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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Calling On The UK To Implement Minimum Pricing For Alcohol
http://mnt.to/a/4ckG
According to WHO, liver cirrhosis accounts for 1.8% (i.e. 170,000) of all deaths in Europe. In recent years liver cirrhosis has become a serious health threat in some Western European countries such as Ireland and the United Kingdom, where over the last 10 years the associated mortality has increased .
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Ruminating About Stressful Events May Increase Inflammation In The Body
http://mnt.to/a/4cnz
Dwelling on negative and/or stressful events can raise levels of inflammation in the human body, researchers from Ohio University, Athens, USA, found. They will soon be presenting their findings at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in Miami, Florida.
The Benefits Of Probiotics For Patients With Stress-Associated Gastrointestinal Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4ckH
For those with irritable bowel syndrome who wonder if stress aggravates their intestinal disorder, a new University of Michigan Health System study shows it's not all in their head.Researchers revealed that while stress does not cause IBS, it does alter brain-gut interactions and induces the intestinal inflammation that often leads to severe or chronic belly pain, loss of appetite and diarrhea.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Breast Cancer Survivors Advised To Eat Low Fat Dairy Products
http://mnt.to/a/4cmr
Patients who consume high-fat dairy products following breast cancer diagnosis increase their chances of dying from the disease years later, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente researchers.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Unique Monoclonal Antibody Can Recognize A Cancer-Associated Protein Inside A Cell And Destroy It
http://mnt.to/a/4ckr
Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are buried inside cancer cells.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Ruminating About Stressful Events May Increase Inflammation In The Body
http://mnt.to/a/4cnz
Dwelling on negative and/or stressful events can raise levels of inflammation in the human body, researchers from Ohio University, Athens, USA, found. They will soon be presenting their findings at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in Miami, Florida.
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Multiple Genetic Factors Identified That Impact The Development Of Nearsightedness
http://mnt.to/a/4ckJ
In the largest ever genome-wide association study on myopia, 23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, identified 20 new genetic associations for myopia, or nearsightedness. The company also replicated two known associations in the study, which was specific to individuals of European ancestry.
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** GENETICS News **
Multiple Genetic Factors Identified That Impact The Development Of Nearsightedness
http://mnt.to/a/4ckJ
In the largest ever genome-wide association study on myopia, 23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, identified 20 new genetic associations for myopia, or nearsightedness. The company also replicated two known associations in the study, which was specific to individuals of European ancestry.
ASU Scholars Advocate Innovation In Regulatory, Payment Pathways For Personalized Medicine
http://mnt.to/a/4ckF
Two innovative programs designed to improve the availability of emerging medical technologies that can help patients receive more effective, efficient and personalized health care are advanced in a commentary written by a team of scientists and policy experts, including seven from Arizona State University, and published in Science Translational Medicine.
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** HEALTH INSURANCE / MEDICAL INSURANCE News **
ASU Scholars Advocate Innovation In Regulatory, Payment Pathways For Personalized Medicine
http://mnt.to/a/4ckF
Two innovative programs designed to improve the availability of emerging medical technologies that can help patients receive more effective, efficient and personalized health care are advanced in a commentary written by a team of scientists and policy experts, including seven from Arizona State University, and published in Science Translational Medicine.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
African Americans With Kidney Disease And Fluctuating Blood Pressure At Increased Risk Of Premature Death
http://mnt.to/a/4cms
Large fluctuations in blood pressure from day to day are a warning sign for African Americans with kidney disease, indicating that they may face an increased risk of dying prematurely. That is the conclusion of a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
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** IRRITABLE-BOWEL SYNDROME News **
The Benefits Of Probiotics For Patients With Stress-Associated Gastrointestinal Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4ckH
For those with irritable bowel syndrome who wonder if stress aggravates their intestinal disorder, a new University of Michigan Health System study shows it's not all in their head.Researchers revealed that while stress does not cause IBS, it does alter brain-gut interactions and induces the intestinal inflammation that often leads to severe or chronic belly pain, loss of appetite and diarrhea.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Human Liver Kept Alive Outside A Human Being - World First
http://mnt.to/a/4cnx
A human liver was kept alive outside a human being and then transplanted into a recipient patient who required a new liver, researchers from Oxford University and King's College Hospital reported.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Unique Monoclonal Antibody Can Recognize A Cancer-Associated Protein Inside A Cell And Destroy It
http://mnt.to/a/4ckr
Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are buried inside cancer cells.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Human Liver Kept Alive Outside A Human Being - World First
http://mnt.to/a/4cnx
A human liver was kept alive outside a human being and then transplanted into a recipient patient who required a new liver, researchers from Oxford University and King's College Hospital reported.
Non-Invasive Monitoring Of Brain Development In Newborns
http://mnt.to/a/4ckK
A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, was published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments). Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a non-invasive optical measurement system to monitor neonatal brain activity via cerebral metabolism and blood flow.
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** MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS News **
Opening Veins Does Not Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4cny
Opening a Multiple Sclerosis patient's veins, a procedure often referred to as "liberation treatment" does not improve patient outcomes, researchers from the University at Buffalo revealed. In some cases patients ended up with worse symptoms, the investigators added.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Non-Invasive Monitoring Of Brain Development In Newborns
http://mnt.to/a/4ckK
A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, was published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments). Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a non-invasive optical measurement system to monitor neonatal brain activity via cerebral metabolism and blood flow.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Breast Cancer Survivors Advised To Eat Low Fat Dairy Products
http://mnt.to/a/4cmr
Patients who consume high-fat dairy products following breast cancer diagnosis increase their chances of dying from the disease years later, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente researchers.
The Benefits Of Probiotics For Patients With Stress-Associated Gastrointestinal Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4ckH
For those with irritable bowel syndrome who wonder if stress aggravates their intestinal disorder, a new University of Michigan Health System study shows it's not all in their head.Researchers revealed that while stress does not cause IBS, it does alter brain-gut interactions and induces the intestinal inflammation that often leads to severe or chronic belly pain, loss of appetite and diarrhea.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Hopes For Personalized Regenerative Medicine After Monkeys Receive Transplanted Brain Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4cmp
For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to the authors of a new study in Cell Reports.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Non-Invasive Monitoring Of Brain Development In Newborns
http://mnt.to/a/4ckK
A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, was published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments). Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a non-invasive optical measurement system to monitor neonatal brain activity via cerebral metabolism and blood flow.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Efforts To Reduce Kidney Care Disparities Should Take Race, Geographic Location Into Account
http://mnt.to/a/4cmt
Race and geographic area play important roles in determining whether a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receives optimal care before developing kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Ruminating About Stressful Events May Increase Inflammation In The Body
http://mnt.to/a/4cnz
Dwelling on negative and/or stressful events can raise levels of inflammation in the human body, researchers from Ohio University, Athens, USA, found. They will soon be presenting their findings at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in Miami, Florida.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Calling On The UK To Implement Minimum Pricing For Alcohol
http://mnt.to/a/4ckG
According to WHO, liver cirrhosis accounts for 1.8% (i.e. 170,000) of all deaths in Europe. In recent years liver cirrhosis has become a serious health threat in some Western European countries such as Ireland and the United Kingdom, where over the last 10 years the associated mortality has increased .
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
A Step Closer To Understanding Glutamate Abnormalities In Schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/a/4ckL
Since the 1960s, psychiatrists have been hunting for substances made by the body that might accumulate in abnormally high levels to produce the symptoms associated with schizophrenia. In particular, there was a search for chemicals that might be related to the hallucinogens phencyclidine (PCP) or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), which could explain the emergence of psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Treatment Of Nocturia In Older Individuals With Insomnia Could Help To Improve Sleep Quality
http://mnt.to/a/4cmm
A new study suggests that the bladder condition nocturia may worsen the already poor sleep of older adults with insomnia."The results raise the clinical question of treating nocturia to help individuals with insomnia," said Jamie Zeitzer, PhD, the study's lead author.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Treatment Of Nocturia In Older Individuals With Insomnia Could Help To Improve Sleep Quality
http://mnt.to/a/4cmm
A new study suggests that the bladder condition nocturia may worsen the already poor sleep of older adults with insomnia."The results raise the clinical question of treating nocturia to help individuals with insomnia," said Jamie Zeitzer, PhD, the study's lead author.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Hopes For Personalized Regenerative Medicine After Monkeys Receive Transplanted Brain Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4cmp
For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to the authors of a new study in Cell Reports.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Human Liver Kept Alive Outside A Human Being - World First
http://mnt.to/a/4cnx
A human liver was kept alive outside a human being and then transplanted into a recipient patient who required a new liver, researchers from Oxford University and King's College Hospital reported.
Hopes For Personalized Regenerative Medicine After Monkeys Receive Transplanted Brain Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4cmp
For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to the authors of a new study in Cell Reports.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Efforts To Reduce Kidney Care Disparities Should Take Race, Geographic Location Into Account
http://mnt.to/a/4cmt
Race and geographic area play important roles in determining whether a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receives optimal care before developing kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
African Americans With Kidney Disease And Fluctuating Blood Pressure At Increased Risk Of Premature Death
http://mnt.to/a/4cms
Large fluctuations in blood pressure from day to day are a warning sign for African Americans with kidney disease, indicating that they may face an increased risk of dying prematurely. That is the conclusion of a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
Treatment Of Nocturia In Older Individuals With Insomnia Could Help To Improve Sleep Quality
http://mnt.to/a/4cmm
A new study suggests that the bladder condition nocturia may worsen the already poor sleep of older adults with insomnia."The results raise the clinical question of treating nocturia to help individuals with insomnia," said Jamie Zeitzer, PhD, the study's lead author.
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** VASCULAR News **
Opening Veins Does Not Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4cny
Opening a Multiple Sclerosis patient's veins, a procedure often referred to as "liberation treatment" does not improve patient outcomes, researchers from the University at Buffalo revealed. In some cases patients ended up with worse symptoms, the investigators added.
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