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Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
The important role for judgment in quantitative models: e-cigarettes may be far less harmful than cigarettes
http://mnt.to/l/4nWD
A London School of Economics researcher examining the public and private dangers of drugs argues against demonizing e-cigarettes in a presentation given at a conference of the Institute for...
Betting behavior influenced by genes
http://mnt.to/l/4nWj
Investors and gamblers take note: your betting decisions and strategy are determined, in part, by your genes.
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** ALLERGY News **
Interferon can block cellular force that drives allergy and asthma
http://mnt.to/l/4nWz
A mechanism that could underlie the development of cells that drive asthma and allergies has been uncovered by immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Findings in brain memory storage may shed light on how to treat neurological conditions like Alzheimer's and epilepsy
http://mnt.to/l/4nWs
Confirming what neurocomputational theorists have long suspected, researchers at the Dignity Health Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Ariz.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Stress linked to short-term memory loss in aging adults
http://mnt.to/l/4nXG
Stress does more than make us lose our hair; a new study conducted in mice suggests cortisol - the stress hormone - is linked to short-term memory loss in older adults.
Maternal stress during pregnancy may lead to obesity in adult offspring
http://mnt.to/l/4nWL
There are indications that unborn children who are exposed to severe stress levels, have an increased risk of becoming overweight or developing obesity as adults.
Anxious children have bigger "fear centers" in the brain - reports new study
http://mnt.to/l/4nWy
The amygdala is a key "fear center" in the brain. Alterations in the development of the amygdala during childhood may have an important influence on the development of anxiety problems...
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Epidemic risk exacerbated by chikungunya mutation
http://mnt.to/l/4nWx
For the first time, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were able to predict further adaptations of the chikungunya virus that recently spread from Africa to several...
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** AUTISM News **
Parents of children with autism curtail reproduction after signs of disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4nX9
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to curtail attempts to have more children after the first signs of the disorder manifest or a diagnosis is made.
UK survey reveals neglect and abuse of adults with autism
http://mnt.to/l/4nWM
New statistics released on Monday 16 June by The National Autistic Society (NAS) have revealed the devastating scale of neglect and abuse experienced by adults with autism.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Nanoparticles aid the microscopic detection of a protein relevant for cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nWC
Assemblies of proteins, known as protein complexes, have important functions in cells; protein complexes embedded in the cell membrane, for example, are responsible for the exchange with the...
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
World's first balloon surgery for internal bleeding performed on roadside
http://mnt.to/l/4nWT
London's Air Ambulance, the charity that delivers a 24/7 advanced trauma team to critically injured people in London, has performed the world's first roadside balloon surgery to control...
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Potential for improved drugs for osteoporosis, diabetes offered by chemical strategy
http://mnt.to/l/4nXj
By swapping replacement parts into the backbone of a synthetic hormone, UW - Madison graduate student Ross Cheloha and his mentor, Sam Gellman, along with collaborators at Harvard Medical...
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Cholesterol-busting compound may halt breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nXQ
In tests on human cells and lab mice, a compound developed to fight cholesterol was able to not only halt breast cancer progression but also kill cancer cells.
Racial disparities in sentinel lymph node biopsy in women with breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nX6
The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) to stage early breast cancer increased in both black and white women from 2002 to 2007, but the rates remained lower in black than white patients...
How stiffness in breast tissue contributes to invasive carcinoma
http://mnt.to/l/4nWR
A team of researchers led by David J. Mooney, Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), have identified a possible...
Hormone treatment used by the majority of older breast cancer patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nWm
One of the most comprehensive looks at the use of hormone therapy in women over 65 with non-metastatic breast cancer found some welcome news.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Cholesterol-busting compound may halt breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nXQ
In tests on human cells and lab mice, a compound developed to fight cholesterol was able to not only halt breast cancer progression but also kill cancer cells.
Pancreatic tumors 'reprogrammed' by new vaccine
http://mnt.to/l/4nXF
Johns Hopkins researchers have designed a new vaccine that, in combination with low-dose chemotherapy, makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy for the first time.
Foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells from immune system shielded by nanoshell
http://mnt.to/l/4nXt
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy.
Nanoparticles aid the microscopic detection of a protein relevant for cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nWC
Assemblies of proteins, known as protein complexes, have important functions in cells; protein complexes embedded in the cell membrane, for example, are responsible for the exchange with the...
Risk for colon, endometrial and lung cancers increased by sedentary behavior
http://mnt.to/l/4nWf
Physical inactivity has been linked with diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, but it can also increase the risk of certain cancers, according to a study published in the JNCI: Journal...
Study links vitamin D deficiency to 'all-cause mortality and cancer prognosis'
http://mnt.to/l/4nW5
A new study finds a link between low vitamin D levels and all-cause mortality - including CVD and cancer. Researchers say the deficiency may even be linked to cancer prognosis.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Vitamin A derivative potentially treats type 2 diabetes and prevents its cardiovascular complications
http://mnt.to/l/4nWZ
At a time when obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their complications are a veritable epidemic worldwide, researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) recently...
Study links vitamin D deficiency to 'all-cause mortality and cancer prognosis'
http://mnt.to/l/4nW5
A new study finds a link between low vitamin D levels and all-cause mortality - including CVD and cancer. Researchers say the deficiency may even be linked to cancer prognosis.
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Cholesterol-busting compound may halt breast cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nXQ
In tests on human cells and lab mice, a compound developed to fight cholesterol was able to not only halt breast cancer progression but also kill cancer cells.
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Pancreatic tumors 'reprogrammed' by new vaccine
http://mnt.to/l/4nXF
Johns Hopkins researchers have designed a new vaccine that, in combination with low-dose chemotherapy, makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy for the first time.
Once-weekly dulaglutide shows similar reductions in average blood glucose levels as once-daily liraglutide in head-to-head trial
http://mnt.to/l/4nXq
Eli Lilly and Company has released detailed results from dulaglutide's sixth AWARD trial, showing that once-weekly dulaglutide 1.5 mg was non-inferior to once-daily liraglutide 1.8 mg.
Lilly announces detailed results from two Phase III studies testing both doses of dulaglutide vs. insulin glargine
http://mnt.to/l/4nXm
Eli Lilly and Company has released detailed results from two AWARD trials that showed treatment with once-weekly dulaglutide 1.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Risk for colon, endometrial and lung cancers increased by sedentary behavior
http://mnt.to/l/4nWf
Physical inactivity has been linked with diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, but it can also increase the risk of certain cancers, according to a study published in the JNCI: Journal...
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** CONFERENCES News **
Drug Discovery USA Congress, 21st & 22nd October 2014, Boston
http://mnt.to/l/4nYB
After the continued success of the European Drug Discovery Summit Series, Oxford Global are pleased to announce the first Drug Discovery USA Congress, taking place in Boston on the 21st & 22nd...
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** DIABETES News **
Once-weekly dulaglutide shows similar reductions in average blood glucose levels as once-daily liraglutide in head-to-head trial
http://mnt.to/l/4nXq
Eli Lilly and Company has released detailed results from dulaglutide's sixth AWARD trial, showing that once-weekly dulaglutide 1.5 mg was non-inferior to once-daily liraglutide 1.8 mg.
Lilly announces detailed results from two Phase III studies testing both doses of dulaglutide vs. insulin glargine
http://mnt.to/l/4nXm
Eli Lilly and Company has released detailed results from two AWARD trials that showed treatment with once-weekly dulaglutide 1.
Potential for improved drugs for osteoporosis, diabetes offered by chemical strategy
http://mnt.to/l/4nXj
By swapping replacement parts into the backbone of a synthetic hormone, UW - Madison graduate student Ross Cheloha and his mentor, Sam Gellman, along with collaborators at Harvard Medical...
Vitamin A derivative potentially treats type 2 diabetes and prevents its cardiovascular complications
http://mnt.to/l/4nWZ
At a time when obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their complications are a veritable epidemic worldwide, researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) recently...
Continued reduction in diabetes development shown by long-term follow-up of diabetes prevention program
http://mnt.to/l/4nWh
Treatments used to decrease the development of type 2 diabetes continue to be effective an average of 15 years later, according to the latest findings of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes...
New A1C target for children with type 1 diabetes set by diabetes association
http://mnt.to/l/4nWg
According to a new position statement released at the Association's 74th Scientific Sessions,® the American Diabetes Association is lowering its target recommendation for blood glucose...
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Hormone treatment used by the majority of older breast cancer patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nWm
One of the most comprehensive looks at the use of hormone therapy in women over 65 with non-metastatic breast cancer found some welcome news.
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** EPILEPSY News **
Important clues to the genetics of epilepsy
http://mnt.to/l/4nXc
An international team of researchers has discovered a significant genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE), the most common form of epilepsy.
Findings in brain memory storage may shed light on how to treat neurological conditions like Alzheimer's and epilepsy
http://mnt.to/l/4nWs
Confirming what neurocomputational theorists have long suspected, researchers at the Dignity Health Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Ariz.
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
In a model of age-related macular degeneration in vivo, omega (ω)-3 found to inhibit blood vessel growth
http://mnt.to/l/4nWp
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is characterized by choroidal neovascularization (CNV), or blood vessel growth, is the primary cause of blindness in elderly individuals of...
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** FERTILITY News **
Key biological interaction uncovered that occurs during fertilization
http://mnt.to/l/4nWv
Before it can fertilize an egg, a sperm has to bind to and bore through an outer egg layer known as the zona pellucida.
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
MERS not an emergency, says WHO panel
http://mnt.to/l/4nXX
While the recent MERS upsurge has now decreased, the situation remains serious in terms of public health impact, but is not an international emergency says WHO committee.
Better understanding of influenza virus replication provided by computer simulation
http://mnt.to/l/4nX8
Treating influenza relies on drugs such as Amantadine that are becoming less and less effective due to viral evolution.
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** GENETICS News **
Hearing protein required to convert sound into brain signals
http://mnt.to/l/4nXJ
A specific protein found in the bridge-like structures that make up part of the auditory machinery of the inner ear is essential for hearing.
Important clues to the genetics of epilepsy
http://mnt.to/l/4nXc
An international team of researchers has discovered a significant genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE), the most common form of epilepsy.
NUS researchers and its US collaborators reveal latest finding on how genes are involved in risk taking and strategic thinking
http://mnt.to/l/4nWQ
National University of Singapore (NUS), University of California, Berkeley, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) researchers have teamed up to show that when we make strategic...
Betting behavior influenced by genes
http://mnt.to/l/4nWj
Investors and gamblers take note: your betting decisions and strategy are determined, in part, by your genes.
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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **
Hearing protein required to convert sound into brain signals
http://mnt.to/l/4nXJ
A specific protein found in the bridge-like structures that make up part of the auditory machinery of the inner ear is essential for hearing.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Continued reduction in diabetes development shown by long-term follow-up of diabetes prevention program
http://mnt.to/l/4nWh
Treatments used to decrease the development of type 2 diabetes continue to be effective an average of 15 years later, according to the latest findings of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes...
New A1C target for children with type 1 diabetes set by diabetes association
http://mnt.to/l/4nWg
According to a new position statement released at the Association's 74th Scientific Sessions,® the American Diabetes Association is lowering its target recommendation for blood glucose...
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** HUNTINGTONS DISEASE News **
Novel dystonia mouse model may advance treatment for neurological disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4nYV
University of Michigan researchers have created a mouse model of dystonia that they say could lead to better treatment and understanding for a range of neurological disorders.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Older adults may be put at risk by common blood pressure medication
http://mnt.to/l/4nXd
Adults over 65 who have recently begun thiazide diuretics are at a greater risk for developing metabolic-related adverse events, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells from immune system shielded by nanoshell
http://mnt.to/l/4nXt
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy.
The leukemia battle aided by lipids
http://mnt.to/l/4nWB
T cells use a novel mechanism to fight leukemia. They may recognize unique lipids produced by cancer cells and kill tumor cells expressing these lipid molecules.
Interferon can block cellular force that drives allergy and asthma
http://mnt.to/l/4nWz
A mechanism that could underlie the development of cells that drive asthma and allergies has been uncovered by immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Hospital patients and people at home threatened by C. difficile epidemic
http://mnt.to/l/4nXr
Without proper infection prevention in hospitals, and now homes, the Clostridium difficile bacteria poses a major health threat, cautions a Case Western Reserve University infection control...
Epidemic risk exacerbated by chikungunya mutation
http://mnt.to/l/4nWx
For the first time, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were able to predict further adaptations of the chikungunya virus that recently spread from Africa to several...
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Anonymous peer feedback through social networking helped surgical residents improve their robotic surgery skills
http://mnt.to/l/4nXf
Surgical residents who received anonymous feedback from their peers through a social networking site on their robotic surgery skills improved more than those who did not receive any peer...
Better understanding of influenza virus replication provided by computer simulation
http://mnt.to/l/4nX8
Treating influenza relies on drugs such as Amantadine that are becoming less and less effective due to viral evolution.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Overweight + gene mutation = elevated liver values in children
http://mnt.to/l/4nXH
A study carried out at the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Eastern Finland shows that a common mutation in the PNPLA3 gene combined with overweight results in elevated ALAT...
Stroke prevention in women; chronic hepatitis C and liver cancer screening
http://mnt.to/l/4nWd
1. To prevent stroke in women, start youngStroke risk in women begins in young adulthood, according to a guideline synopsis being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Risk for colon, endometrial and lung cancers increased by sedentary behavior
http://mnt.to/l/4nWf
Physical inactivity has been linked with diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, but it can also increase the risk of certain cancers, according to a study published in the JNCI: Journal...
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** LUPUS News **
In the quest for safer treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus
http://mnt.to/l/4nXM
The treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus has traditionally been based on glucocorticoids administered orally.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
The leukemia battle aided by lipids
http://mnt.to/l/4nWB
T cells use a novel mechanism to fight leukemia. They may recognize unique lipids produced by cancer cells and kill tumor cells expressing these lipid molecules.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Bleeding strokes and clot-induced strokes quickly differentiated by Strokefinder
http://mnt.to/l/4nWq
The results from the initial clinical studies involving the microwave helmet Strokefinder confirm the usefulness of microwaves for rapid and accurate diagnosis of stroke patients.
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** MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT News **
US health care system ranks last in new report
http://mnt.to/l/4nYW
Despite being the most expensive in the world, US health care is again ranked as performing the worst in a comparison of 11 nations by the private group The Commonwealth Fund.
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** MEDICAL STUDENTS / TRAINING News **
Anonymous peer feedback through social networking helped surgical residents improve their robotic surgery skills
http://mnt.to/l/4nXf
Surgical residents who received anonymous feedback from their peers through a social networking site on their robotic surgery skills improved more than those who did not receive any peer...
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
US health care system ranks last in new report
http://mnt.to/l/4nYW
Despite being the most expensive in the world, US health care is again ranked as performing the worst in a comparison of 11 nations by the private group The Commonwealth Fund.
Affordable Care Act leads to improvements in young adult health
http://mnt.to/l/4nWY
Research suggests that the controversial health reform measure of 2010 has led to an increase in self-reported good health among young adults.
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Suicides among mental health patients under home treatment in England are double the number of suicides in mental health inpatient units
http://mnt.to/l/4nWJ
The number of deaths by suicide among mental health patients treated at home by crisis resolution home treatment teams (CRHT)*, has more than doubled in England in recent years, rising from...
Mental health patients more than twice as likely to be victims of homicide than the general public
http://mnt.to/l/4nWF
Patients with mental illness are two and a half times more likely to be victims of homicide than people in the general population, according to a national study examining the characteristics...
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
Magnetic particles merged to improve MRI
http://mnt.to/l/4nWP
Submicroscopic particles that contain even smaller particles of iron oxide could make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a far more powerful tool to detect and fight disease.
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** MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS News **
Future embryonic stem cell treatment promise for multiple sclerosis
http://mnt.to/l/4nXn
Scientists in the University of Connecticut's Technology Incubation Program have identified a novel approach to treating multiple sclerosis (MS) using human embryonic stem cells, offering a...
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Novel dystonia mouse model may advance treatment for neurological disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4nYV
University of Michigan researchers have created a mouse model of dystonia that they say could lead to better treatment and understanding for a range of neurological disorders.
Stress linked to short-term memory loss in aging adults
http://mnt.to/l/4nXG
Stress does more than make us lose our hair; a new study conducted in mice suggests cortisol - the stress hormone - is linked to short-term memory loss in older adults.
NUS researchers and its US collaborators reveal latest finding on how genes are involved in risk taking and strategic thinking
http://mnt.to/l/4nWQ
National University of Singapore (NUS), University of California, Berkeley, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) researchers have teamed up to show that when we make strategic...
Parkinson's drugs reduce Rett syndrome symptoms in mice
http://mnt.to/l/4nWK
IDIBELL researchers, led by the director of the Program for Epigenetics and Cancer Biology, ICREA researcher and Professor of Genetics at the University of Barcelona, â€&lsqauo;â€&lsqauo;Manel Esteller, have...
Scripps Florida Scientists pinpoint how genetic mutation causes early brain damage
http://mnt.to/l/4nWt
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shed light on how a specific kind of genetic mutation can cause damage during early brain development that...
Findings in brain memory storage may shed light on how to treat neurological conditions like Alzheimer's and epilepsy
http://mnt.to/l/4nWs
Confirming what neurocomputational theorists have long suspected, researchers at the Dignity Health Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Ariz.
Bleeding strokes and clot-induced strokes quickly differentiated by Strokefinder
http://mnt.to/l/4nWq
The results from the initial clinical studies involving the microwave helmet Strokefinder confirm the usefulness of microwaves for rapid and accurate diagnosis of stroke patients.
Group doctor visits may improve life for people with muscle disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4nTM
A new study suggests that people with muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophies may benefit more from group doctor visits than individual appointments.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Soft-drink tax worth its weight in lost kilos
http://mnt.to/l/4nXw
A tax on sweetened soft drinks could be an effective weapon in the war against obesity, generating weight losses of up to 3.64 kilograms as individuals reduce their consumption.
Vitamin A derivative potentially treats type 2 diabetes and prevents its cardiovascular complications
http://mnt.to/l/4nWZ
At a time when obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their complications are a veritable epidemic worldwide, researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) recently...
Popular artificial sweetener not so sweet
http://mnt.to/l/4nWX
One of the active ingredients in a popular artificial sweetener could have the potential to limit the impact of therapeutic drugs, reduce the number and balance of beneficial bacteria in the...
Study links vitamin D deficiency to 'all-cause mortality and cancer prognosis'
http://mnt.to/l/4nW5
A new study finds a link between low vitamin D levels and all-cause mortality - including CVD and cancer. Researchers say the deficiency may even be linked to cancer prognosis.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Overweight + gene mutation = elevated liver values in children
http://mnt.to/l/4nXH
A study carried out at the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Eastern Finland shows that a common mutation in the PNPLA3 gene combined with overweight results in elevated ALAT...
Soft-drink tax worth its weight in lost kilos
http://mnt.to/l/4nXw
A tax on sweetened soft drinks could be an effective weapon in the war against obesity, generating weight losses of up to 3.64 kilograms as individuals reduce their consumption.
Evolutionary adaptation may be cause of high-altitude weight loss
http://mnt.to/l/4nXb
Weight loss at high altitudes - something universally experienced by climbers and people who move to higher terrain - may not be a detrimental effect, but rather is likely an...
Maternal stress during pregnancy may lead to obesity in adult offspring
http://mnt.to/l/4nWL
There are indications that unborn children who are exposed to severe stress levels, have an increased risk of becoming overweight or developing obesity as adults.
Exercise intensity often overestimated
http://mnt.to/l/4nWw
Do you work out for health benefits and feel you are exercising more than enough?
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** PALLIATIVE CARE / HOSPICE CARE News **
When patients wish for a miracle, tool helps medical staff say 'AMEN'
http://mnt.to/l/4nX4
Cancer clinicians and a chaplain at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a new tool to help doctors, nurses and other health care providers talk to dying patients and families...
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** PANCREATIC CANCER News **
Pancreatic tumors 'reprogrammed' by new vaccine
http://mnt.to/l/4nXF
Johns Hopkins researchers have designed a new vaccine that, in combination with low-dose chemotherapy, makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy for the first time.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Novel dystonia mouse model may advance treatment for neurological disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4nYV
University of Michigan researchers have created a mouse model of dystonia that they say could lead to better treatment and understanding for a range of neurological disorders.
Parkinson's drugs reduce Rett syndrome symptoms in mice
http://mnt.to/l/4nWK
IDIBELL researchers, led by the director of the Program for Epigenetics and Cancer Biology, ICREA researcher and Professor of Genetics at the University of Barcelona, â€&lsqauo;â€&lsqauo;Manel Esteller, have...
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Overweight + gene mutation = elevated liver values in children
http://mnt.to/l/4nXH
A study carried out at the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Eastern Finland shows that a common mutation in the PNPLA3 gene combined with overweight results in elevated ALAT...
Parents value convenience of sports physicals but recognize importance of thorough doctor visits
http://mnt.to/l/4nXs
Nearly half of parents say any qualified health care provider - not just a child's usual provider - can do a sports physical, according to a new University of Michigan C.S.
New models for the well-child checkup
http://mnt.to/l/4nXh
Well-child visits are the foundation of pediatric primary care in the U.S. Accounting for more than one-third of all outpatient visits for infants and toddlers, the appointments are intended to...
Kindergarten benefits children in low-income homes if moms work when they are babies
http://mnt.to/l/4nWG
Kindergarteners from lower-income families who were babies when their mothers went to work outside the home fare as well as or even better than children who had stay-at-home moms, according to...
Anxious children have bigger "fear centers" in the brain - reports new study
http://mnt.to/l/4nWy
The amygdala is a key "fear center" in the brain. Alterations in the development of the amygdala during childhood may have an important influence on the development of anxiety problems...
New A1C target for children with type 1 diabetes set by diabetes association
http://mnt.to/l/4nWg
According to a new position statement released at the Association's 74th Scientific Sessions,® the American Diabetes Association is lowering its target recommendation for blood glucose...
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Parents of children with autism curtail reproduction after signs of disorder
http://mnt.to/l/4nX9
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to curtail attempts to have more children after the first signs of the disorder manifest or a diagnosis is made.
Maternal stress during pregnancy may lead to obesity in adult offspring
http://mnt.to/l/4nWL
There are indications that unborn children who are exposed to severe stress levels, have an increased risk of becoming overweight or developing obesity as adults.
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** PREVENTIVE MEDICINE News **
New models for the well-child checkup
http://mnt.to/l/4nXh
Well-child visits are the foundation of pediatric primary care in the U.S. Accounting for more than one-third of all outpatient visits for infants and toddlers, the appointments are intended to...
Continued reduction in diabetes development shown by long-term follow-up of diabetes prevention program
http://mnt.to/l/4nWh
Treatments used to decrease the development of type 2 diabetes continue to be effective an average of 15 years later, according to the latest findings of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes...
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
US health care system ranks last in new report
http://mnt.to/l/4nYW
Despite being the most expensive in the world, US health care is again ranked as performing the worst in a comparison of 11 nations by the private group The Commonwealth Fund.
Parents value convenience of sports physicals but recognize importance of thorough doctor visits
http://mnt.to/l/4nXs
Nearly half of parents say any qualified health care provider - not just a child's usual provider - can do a sports physical, according to a new University of Michigan C.S.
New models for the well-child checkup
http://mnt.to/l/4nXh
Well-child visits are the foundation of pediatric primary care in the U.S. Accounting for more than one-third of all outpatient visits for infants and toddlers, the appointments are intended to...
Affordable Care Act leads to improvements in young adult health
http://mnt.to/l/4nWY
Research suggests that the controversial health reform measure of 2010 has led to an increase in self-reported good health among young adults.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Specialists prefer treatments performed by their specialty rather than active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer patients
http://mnt.to/l/4nX7
Specialists who treat prostate cancer agree that active surveillance is an effective option - yet most don't recommend it when appropriate for their own patients, according to a study in the...
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Parents of children with autism curtail reproduction after signs of disorder
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Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to curtail attempts to have more children after the first signs of the disorder manifest or a diagnosis is made.
NUS researchers and its US collaborators reveal latest finding on how genes are involved in risk taking and strategic thinking
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National University of Singapore (NUS), University of California, Berkeley, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) researchers have teamed up to show that when we make strategic...
Suicides among mental health patients under home treatment in England are double the number of suicides in mental health inpatient units
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The number of deaths by suicide among mental health patients treated at home by crisis resolution home treatment teams (CRHT)*, has more than doubled in England in recent years, rising from...
Kindergarten benefits children in low-income homes if moms work when they are babies
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Kindergarteners from lower-income families who were babies when their mothers went to work outside the home fare as well as or even better than children who had stay-at-home moms, according to...
Mental health patients more than twice as likely to be victims of homicide than the general public
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Patients with mental illness are two and a half times more likely to be victims of homicide than people in the general population, according to a national study examining the characteristics...
Anxious children have bigger "fear centers" in the brain - reports new study
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The amygdala is a key "fear center" in the brain. Alterations in the development of the amygdala during childhood may have an important influence on the development of anxiety problems...
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
MERS not an emergency, says WHO panel
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While the recent MERS upsurge has now decreased, the situation remains serious in terms of public health impact, but is not an international emergency says WHO committee.
Hospital patients and people at home threatened by C. difficile epidemic
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Without proper infection prevention in hospitals, and now homes, the Clostridium difficile bacteria poses a major health threat, cautions a Case Western Reserve University infection control...
Affordable Care Act leads to improvements in young adult health
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Research suggests that the controversial health reform measure of 2010 has led to an increase in self-reported good health among young adults.
Cognition in aging populations improved by better sleep quality and duration
http://mnt.to/l/4nWW
Maybe turning to sleep gadgets - wristbands, sound therapy and sleep-monitoring smartphone apps - is a good idea.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
Specialists prefer treatments performed by their specialty rather than active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer patients
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Specialists who treat prostate cancer agree that active surveillance is an effective option - yet most don't recommend it when appropriate for their own patients, according to a study in the...
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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **
Soft-drink tax worth its weight in lost kilos
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A tax on sweetened soft drinks could be an effective weapon in the war against obesity, generating weight losses of up to 3.64 kilograms as individuals reduce their consumption.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
MERS not an emergency, says WHO panel
http://mnt.to/l/4nXX
While the recent MERS upsurge has now decreased, the situation remains serious in terms of public health impact, but is not an international emergency says WHO committee.
Interferon can block cellular force that drives allergy and asthma
http://mnt.to/l/4nWz
A mechanism that could underlie the development of cells that drive asthma and allergies has been uncovered by immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Betting behavior influenced by genes
http://mnt.to/l/4nWj
Investors and gamblers take note: your betting decisions and strategy are determined, in part, by your genes.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Stress linked to short-term memory loss in aging adults
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Stress does more than make us lose our hair; a new study conducted in mice suggests cortisol - the stress hormone - is linked to short-term memory loss in older adults.
Older adults may be put at risk by common blood pressure medication
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Adults over 65 who have recently begun thiazide diuretics are at a greater risk for developing metabolic-related adverse events, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Cognition in aging populations improved by better sleep quality and duration
http://mnt.to/l/4nWW
Maybe turning to sleep gadgets - wristbands, sound therapy and sleep-monitoring smartphone apps - is a good idea.
In a model of age-related macular degeneration in vivo, omega (ω)-3 found to inhibit blood vessel growth
http://mnt.to/l/4nWp
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is characterized by choroidal neovascularization (CNV), or blood vessel growth, is the primary cause of blindness in elderly individuals of...
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Cognition in aging populations improved by better sleep quality and duration
http://mnt.to/l/4nWW
Maybe turning to sleep gadgets - wristbands, sound therapy and sleep-monitoring smartphone apps - is a good idea.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
The important role for judgment in quantitative models: e-cigarettes may be far less harmful than cigarettes
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A London School of Economics researcher examining the public and private dangers of drugs argues against demonizing e-cigarettes in a presentation given at a conference of the Institute for...
Widespread use of e-cigarettes in Europe suggests need for more research on health impact, smoking cessation
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Most Europeans who have tried electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are young, current smokers, or those who recently tried quitting regular cigarettes, according to a new study from Harvard...
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Parents value convenience of sports physicals but recognize importance of thorough doctor visits
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Nearly half of parents say any qualified health care provider - not just a child's usual provider - can do a sports physical, according to a new University of Michigan C.S.
Evolutionary adaptation may be cause of high-altitude weight loss
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Weight loss at high altitudes - something universally experienced by climbers and people who move to higher terrain - may not be a detrimental effect, but rather is likely an...
Exercise intensity often overestimated
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Do you work out for health benefits and feel you are exercising more than enough?
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
New technique uncovers the building blocks of kidney regeneration
http://mnt.to/l/4nXp
Doctors and scientists have for years been astonished to observe patients with kidney disease experiencing renal regeneration.
Future embryonic stem cell treatment promise for multiple sclerosis
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Scientists in the University of Connecticut's Technology Incubation Program have identified a novel approach to treating multiple sclerosis (MS) using human embryonic stem cells, offering a...
Scientists apply new theory to learn how and why cells differentiate
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How does a stem cell decide what path to take? In a way, it's up to the wisdom of the crowd.
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** STROKE News **
Bleeding strokes and clot-induced strokes quickly differentiated by Strokefinder
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The results from the initial clinical studies involving the microwave helmet Strokefinder confirm the usefulness of microwaves for rapid and accurate diagnosis of stroke patients.
Stroke prevention in women; chronic hepatitis C and liver cancer screening
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1. To prevent stroke in women, start youngStroke risk in women begins in young adulthood, according to a guideline synopsis being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Epidemic risk exacerbated by chikungunya mutation
http://mnt.to/l/4nWx
For the first time, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were able to predict further adaptations of the chikungunya virus that recently spread from Africa to several...
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
New technique uncovers the building blocks of kidney regeneration
http://mnt.to/l/4nXp
Doctors and scientists have for years been astonished to observe patients with kidney disease experiencing renal regeneration.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Parkinson's drugs reduce Rett syndrome symptoms in mice
http://mnt.to/l/4nWK
IDIBELL researchers, led by the director of the Program for Epigenetics and Cancer Biology, ICREA researcher and Professor of Genetics at the University of Barcelona, â€&lsqauo;â€&lsqauo;Manel Esteller, have...
Stroke prevention in women; chronic hepatitis C and liver cancer screening
http://mnt.to/l/4nWd
1. To prevent stroke in women, start youngStroke risk in women begins in young adulthood, according to a guideline synopsis being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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