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** ACID REFLUX / GERD News **
Long-Term Success Rates Shown For Eradication Of Barrett's Esophagus After Endoluminal Therapies
http://mnt.to/a/4bM2
A new study from researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania reports that endoluminal (endoscopic) therapies, combining resection and ablation techniques, for patients with Barrett's esophagus and high-grade dysplasia or early mucosal cancer have a high success rate, with durable results and a low risk of complications.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Synthetic Marijuana Use Associated With Acute Kidney Injury
http://mnt.to/a/4bQ2
Over 16 new cases of people suffering from acute kidney injury after smoking synthetic marijuana have been reported in six states across the U.S. The report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified an association between the use of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), such as "Spice" and "K2", and kidney damage.
Methamphetamine Withdrawal May Lead To Brain-Related Concerns For Recovering Addicts
http://mnt.to/a/4bNP
University of Florida researchers have found changes in the behavior and in the brains of mice in withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. These findings may affect the way physicians treat recovering methamphetamine addicts, the researchers write in the current issue of the journal Synapse.
Racial Disparities Revealed In Chronic Pain Management
http://mnt.to/a/4bMW
Opioids are frequently prescribed for pain management in noncancer patients, but recommended clinical guidelines for monitoring effectiveness and signs of drug abuse are often not implemented.
Targets For Treatment Revealed By Study Of Cocaine Addiction
http://mnt.to/a/4bMH
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara are researching cocaine addiction, part of a widespread problem, which, along with other addictions, costs billions of dollars in damage to individuals, families, and society.
Researchers Develop A Cocaine Biosensor Inspired By Nature
http://mnt.to/a/4bMF
Since the beginning of time, living organisms have developed ingenious mechanisms to monitor their environment. As part of an international study, a team of researchers has adapted some of these natural mechanisms to detect specific molecules such as cocaine more accurately and quickly.
Increase In Opioid Prescriptions In Germany
http://mnt.to/a/4bLZ
More and more opioids are being prescribed for pain relief in Germany. This is the conclusion arrived at by Ingrid Schubert, Peter Ihle, and Rainer Sabatowski, whose study of a sample of inhabitants of the state of Hesse with health insurance from a large statutory provider is published in the latest issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2013; 110(4): 45-51).
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Hormone Therapy Blocks Accelerated Biological Aging, Seen In Women With Alzheimer's Risk Factor
http://mnt.to/a/4bMV
Healthy menopausal women carrying a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease showed measurable signs of accelerated biological aging, a new study has found.However, in carriers who started hormone therapy at menopause and remained on that therapy, this acceleration was absent, the researchers said.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Psychiatric Applications For Scopolamine
http://mnt.to/a/4bMc
Scopolamine is an anticholinergic drug with many uses. For example, it prevents nausea, vomiting, and motion sickness.However, scopolamine is re-emerging as an antidepressant, with recent studies showing that scopolamine can rapidly improve mood in depressed patients.
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Treatment With Platelet-Rich Plasma Shows Potential For Knee Osteoarthritis
http://mnt.to/a/4bMD
A study by researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery has shown that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) holds great promise for treating patients with knee osteoarthritis. The treatment improved pain and function, and in up to 73% of patients, appeared to delay the progression of osteoarthritis, which is a progressive disease.
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** AUTISM News **
Help Needed For Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorder Transitioning To Adult Health Care
http://mnt.to/a/4bMm
Health care transition (HCT) services help young people with special health care needs such as asthma or diabetes move from pediatric to adult health care. However, youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have less access to these services, which are designed to prevent gaps in care and insurance coverage.
Children With Autism May Benefit From Interaction With Therapy Dogs
http://mnt.to/a/4bM6
About 1 in 150 children are affected by an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by difficulty with language, communication, and social interaction.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Biochemistry Lab On A Chip
http://mnt.to/a/4bMj
Miniaturized laboratory-on-chip systems promise rapid, sensitive, and multiplexed detection of biological samples for medical diagnostics, drug discovery, and high-throughput screening. Using micro-fabrication techniques and incorporating a unique design of transistor-based heating, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are further advancing the use of silicon transistor and electronics into chemistry and biology for point-of-care diagnostics.
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** BIRD FLU / AVIAN FLU News **
Bird Flu Reported In German Poultry Farm
http://mnt.to/a/4bQ4
Initial tests confirm H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) infection in a duck farm in Brandenburg, eastern Germany, authorities announced today.Environment Ministry officials say that H5N1 was initially suspected when the poultry farm, which was carrying out its own tests, had positive results for avian influenza.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Bisphosphonate Treatment May Protect Bone From The Negative Effects Of Emerging Cancer Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4bMJ
Cancer drugs should kill tumors, not encourage their spread. But new evidence suggests that an otherwise promising class of drugs may actually increase the risk of tumors spreading to bone, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
The Achilles Tendon Is Not Renewed, Stays The Same Throughout Adult Life
http://mnt.to/a/4bM7
Notorious among athletes and trainers as career killers, Achilles tendon injuries are among the most devastating. Now, by carbon testing tissues exposed to nuclear fallout in post WWII tests, scientists have learned why: Like our teeth and the lenses in our eyes, the Achilles tendon is a tissue that does not repair itself.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Copper Depletion Therapy Keeps High-Risk Triple-Negative Breast Cancer At Bay
http://mnt.to/a/4bNN
An anti-copper drug compound that disables the ability of bone marrow cells from setting up a "home" in organs to receive and nurture migrating cancer tumor cells has shown surprising benefit in one of the most difficult-to-treat forms of cancer -- high-risk triple-negative breast cancer.
FOXC2 Vital To Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition In Breast Cancer; FDA-Approved Drug Blocks Its Effect In Preclinical Studies
http://mnt.to/a/4bNc
Protein central to cancer stem cell formation provides new potential targetResearchers have identified a pivotal protein in a cellular transformation that makes a cancer cell more resistant to treatment and more capable of growing and spreading, making it an inviting new target for drug development.
Anti-Copper Drug Might Prevent Organ Metastasis in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4bN9
An anti-copper drug compound that disables the ability of bone marrow cells from setting up a "home" in organs to receive and nurture migrating cancer tumor cells has shown surprising benefit in one of the most difficult-to-treat forms of cancer -- high-risk triple-negative breast cancer.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Novel Designed Molecules Could Stop Colon Cancer Metastasis
http://mnt.to/a/4bNQ
A Basque research consortium has managed to stop the development of colon cancer and its liver metastasis in an experimental model using mice. This breakthrough, which could open new avenues for the future treatment of these pathologies, has been achieved by creating molecules that interfere with the tumour cells adhering to other cells in the body.
Copper Depletion Therapy Keeps High-Risk Triple-Negative Breast Cancer At Bay
http://mnt.to/a/4bNN
An anti-copper drug compound that disables the ability of bone marrow cells from setting up a "home" in organs to receive and nurture migrating cancer tumor cells has shown surprising benefit in one of the most difficult-to-treat forms of cancer -- high-risk triple-negative breast cancer.
Comparison Of Tube And IV Feeding In Malnourished Pediatric Cancer Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bNf
About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would you choose? A study published this week in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing shows that families' perceptions, especially of the discomfort of tube feeding, leads to choosing IV over tube - despite the fact that tube feeding is usually the better choice, associated with better gut function and lower rates of infection.
Growth Of Cancerous Liver Tumors Suppressed By Key Molecule
http://mnt.to/a/4bNd
A molecule already implicated in a number of diverse cellular functions can suppress the growth of tumors in the liver, a Mayo Clinic Cancer Center study has found. Its name is IQGAP1, and when the molecule is active in the cells that surround a tumor cell, this "tumor microenvironment" becomes less hospitable to cancer growth.
Gene Discovered That Suppresses Herpesviruses
http://mnt.to/a/4bN8
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hide within the worldwide human population. While dormant in the vast majority of those infected, these active herpesviruses can develop into several forms of cancer.
Bisphosphonate Treatment May Protect Bone From The Negative Effects Of Emerging Cancer Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4bMJ
Cancer drugs should kill tumors, not encourage their spread. But new evidence suggests that an otherwise promising class of drugs may actually increase the risk of tumors spreading to bone, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Mothers Cope With Child's Cancer Diagnosis With The Help Of Problem-Solving Training
http://mnt.to/a/4bMh
A multi-site clinical trial including the University of Colorado Cancer Center shows that the benefit of Bright IDEAS problem-solving skills training goes beyond teaching parents to navigate the complex medical, educational, and other systems that accompany a child's diagnosis of cancer - the training also leads to durable reduction in mothers' levels of anxiety and symptoms of posttraumatic stress, and improves overall coping with a child's illness.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Revolutionary Treatment Lowers Blood Pressure
http://mnt.to/a/4bQ3
A novel drug-free treatment consisting of "blasting" nerves in the kidneys with radio waves is helping to decrease high blood pressure in patients.The method, known as renal denervation (RDN), is administered for a length of 45 minutes under local anesthetic and is the first new alternative treatment for patients who cannot lower their blood pressure using traditional drugs.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Novel Designed Molecules Could Stop Colon Cancer Metastasis
http://mnt.to/a/4bNQ
A Basque research consortium has managed to stop the development of colon cancer and its liver metastasis in an experimental model using mice. This breakthrough, which could open new avenues for the future treatment of these pathologies, has been achieved by creating molecules that interfere with the tumour cells adhering to other cells in the body.
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** COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE News **
Sugar May Help Heal Wounds, Small Trial Underway
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.
Children With Autism May Benefit From Interaction With Therapy Dogs
http://mnt.to/a/4bM6
About 1 in 150 children are affected by an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by difficulty with language, communication, and social interaction.
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** DEPRESSION News **
How To Get A Great Night's Sleep: Could Less Mean More?
http://mnt.to/a/4bNR
If you regularly struggle to fall asleep, it might be better to try and restrict rather than extend the amount of time you spend in bed.According to the new Good-Night Guide from The Sleep Council, sleep restriction can help people who only manage limited sleep, to fall asleep faster and wake up fewer times.
Psychiatric Applications For Scopolamine
http://mnt.to/a/4bMc
Scopolamine is an anticholinergic drug with many uses. For example, it prevents nausea, vomiting, and motion sickness.However, scopolamine is re-emerging as an antidepressant, with recent studies showing that scopolamine can rapidly improve mood in depressed patients.
Women In The Military Deployed After Childbirth At Increased Risk For Depression
http://mnt.to/a/4bM3
About 16,000 women on active duty in the U.S. military give birth each year. Most return to service after 6 weeks and can be deployed after 4 months. The potential for an increased risk of depression among new mothers who deploy and are exposed to combat experience is presented in a study published in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Sugar May Help Heal Wounds, Small Trial Underway
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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** DIABETES News **
Neither High Fructose Corn Syrup Nor Table Sugar Increases Liver Fat Under 'Real World' Conditions
http://mnt.to/a/4bM5
A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism presented compelling data showing the consumption of both high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose (table sugar) at levels consistent with average daily consumption do not increase liver fat in humans, a leading cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
First Retinal Implant For Rare Eye Disease Approved By FDA
http://mnt.to/a/4bQ5
The first retinal implant, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, received approval to treat a rare genetic eye disease.The U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved the device to help adult patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP) regain some sense of vision.
No Link Found Between Genetic Risk Factors And 2 Top Wet AMD Treatments
http://mnt.to/a/4bMf
New findings from a landmark clinical trial show that although certain gene variants may predict whether a person is likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a potentially blinding eye disease that afflicts more than nine million Americans, these genes do not predict how patients will respond to Lucentis™ and Avastin™, the two medications most widely used to treat the "wet" form of AMD.
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
New Study Of Classroom Schedules Makes Good Model For Flu Outbreaks
http://mnt.to/a/4bMX
Classroom rosters combined with human-networking theory may give a clearer picture of just how infectious diseases such as influenza can spread through a closed group of people, and even through populations at large.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Clasado Announces Positive Results Of Clinical Study Of Bimuno® For Metabolic Syndrome
http://mnt.to/a/4bNL
Clasado, the manufacturers and suppliers of Bimuno®, a unique trans-galactooligosaccharide prebiotic, have announced the results of a clinical study on the use of the Bimuno (B-GOS) to alter bacteria in the human gastrointestinal tract as a candidate to help prevent and manage Metabolic Syndrome.
Long-Term Success Rates Shown For Eradication Of Barrett's Esophagus After Endoluminal Therapies
http://mnt.to/a/4bM2
A new study from researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania reports that endoluminal (endoscopic) therapies, combining resection and ablation techniques, for patients with Barrett's esophagus and high-grade dysplasia or early mucosal cancer have a high success rate, with durable results and a low risk of complications.
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** GENETICS News **
Development Of White Fat Cells Controlled By Long Noncoding RNAs
http://mnt.to/a/4bNg
Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a previously unrecognized layer of genetic regulation that is necessary for the generation of undesirable white fat cells. When this regulation is disrupted, white fat cells are unable to accumulate lipid droplets or mature from their precursors.
Gene Discovered That Suppresses Herpesviruses
http://mnt.to/a/4bN8
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hide within the worldwide human population. While dormant in the vast majority of those infected, these active herpesviruses can develop into several forms of cancer.
Identification Of Molecular Master Switch For Pancreatic Cancer, Potential Predictor Of Treatment Outcome
http://mnt.to/a/4bMg
A recently described master regulator protein may explain the development of aberrant cell growth in the pancreas spurred by inflammationA team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania profiled gene expression of mouse pancreatic ductal and duct-like cells from different states - embryonic development, acute pancreatitis and K-ras mutation-driven carcinogenesis - to find the molecular regulation of these processes.
No Link Found Between Genetic Risk Factors And 2 Top Wet AMD Treatments
http://mnt.to/a/4bMf
New findings from a landmark clinical trial show that although certain gene variants may predict whether a person is likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a potentially blinding eye disease that afflicts more than nine million Americans, these genes do not predict how patients will respond to Lucentis™ and Avastin™, the two medications most widely used to treat the "wet" form of AMD.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Natural Antiviral Protein Stops HIV, Deadly Viruses Entering Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4bNY
Researchers in the US have identified a natural antiviral protein that stops HIV and certain other deadly viruses like Ebola, Rift Valley Fever, and Nipah, from entering host cells. They hope the discovery will help efforts to develop broad-spectrum antivirals against many of the deadly viruses that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease lists as "priority pathogens" for national biosecurity purposes.
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** HUNTINGTONS DISEASE News **
Testing For Huntington Disease Streamlined By Novel Test
http://mnt.to/a/4bMn
High level of sensitivity and specificity reduces need for additional testing, reported in the Journal of Molecular DiagnosticsA new test may help to streamline genetic testing for Huntington Disease (HD) by generating accurate results, avoiding unnecessary additional testing, and improving turnaround time.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Revolutionary Treatment Lowers Blood Pressure
http://mnt.to/a/4bQ3
A novel drug-free treatment consisting of "blasting" nerves in the kidneys with radio waves is helping to decrease high blood pressure in patients.The method, known as renal denervation (RDN), is administered for a length of 45 minutes under local anesthetic and is the first new alternative treatment for patients who cannot lower their blood pressure using traditional drugs.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Hunt For New Antibiotics Turns To Deep Sea Trenches
http://mnt.to/a/4bNZ
Around the world, as disease-causing bugs become more and more resistant to current effective antibiotics, doctors fear there will be no means to treat seriously ill patients in the future. Now scientists have widened the search for new drugs to include some of the deepest and coldest places on the planet.
Natural Antiviral Protein Stops HIV, Deadly Viruses Entering Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4bNY
Researchers in the US have identified a natural antiviral protein that stops HIV and certain other deadly viruses like Ebola, Rift Valley Fever, and Nipah, from entering host cells. They hope the discovery will help efforts to develop broad-spectrum antivirals against many of the deadly viruses that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease lists as "priority pathogens" for national biosecurity purposes.
Gene Discovered That Suppresses Herpesviruses
http://mnt.to/a/4bN8
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hide within the worldwide human population. While dormant in the vast majority of those infected, these active herpesviruses can develop into several forms of cancer.
New Study Of Classroom Schedules Makes Good Model For Flu Outbreaks
http://mnt.to/a/4bMX
Classroom rosters combined with human-networking theory may give a clearer picture of just how infectious diseases such as influenza can spread through a closed group of people, and even through populations at large.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Growth Of Cancerous Liver Tumors Suppressed By Key Molecule
http://mnt.to/a/4bNd
A molecule already implicated in a number of diverse cellular functions can suppress the growth of tumors in the liver, a Mayo Clinic Cancer Center study has found. Its name is IQGAP1, and when the molecule is active in the cells that surround a tumor cell, this "tumor microenvironment" becomes less hospitable to cancer growth.
Neither High Fructose Corn Syrup Nor Table Sugar Increases Liver Fat Under 'Real World' Conditions
http://mnt.to/a/4bM5
A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism presented compelling data showing the consumption of both high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose (table sugar) at levels consistent with average daily consumption do not increase liver fat in humans, a leading cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
First Retinal Implant For Rare Eye Disease Approved By FDA
http://mnt.to/a/4bQ5
The first retinal implant, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, received approval to treat a rare genetic eye disease.The U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved the device to help adult patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP) regain some sense of vision.
Researchers Develop A Cocaine Biosensor Inspired By Nature
http://mnt.to/a/4bMF
Since the beginning of time, living organisms have developed ingenious mechanisms to monitor their environment. As part of an international study, a team of researchers has adapted some of these natural mechanisms to detect specific molecules such as cocaine more accurately and quickly.
Testing For Huntington Disease Streamlined By Novel Test
http://mnt.to/a/4bMn
High level of sensitivity and specificity reduces need for additional testing, reported in the Journal of Molecular DiagnosticsA new test may help to streamline genetic testing for Huntington Disease (HD) by generating accurate results, avoiding unnecessary additional testing, and improving turnaround time.
Biochemistry Lab On A Chip
http://mnt.to/a/4bMj
Miniaturized laboratory-on-chip systems promise rapid, sensitive, and multiplexed detection of biological samples for medical diagnostics, drug discovery, and high-throughput screening. Using micro-fabrication techniques and incorporating a unique design of transistor-based heating, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are further advancing the use of silicon transistor and electronics into chemistry and biology for point-of-care diagnostics.
Deep Brain Therapy Benefits May Linger After Device Turned Off In Some Dystonia Cases
http://mnt.to/a/4bMd
Two patients freed from severe to disabling effects of dystonia through deep brain stimulation therapy continued to have symptom relief for months after their devices accidentally were fully or partly turned off, according to a report published online in the journal Movement Disorders.
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
Income Inequality Linked To Hospital Readmission
http://mnt.to/a/4bNV
Income inequality is linked to a greater risk of readmission to hospital, but not mortality.The finding came from a large study of older patients in the U.S. and was published in British Medical Journal (BMJ).
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** MENOPAUSE News **
Hormone Therapy Blocks Accelerated Biological Aging, Seen In Women With Alzheimer's Risk Factor
http://mnt.to/a/4bMV
Healthy menopausal women carrying a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease showed measurable signs of accelerated biological aging, a new study has found.However, in carriers who started hormone therapy at menopause and remained on that therapy, this acceleration was absent, the researchers said.
Clues To Risk Of Memory Problems After Menopause May Be Found In The Blood
http://mnt.to/a/4bMT
New Mayo Clinic research suggests that blood may hold clues to whether post-menopausal women may be at an increased risk for areas of brain damage that can lead to memory problems and possibly increased risk of stroke.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Hunt For New Antibiotics Turns To Deep Sea Trenches
http://mnt.to/a/4bNZ
Around the world, as disease-causing bugs become more and more resistant to current effective antibiotics, doctors fear there will be no means to treat seriously ill patients in the future. Now scientists have widened the search for new drugs to include some of the deepest and coldest places on the planet.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Methamphetamine Withdrawal May Lead To Brain-Related Concerns For Recovering Addicts
http://mnt.to/a/4bNP
University of Florida researchers have found changes in the behavior and in the brains of mice in withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. These findings may affect the way physicians treat recovering methamphetamine addicts, the researchers write in the current issue of the journal Synapse.
How Animals Taste, And Avoid, High Salt Concentrations Has Implications For Humans
http://mnt.to/a/4bNk
For consumers of the typical Western diet - laden with levels of salt detrimental to long-term health - it may be hard to believe that there is such a thing as an innate aversion to very high concentrations of salt.
Alpha Activity And Learning Success
http://mnt.to/a/4bN4
The reason why some people are worse at learning than others has been revealed by a research team from Berlin, Bochum, and Leipzig, operating within the framework of the Germany-wide network "Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning".
Clues To Risk Of Memory Problems After Menopause May Be Found In The Blood
http://mnt.to/a/4bMT
New Mayo Clinic research suggests that blood may hold clues to whether post-menopausal women may be at an increased risk for areas of brain damage that can lead to memory problems and possibly increased risk of stroke.
Deep Brain Therapy Benefits May Linger After Device Turned Off In Some Dystonia Cases
http://mnt.to/a/4bMd
Two patients freed from severe to disabling effects of dystonia through deep brain stimulation therapy continued to have symptom relief for months after their devices accidentally were fully or partly turned off, according to a report published online in the journal Movement Disorders.
Music Lessons Before Age Seven Create Stronger Connections In The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/4bM8
If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded - or loved - helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, the stronger the connections in your brain.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Clasado Announces Positive Results Of Clinical Study Of Bimuno® For Metabolic Syndrome
http://mnt.to/a/4bNL
Clasado, the manufacturers and suppliers of Bimuno®, a unique trans-galactooligosaccharide prebiotic, have announced the results of a clinical study on the use of the Bimuno (B-GOS) to alter bacteria in the human gastrointestinal tract as a candidate to help prevent and manage Metabolic Syndrome.
How Animals Taste, And Avoid, High Salt Concentrations Has Implications For Humans
http://mnt.to/a/4bNk
For consumers of the typical Western diet - laden with levels of salt detrimental to long-term health - it may be hard to believe that there is such a thing as an innate aversion to very high concentrations of salt.
Comparison Of Tube And IV Feeding In Malnourished Pediatric Cancer Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bNf
About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would you choose? A study published this week in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing shows that families' perceptions, especially of the discomfort of tube feeding, leads to choosing IV over tube - despite the fact that tube feeding is usually the better choice, associated with better gut function and lower rates of infection.
Major Health Benefits Expected From Low-Arsenic Rice Discovered In Bangladesh
http://mnt.to/a/4bMb
Millions of people worldwide are regularly exposed to arsenic through drinking water and eating rice grown in soil and water containing high amounts of arsenic. Long-term exposure can lead to the development of different types of cancer as well as serious cardiovascular, neurological, and other health problems.
Neither High Fructose Corn Syrup Nor Table Sugar Increases Liver Fat Under 'Real World' Conditions
http://mnt.to/a/4bM5
A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism presented compelling data showing the consumption of both high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose (table sugar) at levels consistent with average daily consumption do not increase liver fat in humans, a leading cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Development Of White Fat Cells Controlled By Long Noncoding RNAs
http://mnt.to/a/4bNg
Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a previously unrecognized layer of genetic regulation that is necessary for the generation of undesirable white fat cells. When this regulation is disrupted, white fat cells are unable to accumulate lipid droplets or mature from their precursors.
Putting A Stop To Obesity Transmission To Offspring During Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/4bN2
A much neglected part of the obesity epidemic is that it has resulted in more overweight/obese women before and during pregnancy. Their offspring also tend to have higher birth weights and more body fat, and carry an increased risk of obesity and chronic diseases later in life.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Racial Disparities Revealed In Chronic Pain Management
http://mnt.to/a/4bMW
Opioids are frequently prescribed for pain management in noncancer patients, but recommended clinical guidelines for monitoring effectiveness and signs of drug abuse are often not implemented.
Increase In Opioid Prescriptions In Germany
http://mnt.to/a/4bLZ
More and more opioids are being prescribed for pain relief in Germany. This is the conclusion arrived at by Ingrid Schubert, Peter Ihle, and Rainer Sabatowski, whose study of a sample of inhabitants of the state of Hesse with health insurance from a large statutory provider is published in the latest issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2013; 110(4): 45-51).
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** PANCREATIC CANCER News **
Identification Of Molecular Master Switch For Pancreatic Cancer, Potential Predictor Of Treatment Outcome
http://mnt.to/a/4bMg
A recently described master regulator protein may explain the development of aberrant cell growth in the pancreas spurred by inflammationA team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania profiled gene expression of mouse pancreatic ductal and duct-like cells from different states - embryonic development, acute pancreatitis and K-ras mutation-driven carcinogenesis - to find the molecular regulation of these processes.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Comparison Of Tube And IV Feeding In Malnourished Pediatric Cancer Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4bNf
About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would you choose? A study published this week in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing shows that families' perceptions, especially of the discomfort of tube feeding, leads to choosing IV over tube - despite the fact that tube feeding is usually the better choice, associated with better gut function and lower rates of infection.
Death Of Infants Born To Mothers With Malaria May Be Preventable
http://mnt.to/a/4bN6
An international team of tropical medicine researchers have discovered a potential method for preventing low birth weight in babies born to pregnant women who are exposed to malaria. Low birth weight is the leading cause of infant death globally.
Putting A Stop To Obesity Transmission To Offspring During Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/4bN2
A much neglected part of the obesity epidemic is that it has resulted in more overweight/obese women before and during pregnancy. Their offspring also tend to have higher birth weights and more body fat, and carry an increased risk of obesity and chronic diseases later in life.
Mothers Cope With Child's Cancer Diagnosis With The Help Of Problem-Solving Training
http://mnt.to/a/4bMh
A multi-site clinical trial including the University of Colorado Cancer Center shows that the benefit of Bright IDEAS problem-solving skills training goes beyond teaching parents to navigate the complex medical, educational, and other systems that accompany a child's diagnosis of cancer - the training also leads to durable reduction in mothers' levels of anxiety and symptoms of posttraumatic stress, and improves overall coping with a child's illness.
3-Year-Olds Will Override Adults' Instructions If They 'Know Better'
http://mnt.to/a/4bM9
Even very young children understand that adults don't always know best. When it comes to helping, 3-year-olds may ignore an adult's specific request for an unhelpful item and go out of their way to bring something more useful, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Music Lessons Before Age Seven Create Stronger Connections In The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/4bM8
If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded - or loved - helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, the stronger the connections in your brain.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Hunt For New Antibiotics Turns To Deep Sea Trenches
http://mnt.to/a/4bNZ
Around the world, as disease-causing bugs become more and more resistant to current effective antibiotics, doctors fear there will be no means to treat seriously ill patients in the future. Now scientists have widened the search for new drugs to include some of the deepest and coldest places on the planet.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Smoking Bans Reduce Incidence Of Preterm Births
http://mnt.to/a/4bNX
A recent study that evaluated the impact of the introduction of smoke-free legislation on preterm births identified yet another benefit of smoking bans. The findings, which were published in BMJ, confirm that smoking bans significantly reduce the risk of preterm delivery.
Death Of Infants Born To Mothers With Malaria May Be Preventable
http://mnt.to/a/4bN6
An international team of tropical medicine researchers have discovered a potential method for preventing low birth weight in babies born to pregnant women who are exposed to malaria. Low birth weight is the leading cause of infant death globally.
Putting A Stop To Obesity Transmission To Offspring During Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/4bN2
A much neglected part of the obesity epidemic is that it has resulted in more overweight/obese women before and during pregnancy. Their offspring also tend to have higher birth weights and more body fat, and carry an increased risk of obesity and chronic diseases later in life.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Help Needed For Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorder Transitioning To Adult Health Care
http://mnt.to/a/4bMm
Health care transition (HCT) services help young people with special health care needs such as asthma or diabetes move from pediatric to adult health care. However, youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have less access to these services, which are designed to prevent gaps in care and insurance coverage.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Methamphetamine Withdrawal May Lead To Brain-Related Concerns For Recovering Addicts
http://mnt.to/a/4bNP
University of Florida researchers have found changes in the behavior and in the brains of mice in withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. These findings may affect the way physicians treat recovering methamphetamine addicts, the researchers write in the current issue of the journal Synapse.
For A Good Relationship, Your Degree Of Closeness Must Match Your Desires
http://mnt.to/a/4bN5
When it comes to having a lasting and fulfilling relationship, common wisdom says that feeling close to your romantic partner is paramount. But a new study finds that it's not how close you feel that matters most, it's whether you are as close as you want to be, even if that's really not close at all.
Cracking The Semantic Code
http://mnt.to/a/4bMZ
We make choices about pretty much everything, all the time - "Should I go for a walk or grab a coffee?"; "Shall I look at who just came in or continue to watch TV?" - and to do so we need something common as a basis to make the choice.
Mothers Cope With Child's Cancer Diagnosis With The Help Of Problem-Solving Training
http://mnt.to/a/4bMh
A multi-site clinical trial including the University of Colorado Cancer Center shows that the benefit of Bright IDEAS problem-solving skills training goes beyond teaching parents to navigate the complex medical, educational, and other systems that accompany a child's diagnosis of cancer - the training also leads to durable reduction in mothers' levels of anxiety and symptoms of posttraumatic stress, and improves overall coping with a child's illness.
Psychiatric Applications For Scopolamine
http://mnt.to/a/4bMc
Scopolamine is an anticholinergic drug with many uses. For example, it prevents nausea, vomiting, and motion sickness.However, scopolamine is re-emerging as an antidepressant, with recent studies showing that scopolamine can rapidly improve mood in depressed patients.
3-Year-Olds Will Override Adults' Instructions If They 'Know Better'
http://mnt.to/a/4bM9
Even very young children understand that adults don't always know best. When it comes to helping, 3-year-olds may ignore an adult's specific request for an unhelpful item and go out of their way to bring something more useful, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Smoking Bans Reduce Incidence Of Preterm Births
http://mnt.to/a/4bNX
A recent study that evaluated the impact of the introduction of smoke-free legislation on preterm births identified yet another benefit of smoking bans. The findings, which were published in BMJ, confirm that smoking bans significantly reduce the risk of preterm delivery.
Huge Health Care Savings Generated By California's Tobacco Control Program
http://mnt.to/a/4bN7
Over a span of nearly 20 years, California's tobacco control program cost $2.4 billion and reduced health care costs by $134 billion, according to a new study by UC San Francisco.Additionally, the study - covering the beginning of the program in 1989 to 2008 - found that the state program helped lead to some 6.
Using The Kinect And Microsoft Azure To Save Lives Via Telementoring
http://mnt.to/a/4bMY
The Microsoft Kinect game controller could cut the US healthcare bill by up to $30 billion by allowing physicians and other medics to interact with patients remotely so reducing the number of hospital visits and the associated risk of infection.
New Study Of Classroom Schedules Makes Good Model For Flu Outbreaks
http://mnt.to/a/4bMX
Classroom rosters combined with human-networking theory may give a clearer picture of just how infectious diseases such as influenza can spread through a closed group of people, and even through populations at large.
Major Health Benefits Expected From Low-Arsenic Rice Discovered In Bangladesh
http://mnt.to/a/4bMb
Millions of people worldwide are regularly exposed to arsenic through drinking water and eating rice grown in soil and water containing high amounts of arsenic. Long-term exposure can lead to the development of different types of cancer as well as serious cardiovascular, neurological, and other health problems.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Hormone Therapy Blocks Accelerated Biological Aging, Seen In Women With Alzheimer's Risk Factor
http://mnt.to/a/4bMV
Healthy menopausal women carrying a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease showed measurable signs of accelerated biological aging, a new study has found.However, in carriers who started hormone therapy at menopause and remained on that therapy, this acceleration was absent, the researchers said.
No Link Found Between Genetic Risk Factors And 2 Top Wet AMD Treatments
http://mnt.to/a/4bMf
New findings from a landmark clinical trial show that although certain gene variants may predict whether a person is likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a potentially blinding eye disease that afflicts more than nine million Americans, these genes do not predict how patients will respond to Lucentis™ and Avastin™, the two medications most widely used to treat the "wet" form of AMD.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
STDs Are An Epidemic In The U.S., CDC Warns
http://mnt.to/a/4bNW
In step with Valentine's Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the U.S. has around 110 million cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs or STIs), amounting to 20 million new infections each year, and it is only getting worse.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
How To Get A Great Night's Sleep: Could Less Mean More?
http://mnt.to/a/4bNR
If you regularly struggle to fall asleep, it might be better to try and restrict rather than extend the amount of time you spend in bed.According to the new Good-Night Guide from The Sleep Council, sleep restriction can help people who only manage limited sleep, to fall asleep faster and wake up fewer times.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Smoking Bans Reduce Incidence Of Preterm Births
http://mnt.to/a/4bNX
A recent study that evaluated the impact of the introduction of smoke-free legislation on preterm births identified yet another benefit of smoking bans. The findings, which were published in BMJ, confirm that smoking bans significantly reduce the risk of preterm delivery.
Huge Health Care Savings Generated By California's Tobacco Control Program
http://mnt.to/a/4bN7
Over a span of nearly 20 years, California's tobacco control program cost $2.4 billion and reduced health care costs by $134 billion, according to a new study by UC San Francisco.Additionally, the study - covering the beginning of the program in 1989 to 2008 - found that the state program helped lead to some 6.
Identifying When Smokers Attempting Cessation Are At A Higher Risk Of Relapse
http://mnt.to/a/4bMG
New findings by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health may help identify situations in which smokers who are trying to quit are at a higher risk of relapse.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
The Achilles Tendon Is Not Renewed, Stays The Same Throughout Adult Life
http://mnt.to/a/4bM7
Notorious among athletes and trainers as career killers, Achilles tendon injuries are among the most devastating. Now, by carbon testing tissues exposed to nuclear fallout in post WWII tests, scientists have learned why: Like our teeth and the lenses in our eyes, the Achilles tendon is a tissue that does not repair itself.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Understanding Cell Surface Proteins' Behaviour May Help Us Design Better, Less Toxic Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4bMk
A Simon Fraser University chemist is the lead author on a new paper that advances scientific understanding of the structure and function of glycoproteins, in particular the number and positioning of sugars on them.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Death Of Infants Born To Mothers With Malaria May Be Preventable
http://mnt.to/a/4bN6
An international team of tropical medicine researchers have discovered a potential method for preventing low birth weight in babies born to pregnant women who are exposed to malaria. Low birth weight is the leading cause of infant death globally.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Synthetic Marijuana Use Associated With Acute Kidney Injury
http://mnt.to/a/4bQ2
Over 16 new cases of people suffering from acute kidney injury after smoking synthetic marijuana have been reported in six states across the U.S. The report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified an association between the use of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), such as "Spice" and "K2", and kidney damage.
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** VETERINARY News **
Bird Flu Reported In German Poultry Farm
http://mnt.to/a/4bQ4
Initial tests confirm H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) infection in a duck farm in Brandenburg, eastern Germany, authorities announced today.Environment Ministry officials say that H5N1 was initially suspected when the poultry farm, which was carrying out its own tests, had positive results for avian influenza.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Women In The Military Deployed After Childbirth At Increased Risk For Depression
http://mnt.to/a/4bM3
About 16,000 women on active duty in the U.S. military give birth each year. Most return to service after 6 weeks and can be deployed after 4 months. The potential for an increased risk of depression among new mothers who deploy and are exposed to combat experience is presented in a study published in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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