at birth and larger at 20 months of age, according to a study from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health published online in Environmental Health Perspectives.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
How Community Health Centers Could Offer Better Access To Subspecialty Care
http://mnt.to/a/4833
The Affordable Care Act will fund more community health centers, making primary care more accessible to the underserved. But this may not necessarily lead to better access to subspecialty care.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Xtandi (Enzalutamide) Approved For Late Stage Prostate Cancer, FDA
http://mnt.to/a/483G
Xtandi (enzalutamide) has been approved for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer that has recurred or spread, regardless of whether patients received medical or surgical therapy to reduce testosterone levels, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Obesity Can Lower Children's IQ
http://mnt.to/a/483X
Obese children, as well as kids with metabolic syndrome are more likely to be behind their normal-weight peers in spelling, mental flexibility, arithmetic and overall cognitive scores, researchers from New York University School of Medicine and the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, New York, reported in the journal Pediatrics.
The Brain Is Rewired By Heavy Drinking, Increasing Susceptibility To Anxiety Problems
http://mnt.to/a/483M
Doctors have long recognized a link between alcoholism and anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those who drink heavily are at increased risk for traumatic events like car accidents and domestic violence, but that only partially explains the connection.
Acts Of Terror Or Political Aggression May Be Predicted By Leaders' Emotional Cues
http://mnt.to/a/482Y
Leaders often use rousing speeches to evoke powerful emotions, and those emotions may predict when a group will commit an act of violence or terrorism, according to new research published in the journal Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Asthma Symptoms May Increase Following Exposure To Common Toxic Substances
http://mnt.to/a/483C
Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research.
How Community Health Centers Could Offer Better Access To Subspecialty Care
http://mnt.to/a/4833
The Affordable Care Act will fund more community health centers, making primary care more accessible to the underserved. But this may not necessarily lead to better access to subspecialty care.
Pandemic Preparedness Lacking In Many US Schools
http://mnt.to/a/482N
Less than half of U.S. schools address pandemic preparedness in their school plan, and only 40 percent have updated their school plan since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
Multipurpose Smartphone App Can Track Objects On The Battlefield As Well As On The Sports Field
http://mnt.to/a/482v
University of Missouri researchers have developed new software using smartphones' GPS and imaging abilities that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and direction of moving objects.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Scientists Determine Why Kids With Asthma Are Often Bullied
http://mnt.to/a/483Z
A new study has identified several factors that may help us understand why kids with asthma are bullied more than healthy kids. The research, presented September 2, 2012 at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, emphasized how important it is for doctors to talk to their pediatric patients with asthma about bullying, while also explaining other potential effects the disease could have on other areas of their lives.
Electronic Cigarettes Harm The Lungs
http://mnt.to/a/483F
Electronic cigarettes, seen by many as a healthy alternative to tobacco smoking, do cause damage to the lungs, scientists from the University of Athens, Greece, explained at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress 2012, Vienna, on Sunday.
Asthma Symptoms May Increase Following Exposure To Common Toxic Substances
http://mnt.to/a/483C
Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research.
Researchers Find Potential Key To Halt Progression, Reverse Damage From Emphysema
http://mnt.to/a/483y
A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has shown that a compound used in some skin creams may halt the progression of emphysema and reverse some of the damage caused by the disease.
Combined Chemotherapy Effective For Immunodeficient Patients With Secondary Lung Disease
http://mnt.to/a/482G
A team of researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute defined a new treatment for a potentially fatal lung disease in patients with a primary immunodeficiency known as common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Electronic Cigarettes Harm The Lungs
http://mnt.to/a/483F
Electronic cigarettes, seen by many as a healthy alternative to tobacco smoking, do cause damage to the lungs, scientists from the University of Athens, Greece, explained at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress 2012, Vienna, on Sunday.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
New Research Suggests That A Protein Called Grb10 Plays A Crucial Role In Increasing Muscle Mass During Development
http://mnt.to/a/482y
Scientists have moved closer toward helping people grow big, strong muscles without needing to hit the weight room. Australian researchers have found that by blocking the function of a protein called Grb10 while mice were in the womb, they were considerably stronger and more muscular than their normal counterparts.
Multipurpose Smartphone App Can Track Objects On The Battlefield As Well As On The Sports Field
http://mnt.to/a/482v
University of Missouri researchers have developed new software using smartphones' GPS and imaging abilities that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and direction of moving objects.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Missing Link Discovered Between Stem Cells And Immune System
http://mnt.to/a/483J
UCLA researchers have discovered a type of cell that is the "missing link" between bone marrow stem cells and all the cells of the human immune system, a finding that will lead to a greater understanding of how a healthy immune system is produced and how disease can lead to poor immune function.
Stem Cell Behavior In Regeneration And Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4832
The skin, the blood, and the lining of the gut - adult stem cells replenish them daily. But stem cells really show off their healing powers in planarians, humble flatworms fabled for their ability to rebuild any missing body part.
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** SWINE FLU News **
Influenza Is Transmissible Before Onset Of Symptoms
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Flu can be transmitted before symptoms appear, researchers from Imperial College London reported in the journal PLoS ONE after carrying out experiments on ferrets. The scientists say that if their animal experiments apply to humans, people infected with the flu virus may be passing it on to others unwittingly, making it extremely hard to prevent epidemics.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Tax Incentives For Living Organ Donors
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The policies that several states have adopted giving tax deductions or credits to living organ donors do not appear to have increased donation rates. Authors of the study, appearing in the American Journal of Transplantation, found little difference in the annual number of living organ donations per 100,000 population between the 15 states that had enacted some sort of tax benefit as of 2009 and states having no such policy at that time.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Microcirculation Of Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells Impeded By Protein
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When the parasite responsible for malaria infects human red blood cells, it launches a 48-hour remodeling of the host cells. During the first 24 hours of this cycle, a protein called RESA undertakes the first step of renovation: enhancing the stiffness of the cell membranes.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Xtandi (Enzalutamide) Approved For Late Stage Prostate Cancer, FDA
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Xtandi (enzalutamide) has been approved for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer that has recurred or spread, regardless of whether patients received medical or surgical therapy to reduce testosterone levels, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.
Blood Pressure Lowered By Kidney Stenting In Patients With Severe Hypertension
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Patients with uncontrolled renovascular hypertension saw a significant improvement in their blood pressure with renal artery stent deployment. The multicenter HERCULES trial, evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the RX Herculink Elite Stent, found that patients with higher blood pressure levels at baseline had the most dramatic reduction in blood pressure following intervention.
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** VASCULAR News **
New Optical Instrument Helps Diagnose, Monitor Peripheral Arterial Disease In Diabetics
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For many diabetics, monitoring their condition involves much more than adhering to a routine of glucose sensing and insulin injections. It also entails carefully monitoring the ongoing toll this disease takes on their body.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Pollen-Free House Plants For Hay Fever Sufferers
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New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Plant Biology shows how targeting two bacterial genes into an ornamental plant (Pelargonium), can produce long-lived and pollen-free plants.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Early Menopause: A Mouse Model Of Human POI
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Scientists have established a genetic mouse model for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a human condition in which women experience irregular menstrual cycles and reduced fertility, and early exposure to estrogen deficiency.
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