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** ALLERGY News **
Singapore scientists lead in the discovery of gene responsible for fatal drug allergy
http://mnt.to/l/4hBN
A team of researchers led by Prof Liu Jianjun from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has discovered that the presence of a gene allele known as HLA-B*13:01 could cause a severe...
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Scientists discover 11 new Alzheimer's risk genes
http://mnt.to/l/4hDn
Large breakthrough international study pooling data from over 74,000 people identifies 11 previously unknown susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease, bringing the total to 21.
Researchers demonstrate preventive effect of sterols in Alzheimer's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hCf
"Plant sterols are present in various combinations in nuts, seeds and plant oils.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Insights into the genetic architecture of OCD, Tourette syndrome
http://mnt.to/l/4hC6
An international research consortium led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Chicago has answered several questions about the genetic background of...
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Supplement cuts muscle loss in knee replacements
http://mnt.to/l/4hDf
Twenty grams of essential amino acids taken twice daily for a week before and for two weeks after knee-replacement surgeries helped 16 patients, mean age 69, recover faster and with much less...
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** AUTISM News **
New 'mini-neural computer' discovered in brain
http://mnt.to/l/4hDC
A new discovery that dendrites - projections of neurons in the brain - actively process information could help us better understand neurological disorders, researchers say.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
'Sex drive slows' after stem cell transplantation
http://mnt.to/l/4hCy
Preparative procedures and complications that are linked to stem cell transplantation could cause sexual dysfunction in both men and women, researchers say.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Supplement cuts muscle loss in knee replacements
http://mnt.to/l/4hDf
Twenty grams of essential amino acids taken twice daily for a week before and for two weeks after knee-replacement surgeries helped 16 patients, mean age 69, recover faster and with much less...
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Recurrence of thyroid cancer 'could be predicted' with microRNAs
http://mnt.to/l/4hCk
Measuring sections of microRNAs may be useful in predicting recurrence of thyroid cancer after surgery, researchers say. The findings could also lead to new tests for the disease.
Research reveals 3-way genetic switch for cancer metastasis
http://mnt.to/l/4hBY
Cancer researchers from Rice University have deciphered the operating principles of a genetic switch that cancer cells use to decide when to metastasize and invade other parts of the body.
Gene expression test clarifies thyroid biopsies
http://mnt.to/l/4hBG
Each year, tens of thousands of patients with thyroid nodules have surgery to remove all or part of their thyroids due to results that are indeterminate yet raise suspicions of thyroid cancer.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
BHF launch online videos to ease patient fears about heart tests and treatments
http://mnt.to/l/4hBX
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has launched a series of online videos and DVDs to help healthcare professionals ease their patients' fears about common heart tests and treatments including...
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** CAREGIVERS / HOMECARE News **
Initiative aims to decrease hospitalization of nursing home residents
http://mnt.to/l/4hBW
The OPTIMISTIC study, an innovative initiative developed by research-clinicians from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute to improve health care, reduce avoidable hospitalizations...
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Researchers demonstrate preventive effect of sterols in Alzheimer's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hCf
"Plant sterols are present in various combinations in nuts, seeds and plant oils.
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Clinical studies published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine highlight RPL554 as a promising novel potential treatment for asthma and COPD
http://mnt.to/l/4hCn
Verona Pharma plc (AIM: VRP), the drug development company focused on "first-in-class" medicines to treat respiratory diseases, announces that a new research paper entitled "Efficacy and safety...
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
News from the 2013 American Society of Human Genetics conference
http://mnt.to/l/4hDh
INVESTIGATING THE GENETIC MECHANISM BEHIND DELUSIONS IN SCHIZOPHRENICSSESSION 15 - Psychiatric Disease: GWAS to GenesSpeaker: Mariela Zeledon, Predoctoral Training Program in Human...
Red and processed meat 'increases colorectal cancer risk'
http://mnt.to/l/4hCt
A common genetic variant and consumption of red and processed meat raises the risk of colorectal cancer, researchers say. But another variant links fruit and veg to reduced risk.
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** CONFERENCES News **
The latent reservoir barrier in HIV patients could be 60 times larger than previous estimates
http://mnt.to/l/4hBB
HIV infection is typically treated with antiretroviral therapy, which targets actively replicating HIV but does not affect inactive or latent forms of the virus.
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** COPD News **
Clinical studies published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine highlight RPL554 as a promising novel potential treatment for asthma and COPD
http://mnt.to/l/4hCn
Verona Pharma plc (AIM: VRP), the drug development company focused on "first-in-class" medicines to treat respiratory diseases, announces that a new research paper entitled "Efficacy and safety...
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** DEPRESSION News **
Research unlocks the secrets of mouse behavior to help identify promising new psychiatric drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4hBv
Developing psychiatric medications is a long and complex process. Candidate drugs are evaluated and assessed based on their effects on the behavior of animals, usually rats or mice.
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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **
Recurrence of thyroid cancer 'could be predicted' with microRNAs
http://mnt.to/l/4hCk
Measuring sections of microRNAs may be useful in predicting recurrence of thyroid cancer after surgery, researchers say. The findings could also lead to new tests for the disease.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Recurrence of thyroid cancer 'could be predicted' with microRNAs
http://mnt.to/l/4hCk
Measuring sections of microRNAs may be useful in predicting recurrence of thyroid cancer after surgery, researchers say. The findings could also lead to new tests for the disease.
Gene expression test clarifies thyroid biopsies
http://mnt.to/l/4hBG
Each year, tens of thousands of patients with thyroid nodules have surgery to remove all or part of their thyroids due to results that are indeterminate yet raise suspicions of thyroid cancer.
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** EPILEPSY News **
Launch of Sudden Death in the Young Registry
http://mnt.to/l/4hBR
A registry of deaths in young people from conditions such as heart disease and epilepsy is being created to help researchers define the scope of the problem and set future research priorities.
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
In blind people, light helps activate the brain
http://mnt.to/l/4hDr
Light enhances brain activity during a cognitive task even in some people who are totally blind, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal and Boston's Brigham...
Robots enhance mobility for visually and physically impaired, improve treatment for atrial fibrillation
http://mnt.to/l/4hC5
Three projects have been awarded funding by the National Institutes of Health to develop innovative robots that work cooperatively with people and adapt to changing environments to improve human...
Eye changes in mice after just 2 weeks in orbit
http://mnt.to/l/4hBZ
Just 13 days in space may be enough to cause profound changes in eye structure and gene expression, report researchers from Houston Methodist, NASA Johnson Space Center, and two other...
NICE says yes to Lucentis for myopic CNV in fast tracked draft final guidance
http://mnt.to/l/4hBT
In a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) published October 25, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that Lucentis® (ranibizumab) be approved for use...
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Risk of clostridium difficile infection may be higher in the obese
http://mnt.to/l/4hBt
Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified obesity as a possible risk factor for clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
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** GENETICS News **
Scientists discover 11 new Alzheimer's risk genes
http://mnt.to/l/4hDn
Large breakthrough international study pooling data from over 74,000 people identifies 11 previously unknown susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease, bringing the total to 21.
News from the 2013 American Society of Human Genetics conference
http://mnt.to/l/4hDh
INVESTIGATING THE GENETIC MECHANISM BEHIND DELUSIONS IN SCHIZOPHRENICSSESSION 15 - Psychiatric Disease: GWAS to GenesSpeaker: Mariela Zeledon, Predoctoral Training Program in Human...
Red and processed meat 'increases colorectal cancer risk'
http://mnt.to/l/4hCt
A common genetic variant and consumption of red and processed meat raises the risk of colorectal cancer, researchers say. But another variant links fruit and veg to reduced risk.
Insights into the genetic architecture of OCD, Tourette syndrome
http://mnt.to/l/4hC6
An international research consortium led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Chicago has answered several questions about the genetic background of...
Eye changes in mice after just 2 weeks in orbit
http://mnt.to/l/4hBZ
Just 13 days in space may be enough to cause profound changes in eye structure and gene expression, report researchers from Houston Methodist, NASA Johnson Space Center, and two other...
Research reveals 3-way genetic switch for cancer metastasis
http://mnt.to/l/4hBY
Cancer researchers from Rice University have deciphered the operating principles of a genetic switch that cancer cells use to decide when to metastasize and invade other parts of the body.
Researchers provide new insight into why each human face is unique
http://mnt.to/l/4hBV
The human face is as unique as a fingerprint, no one else looks exactly like you. But what is it that makes facial morphology so distinct?
Singapore scientists lead in the discovery of gene responsible for fatal drug allergy
http://mnt.to/l/4hBN
A team of researchers led by Prof Liu Jianjun from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has discovered that the presence of a gene allele known as HLA-B*13:01 could cause a severe...
First gene mutation linked to most common form of mitral valve prolapse
http://mnt.to/l/4hBJ
Research on the DNA of a large multi-generational family has provided a genetic clue that enabled scientists to pinpoint a gene that plays a role in mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a common cardiac...
Study shows that grafted limb cells acquire molecular 'fingerprint' of new location
http://mnt.to/l/4hBy
Cells triggering tissue regeneration that are taken from one limb and grafted onto another acquire the molecular "fingerprint," or identity, of their new location, UC Irvine developmental...
Causes and possible interventions for childhood obesity
http://mnt.to/l/4hBx
As the number of children battling obesity continues to grow, researchers are racing to identify causes and possible interventions.
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** HEADACHE / MIGRAINE News **
Headaches in lupus patients not linked to disease activity study says
http://mnt.to/l/4hC2
Headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus according to new research published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **
Mystery channel identified that is crucial for hearing
http://mnt.to/l/4hBw
Our ability to hear relies on hair cells, sensory receptors that mechanically amplify low-level sound that enters the inner ear through a transduction channel.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
BHF launch online videos to ease patient fears about heart tests and treatments
http://mnt.to/l/4hBX
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has launched a series of online videos and DVDs to help healthcare professionals ease their patients' fears about common heart tests and treatments including...
Healthy HIV-positive subjects have same heart-attack risk as general population
http://mnt.to/l/4hBS
Patients who are HIV-positive and have high CD4 cell counts - or have a high number of white blood cells that fight infections - aren't at an increased risk for heart attacks compared to...
Launch of Sudden Death in the Young Registry
http://mnt.to/l/4hBR
A registry of deaths in young people from conditions such as heart disease and epilepsy is being created to help researchers define the scope of the problem and set future research priorities.
First gene mutation linked to most common form of mitral valve prolapse
http://mnt.to/l/4hBJ
Research on the DNA of a large multi-generational family has provided a genetic clue that enabled scientists to pinpoint a gene that plays a role in mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a common cardiac...
Helping patients with advanced disease breathe easier: expert panel issues recommendations for 'dyspnea crisis'
http://mnt.to/l/4hBD
An American Thoracic Society panel of experts is calling for better care for thousands of Americans who suffer severe shortness of breath as a result of advanced lung and heart disease.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Current screening methods make 'high-risk' organs from deceased donors safe
http://mnt.to/l/4hDj
Approximately 10% of deceased donor kidneys are considered "high-risk" for infection (HIV, HCV, HBV) and disease transmission according to criteria set by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Healthy HIV-positive subjects have same heart-attack risk as general population
http://mnt.to/l/4hBS
Patients who are HIV-positive and have high CD4 cell counts - or have a high number of white blood cells that fight infections - aren't at an increased risk for heart attacks compared to...
Global HIV vaccine that shows promise in monkeys
http://mnt.to/l/4hBP
The considerable diversity of HIV worldwide represents a critical challenge for designing an effective HIV vaccine.
The latent reservoir barrier in HIV patients could be 60 times larger than previous estimates
http://mnt.to/l/4hBB
HIV infection is typically treated with antiretroviral therapy, which targets actively replicating HIV but does not affect inactive or latent forms of the virus.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Headaches in lupus patients not linked to disease activity study says
http://mnt.to/l/4hC2
Headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus according to new research published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
Global HIV vaccine that shows promise in monkeys
http://mnt.to/l/4hBP
The considerable diversity of HIV worldwide represents a critical challenge for designing an effective HIV vaccine.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Singapore scientists lead in the discovery of gene responsible for fatal drug allergy
http://mnt.to/l/4hBN
A team of researchers led by Prof Liu Jianjun from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has discovered that the presence of a gene allele known as HLA-B*13:01 could cause a severe...
Risk of clostridium difficile infection may be higher in the obese
http://mnt.to/l/4hBt
Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified obesity as a possible risk factor for clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
BHF launch online videos to ease patient fears about heart tests and treatments
http://mnt.to/l/4hBX
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has launched a series of online videos and DVDs to help healthcare professionals ease their patients' fears about common heart tests and treatments including...
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Helping patients with advanced disease breathe easier: expert panel issues recommendations for 'dyspnea crisis'
http://mnt.to/l/4hBD
An American Thoracic Society panel of experts is calling for better care for thousands of Americans who suffer severe shortness of breath as a result of advanced lung and heart disease.
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** LUPUS News **
Headaches in lupus patients not linked to disease activity study says
http://mnt.to/l/4hC2
Headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus according to new research published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
Lupus a greater risk for young, black women with more life-threatening complications
http://mnt.to/l/4hBz
Young, black women have the highest rate of developing lupus and are most likely to be diagnosed at a younger age than whites and during childbearing years, according to a new University of...
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Robots enhance mobility for visually and physically impaired, improve treatment for atrial fibrillation
http://mnt.to/l/4hC5
Three projects have been awarded funding by the National Institutes of Health to develop innovative robots that work cooperatively with people and adapt to changing environments to improve human...
Expanding health care applications for silicon nanotech
http://mnt.to/l/4hBM
Researchers and physicians at The Johns Hopkins University will collaborate with Belgian nanoelectronics research center imec to advance silicon applications in health care, beginning with...
Population-wide vitamin and mineral deficiencies detected via new testing strategy
http://mnt.to/l/4hBL
Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that levels of certain proteins in the bloodstream may be used to estimate levels of essential vitamins and minerals without directly testing for each...
Printing tissue using bio-ink made from living cells
http://mnt.to/l/4hBK
The recent organ transplant scandals have only made the problem worse. According to the German Organ Transplantation Foundation (DSO), the number of organ donors in the first half of 2013 has...
Gene expression test clarifies thyroid biopsies
http://mnt.to/l/4hBG
Each year, tens of thousands of patients with thyroid nodules have surgery to remove all or part of their thyroids due to results that are indeterminate yet raise suspicions of thyroid cancer.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Students may need a break from school after concussion
http://mnt.to/l/4hDD
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a new report suggesting that student athletes who have had a concussion may need to take a rest from academics.
New 'mini-neural computer' discovered in brain
http://mnt.to/l/4hDC
A new discovery that dendrites - projections of neurons in the brain - actively process information could help us better understand neurological disorders, researchers say.
In blind people, light helps activate the brain
http://mnt.to/l/4hDr
Light enhances brain activity during a cognitive task even in some people who are totally blind, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal and Boston's Brigham...
New 'mini-neural computer' found in the brain
http://mnt.to/l/4hDq
Dendrites, the branch-like projections of neurons, were once thought to be passive wiring in the brain.
Treating cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injuries with salvianolate
http://mnt.to/l/4hDg
Salvianolic acid B, also called salvia magnesium acetate, is a phenolic acid compound composed of three Danshensu units and one molecule of caffeic acid.
Yeast, human stem cells drive discovery of new Parkinson's disease drug targets
http://mnt.to/l/4hC9
Using a discovery platform whose components range from yeast cells to human stem cells, Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a novel Parkinson's disease drug target and a compound...
Study shows that grafted limb cells acquire molecular 'fingerprint' of new location
http://mnt.to/l/4hBy
Cells triggering tissue regeneration that are taken from one limb and grafted onto another acquire the molecular "fingerprint," or identity, of their new location, UC Irvine developmental...
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Supplement cuts muscle loss in knee replacements
http://mnt.to/l/4hDf
Twenty grams of essential amino acids taken twice daily for a week before and for two weeks after knee-replacement surgeries helped 16 patients, mean age 69, recover faster and with much less...
Red and processed meat 'increases colorectal cancer risk'
http://mnt.to/l/4hCt
A common genetic variant and consumption of red and processed meat raises the risk of colorectal cancer, researchers say. But another variant links fruit and veg to reduced risk.
Researchers demonstrate preventive effect of sterols in Alzheimer's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hCf
"Plant sterols are present in various combinations in nuts, seeds and plant oils.
Population-wide vitamin and mineral deficiencies detected via new testing strategy
http://mnt.to/l/4hBL
Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that levels of certain proteins in the bloodstream may be used to estimate levels of essential vitamins and minerals without directly testing for each...
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Daily control of body temperature governed by cell nucleus protein in brown fat cells
http://mnt.to/l/4hDs
For nearly 300 years, investigators have known that body temperature follows a circadian, or 24-hour, rhythm, with a peak during the day and a low at night.
Older volunteers in better physical health than younger peers
http://mnt.to/l/4hCq
Adults 70 or older who regularly volunteer are in better physical health than those just a few years younger, according to new research from Purdue University.
Causes and possible interventions for childhood obesity
http://mnt.to/l/4hBx
As the number of children battling obesity continues to grow, researchers are racing to identify causes and possible interventions.
Risk of clostridium difficile infection may be higher in the obese
http://mnt.to/l/4hBt
Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified obesity as a possible risk factor for clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
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** PALLIATIVE CARE / HOSPICE CARE News **
Initiative aims to decrease hospitalization of nursing home residents
http://mnt.to/l/4hBW
The OPTIMISTIC study, an innovative initiative developed by research-clinicians from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute to improve health care, reduce avoidable hospitalizations...
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Yeast, human stem cells drive discovery of new Parkinson's disease drug targets
http://mnt.to/l/4hC9
Using a discovery platform whose components range from yeast cells to human stem cells, Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a novel Parkinson's disease drug target and a compound...
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Students may need a break from school after concussion
http://mnt.to/l/4hDD
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a new report suggesting that student athletes who have had a concussion may need to take a rest from academics.
Young children with asthma visit emergency department most often
http://mnt.to/l/4hDk
New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for one-fifth of all emergency department (ED)...
Launch of Sudden Death in the Young Registry
http://mnt.to/l/4hBR
A registry of deaths in young people from conditions such as heart disease and epilepsy is being created to help researchers define the scope of the problem and set future research priorities.
Population-wide vitamin and mineral deficiencies detected via new testing strategy
http://mnt.to/l/4hBL
Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that levels of certain proteins in the bloodstream may be used to estimate levels of essential vitamins and minerals without directly testing for each...
Causes and possible interventions for childhood obesity
http://mnt.to/l/4hBx
As the number of children battling obesity continues to grow, researchers are racing to identify causes and possible interventions.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Expanding health care applications for silicon nanotech
http://mnt.to/l/4hBM
Researchers and physicians at The Johns Hopkins University will collaborate with Belgian nanoelectronics research center imec to advance silicon applications in health care, beginning with...
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Exploring female competition and aggression
http://mnt.to/l/4hDF
Males and females of many species display aggression differently. A new study brings together observational studies to explore how women and other female animals exhibit this.
The psychology of physical cleansing
http://mnt.to/l/4hCg
The Junior Professor for Social and Media Psychology Dr. Kai Kaspar from the University of Cologne has examined how physical cleansing affects us after failure.
Decline in online bullying revealed by survey
http://mnt.to/l/4hC8
MTV and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research today released the results of a new survey exploring the pervasiveness of digital abuse among teens and young adults, how it...
Insights into the genetic architecture of OCD, Tourette syndrome
http://mnt.to/l/4hC6
An international research consortium led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Chicago has answered several questions about the genetic background of...
Research unlocks the secrets of mouse behavior to help identify promising new psychiatric drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4hBv
Developing psychiatric medications is a long and complex process. Candidate drugs are evaluated and assessed based on their effects on the behavior of animals, usually rats or mice.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Predicting potentially lethal heat waves
http://mnt.to/l/4hDt
Scientists have fingerprinted a distinctive atmospheric wave pattern high above the Northern Hemisphere that can foreshadow the emergence of summertime heat waves in the United States more than...
Young children with asthma visit emergency department most often
http://mnt.to/l/4hDk
New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for one-fifth of all emergency department (ED)...
'A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care'
http://mnt.to/l/4hCd
An ancient Arabic medical encyclopedia written in the eleventh century provides a model for practicing individualized medicine, says a Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) scientist who...
The UK's NHS likely to benefit from foreign private patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hCb
Foreign patients coming to the UK for private medical treatment are a lucrative source of income for the NHS, according to a new study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical...
Eye changes in mice after just 2 weeks in orbit
http://mnt.to/l/4hBZ
Just 13 days in space may be enough to cause profound changes in eye structure and gene expression, report researchers from Houston Methodist, NASA Johnson Space Center, and two other...
Expanding health care applications for silicon nanotech
http://mnt.to/l/4hBM
Researchers and physicians at The Johns Hopkins University will collaborate with Belgian nanoelectronics research center imec to advance silicon applications in health care, beginning with...
Fibroids have significant impact on quality of life, workplace performance
http://mnt.to/l/4hBC
Uterine fibroids cause significant fear and morbidity and can compromise workplace performance, according to a recently published survey of nearly 1,000 women in the U.S.
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
Farmers urged to comment on proposed federal fruit, vegetable growing regulations
http://mnt.to/l/4hC7
These days, fruit growers need to be concerned about more than yielding a crop, especially with proposed new rules on food safety, according to Dr.
NICE says yes to Lucentis for myopic CNV in fast tracked draft final guidance
http://mnt.to/l/4hBT
In a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) published October 25, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that Lucentis® (ranibizumab) be approved for use...
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** REHABILITATION / PHYSICAL THERAPY News **
Robots enhance mobility for visually and physically impaired, improve treatment for atrial fibrillation
http://mnt.to/l/4hC5
Three projects have been awarded funding by the National Institutes of Health to develop innovative robots that work cooperatively with people and adapt to changing environments to improve human...
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Young children with asthma visit emergency department most often
http://mnt.to/l/4hDk
New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for one-fifth of all emergency department (ED)...
Clinical studies published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine highlight RPL554 as a promising novel potential treatment for asthma and COPD
http://mnt.to/l/4hCn
Verona Pharma plc (AIM: VRP), the drug development company focused on "first-in-class" medicines to treat respiratory diseases, announces that a new research paper entitled "Efficacy and safety...
Helping patients with advanced disease breathe easier: expert panel issues recommendations for 'dyspnea crisis'
http://mnt.to/l/4hBD
An American Thoracic Society panel of experts is calling for better care for thousands of Americans who suffer severe shortness of breath as a result of advanced lung and heart disease.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
New 'mini-neural computer' discovered in brain
http://mnt.to/l/4hDC
A new discovery that dendrites - projections of neurons in the brain - actively process information could help us better understand neurological disorders, researchers say.
News from the 2013 American Society of Human Genetics conference
http://mnt.to/l/4hDh
INVESTIGATING THE GENETIC MECHANISM BEHIND DELUSIONS IN SCHIZOPHRENICSSESSION 15 - Psychiatric Disease: GWAS to GenesSpeaker: Mariela Zeledon, Predoctoral Training Program in Human...
Research unlocks the secrets of mouse behavior to help identify promising new psychiatric drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4hBv
Developing psychiatric medications is a long and complex process. Candidate drugs are evaluated and assessed based on their effects on the behavior of animals, usually rats or mice.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Older volunteers in better physical health than younger peers
http://mnt.to/l/4hCq
Adults 70 or older who regularly volunteer are in better physical health than those just a few years younger, according to new research from Purdue University.
Initiative aims to decrease hospitalization of nursing home residents
http://mnt.to/l/4hBW
The OPTIMISTIC study, an innovative initiative developed by research-clinicians from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute to improve health care, reduce avoidable hospitalizations...
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
'Sex drive slows' after stem cell transplantation
http://mnt.to/l/4hCy
Preparative procedures and complications that are linked to stem cell transplantation could cause sexual dysfunction in both men and women, researchers say.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Sleep apnea may hold hidden dangers for women
http://mnt.to/l/4hDm
A study suggests the body's autonomic responses that control functions like blood pressure, heart rate and sweating could be weaker in people with sleep apnea, particularly women.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Students may need a break from school after concussion
http://mnt.to/l/4hDD
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a new report suggesting that student athletes who have had a concussion may need to take a rest from academics.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
'Sex drive slows' after stem cell transplantation
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Preparative procedures and complications that are linked to stem cell transplantation could cause sexual dysfunction in both men and women, researchers say.
Yeast, human stem cells drive discovery of new Parkinson's disease drug targets
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Using a discovery platform whose components range from yeast cells to human stem cells, Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a novel Parkinson's disease drug target and a compound...
Study shows that grafted limb cells acquire molecular 'fingerprint' of new location
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Cells triggering tissue regeneration that are taken from one limb and grafted onto another acquire the molecular "fingerprint," or identity, of their new location, UC Irvine developmental...
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** STROKE News **
Treating cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injuries with salvianolate
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Salvianolic acid B, also called salvia magnesium acetate, is a phenolic acid compound composed of three Danshensu units and one molecule of caffeic acid.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Current screening methods make 'high-risk' organs from deceased donors safe
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Approximately 10% of deceased donor kidneys are considered "high-risk" for infection (HIV, HCV, HBV) and disease transmission according to criteria set by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Printing tissue using bio-ink made from living cells
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The recent organ transplant scandals have only made the problem worse. According to the German Organ Transplantation Foundation (DSO), the number of organ donors in the first half of 2013 has...
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Current screening methods make 'high-risk' organs from deceased donors safe
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Approximately 10% of deceased donor kidneys are considered "high-risk" for infection (HIV, HCV, HBV) and disease transmission according to criteria set by the Centers for Disease Control and...
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Farmers urged to comment on proposed federal fruit, vegetable growing regulations
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These days, fruit growers need to be concerned about more than yielding a crop, especially with proposed new rules on food safety, according to Dr.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Sleep apnea may hold hidden dangers for women
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A study suggests the body's autonomic responses that control functions like blood pressure, heart rate and sweating could be weaker in people with sleep apnea, particularly women.
Fibroids have significant impact on quality of life, workplace performance
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Uterine fibroids cause significant fear and morbidity and can compromise workplace performance, according to a recently published survey of nearly 1,000 women in the U.S.
Lupus a greater risk for young, black women with more life-threatening complications
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Young, black women have the highest rate of developing lupus and are most likely to be diagnosed at a younger age than whites and during childbearing years, according to a new University of...
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