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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Fish Oil May Help The Heart Beat Mental Stress
http://mnt.to/a/4dHg
The omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil have long been thought to protect against cardiovascular disease - so much so that the American Heart Association currently recommends eating at least two servings of fish a week, particularly fatty varieties rich in omega 3s.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Algorithm Developed Offering New Guidelines On Blood-Ordering For Surgical Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4dH8
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed new guidelines - the first in more than 35 years - to govern the amount of blood ordered for surgical patients. The recommendations, based on a lengthy study of blood use at The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH), can potentially save the medical center more than $200,000 a year and improve patient safety, researchers say.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Targeting Cell 'Powerhouses' To Overcome Resistance To Anti-Cancer Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4dHc
Re-routing anti-cancer drugs to the "power plants" that make energy to keep cells alive is a promising but long-neglected approach to preventing emergence of the drug-resistant forms of cancer - source of a serious medical problem, scientists are reporting.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Teens Protected From Sleep Problems And Depression By Parent And Teacher Support
http://mnt.to/a/4dHh
A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly about future success. However, perceived support and acceptance from parents and teachers appears to have a protective effect.
Insomnia May Cause Dysfunction In Emotional Brain Circuitry
http://mnt.to/a/4dHf
A new study provides neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia, which may have implications for the risk relationship between insomnia and depression.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Updated Recommendations, At Last!
http://mnt.to/a/4dK9
In order to provide much-needed clarity on the role of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), its benefits and risks, Women's Health Concern and the British Menopause Society released their latest guidelines on Friday.
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** GENETICS News **
1-Step Genetic Engineering Technology
http://mnt.to/a/4dHb
A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting.
Schizophrenia-Like Abnormalities Reversed In Mice By Taming Suspect Gene
http://mnt.to/a/4dH5
Scientists have reversed behavioral and brain abnormalities in adult mice that resemble some features of schizophrenia by restoring normal expression to a suspect gene that is over-expressed in humans with the illness.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Fish Oil May Help The Heart Beat Mental Stress
http://mnt.to/a/4dHg
The omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil have long been thought to protect against cardiovascular disease - so much so that the American Heart Association currently recommends eating at least two servings of fish a week, particularly fatty varieties rich in omega 3s.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Potential New Inhaled Treatment For Lung Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4dH9
Researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that allows inhalation of chemotherapeutic drugs to help treat lung cancer, and in laboratory and animal tests it appears to reduce the systemic damage done to other organs while significantly improving the treatment of lung tumors.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Groundbreaking 3D Bioresorbable Device Saved Baby's Life By Restoring His Breathing
http://mnt.to/a/4dH6
Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren't true.
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** MENOPAUSE News **
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Updated Recommendations, At Last!
http://mnt.to/a/4dK9
In order to provide much-needed clarity on the role of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), its benefits and risks, Women's Health Concern and the British Menopause Society released their latest guidelines on Friday.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Targeting Cell 'Powerhouses' To Overcome Resistance To Anti-Cancer Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4dHc
Re-routing anti-cancer drugs to the "power plants" that make energy to keep cells alive is a promising but long-neglected approach to preventing emergence of the drug-resistant forms of cancer - source of a serious medical problem, scientists are reporting.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
People Underestimate Number Of Calories They Eat At Fast Food Chains
http://mnt.to/a/4dKc
A new report in the BMJ has revealed that people are seriously underestimating the number of calories they are consuming at fast food restaurants. Teenagers are particularly unaware of their calorie intake with most of them assuming that the meals contain more than one third fewer calories than they actually have.
Sugary Drinks Increase Risk Of Kidney Stones
http://mnt.to/a/4dK6
According to new research conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital, sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to an increased risk of developing kidney stones. Twenty percent of men and 10 percent of women in the U.
Fish Oil May Help The Heart Beat Mental Stress
http://mnt.to/a/4dHg
The omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil have long been thought to protect against cardiovascular disease - so much so that the American Heart Association currently recommends eating at least two servings of fish a week, particularly fatty varieties rich in omega 3s.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
People Underestimate Number Of Calories They Eat At Fast Food Chains
http://mnt.to/a/4dKc
A new report in the BMJ has revealed that people are seriously underestimating the number of calories they are consuming at fast food restaurants. Teenagers are particularly unaware of their calorie intake with most of them assuming that the meals contain more than one third fewer calories than they actually have.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Teens Protected From Sleep Problems And Depression By Parent And Teacher Support
http://mnt.to/a/4dHh
A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly about future success. However, perceived support and acceptance from parents and teachers appears to have a protective effect.
Groundbreaking 3D Bioresorbable Device Saved Baby's Life By Restoring His Breathing
http://mnt.to/a/4dH6
Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren't true.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
1-Step Genetic Engineering Technology
http://mnt.to/a/4dHb
A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Insomnia May Cause Dysfunction In Emotional Brain Circuitry
http://mnt.to/a/4dHf
A new study provides neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia, which may have implications for the risk relationship between insomnia and depression.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
1-Step Genetic Engineering Technology
http://mnt.to/a/4dHb
A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting.
Algorithm Developed Offering New Guidelines On Blood-Ordering For Surgical Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4dH8
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed new guidelines - the first in more than 35 years - to govern the amount of blood ordered for surgical patients. The recommendations, based on a lengthy study of blood use at The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH), can potentially save the medical center more than $200,000 a year and improve patient safety, researchers say.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Groundbreaking 3D Bioresorbable Device Saved Baby's Life By Restoring His Breathing
http://mnt.to/a/4dH6
Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren't true.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Schizophrenia-Like Abnormalities Reversed In Mice By Taming Suspect Gene
http://mnt.to/a/4dH5
Scientists have reversed behavioral and brain abnormalities in adult mice that resemble some features of schizophrenia by restoring normal expression to a suspect gene that is over-expressed in humans with the illness.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Teens Protected From Sleep Problems And Depression By Parent And Teacher Support
http://mnt.to/a/4dHh
A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly about future success. However, perceived support and acceptance from parents and teachers appears to have a protective effect.
Insomnia May Cause Dysfunction In Emotional Brain Circuitry
http://mnt.to/a/4dHf
A new study provides neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia, which may have implications for the risk relationship between insomnia and depression.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Immune Response May Be Responsible For Mosquito Behavior, Not Parasite Manipulation
http://mnt.to/a/4dHd
Malaria-carrying mosquitos appear to be manipulated by the parasites they carry, but this manipulation may simply be part of the mosquitos' immune response, according to Penn State entomologists.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Sugary Drinks Increase Risk Of Kidney Stones
http://mnt.to/a/4dK6
According to new research conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital, sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to an increased risk of developing kidney stones. Twenty percent of men and 10 percent of women in the U.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Updated Recommendations, At Last!
http://mnt.to/a/4dK9
In order to provide much-needed clarity on the role of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), its benefits and risks, Women's Health Concern and the British Menopause Society released their latest guidelines on Friday.
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