Dear kostik,
Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
People with diverse compulsion disorders have similar decision and brain patterns
http://mnt.to/l/4nBD
People with compulsion disorders seem to have decision patterns that favor habits rather than goals and fewer brain cells in regions that keep track of goals and rewards.
Cost of drugs for treating alcohol dependence tops £3 million for the first time in UK
http://mnt.to/l/4nBB
The cost to the NHS of drugs dispensed to treat alcohol dependence topped £3 million in 2013, new figures show.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Memory shown to be a dynamic and interactive process
http://mnt.to/l/4nzp
Research presented by Morris Moscovitch, from the Rotman Research Institute at the University of Toronto, shows that memory is more dynamic and changeable than previously thought. Dr.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Stress linked to male fertility
http://mnt.to/l/4nC9
It is well known that stress can influence health. But now, new research suggests stressful life events may reduce semen quality, which may have implications for male fertility.
Anxiety and depression linked to physical impairments in dialysis patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nzt
With the rate of chronic kidney disease on the rise among older Americans, researchers seeking to improve patients' quality of life studied a group of adults undergoing hemodialysis and found...
The aging effects of toxins in the environment
http://mnt.to/l/4nzs
Why are some 75-year-olds downright spry while others can barely get around?
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** AUTISM News **
Scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits using patterned visual stimulation
http://mnt.to/l/4nzL
In a new study, published in this week's issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the...
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** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **
Protection against chemical weapons
http://mnt.to/l/4nz8
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that some compounds called polyoxoniobates can degrade and decontaminate nerve agents such as the deadly sarin gas, and have other...
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
New forensic tool detects ethnicity and gender in single hair
http://mnt.to/l/4nBL
Scientists in Canada are developing a new forensic test that combines spectroscopy and statistical analysis to determine gender and ethnicity from a single thread of hair.
Important resource for speeding research and diagnostic development
http://mnt.to/l/4nzD
Striving for the protein equivalent of the Human Genome Project, an international team of researchers has created an initial catalog of the human "proteome," or all of the proteins in the human...
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Clotting risks could be reduced by coating stents with vitamin C
http://mnt.to/l/4nzW
Every year, more than 1 million people in the U.S. who have suffered heart attacks or chest pain from blocked arteries have little mesh tubes called stents inserted into their blood vessels to...
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Genetic researchers take a major step towards better diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
http://mnt.to/l/4nBx
A new target that may be critical for the treatment of osteoporosis, a disease which affects about 25% of post-menopausal women, has been discovered by a group of researchers in The...
3D model provides new insight into King Richard III's spinal condition
http://mnt.to/l/4nBn
A new study, led by researchers from the UK's University of Leicester, gives new insight into how the spinal condition scoliosis affected Richard III's appearance and mobility.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Researchers investigate cancer-fighing properties of mango
http://mnt.to/l/4nBr
In addition to being one of the most important tropical fruits consumed worldwide, recent studies by researchers at the Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation at Texas A&M...
Alterations in LRIG1 gene may increase the risk for breast cancer relapse and death
http://mnt.to/l/4nBp
Women whose early-stage breast cancers had reduced numbers of copies of the LRIG1 gene were more likely to have a relapse or die of their disease, according to data published in Cancer...
In at-risk survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, MRI catches breast cancer early
http://mnt.to/l/4nzV
The largest clinical study to evaluate breast cancer screening of female survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), who are at increased risk because they received chest radiation, shows that...
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
New functional roles identified on cell surfaces for estrogen
http://mnt.to/l/4nz9
A discovery by UC Irvine endocrinologists about the importance of cell surface receptors for estrogen has the potential to change how researchers view the hormone's role in normal organ...
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Improvements in blood pressure control may have prevented hundreds of thousands of major cardiovascular events in England over 17 years
http://mnt.to/l/4nBw
Hypertension (raised blood pressure) treatment rates have almost doubled and control rates have trebled in England between 1994 and 2011, resulting in the saving of tens of thousands of lives...
Systolic and diastolic blood pressures predict risk of different cardiovascular diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4nBv
Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, according to new research involving 1.
FDA approves first implantable wireless device with remote monitoring to measure pulmonary artery pressure in certain heart failure patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nBs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the CardioMEMS HF System that measures the pulmonary artery (PA) pressures and heart rates of patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA)...
Clotting risks could be reduced by coating stents with vitamin C
http://mnt.to/l/4nzW
Every year, more than 1 million people in the U.S. who have suffered heart attacks or chest pain from blocked arteries have little mesh tubes called stents inserted into their blood vessels to...
A genomic signature for lethal heart attacks in at risk patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nyv
A simple blood test could be used to predict whether a patient with coronary heart disease is at significant risk of having a heart attack or of dying from a related cardiovascular condition.
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Europe's drug regulator makes a U-turn on data transparency
http://mnt.to/l/4nBz
The BMJ's Head of Research, Trish Groves and European Research Editor, Wim Weber question why the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recently decided to backtrack on their decision for public...
Scientists identify compound that 'inhibits MERS and SARS'
http://mnt.to/l/4nB6
Researchers from Sweden and Switzerland report promising results from a compound that could inhibit coronaviruses - the viral family to which MERS and SARS belong.
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** CONFERENCES News **
The Big Data in Pharma Briefing, 23rd September, London
http://mnt.to/l/4nCB
The Big Data in Pharma Briefing is designed to offer you one day to enjoy presentations from industry leading analysts and experts, followed by two roundtable sessions and an interactive...
6th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Congress, 20th & 21st November 2014, London
http://mnt.to/l/4nCx
Registration has now Opened for Oxford Global's 6th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Congress.
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** COPD News **
Healthy diet linked with better lung function in COPD patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nBh
A new study led by a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher shows a direct link between eating fish, fruit and dairy products and improved lung function among patients with chronic...
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** DEPRESSION News **
Anxiety and depression linked to physical impairments in dialysis patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nzt
With the rate of chronic kidney disease on the rise among older Americans, researchers seeking to improve patients' quality of life studied a group of adults undergoing hemodialysis and found...
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Risk of melanoma increased by indoor tanning, even without burning
http://mnt.to/l/4nzn
People sometimes use indoor tanning in the belief that this will prevent burns when they tan outdoors.
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** DIABETES News **
Link between social networks and better health for older adults
http://mnt.to/l/4nzX
Having regular positive interactions with family and friends and being involved in several different social networks can help older adults be healthier, according to new research published by...
Mothers of women with PCOS have increased risk of early death
http://mnt.to/l/4nz4
Mothers of daughters with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a significantly increased risk of death, particularly if they also have diabetes, when compared to the general population...
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
In children with gender dysphoria, the brain's reaction to male odor shifts at puberty
http://mnt.to/l/4nzB
The brains of children with gender dysphoria react to androstadienone, a musky-smelling steroid produced by men, in a way typical of their biological sex, but after puberty according to their...
New functional roles identified on cell surfaces for estrogen
http://mnt.to/l/4nz9
A discovery by UC Irvine endocrinologists about the importance of cell surface receptors for estrogen has the potential to change how researchers view the hormone's role in normal organ...
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Augmented reality without the discomfort
http://mnt.to/l/4nzZ
Augmented reality is increasingly becoming... well ... a reality. Smartphone apps can point out restaurants as you scan the street with your phone camera or even identify constellations when you...
Pain management in labor and imaging for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
http://mnt.to/l/4nz5
The march of modern medicine is often driven by revolutions in medical imaging.
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** FERTILITY News **
Stress linked to male fertility
http://mnt.to/l/4nC9
It is well known that stress can influence health. But now, new research suggests stressful life events may reduce semen quality, which may have implications for male fertility.
New genetic sequencing methods mean quicker, cheaper, and equally accurate embryo screening
http://mnt.to/l/4nBy
Results from the first study of the clinical application of next generation DNA sequencing (NGS) in screening embryos for genetic disease prior to implantation in patients undergoing in-vitro...
New functional roles identified on cell surfaces for estrogen
http://mnt.to/l/4nz9
A discovery by UC Irvine endocrinologists about the importance of cell surface receptors for estrogen has the potential to change how researchers view the hormone's role in normal organ...
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** FIBROMYALGIA News **
Tai Chi intervention increases number of CD34+ cells in young adults, may slow the aging process
http://mnt.to/l/4nzN
Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese martial art and sport, has been found to be beneficial in raising the numbers of an important type of cell when three groups of young people were tested to...
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
CDC concludes Indiana MERS patient did not spread virus to Illinois business associate
http://mnt.to/l/4nBq
After completing additional and more definitive laboratory tests, CDC officials have concluded that an Indiana MERS patient did not spread the virus to an Illinois associate during a business...
Scientists identify compound that 'inhibits MERS and SARS'
http://mnt.to/l/4nB6
Researchers from Sweden and Switzerland report promising results from a compound that could inhibit coronaviruses - the viral family to which MERS and SARS belong.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Microbial diversity in the gut may be hampered by variety in diet
http://mnt.to/l/4nzy
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have discovered that the more diverse the diet of a fish, the less diverse are the microbes living in its gut.
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** GENETICS News **
New forensic tool detects ethnicity and gender in single hair
http://mnt.to/l/4nBL
Scientists in Canada are developing a new forensic test that combines spectroscopy and statistical analysis to determine gender and ethnicity from a single thread of hair.
New genetic sequencing methods mean quicker, cheaper, and equally accurate embryo screening
http://mnt.to/l/4nBy
Results from the first study of the clinical application of next generation DNA sequencing (NGS) in screening embryos for genetic disease prior to implantation in patients undergoing in-vitro...
Genetic researchers take a major step towards better diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
http://mnt.to/l/4nBx
A new target that may be critical for the treatment of osteoporosis, a disease which affects about 25% of post-menopausal women, has been discovered by a group of researchers in The...
Alterations in LRIG1 gene may increase the risk for breast cancer relapse and death
http://mnt.to/l/4nBp
Women whose early-stage breast cancers had reduced numbers of copies of the LRIG1 gene were more likely to have a relapse or die of their disease, according to data published in Cancer...
Important resource for speeding research and diagnostic development
http://mnt.to/l/4nzD
Striving for the protein equivalent of the Human Genome Project, an international team of researchers has created an initial catalog of the human "proteome," or all of the proteins in the human...
Mothers of women with PCOS have increased risk of early death
http://mnt.to/l/4nz4
Mothers of daughters with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a significantly increased risk of death, particularly if they also have diabetes, when compared to the general population...
A genomic signature for lethal heart attacks in at risk patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nyv
A simple blood test could be used to predict whether a patient with coronary heart disease is at significant risk of having a heart attack or of dying from a related cardiovascular condition.
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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **
The role of prediction and attention in understanding of speech
http://mnt.to/l/4nzq
Listening to a conversation in the context of a cocktail party presents a great challenge for the auditory system.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Improvements in blood pressure control may have prevented hundreds of thousands of major cardiovascular events in England over 17 years
http://mnt.to/l/4nBw
Hypertension (raised blood pressure) treatment rates have almost doubled and control rates have trebled in England between 1994 and 2011, resulting in the saving of tens of thousands of lives...
FDA approves first implantable wireless device with remote monitoring to measure pulmonary artery pressure in certain heart failure patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nBs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the CardioMEMS HF System that measures the pulmonary artery (PA) pressures and heart rates of patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA)...
A genomic signature for lethal heart attacks in at risk patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nyv
A simple blood test could be used to predict whether a patient with coronary heart disease is at significant risk of having a heart attack or of dying from a related cardiovascular condition.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Improvements in blood pressure control may have prevented hundreds of thousands of major cardiovascular events in England over 17 years
http://mnt.to/l/4nBw
Hypertension (raised blood pressure) treatment rates have almost doubled and control rates have trebled in England between 1994 and 2011, resulting in the saving of tens of thousands of lives...
Systolic and diastolic blood pressures predict risk of different cardiovascular diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4nBv
Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, according to new research involving 1.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Major discovery on the mechanism of drug resistance in leukemia and other cancers
http://mnt.to/l/4nzS
A mechanism that enables the development of resistance to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) anticancer drugs, thereby leading to relapse, has been identified by Kathy Borden of the University of...
T cell repertoire changes predictive of anti-CTLA-4 cancer immunotherapy outcome
http://mnt.to/l/4nzG
Sequenta, Inc. has announced publication of a study done in collaboration with researchers from UCSF and UCLA that used the company's proprietary LymphoSIGHT™ immune repertoire sequencing...
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
CDC concludes Indiana MERS patient did not spread virus to Illinois business associate
http://mnt.to/l/4nBq
After completing additional and more definitive laboratory tests, CDC officials have concluded that an Indiana MERS patient did not spread the virus to an Illinois associate during a business...
To escape detection, sneaky bacteria change key protein's shape
http://mnt.to/l/4nzT
Every once in a while in the U.S., bacterial meningitis seems to crop up out of nowhere, claiming a young life.
Microbial diversity in the gut may be hampered by variety in diet
http://mnt.to/l/4nzy
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have discovered that the more diverse the diet of a fish, the less diverse are the microbes living in its gut.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Augmented reality without the discomfort
http://mnt.to/l/4nzZ
Augmented reality is increasingly becoming... well ... a reality. Smartphone apps can point out restaurants as you scan the street with your phone camera or even identify constellations when you...
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Artificial lung the size of a sugar cube may completely replace animal testing
http://mnt.to/l/4nzJ
What medications can be used to treat lung cancer, and how effective are they? Until now, drug companies have had to rely on animal testing to find out.
When it comes to lung screening results, the scarier the better for making smokers quit
http://mnt.to/l/4nzr
Screening for lung cancer leads to early detection and treatment, but can it also make people stop smoking before they get cancer?
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** LYMPHOLOGY/LYMPHEDEMA News **
In at-risk survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, MRI catches breast cancer early
http://mnt.to/l/4nzV
The largest clinical study to evaluate breast cancer screening of female survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), who are at increased risk because they received chest radiation, shows that...
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Major discovery on the mechanism of drug resistance in leukemia and other cancers
http://mnt.to/l/4nzS
A mechanism that enables the development of resistance to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) anticancer drugs, thereby leading to relapse, has been identified by Kathy Borden of the University of...
Pinpointing cause of relapse could lead to better therapies for one type of leukemia
http://mnt.to/l/4nzv
A multi-institutional team of researchers has pinpointed exactly what goes wrong when chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients develop resistance to ibrutinib, a highly effective, precisely...
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
New forensic tool detects ethnicity and gender in single hair
http://mnt.to/l/4nBL
Scientists in Canada are developing a new forensic test that combines spectroscopy and statistical analysis to determine gender and ethnicity from a single thread of hair.
FDA approves first implantable wireless device with remote monitoring to measure pulmonary artery pressure in certain heart failure patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nBs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the CardioMEMS HF System that measures the pulmonary artery (PA) pressures and heart rates of patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA)...
Augmented reality without the discomfort
http://mnt.to/l/4nzZ
Augmented reality is increasingly becoming... well ... a reality. Smartphone apps can point out restaurants as you scan the street with your phone camera or even identify constellations when you...
Clotting risks could be reduced by coating stents with vitamin C
http://mnt.to/l/4nzW
Every year, more than 1 million people in the U.S. who have suffered heart attacks or chest pain from blocked arteries have little mesh tubes called stents inserted into their blood vessels to...
Artificial lung the size of a sugar cube may completely replace animal testing
http://mnt.to/l/4nzJ
What medications can be used to treat lung cancer, and how effective are they? Until now, drug companies have had to rely on animal testing to find out.
Published study demonstrates significantly improved therapeutic window of Deep Brain Stimulation using directSTIM™ directional electrode
http://mnt.to/l/4nzH
Aleva Neurotherapeutics, a company developing next-generation implants for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in major neurological indications such as Parkinson´s disease, has announced the...
Important resource for speeding research and diagnostic development
http://mnt.to/l/4nzD
Striving for the protein equivalent of the Human Genome Project, an international team of researchers has created an initial catalog of the human "proteome," or all of the proteins in the human...
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
T cell repertoire changes predictive of anti-CTLA-4 cancer immunotherapy outcome
http://mnt.to/l/4nzG
Sequenta, Inc. has announced publication of a study done in collaboration with researchers from UCSF and UCLA that used the company's proprietary LymphoSIGHT™ immune repertoire sequencing...
Risk of melanoma increased by indoor tanning, even without burning
http://mnt.to/l/4nzn
People sometimes use indoor tanning in the belief that this will prevent burns when they tan outdoors.
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
In at-risk survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, MRI catches breast cancer early
http://mnt.to/l/4nzV
The largest clinical study to evaluate breast cancer screening of female survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), who are at increased risk because they received chest radiation, shows that...
Pain management in labor and imaging for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
http://mnt.to/l/4nz5
The march of modern medicine is often driven by revolutions in medical imaging.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
To escape detection, sneaky bacteria change key protein's shape
http://mnt.to/l/4nzT
Every once in a while in the U.S., bacterial meningitis seems to crop up out of nowhere, claiming a young life.
Scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits using patterned visual stimulation
http://mnt.to/l/4nzL
In a new study, published in this week's issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the...
Published study demonstrates significantly improved therapeutic window of Deep Brain Stimulation using directSTIM™ directional electrode
http://mnt.to/l/4nzH
Aleva Neurotherapeutics, a company developing next-generation implants for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in major neurological indications such as Parkinson´s disease, has announced the...
The role of prediction and attention in understanding of speech
http://mnt.to/l/4nzq
Listening to a conversation in the context of a cocktail party presents a great challenge for the auditory system.
Memory shown to be a dynamic and interactive process
http://mnt.to/l/4nzp
Research presented by Morris Moscovitch, from the Rotman Research Institute at the University of Toronto, shows that memory is more dynamic and changeable than previously thought. Dr.
Protection against chemical weapons
http://mnt.to/l/4nz8
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that some compounds called polyoxoniobates can degrade and decontaminate nerve agents such as the deadly sarin gas, and have other...
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Industry-funded study implies diet soda is 'superior to water for weight loss'
http://mnt.to/l/4nCG
A controversial study has reported that participants who consumed diet drinks lost more weight on average than a control group who drank mostly water. Could the results be biased?
Researchers investigate cancer-fighing properties of mango
http://mnt.to/l/4nBr
In addition to being one of the most important tropical fruits consumed worldwide, recent studies by researchers at the Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation at Texas A&M...
Healthy diet linked with better lung function in COPD patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nBh
A new study led by a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher shows a direct link between eating fish, fruit and dairy products and improved lung function among patients with chronic...
Microbial diversity in the gut may be hampered by variety in diet
http://mnt.to/l/4nzy
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have discovered that the more diverse the diet of a fish, the less diverse are the microbes living in its gut.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Industry-funded study implies diet soda is 'superior to water for weight loss'
http://mnt.to/l/4nCG
A controversial study has reported that participants who consumed diet drinks lost more weight on average than a control group who drank mostly water. Could the results be biased?
People with diverse compulsion disorders have similar decision and brain patterns
http://mnt.to/l/4nBD
People with compulsion disorders seem to have decision patterns that favor habits rather than goals and fewer brain cells in regions that keep track of goals and rewards.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Pain management in labor and imaging for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
http://mnt.to/l/4nz5
The march of modern medicine is often driven by revolutions in medical imaging.
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** PALLIATIVE CARE / HOSPICE CARE News **
At the end of life most physicians would forgo aggressive treatment for themselves
http://mnt.to/l/4nzF
Most physicians would choose a do-not-resuscitate or "no code" status for themselves when they are terminally ill, yet they tend to pursue aggressive, life-prolonging treatment for patients...
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Tai Chi intervention increases number of CD34+ cells in young adults, may slow the aging process
http://mnt.to/l/4nzN
Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese martial art and sport, has been found to be beneficial in raising the numbers of an important type of cell when three groups of young people were tested to...
Published study demonstrates significantly improved therapeutic window of Deep Brain Stimulation using directSTIM™ directional electrode
http://mnt.to/l/4nzH
Aleva Neurotherapeutics, a company developing next-generation implants for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in major neurological indications such as Parkinson´s disease, has announced the...
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
In children with gender dysphoria, the brain's reaction to male odor shifts at puberty
http://mnt.to/l/4nzB
The brains of children with gender dysphoria react to androstadienone, a musky-smelling steroid produced by men, in a way typical of their biological sex, but after puberty according to their...
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
The Big Data in Pharma Briefing, 23rd September, London
http://mnt.to/l/4nCB
The Big Data in Pharma Briefing is designed to offer you one day to enjoy presentations from industry leading analysts and experts, followed by two roundtable sessions and an interactive...
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
New genetic sequencing methods mean quicker, cheaper, and equally accurate embryo screening
http://mnt.to/l/4nBy
Results from the first study of the clinical application of next generation DNA sequencing (NGS) in screening embryos for genetic disease prior to implantation in patients undergoing in-vitro...
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Cost of drugs for treating alcohol dependence tops £3 million for the first time in UK
http://mnt.to/l/4nBB
The cost to the NHS of drugs dispensed to treat alcohol dependence topped £3 million in 2013, new figures show.
At the end of life most physicians would forgo aggressive treatment for themselves
http://mnt.to/l/4nzF
Most physicians would choose a do-not-resuscitate or "no code" status for themselves when they are terminally ill, yet they tend to pursue aggressive, life-prolonging treatment for patients...
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
T cell repertoire changes predictive of anti-CTLA-4 cancer immunotherapy outcome
http://mnt.to/l/4nzG
Sequenta, Inc. has announced publication of a study done in collaboration with researchers from UCSF and UCLA that used the company's proprietary LymphoSIGHT™ immune repertoire sequencing...
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
People with diverse compulsion disorders have similar decision and brain patterns
http://mnt.to/l/4nBD
People with compulsion disorders seem to have decision patterns that favor habits rather than goals and fewer brain cells in regions that keep track of goals and rewards.
Link between social networks and better health for older adults
http://mnt.to/l/4nzX
Having regular positive interactions with family and friends and being involved in several different social networks can help older adults be healthier, according to new research published by...
Vocal fry adversely affects women in the labor market
http://mnt.to/l/4nzC
A form of speech known as vocal fry that is low in pitch and creaky sounding is increasingly common among young American women.
In children with gender dysphoria, the brain's reaction to male odor shifts at puberty
http://mnt.to/l/4nzB
The brains of children with gender dysphoria react to androstadienone, a musky-smelling steroid produced by men, in a way typical of their biological sex, but after puberty according to their...
Daughters' aspirations bolstered by dads who do chores
http://mnt.to/l/4nzx
Fathers who help with household chores are more likely to raise daughters who aspire to less traditional, and potentially higher paying, careers.
Memory shown to be a dynamic and interactive process
http://mnt.to/l/4nzp
Research presented by Morris Moscovitch, from the Rotman Research Institute at the University of Toronto, shows that memory is more dynamic and changeable than previously thought. Dr.
Narcissists can feel empathy, research finds
http://mnt.to/l/4nyy
Narcissists tend to lack empathy, which can cause problems for themselves, the people around them and society in general.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Industry-funded study implies diet soda is 'superior to water for weight loss'
http://mnt.to/l/4nCG
A controversial study has reported that participants who consumed diet drinks lost more weight on average than a control group who drank mostly water. Could the results be biased?
Europe's drug regulator makes a U-turn on data transparency
http://mnt.to/l/4nBz
The BMJ's Head of Research, Trish Groves and European Research Editor, Wim Weber question why the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recently decided to backtrack on their decision for public...
Open letter to WHO insists e-cigarettes are 'part of the solution, not the problem'
http://mnt.to/l/4nBt
An international group of 53 scientists have put their opposition to WHO's rumored crackdown on e-cigarettes in writing, claiming that these products could save millions of lives.
After botched execution, lethal injection comes under new scrutiny
http://mnt.to/l/4nzR
The botched execution in April of a man convicted of murder brought to the fore of national consciousness the precarious state of capital punishment.
Daughters' aspirations bolstered by dads who do chores
http://mnt.to/l/4nzx
Fathers who help with household chores are more likely to raise daughters who aspire to less traditional, and potentially higher paying, careers.
Protection against chemical weapons
http://mnt.to/l/4nz8
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that some compounds called polyoxoniobates can degrade and decontaminate nerve agents such as the deadly sarin gas, and have other...
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
Open letter to WHO insists e-cigarettes are 'part of the solution, not the problem'
http://mnt.to/l/4nBt
An international group of 53 scientists have put their opposition to WHO's rumored crackdown on e-cigarettes in writing, claiming that these products could save millions of lives.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
CDC concludes Indiana MERS patient did not spread virus to Illinois business associate
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After completing additional and more definitive laboratory tests, CDC officials have concluded that an Indiana MERS patient did not spread the virus to an Illinois associate during a business...
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Scientists control rapid re-wiring of brain circuits using patterned visual stimulation
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In a new study, published in this week's issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the...
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Link between social networks and better health for older adults
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Having regular positive interactions with family and friends and being involved in several different social networks can help older adults be healthier, according to new research published by...
Tai Chi intervention increases number of CD34+ cells in young adults, may slow the aging process
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Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese martial art and sport, has been found to be beneficial in raising the numbers of an important type of cell when three groups of young people were tested to...
The aging effects of toxins in the environment
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Why are some 75-year-olds downright spry while others can barely get around?
The role of prediction and attention in understanding of speech
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Listening to a conversation in the context of a cocktail party presents a great challenge for the auditory system.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Stress linked to male fertility
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It is well known that stress can influence health. But now, new research suggests stressful life events may reduce semen quality, which may have implications for male fertility.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Open letter to WHO insists e-cigarettes are 'part of the solution, not the problem'
http://mnt.to/l/4nBt
An international group of 53 scientists have put their opposition to WHO's rumored crackdown on e-cigarettes in writing, claiming that these products could save millions of lives.
Improved methods to identify frequent e-cigarette users needed
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As the prevalence of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) continues to grow, research from investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers School of Public Health shows...
When it comes to lung screening results, the scarier the better for making smokers quit
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Screening for lung cancer leads to early detection and treatment, but can it also make people stop smoking before they get cancer?
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
3D model provides new insight into King Richard III's spinal condition
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A new study, led by researchers from the UK's University of Leicester, gives new insight into how the spinal condition scoliosis affected Richard III's appearance and mobility.
During exercise in the heat, amphetamines can delay exhaustion - at a cost
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Indiana University researchers put male rats to the test to determine the role amphetamines play when used in conjunction with exercise.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Human menstrual blood-derived cells 'feed' embryonic stem cells
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To be suitable for medical transplantation, one idea is that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) need to remain "undifferentiated" i.e. they are not changing into other cell types.
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** STROKE News **
Systolic and diastolic blood pressures predict risk of different cardiovascular diseases
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Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, according to new research involving 1.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Human menstrual blood-derived cells 'feed' embryonic stem cells
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To be suitable for medical transplantation, one idea is that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) need to remain "undifferentiated" i.e. they are not changing into other cell types.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Scientists identify compound that 'inhibits MERS and SARS'
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Researchers from Sweden and Switzerland report promising results from a compound that could inhibit coronaviruses - the viral family to which MERS and SARS belong.
Promising step forward in search for universal antidote for snakebite
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A team of researchers, led by Dr. Matthew Lewin of the California Academy of Sciences and Dr. Stephen P.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Anxiety and depression linked to physical impairments in dialysis patients
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With the rate of chronic kidney disease on the rise among older Americans, researchers seeking to improve patients' quality of life studied a group of adults undergoing hemodialysis and found...
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
The aging effects of toxins in the environment
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Why are some 75-year-olds downright spry while others can barely get around?
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Genetic researchers take a major step towards better diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
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A new target that may be critical for the treatment of osteoporosis, a disease which affects about 25% of post-menopausal women, has been discovered by a group of researchers in The...
Vocal fry adversely affects women in the labor market
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A form of speech known as vocal fry that is low in pitch and creaky sounding is increasingly common among young American women.
Daughters' aspirations bolstered by dads who do chores
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Fathers who help with household chores are more likely to raise daughters who aspire to less traditional, and potentially higher paying, careers.
Mothers of women with PCOS have increased risk of early death
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Mothers of daughters with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a significantly increased risk of death, particularly if they also have diabetes, when compared to the general population...
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