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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Demographics of heroin users change in past 50 years
http://mnt.to/l/4nxB
Heroin users nowadays are predominantly white men and women in their late 20s living outside large urban areas who were first introduced to opioids through prescription drugs compared to the...
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Animal models reveal promising approach to slow brain degeneration in Huntington's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nwL
Research presented by Dr. Lynn Raymond, from the University of British Columbia, shows that blocking a specific class of glutamate receptors, called extrasynaptic NMDA receptors, can improve...
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Psychiatric risks differ for boys and girls: brain blood flow diverges in puberty
http://mnt.to/l/4nxF
Researchers have observed differences in cerebral blood flow during puberty between boys and girls, suggesting there are sex-specific susceptibilities to anxiety and schizophrenia.
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** AUTISM News **
Autism link discovered in brains of mice with 'mohawks'
http://mnt.to/l/4nwM
"Aha" moments are rare in medical research, scientists say. As rare, they add, as finding mice with Mohawk-like hairstyles.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Did walking upright make humans smart?
http://mnt.to/l/4nxY
Scientists in Australia suggest learning to walk upright may have helped humans develop a more complex brain than other species by freeing up the cortex from routine tasks.
New strategy to avoid collateral damage in cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nxS
Ligases are enzymes that aid the bonding of two molecules. For example, the RNA ligase ensures that copied parts of DNA are bonded into a viable tRNA, which in turn delivers the blueprint for...
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Improved understanding of DNA crosslinks repair
http://mnt.to/l/4nxD
DNA damage repair is highly complex. UZH researchers have now discovered another piece in the puzzle for the removal of extremely dangerous DNA lesions.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Melatonin makes old bones stronger
http://mnt.to/l/4nxp
McGill researchers have shown that melatonin supplements may make bones stronger in old rats. This suggests a possible avenue for the prevention of osteoporosis.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Changing diet to fight breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nwV
Calorie restriction, a kind of dieting in which food intake is decreased by a certain percentage, has been touted as way to help people live longer.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
New strategy to avoid collateral damage in cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nxS
Ligases are enzymes that aid the bonding of two molecules. For example, the RNA ligase ensures that copied parts of DNA are bonded into a viable tRNA, which in turn delivers the blueprint for...
Improved understanding of DNA crosslinks repair
http://mnt.to/l/4nxD
DNA damage repair is highly complex. UZH researchers have now discovered another piece in the puzzle for the removal of extremely dangerous DNA lesions.
Uric acid is an intracellular antioxidant
http://mnt.to/l/4nxn
Interested in antioxidants? They protect us against aging and cancer. It's one of the reasons we like our green tea and even our broccoli.
Surprising similarities found in the way immune system defenders bind to disease-causing invaders
http://mnt.to/l/4nxg
A study led by researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine reveals how T cells, the immune system's foot soldiers, respond to an enormous number of potential health threats.
IARC/WHO and IACR launch new guidelines for planning and developing cancer registries in low- and middle-income settings
http://mnt.to/l/4nxd
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) has launched new guidelines for...
Distribution of cancer types may be affected by an area's level of poverty or wealth
http://mnt.to/l/4nxc
A new analysis has found that certain cancers are more concentrated in areas with high poverty, while other cancers arise more often in wealthy regions.
GPs' suspicion can predict serious disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nx5
One of the diagnostic challenges facing GPs is to separate the majority of patients who consult them, and have relatively minor or self-limiting disease, from the minority who turn out to have...
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Placenta genes 'underpin health differences between girl and boy babies'
http://mnt.to/l/4nyx
Male babies grow faster and larger in the womb than females, but why? And how does it affect their chances of survival? A new study finds a genetic origin for this disparity.
Large database and computer model aids understanding of high blood pressure
http://mnt.to/l/4nxv
High blood pressure is highly age-related and affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. But doctors can't fully explain the cause of 90 per cent of all cases.
Predicting cardiovascular disease risk with chest CT
http://mnt.to/l/4nxb
Incidental chest computed tomography (CT) findings can help identify individuals at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to a new study published online in...
Taking prescribed anti-clotting drug may help save stent patients' lives
http://mnt.to/l/4nvw
Thirty percent of patients who had just received a stent failed to fill their prescription for an anti-clotting drug within three days of hospital discharge.
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Diet beverages play positive role in weight loss
http://mnt.to/l/4nxt
A groundbreaking new study published in Obesity, the journal of The Obesity Society, confirms definitively that drinking diet beverages helps people lose weight.
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** CLEFT PALATE News **
Genomic region offers insights into genetics of cleft lip
http://mnt.to/l/4nxk
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, have identified how a specific stretch of DNA controls far-off genes to influence the formation of the face.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
FDA approves first-line use of Vectibix® (panitumumab) plus FOLFOX for patients with wild-type KRAS metastatic colorectal cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nx9
Amgen has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vectibix® (panitumumab) for use in combination with FOLFOX, an oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimen, as...
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Study examines risk factors for sagging eyelids
http://mnt.to/l/4nxJ
Other than aging, risk factors for sagging eyelids include being a man, having lighter skin color and having a higher body mass index (BMI).
FDA approves Dalvance to treat skin infections
http://mnt.to/l/4nx7
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dalvance (dalbavancin), a new antibacterial drug used to treat adults with skin infections.
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** DIABETES News **
Surprising similarities found in the way immune system defenders bind to disease-causing invaders
http://mnt.to/l/4nxg
A study led by researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine reveals how T cells, the immune system's foot soldiers, respond to an enormous number of potential health threats.
Novel drug target linked to insulin secretion and type 2 diabetes treatment
http://mnt.to/l/4nx6
A signal that promotes insulin secretion and reduces hyperglycemia in a type 2 diabetes animal model is enhanced by the inhibition of a novel enzyme discovered by CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM)...
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Melatonin makes old bones stronger
http://mnt.to/l/4nxp
McGill researchers have shown that melatonin supplements may make bones stronger in old rats. This suggests a possible avenue for the prevention of osteoporosis.
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** FERTILITY News **
Infertility: is it primarily seen as a woman's problem?
http://mnt.to/l/4nyg
In 40% of all infertile couples, the male partner is the main cause or contributing cause of infertility. But is infertility primarily seen as a woman's issue? We investigate.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Immunologists discover immune system precursor cells that fight infection
http://mnt.to/l/4nxq
The innate immune system recognizes infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria.
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** GENETICS News **
Placenta genes 'underpin health differences between girl and boy babies'
http://mnt.to/l/4nyx
Male babies grow faster and larger in the womb than females, but why? And how does it affect their chances of survival? A new study finds a genetic origin for this disparity.
Improved understanding of DNA crosslinks repair
http://mnt.to/l/4nxD
DNA damage repair is highly complex. UZH researchers have now discovered another piece in the puzzle for the removal of extremely dangerous DNA lesions.
Technology developed that uses the HIV virus as a tool in the fight against hereditary diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4nxx
For the first time researchers have succeeded in altering HIV virus particles so that they can simultaneously, as it were, 'cut and paste' in our genome via biological processes.
Genomic region offers insights into genetics of cleft lip
http://mnt.to/l/4nxk
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, have identified how a specific stretch of DNA controls far-off genes to influence the formation of the face.
Packing DNA into a relaxed virus is more effective
http://mnt.to/l/4nwP
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found that DNA packs more easily into the tight confines of a virus when given a chance to relax, they report in a pair of papers to...
How DNA is 'edited' to correct genetic diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4nwN
An international team of scientists has made a major step forward in our understanding of how enzymes 'edit' genes, paving the way for correcting genetic diseases in patients.
Autism link discovered in brains of mice with 'mohawks'
http://mnt.to/l/4nwM
"Aha" moments are rare in medical research, scientists say. As rare, they add, as finding mice with Mohawk-like hairstyles.
Animal models reveal promising approach to slow brain degeneration in Huntington's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nwL
Research presented by Dr. Lynn Raymond, from the University of British Columbia, shows that blocking a specific class of glutamate receptors, called extrasynaptic NMDA receptors, can improve...
Replicating biochemical pathways using DNA nanotechnology has potential for development of medical diagnostic platforms
http://mnt.to/l/4nwK
Using molecules of DNA like an architectural scaffold, Arizona State University scientists, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Michigan, have developed a 3-D artificial enzyme...
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Uric acid is an intracellular antioxidant
http://mnt.to/l/4nxn
Interested in antioxidants? They protect us against aging and cancer. It's one of the reasons we like our green tea and even our broccoli.
Predicting cardiovascular disease risk with chest CT
http://mnt.to/l/4nxb
Incidental chest computed tomography (CT) findings can help identify individuals at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to a new study published online in...
Taking prescribed anti-clotting drug may help save stent patients' lives
http://mnt.to/l/4nvw
Thirty percent of patients who had just received a stent failed to fill their prescription for an anti-clotting drug within three days of hospital discharge.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Technology developed that uses the HIV virus as a tool in the fight against hereditary diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4nxx
For the first time researchers have succeeded in altering HIV virus particles so that they can simultaneously, as it were, 'cut and paste' in our genome via biological processes.
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** HUNTINGTONS DISEASE News **
Animal models reveal promising approach to slow brain degeneration in Huntington's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nwL
Research presented by Dr. Lynn Raymond, from the University of British Columbia, shows that blocking a specific class of glutamate receptors, called extrasynaptic NMDA receptors, can improve...
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Large database and computer model aids understanding of high blood pressure
http://mnt.to/l/4nxv
High blood pressure is highly age-related and affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. But doctors can't fully explain the cause of 90 per cent of all cases.
Future horizons for renal denervation defined by EuroPCR 2014 session
http://mnt.to/l/4nxf
During EuroPCR 2014, Felix Mahfoud, University Hospital in Homburg, Germany, and Konstantinos Tsioufis, University of Athens, Greece, reflected on the potential future role of modulation of the...
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Immunologists discover immune system precursor cells that fight infection
http://mnt.to/l/4nxq
The innate immune system recognizes infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria.
Surprising similarities found in the way immune system defenders bind to disease-causing invaders
http://mnt.to/l/4nxg
A study led by researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine reveals how T cells, the immune system's foot soldiers, respond to an enormous number of potential health threats.
Potential new target for cancer immunotherapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nx4
Scientists have found a way to target elusive cells that suppress immune response, depleting them with peptides that spare other important cells and shrink tumors in preclinical experiments...
Dilemma of testing on captive chimps to save wild apes highlighted by Ebola vaccine success
http://mnt.to/l/4nwS
The first conservation-specific vaccine trial on captive chimpanzees has proved a vaccine against Ebola virus is both safe and capable of producing a robust immune response in chimpanzees.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Immunologists discover immune system precursor cells that fight infection
http://mnt.to/l/4nxq
The innate immune system recognizes infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria.
FDA approves Dalvance to treat skin infections
http://mnt.to/l/4nx7
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dalvance (dalbavancin), a new antibacterial drug used to treat adults with skin infections.
Packing DNA into a relaxed virus is more effective
http://mnt.to/l/4nwP
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found that DNA packs more easily into the tight confines of a virus when given a chance to relax, they report in a pair of papers to...
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Potential new target for cancer immunotherapy
http://mnt.to/l/4nx4
Scientists have found a way to target elusive cells that suppress immune response, depleting them with peptides that spare other important cells and shrink tumors in preclinical experiments...
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
GPs' suspicion can predict serious disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nx5
One of the diagnostic challenges facing GPs is to separate the majority of patients who consult them, and have relatively minor or self-limiting disease, from the minority who turn out to have...
Replicating biochemical pathways using DNA nanotechnology has potential for development of medical diagnostic platforms
http://mnt.to/l/4nwK
Using molecules of DNA like an architectural scaffold, Arizona State University scientists, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Michigan, have developed a 3-D artificial enzyme...
Taking prescribed anti-clotting drug may help save stent patients' lives
http://mnt.to/l/4nvw
Thirty percent of patients who had just received a stent failed to fill their prescription for an anti-clotting drug within three days of hospital discharge.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Infertility: is it primarily seen as a woman's problem?
http://mnt.to/l/4nyg
In 40% of all infertile couples, the male partner is the main cause or contributing cause of infertility. But is infertility primarily seen as a woman's issue? We investigate.
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Mental illness threat to life expectancy similar to heavy smoking
http://mnt.to/l/4nxZ
An analysis of mental illness reviews, covering over 1.7 million individuals, finds the conditions can reduce life expectancy by up to 20 years - on par with heavy smoking.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Did walking upright make humans smart?
http://mnt.to/l/4nxY
Scientists in Australia suggest learning to walk upright may have helped humans develop a more complex brain than other species by freeing up the cortex from routine tasks.
Psychiatric risks differ for boys and girls: brain blood flow diverges in puberty
http://mnt.to/l/4nxF
Researchers have observed differences in cerebral blood flow during puberty between boys and girls, suggesting there are sex-specific susceptibilities to anxiety and schizophrenia.
A possible new focus for stroke treatment - migrating stem cells
http://mnt.to/l/4nxy
Two years ago, a new type of stem cell was discovered in the brain that has the capacity to form new cells.
Does apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide reduce neuronal apoptosis induced by diffuse brain injury?
http://mnt.to/l/4nxm
Because the majority of patients with diffuse brain injury are not suitable candidates for surgery, neuroprotective agents are of great importance.
Future horizons for renal denervation defined by EuroPCR 2014 session
http://mnt.to/l/4nxf
During EuroPCR 2014, Felix Mahfoud, University Hospital in Homburg, Germany, and Konstantinos Tsioufis, University of Athens, Greece, reflected on the potential future role of modulation of the...
Local stores accessible to neurons for communication needs
http://mnt.to/l/4nwX
Researchers reveal that neurons can utilize a supremely localized internal store of calcium to initiate the secretion of neuropeptides, one class of signaling molecules through which neurons...
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
What are the health benefits of beetroot?
http://mnt.to/l/4nyT
Learn all about the health benefits of beetroot including lowering blood pressure, slowing progression of dementia, preventing constipation and helping with sleep and memory.
Has public opinion turned against sugary drinks?
http://mnt.to/l/4nxK
As the State of California consider a public-backed bill to add health warnings to sugary drinks, medical experts wonder if popular opinion is driving tougher policies on sugar.
School scheme unable to boost healthy eating and activity among kids
http://mnt.to/l/4nxw
A school-based scheme to encourage children to eat healthily and be active has had little effect, conclude researchers in a study published on bmj.com today.
Diet beverages play positive role in weight loss
http://mnt.to/l/4nxt
A groundbreaking new study published in Obesity, the journal of The Obesity Society, confirms definitively that drinking diet beverages helps people lose weight.
Changing diet to fight breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nwV
Calorie restriction, a kind of dieting in which food intake is decreased by a certain percentage, has been touted as way to help people live longer.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
New study questions the use of BMI-for-age in defining obese children
http://mnt.to/l/4nxQ
Childhood obesity is related to different serious health problems, and the number of obese children all over the world is on the rise.
Has public opinion turned against sugary drinks?
http://mnt.to/l/4nxK
As the State of California consider a public-backed bill to add health warnings to sugary drinks, medical experts wonder if popular opinion is driving tougher policies on sugar.
School scheme unable to boost healthy eating and activity among kids
http://mnt.to/l/4nxw
A school-based scheme to encourage children to eat healthily and be active has had little effect, conclude researchers in a study published on bmj.com today.
Diet beverages play positive role in weight loss
http://mnt.to/l/4nxt
A groundbreaking new study published in Obesity, the journal of The Obesity Society, confirms definitively that drinking diet beverages helps people lose weight.
Changing diet to fight breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nwV
Calorie restriction, a kind of dieting in which food intake is decreased by a certain percentage, has been touted as way to help people live longer.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
New study questions the use of BMI-for-age in defining obese children
http://mnt.to/l/4nxQ
Childhood obesity is related to different serious health problems, and the number of obese children all over the world is on the rise.
Psychiatric risks differ for boys and girls: brain blood flow diverges in puberty
http://mnt.to/l/4nxF
Researchers have observed differences in cerebral blood flow during puberty between boys and girls, suggesting there are sex-specific susceptibilities to anxiety and schizophrenia.
School scheme unable to boost healthy eating and activity among kids
http://mnt.to/l/4nxw
A school-based scheme to encourage children to eat healthily and be active has had little effect, conclude researchers in a study published on bmj.com today.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Molecular cages and capsules for biomedicinal and other uses
http://mnt.to/l/4nxh
Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä report a new method of building molecular cages.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Placenta genes 'underpin health differences between girl and boy babies'
http://mnt.to/l/4nyx
Male babies grow faster and larger in the womb than females, but why? And how does it affect their chances of survival? A new study finds a genetic origin for this disparity.
Infertility: is it primarily seen as a woman's problem?
http://mnt.to/l/4nyg
In 40% of all infertile couples, the male partner is the main cause or contributing cause of infertility. But is infertility primarily seen as a woman's issue? We investigate.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
GPs' suspicion can predict serious disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nx5
One of the diagnostic challenges facing GPs is to separate the majority of patients who consult them, and have relatively minor or self-limiting disease, from the minority who turn out to have...
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Mental illness threat to life expectancy similar to heavy smoking
http://mnt.to/l/4nxZ
An analysis of mental illness reviews, covering over 1.7 million individuals, finds the conditions can reduce life expectancy by up to 20 years - on par with heavy smoking.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Mental illness threat to life expectancy similar to heavy smoking
http://mnt.to/l/4nxZ
An analysis of mental illness reviews, covering over 1.7 million individuals, finds the conditions can reduce life expectancy by up to 20 years - on par with heavy smoking.
Has public opinion turned against sugary drinks?
http://mnt.to/l/4nxK
As the State of California consider a public-backed bill to add health warnings to sugary drinks, medical experts wonder if popular opinion is driving tougher policies on sugar.
Higher NHS spending in deprived areas can reduce health inequalities
http://mnt.to/l/4nxz
A policy of higher NHS spending in deprived areas compared with affluent areas is associated with a reduction in absolute health inequalities from causes amenable to healthcare in England...
Distribution of cancer types may be affected by an area's level of poverty or wealth
http://mnt.to/l/4nxc
A new analysis has found that certain cancers are more concentrated in areas with high poverty, while other cancers arise more often in wealthy regions.
Medical injuries affect almost one in five older adults in receipt of Medicare
http://mnt.to/l/4nx3
Medical injuries sustained as a result of medical care affect nearly one in five older adults in receipt of Medicare, indicates research published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
Detailed imaging of lung diseases provided by X-ray dark-field radiography
http://mnt.to/l/4nxH
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen (HMGU) working in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Hospital and the Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) have for the first time...
X-ray dark-field radiography provides detailed imaging of lung diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4nxs
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) working in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Hospital (KUM) and the Technischen Universität München (TUM) tested for...
Predicting cardiovascular disease risk with chest CT
http://mnt.to/l/4nxb
Incidental chest computed tomography (CT) findings can help identify individuals at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to a new study published online in...
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
FDA approves first-line use of Vectibix® (panitumumab) plus FOLFOX for patients with wild-type KRAS metastatic colorectal cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nx9
Amgen has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vectibix® (panitumumab) for use in combination with FOLFOX, an oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimen, as...
FDA approves Dalvance to treat skin infections
http://mnt.to/l/4nx7
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dalvance (dalbavancin), a new antibacterial drug used to treat adults with skin infections.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
X-ray dark-field radiography provides detailed imaging of lung diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4nxs
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) working in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Hospital (KUM) and the Technischen Universität München (TUM) tested for...
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Large database and computer model aids understanding of high blood pressure
http://mnt.to/l/4nxv
High blood pressure is highly age-related and affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. But doctors can't fully explain the cause of 90 per cent of all cases.
Uric acid is an intracellular antioxidant
http://mnt.to/l/4nxn
Interested in antioxidants? They protect us against aging and cancer. It's one of the reasons we like our green tea and even our broccoli.
Medical injuries affect almost one in five older adults in receipt of Medicare
http://mnt.to/l/4nx3
Medical injuries sustained as a result of medical care affect nearly one in five older adults in receipt of Medicare, indicates research published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
For seniors, daily moderate exercise 'reduces risk of walking disability'
http://mnt.to/l/4nx2
A new study assesses the impact of moderate exercise on older adults at high risk of walking disability, and finds that it may reduce such risk by 28% and increase mobility by 18%.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Young adult tobacco users more likely to light up when they see e-cigarette use
http://mnt.to/l/4nxC
Seeing people use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) increases the urge to smoke among regular combustible cigarettes users, according to a new study of young adult smokers.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
For seniors, daily moderate exercise 'reduces risk of walking disability'
http://mnt.to/l/4nx2
A new study assesses the impact of moderate exercise on older adults at high risk of walking disability, and finds that it may reduce such risk by 28% and increase mobility by 18%.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
A possible new focus for stroke treatment - migrating stem cells
http://mnt.to/l/4nxy
Two years ago, a new type of stem cell was discovered in the brain that has the capacity to form new cells.
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** STROKE News **
A possible new focus for stroke treatment - migrating stem cells
http://mnt.to/l/4nxy
Two years ago, a new type of stem cell was discovered in the brain that has the capacity to form new cells.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Dilemma of testing on captive chimps to save wild apes highlighted by Ebola vaccine success
http://mnt.to/l/4nwS
The first conservation-specific vaccine trial on captive chimpanzees has proved a vaccine against Ebola virus is both safe and capable of producing a robust immune response in chimpanzees.
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** VETERINARY News **
Dilemma of testing on captive chimps to save wild apes highlighted by Ebola vaccine success
http://mnt.to/l/4nwS
The first conservation-specific vaccine trial on captive chimpanzees has proved a vaccine against Ebola virus is both safe and capable of producing a robust immune response in chimpanzees.
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