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Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** ADHD News **
Childhood physical abuse a concern in attention deficit disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4kZM
Thirty percent of adults with Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) report they were physically abused before they turned 18.
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** AID / DISASTERS News **
Mental health care model reduced symptoms in those most affected by BP oil spill
http://mnt.to/l/4m26
A model of care developed by the Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine to provide mental health services after the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil...
Work increases resilience among survivors in a town where half the people have PTSD symptoms
http://mnt.to/l/4kZz
Though just two of Hirono's 5,418 residents lost their lives in Japan's mega-earthquake and tsunami, a new study shows that the survivors are struggling to keep their sanity.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Shedding new light on marijuana's anxiety relief effects
http://mnt.to/l/4m2b
An international group led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in...
Keeping veterans out of criminal justice system by increasing access to social workers
http://mnt.to/l/4kZP
Approximately one in six veterans struggles with substance abuse, and 20 percent show signs of mental health issues or cognitive impairments, previous research has shown.
Teen health risks from energy drinks
http://mnt.to/l/4kZK
The uplifting effects of energy drinks are well advertised, but a new report finds consumption among teenagers may be linked with poor mental health and substance use.
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** ALLERGY News **
New indication for Xolair approved by the European Commission for treatment in chronic spontaneous urticaria patients
http://mnt.to/l/4m2s
Novartis has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved the use of Xolair® as an add-on therapy for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in adult and adolescent...
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
New blood test predicts Alzheimer's, dementia
http://mnt.to/l/4m3h
A new test that assessed 10 molecules in the blood of 500 older people predicted - with 90% accuracy - who would develop Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment within 3 years.
Reelin protein rescues cognitive deficits in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4m2G
Reelin, a crucial protein for adult brain plasticity, recovers cognitive functions in mice with Alzheimer's disease.
Computers enable researchers to "see" neurons to better understand brain function
http://mnt.to/l/4kZV
A study conducted by local high school students and faculty from the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis...
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Shedding new light on marijuana's anxiety relief effects
http://mnt.to/l/4m2b
An international group led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in...
Mental health care model reduced symptoms in those most affected by BP oil spill
http://mnt.to/l/4m26
A model of care developed by the Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine to provide mental health services after the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil...
Work increases resilience among survivors in a town where half the people have PTSD symptoms
http://mnt.to/l/4kZz
Though just two of Hirono's 5,418 residents lost their lives in Japan's mega-earthquake and tsunami, a new study shows that the survivors are struggling to keep their sanity.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
New insight into key biological processes offered by computational tool
http://mnt.to/l/4kZC
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational tool designed to guide future research on biochemical pathways by identifying which components in a biological...
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Iron deficiency important to assess in children adopted from institutional settings
http://mnt.to/l/4kZv
Iron deficiency predicts lower IQ scores and poor higher-order thinking skills in children adopted from institutional settings like orphanages, according to a new longitudinal study.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Silicon implant and treadmill rehabilitation show promise in treating spinal cord injury
http://mnt.to/l/4m2x
A combination of a silicon implant, which releases a drug, and treadmill rehabilitation shows promise for treating complete spinal injuries in rats.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
7-Tesla MRI scanner allows even more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4m2L
Taking part in a recent study, scientists at the MedUni Vienna have demonstrated for the first time worldwide that 7-Tesla ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used for...
Device to prevent cancer patient hair loss being tested at UCLA
http://mnt.to/l/4m2m
Research physicians at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have begun a clinical trial on a new device that promises to reduce hair loss of patients receiving chemotherapy for breast...
Identification of gene important to breast development and breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kZR
Understanding more about how the different types of cells in breast tissue develop improves our knowledge of breast cancer.
Study helps refine personalized approach to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
http://mnt.to/l/4kZm
A method called molecular subtyping can help doctors better determine which of their breast cancer patients are at high risk of getting breast cancer again, a new study led by the University of...
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Protein synthesis studied in stem cells for the first time
http://mnt.to/l/4m3H
Scientists at UT Southwestern have made a new breakthrough in stem cell research, by studying how protein synthesis is regulated in blood-forming stem cells.
Enzyme controls transport of genomic building blocks
http://mnt.to/l/4kZN
Our DNA and its architecture are duplicated every time our cells divide. Histone proteins are key building blocks of this architecture and contain crucial information that regulates our genes.
Epigenetics and oral health
http://mnt.to/l/4kZL
A visit to the dentist could one day require a detailed look at how genes in a patient's body are being switched on or off, as well as examining their pearly whites, according to researchers at...
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
World first op gives new hope to heart failure patients - mitral heart valve replacement on a beating heart
http://mnt.to/l/4m2z
Patients too ill to survive lifesaving open heart surgery have been given a lifeline as doctors at St Thomas' Hospital have used new technology to complete a mitral heart valve replacement on a...
Where does 'hidden fat' come from?
http://mnt.to/l/4m24
New research claims to have discovered where the 'visceral fat' comes from that surrounds vital organs and increases risk of diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
In a rat model of myocardial infarction, transplanted human umbilical cord blood cells improved heart function
http://mnt.to/l/4kZX
When human umbilical cord blood cells were transplanted into rats that had undergone a simulated myocardial infarction (MI), researchers investigating the long term effects of the...
How changes in the organized cell membrane network of heart muscle lead to heart failure
http://mnt.to/l/4kZW
Colchicine, a drug that's used to treat gout, has the beneficial side effect of lowering the risk of heart attack in patients taking it.
Genetic diagnostics to prevent sudden cardiac death
http://mnt.to/l/4kZG
The genetic disease ARVC leads to sudden cardiac death and is more common than it has been hitherto assumed.
Motion prolongs survival whilst waiting for a donor heart
http://mnt.to/l/4kZF
For many people with advanced cardiac insufficiency, a heart transplant may be their only hope. But waiting for a donor heart to come along is a race against time.
Patients and their families lack basic skills and knowledge to manage heart failure successfully
http://mnt.to/l/4kZy
Al Brommeland found a true partner in his wife Florence. Through 57 years of marriage they've proved a formidable team, swinging and bowing at square dances, kicking up dust in their clogs, and...
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** CAREGIVERS / HOMECARE News **
Adverse events in nursing facilities outpace hospitals
http://mnt.to/l/4m2h
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported that 32% of Medicare beneficiaries who went to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and spent an average of 15.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
Targeted drug 'prolongs survival for cervical cancer patients'
http://mnt.to/l/4m2w
Cisplatin-based chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is the most common treatment for cervical cancer. But a new study suggests that a targeted drug could increase patient survival.
Targeted therapy with erlotinib may prolong survival of patients with cervical cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4m2d
A new clinical study has found that erlotinib, a targeted antitumor agent, has promising potential to improve treatment for cervical cancer.
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Targeted drug 'prolongs survival for cervical cancer patients'
http://mnt.to/l/4m2w
Cisplatin-based chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is the most common treatment for cervical cancer. But a new study suggests that a targeted drug could increase patient survival.
Device to prevent cancer patient hair loss being tested at UCLA
http://mnt.to/l/4m2m
Research physicians at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have begun a clinical trial on a new device that promises to reduce hair loss of patients receiving chemotherapy for breast...
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** CONFERENCES News **
China Healthcare ICT Conference, 24-25 April 2014, Beijing
http://mnt.to/l/4m3J
"Develop low cost, secure and interoperability solutions to advance medical diagnosis, treatment, and patient care through application of wireless communications, mobile computing, cloud, big...
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** DENTISTRY News **
Epigenetics and oral health
http://mnt.to/l/4kZL
A visit to the dentist could one day require a detailed look at how genes in a patient's body are being switched on or off, as well as examining their pearly whites, according to researchers at...
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** DEPRESSION News **
Motion prolongs survival whilst waiting for a donor heart
http://mnt.to/l/4kZF
For many people with advanced cardiac insufficiency, a heart transplant may be their only hope. But waiting for a donor heart to come along is a race against time.
Work increases resilience among survivors in a town where half the people have PTSD symptoms
http://mnt.to/l/4kZz
Though just two of Hirono's 5,418 residents lost their lives in Japan's mega-earthquake and tsunami, a new study shows that the survivors are struggling to keep their sanity.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
New indication for Xolair approved by the European Commission for treatment in chronic spontaneous urticaria patients
http://mnt.to/l/4m2s
Novartis has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved the use of Xolair® as an add-on therapy for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in adult and adolescent...
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** DIABETES News **
Where does 'hidden fat' come from?
http://mnt.to/l/4m24
New research claims to have discovered where the 'visceral fat' comes from that surrounds vital organs and increases risk of diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Critical link identified between obesity and diabetes
http://mnt.to/l/4kZZ
It's by now well established that obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes.
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Sensory substitution approach enables blind to 'see' bodies with sound
http://mnt.to/l/4kZw
People born unable to see are readily capable of learning to perceive the shape of the human body through soundscapes that translate images into sound, according to researchers who report their...
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Unravelling the hidden variation of bacteria fighting for survival in the gut
http://mnt.to/l/4kZY
Our intestines harbour an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota.
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** GENETICS News **
Leukemia gene mutation linked to new childhood growth disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4m3y
Researchers from the UK have discovered that a gene mutation already found in certain types of leukemia may be the cause of a new childhood growth and developmental disorder.
Mutations in leukaemia gene linked to new childhood growth disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4m2y
Mutations in a gene associated with leukaemia cause a newly described condition that affects growth and intellectual development in children, new research reports.
Enzyme controls transport of genomic building blocks
http://mnt.to/l/4kZN
Our DNA and its architecture are duplicated every time our cells divide. Histone proteins are key building blocks of this architecture and contain crucial information that regulates our genes.
Epigenetics and oral health
http://mnt.to/l/4kZL
A visit to the dentist could one day require a detailed look at how genes in a patient's body are being switched on or off, as well as examining their pearly whites, according to researchers at...
Genetic diagnostics to prevent sudden cardiac death
http://mnt.to/l/4kZG
The genetic disease ARVC leads to sudden cardiac death and is more common than it has been hitherto assumed.
New insight into key biological processes offered by computational tool
http://mnt.to/l/4kZC
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational tool designed to guide future research on biochemical pathways by identifying which components in a biological...
Study helps refine personalized approach to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
http://mnt.to/l/4kZm
A method called molecular subtyping can help doctors better determine which of their breast cancer patients are at high risk of getting breast cancer again, a new study led by the University of...
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Novel smartphone case measures key vital signs
http://mnt.to/l/4m2K
Technology company Azoi has launched Wello - a smartphone case that can measure a person's key vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature and heart rate.
World first op gives new hope to heart failure patients - mitral heart valve replacement on a beating heart
http://mnt.to/l/4m2z
Patients too ill to survive lifesaving open heart surgery have been given a lifeline as doctors at St Thomas' Hospital have used new technology to complete a mitral heart valve replacement on a...
In a rat model of myocardial infarction, transplanted human umbilical cord blood cells improved heart function
http://mnt.to/l/4kZX
When human umbilical cord blood cells were transplanted into rats that had undergone a simulated myocardial infarction (MI), researchers investigating the long term effects of the...
How changes in the organized cell membrane network of heart muscle lead to heart failure
http://mnt.to/l/4kZW
Colchicine, a drug that's used to treat gout, has the beneficial side effect of lowering the risk of heart attack in patients taking it.
Patients and their families lack basic skills and knowledge to manage heart failure successfully
http://mnt.to/l/4kZy
Al Brommeland found a true partner in his wife Florence. Through 57 years of marriage they've proved a formidable team, swinging and bowing at square dances, kicking up dust in their clogs, and...
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Hypertension treatment for minority patients unaffected by physician bias
http://mnt.to/l/4kZT
Doctors' unconscious biases favor whites but do not affect high blood pressure treatment for their minority patients, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study, even though a previous...
Patients and their families lack basic skills and knowledge to manage heart failure successfully
http://mnt.to/l/4kZy
Al Brommeland found a true partner in his wife Florence. Through 57 years of marriage they've proved a formidable team, swinging and bowing at square dances, kicking up dust in their clogs, and...
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
B-cells aggravate autoimmune diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4kZh
Scientists in Freiburg may have discovered a fundamental aggravating factor in autoimmune diseases.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Serious diarrheal infection in kids linked to antibiotics
http://mnt.to/l/4m3g
Severe diarrheal illness in children caused by Clostridium difficile is tied to antibiotics prescribed by GPs, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Unravelling the hidden variation of bacteria fighting for survival in the gut
http://mnt.to/l/4kZY
Our intestines harbour an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota.
Invasive GAS infections in pregnancy
http://mnt.to/l/4kZS
Ignaz Semmelweiss made one of the most important contributions to modern medicine when he instituted hand washing in an obstetric clinic in Austria in 1847, decreasing mortality there from more...
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Study shows drug developers circumspect about using social media in clinical research
http://mnt.to/l/4m2B
Social media is gaining ground as an important tool to improve the clinical research process through more effective engagement of patient communities, but drug sponsors are proceeding...
New insight into key biological processes offered by computational tool
http://mnt.to/l/4kZC
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational tool designed to guide future research on biochemical pathways by identifying which components in a biological...
Sensory substitution approach enables blind to 'see' bodies with sound
http://mnt.to/l/4kZw
People born unable to see are readily capable of learning to perceive the shape of the human body through soundscapes that translate images into sound, according to researchers who report their...
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Protein synthesis studied in stem cells for the first time
http://mnt.to/l/4m3H
Scientists at UT Southwestern have made a new breakthrough in stem cell research, by studying how protein synthesis is regulated in blood-forming stem cells.
Leukemia gene mutation linked to new childhood growth disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4m3y
Researchers from the UK have discovered that a gene mutation already found in certain types of leukemia may be the cause of a new childhood growth and developmental disorder.
Mutations in leukaemia gene linked to new childhood growth disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4m2y
Mutations in a gene associated with leukaemia cause a newly described condition that affects growth and intellectual development in children, new research reports.
In zebrafish model, common mutation is culprit in acute leukemia relapse
http://mnt.to/l/4kZq
Harvard stem cell scientists have identified a mutation in human cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia that likely drives relapse.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
New blood test predicts Alzheimer's, dementia
http://mnt.to/l/4m3h
A new test that assessed 10 molecules in the blood of 500 older people predicted - with 90% accuracy - who would develop Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment within 3 years.
7-Tesla MRI scanner allows even more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4m2L
Taking part in a recent study, scientists at the MedUni Vienna have demonstrated for the first time worldwide that 7-Tesla ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used for...
Novel smartphone case measures key vital signs
http://mnt.to/l/4m2K
Technology company Azoi has launched Wello - a smartphone case that can measure a person's key vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature and heart rate.
Device to prevent cancer patient hair loss being tested at UCLA
http://mnt.to/l/4m2m
Research physicians at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have begun a clinical trial on a new device that promises to reduce hair loss of patients receiving chemotherapy for breast...
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
Adverse events in nursing facilities outpace hospitals
http://mnt.to/l/4m2h
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported that 32% of Medicare beneficiaries who went to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and spent an average of 15.
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
UV light accelerates melanoma cancer cells that creep along the outside of blood vessels
http://mnt.to/l/4m2H
Based on the pioneering work of Dr. Claire Lugassy and Dr. Raymond Barnhill at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, a new study provides additional support for a process by which melanoma...
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Black boys viewed as older, less innocent than whites
http://mnt.to/l/4m22
Black boys as young as 10 may not be viewed in the same light of childhood innocence as their white peers, but are instead more likely to be mistaken as older, be perceived as guilty and face...
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
7-Tesla MRI scanner allows even more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4m2L
Taking part in a recent study, scientists at the MedUni Vienna have demonstrated for the first time worldwide that 7-Tesla ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used for...
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
New blood test predicts Alzheimer's, dementia
http://mnt.to/l/4m3h
A new test that assessed 10 molecules in the blood of 500 older people predicted - with 90% accuracy - who would develop Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment within 3 years.
Areas of the brain process read and heard language differently
http://mnt.to/l/4m2N
The brain processes read and heard language differently. This is the key and new finding of a study at the University Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the MedUni Vienna, unveiled...
Outside the body our memories fail us
http://mnt.to/l/4m2F
New research from Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University in Sweden demonstrates for the first time that there is a close relationship between body perception and the ability to remember.
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** NURSING / MIDWIFERY News **
Adverse events in nursing facilities outpace hospitals
http://mnt.to/l/4m2h
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported that 32% of Medicare beneficiaries who went to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and spent an average of 15.
In the UK verbal and physical aggression towards NHS staff is on the increase
http://mnt.to/l/4m28
VERBAL and physical aggression towards health and social care staff is on the increase. The NHS has reported a rise of 5.8 per cent in reported assaults - up to 63,199 in 2012/13.
Invasive GAS infections in pregnancy
http://mnt.to/l/4kZS
Ignaz Semmelweiss made one of the most important contributions to modern medicine when he instituted hand washing in an obstetric clinic in Austria in 1847, decreasing mortality there from more...
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Teen health risks from energy drinks
http://mnt.to/l/4kZK
The uplifting effects of energy drinks are well advertised, but a new report finds consumption among teenagers may be linked with poor mental health and substance use.
Higher levels of omega-3 in diet associated with better sleep
http://mnt.to/l/4kZH
A randomised placebo-controlled study by the University of Oxford suggests that higher levels of omega-3 DHA, the group of long-chain fatty acids found in algae and seafood, are associated with...
Iron deficiency important to assess in children adopted from institutional settings
http://mnt.to/l/4kZv
Iron deficiency predicts lower IQ scores and poor higher-order thinking skills in children adopted from institutional settings like orphanages, according to a new longitudinal study.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Education 'protects' poor women from fattening effects of rising wealth
http://mnt.to/l/4m2M
Obesity levels among women in low- and middle-income countries tend to rise in line with wealth as they purchase more energy-dense foods, but a new UCL study suggests that more educated...
Where does 'hidden fat' come from?
http://mnt.to/l/4m24
New research claims to have discovered where the 'visceral fat' comes from that surrounds vital organs and increases risk of diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Critical link identified between obesity and diabetes
http://mnt.to/l/4kZZ
It's by now well established that obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes.
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** OVARIAN CANCER News **
Only 25% of ovarian cancer cases diagnosed in Stage I
http://mnt.to/l/4m2D
During ovarian cancer awareness month, analysis from global independent analyst firm, Datamonitor Healthcare, has revealed that just 25% of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed in Stage I despite...
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Leukemia gene mutation linked to new childhood growth disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4m3y
Researchers from the UK have discovered that a gene mutation already found in certain types of leukemia may be the cause of a new childhood growth and developmental disorder.
Serious diarrheal infection in kids linked to antibiotics
http://mnt.to/l/4m3g
Severe diarrheal illness in children caused by Clostridium difficile is tied to antibiotics prescribed by GPs, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mutations in leukaemia gene linked to new childhood growth disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4m2y
Mutations in a gene associated with leukaemia cause a newly described condition that affects growth and intellectual development in children, new research reports.
Social and emotional learning intervention can lead to academic gains
http://mnt.to/l/4m23
Classroom programs designed to improve elementary school students' social and emotional skills can also increase reading and math achievement, even if academic improvement is not a direct goal...
Black boys viewed as older, less innocent than whites
http://mnt.to/l/4m22
Black boys as young as 10 may not be viewed in the same light of childhood innocence as their white peers, but are instead more likely to be mistaken as older, be perceived as guilty and face...
Preschoolers can do algebra
http://mnt.to/l/4kZQ
Millions of high school and college algebra students are united in a shared agony over solving for x and y, and for those to whom the answers don't come easily, it gets worse: most preschoolers...
Childhood physical abuse a concern in attention deficit disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4kZM
Thirty percent of adults with Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) report they were physically abused before they turned 18.
Teen health risks from energy drinks
http://mnt.to/l/4kZK
The uplifting effects of energy drinks are well advertised, but a new report finds consumption among teenagers may be linked with poor mental health and substance use.
Higher levels of omega-3 in diet associated with better sleep
http://mnt.to/l/4kZH
A randomised placebo-controlled study by the University of Oxford suggests that higher levels of omega-3 DHA, the group of long-chain fatty acids found in algae and seafood, are associated with...
Safeguarding children in England: primary care needs to 'wake-up' to domestic abuse
http://mnt.to/l/4kZB
Researchers looking at how healthcare professionals deal with domestic violence cases have identified that GPs, practice nurses and practice managers are uncertain about how to respond to the...
Iron deficiency important to assess in children adopted from institutional settings
http://mnt.to/l/4kZv
Iron deficiency predicts lower IQ scores and poor higher-order thinking skills in children adopted from institutional settings like orphanages, according to a new longitudinal study.
Children whose parents provide less early academic stimulation gain extra benefit from Head Start
http://mnt.to/l/4kZt
One year of Head Start can make a bigger difference for children from homes where parents provide less early academic stimulation, such as reading to children, helping them recognize and...
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Generic drugs and strategies on the internet to discredit them
http://mnt.to/l/4kZJ
Although there is widespread consensus among the scientific community that the composition of generic drugs is identical to that of brand name drugs, this is not the case among the public.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Half of pregnant women are passive smokers, due to their partners
http://mnt.to/l/4m27
As shown in a study carried out by researchers at 13 research centres in Asturias, Gipuzkoa, Sabadell and Valencia, over half of non-smoking pregnant women, 55%, are passive smokers.
Invasive GAS infections in pregnancy
http://mnt.to/l/4kZS
Ignaz Semmelweiss made one of the most important contributions to modern medicine when he instituted hand washing in an obstetric clinic in Austria in 1847, decreasing mortality there from more...
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
The health benefits of seeing the same doctor
http://mnt.to/l/4m29
Patients are more likely to raise a health problem with a doctor they've seen over time and have built-up a relationship with, new research has revealed.
In the UK verbal and physical aggression towards NHS staff is on the increase
http://mnt.to/l/4m28
VERBAL and physical aggression towards health and social care staff is on the increase. The NHS has reported a rise of 5.8 per cent in reported assaults - up to 63,199 in 2012/13.
Hypertension treatment for minority patients unaffected by physician bias
http://mnt.to/l/4kZT
Doctors' unconscious biases favor whites but do not affect high blood pressure treatment for their minority patients, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study, even though a previous...
Childhood physical abuse a concern in attention deficit disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4kZM
Thirty percent of adults with Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) report they were physically abused before they turned 18.
Safeguarding children in England: primary care needs to 'wake-up' to domestic abuse
http://mnt.to/l/4kZB
Researchers looking at how healthcare professionals deal with domestic violence cases have identified that GPs, practice nurses and practice managers are uncertain about how to respond to the...
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Target identified for shutting down growth of prostate cancer cells
http://mnt.to/l/4kZx
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified an important step toward potentially shutting down the growth of prostate cancer cells.Dr.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Outside the body our memories fail us
http://mnt.to/l/4m2F
New research from Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University in Sweden demonstrates for the first time that there is a close relationship between body perception and the ability to remember.
Shedding new light on marijuana's anxiety relief effects
http://mnt.to/l/4m2b
An international group led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in...
In the UK verbal and physical aggression towards NHS staff is on the increase
http://mnt.to/l/4m28
VERBAL and physical aggression towards health and social care staff is on the increase. The NHS has reported a rise of 5.8 per cent in reported assaults - up to 63,199 in 2012/13.
Mental health care model reduced symptoms in those most affected by BP oil spill
http://mnt.to/l/4m26
A model of care developed by the Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine to provide mental health services after the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil...
Social and emotional learning intervention can lead to academic gains
http://mnt.to/l/4m23
Classroom programs designed to improve elementary school students' social and emotional skills can also increase reading and math achievement, even if academic improvement is not a direct goal...
Black boys viewed as older, less innocent than whites
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Black boys as young as 10 may not be viewed in the same light of childhood innocence as their white peers, but are instead more likely to be mistaken as older, be perceived as guilty and face...
Preschoolers can do algebra
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Millions of high school and college algebra students are united in a shared agony over solving for x and y, and for those to whom the answers don't come easily, it gets worse: most preschoolers...
Keeping veterans out of criminal justice system by increasing access to social workers
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Approximately one in six veterans struggles with substance abuse, and 20 percent show signs of mental health issues or cognitive impairments, previous research has shown.
Safeguarding children in England: primary care needs to 'wake-up' to domestic abuse
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Researchers looking at how healthcare professionals deal with domestic violence cases have identified that GPs, practice nurses and practice managers are uncertain about how to respond to the...
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Birth control 'does not result in more promiscuous women'
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Despite critics who believe the opposite, a new study has found that providing women with contraception does not encourage them to engage in more risky sexual behavior.
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
Twenty-one healthcare organizations join GPhA calling on FDA to reconsider proposed generic labeling rule
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In anticipation of the March 13th deadline for comments on the FDA proposed rule on prescription generic drug labeling, today 21 health industry groups submitted a new letter to the FDA, raising...
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** REHABILITATION / PHYSICAL THERAPY News **
Silicon implant and treadmill rehabilitation show promise in treating spinal cord injury
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A combination of a silicon implant, which releases a drug, and treadmill rehabilitation shows promise for treating complete spinal injuries in rats.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Improved management of a chronic graft-vs.-host disease complication
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A simple questionnaire that rates breathing difficulties on a scale of 0 to 3 predicts survival in chronic graft-vs.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Computers enable researchers to "see" neurons to better understand brain function
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A study conducted by local high school students and faculty from the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis...
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Birth control 'does not result in more promiscuous women'
http://mnt.to/l/4m3D
Despite critics who believe the opposite, a new study has found that providing women with contraception does not encourage them to engage in more risky sexual behavior.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Higher levels of omega-3 in diet associated with better sleep
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A randomised placebo-controlled study by the University of Oxford suggests that higher levels of omega-3 DHA, the group of long-chain fatty acids found in algae and seafood, are associated with...
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Half of pregnant women are passive smokers, due to their partners
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As shown in a study carried out by researchers at 13 research centres in Asturias, Gipuzkoa, Sabadell and Valencia, over half of non-smoking pregnant women, 55%, are passive smokers.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Protein synthesis studied in stem cells for the first time
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Scientists at UT Southwestern have made a new breakthrough in stem cell research, by studying how protein synthesis is regulated in blood-forming stem cells.
Improved management of a chronic graft-vs.-host disease complication
http://mnt.to/l/4m2c
A simple questionnaire that rates breathing difficulties on a scale of 0 to 3 predicts survival in chronic graft-vs.
In a rat model of myocardial infarction, transplanted human umbilical cord blood cells improved heart function
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When human umbilical cord blood cells were transplanted into rats that had undergone a simulated myocardial infarction (MI), researchers investigating the long term effects of the...
'Good' stem cells defined
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After more than a decade of incremental - and paradigm shifting, advances in stem cell biology, almost anyone with a basic understanding of life sciences knows that stem cells are the basic form...
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** STROKE News **
Computers enable researchers to "see" neurons to better understand brain function
http://mnt.to/l/4kZV
A study conducted by local high school students and faculty from the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis...
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Improved management of a chronic graft-vs.-host disease complication
http://mnt.to/l/4m2c
A simple questionnaire that rates breathing difficulties on a scale of 0 to 3 predicts survival in chronic graft-vs.
Motion prolongs survival whilst waiting for a donor heart
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For many people with advanced cardiac insufficiency, a heart transplant may be their only hope. But waiting for a donor heart to come along is a race against time.
Common causes of kidney dysfunction after transplantation detected by simple urine test
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A new noninvasive urine test can distinguish among different causes of acute kidney dysfunction after transplantation.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Common causes of kidney dysfunction after transplantation detected by simple urine test
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A new noninvasive urine test can distinguish among different causes of acute kidney dysfunction after transplantation.
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** VETERANS / EX-SERVICEMEN News **
Keeping veterans out of criminal justice system by increasing access to social workers
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Approximately one in six veterans struggles with substance abuse, and 20 percent show signs of mental health issues or cognitive impairments, previous research has shown.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Birth control 'does not result in more promiscuous women'
http://mnt.to/l/4m3D
Despite critics who believe the opposite, a new study has found that providing women with contraception does not encourage them to engage in more risky sexual behavior.
Education 'protects' poor women from fattening effects of rising wealth
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Obesity levels among women in low- and middle-income countries tend to rise in line with wealth as they purchase more energy-dense foods, but a new UCL study suggests that more educated...
Only 25% of ovarian cancer cases diagnosed in Stage I
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During ovarian cancer awareness month, analysis from global independent analyst firm, Datamonitor Healthcare, has revealed that just 25% of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed in Stage I despite...
Targeted drug 'prolongs survival for cervical cancer patients'
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Cisplatin-based chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is the most common treatment for cervical cancer. But a new study suggests that a targeted drug could increase patient survival.
Targeted therapy with erlotinib may prolong survival of patients with cervical cancer
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A new clinical study has found that erlotinib, a targeted antitumor agent, has promising potential to improve treatment for cervical cancer.
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