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** ADHD News **
Study looks at how ADHD medications work
http://mnt.to/l/4hsq
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Oreo cookies as addictive as cocaine - to lab rats
http://mnt.to/l/4hs5
Study shows the link rats formed between the pleasurable effect of eating Oreos and a specific environment was as strong as for cocaine or morphine and a specific environment.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Scientists hope new soy flour will reduce dementia risk
http://mnt.to/l/4hsJ
Researchers identify biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in spinal fluid before onset of symptoms
http://mnt.to/l/4hsm
Stem cell-based approach manipulates brain cells, targets specific gene mutations causing dementia and ALS
http://mnt.to/l/4hsd
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
The biggest cause of anxiety and depression is traumatic life events
http://mnt.to/l/4hsP
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** AUTISM News **
Autistic children look less friendly to peers
http://mnt.to/l/4hsZ
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** BIRD FLU / AVIAN FLU News **
Sniffing out avian influenza virus
http://mnt.to/l/4hsz
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Nanotechnology urine test could detect deadly blood clots
http://mnt.to/l/4hv4
Researchers from MIT created a test that detects an enzyme called thrombin in urine. They are hopeful this system could be the key to detecting deadly blood clots.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Developing world faces breast cancer surge, study suggests
http://mnt.to/l/4htm
Every woman's right: Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day marked with team approach
http://mnt.to/l/4hsk
Hormones in BRCA gene carriers 'explain cancer risk'
http://mnt.to/l/4hs4
New research suggests that female hormones estradiol and progesterone in the bloodstream of BRCA mutation carriers may explain their increased risk for breast and ovarian cancers.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Light pulses stimulate designer peptides to initiate a death pathway in cancerous cells
http://mnt.to/l/4hsT
Scientists identify genetic errors in 12 major cancer types
http://mnt.to/l/4hsg
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Sanofi and Regeneron report positive top-line results with alirocumab from first Phase 3 study of a PCSK9 inhibitor for LDL cholesterol reduction
http://mnt.to/l/4hsG
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** CONFERENCES News **
PharmaCreates 2013, November 28, London
http://mnt.to/l/4hv7
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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **
Study examines various treatments for nose bleeds
http://mnt.to/l/4hsD
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** EPILEPSY News **
Discovery of a neural firing-rate set point opens the door to eventual treatment for devastating disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4hsX
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** FERTILITY News **
IVF donors increase in US, alongside better birth outcomes
http://mnt.to/l/4hrS
A study from researchers at the Emory School of Medicine has shown steady increases between 2000 and 2010 in the number of IVF donors, along with good birth outcomes in the US.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
New international practical reference guide: which probiotics for which lower GI symptoms?
http://mnt.to/l/4hsL
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** GENETICS News **
'Pain genes' identified by DNA sequencing
http://mnt.to/l/4hrP
Researchers from North Carolina have identified 'pain genes,' which may hold the secret as to why amputees experience phantom limb pain.
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** HEADACHE / MIGRAINE News **
Migraine sufferers more likely to have depression
http://mnt.to/l/4hts
Study of data from more than 67,000 Canadians finds both men and women who suffered from migraines were twice as likely to have considered suicide than those without migraines.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Drugs for hypertension shown to decrease risk of Alzheimer's disease dementia
http://mnt.to/l/4hsf
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Farm visits ideal for teaching children about germs
http://mnt.to/l/4hsS
Drug-resistant bacteria destroyed by narrow-spectrum UV light
http://mnt.to/l/4hsB
How Staph toxin disarms the immune system
http://mnt.to/l/4hsy
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Blood test may differentiate between benign lung nodules and early stage lung cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4hsc
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Microfluidic device that sorts cells by stiffness may help identify disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hsn
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
With expanding coverage doctors likely to accept new Medicaid patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hss
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Mouse whiskers research reveals signal pathway from touch neuron to brain
http://mnt.to/l/4ht7
Neurons strengthen their synapses in order to remain active after loss of input
http://mnt.to/l/4hsR
In rare inherited disorder, gene mutation sheds light on protein's role in brain development
http://mnt.to/l/4hsj
Potential for 'mind control' after brain activity discovery
http://mnt.to/l/4hrZ
Researchers have found that a particular brain region is activated when a person uses numbers or quantitative terms, which could lead to the development of 'mind-control' devices.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Researchers maximize broccoli's cancer-fighting potential
http://mnt.to/l/4hsW
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
How healthy is housework?
http://mnt.to/l/4htN
Putting more effort into your housework can deliver additional health benefits as well as a shiny clean home - but you have to up the intensity to make it count.
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** PANCREATIC CANCER News **
Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer benefit from Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel)
http://mnt.to/l/4hsr
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Physicians use mobile devices in nursing homes to check drug info, preventing adverse events
http://mnt.to/l/4ht8
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Babies know when you're faking
http://mnt.to/l/4ht5
Our brains process the pain of villains more than the pain of people we like
http://mnt.to/l/4ht3
Poor rural youth in Haiti are rich in family ties, rooted in their own culture
http://mnt.to/l/4hsN
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Mass shootings unlikely to be eliminated by removing guns from mentally ill
http://mnt.to/l/4ht4
Scientists attempting to predict health risks posed by everyday chemicals
http://mnt.to/l/4hsV
The dangers of Wi-Fi in cars
http://mnt.to/l/4hsQ
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Abnormal neural activity linked to schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/l/4hs3
A study shows that lack of calcineurin in the brain may cause abnormal brain waves responsible for schizophrenia symptoms, such as the inability to focus on goal-orientated tasks.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
The pursuit of improved physical and mental health: October issue of Health Affairs
http://mnt.to/l/4hsC
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Sleep helps 'detox' your brain
http://mnt.to/l/4htt
The brain clears out metabolic waste products of neural activity at a faster rate during sleep than during the awake state - the discovery may explain sleep's restorative function.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Human dermal fibroblast culture enables direct induction of chondrogenic cells
http://mnt.to/l/4hsv
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** STROKE News **
Cardiac rehab program recommended for stroke patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hst
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Oral cholera vaccine provides sustained protection for five years against cholera
http://mnt.to/l/4ht2
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Potential new way to treat chronic kidney disease and heart failure
http://mnt.to/l/4ht6
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** VETERANS / EX-SERVICEMEN News **
Veterans with blast-induced traumatic brain injury report poorer vision quality
http://mnt.to/l/4hsF
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Agrobiotechnology and world food security
http://mnt.to/l/4hsh
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