Dear kostik,
Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** AID / DISASTERS News **
New view of zone where Malaysia airlines flight 370 might lie, published by seafloor experts
http://mnt.to/l/4nyp
A new illustration of the seafloor, created by two of the world's leading ocean floor mapping experts that details underwater terrain where the missing Malaysia Airlines flight might be located...
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Syringe exchange programs are key to addressing injection drug abuse
http://mnt.to/l/4nyB
In a joint policy statement, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) expressed their support for increasing access to sterile injection...
Research could benefit patients with psychiatric diseases - addiction, Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4ny3
New research presented by Dr. Jonathan Britt, from McGill University, helps to better understand how reward signals, such as those produced by addictive drugs, travel through the brain and...
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** ALLERGY News **
The worst times of day for people allergic to grass pollen
http://mnt.to/l/4nxR
Atishoo! Help, there are flowering grasses around, please stay indoors - while your friends enjoy the nice summer weather!
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Cynicism linked to dementia in new study
http://mnt.to/l/4nyR
Cynical people normally distrust others, believing they are motivated by selfish interests. But now, researchers have linked high levels of cynical distrust with dementia risk.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Neurons identified that determine whether an individual will be depressed or resilient
http://mnt.to/l/4ny4
We all deal with stress differently. For many of us, stress is a great motivator, spurring a renewed sense of vigor to solve life's problems. But for others, stress triggers depression.
Traffic accidents leave many children affected by post-traumatic stress disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4nxV
Nearly every third child in Sweden who is injured in traffic is subsequently affected by posttraumatic stress disorder.
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
When attack is not the best defense
http://mnt.to/l/4nxP
It is something like the police force of our body: the immune system. It disables intruding pathogens, it dismantles injured tissue and boosts wound healing.
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** BIRD FLU / AVIAN FLU News **
H10N8 strain of bird flu is 'not a current threat to public health'
http://mnt.to/l/4nzj
Experts assessing the the latest strain of avian flu conclude that there is no current risk of a pandemic, but they stress the importance of monitoring for mutations.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Improved access to health care may lead to unnecessary mammograms
http://mnt.to/l/4nz2
Researchers have concluded that providing better access to health care may lead to the overuse of mammograms for women who regularly see a primary care physician and who have a limited life...
Scientists discover two new possible drug targets for triple negative breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nys
The suppression of two genes reduce breast cancer tumor formation and metastasis by interfering with blood vessel formation and recruitment, report scientists from Houston Methodist and five...
New suppressor of breast metastasis to the lung identified
http://mnt.to/l/4nyh
The research headed by Roger Gomis at IRB Barcelona, with the collaboration of Joan Massague, describes how the loss of the suppressor RARRES3 promotes the colonization of breast cancer cells in...
For eary-stage breast cancer patients, study identifies risk of chemotherapy related hospitalization
http://mnt.to/l/4nyf
Oncologists now have a new understanding of the toxicity levels of specific chemotherapy regimens used for women with early stage breast cancer, according to research from The University of...
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Connection found between cancer, bioelectrical signals and the microbiome
http://mnt.to/l/4nyX
Developmental biologists at Tufts University, using a tadpole model, have shown that bioelectrical signals from distant cells control the incidence of tumors arising from cancer-causing genes...
Early clinical study of intensity modulated proton therapy shows positive outcomes; quality of life benefits for head and neck cancer patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nyP
In a small study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that 93 percent of head and neck cancer patients treated with multi-field optimization intensity...
Women referred for bladder cancer less often than men
http://mnt.to/l/4nyM
Women with blood in their urine (hematuria) were less than half as likely as men with the same issue to be referred to a urologist for further tests, according to a new Vanderbilt University...
Drug discovery accelerates immunotherapy for cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nyF
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a drug that enhances an immune-based treatment for cancer. Dr.
Lowering the viscosity of cancer pharmaceuticals
http://mnt.to/l/4nyq
Scientists have confirmed why cancer pharmaceutical solutions thicken, a phenomenon that limits the concentration of treatments administered to patients around the world.
SEAS initiative earns honors for teaching medical device design in cultural context
http://mnt.to/l/4nym
Removing a malignant tumor from the head of the pancreas is a risky and demanding operation.
How cancer-killing gene may actually work
http://mnt.to/l/4nyc
Scientists armed with a supercomputer and a vast trove of newly collected data on the body's most potent "tumor suppressor" gene have created the best map yet of how the gene works, an...
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Risk of sudden cardiac death tied to protein overproduction
http://mnt.to/l/4nyK
A genetic variant linked to sudden cardiac death leads to protein overproduction in heart cells, Johns Hopkins scientists report.
Measures to cut carbon emissions also reduce air pollution harmful to people and the environment
http://mnt.to/l/4nyk
Setting strong standards for climate-changing carbon emissions from power plants would provide an added bonus - reductions in other air pollutants that can make people sick; damage forests...
Epigenetic changes and atherosclerosis a result of disturbance in blood flow
http://mnt.to/l/4ny7
Disturbed patterns of blood flow induce lasting epigenetic changes to genes in the cells that line blood vessels, and those changes contribute to atherosclerosis, researchers have found.
Diabetes linked with worse long-term outcomes following heart surgery
http://mnt.to/l/4nxN
Patients with diabetes mellitus have worse long-term outcomes and higher associated costs following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery than patients without diabetes, according to...
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Epigenetic changes and atherosclerosis a result of disturbance in blood flow
http://mnt.to/l/4ny7
Disturbed patterns of blood flow induce lasting epigenetic changes to genes in the cells that line blood vessels, and those changes contribute to atherosclerosis, researchers have found.
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** CONFERENCES News **
4th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Asia Congress, 7th & 8th October 2014, Singapore
http://mnt.to/l/4nzY
Registration has now Opened for Oxford Global's 4th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Asia Congress.
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** CROHN'S / IBD News **
EC approval of Entyvio® (vedolizumab) for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nyt
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, has announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted Marketing...
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** DENTISTRY News **
Researchers use lasers to coax teeth into repairing themselves
http://mnt.to/l/4nzm
Non-invasive lasers are set to transform dental treatment as a study showing how they can coax stem cells to regenerate tooth tissue lays the foundation for a host of applications.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Research shows England's use of antidepressants rising faster than ever since the start of the recession
http://mnt.to/l/4nyW
The financial crisis and subsequent recession saw a significant acceleration in the numbers of antidepressants prescribed by GPs, new new research published by the Nuffield Trust and Health...
Neurons identified that determine whether an individual will be depressed or resilient
http://mnt.to/l/4ny4
We all deal with stress differently. For many of us, stress is a great motivator, spurring a renewed sense of vigor to solve life's problems. But for others, stress triggers depression.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Alternative for burn treatment offered by skin grafts from genetically modified pigs
http://mnt.to/l/4nyj
A specially-bred strain of miniature swine lacking the molecule responsible for the rapid rejection of pig-to-primate organ transplants may provide a new source of skin grafts to treat seriously...
Dirofilaria repens detected in Austria for the first time
http://mnt.to/l/4nxM
Until a short while ago, infections with the parasite Dirofilaria repens was regarded as a classical traveler's disease in Austria.
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** DIABETES News **
Diabetes linked with worse long-term outcomes following heart surgery
http://mnt.to/l/4nxN
Patients with diabetes mellitus have worse long-term outcomes and higher associated costs following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery than patients without diabetes, according to...
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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **
Early clinical study of intensity modulated proton therapy shows positive outcomes; quality of life benefits for head and neck cancer patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nyP
In a small study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that 93 percent of head and neck cancer patients treated with multi-field optimization intensity...
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** FERTILITY News **
Fertility decisions 'influenced by high school friends'
http://mnt.to/l/4nyD
Research has suggested friends can influence whether we smoke, drink and exercise. Now, a new study says high school friends may influence a woman's decision to have a child.
Study may explain how sperm travel long distances, through difficult terrain, to reach an egg
http://mnt.to/l/4nxT
Like salmon traveling upstream to spawn, sperm cells are extremely efficient at swimming against the current, according to research to be published this week.
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
H10N8 strain of bird flu is 'not a current threat to public health'
http://mnt.to/l/4nzj
Experts assessing the the latest strain of avian flu conclude that there is no current risk of a pandemic, but they stress the importance of monitoring for mutations.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
EC approval of Entyvio® (vedolizumab) for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nyt
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, has announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted Marketing...
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** GENETICS News **
Researchers identify genetic mutations that may cause schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/l/4nzK
Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center have discovered mutations in a gene called SETD1A, which they say could play a role in the development of schizophrenia.
New jigsaw piece for the repair of DNA crosslink
http://mnt.to/l/4nzf
Environmental influences such as ionizing radiation, intense heat or various chemical substances damage the DNA constantly.
Connection found between cancer, bioelectrical signals and the microbiome
http://mnt.to/l/4nyX
Developmental biologists at Tufts University, using a tadpole model, have shown that bioelectrical signals from distant cells control the incidence of tumors arising from cancer-causing genes...
Risk of sudden cardiac death tied to protein overproduction
http://mnt.to/l/4nyK
A genetic variant linked to sudden cardiac death leads to protein overproduction in heart cells, Johns Hopkins scientists report.
Understanding disease resistance genes in crops to secure future food production
http://mnt.to/l/4nyC
A new understanding as to how plants defend themselves against some pathogens that cause crop diseases is proposed by researchers from the University of Hertfordshire to help scientists breed...
Scientists discover two new possible drug targets for triple negative breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nys
The suppression of two genes reduce breast cancer tumor formation and metastasis by interfering with blood vessel formation and recruitment, report scientists from Houston Methodist and five...
New suppressor of breast metastasis to the lung identified
http://mnt.to/l/4nyh
The research headed by Roger Gomis at IRB Barcelona, with the collaboration of Joan Massague, describes how the loss of the suppressor RARRES3 promotes the colonization of breast cancer cells in...
How cancer-killing gene may actually work
http://mnt.to/l/4nyc
Scientists armed with a supercomputer and a vast trove of newly collected data on the body's most potent "tumor suppressor" gene have created the best map yet of how the gene works, an...
Epigenetic changes and atherosclerosis a result of disturbance in blood flow
http://mnt.to/l/4ny7
Disturbed patterns of blood flow induce lasting epigenetic changes to genes in the cells that line blood vessels, and those changes contribute to atherosclerosis, researchers have found.
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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **
"Signglasses" system opens the universe to deaf students
http://mnt.to/l/4ny9
Ordinarily, deaf students are left in the dark when they visit a planetarium.With the lights off, they can't see the ASL interpreter who narrates their tour of outer space.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Diabetes linked with worse long-term outcomes following heart surgery
http://mnt.to/l/4nxN
Patients with diabetes mellitus have worse long-term outcomes and higher associated costs following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery than patients without diabetes, according to...
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Syringe exchange programs are key to addressing injection drug abuse
http://mnt.to/l/4nyB
In a joint policy statement, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) expressed their support for increasing access to sterile injection...
Circumcision linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer in some men
http://mnt.to/l/4nyn
Circumcision is performed for various reasons, including those that are based on religion, aesthetics, or health.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Physician calls on FDA to address hidden risk: many drugs approved that predictably increase heart and stroke risk
http://mnt.to/l/4nyJ
The agency charged to protect patients from dangerous drug side effects needs to be far more vigilant when it comes to medications that affect blood pressure.Robert P.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Drug discovery accelerates immunotherapy for cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nyF
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a drug that enhances an immune-based treatment for cancer. Dr.
Immune suppressed persons at greater risk for acquiring new tick-borne disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nxX
A newly discovered tick-borne bacterium known as "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" has been implicated in six cases of disease in Sweden.
When attack is not the best defense
http://mnt.to/l/4nxP
It is something like the police force of our body: the immune system. It disables intruding pathogens, it dismantles injured tissue and boosts wound healing.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Connection found between cancer, bioelectrical signals and the microbiome
http://mnt.to/l/4nyX
Developmental biologists at Tufts University, using a tadpole model, have shown that bioelectrical signals from distant cells control the incidence of tumors arising from cancer-causing genes...
Study shows ultraviolet cleaning reduces hospital superbugs by 20 percent
http://mnt.to/l/4nyS
Healthcare-associated vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (CD), and other multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO)...
Immune suppressed persons at greater risk for acquiring new tick-borne disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nxX
A newly discovered tick-borne bacterium known as "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" has been implicated in six cases of disease in Sweden.
Dirofilaria repens detected in Austria for the first time
http://mnt.to/l/4nxM
Until a short while ago, infections with the parasite Dirofilaria repens was regarded as a classical traveler's disease in Austria.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Patients using online resources prompts study to examine online ratings of otolaryngologists
http://mnt.to/l/4nyN
Many otolaryngologists have online profiles on physician-rating websites and most reviews are positive, but physicians need to be aware of the content because patients use the information to...
How cancer-killing gene may actually work
http://mnt.to/l/4nyc
Scientists armed with a supercomputer and a vast trove of newly collected data on the body's most potent "tumor suppressor" gene have created the best map yet of how the gene works, an...
"Signglasses" system opens the universe to deaf students
http://mnt.to/l/4ny9
Ordinarily, deaf students are left in the dark when they visit a planetarium.With the lights off, they can't see the ASL interpreter who narrates their tour of outer space.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Monosodium glutamate, obesity and fatty liver disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nyZ
The commonly used food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been linked to obesity and disorders associated with metabolic syndrome including progressive liver disease.
Syringe exchange programs are key to addressing injection drug abuse
http://mnt.to/l/4nyB
In a joint policy statement, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) expressed their support for increasing access to sterile injection...
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** LUNG CANCER News **
New suppressor of breast metastasis to the lung identified
http://mnt.to/l/4nyh
The research headed by Roger Gomis at IRB Barcelona, with the collaboration of Joan Massague, describes how the loss of the suppressor RARRES3 promotes the colonization of breast cancer cells in...
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
New generation brain scanner uses optical technology
http://mnt.to/l/4nzk
Diffuse optical tomography could be a helpful alternative to MRI and PET. Patients can move during scanning, it is radiation-free, and does not disrupt electrical implants.
SEAS initiative earns honors for teaching medical device design in cultural context
http://mnt.to/l/4nym
Removing a malignant tumor from the head of the pancreas is a risky and demanding operation.
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** MEDICAL STUDENTS / TRAINING News **
Recommendations for medical education reform to address the physician shortage
http://mnt.to/l/4nyL
Since it started more than 30 years ago, funding the graduate medical education (GME) system has not evolved even as there has been a revolution in GME.
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
Improved access to health care may lead to unnecessary mammograms
http://mnt.to/l/4nz2
Researchers have concluded that providing better access to health care may lead to the overuse of mammograms for women who regularly see a primary care physician and who have a limited life...
Recommendations for medical education reform to address the physician shortage
http://mnt.to/l/4nyL
Since it started more than 30 years ago, funding the graduate medical education (GME) system has not evolved even as there has been a revolution in GME.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Circumcision linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer in some men
http://mnt.to/l/4nyn
Circumcision is performed for various reasons, including those that are based on religion, aesthetics, or health.
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Researchers identify genetic mutations that may cause schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/l/4nzK
Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center have discovered mutations in a gene called SETD1A, which they say could play a role in the development of schizophrenia.
Research shows England's use of antidepressants rising faster than ever since the start of the recession
http://mnt.to/l/4nyW
The financial crisis and subsequent recession saw a significant acceleration in the numbers of antidepressants prescribed by GPs, new new research published by the Nuffield Trust and Health...
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
New generation brain scanner uses optical technology
http://mnt.to/l/4nzk
Diffuse optical tomography could be a helpful alternative to MRI and PET. Patients can move during scanning, it is radiation-free, and does not disrupt electrical implants.
Improved tool for tracking Multiple Sclerosis developed by Imaging scientists
http://mnt.to/l/4nyb
Imaging scientists at Western University's Robarts Research Institute (London, Canada) have developed a better way to track the progression of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) from its earliest stages.
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** MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS News **
NICE recommends Lemtrada® (alemtuzumab) for use on the NHS for the treatment of active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
http://mnt.to/l/4nz3
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued final guidance recommending that Lemtrada should be reimbursed on the NHS, as an option for treating adults with active...
Improved tool for tracking Multiple Sclerosis developed by Imaging scientists
http://mnt.to/l/4nyb
Imaging scientists at Western University's Robarts Research Institute (London, Canada) have developed a better way to track the progression of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) from its earliest stages.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
New generation brain scanner uses optical technology
http://mnt.to/l/4nzk
Diffuse optical tomography could be a helpful alternative to MRI and PET. Patients can move during scanning, it is radiation-free, and does not disrupt electrical implants.
Brain cells may be kept alive by learning in adolescence
http://mnt.to/l/4nyQ
Using your brain - particularly during adolescence - may help brain cells survive and could impact how the brain functions after puberty.
Early clinical study of intensity modulated proton therapy shows positive outcomes; quality of life benefits for head and neck cancer patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nyP
In a small study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that 93 percent of head and neck cancer patients treated with multi-field optimization intensity...
Recovery from sports-related concussion slower than believed
http://mnt.to/l/4nyw
Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have shown that analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid after concussion can be used to determine the magnitude of brain injury and...
Researchers challenge scientific theory with the help of citizen scientists
http://mnt.to/l/4ny8
Science crowdsourcing was used to disprove a widely held theory that "supertasters" owe their special sensitivity to bitter tastes to an usually high density of taste buds on their tongue...
Research could benefit patients with psychiatric diseases - addiction, Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4ny3
New research presented by Dr. Jonathan Britt, from McGill University, helps to better understand how reward signals, such as those produced by addictive drugs, travel through the brain and...
Multiple brain regions interact and compete to inform decision-making
http://mnt.to/l/4ny2
Choosing what is best is not always simple. Should one choose a small, certain reward, or take risks and try to get a larger reward?
Delirium link to steroids prescribed in the ICU
http://mnt.to/l/4nxW
New Johns Hopkins research suggests that critically ill patients receiving steroids in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) are significantly more likely to develop delirium.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Monosodium glutamate, obesity and fatty liver disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nyZ
The commonly used food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been linked to obesity and disorders associated with metabolic syndrome including progressive liver disease.
Understanding disease resistance genes in crops to secure future food production
http://mnt.to/l/4nyC
A new understanding as to how plants defend themselves against some pathogens that cause crop diseases is proposed by researchers from the University of Hertfordshire to help scientists breed...
Helping children be healthy - the science of school lunch
http://mnt.to/l/4nyd
In terms of ambience, Charlotte Central's cafeteria is - well, conjure up your own elementary school lunch experience. There's more than one reason to run to recess.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Worldwide obesity rates see 'startling' increase over past 3 decades
http://mnt.to/l/4nzg
An international research team has found that, unlike other major global health risks - such as smoking - obesity rates have significantly increased over the past 30 years.
Monosodium glutamate, obesity and fatty liver disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nyZ
The commonly used food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been linked to obesity and disorders associated with metabolic syndrome including progressive liver disease.
Helping children be healthy - the science of school lunch
http://mnt.to/l/4nyd
In terms of ambience, Charlotte Central's cafeteria is - well, conjure up your own elementary school lunch experience. There's more than one reason to run to recess.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Protecting dopaminergic neurons from Parkinson's disease-associated degradation
http://mnt.to/l/4nyH
A defining characteristic of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the prominent degeneration and loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) region of the brain...
HSP90 is a potential target for ameliorating skeletal muscle abnormalities in Parkinson's disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nxL
Heat shock protein (HSP90) has been suggested to be involved in neuronal protein misfolding and accumulation in Parkinson's disease (PD) brains leading to dopaminergic neuronal death and the...
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Worldwide obesity rates see 'startling' increase over past 3 decades
http://mnt.to/l/4nzg
An international research team has found that, unlike other major global health risks - such as smoking - obesity rates have significantly increased over the past 30 years.
Brain cells may be kept alive by learning in adolescence
http://mnt.to/l/4nyQ
Using your brain - particularly during adolescence - may help brain cells survive and could impact how the brain functions after puberty.
Smokers still underestimate the risks to children posed by exposure to second-hand smoke
http://mnt.to/l/4nyz
Although public understanding of the role of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure in some diseases increased significantly between 1999 and 2006, in the only known study to examine risk perception...
Helping children be healthy - the science of school lunch
http://mnt.to/l/4nyd
In terms of ambience, Charlotte Central's cafeteria is - well, conjure up your own elementary school lunch experience. There's more than one reason to run to recess.
Traffic accidents leave many children affected by post-traumatic stress disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4nxV
Nearly every third child in Sweden who is injured in traffic is subsequently affected by posttraumatic stress disorder.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Lowering the viscosity of cancer pharmaceuticals
http://mnt.to/l/4nyq
Scientists have confirmed why cancer pharmaceutical solutions thicken, a phenomenon that limits the concentration of treatments administered to patients around the world.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Fertility decisions 'influenced by high school friends'
http://mnt.to/l/4nyD
Research has suggested friends can influence whether we smoke, drink and exercise. Now, a new study says high school friends may influence a woman's decision to have a child.
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** PREVENTIVE MEDICINE News **
Improved access to health care may lead to unnecessary mammograms
http://mnt.to/l/4nz2
Researchers have concluded that providing better access to health care may lead to the overuse of mammograms for women who regularly see a primary care physician and who have a limited life...
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Research shows England's use of antidepressants rising faster than ever since the start of the recession
http://mnt.to/l/4nyW
The financial crisis and subsequent recession saw a significant acceleration in the numbers of antidepressants prescribed by GPs, new new research published by the Nuffield Trust and Health...
Recommendations for medical education reform to address the physician shortage
http://mnt.to/l/4nyL
Since it started more than 30 years ago, funding the graduate medical education (GME) system has not evolved even as there has been a revolution in GME.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Circumcision linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer in some men
http://mnt.to/l/4nyn
Circumcision is performed for various reasons, including those that are based on religion, aesthetics, or health.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
People perceive spontaneous thoughts to reveal meaningful self-insight
http://mnt.to/l/4nyV
Spontaneous thoughts, intuitions, dreams and quick impressions. We all have these seemingly random thoughts popping into our minds on a daily basis.
Cynicism linked to dementia in new study
http://mnt.to/l/4nyR
Cynical people normally distrust others, believing they are motivated by selfish interests. But now, researchers have linked high levels of cynical distrust with dementia risk.
'Slut discourse' used by high-status co-eds to assert class advantage
http://mnt.to/l/4nyG
A new study suggests that high-status female college students employ "slut discourse" - defining their styles of femininity and approaches to sexuality as classy rather than trashy or slutty ...
Fertility decisions 'influenced by high school friends'
http://mnt.to/l/4nyD
Research has suggested friends can influence whether we smoke, drink and exercise. Now, a new study says high school friends may influence a woman's decision to have a child.
Neurons identified that determine whether an individual will be depressed or resilient
http://mnt.to/l/4ny4
We all deal with stress differently. For many of us, stress is a great motivator, spurring a renewed sense of vigor to solve life's problems. But for others, stress triggers depression.
Research could benefit patients with psychiatric diseases - addiction, Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4ny3
New research presented by Dr. Jonathan Britt, from McGill University, helps to better understand how reward signals, such as those produced by addictive drugs, travel through the brain and...
Multiple brain regions interact and compete to inform decision-making
http://mnt.to/l/4ny2
Choosing what is best is not always simple. Should one choose a small, certain reward, or take risks and try to get a larger reward?
Traffic accidents leave many children affected by post-traumatic stress disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4nxV
Nearly every third child in Sweden who is injured in traffic is subsequently affected by posttraumatic stress disorder.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
H10N8 strain of bird flu is 'not a current threat to public health'
http://mnt.to/l/4nzj
Experts assessing the the latest strain of avian flu conclude that there is no current risk of a pandemic, but they stress the importance of monitoring for mutations.
Blue Marble Health: the mismatch between national wealth and population health
http://mnt.to/l/4nzh
Socioeconomic disparities caused by income, ethnicity and relative poverty constitute major and growing determinants of health to at-risk populations, regardless of the average income of their...
Worldwide obesity rates see 'startling' increase over past 3 decades
http://mnt.to/l/4nzg
An international research team has found that, unlike other major global health risks - such as smoking - obesity rates have significantly increased over the past 30 years.
Study shows ultraviolet cleaning reduces hospital superbugs by 20 percent
http://mnt.to/l/4nyS
Healthcare-associated vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (CD), and other multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO)...
Smokers still underestimate the risks to children posed by exposure to second-hand smoke
http://mnt.to/l/4nyz
Although public understanding of the role of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure in some diseases increased significantly between 1999 and 2006, in the only known study to examine risk perception...
An essential aid to medical progress: making research findings freely available
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In a PLOS Medicine guest editorial, Paul Glasziou, Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at Bond University in Australia, explores how open access publications could help moderate and reduce the...
Delirium link to steroids prescribed in the ICU
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New Johns Hopkins research suggests that critically ill patients receiving steroids in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) are significantly more likely to develop delirium.
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
NICE recommends Lemtrada® (alemtuzumab) for use on the NHS for the treatment of active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued final guidance recommending that Lemtrada should be reimbursed on the NHS, as an option for treating adults with active...
Physician calls on FDA to address hidden risk: many drugs approved that predictably increase heart and stroke risk
http://mnt.to/l/4nyJ
The agency charged to protect patients from dangerous drug side effects needs to be far more vigilant when it comes to medications that affect blood pressure.Robert P.
EC approval of Entyvio® (vedolizumab) for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, has announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted Marketing...
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Measures to cut carbon emissions also reduce air pollution harmful to people and the environment
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Setting strong standards for climate-changing carbon emissions from power plants would provide an added bonus - reductions in other air pollutants that can make people sick; damage forests...
When attack is not the best defense
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It is something like the police force of our body: the immune system. It disables intruding pathogens, it dismantles injured tissue and boosts wound healing.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Researchers identify genetic mutations that may cause schizophrenia
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Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center have discovered mutations in a gene called SETD1A, which they say could play a role in the development of schizophrenia.
Multiple brain regions interact and compete to inform decision-making
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Choosing what is best is not always simple. Should one choose a small, certain reward, or take risks and try to get a larger reward?
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Cynicism linked to dementia in new study
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Cynical people normally distrust others, believing they are motivated by selfish interests. But now, researchers have linked high levels of cynical distrust with dementia risk.
For eary-stage breast cancer patients, study identifies risk of chemotherapy related hospitalization
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Oncologists now have a new understanding of the toxicity levels of specific chemotherapy regimens used for women with early stage breast cancer, according to research from The University of...
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
'Slut discourse' used by high-status co-eds to assert class advantage
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A new study suggests that high-status female college students employ "slut discourse" - defining their styles of femininity and approaches to sexuality as classy rather than trashy or slutty ...
Study may explain how sperm travel long distances, through difficult terrain, to reach an egg
http://mnt.to/l/4nxT
Like salmon traveling upstream to spawn, sperm cells are extremely efficient at swimming against the current, according to research to be published this week.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Smokers still underestimate the risks to children posed by exposure to second-hand smoke
http://mnt.to/l/4nyz
Although public understanding of the role of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure in some diseases increased significantly between 1999 and 2006, in the only known study to examine risk perception...
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Recovery from sports-related concussion slower than believed
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Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have shown that analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid after concussion can be used to determine the magnitude of brain injury and...
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Researchers use lasers to coax teeth into repairing themselves
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Non-invasive lasers are set to transform dental treatment as a study showing how they can coax stem cells to regenerate tooth tissue lays the foundation for a host of applications.
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** STROKE News **
Physician calls on FDA to address hidden risk: many drugs approved that predictably increase heart and stroke risk
http://mnt.to/l/4nyJ
The agency charged to protect patients from dangerous drug side effects needs to be far more vigilant when it comes to medications that affect blood pressure.Robert P.
SEAS initiative earns honors for teaching medical device design in cultural context
http://mnt.to/l/4nym
Removing a malignant tumor from the head of the pancreas is a risky and demanding operation.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Alternative for burn treatment offered by skin grafts from genetically modified pigs
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A specially-bred strain of miniature swine lacking the molecule responsible for the rapid rejection of pig-to-primate organ transplants may provide a new source of skin grafts to treat seriously...
Researchers offer strategies to address major geographic disparities in access to kidney transplantation in the United States
http://mnt.to/l/4ntJ
There is substantial geographic variation in access to kidney transplantation among the more than 4000 US dialysis facilities that treat patients with kidney failure, with a disproportionate...
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Blue Marble Health: the mismatch between national wealth and population health
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Socioeconomic disparities caused by income, ethnicity and relative poverty constitute major and growing determinants of health to at-risk populations, regardless of the average income of their...
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Women referred for bladder cancer less often than men
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Women with blood in their urine (hematuria) were less than half as likely as men with the same issue to be referred to a urologist for further tests, according to a new Vanderbilt University...
Researchers offer strategies to address major geographic disparities in access to kidney transplantation in the United States
http://mnt.to/l/4ntJ
There is substantial geographic variation in access to kidney transplantation among the more than 4000 US dialysis facilities that treat patients with kidney failure, with a disproportionate...
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** VETERANS / EX-SERVICEMEN News **
Alternative for burn treatment offered by skin grafts from genetically modified pigs
http://mnt.to/l/4nyj
A specially-bred strain of miniature swine lacking the molecule responsible for the rapid rejection of pig-to-primate organ transplants may provide a new source of skin grafts to treat seriously...
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** VETERINARY News **
Dirofilaria repens detected in Austria for the first time
http://mnt.to/l/4nxM
Until a short while ago, infections with the parasite Dirofilaria repens was regarded as a classical traveler's disease in Austria.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Understanding disease resistance genes in crops to secure future food production
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A new understanding as to how plants defend themselves against some pathogens that cause crop diseases is proposed by researchers from the University of Hertfordshire to help scientists breed...
Measures to cut carbon emissions also reduce air pollution harmful to people and the environment
http://mnt.to/l/4nyk
Setting strong standards for climate-changing carbon emissions from power plants would provide an added bonus - reductions in other air pollutants that can make people sick; damage forests...
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Women referred for bladder cancer less often than men
http://mnt.to/l/4nyM
Women with blood in their urine (hematuria) were less than half as likely as men with the same issue to be referred to a urologist for further tests, according to a new Vanderbilt University...
'Slut discourse' used by high-status co-eds to assert class advantage
http://mnt.to/l/4nyG
A new study suggests that high-status female college students employ "slut discourse" - defining their styles of femininity and approaches to sexuality as classy rather than trashy or slutty ...
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