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** ADHD News **
Autistic traits in some children with ADHD
http://mnt.to/a/4gvj
Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are significantly more likely to have autism traits compared to other kids, researchers found in a study published in the journal Pediatrics.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
In a brain affected by Alzheimer's disease - what goes wrong?
http://mnt.to/a/4gtt
The ability of different regions of the brain to communicate gradually breaks down with aging and in Alzheimer's disease, but there are key differences between these two processes. Some of these differences are reported in a study that compared neural networks, signaling efficiency, and disruptions in connectivity in the brains of healthy elderly subjects and patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Men and women with a dementia diagnosis are more likely to receive a diagnosis of urinary or fecal incontinence than those without dementia
http://mnt.to/a/4grd
Patients with a diagnosis of dementia have approximately three times the rate of diagnosis of urinary incontinence, and more than four times the rate of fecal incontinence, compared with those without a diagnosis of dementia, according to a study in this week's issue of PLOS Medicine by Robert Grant (Kingston University and St.
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** AUTISM News **
Autistic traits in some children with ADHD
http://mnt.to/a/4gvj
Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are significantly more likely to have autism traits compared to other kids, researchers found in a study published in the journal Pediatrics.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Stress fuels cancer spread by triggering master gene
http://mnt.to/a/4gvn
A new study from the US published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation finds that activation of a master gene called ATF3 that is important for helping cells adapt to stress may be involved in helping breast, and possibly other cancers spread to other parts of the body (metastasis).
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
High coffee intake may help against prostate cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4gvK
Consuming four or more cups of coffee a day could reduce the risk of prostate cancer recurrence and disease progression, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Causes and Control.
Stress fuels cancer spread by triggering master gene
http://mnt.to/a/4gvn
A new study from the US published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation finds that activation of a master gene called ATF3 that is important for helping cells adapt to stress may be involved in helping breast, and possibly other cancers spread to other parts of the body (metastasis).
Higher intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of bladder cancer in women
http://mnt.to/a/4gtQ
University of Hawaii Cancer Center Researcher Song-Yi Park, PhD, along with her colleagues, recently discovered that a greater consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of invasive bladder cancer in women.
Brain cancer patients benefit from Vessel Architectural Imaging
http://mnt.to/a/4gtN
A new scanning technique developed by Danish and US researchers reveals how susceptible patients with aggressive brain cancer are to the drugs they receive. The research behind the ground-breaking technique has just been published in Nature Medicine.
Racial/ethnic differences in young people with cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4gtL
Mei-Chin Hsieh, MSPH, CTR, of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health's Louisiana Tumor Registry, is the lead author of a study that reports racial and ethnic differences in the incidence of soft tissue sarcomas in adolescents and young adults.
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** CAREGIVERS / HOMECARE News **
You take care of Mom, but who will take care of you?
http://mnt.to/a/4gw6
The pool of family and friends to care for Baby Boomers as they age into their 80s will be less than half as deep as it is today, according to a new report from AARP. The report predicts the ratio of potential family caregivers to elders needing care will plummet from today's seven caregivers for each person over age 80 to fewer than three caregivers per elderly person in 2050.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
Genomic differences discovered in types of cervical cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4gtG
A new study has revealed marked differences in the genomic terrain of the two most common types of cervical cancer, suggesting that patients might benefit from therapies geared to each type's molecular idiosyncrasies.
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** CROHN'S / IBD News **
Risk of crohn's disease affected by gene combinations and interactions
http://mnt.to/a/4gtK
A statistical model accounting for dozens of different genes in combination - and the interactions between them - is an important step forward in understanding the genetic factors affecting the risk of Crohn's disease (CD), reports a study in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, official journal of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA).
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** DIABETES News **
Portable device attaches to smartphone and provides instant results for common kidney tests
http://mnt.to/a/4gtR
A lightweight and field-portable device invented at UCLA that conducts kidney tests and transmits data through a smartphone attachment may significantly reduce the need for frequent office visits by people with diabetes and others with chronic kidney ailments.
Abnormal gut taste mechanisms discovered in diabetics
http://mnt.to/a/4gtM
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the way the gut "tastes" sweet food may be defective in sufferers of type 2 diabetes, leading to problems with glucose uptake.This is the first time that abnormal control of so-called "sweet taste receptors" in the human intestine has been described by researchers.
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Discovery of essential brain circuit in visual development could lead to new treatments for amblyopia
http://mnt.to/a/4gv5
A study in mice reveals an elegant circuit within the developing visual system that helps dictate how the eyes connect to the brain. The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, has implications for treating amblyopia, a vision disorder that occurs when the brain ignores one eye in favor of the other.
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
How SARS virus hijacks host cells
http://mnt.to/a/4gtr
UC Irvine infectious disease researchers have uncovered components of the SARS coronavirus - which triggered a major outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2002-03 - that allow it to take over host cells in order to replicate.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Abnormal gut taste mechanisms discovered in diabetics
http://mnt.to/a/4gtM
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the way the gut "tastes" sweet food may be defective in sufferers of type 2 diabetes, leading to problems with glucose uptake.This is the first time that abnormal control of so-called "sweet taste receptors" in the human intestine has been described by researchers.
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** GENETICS News **
What causes schizophrenia? Gene discoveries offer clues
http://mnt.to/a/4gvY
Scientists have discovered 13 new locations in our genetic code that could help explain the cause of schizophrenia.The researchers conducted an analysis over 59,000 people, publishing their findings in Nature Genetics.
Stress fuels cancer spread by triggering master gene
http://mnt.to/a/4gvn
A new study from the US published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation finds that activation of a master gene called ATF3 that is important for helping cells adapt to stress may be involved in helping breast, and possibly other cancers spread to other parts of the body (metastasis).
Multi-stage analysis provides strongest clues to date for causes of schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/a/4gv7
A new genome-wide association study (GWAS) estimates the number of different places in the human genome that are involved in schizophrenia.In particular, the study identifies 22 locations, including 13 that are newly discovered, that are believed to play a role in causing schizophrenia.
The search for genetic mutations enhanced by new tool
http://mnt.to/a/4gv6
Concealed within the vastness of the human genome, (comprised of some 3 billion base pairs), mutations are commonplace. While the majority of these appear to have neutral effect on human health, many others are associated with diseases and disease susceptibility.
Scientists discover that chromosomal rearrangements can be advantageous
http://mnt.to/a/4gtP
In a pioneer study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Nature Communications*, a research team at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC; Portugal), led by Miguel Godinho Ferreira in collaboration with Isabel Gordo, show for the first time that chromosomes rearrangements (such as inversions or translocations) can provide advantages to the cells that harbor them depending on the environment they are exposed.
Risk of crohn's disease affected by gene combinations and interactions
http://mnt.to/a/4gtK
A statistical model accounting for dozens of different genes in combination - and the interactions between them - is an important step forward in understanding the genetic factors affecting the risk of Crohn's disease (CD), reports a study in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, official journal of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA).
Insight into human development and disease promised by unprecedented control of genome editing in flies
http://mnt.to/a/4gtH
In an era of widespread genetic sequencing, the ability to edit and alter an organism's DNA is a powerful way to explore the information within and how it guides biological function.A paper from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the August issue of the journal GENETICS takes genome editing to a new level in fruit flies, demonstrating a remarkable level of fine control and, importantly, the transmission of those engineered genetic changes across generations.
Genomic differences discovered in types of cervical cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4gtG
A new study has revealed marked differences in the genomic terrain of the two most common types of cervical cancer, suggesting that patients might benefit from therapies geared to each type's molecular idiosyncrasies.
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** HUNTINGTONS DISEASE News **
Glutathione peroxidase activity improves symptoms in models of Huntington's disease
http://mnt.to/a/4gvc
Leicester geneticists have discovered a potential defence against Huntington's disease - a fatal neurodegenerative disorder which currently has no cure.The team of University of Leicester researchers identified that glutathione peroxidase activity - a key antioxidant in cells - protects against symptoms of the disease in model organisms.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Compounds found in red wine and green tea stick to anything, retain useful antibacterial properties
http://mnt.to/a/4gtw
A simple kitchen sink experiment helped Northwestern University researchers discover that green tea leaves not only can be used to steep a good cup of tea, but they make an excellent antibacterial coating, too.
How TB evolves to get the better of humans
http://mnt.to/a/4gsB
New analysis of tuberculosis (TB) genomes gathered from around the world has revealed secrets of the pathogen's brilliance in adapting itself to prey on human poverty. By any measure, TB is highly successful in its basic success criteria of survival and replication.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Discovery of novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal
http://mnt.to/a/4gv8
Stem cell scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered the gene GATA3 has a role in how blood stem cells renew themselves, a finding that advances the quest to expand these cells in the lab for clinical use in bone marrow transplantation, a procedure that saves thousands of lives every year.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Errors and distractibility increased by music preferences of teen drivers
http://mnt.to/a/4gtS
Teens listening to their preferred music while driving commit a greater number of errors and miscalculations, according to a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. It will be published in the October issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention.
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** MENOPAUSE News **
Blood test used to find recurrence of ovarian cancer uncovers invasive, high-grade disease at curable stage
http://mnt.to/a/4gtY
Evaluating its change over time, CA-125, the protein long-recognized for predicting ovarian cancer recurrence, now shows promise as a screening tool for early-stage disease, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
Brain cancer patients benefit from Vessel Architectural Imaging
http://mnt.to/a/4gtN
A new scanning technique developed by Danish and US researchers reveals how susceptible patients with aggressive brain cancer are to the drugs they receive. The research behind the ground-breaking technique has just been published in Nature Medicine.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Youngest preemies at high risk of neurodevelopmental problems later on
http://mnt.to/a/4gvm
Very premature babies are at a significantly high risk of having moderate-to-severe and severe neurodevelopmental impairments later on in childhood, researchers from The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada, reported in Jama Pediatrics.
How inhibitory neurons behave during critical periods of learning
http://mnt.to/a/4gv9
We've all heard the saying "you can't teach an old dog new tricks." Now neuroscientists are beginning to explain the science behind the adage.For years, neuroscientists have struggled to understand how the microcircuitry of the brain makes learning easier for the young, and more difficult for the old.
Discovery of essential brain circuit in visual development could lead to new treatments for amblyopia
http://mnt.to/a/4gv5
A study in mice reveals an elegant circuit within the developing visual system that helps dictate how the eyes connect to the brain. The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, has implications for treating amblyopia, a vision disorder that occurs when the brain ignores one eye in favor of the other.
Brain cancer patients benefit from Vessel Architectural Imaging
http://mnt.to/a/4gtN
A new scanning technique developed by Danish and US researchers reveals how susceptible patients with aggressive brain cancer are to the drugs they receive. The research behind the ground-breaking technique has just been published in Nature Medicine.
Spinal cord injury patients to benefit from biphasic electrical stimulation
http://mnt.to/a/4gtC
Researchers at the Beihang University School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, led by Dr. Yubo Fan, have discovered that Biphasic Electrical stimulation (BES), a non-chemical procedure, may be used as a strategy for preventing cell apoptosis in stem cell-based transplantation therapy.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
High coffee intake may help against prostate cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4gvK
Consuming four or more cups of coffee a day could reduce the risk of prostate cancer recurrence and disease progression, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Causes and Control.
Fish acquire more mercury at depth due to photochemical reactions breaking down mercury at the ocean surface
http://mnt.to/a/4gvb
Mercury - a common industrial toxin - is carried through the atmosphere before settling on the ocean and entering the marine food web.Now, exciting new research from the University of Michigan and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) combines biogeochemistry and direct marine ecology observations to show how the global mercury cycle is colliding with ocean fish - and the human seafood supply - at different depths in the water.
Higher intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of bladder cancer in women
http://mnt.to/a/4gtQ
University of Hawaii Cancer Center Researcher Song-Yi Park, PhD, along with her colleagues, recently discovered that a greater consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of invasive bladder cancer in women.
Abnormal gut taste mechanisms discovered in diabetics
http://mnt.to/a/4gtM
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the way the gut "tastes" sweet food may be defective in sufferers of type 2 diabetes, leading to problems with glucose uptake.This is the first time that abnormal control of so-called "sweet taste receptors" in the human intestine has been described by researchers.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Weight control not weight loss strategy works better
http://mnt.to/a/4gvk
An intervention that focuses on weight control rather than weight loss works better for socioeconomically disadvantaged black women in preventing weight gain, researchers from Duke University reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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** OVARIAN CANCER News **
Blood test used to find recurrence of ovarian cancer uncovers invasive, high-grade disease at curable stage
http://mnt.to/a/4gtY
Evaluating its change over time, CA-125, the protein long-recognized for predicting ovarian cancer recurrence, now shows promise as a screening tool for early-stage disease, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Youngest preemies at high risk of neurodevelopmental problems later on
http://mnt.to/a/4gvm
Very premature babies are at a significantly high risk of having moderate-to-severe and severe neurodevelopmental impairments later on in childhood, researchers from The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada, reported in Jama Pediatrics.
Stuttering preschoolers fare as well, if not better
http://mnt.to/a/4gvh
New research from Australia suggests that stuttering is more common among preschoolers than first thought and refutes the idea that it is associated with developmental problems. If anything, the study, which followed 1600 children from birth to age 4, found the opposite: stuttering was tied to better language and non-verbal skills, and showed no discernible link with mental or emotional drawbacks.
Counseling youth against tobacco use has potential to interrupt the trajectory from experimentation to regular use
http://mnt.to/a/4gv4
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care clinicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco use in school-aged children and adolescents.
Fabricated illness in children: Healthcare professionals need to be vigilant
http://mnt.to/a/4gv3
While it's rare for a parent to fabricate an illness in their child, a McMaster University researcher says physicians and other health professionals need to be on the alert for this form of child abuse.
Assessing pediatric readmission and revisit rates and hospital performance
http://mnt.to/a/4gv2
Readmission rates of adult patients to the same hospital within 30 days are an area of national focus and a potential indicator of clinical failure and unnecessary expenditures.However, a new UC San Francisco (UCSF) study shows that hospital readmissions rates for children are not necessarily meaningful measures of the quality of their care.
Errors and distractibility increased by music preferences of teen drivers
http://mnt.to/a/4gtS
Teens listening to their preferred music while driving commit a greater number of errors and miscalculations, according to a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. It will be published in the October issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention.
Racial/ethnic differences in young people with cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4gtL
Mei-Chin Hsieh, MSPH, CTR, of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health's Louisiana Tumor Registry, is the lead author of a study that reports racial and ethnic differences in the incidence of soft tissue sarcomas in adolescents and young adults.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Youngest preemies at high risk of neurodevelopmental problems later on
http://mnt.to/a/4gvm
Very premature babies are at a significantly high risk of having moderate-to-severe and severe neurodevelopmental impairments later on in childhood, researchers from The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada, reported in Jama Pediatrics.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Counseling youth against tobacco use has potential to interrupt the trajectory from experimentation to regular use
http://mnt.to/a/4gv4
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care clinicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco use in school-aged children and adolescents.
Fabricated illness in children: Healthcare professionals need to be vigilant
http://mnt.to/a/4gv3
While it's rare for a parent to fabricate an illness in their child, a McMaster University researcher says physicians and other health professionals need to be on the alert for this form of child abuse.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
High coffee intake may help against prostate cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4gvK
Consuming four or more cups of coffee a day could reduce the risk of prostate cancer recurrence and disease progression, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Causes and Control.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
What causes schizophrenia? Gene discoveries offer clues
http://mnt.to/a/4gvY
Scientists have discovered 13 new locations in our genetic code that could help explain the cause of schizophrenia.The researchers conducted an analysis over 59,000 people, publishing their findings in Nature Genetics.
Autistic traits in some children with ADHD
http://mnt.to/a/4gvj
Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are significantly more likely to have autism traits compared to other kids, researchers found in a study published in the journal Pediatrics.
Stuttering preschoolers fare as well, if not better
http://mnt.to/a/4gvh
New research from Australia suggests that stuttering is more common among preschoolers than first thought and refutes the idea that it is associated with developmental problems. If anything, the study, which followed 1600 children from birth to age 4, found the opposite: stuttering was tied to better language and non-verbal skills, and showed no discernible link with mental or emotional drawbacks.
The polarizing effect of physiological arousal
http://mnt.to/a/4gtZ
The idea of having to negotiate over the price of a new car sends many into the cold sweats, but new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that sweaty palms and a racing heart may actually help some people in getting a good deal.
The use of social networking sites to monitor romantic partners
http://mnt.to/a/4gtJ
With the widespread popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook, it is increasingly common for people to use interpersonal electronic surveillance to monitor the activities of current and former romantic partners.
News from the Personality and Social Psychology journals
http://mnt.to/a/4gtF
Hostile sexism hurts intimate relationshipsMen who generally believe that women who challenge men's power are manipulative and subversive - so-called hostile sexism - carry over those antagonistic attitudes into their intimate relationships.
How earning power affects sleep quality
http://mnt.to/a/4gtx
Occupation and pay has an effect on our quality of sleep, according to The Great British Bedtime Report from the UK's Sleep Council.The research for the report was conducted using an online poll in January of this year.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
You take care of Mom, but who will take care of you?
http://mnt.to/a/4gw6
The pool of family and friends to care for Baby Boomers as they age into their 80s will be less than half as deep as it is today, according to a new report from AARP. The report predicts the ratio of potential family caregivers to elders needing care will plummet from today's seven caregivers for each person over age 80 to fewer than three caregivers per elderly person in 2050.
Fish acquire more mercury at depth due to photochemical reactions breaking down mercury at the ocean surface
http://mnt.to/a/4gvb
Mercury - a common industrial toxin - is carried through the atmosphere before settling on the ocean and entering the marine food web.Now, exciting new research from the University of Michigan and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) combines biogeochemistry and direct marine ecology observations to show how the global mercury cycle is colliding with ocean fish - and the human seafood supply - at different depths in the water.
Fabricated illness in children: Healthcare professionals need to be vigilant
http://mnt.to/a/4gv3
While it's rare for a parent to fabricate an illness in their child, a McMaster University researcher says physicians and other health professionals need to be on the alert for this form of child abuse.
Assessing pediatric readmission and revisit rates and hospital performance
http://mnt.to/a/4gv2
Readmission rates of adult patients to the same hospital within 30 days are an area of national focus and a potential indicator of clinical failure and unnecessary expenditures.However, a new UC San Francisco (UCSF) study shows that hospital readmissions rates for children are not necessarily meaningful measures of the quality of their care.
Errors and distractibility increased by music preferences of teen drivers
http://mnt.to/a/4gtS
Teens listening to their preferred music while driving commit a greater number of errors and miscalculations, according to a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. It will be published in the October issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention.
How earning power affects sleep quality
http://mnt.to/a/4gtx
Occupation and pay has an effect on our quality of sleep, according to The Great British Bedtime Report from the UK's Sleep Council.The research for the report was conducted using an online poll in January of this year.
How TB evolves to get the better of humans
http://mnt.to/a/4gsB
New analysis of tuberculosis (TB) genomes gathered from around the world has revealed secrets of the pathogen's brilliance in adapting itself to prey on human poverty. By any measure, TB is highly successful in its basic success criteria of survival and replication.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
What causes schizophrenia? Gene discoveries offer clues
http://mnt.to/a/4gvY
Scientists have discovered 13 new locations in our genetic code that could help explain the cause of schizophrenia.The researchers conducted an analysis over 59,000 people, publishing their findings in Nature Genetics.
Multi-stage analysis provides strongest clues to date for causes of schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/a/4gv7
A new genome-wide association study (GWAS) estimates the number of different places in the human genome that are involved in schizophrenia.In particular, the study identifies 22 locations, including 13 that are newly discovered, that are believed to play a role in causing schizophrenia.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
You take care of Mom, but who will take care of you?
http://mnt.to/a/4gw6
The pool of family and friends to care for Baby Boomers as they age into their 80s will be less than half as deep as it is today, according to a new report from AARP. The report predicts the ratio of potential family caregivers to elders needing care will plummet from today's seven caregivers for each person over age 80 to fewer than three caregivers per elderly person in 2050.
A happier retirement ensured by better management of free time
http://mnt.to/a/4gts
Retirees should be masters of their own destiny, and actively manage and plan their free time to ensure a happy and fulfilling retirement. This is the advice of Wei-Ching Wang of the I-Shou University in Taiwan, leader of a study published in Springer's journal Applied Research in Quality of Life.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
How earning power affects sleep quality
http://mnt.to/a/4gtx
Occupation and pay has an effect on our quality of sleep, according to The Great British Bedtime Report from the UK's Sleep Council.The research for the report was conducted using an online poll in January of this year.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Counseling youth against tobacco use has potential to interrupt the trajectory from experimentation to regular use
http://mnt.to/a/4gv4
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care clinicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco use in school-aged children and adolescents.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Weight control not weight loss strategy works better
http://mnt.to/a/4gvk
An intervention that focuses on weight control rather than weight loss works better for socioeconomically disadvantaged black women in preventing weight gain, researchers from Duke University reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Discovery of novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal
http://mnt.to/a/4gv8
Stem cell scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered the gene GATA3 has a role in how blood stem cells renew themselves, a finding that advances the quest to expand these cells in the lab for clinical use in bone marrow transplantation, a procedure that saves thousands of lives every year.
Spinal cord injury patients to benefit from biphasic electrical stimulation
http://mnt.to/a/4gtC
Researchers at the Beihang University School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, led by Dr. Yubo Fan, have discovered that Biphasic Electrical stimulation (BES), a non-chemical procedure, may be used as a strategy for preventing cell apoptosis in stem cell-based transplantation therapy.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Discovery of novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal
http://mnt.to/a/4gv8
Stem cell scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered the gene GATA3 has a role in how blood stem cells renew themselves, a finding that advances the quest to expand these cells in the lab for clinical use in bone marrow transplantation, a procedure that saves thousands of lives every year.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Cry4B-BT-R3 complex will allow the design of custom proteins and peptides to help control the spread of malaria by mosquitoes
http://mnt.to/a/4gtD
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), led by Dr. Lee Bulla, have demonstrated for the first time the selective cytotoxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis Cry4B toxin is mediated by BT-R3.
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** TUBERCULOSIS News **
How TB evolves to get the better of humans
http://mnt.to/a/4gsB
New analysis of tuberculosis (TB) genomes gathered from around the world has revealed secrets of the pathogen's brilliance in adapting itself to prey on human poverty. By any measure, TB is highly successful in its basic success criteria of survival and replication.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Portable device attaches to smartphone and provides instant results for common kidney tests
http://mnt.to/a/4gtR
A lightweight and field-portable device invented at UCLA that conducts kidney tests and transmits data through a smartphone attachment may significantly reduce the need for frequent office visits by people with diabetes and others with chronic kidney ailments.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Weight control not weight loss strategy works better
http://mnt.to/a/4gvk
An intervention that focuses on weight control rather than weight loss works better for socioeconomically disadvantaged black women in preventing weight gain, researchers from Duke University reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Higher intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of bladder cancer in women
http://mnt.to/a/4gtQ
University of Hawaii Cancer Center Researcher Song-Yi Park, PhD, along with her colleagues, recently discovered that a greater consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of invasive bladder cancer in women.
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