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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Laser Lights Could Be The Future Of Addiction Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4cLG
Researchers at UC San Francisco have managed to use laser lights as a means of eradicating addictive behaviors in rats. They targeted light in the prelimbic region of the brain in rats who were addicted to cocaine.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Predicting Risk For Alzheimer's Disease With New Genetic Markers
http://mnt.to/a/4cKN
People who have a buildup of certain proteins in the brain and spinal fluid have an increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease, but it's currently unclear who will develop these protein accumulations.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Scientists Illuminate Elusive Mechanism Of Widely Used Click Reaction
http://mnt.to/a/4cKJ
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have illuminated the mechanism at the heart of one of the most useful processes in modern chemistry. A reaction that is robust and easy to perform, it is widely employed to synthesize new pharmaceuticals, biological probes, new materials and other products.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
In Children With Kidney Failure, Growth Hormone Reverses Growth Problems
http://mnt.to/a/4cKL
Growth hormone therapy can help reverse growth problems in children with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). However, treatment increases bone turnover and interrupts the relationship between bone turnover and a blood marker of bone health, making it difficult for doctors to assess patients' bone health by blood tests alone.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Chemotherapy Found To Work In An Unexpected Way
http://mnt.to/a/4cKP
It's generally thought that anticancer chemotherapies work like antibiotics do, by directly killing off what's harmful. But new research published online in the Cell Press journal Immunity shows that effective chemotherapies actually work by mobilizing the body's own immune cells to fight cancer.
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** GENETICS News **
Predicting Risk For Alzheimer's Disease With New Genetic Markers
http://mnt.to/a/4cKN
People who have a buildup of certain proteins in the brain and spinal fluid have an increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease, but it's currently unclear who will develop these protein accumulations.
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** HEALTH INSURANCE / MEDICAL INSURANCE News **
Lessons Can Be Learned By Other States From Vermont's Health Care Reform
http://mnt.to/a/4cKR
Vermont's aggressive health care reform initiatives can serve as a roadmap for other states, according to a Master of Public Health candidate at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Chemotherapy Found To Work In An Unexpected Way
http://mnt.to/a/4cKP
It's generally thought that anticancer chemotherapies work like antibiotics do, by directly killing off what's harmful. But new research published online in the Cell Press journal Immunity shows that effective chemotherapies actually work by mobilizing the body's own immune cells to fight cancer.
Protection From Harmful Autoimmune Response In Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/4cKK
Obesity is linked to the widespread epidemics of diabetes and heart disease that plague society, but a lesser-known fact is that the weight can also lead to autoimmune disease. Now, researchers have new information about how that damaging immune response happens and how it might be stopped, published in Cell Reports, a Cell Press publication.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Reducing Pain And Anxiety Among Pediatric Patients Using Robot Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4cKS
Pet therapy can help patients cope with the pain, stress, and emotional effects of a serious illness, but access to a companion animal is not always possible. Robotic animals may offer the same benefits, as explored in a fascinating study presented in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
Lessons Can Be Learned By Other States From Vermont's Health Care Reform
http://mnt.to/a/4cKR
Vermont's aggressive health care reform initiatives can serve as a roadmap for other states, according to a Master of Public Health candidate at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Foetal Exposure To Excessive Stress Hormones In The Womb Linked To Adult Mood Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4cLy
Exposure of the developing foetus to excessive levels of stress hormones in the womb can cause mood disorders in later life and now, for the first time, researchers have found a mechanism that may underpin this process, according to research presented today (Sunday) at the British Neuroscience Association Festival of Neuroscience (BNA2013), in London.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Laser Lights Could Be The Future Of Addiction Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4cLG
Researchers at UC San Francisco have managed to use laser lights as a means of eradicating addictive behaviors in rats. They targeted light in the prelimbic region of the brain in rats who were addicted to cocaine.
Foetal Exposure To Excessive Stress Hormones In The Womb Linked To Adult Mood Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4cLy
Exposure of the developing foetus to excessive levels of stress hormones in the womb can cause mood disorders in later life and now, for the first time, researchers have found a mechanism that may underpin this process, according to research presented today (Sunday) at the British Neuroscience Association Festival of Neuroscience (BNA2013), in London.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Kidney Disease In Older Age Linked To Overweight Starting In Early Adulthood
http://mnt.to/a/4cKM
Being overweight starting in young adulthood may significantly increase individuals' risks of developing kidney disease by the time they become seniors, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
Protection From Harmful Autoimmune Response In Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/4cKK
Obesity is linked to the widespread epidemics of diabetes and heart disease that plague society, but a lesser-known fact is that the weight can also lead to autoimmune disease. Now, researchers have new information about how that damaging immune response happens and how it might be stopped, published in Cell Reports, a Cell Press publication.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Reducing Pain And Anxiety Among Pediatric Patients Using Robot Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4cKS
Pet therapy can help patients cope with the pain, stress, and emotional effects of a serious illness, but access to a companion animal is not always possible. Robotic animals may offer the same benefits, as explored in a fascinating study presented in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Ischemic Strokes Can Lead To Chronic Pain
http://mnt.to/a/4cKH
Chronic or persistent pain is a common - and likely under-recognized - complication of ischemic strokes (caused by a blocked blood vessel) according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Blood Lead Levels High In 535,000 Kids In The USA
http://mnt.to/a/4cLK
More than half-a-million children aged 1 to 5 years had blood lead levels higher than 5 µg/dL, the new threshold-for-concern, according to a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued by the CDC this week.
Reducing Pain And Anxiety Among Pediatric Patients Using Robot Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4cKS
Pet therapy can help patients cope with the pain, stress, and emotional effects of a serious illness, but access to a companion animal is not always possible. Robotic animals may offer the same benefits, as explored in a fascinating study presented in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
In Children With Kidney Failure, Growth Hormone Reverses Growth Problems
http://mnt.to/a/4cKL
Growth hormone therapy can help reverse growth problems in children with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). However, treatment increases bone turnover and interrupts the relationship between bone turnover and a blood marker of bone health, making it difficult for doctors to assess patients' bone health by blood tests alone.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Scientists Illuminate Elusive Mechanism Of Widely Used Click Reaction
http://mnt.to/a/4cKJ
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have illuminated the mechanism at the heart of one of the most useful processes in modern chemistry. A reaction that is robust and easy to perform, it is widely employed to synthesize new pharmaceuticals, biological probes, new materials and other products.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Foetal Exposure To Excessive Stress Hormones In The Womb Linked To Adult Mood Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4cLy
Exposure of the developing foetus to excessive levels of stress hormones in the womb can cause mood disorders in later life and now, for the first time, researchers have found a mechanism that may underpin this process, according to research presented today (Sunday) at the British Neuroscience Association Festival of Neuroscience (BNA2013), in London.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Despite Menopause-Like Side Effects, Continuous Hormone Treatment For Prostate Cancer Is Superior To Intermittent Therapy
http://mnt.to/a/4cKQ
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine recommends a dramatic shift in the way doctors treat metastatic prostate cancer."These results have changed the way I treat patients," said Ian M.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Blood Lead Levels High In 535,000 Kids In The USA
http://mnt.to/a/4cLK
More than half-a-million children aged 1 to 5 years had blood lead levels higher than 5 µg/dL, the new threshold-for-concern, according to a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued by the CDC this week.
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** STROKE News **
Ischemic Strokes Can Lead To Chronic Pain
http://mnt.to/a/4cKH
Chronic or persistent pain is a common - and likely under-recognized - complication of ischemic strokes (caused by a blocked blood vessel) according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Kidney Disease In Older Age Linked To Overweight Starting In Early Adulthood
http://mnt.to/a/4cKM
Being overweight starting in young adulthood may significantly increase individuals' risks of developing kidney disease by the time they become seniors, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
In Children With Kidney Failure, Growth Hormone Reverses Growth Problems
http://mnt.to/a/4cKL
Growth hormone therapy can help reverse growth problems in children with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). However, treatment increases bone turnover and interrupts the relationship between bone turnover and a blood marker of bone health, making it difficult for doctors to assess patients' bone health by blood tests alone.
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