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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Most Medical Residents Dissatisfied With The Quality Of Substance-Abuse Training
http://mnt.to/a/4dHx
A 2012 survey of internal medicine residents at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - one of the nation's leading teaching hospitals - found that more than half rated the training they had received in addiction and other substance use disorders as fair or poor.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Doubts Regarding Alzheimer's Study
http://mnt.to/a/4dKY
Anti-cancer drug bexarotene (Tagretin), which had extremely promising results in reversing Alzheimer's disease symptoms in mice last year, was found not to be as promising in later trials, according to articles published in the journal Science.
High-profile Alzheimer's Study Remains Unconfirmed By Multiple Research Teams
http://mnt.to/a/4dJf
Teams of highly respected Alzheimer's researchers failed to replicate what appeared to be breakthrough results for the treatment of this brain disease when they were published last year in the journal Science.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
War Support And PTSD; Time It Late In Negotiations; Courtship By Narcissists
http://mnt.to/a/4dJn
Public level of support for war influences soldier PTSDSoldiers returning home from combat may be at a heightened risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder if public support for a war effort is low, according to recent research.
News From 'Frontiers' May 23, 2013
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ7
Frontiers in Behavioral NeuroscienceSpatial learning of female mice: a role of the mineralocorticoid receptor during stress and the estrous cycleIn a stressful situation, rodents produce the stress hormone corticosterone.
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** BIPOLAR News **
Networks Of Neurons Identified In The Brain That Are Disrupted In Psychiatric Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4dJh
Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed Dr. Peter Williamson, from Western University, to gain a better understanding of the biological basis of these important diseases.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Economic Incentives Increase Blood Donations Without Negative Consequences
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ9
Canada and other countries should reassess guidelines that prohibit offering economic incentives such as gift cards to potential blood donors, says a study from the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM).
As Proof Of Principle, Technique Finds Antibody That Mimics Key Hormone For Blood Clotting
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ8
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a powerful new technique for finding antibodies that have a desired biological effect. Antibodies, which can bind to billions of distinct targets, are already used in many of the world's best-selling medicines, diagnostics and laboratory reagents.
When Patients Develop Bloodstream Infections, Hospitals Profit
http://mnt.to/a/4dHr
Johns Hopkins researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by preventable bloodstream infections contracted in their intensive care units.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Breast Cancer Advance That Turns Previous Thinking On Its Head
http://mnt.to/a/4dJb
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an advance in breast cancer research which shows how some enzymes released by cancerous cells could have a protective function.New research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that an enzyme called MMP-8 (matrix metalloproteinase-8) could be acting as a locator to the immune system, which then becomes activated to attack tumours.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Aggressive Prostate Cancer Tumors Share The Same Genetic Origins
http://mnt.to/a/4dKb
Using a new form of genomic analysis, researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified that some of the more aggressive prostate cancer tumors share the same genetic origins, lending more insight into the development of prostate cancer.
Two Gene Mutations Responsible For Infantile Myofibromatosis Identified
http://mnt.to/a/4dK7
Researchers at Mount Sinai have identified two mutations responsible for the development of infantile myofibromatosis (IM) - a tumor disorder of the skin, bone, and tissue.The finding, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, is crucial for the development of treatment options for the disease, providing new therapeutic drug targets.
Identifying Abnormally Activated Genes To Predict Cancer Virulence
http://mnt.to/a/4dJX
Scientists have found a new way of tackling cancer and predicting the virulence of tumors, an article published in Science Translational Medicine (May 22nd 2013 issue) reported.The researchers, from the Institut Albert Bonniot de Grenoble, CNRS, Inserm and Université Joseph Fourier, all in France, worked together with doctors and anatomopathologists from the CHU de Grenoble.
Potential Alternative Drug Therapies For Neuroblastoma Revealed By New Genomic Screening
http://mnt.to/a/4dHZ
Nearly two-thirds of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma - a common tumor that forms in the nerve cells of children - cannot be cured using tumor-killing cancer drugs. A study published by Cell Press in the journal Chemistry & Biology reveals a new genomic approach to screen for compounds that could inhibit tumor growth by causing cancer cells to differentiate, or convert from immature cells to more specialized cell types.
Genes That Control Whether Tumors Adapt Or Die When Faced With P53 Activating Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4dHy
When turned on, the gene p53 turns off cancer. However, when existing drugs boost p53, only a few tumors die - the rest resist the challenge. A study published in the journal Cell Reports shows how: tumors that live even in the face of p53 reactivation create more of the protein p21 than the protein PUMA; tumors that die have more PUMA than p21.
DNA Damage - The Dark Side Of Respiration
http://mnt.to/a/4dHj
Adventitious changes in cellular DNA can endanger the whole organism, as they may lead to life-threatening illnesses like cancer. Researchers at LMU now report how byproducts of respiration cause mispairing of subunits in the double helix.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Food Supplement CoQ10 Cuts Death Rates Among Heart Failure Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4dL2
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) cuts mortality by half in patients with heart failure, researchers from Denmark reported at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal this year.
Lifestyle That Is Heart Healthy May Also Cut Kidney Disease Patients' Risk Of Kidney Failure, Prolong Their Lives
http://mnt.to/a/4dJg
Maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle may also help protect chronic kidney disease patients from developing kidney failure and dying prematurely, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
Physiological Elimination Of Neutrophils Induces Alterations To The Bone Marrow That Trigger The Release Of Stem Cells To The Circulation
http://mnt.to/a/4dJc
CNIC researchers have discovered that the daily clearance of neutrophils from the body stimulates the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream, according to a report published in the journal Cell.
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** DEPRESSION News **
In Children With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Depression Is Common
http://mnt.to/a/4dJk
A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression.
Networks Of Neurons Identified In The Brain That Are Disrupted In Psychiatric Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4dJh
Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed Dr. Peter Williamson, from Western University, to gain a better understanding of the biological basis of these important diseases.
Link Between Depression, Telomere Enzyme, Aging And Chronic Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ4
The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology - and not limited to the brain. In recent years some studies have linked major, long-term depression with life-threatening chronic disease and with earlier death, even after lifestyle risk factors have been taken into account.
A Good Marriage Can Buffer The Effects Of A Father's Depression On His Young Children
http://mnt.to/a/4dHs
What effect does a father's depression have on his young son or daughter? When fathers report a high level of emotional intimacy in their marriage, their children benefit, said a University of Illinois study.
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** DIABETES News **
Genetic Underpinnings Of Diabetes Can Vary Based On Ethnic Background
http://mnt.to/a/4dJd
Ethnic background plays a surprisingly large role in how diabetes develops on a cellular level, according to two new studies led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.The researchers reanalyzed disease data to demonstrate that the physiological pathways to diabetes vary between Africa and East Asia and that those differences are reflected in part by genetic differences.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Female Psychological Disorders Linked To Hormone Levels
http://mnt.to/a/4dK2
Women are more susceptible to some of the psychological effects linked to stressful experiences at specific stages in their monthly menstrual cycle, scientists from University College London reported in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.
As Proof Of Principle, Technique Finds Antibody That Mimics Key Hormone For Blood Clotting
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ8
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a powerful new technique for finding antibodies that have a desired biological effect. Antibodies, which can bind to billions of distinct targets, are already used in many of the world's best-selling medicines, diagnostics and laboratory reagents.
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** EPILEPSY News **
In Children With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Depression Is Common
http://mnt.to/a/4dJk
A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression.
Non-Invasive Unique Method To Define In The Whole Brain The Regions Involved In Epileptic Discharges
http://mnt.to/a/4dJj
New techniques in imaging of brain activity developed by Jean Gotman, from McGill University's Montreal Neurological Institute, and his colleagues lead to improved treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Encouraging Results In The Development Of An Oral Vaccine Against Diarrhea
http://mnt.to/a/4dHm
The University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) announces successful results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine.Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are the primary cause of diarrhea in children living in low and middle income countries result in 400 million diarrheal episodes and approximately 300 000 deaths among children per year.
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** GENETICS News **
Protein "GATA-3" Crucial For Immune System Regulation
http://mnt.to/a/4dKR
Researchers at the University of North Carolina have identified the importance of the protein "GATA-3" in regulating and maintaining the immune system.The function that GATA-3 has in cell development and cancer formation isn't quite yet fully understood.
Aggressive Prostate Cancer Tumors Share The Same Genetic Origins
http://mnt.to/a/4dKb
Using a new form of genomic analysis, researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified that some of the more aggressive prostate cancer tumors share the same genetic origins, lending more insight into the development of prostate cancer.
Gene Mutation Causes Asthma
http://mnt.to/a/4dK8
A team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center have found the cause of a common type of childhood asthma, and it's not rooted in allergens.
Identifying Abnormally Activated Genes To Predict Cancer Virulence
http://mnt.to/a/4dJX
Scientists have found a new way of tackling cancer and predicting the virulence of tumors, an article published in Science Translational Medicine (May 22nd 2013 issue) reported.The researchers, from the Institut Albert Bonniot de Grenoble, CNRS, Inserm and Université Joseph Fourier, all in France, worked together with doctors and anatomopathologists from the CHU de Grenoble.
Common Childhood Asthma Unconnected To Allergens Or Inflammation
http://mnt.to/a/4dJm
Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center has revealed the roots of a common type of childhood asthma, showing that it is very different from other asthma cases.
Genes That Control Whether Tumors Adapt Or Die When Faced With P53 Activating Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4dHy
When turned on, the gene p53 turns off cancer. However, when existing drugs boost p53, only a few tumors die - the rest resist the challenge. A study published in the journal Cell Reports shows how: tumors that live even in the face of p53 reactivation create more of the protein p21 than the protein PUMA; tumors that die have more PUMA than p21.
DNA Damage - The Dark Side Of Respiration
http://mnt.to/a/4dHj
Adventitious changes in cellular DNA can endanger the whole organism, as they may lead to life-threatening illnesses like cancer. Researchers at LMU now report how byproducts of respiration cause mispairing of subunits in the double helix.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Food Supplement CoQ10 Cuts Death Rates Among Heart Failure Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4dL2
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) cuts mortality by half in patients with heart failure, researchers from Denmark reported at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal this year.
Lifestyle That Is Heart Healthy May Also Cut Kidney Disease Patients' Risk Of Kidney Failure, Prolong Their Lives
http://mnt.to/a/4dJg
Maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle may also help protect chronic kidney disease patients from developing kidney failure and dying prematurely, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Protein "GATA-3" Crucial For Immune System Regulation
http://mnt.to/a/4dKR
Researchers at the University of North Carolina have identified the importance of the protein "GATA-3" in regulating and maintaining the immune system.The function that GATA-3 has in cell development and cancer formation isn't quite yet fully understood.
Physiological Elimination Of Neutrophils Induces Alterations To The Bone Marrow That Trigger The Release Of Stem Cells To The Circulation
http://mnt.to/a/4dJc
CNIC researchers have discovered that the daily clearance of neutrophils from the body stimulates the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream, according to a report published in the journal Cell.
Link Between Depression, Telomere Enzyme, Aging And Chronic Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ4
The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology - and not limited to the brain. In recent years some studies have linked major, long-term depression with life-threatening chronic disease and with earlier death, even after lifestyle risk factors have been taken into account.
Encouraging Results In The Development Of An Oral Vaccine Against Diarrhea
http://mnt.to/a/4dHm
The University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) announces successful results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine.Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are the primary cause of diarrhea in children living in low and middle income countries result in 400 million diarrheal episodes and approximately 300 000 deaths among children per year.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
New Compounds Found To Curb Staph Infection
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ5
In an age when microbial pathogens are growing increasingly resistant to the conventional antibiotics used to tamp down infection, a team of Wisconsin scientists has synthesized a potent new class of compounds capable of curbing the bacteria that cause staph infections.
Understanding The Pathway Of Meningococcal Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ3
"Neisseria meningitidis is an important human pathogen that can cause rapidly progressing, life threatening meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in humans," Professor Jennings said."Until now we have not known how it attaches to the human host.
New Understanding Of The Neurological Side Effects Of Sulfonamide Antibiotics
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ2
Since the discovery of Prontosil in 1932, sulfonamide antibiotics have been used to combat a wide spectrum of bacterial infections, from acne to chlamydia and pneumonia. However, their side effects can include serious neurological problems like nausea, headache, dizziness, hallucinations and even psychosis.
When Patients Develop Bloodstream Infections, Hospitals Profit
http://mnt.to/a/4dHr
Johns Hopkins researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by preventable bloodstream infections contracted in their intensive care units.
Encouraging Results In The Development Of An Oral Vaccine Against Diarrhea
http://mnt.to/a/4dHm
The University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) announces successful results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine.Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are the primary cause of diarrhea in children living in low and middle income countries result in 400 million diarrheal episodes and approximately 300 000 deaths among children per year.
Discovery Of Mechanism That Helps Legionella To Camouflage Itself In An Organism
http://mnt.to/a/4dHk
The feared Legionella pneumophila bacteria is responsible for legionellosis, an infectious disease that can lead to pneumonia. In order to infect us, this pathogen has developed a complex method enabling it to camouflage itself and go unnoticed in our cells, thus avoiding these acting against the infectious bacteria.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Identifying Abnormally Activated Genes To Predict Cancer Virulence
http://mnt.to/a/4dJX
Scientists have found a new way of tackling cancer and predicting the virulence of tumors, an article published in Science Translational Medicine (May 22nd 2013 issue) reported.The researchers, from the Institut Albert Bonniot de Grenoble, CNRS, Inserm and Université Joseph Fourier, all in France, worked together with doctors and anatomopathologists from the CHU de Grenoble.
At Initial Screening Exam, Twice As Many Lung Cancers Detected By CT Compared To X-ray
http://mnt.to/a/4dHv
National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) investigators also conclude that the 20 percent reduction in lung cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) versus chest X-ray (CXR) screening previously reported in the NLST primary paper is achievable at experienced screening centers in the United States.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Giving Children With Leukemia The Best Chance For Long-Term Survival With Minimal Toxic Side Effects
http://mnt.to/a/4dJp
Treating pediatric leukemia patients with a liposomal formulation of anthracycline-based chemotherapy at a more intense-than-standard dose during initial treatment may result in high survival rates without causing any added heart toxicity, according to the results of a study published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Urine Analyzer IPhone App Concerns FDA
http://mnt.to/a/4dKS
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to the developer of a mobile app called "uChek Urine analyzer" stating that the company requires regulatory approval of its mobile app which is able to analyze photos of urine samples.
Worm EEG Developed To Test The Effects Of Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4dHn
Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a device which records the brain activity of worms to help test the effects of drugs.NeuroChip is a microfluidic electrophysiological device, which can trap the microscopic worm Caenorhadbitis elegans and record the activity of discrete neural circuits in its 'brain' - a worm equivalent of the EEG.
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** MEDICAL STUDENTS / TRAINING News **
Most Medical Residents Dissatisfied With The Quality Of Substance-Abuse Training
http://mnt.to/a/4dHx
A 2012 survey of internal medicine residents at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - one of the nation's leading teaching hospitals - found that more than half rated the training they had received in addiction and other substance use disorders as fair or poor.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
A Good Marriage Can Buffer The Effects Of A Father's Depression On His Young Children
http://mnt.to/a/4dHs
What effect does a father's depression have on his young son or daughter? When fathers report a high level of emotional intimacy in their marriage, their children benefit, said a University of Illinois study.
Self-Regulatory Development Should Be Supported For All Children But Especially Boys
http://mnt.to/a/4dHp
A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children - one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia.In the United States, girls had higher levels of self-regulation than boys.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
New Compounds Found To Curb Staph Infection
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ5
In an age when microbial pathogens are growing increasingly resistant to the conventional antibiotics used to tamp down infection, a team of Wisconsin scientists has synthesized a potent new class of compounds capable of curbing the bacteria that cause staph infections.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Doubts Regarding Alzheimer's Study
http://mnt.to/a/4dKY
Anti-cancer drug bexarotene (Tagretin), which had extremely promising results in reversing Alzheimer's disease symptoms in mice last year, was found not to be as promising in later trials, according to articles published in the journal Science.
Intelligence Linked To Being Able To Block Out Background Distractions
http://mnt.to/a/4dKf
A new study has found that people with high IQs are better able to block out background distractions because their brains naturally filter out information that is not considered to be important or relevant.
Stroke-Related Disabilities May Be Improved By Regenerating Spinal Cord Fibers
http://mnt.to/a/4dJs
A study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital found "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recovery by most stroke victims.
A Glimpse Into How Nerve Cells Reconfigure Themselves During Development And Beyond
http://mnt.to/a/4dJr
As the human body fine-tunes its neurological wiring, nerve cells often must fix a faulty connection by amputating an axon - the "business end" of the neuron that sends electrical impulses to tissues or other neurons.
Autologous Cord Blood Successfully Treats Pediatric Cerebral Palsy
http://mnt.to/a/4dJq
Awoken from a persistent vegetative stateBochum's medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a 2.5 year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative state - with minimal chances of survival.
News From 'Frontiers' May 23, 2013
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ7
Frontiers in Behavioral NeuroscienceSpatial learning of female mice: a role of the mineralocorticoid receptor during stress and the estrous cycleIn a stressful situation, rodents produce the stress hormone corticosterone.
New Understanding Of The Neurological Side Effects Of Sulfonamide Antibiotics
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ2
Since the discovery of Prontosil in 1932, sulfonamide antibiotics have been used to combat a wide spectrum of bacterial infections, from acne to chlamydia and pneumonia. However, their side effects can include serious neurological problems like nausea, headache, dizziness, hallucinations and even psychosis.
Potential Alternative Drug Therapies For Neuroblastoma Revealed By New Genomic Screening
http://mnt.to/a/4dHZ
Nearly two-thirds of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma - a common tumor that forms in the nerve cells of children - cannot be cured using tumor-killing cancer drugs. A study published by Cell Press in the journal Chemistry & Biology reveals a new genomic approach to screen for compounds that could inhibit tumor growth by causing cancer cells to differentiate, or convert from immature cells to more specialized cell types.
Sensory Information Suppressed By Those With High IQ
http://mnt.to/a/4dHW
People with high IQ scores aren't just more intelligent. They also process sensory information differently, according to a study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology.The findings show that the brains of people with high IQ are automatically more selective when it comes to perceiving objects in motion; they are specifically more likely to suppress larger and less relevant background motion.
Gaucher Patients Often Develop Parkinson's Disease Due To Defective Cellular Waste Removal
http://mnt.to/a/4dHV
Gaucher disease causes debilitating and sometimes fatal neurodegeneration in early childhood. Recent studies have uncovered a link between the mutations responsible for Gaucher disease and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease later in life.
Worm EEG Developed To Test The Effects Of Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/4dHn
Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a device which records the brain activity of worms to help test the effects of drugs.NeuroChip is a microfluidic electrophysiological device, which can trap the microscopic worm Caenorhadbitis elegans and record the activity of discrete neural circuits in its 'brain' - a worm equivalent of the EEG.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Food Supplement CoQ10 Cuts Death Rates Among Heart Failure Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4dL2
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) cuts mortality by half in patients with heart failure, researchers from Denmark reported at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal this year.
Tomatoes, Already More Healthy, Now More Tasty And Longer-Lasting
http://mnt.to/a/4dJ6
Tomatoes, said to be the world's most popular fruit, can be made both better-tasting and longer-lasting thanks to UK research with purple GM varieties."Working with GM tomatoes that are different to normal fruit only by the addition of a specific compound, allows us to pinpoint exactly how to breed in valuable traits," said Professor Cathie Martin from the John Innes Centre.
Added Sugars Cause Of Numerous Health Problems
http://mnt.to/a/4dHY
A new report in the BMJ has highlighted the dangers that added sugars have on people's health. Cardiologist, Dr Aseem Malhotra said that current dietary advice on consuming added sugars isn't enough, adding that "not only has this advice been manipulated by the food industry for profit, but it is actually a risk factor for obesity and diet related disease.
Reducing The Number Of Food-Insecure Households
http://mnt.to/a/4dHt
A University of Illinois researcher says that the cornerstone of our efforts to alleviate food insecurity should be to encourage more people to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) "because it works.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
C-Section Babies At High Risk Of Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/4dKd
Babies who are born through Cesarean section (c-section) are much more likely to become obese when they grow up compared to babies who are delivered vaginally, reveals a new study carried out in the U.
Added Sugars Cause Of Numerous Health Problems
http://mnt.to/a/4dHY
A new report in the BMJ has highlighted the dangers that added sugars have on people's health. Cardiologist, Dr Aseem Malhotra said that current dietary advice on consuming added sugars isn't enough, adding that "not only has this advice been manipulated by the food industry for profit, but it is actually a risk factor for obesity and diet related disease.
Study Suggests That Overeating Is Learned In Infancy
http://mnt.to/a/4dHz
In the long run, encouraging a baby to finish the last ounce in their bottle might be doing more harm than good. Though the calories soon burn off, a bad habit remains.Brigham Young University sociology professors Ben Gibbs and Renata Forste found that clinical obesity at 24 months of age strongly traces back to infant feeding.
Exploring The Impact Of Family Structure On The Obesity Epidemic
http://mnt.to/a/4dHw
Children living in households where the parents are married are less likely to be obese, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Houston."Childhood obesity is a significant public health issue in our country, with nearly one-third of all U.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Gaucher Patients Often Develop Parkinson's Disease Due To Defective Cellular Waste Removal
http://mnt.to/a/4dHV
Gaucher disease causes debilitating and sometimes fatal neurodegeneration in early childhood. Recent studies have uncovered a link between the mutations responsible for Gaucher disease and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease later in life.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
C-Section Babies At High Risk Of Obesity
http://mnt.to/a/4dKd
Babies who are born through Cesarean section (c-section) are much more likely to become obese when they grow up compared to babies who are delivered vaginally, reveals a new study carried out in the U.
Two Gene Mutations Responsible For Infantile Myofibromatosis Identified
http://mnt.to/a/4dK7
Researchers at Mount Sinai have identified two mutations responsible for the development of infantile myofibromatosis (IM) - a tumor disorder of the skin, bone, and tissue.The finding, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, is crucial for the development of treatment options for the disease, providing new therapeutic drug targets.
Autologous Cord Blood Successfully Treats Pediatric Cerebral Palsy
http://mnt.to/a/4dJq
Awoken from a persistent vegetative stateBochum's medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a 2.5 year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative state - with minimal chances of survival.
Giving Children With Leukemia The Best Chance For Long-Term Survival With Minimal Toxic Side Effects
http://mnt.to/a/4dJp
Treating pediatric leukemia patients with a liposomal formulation of anthracycline-based chemotherapy at a more intense-than-standard dose during initial treatment may result in high survival rates without causing any added heart toxicity, according to the results of a study published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
Common Childhood Asthma Unconnected To Allergens Or Inflammation
http://mnt.to/a/4dJm
Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center has revealed the roots of a common type of childhood asthma, showing that it is very different from other asthma cases.
In Children With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Depression Is Common
http://mnt.to/a/4dJk
A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression.
Potential Alternative Drug Therapies For Neuroblastoma Revealed By New Genomic Screening
http://mnt.to/a/4dHZ
Nearly two-thirds of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma - a common tumor that forms in the nerve cells of children - cannot be cured using tumor-killing cancer drugs. A study published by Cell Press in the journal Chemistry & Biology reveals a new genomic approach to screen for compounds that could inhibit tumor growth by causing cancer cells to differentiate, or convert from immature cells to more specialized cell types.
Gaucher Patients Often Develop Parkinson's Disease Due To Defective Cellular Waste Removal
http://mnt.to/a/4dHV
Gaucher disease causes debilitating and sometimes fatal neurodegeneration in early childhood. Recent studies have uncovered a link between the mutations responsible for Gaucher disease and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease later in life.
60-Minutes Of Daily Physical Activity Should Be Available For All Schoolchildren
http://mnt.to/a/4dHT
For children's overall academic and physical development and success, their schools should play a major role in making sure they all have opportunities to take part in vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity, the Institute of Medicine urges in a new report.
Study Suggests That Overeating Is Learned In Infancy
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In the long run, encouraging a baby to finish the last ounce in their bottle might be doing more harm than good. Though the calories soon burn off, a bad habit remains.Brigham Young University sociology professors Ben Gibbs and Renata Forste found that clinical obesity at 24 months of age strongly traces back to infant feeding.
Exploring The Impact Of Family Structure On The Obesity Epidemic
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Children living in households where the parents are married are less likely to be obese, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Houston."Childhood obesity is a significant public health issue in our country, with nearly one-third of all U.
A Good Marriage Can Buffer The Effects Of A Father's Depression On His Young Children
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What effect does a father's depression have on his young son or daughter? When fathers report a high level of emotional intimacy in their marriage, their children benefit, said a University of Illinois study.
Self-Regulatory Development Should Be Supported For All Children But Especially Boys
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A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children - one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia.In the United States, girls had higher levels of self-regulation than boys.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
C-Section Babies At High Risk Of Obesity
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Babies who are born through Cesarean section (c-section) are much more likely to become obese when they grow up compared to babies who are delivered vaginally, reveals a new study carried out in the U.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Aggressive Prostate Cancer Tumors Share The Same Genetic Origins
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Using a new form of genomic analysis, researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified that some of the more aggressive prostate cancer tumors share the same genetic origins, lending more insight into the development of prostate cancer.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Intelligence Linked To Being Able To Block Out Background Distractions
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A new study has found that people with high IQs are better able to block out background distractions because their brains naturally filter out information that is not considered to be important or relevant.
War Support And PTSD; Time It Late In Negotiations; Courtship By Narcissists
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Public level of support for war influences soldier PTSDSoldiers returning home from combat may be at a heightened risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder if public support for a war effort is low, according to recent research.
Study Shows That The Brain Can Be Trained In Compassion
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Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion - the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic behavior.
Self-Regulatory Development Should Be Supported For All Children But Especially Boys
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A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children - one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia.In the United States, girls had higher levels of self-regulation than boys.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Reducing The Number Of Food-Insecure Households
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A University of Illinois researcher says that the cornerstone of our efforts to alleviate food insecurity should be to encourage more people to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) "because it works.
When Patients Develop Bloodstream Infections, Hospitals Profit
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Johns Hopkins researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by preventable bloodstream infections contracted in their intensive care units.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
At Initial Screening Exam, Twice As Many Lung Cancers Detected By CT Compared To X-ray
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National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) investigators also conclude that the 20 percent reduction in lung cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) versus chest X-ray (CXR) screening previously reported in the NLST primary paper is achievable at experienced screening centers in the United States.
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
Urine Analyzer IPhone App Concerns FDA
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to the developer of a mobile app called "uChek Urine analyzer" stating that the company requires regulatory approval of its mobile app which is able to analyze photos of urine samples.
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** REHABILITATION / PHYSICAL THERAPY News **
Stroke-Related Disabilities May Be Improved By Regenerating Spinal Cord Fibers
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A study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital found "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recovery by most stroke victims.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Gene Mutation Causes Asthma
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A team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center have found the cause of a common type of childhood asthma, and it's not rooted in allergens.
Common Childhood Asthma Unconnected To Allergens Or Inflammation
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Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center has revealed the roots of a common type of childhood asthma, showing that it is very different from other asthma cases.
Discovery Of Mechanism That Helps Legionella To Camouflage Itself In An Organism
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The feared Legionella pneumophila bacteria is responsible for legionellosis, an infectious disease that can lead to pneumonia. In order to infect us, this pathogen has developed a complex method enabling it to camouflage itself and go unnoticed in our cells, thus avoiding these acting against the infectious bacteria.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Networks Of Neurons Identified In The Brain That Are Disrupted In Psychiatric Disease
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Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed Dr. Peter Williamson, from Western University, to gain a better understanding of the biological basis of these important diseases.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Link Between Depression, Telomere Enzyme, Aging And Chronic Disease
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The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology - and not limited to the brain. In recent years some studies have linked major, long-term depression with life-threatening chronic disease and with earlier death, even after lifestyle risk factors have been taken into account.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
60-Minutes Of Daily Physical Activity Should Be Available For All Schoolchildren
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For children's overall academic and physical development and success, their schools should play a major role in making sure they all have opportunities to take part in vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity, the Institute of Medicine urges in a new report.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Autologous Cord Blood Successfully Treats Pediatric Cerebral Palsy
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Awoken from a persistent vegetative stateBochum's medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a 2.5 year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative state - with minimal chances of survival.
Physiological Elimination Of Neutrophils Induces Alterations To The Bone Marrow That Trigger The Release Of Stem Cells To The Circulation
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CNIC researchers have discovered that the daily clearance of neutrophils from the body stimulates the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream, according to a report published in the journal Cell.
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** STROKE News **
Stroke-Related Disabilities May Be Improved By Regenerating Spinal Cord Fibers
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A study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital found "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recovery by most stroke victims.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Urine Analyzer IPhone App Concerns FDA
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to the developer of a mobile app called "uChek Urine analyzer" stating that the company requires regulatory approval of its mobile app which is able to analyze photos of urine samples.
Lifestyle That Is Heart Healthy May Also Cut Kidney Disease Patients' Risk Of Kidney Failure, Prolong Their Lives
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Maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle may also help protect chronic kidney disease patients from developing kidney failure and dying prematurely, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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** VETERANS / EX-SERVICEMEN News **
War Support And PTSD; Time It Late In Negotiations; Courtship By Narcissists
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Public level of support for war influences soldier PTSDSoldiers returning home from combat may be at a heightened risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder if public support for a war effort is low, according to recent research.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Tomatoes, Already More Healthy, Now More Tasty And Longer-Lasting
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Tomatoes, said to be the world's most popular fruit, can be made both better-tasting and longer-lasting thanks to UK research with purple GM varieties."Working with GM tomatoes that are different to normal fruit only by the addition of a specific compound, allows us to pinpoint exactly how to breed in valuable traits," said Professor Cathie Martin from the John Innes Centre.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Female Psychological Disorders Linked To Hormone Levels
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Women are more susceptible to some of the psychological effects linked to stressful experiences at specific stages in their monthly menstrual cycle, scientists from University College London reported in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.
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