Dear kostik,
Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** ADHD News **
From music to medicine
http://mnt.to/l/4kzM
"If you had asked me six years ago, I would never have guessed that the video analysis system could be used in this way," says Alexander Refsum Jensenius, Head of Department at the Department of...
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** AID / DISASTERS News **
Indigenous response to natural disaster could be replicated elsewhere
http://mnt.to/l/4kB4
When a tsunami struck American Samoa in 2009, indigenous institutions on the islands provided effective disaster relief that could help federal emergency managers in similar communities...
Guided only by simple rules, termite-inspired robots build complex structures
http://mnt.to/l/4kzs
Termites are what inspired this whole research topic for us," said the study's lead author Justin Werfel, a researcher at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering in Cambridge...
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
New research reinforces danger of drinking alcohol while pregnant
http://mnt.to/l/4kBk
Women who drink alcohol at moderate or heavy levels in the early stages of their pregnancy might damage the growth and function of their placenta - the organ responsible for supplying everything...
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** ALLERGY News **
Study shows vitamin D provides relief for those with chronic hives
http://mnt.to/l/4kB3
A study by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center shows vitamin D as an add-on therapy could provide some relief for chronic hives, a condition with no cure and few treatment...
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
New insight into the consequences of protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4kBt
Research by the University of Southampton has provided new insight into the consequence of accumulated 'misfolded proteins' in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Prion and Alzheimer's...
Impaired recovery from inflammation linked to Alzheimer's
http://mnt.to/l/4kBj
New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that the final stage of the normal inflammatory process may be disrupted in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
OCD dogs serve as model of the disorder in humans
http://mnt.to/l/4kBq
Man's best friend is helping us again, as researchers have identified four genes in dogs linked to canine OCD, which they say could shed light on the more complex human version.
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Zinc may be the missing link for osteoarthritis therapies
http://mnt.to/l/4kzt
Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability, characterized by the destruction of cartilage tissue in joints, but there is a lack of effective therapies because the underlying molecular...
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** AUTISM News **
New finding has implications for autism and schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/l/4kzm
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a well-known protein has a new function: It acts in a biological circuit to determine whether an...
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Scientists crack open 'black box' of embryo development
http://mnt.to/l/4kB2
We know much about how embryos develop, but one key stage - implantation - has remained a mystery.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Need for blood donations to maintain platelet supply may be eliminated by new stem cell method
http://mnt.to/l/4kzy
Platelets, whose primary function is to prevent bleeding, are vital for treating various forms of trauma and blood diseases. However, they can only be obtained through blood donations at present.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
New study reinforces major advantages of Dako's HER2 IQFISH pharmDx in breast cancer diagnostics
http://mnt.to/l/4kBx
Dako, an Agilent Technologies company and worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, have announced positive findings in an independent French multicenter study on the performance of Dako's...
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
New vaccine delivery method 'boosts immune response'
http://mnt.to/l/4kCG
Scientists have created a new method that allows vaccines to specifically target the body's lymph nodes. This could improve the immune system's attack on cancer and other diseases.
A potential new target for cancer and diabetes: p66Shc adaptor protein suppresses insulin signaling and energy metabolism
http://mnt.to/l/4kzZ
A protein that has been known until recently as part of a complex communication network within the cell also plays a direct role in regulating sugar metabolism, according to a new study...
Illegal prescription drug sellers arraigned on charges for smuggling illicit cancer drugs into the United States
http://mnt.to/l/4kzV
Two individuals were arraigned for charges that they, among other things, smuggled adulterated and misbranded prescription cancer treatments from Turkey and other countries into the United...
'Smart' gold nanoshells transport cancer drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4kzR
Nanoparticles capable of delivering drugs to specifically targeted cancer cells have been created by a group of researchers from China.
A step closer to efficient treatment for cancer-causing herpes
http://mnt.to/l/4kzP
Herpes virus proteins are more 'spaghetti-like' than previously thought, which provides a vital clue in the search for an efficient treatment against a type of herpes which causes a form of...
'Missing' genetic risk mystery
http://mnt.to/l/4kzB
A new study could help to answer an important riddle in our understanding of genetics: why research to look for the genetic causes of common diseases has failed to explain more than a fraction...
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Opsumit approved by SwissMedic for pulmonary arterial hypertension
http://mnt.to/l/4kBc
Actelion Ltd has announced that SwissMedic has approved Opsumit® (macitentan) for PAH patients within Switzerland.
Mechanism of crude oil heart toxicity discovered
http://mnt.to/l/4kzq
Scientists from Stanford University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered that crude oil interferes with fish heart cells.
Aortic valve replacement improves function but may not improve quality of life
http://mnt.to/l/4kxD
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) improves functional status but may not improve overall quality of life, according to an article being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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** CJD / VCJD / MAD COW DISEASE News **
New insight into the consequences of protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4kBt
Research by the University of Southampton has provided new insight into the consequence of accumulated 'misfolded proteins' in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Prion and Alzheimer's...
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** CONFERENCES News **
Pharma & Biotech Finance Leaders Forum, 19th - 20th May, 2014, Brussels
http://mnt.to/l/4kCD
This is the only event for CFOs and senior finance executives at the global and local level, at both large pharma or small biotechs, who are looking to benchmark with other market leaders who...
Medical Device Commercial Leaders Forum USA, 10th-11th June, 2014
, Chicago
http://mnt.to/l/4kCz
This 2-day senior-level networking event offers the perfect platform to learn today and tomorrow's best practices in sales, marketing and market access for medical devices across many...
Africa Healthcare Summit 2014, 20th & 21st February 2014, London
http://mnt.to/l/4kCy
A unique event focusing on Africa's rapidly growing Healthcare industry comes to London for the first time.
Target Meeting's 3rd World Molecular & Cell Biology Online Conference, February 25-28, 2014
http://mnt.to/l/4kCx
A Free Virtual Molecular & Cell Biology Conference at Targetmeeting.com featuring 70+ live presentations from academic and industry experts around the world.
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** COPD News **
Human lungs successfully grown in a lab for the first time
http://mnt.to/l/4kCC
Following years of research, scientists at UTMB have successfully grown human lungs in the laboratory, using the lung cells of deceased children and a repurposed fish tank.
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** DEPRESSION News **
New technology is yielding bigger data for understanding family structure to trauma
http://mnt.to/l/4kzF
Social media can do more than just entertain us and keep us connected. It also can help scientists better understand human behavior and social dynamics.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Study shows vitamin D provides relief for those with chronic hives
http://mnt.to/l/4kB3
A study by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center shows vitamin D as an add-on therapy could provide some relief for chronic hives, a condition with no cure and few treatment...
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** DIABETES News **
A potential new target for cancer and diabetes: p66Shc adaptor protein suppresses insulin signaling and energy metabolism
http://mnt.to/l/4kzZ
A protein that has been known until recently as part of a complex communication network within the cell also plays a direct role in regulating sugar metabolism, according to a new study...
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** DYSLEXIA News **
Action video games may help people with dyslexia learn to read
http://mnt.to/l/4kzw
In addition to their trouble with reading, people with dyslexia also have greater difficulty than typical readers do when it comes to managing competing sensory cues, according to a study...
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Novel contact lenses 'enable more effective glaucoma drug delivery'
http://mnt.to/l/4kBv
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. But new research details the creation of nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses that could improve treatment of this condition.
New eye layer has possible link to glaucoma
http://mnt.to/l/4kz6
A new layer in the human cornea - discovered by researchers at The University of Nottingham last year - plays a vital role in the structure of the tissue that controls the flow of fluid from...
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** FERTILITY News **
Scientists crack open 'black box' of embryo development
http://mnt.to/l/4kB2
We know much about how embryos develop, but one key stage - implantation - has remained a mystery.
New model can isolate the effects of nutrients on gene expression and physiology
http://mnt.to/l/4kzJ
Everyday our cells take in nutrients from food and convert them into the building blocks that make life possible.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Switch discovered that decides cell fate
http://mnt.to/l/4kzT
Harvard stem cell scientists have a new theory for how stem cells decide whether to become liver or pancreatic cells during development.
How beneficial bacteria communicate with human cells
http://mnt.to/l/4kzS
Communication is vital to any successful relationship. Researchers from the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia have discovered how the beneficial bacteria in our guts...
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** GENETICS News **
OCD dogs serve as model of the disorder in humans
http://mnt.to/l/4kBq
Man's best friend is helping us again, as researchers have identified four genes in dogs linked to canine OCD, which they say could shed light on the more complex human version.
A step closer to efficient treatment for cancer-causing herpes
http://mnt.to/l/4kzP
Herpes virus proteins are more 'spaghetti-like' than previously thought, which provides a vital clue in the search for an efficient treatment against a type of herpes which causes a form of...
How genome-editing tool works as a 'guided missile' to correct errors in the genetic code
http://mnt.to/l/4kzL
Researchers from the Broad Institute and MIT have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Tokyo to form the first high definition picture of the Cas9 complex - a key part of the...
New model can isolate the effects of nutrients on gene expression and physiology
http://mnt.to/l/4kzJ
Everyday our cells take in nutrients from food and convert them into the building blocks that make life possible.
Removing Brg1 gene from leukemia stem cells prevented them from dividing, surviving and making new tumors
http://mnt.to/l/4kzC
A group of researchers at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of Universite de Montreal discovered a promising new approach to treating leukemia by disarming a gene that...
'Missing' genetic risk mystery
http://mnt.to/l/4kzB
A new study could help to answer an important riddle in our understanding of genetics: why research to look for the genetic causes of common diseases has failed to explain more than a fraction...
Non-coding DNA sequence affects brain's characteristic folding
http://mnt.to/l/4kzp
Researchers have tied a particular gene to the development of cortical convolutions - the prominent but enigmatic folds covering the surface of the human brain.
Researchers create interactive map of human genetic history
http://mnt.to/l/4kzn
The interactive map, produced by researchers from Oxford University and UCL (University College London), details the histories of genetic mixing between each of the 95 populations across Europe...
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Aortic valve replacement improves function but may not improve quality of life
http://mnt.to/l/4kxD
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) improves functional status but may not improve overall quality of life, according to an article being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
New vaccine delivery method 'boosts immune response'
http://mnt.to/l/4kCG
Scientists have created a new method that allows vaccines to specifically target the body's lymph nodes. This could improve the immune system's attack on cancer and other diseases.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
New vaccine delivery method 'boosts immune response'
http://mnt.to/l/4kCG
Scientists have created a new method that allows vaccines to specifically target the body's lymph nodes. This could improve the immune system's attack on cancer and other diseases.
Study shows vitamin D provides relief for those with chronic hives
http://mnt.to/l/4kB3
A study by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center shows vitamin D as an add-on therapy could provide some relief for chronic hives, a condition with no cure and few treatment...
Rituximab may not benefit patients with primary Sjögren syndrome
http://mnt.to/l/4kxF
Rituximab appears to offer no long term benefit to patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS), according to an article published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Chemists discover two new weapons in the battle against bacteria
http://mnt.to/l/4kB5
Proteases are vital proteins that serve for order within cells. They break apart other proteins, ensuring that these are properly synthesized and decomposed.
How beneficial bacteria communicate with human cells
http://mnt.to/l/4kzS
Communication is vital to any successful relationship. Researchers from the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia have discovered how the beneficial bacteria in our guts...
A step closer to efficient treatment for cancer-causing herpes
http://mnt.to/l/4kzP
Herpes virus proteins are more 'spaghetti-like' than previously thought, which provides a vital clue in the search for an efficient treatment against a type of herpes which causes a form of...
Infectious cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga
http://mnt.to/l/4kzG
University of British Columbia scientists have found for the first time an infectious form of the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii in western Arctic Beluga, prompting a health advisory to the...
The immune system in the lungs is different and vulnerable in newborns
http://mnt.to/l/4kzz
Newborns are more susceptible to infections, presumably because of their immature and inexperienced immune systems.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
New technology is yielding bigger data for understanding family structure to trauma
http://mnt.to/l/4kzF
Social media can do more than just entertain us and keep us connected. It also can help scientists better understand human behavior and social dynamics.
Action video games may help people with dyslexia learn to read
http://mnt.to/l/4kzw
In addition to their trouble with reading, people with dyslexia also have greater difficulty than typical readers do when it comes to managing competing sensory cues, according to a study...
Guided only by simple rules, termite-inspired robots build complex structures
http://mnt.to/l/4kzs
Termites are what inspired this whole research topic for us," said the study's lead author Justin Werfel, a researcher at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering in Cambridge...
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** LITIGATION / MEDICAL MALPRACTICE News **
Illegal prescription drug sellers arraigned on charges for smuggling illicit cancer drugs into the United States
http://mnt.to/l/4kzV
Two individuals were arraigned for charges that they, among other things, smuggled adulterated and misbranded prescription cancer treatments from Turkey and other countries into the United...
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Switch discovered that decides cell fate
http://mnt.to/l/4kzT
Harvard stem cell scientists have a new theory for how stem cells decide whether to become liver or pancreatic cells during development.
'Smart' gold nanoshells transport cancer drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4kzR
Nanoparticles capable of delivering drugs to specifically targeted cancer cells have been created by a group of researchers from China.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
FDA approves Imbruvica to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia
http://mnt.to/l/4kBm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved use of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who have received at least one previous therapy.
Removing Brg1 gene from leukemia stem cells prevented them from dividing, surviving and making new tumors
http://mnt.to/l/4kzC
A group of researchers at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of Universite de Montreal discovered a promising new approach to treating leukemia by disarming a gene that...
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
New study reinforces major advantages of Dako's HER2 IQFISH pharmDx in breast cancer diagnostics
http://mnt.to/l/4kBx
Dako, an Agilent Technologies company and worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, have announced positive findings in an independent French multicenter study on the performance of Dako's...
Novel contact lenses 'enable more effective glaucoma drug delivery'
http://mnt.to/l/4kBv
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. But new research details the creation of nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses that could improve treatment of this condition.
How genome-editing tool works as a 'guided missile' to correct errors in the genetic code
http://mnt.to/l/4kzL
Researchers from the Broad Institute and MIT have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Tokyo to form the first high definition picture of the Cas9 complex - a key part of the...
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Stock market volatility and mental disorders linked
http://mnt.to/l/4kzQ
Falling stock prices lead to increased hospitalisations for mental disorders, according to new research published in the journal Health Policy and Planning.
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Stock market volatility and mental disorders linked
http://mnt.to/l/4kzQ
Falling stock prices lead to increased hospitalisations for mental disorders, according to new research published in the journal Health Policy and Planning.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Chemists discover two new weapons in the battle against bacteria
http://mnt.to/l/4kB5
Proteases are vital proteins that serve for order within cells. They break apart other proteins, ensuring that these are properly synthesized and decomposed.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Neuroscientists find clue to how we remember dreams
http://mnt.to/l/4kCb
People who frequently remember dreams show stronger spontaneous activity in certain parts of the brain during sleep and periods of wakefulness than those who rarely remember them.
Vitamin C linked to reduced risk of stroke
http://mnt.to/l/4kC9
A small study finds that eating foods rich in vitamin C is linked to a reduced risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which is rarer but more deadly than ischemic stroke.
New insight into the consequences of protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4kBt
Research by the University of Southampton has provided new insight into the consequence of accumulated 'misfolded proteins' in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Prion and Alzheimer's...
Impaired recovery from inflammation linked to Alzheimer's
http://mnt.to/l/4kBj
New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that the final stage of the normal inflammatory process may be disrupted in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Our brain has switch board to guide behavior in response to external stimuli
http://mnt.to/l/4kBh
How do our brains combine information from the external world (sensory stimulation) with information on our internal state such as hunger, fear or stress?
Stem cells help to rebuild the brain after stroke
http://mnt.to/l/4kzX
Enhancing the brain's inherent ability to rebuild itself after a stroke with molecular components of stem cells holds enormous promise for treating the leading cause of long-term disability in...
From music to medicine
http://mnt.to/l/4kzM
"If you had asked me six years ago, I would never have guessed that the video analysis system could be used in this way," says Alexander Refsum Jensenius, Head of Department at the Department of...
Promise of a bonus counter-productive in brains with high dopamine levels
http://mnt.to/l/4kzH
Researchers at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen have demonstrated for the first time that the amount of dopamine in the brain plays a role in how people perform when promised a high bonus.
Non-coding DNA sequence affects brain's characteristic folding
http://mnt.to/l/4kzp
Researchers have tied a particular gene to the development of cortical convolutions - the prominent but enigmatic folds covering the surface of the human brain.
New finding has implications for autism and schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/l/4kzm
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a well-known protein has a new function: It acts in a biological circuit to determine whether an...
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Vitamin C linked to reduced risk of stroke
http://mnt.to/l/4kC9
A small study finds that eating foods rich in vitamin C is linked to a reduced risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which is rarer but more deadly than ischemic stroke.
How beneficial bacteria communicate with human cells
http://mnt.to/l/4kzS
Communication is vital to any successful relationship. Researchers from the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia have discovered how the beneficial bacteria in our guts...
New model can isolate the effects of nutrients on gene expression and physiology
http://mnt.to/l/4kzJ
Everyday our cells take in nutrients from food and convert them into the building blocks that make life possible.
Infectious cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga
http://mnt.to/l/4kzG
University of British Columbia scientists have found for the first time an infectious form of the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii in western Arctic Beluga, prompting a health advisory to the...
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
A potential new target for cancer and diabetes: p66Shc adaptor protein suppresses insulin signaling and energy metabolism
http://mnt.to/l/4kzZ
A protein that has been known until recently as part of a complex communication network within the cell also plays a direct role in regulating sugar metabolism, according to a new study...
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Bullying affects children's long-term health, study shows
http://mnt.to/l/4kCB
After assessing mental and physical health of bullied and non-bullied children from fifth to 10th grade, researchers have found bullied children's long-term health is affected.
From music to medicine
http://mnt.to/l/4kzM
"If you had asked me six years ago, I would never have guessed that the video analysis system could be used in this way," says Alexander Refsum Jensenius, Head of Department at the Department of...
Why talking to kids really matters
http://mnt.to/l/4kzD
Fifty years of research has revealed the sad truth that the children of lower-income, less-educated parents typically enter school with poorer language skills than their more privileged...
The immune system in the lungs is different and vulnerable in newborns
http://mnt.to/l/4kzz
Newborns are more susceptible to infections, presumably because of their immature and inexperienced immune systems.
Action video games may help people with dyslexia learn to read
http://mnt.to/l/4kzw
In addition to their trouble with reading, people with dyslexia also have greater difficulty than typical readers do when it comes to managing competing sensory cues, according to a study...
Mother and baby benefit from intensive dialysis for pregnant women with kidney failure
http://mnt.to/l/4kzv
Intensive dialysis treatments in pregnant women with kidney failure lead to a higher proportion of live births than standard dialysis care, according to a study appearing in the Journal of the...
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
'Smart' gold nanoshells transport cancer drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4kzR
Nanoparticles capable of delivering drugs to specifically targeted cancer cells have been created by a group of researchers from China.
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** PHARMACY / PHARMACIST News **
Pharmacists and conscientious objection to supply of the oral contraceptive pill
http://mnt.to/l/4kBb
Pharmacists who have a conscientious objection to providing oral contraceptives on moral or religious grounds should nevertheless always act professionally and ensure that consumers were...
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
New research reinforces danger of drinking alcohol while pregnant
http://mnt.to/l/4kBk
Women who drink alcohol at moderate or heavy levels in the early stages of their pregnancy might damage the growth and function of their placenta - the organ responsible for supplying everything...
Pregnant women taking risks with asthma medication
http://mnt.to/l/4kB7
Pregnant women are exposing themselves and their unborn babies to unnecessary risk by stopping their asthma medication without consulting their doctor.
Mother and baby benefit from intensive dialysis for pregnant women with kidney failure
http://mnt.to/l/4kzv
Intensive dialysis treatments in pregnant women with kidney failure lead to a higher proportion of live births than standard dialysis care, according to a study appearing in the Journal of the...
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Bullying affects children's long-term health, study shows
http://mnt.to/l/4kCB
After assessing mental and physical health of bullied and non-bullied children from fifth to 10th grade, researchers have found bullied children's long-term health is affected.
Working with paramedics allows intravenous medications to be given to stroke patients within 'golden hour'
http://mnt.to/l/4kzK
In the first study of its kind, a consortium led by UCLA physicians found that giving stroke patients intravenous magnesium within an hour of symptom onset does not improve stroke outcomes...
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Bullying affects children's long-term health, study shows
http://mnt.to/l/4kCB
After assessing mental and physical health of bullied and non-bullied children from fifth to 10th grade, researchers have found bullied children's long-term health is affected.
Loneliness increases risk of premature death in seniors
http://mnt.to/l/4kBr
Extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature death by 14%, making it almost as severe a health risk as disadvantaged socioeconomic status.
Promise of a bonus counter-productive in brains with high dopamine levels
http://mnt.to/l/4kzH
Researchers at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen have demonstrated for the first time that the amount of dopamine in the brain plays a role in how people perform when promised a high bonus.
New technology is yielding bigger data for understanding family structure to trauma
http://mnt.to/l/4kzF
Social media can do more than just entertain us and keep us connected. It also can help scientists better understand human behavior and social dynamics.
Why talking to kids really matters
http://mnt.to/l/4kzD
Fifty years of research has revealed the sad truth that the children of lower-income, less-educated parents typically enter school with poorer language skills than their more privileged...
People who live in affluent areas more likely to spend compulsively, less likely to save
http://mnt.to/l/4kzr
Where you live could affect whether or not you spend compulsively, according to new research from San Francisco State University published in the Journal of Consumer Culture.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Indigenous response to natural disaster could be replicated elsewhere
http://mnt.to/l/4kB4
When a tsunami struck American Samoa in 2009, indigenous institutions on the islands provided effective disaster relief that could help federal emergency managers in similar communities...
Stock market volatility and mental disorders linked
http://mnt.to/l/4kzQ
Falling stock prices lead to increased hospitalisations for mental disorders, according to new research published in the journal Health Policy and Planning.
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
FDA approves Imbruvica to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia
http://mnt.to/l/4kBm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved use of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who have received at least one previous therapy.
Opsumit approved by SwissMedic for pulmonary arterial hypertension
http://mnt.to/l/4kBc
Actelion Ltd has announced that SwissMedic has approved Opsumit® (macitentan) for PAH patients within Switzerland.
Illegal prescription drug sellers arraigned on charges for smuggling illicit cancer drugs into the United States
http://mnt.to/l/4kzV
Two individuals were arraigned for charges that they, among other things, smuggled adulterated and misbranded prescription cancer treatments from Turkey and other countries into the United...
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment
http://mnt.to/l/4kBs
Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have lower levels of an enzyme that helps them respond to asthma treatment, a study has found.
Pregnant women taking risks with asthma medication
http://mnt.to/l/4kB7
Pregnant women are exposing themselves and their unborn babies to unnecessary risk by stopping their asthma medication without consulting their doctor.
The immune system in the lungs is different and vulnerable in newborns
http://mnt.to/l/4kzz
Newborns are more susceptible to infections, presumably because of their immature and inexperienced immune systems.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
New finding has implications for autism and schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/l/4kzm
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a well-known protein has a new function: It acts in a biological circuit to determine whether an...
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Loneliness increases risk of premature death in seniors
http://mnt.to/l/4kBr
Extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature death by 14%, making it almost as severe a health risk as disadvantaged socioeconomic status.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Pharmacists and conscientious objection to supply of the oral contraceptive pill
http://mnt.to/l/4kBb
Pharmacists who have a conscientious objection to providing oral contraceptives on moral or religious grounds should nevertheless always act professionally and ensure that consumers were...
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Neuroscientists find clue to how we remember dreams
http://mnt.to/l/4kCb
People who frequently remember dreams show stronger spontaneous activity in certain parts of the brain during sleep and periods of wakefulness than those who rarely remember them.
Loneliness increases risk of premature death in seniors
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Extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature death by 14%, making it almost as severe a health risk as disadvantaged socioeconomic status.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment
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Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have lower levels of an enzyme that helps them respond to asthma treatment, a study has found.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Human lungs successfully grown in a lab for the first time
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Following years of research, scientists at UTMB have successfully grown human lungs in the laboratory, using the lung cells of deceased children and a repurposed fish tank.
Scientists crack open 'black box' of embryo development
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We know much about how embryos develop, but one key stage - implantation - has remained a mystery.
Stem cells help to rebuild the brain after stroke
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Enhancing the brain's inherent ability to rebuild itself after a stroke with molecular components of stem cells holds enormous promise for treating the leading cause of long-term disability in...
Switch discovered that decides cell fate
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Harvard stem cell scientists have a new theory for how stem cells decide whether to become liver or pancreatic cells during development.
Removing Brg1 gene from leukemia stem cells prevented them from dividing, surviving and making new tumors
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A group of researchers at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of Universite de Montreal discovered a promising new approach to treating leukemia by disarming a gene that...
Need for blood donations to maintain platelet supply may be eliminated by new stem cell method
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Platelets, whose primary function is to prevent bleeding, are vital for treating various forms of trauma and blood diseases. However, they can only be obtained through blood donations at present.
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** STROKE News **
Vitamin C linked to reduced risk of stroke
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A small study finds that eating foods rich in vitamin C is linked to a reduced risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which is rarer but more deadly than ischemic stroke.
Stem cells help to rebuild the brain after stroke
http://mnt.to/l/4kzX
Enhancing the brain's inherent ability to rebuild itself after a stroke with molecular components of stem cells holds enormous promise for treating the leading cause of long-term disability in...
Working with paramedics allows intravenous medications to be given to stroke patients within 'golden hour'
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In the first study of its kind, a consortium led by UCLA physicians found that giving stroke patients intravenous magnesium within an hour of symptom onset does not improve stroke outcomes...
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Human lungs successfully grown in a lab for the first time
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Following years of research, scientists at UTMB have successfully grown human lungs in the laboratory, using the lung cells of deceased children and a repurposed fish tank.
Microsporidiosis a possible cause of infection in transplant patients
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Microsporidiosis should be considered in febrile transplant patients when common infections are not found or response to standard therapies is poor, according to an article being published in...
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** TUBERCULOSIS News **
Chemists discover two new weapons in the battle against bacteria
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Proteases are vital proteins that serve for order within cells. They break apart other proteins, ensuring that these are properly synthesized and decomposed.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Mother and baby benefit from intensive dialysis for pregnant women with kidney failure
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Intensive dialysis treatments in pregnant women with kidney failure lead to a higher proportion of live births than standard dialysis care, according to a study appearing in the Journal of the...
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** VETERINARY News **
OCD dogs serve as model of the disorder in humans
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Man's best friend is helping us again, as researchers have identified four genes in dogs linked to canine OCD, which they say could shed light on the more complex human version.
Mechanism of crude oil heart toxicity discovered
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Scientists from Stanford University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered that crude oil interferes with fish heart cells.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Mechanism of crude oil heart toxicity discovered
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Scientists from Stanford University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered that crude oil interferes with fish heart cells.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Pregnant women taking risks with asthma medication
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Pregnant women are exposing themselves and their unborn babies to unnecessary risk by stopping their asthma medication without consulting their doctor.
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