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** ALLERGY News **
Possible Link Between High Vitamin D Levels In Expectant Mothers And Increased Infant Allergy Risks
http://mnt.to/a/4c4r
Pregnant women should avoid taking vitamin D supplements. Supplementation appears to raise the risk of children developing a food allergy after birth. This was the conclusion drawn from a new survey carried out by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg in Germany which was published in the medical journal Allergy.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
New Model Could Lead To Improved Treatment For Early Stage Alzheimer's
http://mnt.to/a/4c64
Researchers at the University of Florida and The Johns Hopkins University have developed a line of genetically altered mice that model the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. This model may help scientists identify new therapies to provide relief to patients who are beginning to experience symptoms.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
UEA Researchers Pilot New Treatment For People Who Stammer
http://mnt.to/a/4c5W
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are pioneering a new online treatment, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme, which could one day help some of the 70 million people who stammer worldwide.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Breast Reconstruction Study Provides Data On 'Patient-Reported Outcomes' For Different Types Of Silicone Implants
http://mnt.to/a/4c4C
For women undergoing breast reconstruction using implants, most patient-reported outcomes are similar with two different shapes of silicone gel-filled implants, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Making Anti-Cancer Drug Particles Rod-Shaped Significantly Increases Their Ability To Target And Inhibit Breast Cancer Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4c4x
Bioengineering researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara have found that changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles from spherical to rod-shaped made them up to 10,000 times more effective at specifically targeting and delivering anti-cancer drugs to breast cancer cells.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
New Angle To Combat Malignant Brain Tumors In Children
http://mnt.to/a/4c5V
A medulloblastoma is a malignant brain tumor that occurs primarily in children and is currently untreatable. Peter Carmeliet and his team (VIB-KU Leuven) joined forces with scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Harvard to study the role of the placental growth factor (PIGF) in the growth of this brain tumor.
Survival Improved For Metastatic Gastric Cancer Patients Who Undergo Surgery And Radiation
http://mnt.to/a/4c4s
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center studied patients with metastatic gastric cancer and found that those who have both surgery and radiation have better survival than those who receive one or no form of treatment.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Blocked Heart Arteries May Presage Stroke
http://mnt.to/a/4c4R
Even if you are considered to be at low risk for stroke, having blocked heart arteries can mean you are more likely to have one, says new research published online this week in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.
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** COSMETIC MEDICINE / PLASTIC SURGERY News **
Most Patients Found To Have A Successful Second Facelift 10 Years After The First
http://mnt.to/a/4c4F
Performed an average of a decade after initial facelift surgery, a "secondary" facelift can achieve similarly lasting results with a low complication rate, according to a paper in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Breast Reconstruction Study Provides Data On 'Patient-Reported Outcomes' For Different Types Of Silicone Implants
http://mnt.to/a/4c4C
For women undergoing breast reconstruction using implants, most patient-reported outcomes are similar with two different shapes of silicone gel-filled implants, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
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** CROHN'S / IBD News **
Potential Cell Therapy For Bowel Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4c4G
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified a special population of adult stem cells in bone marrow that have the natural ability to migrate to the intestine and produce intestinal cells, suggesting their potential to restore healthy tissue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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** DEPRESSION News **
Factors That Impact Adolescent Mental Health
http://mnt.to/a/4c4v
Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new studies investigate the cognitive, genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to mental health disorders in adolescence.
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** DIABETES News **
Sitting Less Reduces Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
http://mnt.to/a/4c6b
People at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes can reduce the risk by sitting less and moving around more frequently, rather than exercising regularly.The finding came from a study at the University of Leicester which indicates that decreasing sitting time by 90 minutes in total each day may result in critical health advantages.
Clinical Trial Results Of The Artificial Pancreas Project, Designed To Provide A Real Solution For Patients With Diabetes
http://mnt.to/a/4c5Y
The clinical trial was performed in three academic centers: the Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, the University Children's Hospital in Slovenia and the Kinderkrankenhaus AUF DER BULT in Germany.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Survival Improved For Metastatic Gastric Cancer Patients Who Undergo Surgery And Radiation
http://mnt.to/a/4c4s
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center studied patients with metastatic gastric cancer and found that those who have both surgery and radiation have better survival than those who receive one or no form of treatment.
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** GENETICS News **
Two Antagonistic Proteins Help Keep Leukemia At Bay, Suggesting New Potential Treatments
http://mnt.to/a/4c4z
Two proteins that scientists once thought carried out the same functions are actually antagonists of each other, and keeping them in balance is key to preventing diseases such as cancer, according to new findings published in the journal Developmental Cell by scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Researchers Produce First Step-By-Step Look At Transcription Initiation
http://mnt.to/a/4c4w
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have achieved a major advance in understanding how genetic information is transcribed from DNA to RNA by providing the first step-by-step look at the biomolecular machinery that reads the human genome.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Blocked Heart Arteries May Presage Stroke
http://mnt.to/a/4c4R
Even if you are considered to be at low risk for stroke, having blocked heart arteries can mean you are more likely to have one, says new research published online this week in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Artificial Liver Could Be Powered By Swine Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4c4t
Chronic or acute, liver failure can be deadly. Toxins take over, the skin turns yellow and higher brain function slows."There is no effective therapy at the moment to deal with the toxins that build up in your body," said Neil Talbot, a Research Animal Scientist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Two Antagonistic Proteins Help Keep Leukemia At Bay, Suggesting New Potential Treatments
http://mnt.to/a/4c4z
Two proteins that scientists once thought carried out the same functions are actually antagonists of each other, and keeping them in balance is key to preventing diseases such as cancer, according to new findings published in the journal Developmental Cell by scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Medtronic Announces CE Mark For Engagertm Transcatheter Valve
http://mnt.to/a/4c63
New Valve Provides Transapical Option for Physicians Treating Patients with Aortic StenosisMedtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) have announced CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark of the Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System with transapical delivery catheter to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Factors That Impact Adolescent Mental Health
http://mnt.to/a/4c4v
Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new studies investigate the cognitive, genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to mental health disorders in adolescence.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Seasonal Preference Discovered In Strains Of MRSA; Children At Higher Risk In Summer, Seniors In Winter
http://mnt.to/a/4c4D
Strains of potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria show seasonal infection preferences, putting children at greater risk in summer and seniors at greater risk in winter, according to results of a new nationwide study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
New Angle To Combat Malignant Brain Tumors In Children
http://mnt.to/a/4c5V
A medulloblastoma is a malignant brain tumor that occurs primarily in children and is currently untreatable. Peter Carmeliet and his team (VIB-KU Leuven) joined forces with scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Harvard to study the role of the placental growth factor (PIGF) in the growth of this brain tumor.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Possible Link Between High Vitamin D Levels In Expectant Mothers And Increased Infant Allergy Risks
http://mnt.to/a/4c4r
Pregnant women should avoid taking vitamin D supplements. Supplementation appears to raise the risk of children developing a food allergy after birth. This was the conclusion drawn from a new survey carried out by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg in Germany which was published in the medical journal Allergy.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Less Housework May Mean Weight Gain For Women
http://mnt.to/a/4c6d
Rates of women who are obese may be linked to the fact that women are performing less household chores and sitting more, a new study in the journal PLoS ONE reveals.According the study, done by the University of South Carolina nearly two-thirds of adult women in the United States are overweight or obese.
Sitting Less Reduces Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
http://mnt.to/a/4c6b
People at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes can reduce the risk by sitting less and moving around more frequently, rather than exercising regularly.The finding came from a study at the University of Leicester which indicates that decreasing sitting time by 90 minutes in total each day may result in critical health advantages.
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Funding Opportunity For Schools To Implement Innovative Programs Targeting Childhood Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/4c66
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's CHALK/Just Move Program Is Among Highlighted ProgramsNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's CHALK/Just Move program is one of three programs selected by ChildObesity180, a national organization comprising public, nonprofit, academic, and private-sector leaders, for its Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP).
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Funding Opportunity For Schools To Implement Innovative Programs Targeting Childhood Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/4c66
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's CHALK/Just Move Program Is Among Highlighted ProgramsNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's CHALK/Just Move program is one of three programs selected by ChildObesity180, a national organization comprising public, nonprofit, academic, and private-sector leaders, for its Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP).
New Angle To Combat Malignant Brain Tumors In Children
http://mnt.to/a/4c5V
A medulloblastoma is a malignant brain tumor that occurs primarily in children and is currently untreatable. Peter Carmeliet and his team (VIB-KU Leuven) joined forces with scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Harvard to study the role of the placental growth factor (PIGF) in the growth of this brain tumor.
Seasonal Preference Discovered In Strains Of MRSA; Children At Higher Risk In Summer, Seniors In Winter
http://mnt.to/a/4c4D
Strains of potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria show seasonal infection preferences, putting children at greater risk in summer and seniors at greater risk in winter, according to results of a new nationwide study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher.
Factors That Impact Adolescent Mental Health
http://mnt.to/a/4c4v
Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new studies investigate the cognitive, genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to mental health disorders in adolescence.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Demand Exists For Comfortable, Visually Appealing Maternity Wear For Women Earlier In Pregnancies
http://mnt.to/a/4c4y
Fashion retailers have seen an increase in demand for maternity wear in recent years, as sales for maternity clothing have increased while overall women's apparel sales have declined. Currently, most retailers produce maternity wear using a standardized size chart that begins with women in their seventh month of pregnancy.
Possible Link Between High Vitamin D Levels In Expectant Mothers And Increased Infant Allergy Risks
http://mnt.to/a/4c4r
Pregnant women should avoid taking vitamin D supplements. Supplementation appears to raise the risk of children developing a food allergy after birth. This was the conclusion drawn from a new survey carried out by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg in Germany which was published in the medical journal Allergy.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
Survival Improved For Metastatic Gastric Cancer Patients Who Undergo Surgery And Radiation
http://mnt.to/a/4c4s
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center studied patients with metastatic gastric cancer and found that those who have both surgery and radiation have better survival than those who receive one or no form of treatment.
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
Medtronic Announces CE Mark For Engagertm Transcatheter Valve
http://mnt.to/a/4c63
New Valve Provides Transapical Option for Physicians Treating Patients with Aortic StenosisMedtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) have announced CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark of the Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System with transapical delivery catheter to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Seasonal Preference Discovered In Strains Of MRSA; Children At Higher Risk In Summer, Seniors In Winter
http://mnt.to/a/4c4D
Strains of potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria show seasonal infection preferences, putting children at greater risk in summer and seniors at greater risk in winter, according to results of a new nationwide study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Rapid, Point-Of-Care Tests For Syphilis: The Future Of Diagnosis
http://mnt.to/a/4c65
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide and there is an urgent need for reliable and rapid screening, particularly for people who live in areas where access to health care is limited. An international research team, led by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, has demonstrated that rapid and point-of-care tests (POC) for syphilis are as accurate as conventional laboratory tests.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Sitting Less Reduces Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
http://mnt.to/a/4c6b
People at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes can reduce the risk by sitting less and moving around more frequently, rather than exercising regularly.The finding came from a study at the University of Leicester which indicates that decreasing sitting time by 90 minutes in total each day may result in critical health advantages.
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Funding Opportunity For Schools To Implement Innovative Programs Targeting Childhood Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/4c66
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's CHALK/Just Move Program Is Among Highlighted ProgramsNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's CHALK/Just Move program is one of three programs selected by ChildObesity180, a national organization comprising public, nonprofit, academic, and private-sector leaders, for its Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP).
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
First European Laboratory Obtains Accreditation For New Tissue-Typing Method For Stem Cell Transplants
http://mnt.to/a/4c5Z
Tests based on next-generation sequencing with Roche's GS Junior SystemThe Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service of Upper Austria has become the first laboratory in Europe to receive accreditation from the European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI) for the use of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) tests based on next-generation sequencing with Roche's GS Junior System.
Potential Cell Therapy For Bowel Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4c4G
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified a special population of adult stem cells in bone marrow that have the natural ability to migrate to the intestine and produce intestinal cells, suggesting their potential to restore healthy tissue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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** STROKE News **
Blocked Heart Arteries May Presage Stroke
http://mnt.to/a/4c4R
Even if you are considered to be at low risk for stroke, having blocked heart arteries can mean you are more likely to have one, says new research published online this week in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Artificial Liver Could Be Powered By Swine Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4c4t
Chronic or acute, liver failure can be deadly. Toxins take over, the skin turns yellow and higher brain function slows."There is no effective therapy at the moment to deal with the toxins that build up in your body," said Neil Talbot, a Research Animal Scientist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Medtronic Announces CE Mark For Engagertm Transcatheter Valve
http://mnt.to/a/4c63
New Valve Provides Transapical Option for Physicians Treating Patients with Aortic StenosisMedtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) have announced CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark of the Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System with transapical delivery catheter to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Less Housework May Mean Weight Gain For Women
http://mnt.to/a/4c6d
Rates of women who are obese may be linked to the fact that women are performing less household chores and sitting more, a new study in the journal PLoS ONE reveals.According the study, done by the University of South Carolina nearly two-thirds of adult women in the United States are overweight or obese.
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