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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Amyloid beta-peptide may worsen cognitive impairment following cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
http://mnt.to/l/4hLH
Amyloid beta-peptide, a major component of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease, has been implicated in neuronal cell death and cognitive impairment.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Computational research unveils secrets in the human carbohydrate bar-code
http://mnt.to/l/4hKM
BBSRC-funded researchers at the University of Manchester's Institute of Biotechnology have used the power of off-the-shelf computer gaming technology to capture previously unobservable atomic...
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Simple blood test may reveal spread of melanoma
http://mnt.to/l/4hMC
A blood test that looks at DNA shed from tumor cells could reveal whether melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, has started to spread to other parts of the body.
International trauma project set to reduce fatalities
http://mnt.to/l/4hMB
Several of the world's most renowned trauma teams, including Queen Mary University of London in partnership with The Royal London Hospital, are embarking on an extensive five-year project to...
Genetic profiling identifies heart attack patients resistant to blood thinners
http://mnt.to/l/4hLN
Results of the GIANT trial reported at TCT 2013According to a new study, genetic profiling of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may help cardiology teams adjust...
Removing blood clots during PCI not found to improve outcomes
http://mnt.to/l/4hLM
Results of the TATORT-NSTEMI trial presented at TCT 2013According to a new study, aspirating blood clots does not significantly reduce microvascular obstruction or reduce the risk of death...
Event-free patients following PCI at 1 year may not need prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4hKP
Results of the ARCTIC-INTERRUPTION trial presented at TCT 2013According to a new study, patients that do not experience a major cardiac event in the first year after receiving drug-eluting...
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Guidelines, treatment options and care pathways to help prevent osteoporosis and fractures in cancer patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hLx
Cancer is a health burden of increasing importance which affects close to 13 million people globally.
Obesity among young may be fueling increasing rate of knee replacements
http://mnt.to/l/4hKZ
Contrary to popular myth, it is not the aging Baby Boomer or weekend warrior that is causing the unprecedented increase in knee replacement surgeries.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
In male breast cancer treatment study shows more mastectomy, less radiation than in female disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hLf
University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers used data from 4,276 cases of male breast cancer and 718,587 cases of female breast cancer to show that the disease is treated differently in men...
Nanotechnology infiltrates and quashes aggressive cancers that survive traditional therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4hKR
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have received two grants totaling nearly $1.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Implantable sensor may monitor cancer and diabetes
http://mnt.to/l/4hMv
A new sensor that can be implanted under the skin is able to detect levels of nitric oxide - a molecule that shows disturbed levels in the presence of some cancers, a study shows.
Guidelines, treatment options and care pathways to help prevent osteoporosis and fractures in cancer patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hLx
Cancer is a health burden of increasing importance which affects close to 13 million people globally.
Combination therapy could treat common children's cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4hLv
A dual-pronged strategy using two experimental cancer drugs together could successfully treat a childhood cancer by inhibiting tumour growth and blocking off the escape routes it uses to become...
Patterns found in cancer's chaos illuminate tumor evolution
http://mnt.to/l/4hLd
For more than 100 years, researchers have been unable to explain why cancer cells contain abnormal numbers of chromosomes, a phenomenon known as aneuploidy.
Nanotechnology infiltrates and quashes aggressive cancers that survive traditional therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4hKR
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have received two grants totaling nearly $1.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
BioFreedom continues to demonstrate comparable long-term safety and efficacy to conventional DES
http://mnt.to/l/4hMn
Biosensors International has announced four- year results from the BioFreedom First in Man study (FIM), which demonstrated similar clinical outcomes between BioFreedomTM, a polymer-free...
Genetic profiling identifies heart attack patients resistant to blood thinners
http://mnt.to/l/4hLN
Results of the GIANT trial reported at TCT 2013According to a new study, genetic profiling of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may help cardiology teams adjust...
Removing blood clots during PCI not found to improve outcomes
http://mnt.to/l/4hLM
Results of the TATORT-NSTEMI trial presented at TCT 2013According to a new study, aspirating blood clots does not significantly reduce microvascular obstruction or reduce the risk of death...
Second generation transcatheter aortic valve shown to successfully address complications of TAVR
http://mnt.to/l/4hLL
Results of the REPRISE II trial reported at TCT 2013In a clinical trial, a second-generation transcatheter aortic valve demonstrated low rates of complications that are sometimes seen in...
Therapeutic hypothermia safe and feasible as adjunctive care for heart attack patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hLj
Results of the CHILL-MI trial presented at TCT 2013A clinical trial shows that rapidly cooling patients who have suffered ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI, the most serious form of...
Event-free patients following PCI at 1 year may not need prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy
http://mnt.to/l/4hKP
Results of the ARCTIC-INTERRUPTION trial presented at TCT 2013According to a new study, patients that do not experience a major cardiac event in the first year after receiving drug-eluting...
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** CAREGIVERS / HOMECARE News **
Nurse home visits to infants lead to dramatic savings in emergency care
http://mnt.to/l/4hLC
Home visits from a nurse are a proven, but expensive, way to help newborns get a good start in life.
Nurse home visits to infants lead to dramatic savings in emergency care
http://mnt.to/l/4hLB
Home visits from a nurse are a proven, but expensive, way to help newborns get a good start in life.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
Efforts to address cervical cancer hindered by leadership void, not lack of money
http://mnt.to/l/4hLP
A study by Indiana University public health researchers found that the opportunity for significant progress in addressing cervical cancer across the country is being squandered -- not because of...
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Early study shows that two targeted drugs with chemotherapy is safe and effective in advanced NSCLC
http://mnt.to/l/4hMz
A phase II study is the first to show that adding two targeted therapy drugs to the standard chemotherapy regimen is safe and effective as first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung...
Phase 2 results announced for sofosbuvir-based regimens in hepatitis C patients before and after liver transplantation
http://mnt.to/l/4hMt
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced results from two Phase 2 studies evaluating an all-oral treatment regimen of the once-daily nucleotide analogue inhibitor sofosbuvir plus...
Phase 3 results announced for an all oral, sofosbuvir-based regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C in patients co-infected with HIV
http://mnt.to/l/4hMs
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced results from a Phase 3 study, PHOTON-1, evaluating the investigational once-daily nucleotide analogue inhibitor sofosbuvir for the treatment of...
Phase 3 VALENCE study confirm efficacy and safety of all-oral sofosbuvir-based regimen in hepatitis C patients with genotype 3 infection
http://mnt.to/l/4hMr
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced results from two studies, the Phase 3 VALENCE study and the Phase 2 LONESTAR-2 study, evaluating the once-daily nucleotide analogue inhibitor...
Simeprevir Phase 3 data announced at Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
http://mnt.to/l/4hMq
Janssen R&D Ireland (Janssen) has announced the presentation of new data at The Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in Washington, DC for the...
BioFreedom continues to demonstrate comparable long-term safety and efficacy to conventional DES
http://mnt.to/l/4hMn
Biosensors International has announced four- year results from the BioFreedom First in Man study (FIM), which demonstrated similar clinical outcomes between BioFreedomTM, a polymer-free...
New drug combination offers hope to patients with currently untreatable Hepatitis C
http://mnt.to/l/4hKQ
A novel single-pill combination drug could present a new treatment option for patients with the most difficult-to-treat forms of hepatitis C, according to the results of a Phase 2 trial...
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** CONFERENCES News **
The Hungary Life Sciences and Healthcare Conference, 22nd January 2014, Budapest
http://mnt.to/l/4hNN
The Hungary Life Sciences and Healthcare Conference is set to take place in Budapest on 22nd January 2014.
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** DIABETES News **
Implantable sensor may monitor cancer and diabetes
http://mnt.to/l/4hMv
A new sensor that can be implanted under the skin is able to detect levels of nitric oxide - a molecule that shows disturbed levels in the presence of some cancers, a study shows.
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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **
Strep throat home test 'could save thousands of doctor's visits'
http://mnt.to/l/4hMp
A new home test for strep throat is almost as accurate as laboratory tests and may save thousands of doctors visits and 'unnecessary' prescriptions each year, a new study suggests.
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** EPILEPSY News **
Chronic epileptic seizure prevented by low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
http://mnt.to/l/4hLG
Although increasing evidence indicates that low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), an emerging technology for neural regulation, has antiepileptic effects, the...
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Death of retinal ganglion cells suppressed by oligomeric proanthocyanidin
http://mnt.to/l/4hLJ
The death of retinal ganglion cells is a hallmark of many optic neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma and retinopathy. Oxidative stress is one of the major causes of cell death.
Project in India could save the eyesight of thousands
http://mnt.to/l/4hLb
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have partnered with a team in India for a project which could save the eyesight of thousands of people living in the South Asian country.
Identification of critical gene in retinal development and motion sensing
http://mnt.to/l/4hKX
Our vision depends on exquisitely organized layers of cells within the eye's retina, each with a distinct role in perception.
How retinal neurons claim the best brain connections has implications for brain disease, regenerative therapies
http://mnt.to/l/4hKN
Real estate agents emphasize location, location, and - once more for good measure - location.
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** FERTILITY News **
Pesticide exposure linked to increased endometriosis risk
http://mnt.to/l/4hNy
In the US, organochlorine pesticides have not been in use for several decades. But there are still remnants of it in the environment, which could increase endometriosis risks.
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** FIBROMYALGIA News **
Pleasure and pain brain signals disrupted in fibromyalgia patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hMd
New research indicates that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to increased pain sensitivity, known as hyperalgesia, in fibromyalgia patients.
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** GENETICS News **
Genetic profiling identifies heart attack patients resistant to blood thinners
http://mnt.to/l/4hLN
Results of the GIANT trial reported at TCT 2013According to a new study, genetic profiling of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may help cardiology teams adjust...
Patterns found in cancer's chaos illuminate tumor evolution
http://mnt.to/l/4hLd
For more than 100 years, researchers have been unable to explain why cancer cells contain abnormal numbers of chromosomes, a phenomenon known as aneuploidy.
Identification of critical gene in retinal development and motion sensing
http://mnt.to/l/4hKX
Our vision depends on exquisitely organized layers of cells within the eye's retina, each with a distinct role in perception.
Potential new targets for blocking graft-vs.-host disease could impact bone marrow transplants
http://mnt.to/l/4hKT
Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified new proteins that control the function of critical immune cell subsets called T-cells, which are...
Familial amyloidosis modeled in vitro using iPSC technology
http://mnt.to/l/4hKS
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have generated the first known disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from a...
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Phase 3 results announced for an all oral, sofosbuvir-based regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C in patients co-infected with HIV
http://mnt.to/l/4hMs
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced results from a Phase 3 study, PHOTON-1, evaluating the investigational once-daily nucleotide analogue inhibitor sofosbuvir for the treatment of...
Structure of HIV protein key to cell entry; finding holds promise for HIV vaccine development
http://mnt.to/l/4hKL
Using protein engineering and two different cutting-edge structural biology imaging techniques, researchers have developed a detailed picture of the protein largely responsible for enabling HIV...
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Liver tropism is key for B cell deletion immunotherapy
http://mnt.to/l/4hLF
Antibodies against the B cell surface protein CD20 have been used successfully to treat B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases and lymphomas.
Poorer children increasingly susceptibility to colds in adulthood
http://mnt.to/l/4hLy
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found an association between lower socioeconomic status during childhood and adolescence and the length of telomeres, protective cap-like protein...
Bacterial infections in dialysis patients leave an "immune fingerprint"
http://mnt.to/l/4hLc
A patient's immune response may provide better and more rapid insights into the cause, severity, and prognosis of certain bacterial infections than conventional tests, according to a study...
Potential new targets for blocking graft-vs.-host disease could impact bone marrow transplants
http://mnt.to/l/4hKT
Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified new proteins that control the function of critical immune cell subsets called T-cells, which are...
Structure of HIV protein key to cell entry; finding holds promise for HIV vaccine development
http://mnt.to/l/4hKL
Using protein engineering and two different cutting-edge structural biology imaging techniques, researchers have developed a detailed picture of the protein largely responsible for enabling HIV...
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Strep throat home test 'could save thousands of doctor's visits'
http://mnt.to/l/4hMp
A new home test for strep throat is almost as accurate as laboratory tests and may save thousands of doctors visits and 'unnecessary' prescriptions each year, a new study suggests.
Candidiasis promoted by dysfunctional chemokine receptor
http://mnt.to/l/4hLD
Candida albicans is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections in immune compromised patients.
Poorer children increasingly susceptibility to colds in adulthood
http://mnt.to/l/4hLy
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found an association between lower socioeconomic status during childhood and adolescence and the length of telomeres, protective cap-like protein...
Bacterial infections in dialysis patients leave an "immune fingerprint"
http://mnt.to/l/4hLc
A patient's immune response may provide better and more rapid insights into the cause, severity, and prognosis of certain bacterial infections than conventional tests, according to a study...
Project in India could save the eyesight of thousands
http://mnt.to/l/4hLb
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have partnered with a team in India for a project which could save the eyesight of thousands of people living in the South Asian country.
Candidate vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus developed
http://mnt.to/l/4hL4
An experimental vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of illness and hospitalization among very young children, elicited high levels of RSV-specific...
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Phase 2 results announced for sofosbuvir-based regimens in hepatitis C patients before and after liver transplantation
http://mnt.to/l/4hMt
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced results from two Phase 2 studies evaluating an all-oral treatment regimen of the once-daily nucleotide analogue inhibitor sofosbuvir plus...
Phase 3 results announced for an all oral, sofosbuvir-based regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C in patients co-infected with HIV
http://mnt.to/l/4hMs
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced results from a Phase 3 study, PHOTON-1, evaluating the investigational once-daily nucleotide analogue inhibitor sofosbuvir for the treatment of...
Phase 3 VALENCE study confirm efficacy and safety of all-oral sofosbuvir-based regimen in hepatitis C patients with genotype 3 infection
http://mnt.to/l/4hMr
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced results from two studies, the Phase 3 VALENCE study and the Phase 2 LONESTAR-2 study, evaluating the once-daily nucleotide analogue inhibitor...
Simeprevir Phase 3 data announced at Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
http://mnt.to/l/4hMq
Janssen R&D Ireland (Janssen) has announced the presentation of new data at The Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in Washington, DC for the...
No direct link between sugar intake and liver disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hLt
Despite current beliefs, sugar intake is not directly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American...
New drug combination offers hope to patients with currently untreatable Hepatitis C
http://mnt.to/l/4hKQ
A novel single-pill combination drug could present a new treatment option for patients with the most difficult-to-treat forms of hepatitis C, according to the results of a Phase 2 trial...
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Early study shows that two targeted drugs with chemotherapy is safe and effective in advanced NSCLC
http://mnt.to/l/4hMz
A phase II study is the first to show that adding two targeted therapy drugs to the standard chemotherapy regimen is safe and effective as first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung...
Clinicians rate patients with lung cancer with poorer quality of life
http://mnt.to/l/4hMy
Advances have been made in the treatment of lung cancer, but the disease continues to be a challenge to treat, primarily because of a high number of people who have late-stage cancer at the time...
We must regulate e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems says International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hMw
At the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, members of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Health (The Union) issued a warning about the potential health impact...
Promising results from experimental drug for treating the most common form of lung cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4hLK
An experimental cancer drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, the leading...
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
FDA approves Roche's Gazyva (obinutuzumab) for people with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
http://mnt.to/l/4hMm
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gazyva (obinutuzumab), also known as GA101, in combination with chlorambucil...
Liver tropism is key for B cell deletion immunotherapy
http://mnt.to/l/4hLF
Antibodies against the B cell surface protein CD20 have been used successfully to treat B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases and lymphomas.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
'Precious baby' pregnancies managed differently by doctors
http://mnt.to/l/4hN2
Women's pregnancies may be handled differently depending on how the baby was conceived - with doctors unlikely to recommend invasive tests, an international study says.
Simple blood test may reveal spread of melanoma
http://mnt.to/l/4hMC
A blood test that looks at DNA shed from tumor cells could reveal whether melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, has started to spread to other parts of the body.
Implantable sensor may monitor cancer and diabetes
http://mnt.to/l/4hMv
A new sensor that can be implanted under the skin is able to detect levels of nitric oxide - a molecule that shows disturbed levels in the presence of some cancers, a study shows.
BioFreedom continues to demonstrate comparable long-term safety and efficacy to conventional DES
http://mnt.to/l/4hMn
Biosensors International has announced four- year results from the BioFreedom First in Man study (FIM), which demonstrated similar clinical outcomes between BioFreedomTM, a polymer-free...
Chronic epileptic seizure prevented by low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
http://mnt.to/l/4hLG
Although increasing evidence indicates that low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), an emerging technology for neural regulation, has antiepileptic effects, the...
Patient in 'vegetative state' not just aware, but paying attention
http://mnt.to/l/4hL5
A patient in a seemingly vegetative state, unable to move or speak, showed signs of attentive awareness that had not been detected before, a new study reveals.
Computational research unveils secrets in the human carbohydrate bar-code
http://mnt.to/l/4hKM
BBSRC-funded researchers at the University of Manchester's Institute of Biotechnology have used the power of off-the-shelf computer gaming technology to capture previously unobservable atomic...
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
Simple blood test may reveal spread of melanoma
http://mnt.to/l/4hMC
A blood test that looks at DNA shed from tumor cells could reveal whether melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, has started to spread to other parts of the body.
Promising results from experimental drug for treating the most common form of lung cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4hLK
An experimental cancer drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, the leading...
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
No direct link between sugar intake and liver disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hLt
Despite current beliefs, sugar intake is not directly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American...
In male breast cancer treatment study shows more mastectomy, less radiation than in female disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hLf
University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers used data from 4,276 cases of male breast cancer and 718,587 cases of female breast cancer to show that the disease is treated differently in men...
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** MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY / ALS News **
Research focuses on muscular dystrophy
http://mnt.to/l/4hKY
About 3,000 people in Denmark suffer from one of the serious muscle-related diseases that come under the heading of muscular dystrophy.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Pleasure and pain brain signals disrupted in fibromyalgia patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hMd
New research indicates that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to increased pain sensitivity, known as hyperalgesia, in fibromyalgia patients.
Death of retinal ganglion cells suppressed by oligomeric proanthocyanidin
http://mnt.to/l/4hLJ
The death of retinal ganglion cells is a hallmark of many optic neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma and retinopathy. Oxidative stress is one of the major causes of cell death.
The effect of propofol on the sciatic nerve
http://mnt.to/l/4hLg
Propofol is a rapid, but short-acting, intravenous drug that is preferentially used for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia.
Patient in 'vegetative state' not just aware, but paying attention
http://mnt.to/l/4hL5
A patient in a seemingly vegetative state, unable to move or speak, showed signs of attentive awareness that had not been detected before, a new study reveals.
Identification of critical gene in retinal development and motion sensing
http://mnt.to/l/4hKX
Our vision depends on exquisitely organized layers of cells within the eye's retina, each with a distinct role in perception.
How retinal neurons claim the best brain connections has implications for brain disease, regenerative therapies
http://mnt.to/l/4hKN
Real estate agents emphasize location, location, and - once more for good measure - location.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Death of retinal ganglion cells suppressed by oligomeric proanthocyanidin
http://mnt.to/l/4hLJ
The death of retinal ganglion cells is a hallmark of many optic neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma and retinopathy. Oxidative stress is one of the major causes of cell death.
Mediterranean diet linked to longer lifespan and better health
http://mnt.to/l/4hLq
Middle-aged women who adhere to a Mediterranean diet may increase lifespan and avoid chronic illnesses, physical disabilities or cognitive impairment in old age, a study shows.
Scientists aiming to make 'junk food' more healthy
http://mnt.to/l/4hL7
Pizza is widely regarded as a fully-paid up member of the junk food gang - maybe even the leader - at least the versions found on supermarket shelves or delivered to your door by scooter.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
No direct link between sugar intake and liver disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hLt
Despite current beliefs, sugar intake is not directly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American...
Improved sex drive after bariatric surgery
http://mnt.to/l/4hLs
The benefits of weight loss surgery may go further than reducing known health risks of obesity - researchers from Chicago show that surgery can improve women's sex drive.
Obesity among young may be fueling increasing rate of knee replacements
http://mnt.to/l/4hKZ
Contrary to popular myth, it is not the aging Baby Boomer or weekend warrior that is causing the unprecedented increase in knee replacement surgeries.
STOP Obesity Alliance report offers guidance for community obesity programs
http://mnt.to/l/4hKW
New research from the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance sheds light on the challenges and opportunities for nonprofit hospitals to address obesity through community...
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Pleasure and pain brain signals disrupted in fibromyalgia patients
http://mnt.to/l/4hMd
New research indicates that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to increased pain sensitivity, known as hyperalgesia, in fibromyalgia patients.
Management of hemiplegic shoulder pain post stroke
http://mnt.to/l/4hLh
The incidence of shoulder pain post stroke was high. Thus, it is clinically significant to study the onset characteristics and pain management.
The effect of propofol on the sciatic nerve
http://mnt.to/l/4hLg
Propofol is a rapid, but short-acting, intravenous drug that is preferentially used for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Nurse home visits to infants lead to dramatic savings in emergency care
http://mnt.to/l/4hLC
Home visits from a nurse are a proven, but expensive, way to help newborns get a good start in life.
Nurse home visits to infants lead to dramatic savings in emergency care
http://mnt.to/l/4hLB
Home visits from a nurse are a proven, but expensive, way to help newborns get a good start in life.
Drop in US preterm birth rate to a 15-year low
http://mnt.to/l/4hLz
Alaska, California, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon and Vermont - earned an "A" on the March of Dimes 2013 Premature Birth Report Card as their preterm birth rates met the March of Dimes 9.
Poorer children increasingly susceptibility to colds in adulthood
http://mnt.to/l/4hLy
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found an association between lower socioeconomic status during childhood and adolescence and the length of telomeres, protective cap-like protein...
Combination therapy could treat common children's cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4hLv
A dual-pronged strategy using two experimental cancer drugs together could successfully treat a childhood cancer by inhibiting tumour growth and blocking off the escape routes it uses to become...
Candidate vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus developed
http://mnt.to/l/4hL4
An experimental vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of illness and hospitalization among very young children, elicited high levels of RSV-specific...
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
'Precious baby' pregnancies managed differently by doctors
http://mnt.to/l/4hN2
Women's pregnancies may be handled differently depending on how the baby was conceived - with doctors unlikely to recommend invasive tests, an international study says.
Drop in US preterm birth rate to a 15-year low
http://mnt.to/l/4hLz
Alaska, California, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon and Vermont - earned an "A" on the March of Dimes 2013 Premature Birth Report Card as their preterm birth rates met the March of Dimes 9.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
'Precious baby' pregnancies managed differently by doctors
http://mnt.to/l/4hN2
Women's pregnancies may be handled differently depending on how the baby was conceived - with doctors unlikely to recommend invasive tests, an international study says.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
We must regulate e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems says International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
http://mnt.to/l/4hMw
At the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, members of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Health (The Union) issued a warning about the potential health impact...
Nurse home visits to infants lead to dramatic savings in emergency care
http://mnt.to/l/4hLC
Home visits from a nurse are a proven, but expensive, way to help newborns get a good start in life.
Nurse home visits to infants lead to dramatic savings in emergency care
http://mnt.to/l/4hLB
Home visits from a nurse are a proven, but expensive, way to help newborns get a good start in life.
Nationwide and gender disparities in deaths reported to coroners in the UK
http://mnt.to/l/4hLw
A leading detective turned university researcher has discovered huge nationwide disparities in the numbers of deaths reported to coroners.
Scientists aiming to make 'junk food' more healthy
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Pizza is widely regarded as a fully-paid up member of the junk food gang - maybe even the leader - at least the versions found on supermarket shelves or delivered to your door by scooter.
STOP Obesity Alliance report offers guidance for community obesity programs
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New research from the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance sheds light on the challenges and opportunities for nonprofit hospitals to address obesity through community...
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
FDA approves Roche's Gazyva (obinutuzumab) for people with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
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Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gazyva (obinutuzumab), also known as GA101, in combination with chlorambucil...
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** REHABILITATION / PHYSICAL THERAPY News **
Management of hemiplegic shoulder pain post stroke
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The incidence of shoulder pain post stroke was high. Thus, it is clinically significant to study the onset characteristics and pain management.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Candidate vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus developed
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An experimental vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of illness and hospitalization among very young children, elicited high levels of RSV-specific...
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Mediterranean diet linked to longer lifespan and better health
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Middle-aged women who adhere to a Mediterranean diet may increase lifespan and avoid chronic illnesses, physical disabilities or cognitive impairment in old age, a study shows.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Improved sex drive after bariatric surgery
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The benefits of weight loss surgery may go further than reducing known health risks of obesity - researchers from Chicago show that surgery can improve women's sex drive.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
We must regulate e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems says International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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At the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, members of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Health (The Union) issued a warning about the potential health impact...
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Familial amyloidosis modeled in vitro using iPSC technology
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have generated the first known disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from a...
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** STROKE News **
Management of hemiplegic shoulder pain post stroke
http://mnt.to/l/4hLh
The incidence of shoulder pain post stroke was high. Thus, it is clinically significant to study the onset characteristics and pain management.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Phase 2 results announced for sofosbuvir-based regimens in hepatitis C patients before and after liver transplantation
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced results from two Phase 2 studies evaluating an all-oral treatment regimen of the once-daily nucleotide analogue inhibitor sofosbuvir plus...
Potential new targets for blocking graft-vs.-host disease could impact bone marrow transplants
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Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified new proteins that control the function of critical immune cell subsets called T-cells, which are...
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Bacterial infections in dialysis patients leave an "immune fingerprint"
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A patient's immune response may provide better and more rapid insights into the cause, severity, and prognosis of certain bacterial infections than conventional tests, according to a study...
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Pesticide exposure linked to increased endometriosis risk
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In the US, organochlorine pesticides have not been in use for several decades. But there are still remnants of it in the environment, which could increase endometriosis risks.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Pesticide exposure linked to increased endometriosis risk
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In the US, organochlorine pesticides have not been in use for several decades. But there are still remnants of it in the environment, which could increase endometriosis risks.
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