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** ADHD News **
Majority Of Young Children Still Suffer ADHD Symptoms Despite Treatment
http://mnt.to/a/4bL4
Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious, often severe symptoms and impairment long after their original diagnoses and, in many cases, despite treatment, according to a federally funded multi-center study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Alcohol Abuse And Depression Often Go Hand-In-Hand
http://mnt.to/a/4bLg
For problem drinkers, bouts of depressive symptoms are often the direct result of their heavy alcohol intake, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
First National Survey Examining Alcohol Brand Preferences Among Underage Youth
http://mnt.to/a/4bKW
A relatively small number of alcohol brands dominate underage youth alcohol consumption, according to a new report from researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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** ALLERGY News **
Cut Red Tape And Stop Doctor Prescriptions Of Gluten Free Foods On NHS
http://mnt.to/a/4bMy
The time has come for doctors to stop prescribing gluten free foods to patients allergic to wheat gluten - known as coeliac disease - and for the NHS to find a better way to support patients, says an editorial in the independent review of medical treatment, the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Novel Protein Discovered That May Help Detect Lou Gehrig's Disease And Dementia
http://mnt.to/a/4bLP
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brains of many patients affected with two common neurodegenerative disorders - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Helicopter Parenting Can Violate Students' Basic Needs
http://mnt.to/a/4bLX
When is it time for parents to back away? A new study shows that college students with overcontrolling parents are more likely to be depressed and less satisfied with their lives. This so-called helicopter parenting style negatively affects students' well-being by violating their need to feel both autonomous and competent.
Early Detection, Treatment Needed To Reduce Risk Of Death, Cardiovascular Disease In Cushing's Disease Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bLj
Even after successful treatment, patients with Cushing's disease who were older when diagnosed or had prolonged exposure to excess cortisol face a greater risk of dying or developing cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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** AUTISM News **
Genetic Mutation Can Disrupt Serotonin Signaling And Lead To Behavior Characteristic Of Autism
http://mnt.to/a/4bLM
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as difficulty communicating and resistance to change.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Computer Program Predicts The Role Posture May Play In Reducing Head, Neck Injuries
http://mnt.to/a/4bL3
"Sit up straight in your chair!"That command given by countless parents to their children may one day be delivered by vehicle designers to a robot that is actually a computerized model of a long-distance truck driver or other heavy equipment operator, thanks to a University of Iowa research program.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Few Negative Reactions Expressed By Consumers To The Results Of Genetic Testing For Cancer Mutations
http://mnt.to/a/4bLp
A 23andMe study of consumers' reactions to genetic testing found that even when the tests revealed high-risk mutations in individuals, those individuals had few negative reactions to the news.
African-American Women With Benign Breast Disease May Be At Greater Risk For Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4bKM
A Wayne State University researcher has identified characteristics in benign breast disease associated with future cancer risk in African-American women.Michele Cote, Ph.D., associate professor of oncology in the School of Medicine and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, recently reviewed data from about 1,400 20- to 84-year-old African-American women who underwent breast biopsies between 1997 and 2000.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Lung Cancer To Overtake Breast Cancer Among Women In Europe
http://mnt.to/a/4bNM
Within the next decade lung cancer is predicted to be the main cause of cancer deaths in European women, according to a recent study published in the journal Annals of Oncology. Lung cancer has already become the main cause of cancer death among women in the UK and Poland, overtaking breast cancer.
Improved Understanding Of The Molecular Machinery Of Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4bL7
Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have provided important new details into the activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a cell surface protein that has been strongly linked to a large number of cancers and is a major target of cancer therapies.
Combining Synthetic, Natural Toxins Could Disarm Cancer, Drug-Resistant Bacteria
http://mnt.to/a/4bL2
Cancer researchers from Rice University suggest that a new man-made drug that's already proven effective at killing cancer and drug-resistant bacteria could best deliver its knockout blow when used in combination with drugs made from naturally occurring toxins.
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** CAREGIVERS / HOMECARE News **
In Nursing Homes, High Prevalence Of Drug-Resistant MRSA Found
http://mnt.to/a/4bKY
While most infection control measures are focused on hospitals, a new study points to the need for more targeted interventions to prevent the spread of drug-resistant bugs in nursing homes as community-associated strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) are on the rise in these facilities.
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Trius Announces Publication Of Tedizolid ESTABLISH 1 Trial In JAMA
http://mnt.to/a/4bMB
Key findings include: A once-daily tablet of tedizolid, given over six days, is as effective as a Zyvox (linezolid) tablet given twice a day for 10 days. This is the first published Phase 3 study under new FDA draft guidelines for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), which call for evaluating a response to antibiotics two-to-three days after starting treatment.
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** COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE News **
Unconventional Sugar Treatment Used To Heal Wounds In Hospital Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bNS
Using sugar to heal injuries has now been revealed as "revolutionary" by a particular patient who is getting the treatment at a Birmingham Hospital in the UK.The novel practice, used by a senior lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton's School of Health, Moses Murandu who grew up in Zimbabwe, consists of using granulated sugar on hospital patients to heal wounds and decrease pain.
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** CONFERENCES News **
Preparing For A Future Of Coordinated Care - Interview In Preparation For The Chief Nursing Officer Summit, 14-15 March 2013, Atlanta, Georgia
http://mnt.to/a/4bND
"Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) should educate themselves on care coordination and how it will change in the future," says Cole Edmonson, Vice President, Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Hyper Parents Can Make College Children Depressed
http://mnt.to/a/4bMS
High-energy parents who are still in charge of their college kids' schedules, vacations, and laundry may actually be negatively affecting their children instead of helping them.A new study published in Springer's Journal of Child and Family Studies identified that these college students are actually more depressed and dissatisfied with life than other students.
Study Suggests Link Between Untreated Depression And Response To Shingles Vaccine
http://mnt.to/a/4bMs
Results from a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest a link between untreated depression in older adults and decreased effectiveness of the herpes zoster, or shingles, vaccine.
Helicopter Parenting Can Violate Students' Basic Needs
http://mnt.to/a/4bLX
When is it time for parents to back away? A new study shows that college students with overcontrolling parents are more likely to be depressed and less satisfied with their lives. This so-called helicopter parenting style negatively affects students' well-being by violating their need to feel both autonomous and competent.
Alcohol Abuse And Depression Often Go Hand-In-Hand
http://mnt.to/a/4bLg
For problem drinkers, bouts of depressive symptoms are often the direct result of their heavy alcohol intake, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Unconventional Sugar Treatment Used To Heal Wounds In Hospital Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bNS
Using sugar to heal injuries has now been revealed as "revolutionary" by a particular patient who is getting the treatment at a Birmingham Hospital in the UK.The novel practice, used by a senior lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton's School of Health, Moses Murandu who grew up in Zimbabwe, consists of using granulated sugar on hospital patients to heal wounds and decrease pain.
Trius Announces Publication Of Tedizolid ESTABLISH 1 Trial In JAMA
http://mnt.to/a/4bMB
Key findings include: A once-daily tablet of tedizolid, given over six days, is as effective as a Zyvox (linezolid) tablet given twice a day for 10 days. This is the first published Phase 3 study under new FDA draft guidelines for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), which call for evaluating a response to antibiotics two-to-three days after starting treatment.
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** DIABETES News **
Queen's Study Aims To Use Stem Cells To Help Save Sight Of Diabetes Sufferers
http://mnt.to/a/4bMx
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are hoping to develop a novel approach that could save the sight of millions of diabetes sufferers using adult stem cells.Currently millions of diabetics worldwide are at risk of sight loss due to a condition called Diabetic Retinopathy.
First-Born Children At Increased Risk Of Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders Later In Life
http://mnt.to/a/4bLk
Long a source of sibling rivalry, birth order may raise the risk of first-born children developing diabetes or high blood pressure, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Early Detection, Treatment Needed To Reduce Risk Of Death, Cardiovascular Disease In Cushing's Disease Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bLj
Even after successful treatment, patients with Cushing's disease who were older when diagnosed or had prolonged exposure to excess cortisol face a greater risk of dying or developing cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
Anti-Muellerian Hormone Predicts IVF Success
http://mnt.to/a/4bLh
Women with a high concentration of anti-Mullerian hormone stand a better chance of giving birth after in vitro fertilization, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Queen's Study Aims To Use Stem Cells To Help Save Sight Of Diabetes Sufferers
http://mnt.to/a/4bMx
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are hoping to develop a novel approach that could save the sight of millions of diabetes sufferers using adult stem cells.Currently millions of diabetics worldwide are at risk of sight loss due to a condition called Diabetic Retinopathy.
Rats Given 'Sixth Sense' By Neuroprosthesis Implants Able To 'See' In Infrared
http://mnt.to/a/4bLR
Researchers have given rats the ability to "touch" infrared light, normally invisible to them, by fitting them with an infrared detector wired to microscopic electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes tactile information.
Protein Uncovered That Prevents Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration
http://mnt.to/a/4bLN
Research led by Minghao Jin, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence, has found a protein that protects retinal photoreceptor cells from degeneration caused by light damage.
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** FERTILITY News **
Anti-Muellerian Hormone Predicts IVF Success
http://mnt.to/a/4bLh
Women with a high concentration of anti-Mullerian hormone stand a better chance of giving birth after in vitro fertilization, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
Vitamin C Helps Marathon Runners Reduce Risk Of Catching A Cold
http://mnt.to/a/4bMQ
An updated review of placebo-controlled trials on Vitamin C and the common cold finds the vitamin may help people under heavy physical stress, such as marathon runners and skiers, to reduce their risk of catching a cold.
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** GENETICS News **
Novel Protein Discovered That May Help Detect Lou Gehrig's Disease And Dementia
http://mnt.to/a/4bLP
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brains of many patients affected with two common neurodegenerative disorders - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia.
Protein Uncovered That Prevents Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration
http://mnt.to/a/4bLN
Research led by Minghao Jin, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence, has found a protein that protects retinal photoreceptor cells from degeneration caused by light damage.
Genetic Mutation Can Disrupt Serotonin Signaling And Lead To Behavior Characteristic Of Autism
http://mnt.to/a/4bLM
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as difficulty communicating and resistance to change.
Ability To Tune Gene Activity Will Permit Refined Research For Drug Resistance, Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4bLL
Scientists who built a synthetic gene circuit that allowed for the precise tuning of a gene's expression in yeast have now refined this new research tool to work in human cells, according to research published online in Nature Communications.
Few Negative Reactions Expressed By Consumers To The Results Of Genetic Testing For Cancer Mutations
http://mnt.to/a/4bLp
A 23andMe study of consumers' reactions to genetic testing found that even when the tests revealed high-risk mutations in individuals, those individuals had few negative reactions to the news.
Enzyme Therapy Slows Progression Of Late Infantile Batten Disease In Canine Model
http://mnt.to/a/4bL5
Batten disease is a rare, fatal genetic disorder that affects children. Currently, no effective treatment exists for the disease, which ultimately kills all who are affected. Dachshunds also suffer from Batten disease, and now researchers from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Medicine, in collaboration with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Research Offers New Insight Into RASopathy-Associated Lymphatic Defects
http://mnt.to/a/4bHt
The RAS pathway is a cellular signaling pathway that regulates growth and development in humans. RASopathies are a group of diseases characterized by defects in RAS signaling. Many patients with RASopathies present with defects in the lymphatic system, which removes excess fluid from tissues, absorbs fats from the digestive system, and transports immune cells.
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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **
Three-Week Auditory Training Regimen Aids Comprehension In Hearing-Impaired Children
http://mnt.to/a/4bKS
Children with hearing loss struggle to hear in noisy school classrooms, even with the help of hearing aids and other devices to amplify their teacher's voice. Training the brain to filter out background noise and thus understand spoken words could help the academic performance and quality of life for children who struggle to hear, but there's been little evidence that such noise training works in youngsters.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Early Detection, Treatment Needed To Reduce Risk Of Death, Cardiovascular Disease In Cushing's Disease Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bLj
Even after successful treatment, patients with Cushing's disease who were older when diagnosed or had prolonged exposure to excess cortisol face a greater risk of dying or developing cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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** HIV / AIDS News **
"Significant" Proportion Of HIV Positive Patients May Not Be Telling NHS Staff About Their Infection, UK
http://mnt.to/a/4bMz
A significant proportion of HIV positive patients may not be disclosing their infection to NHS staff, when turning up for treatment at sexual health clinics, suggests preliminary research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
HIV, Ebola, Other Deadly Viruses Blocked By Newly Identified Natural Protein
http://mnt.to/a/4bKN
A team of UCLA-led researchers has identified a protein with broad virus-fighting properties that potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly human pathogenic viruses such as HIV, Ebola, Rift Valley Fever, Nipah and others designated "priority pathogens" for national biosecurity purposes by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
First-Born Children At Increased Risk Of Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders Later In Life
http://mnt.to/a/4bLk
Long a source of sibling rivalry, birth order may raise the risk of first-born children developing diabetes or high blood pressure, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Study Suggests Link Between Untreated Depression And Response To Shingles Vaccine
http://mnt.to/a/4bMs
Results from a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest a link between untreated depression in older adults and decreased effectiveness of the herpes zoster, or shingles, vaccine.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Vitamin C Helps Marathon Runners Reduce Risk Of Catching A Cold
http://mnt.to/a/4bMQ
An updated review of placebo-controlled trials on Vitamin C and the common cold finds the vitamin may help people under heavy physical stress, such as marathon runners and skiers, to reduce their risk of catching a cold.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Evidence Lacking For Scale Up Of mHealth
http://mnt.to/a/4bLT
Despite the hundreds of pilot studies using mobile health - also known as 'mHealth'', which describe medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices - there is insufficient evidence to inform the widespread implementation and scale-up of this technology, according to international researchers writing in this week's PLOS Medicine.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Rise In Lung Cancer Deaths Among European Women
http://mnt.to/a/4bLQ
Lung cancer is likely to overtake breast cancer as the main cause of cancer death among European women by the middle of this decade, according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1].
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** LYMPHOLOGY/LYMPHEDEMA News **
Research Offers New Insight Into RASopathy-Associated Lymphatic Defects
http://mnt.to/a/4bHt
The RAS pathway is a cellular signaling pathway that regulates growth and development in humans. RASopathies are a group of diseases characterized by defects in RAS signaling. Many patients with RASopathies present with defects in the lymphatic system, which removes excess fluid from tissues, absorbs fats from the digestive system, and transports immune cells.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Possible Alternative Treatment To Significantly Reduce The Adverse Effects Of Chemotherapy In Lymphoid Leukemia
http://mnt.to/a/4bKQ
An international research team coordinated at the IRCM in Montréal found a possible alternative treatment for lymphoid leukemia. Led by Dr. Tarik Möröy, the IRCM's President and Scientific Director, the team discovered a molecule that represents the disease's "Achilles' heel" and could be targeted to develop a new approach that would reduce the adverse effects of current treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Deep Brain Stimulation Effective In Early Parkinson's
http://mnt.to/a/4bNb
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) improves overall quality of life and social functioning in patients in earlier stages of Parkinson's disease, according to results of a two-year clinical trial.The study, led by Günther Deuschl, a professor at Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany, and Yves Agid, a professor in neurology and experimental medicine at the Hôpital de la Salpêtrière in Paris, France, is reported online in the New England Journal of Medicine on 14 February.
Rats Given 'Sixth Sense' By Neuroprosthesis Implants Able To 'See' In Infrared
http://mnt.to/a/4bLR
Researchers have given rats the ability to "touch" infrared light, normally invisible to them, by fitting them with an infrared detector wired to microscopic electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes tactile information.
New Technique Could Revolutionize The Field Of Medical Imaging
http://mnt.to/a/4bKT
Researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), in collaboration with the CSIC and Macquarie University in Australia, have developed a new technique, similar to the MRI but with a much higher resolution and sensitivity, which has the ability to scan individual cells.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Boys' Academic Achievement Hindered By Negative Stereotyping
http://mnt.to/a/4bLc
Negative stereotypes about boys may hinder their achievement, while assuring them that girls and boys are equally academic may help them achieve. From a very young age, children think boys are academically inferior to girls, and they believe adults think so, too.
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
New Technique Could Revolutionize The Field Of Medical Imaging
http://mnt.to/a/4bKT
Researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), in collaboration with the CSIC and Macquarie University in Australia, have developed a new technique, similar to the MRI but with a much higher resolution and sensitivity, which has the ability to scan individual cells.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Combining Synthetic, Natural Toxins Could Disarm Cancer, Drug-Resistant Bacteria
http://mnt.to/a/4bL2
Cancer researchers from Rice University suggest that a new man-made drug that's already proven effective at killing cancer and drug-resistant bacteria could best deliver its knockout blow when used in combination with drugs made from naturally occurring toxins.
In Nursing Homes, High Prevalence Of Drug-Resistant MRSA Found
http://mnt.to/a/4bKY
While most infection control measures are focused on hospitals, a new study points to the need for more targeted interventions to prevent the spread of drug-resistant bugs in nursing homes as community-associated strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) are on the rise in these facilities.
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** MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY / ALS News **
Novel Protein Discovered That May Help Detect Lou Gehrig's Disease And Dementia
http://mnt.to/a/4bLP
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brains of many patients affected with two common neurodegenerative disorders - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Deep Brain Stimulation Effective In Early Parkinson's
http://mnt.to/a/4bNb
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) improves overall quality of life and social functioning in patients in earlier stages of Parkinson's disease, according to results of a two-year clinical trial.The study, led by Günther Deuschl, a professor at Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany, and Yves Agid, a professor in neurology and experimental medicine at the Hôpital de la Salpêtrière in Paris, France, is reported online in the New England Journal of Medicine on 14 February.
Neuroscientists Turn Off Ability To Feel Cold
http://mnt.to/a/4bMR
A way to turn off the ability to feel cold in mice was recently developed by neuroscientists at the University of Southern California.The experts isolated chills at a cellular level, establishing the sensory network of neurons in the skin that relays the cold sensation.
Turning Off The Ability To Feel Cold In Mice Has Implications For Pain Research
http://mnt.to/a/4bLW
USC neuroscientists have isolated chills at a cellular level, identifying the sensory network of neurons in the skin that relays the sensation of cold.David McKemy, associate professor of neurobiology in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and his team managed to selectively shut off the ability to sense cold in mice while still leaving them able to sense heat and touch.
Rats Given 'Sixth Sense' By Neuroprosthesis Implants Able To 'See' In Infrared
http://mnt.to/a/4bLR
Researchers have given rats the ability to "touch" infrared light, normally invisible to them, by fitting them with an infrared detector wired to microscopic electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes tactile information.
Enzyme Therapy Slows Progression Of Late Infantile Batten Disease In Canine Model
http://mnt.to/a/4bL5
Batten disease is a rare, fatal genetic disorder that affects children. Currently, no effective treatment exists for the disease, which ultimately kills all who are affected. Dachshunds also suffer from Batten disease, and now researchers from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Medicine, in collaboration with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Computer Program Predicts The Role Posture May Play In Reducing Head, Neck Injuries
http://mnt.to/a/4bL3
"Sit up straight in your chair!"That command given by countless parents to their children may one day be delivered by vehicle designers to a robot that is actually a computerized model of a long-distance truck driver or other heavy equipment operator, thanks to a University of Iowa research program.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Vitamin C Helps Marathon Runners Reduce Risk Of Catching A Cold
http://mnt.to/a/4bMQ
An updated review of placebo-controlled trials on Vitamin C and the common cold finds the vitamin may help people under heavy physical stress, such as marathon runners and skiers, to reduce their risk of catching a cold.
Recommended Vitamin D Doses The Same For African-American And Caucasian Women
http://mnt.to/a/4bLm
African-American women battling vitamin D deficiencies need the same dose as Caucasian women to treat the condition, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Link Between Obesity, Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy And Heavier Babies In African-American Women
http://mnt.to/a/4bKR
Epidemiologists at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and excess weight gain during pregnancy in African-American women are associated with an increased risk of giving birth to an abnormally large baby.
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** OVARIAN CANCER News **
Few Negative Reactions Expressed By Consumers To The Results Of Genetic Testing For Cancer Mutations
http://mnt.to/a/4bLp
A 23andMe study of consumers' reactions to genetic testing found that even when the tests revealed high-risk mutations in individuals, those individuals had few negative reactions to the news.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Unconventional Sugar Treatment Used To Heal Wounds In Hospital Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bNS
Using sugar to heal injuries has now been revealed as "revolutionary" by a particular patient who is getting the treatment at a Birmingham Hospital in the UK.The novel practice, used by a senior lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton's School of Health, Moses Murandu who grew up in Zimbabwe, consists of using granulated sugar on hospital patients to heal wounds and decrease pain.
Neuroscientists Turn Off Ability To Feel Cold
http://mnt.to/a/4bMR
A way to turn off the ability to feel cold in mice was recently developed by neuroscientists at the University of Southern California.The experts isolated chills at a cellular level, establishing the sensory network of neurons in the skin that relays the cold sensation.
Turning Off The Ability To Feel Cold In Mice Has Implications For Pain Research
http://mnt.to/a/4bLW
USC neuroscientists have isolated chills at a cellular level, identifying the sensory network of neurons in the skin that relays the sensation of cold.David McKemy, associate professor of neurobiology in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and his team managed to selectively shut off the ability to sense cold in mice while still leaving them able to sense heat and touch.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Deep Brain Stimulation Effective In Early Parkinson's
http://mnt.to/a/4bNb
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) improves overall quality of life and social functioning in patients in earlier stages of Parkinson's disease, according to results of a two-year clinical trial.The study, led by Günther Deuschl, a professor at Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany, and Yves Agid, a professor in neurology and experimental medicine at the Hôpital de la Salpêtrière in Paris, France, is reported online in the New England Journal of Medicine on 14 February.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Helicopter Parenting Can Violate Students' Basic Needs
http://mnt.to/a/4bLX
When is it time for parents to back away? A new study shows that college students with overcontrolling parents are more likely to be depressed and less satisfied with their lives. This so-called helicopter parenting style negatively affects students' well-being by violating their need to feel both autonomous and competent.
Birth Control Pills The Most Acceptable Form Of Contraception By Teen Girls According To Parents
http://mnt.to/a/4bLK
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study from UC San Francisco (UCSF).
Whole Family Affected By Differential Parenting
http://mnt.to/a/4bLf
Parents act differently with different children - for example, being more positive with one child and more negative with another. A new longitudinal study has found that this behavior negatively affects not only the child who receives more negative feedback, but all the children in the family.
Aggression Can Be Reduced In School By Teaching Teens That People Can Change
http://mnt.to/a/4bLd
Teenagers from all walks of life who believe people can't change react more aggressively to a peer conflict than those who think people can change. And teaching them that people have the potential to change can reduce these aggressive reactions.
Boys' Academic Achievement Hindered By Negative Stereotyping
http://mnt.to/a/4bLc
Negative stereotypes about boys may hinder their achievement, while assuring them that girls and boys are equally academic may help them achieve. From a very young age, children think boys are academically inferior to girls, and they believe adults think so, too.
Type Of Praise Given By Parents Predicts Attitudes Toward Challenge 5 Years Later
http://mnt.to/a/4bLb
Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That's the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences in the kind of praise that parents offer their children.
Enzyme Therapy Slows Progression Of Late Infantile Batten Disease In Canine Model
http://mnt.to/a/4bL5
Batten disease is a rare, fatal genetic disorder that affects children. Currently, no effective treatment exists for the disease, which ultimately kills all who are affected. Dachshunds also suffer from Batten disease, and now researchers from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Medicine, in collaboration with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
First National Survey Examining Alcohol Brand Preferences Among Underage Youth
http://mnt.to/a/4bKW
A relatively small number of alcohol brands dominate underage youth alcohol consumption, according to a new report from researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Three-Week Auditory Training Regimen Aids Comprehension In Hearing-Impaired Children
http://mnt.to/a/4bKS
Children with hearing loss struggle to hear in noisy school classrooms, even with the help of hearing aids and other devices to amplify their teacher's voice. Training the brain to filter out background noise and thus understand spoken words could help the academic performance and quality of life for children who struggle to hear, but there's been little evidence that such noise training works in youngsters.
Dance-Related Injuries Increase In Children And Adolescents
http://mnt.to/a/4bKL
Dance is a beautiful form of expression, but it can be physically taxing and strenuous on the human body, particularly for children and adolescents. A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined dance-related injuries among children and adolescents 3 to 19 years of age from 1991 to 2007.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Animal Findings Suggest That Gender May Influence Bisphenol A Chemical Exposure Risks For Humans
http://mnt.to/a/4bKV
Parents, teachers and psychologists know boys and girls behave differently. However, that difference isn't taken into account by most methods used to assess the risk to children from chemical exposure, according to Cheryl Rosenfeld, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the University of Missouri's Bond Life Sciences Center.
Link Between Obesity, Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy And Heavier Babies In African-American Women
http://mnt.to/a/4bKR
Epidemiologists at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and excess weight gain during pregnancy in African-American women are associated with an increased risk of giving birth to an abnormally large baby.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Cut Red Tape And Stop Doctor Prescriptions Of Gluten Free Foods On NHS
http://mnt.to/a/4bMy
The time has come for doctors to stop prescribing gluten free foods to patients allergic to wheat gluten - known as coeliac disease - and for the NHS to find a better way to support patients, says an editorial in the independent review of medical treatment, the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Hyper Parents Can Make College Children Depressed
http://mnt.to/a/4bMS
High-energy parents who are still in charge of their college kids' schedules, vacations, and laundry may actually be negatively affecting their children instead of helping them.A new study published in Springer's Journal of Child and Family Studies identified that these college students are actually more depressed and dissatisfied with life than other students.
Victims And Cyberstalking Examined In New Study
http://mnt.to/a/4bLn
Victims of cyberstalking take more self-protective measures, pay higher out-of-pocket costs to combat the problem and experience greater fear over time than traditional stalking victims, said Matt Nobles of Sam Houston State University.
Whole Family Affected By Differential Parenting
http://mnt.to/a/4bLf
Parents act differently with different children - for example, being more positive with one child and more negative with another. A new longitudinal study has found that this behavior negatively affects not only the child who receives more negative feedback, but all the children in the family.
Aggression Can Be Reduced In School By Teaching Teens That People Can Change
http://mnt.to/a/4bLd
Teenagers from all walks of life who believe people can't change react more aggressively to a peer conflict than those who think people can change. And teaching them that people have the potential to change can reduce these aggressive reactions.
Boys' Academic Achievement Hindered By Negative Stereotyping
http://mnt.to/a/4bLc
Negative stereotypes about boys may hinder their achievement, while assuring them that girls and boys are equally academic may help them achieve. From a very young age, children think boys are academically inferior to girls, and they believe adults think so, too.
Type Of Praise Given By Parents Predicts Attitudes Toward Challenge 5 Years Later
http://mnt.to/a/4bLb
Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That's the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences in the kind of praise that parents offer their children.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Evidence Lacking For Scale Up Of mHealth
http://mnt.to/a/4bLT
Despite the hundreds of pilot studies using mobile health - also known as 'mHealth'', which describe medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices - there is insufficient evidence to inform the widespread implementation and scale-up of this technology, according to international researchers writing in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Victims And Cyberstalking Examined In New Study
http://mnt.to/a/4bLn
Victims of cyberstalking take more self-protective measures, pay higher out-of-pocket costs to combat the problem and experience greater fear over time than traditional stalking victims, said Matt Nobles of Sam Houston State University.
Computer Program Predicts The Role Posture May Play In Reducing Head, Neck Injuries
http://mnt.to/a/4bL3
"Sit up straight in your chair!"That command given by countless parents to their children may one day be delivered by vehicle designers to a robot that is actually a computerized model of a long-distance truck driver or other heavy equipment operator, thanks to a University of Iowa research program.
2012 U.S. Shark Attacks Highest Since 2000
http://mnt.to/a/4bKX
Shark attacks in the U.S. reached a decade high in 2012, while worldwide fatalities remained average, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File report.The U.S. saw an upturn in attacks with 53, the most since 2000.
Animal Findings Suggest That Gender May Influence Bisphenol A Chemical Exposure Risks For Humans
http://mnt.to/a/4bKV
Parents, teachers and psychologists know boys and girls behave differently. However, that difference isn't taken into account by most methods used to assess the risk to children from chemical exposure, according to Cheryl Rosenfeld, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the University of Missouri's Bond Life Sciences Center.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Protein Uncovered That Prevents Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration
http://mnt.to/a/4bLN
Research led by Minghao Jin, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence, has found a protein that protects retinal photoreceptor cells from degeneration caused by light damage.
In Nursing Homes, High Prevalence Of Drug-Resistant MRSA Found
http://mnt.to/a/4bKY
While most infection control measures are focused on hospitals, a new study points to the need for more targeted interventions to prevent the spread of drug-resistant bugs in nursing homes as community-associated strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) are on the rise in these facilities.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Morning-After Pill Use Increases In U.S.
http://mnt.to/a/4bNT
Morning-after pill use has notably increased in the United States. About 1 in 9 younger women have taken the pill after sex.The finding came from the first government report to analyze emergency contraception since it received approval 15 years ago.
"Significant" Proportion Of HIV Positive Patients May Not Be Telling NHS Staff About Their Infection, UK
http://mnt.to/a/4bMz
A significant proportion of HIV positive patients may not be disclosing their infection to NHS staff, when turning up for treatment at sexual health clinics, suggests preliminary research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Birth Control Pills The Most Acceptable Form Of Contraception By Teen Girls According To Parents
http://mnt.to/a/4bLK
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study from UC San Francisco (UCSF).
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Rise In Lung Cancer Deaths Among European Women
http://mnt.to/a/4bLQ
Lung cancer is likely to overtake breast cancer as the main cause of cancer death among European women by the middle of this decade, according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1].
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Dance-Related Injuries Increase In Children And Adolescents
http://mnt.to/a/4bKL
Dance is a beautiful form of expression, but it can be physically taxing and strenuous on the human body, particularly for children and adolescents. A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined dance-related injuries among children and adolescents 3 to 19 years of age from 1991 to 2007.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Queen's Study Aims To Use Stem Cells To Help Save Sight Of Diabetes Sufferers
http://mnt.to/a/4bMx
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are hoping to develop a novel approach that could save the sight of millions of diabetes sufferers using adult stem cells.Currently millions of diabetics worldwide are at risk of sight loss due to a condition called Diabetic Retinopathy.
Time-Lapse Photography Reveals Genetic Clues That May Lead To Better Understanding Of Human Organ Development And Birth Defects
http://mnt.to/a/4bL8
Using cutting-edge time-lapse photography, Keck School of Medicine researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at the cellular level, which could point scientists to a better understanding of how organs and birth defects form in humans.
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** STROKE News **
Prompt Identification And Therapies Can Improve Outcomes In Perioperative Stroke
http://mnt.to/a/4bKZ
Strokes that occur during or shortly after surgery can be devastating, resulting in longer hospital stays and increased risks of death or long-term disability.But prompt identification and treatment of such strokes can improve neurologic outcomes, according to an article in the journal Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics by Loyola University Medical Center stroke specialists Sarkis Morales-Vidal, MD and Michael Schneck, MD.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
HIV, Ebola, Other Deadly Viruses Blocked By Newly Identified Natural Protein
http://mnt.to/a/4bKN
A team of UCLA-led researchers has identified a protein with broad virus-fighting properties that potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly human pathogenic viruses such as HIV, Ebola, Rift Valley Fever, Nipah and others designated "priority pathogens" for national biosecurity purposes by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Morning-After Pill Use Increases In U.S.
http://mnt.to/a/4bNT
Morning-after pill use has notably increased in the United States. About 1 in 9 younger women have taken the pill after sex.The finding came from the first government report to analyze emergency contraception since it received approval 15 years ago.
Rise In Lung Cancer Deaths Among European Women
http://mnt.to/a/4bLQ
Lung cancer is likely to overtake breast cancer as the main cause of cancer death among European women by the middle of this decade, according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1].
Birth Control Pills The Most Acceptable Form Of Contraception By Teen Girls According To Parents
http://mnt.to/a/4bLK
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study from UC San Francisco (UCSF).
Anti-Muellerian Hormone Predicts IVF Success
http://mnt.to/a/4bLh
Women with a high concentration of anti-Mullerian hormone stand a better chance of giving birth after in vitro fertilization, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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