Dear kostik,
Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
More children destined for the ER if pot decriminalized
http://mnt.to/l/4krm
States that decriminalized marijuana saw dramatic increases in children requiring medical intervention, although the overall number of unintentional marijuana exposures among children remained...
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** AUTISM News **
Birth hormone may control the expression of autism in animals
http://mnt.to/l/4krK
The scientific community agrees that autism has its origins in early life - foetal and/or postnatal.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
New gene defect identified which causes a particular type of bone marrow failure
http://mnt.to/l/4krL
The study, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, detected and identified a new disease gene (ERCC6L2).
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Mediterranean diet 'better than low-fat diet' for cardiovascular risk
http://mnt.to/l/4krG
Following a whole food diet - such as a Mediterranean diet - may be more effective at reducing cardiovascular risk than a strictly low-fat diet, according to new research.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Birth hormone may control the expression of autism in animals
http://mnt.to/l/4krK
The scientific community agrees that autism has its origins in early life - foetal and/or postnatal.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
New study defines powerful bacterial immune response
http://mnt.to/l/4krP
T-cells, the elite guard of the immune system in humans and other mammals, ignore normal biologic protocol and swing into high gear when attacked by certain fast-moving bacteria, reports a team...
Discovery of bacterial fibers critical to human and avian infection
http://mnt.to/l/4krp
Escherichia coli - a friendly and ubiquitous bacterial resident in the guts of humans and other animals - may occasionally colonize regions outside the intestines.
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** GENETICS News **
Why do men and women differ in height? X chromosome is key
http://mnt.to/l/4ksQ
Researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland studied genes related to the X chromosome to explain height variations between men and women.
Histones may hold the key to the generation of totipotent stem cells
http://mnt.to/l/4krN
One major challenge in stem cell research has been to reprogram differentiated cells to a totipotent state.
New gene defect identified which causes a particular type of bone marrow failure
http://mnt.to/l/4krL
The study, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, detected and identified a new disease gene (ERCC6L2).
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Mediterranean diet 'better than low-fat diet' for cardiovascular risk
http://mnt.to/l/4krG
Following a whole food diet - such as a Mediterranean diet - may be more effective at reducing cardiovascular risk than a strictly low-fat diet, according to new research.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
New study defines powerful bacterial immune response
http://mnt.to/l/4krP
T-cells, the elite guard of the immune system in humans and other mammals, ignore normal biologic protocol and swing into high gear when attacked by certain fast-moving bacteria, reports a team...
The structure of a protein identified that helps dengue and West Nile replicate and spread infection
http://mnt.to/l/4krJ
Dengue fever and West Nile fever are mosquito-borne diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide each year, but there is no vaccine against either of the related viruses.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
New study defines powerful bacterial immune response
http://mnt.to/l/4krP
T-cells, the elite guard of the immune system in humans and other mammals, ignore normal biologic protocol and swing into high gear when attacked by certain fast-moving bacteria, reports a team...
Comprehensive review finds hospitals don't follow infection prevention rules
http://mnt.to/l/4krs
While most hospitals have polices in place to prevent health care-associated infections, clinicians often fail to follow evidence-based guidelines established to prevent these infections...
Discovery of bacterial fibers critical to human and avian infection
http://mnt.to/l/4krp
Escherichia coli - a friendly and ubiquitous bacterial resident in the guts of humans and other animals - may occasionally colonize regions outside the intestines.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Comprehensive review finds hospitals don't follow infection prevention rules
http://mnt.to/l/4krs
While most hospitals have polices in place to prevent health care-associated infections, clinicians often fail to follow evidence-based guidelines established to prevent these infections...
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
New gene defect identified which causes a particular type of bone marrow failure
http://mnt.to/l/4krL
The study, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, detected and identified a new disease gene (ERCC6L2).
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Mediterranean diet 'better than low-fat diet' for cardiovascular risk
http://mnt.to/l/4krG
Following a whole food diet - such as a Mediterranean diet - may be more effective at reducing cardiovascular risk than a strictly low-fat diet, according to new research.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Obesity linked to increased inhalation of air pollutants
http://mnt.to/l/4krx
People who are overweight or obese breathe in up to 50% more air every day than those of a healthy weight, meaning they are more vulnerable to air pollutants, a new study suggests.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Birth hormone may control the expression of autism in animals
http://mnt.to/l/4krK
The scientific community agrees that autism has its origins in early life - foetal and/or postnatal.
Active life-style possible for users of new, high-tech prosthetics and orthotics
http://mnt.to/l/4krq
Thanks to advanced technologies, those who wear prosthetic and orthotic devices are now able to break previous activity boundaries.
More children destined for the ER if pot decriminalized
http://mnt.to/l/4krm
States that decriminalized marijuana saw dramatic increases in children requiring medical intervention, although the overall number of unintentional marijuana exposures among children remained...
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Why do men and women differ in height? X chromosome is key
http://mnt.to/l/4ksQ
Researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland studied genes related to the X chromosome to explain height variations between men and women.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Don't let rocky past relations with parents spoil your romance
http://mnt.to/l/4krr
University of Alberta relationship researcher Matt Johnson has some Valentine's Day advice for anybody who's had rocky relations with their parents while growing up: don't let it spill over into...
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Comprehensive review finds hospitals don't follow infection prevention rules
http://mnt.to/l/4krs
While most hospitals have polices in place to prevent health care-associated infections, clinicians often fail to follow evidence-based guidelines established to prevent these infections...
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** REHABILITATION / PHYSICAL THERAPY News **
Active life-style possible for users of new, high-tech prosthetics and orthotics
http://mnt.to/l/4krq
Thanks to advanced technologies, those who wear prosthetic and orthotic devices are now able to break previous activity boundaries.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Obesity linked to increased inhalation of air pollutants
http://mnt.to/l/4krx
People who are overweight or obese breathe in up to 50% more air every day than those of a healthy weight, meaning they are more vulnerable to air pollutants, a new study suggests.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Active life-style possible for users of new, high-tech prosthetics and orthotics
http://mnt.to/l/4krq
Thanks to advanced technologies, those who wear prosthetic and orthotic devices are now able to break previous activity boundaries.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Histones may hold the key to the generation of totipotent stem cells
http://mnt.to/l/4krN
One major challenge in stem cell research has been to reprogram differentiated cells to a totipotent state.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
The structure of a protein identified that helps dengue and West Nile replicate and spread infection
http://mnt.to/l/4krJ
Dengue fever and West Nile fever are mosquito-borne diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide each year, but there is no vaccine against either of the related viruses.
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** VETERINARY News **
Discovery of bacterial fibers critical to human and avian infection
http://mnt.to/l/4krp
Escherichia coli - a friendly and ubiquitous bacterial resident in the guts of humans and other animals - may occasionally colonize regions outside the intestines.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Obesity linked to increased inhalation of air pollutants
http://mnt.to/l/4krx
People who are overweight or obese breathe in up to 50% more air every day than those of a healthy weight, meaning they are more vulnerable to air pollutants, a new study suggests.
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