Dear kostik,
Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** ADHD News **
Study dismisses link between suicidal behaviour and ADHD drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4p26
A new register-based study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that drug therapy for ADHD does not entail an increased risk of suicide attempts or suicide, as was previously feared.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
'Feel-good hormones' make sun exposure addictive, study suggests
http://mnt.to/l/4p3m
Many of us ignore health warnings that we should cover up in the sun. A new study suggests it is because the sun releases 'feel-good' endorphins, causing addiction to UV radiation.
How should 'technology addiction' be treated?
http://mnt.to/l/4p2j
Though the term 'Internet addiction disorder' was coined 20 years ago, professionals are still divided on whether excessive technology use can be considered an 'addiction.'
Emerging HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa
http://mnt.to/l/4nZR
HIV epidemics are emerging among people who inject drugs in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Evidence of sharp increase in deaths from prescription painkillers
http://mnt.to/l/4nYx
The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine combined, according to researchers at McGill University.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
MRC brings industry and academia together in new approach to accelerate dementias research, UK
http://mnt.to/l/4nZQ
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has launched the UK Dementias Research Platform (UKDP), a £16 million public-private partnership set up to speed up research into dementias.
Early Alzheimer's deficits may be triggered by blocking brain's endocannabinoids
http://mnt.to/l/4nZv
A new study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine has implicated the blocking of endocannabinoids - signaling substances that are the brain's internal versions of...
The brain has latent potential to orchestrate a self-repairing response
http://mnt.to/l/4nZr
New research, led by scientists at the University of Southampton, has found that neurogenesis, the self-repairing mechanism of the adult brain, can help to preserve brain function in...
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Ceremonial PTSD therapies favored by Native American veterans
http://mnt.to/l/4p2c
Native American veterans battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder find relief and healing through an alternative treatment called the Sweat Lodge ceremony offered at the Spokane Veterans...
Stress system and cortisol levels play role in bipolar disorder related depression
http://mnt.to/l/4nZy
Depression is almost twice as common, and poor quality of life almost five times as common, in people with bipolar disorder who have elevated or low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the...
'Seeing' where memory fails student veterans: portable brain-mapping device
http://mnt.to/l/4nZ9
UT Arlington researchers have successfully used a portable brain-mapping device to show limited prefrontal cortex activity among student veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when they...
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Arthritis drug helps bald man grow full head of hair
http://mnt.to/l/4p2B
Using an arthritis drug, doctors have restored hair growth in a 25-year-old man left bare of body hair from the uncommon disease alopecia universalis.
Care urged in taking modified-release paracetamol
http://mnt.to/l/4p2g
Paracetamol overdose accounts for up to 20% of poisonings presenting to Australian and North American emergency departments.
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** AUTISM News **
How the brain learns to ignore familiar stimuli has implications for autism
http://mnt.to/l/4nZt
A neuroscientist from Trinity College Dublin has proposed a new, ground-breaking explanation for the fundamental process of 'habituation', which has never been completely understood by...
Placental marker of prenatal stress linked to brain mitochondrial dysfunction; increased risk for autism, schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/l/4nZj
When a woman experiences a stressful event early in pregnancy, the risk of her child developing autism spectrum disorders or schizophrenia increases.
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** BACK PAIN News **
Self-administered hand shiatsu may help your body prepare for sleep when you suffer chronic pain
http://mnt.to/l/4nYD
There was a time, back in Nancy Cheyne's youth, when she combined the poise and grace of a ballerina with the daring and grit of a barrel racer.
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** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **
How to integrate concern for health in efforts to prevent terrorism
http://mnt.to/l/4nZd
A new article traces the ways that the war on terror is incorporating medicine into warfare, threatening the health of local populations, increasing global health disparities, and causing...
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** BIPOLAR News **
Stress system and cortisol levels play role in bipolar disorder related depression
http://mnt.to/l/4nZy
Depression is almost twice as common, and poor quality of life almost five times as common, in people with bipolar disorder who have elevated or low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the...
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** BREAST CANCER News **
New tool for assessing financial risk of cancer patients and survivors
http://mnt.to/l/4p3F
New financial risk tool developed by researchers at University of Chicago is an attempt to encourage physicians to address the financial strain placed on their patients.
Cancer testing mistakes lead to patients missing out on treatment
http://mnt.to/l/4nZP
Some breast cancer patients have been missing out on specific treatment after 4% of study participants had their tumors classified incorrectly, researchers find.
Detection rate for invasive breast cancers significantly higher with 3-D digital mammography
http://mnt.to/l/4nYz
In community-based radiology practice, mammography screening with 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) yielded lower recall rates, an increased overall cancer detection rate, and an increased...
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
New tool for assessing financial risk of cancer patients and survivors
http://mnt.to/l/4p3F
New financial risk tool developed by researchers at University of Chicago is an attempt to encourage physicians to address the financial strain placed on their patients.
Gardasil® approved in Europe for the prevention of anal cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nZN
Sanofi Pasteur MSD has announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for the use of Gardasil for the prevention of anal precancerous lesions and anal cancers...
Molecular 'yin-yang' of blood vessel growth may point the way to new anti-cancer strategies
http://mnt.to/l/4nZk
Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a crucial process that regulates the development of blood vessels.
Researchers find no link between soy food and endometrial cancer risk
http://mnt.to/l/4nYG
Researchers have found no evidence of a protective association between soy food and endometrial cancer risk, says a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and...
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Earlier identification of heart-transplant rejection via blood test
http://mnt.to/l/4nZJ
Stanford University researchers have devised a noninvasive way to detect heart-transplant rejection weeks or months earlier than previously possible.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
Gardasil® approved in Europe for the prevention of anal cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4nZN
Sanofi Pasteur MSD has announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for the use of Gardasil for the prevention of anal precancerous lesions and anal cancers...
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Protection from heart disease via broken gene
http://mnt.to/l/4nZC
By scouring the DNA of thousands of patients, researchers at the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and their colleagues have discovered four rare gene mutations that not only...
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** CONFERENCES News **
EuroPack Summit, 8-9 September 2014, Portugal
http://mnt.to/l/4p39
The Marcus Evans Group is proud to present the 10th annual EuroPack Summit, Which brings together 60 senior executives from leading Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, and Personal...
11th Annual Conference on Point of Care, October 27th and 28th 2014, London
http://mnt.to/l/4p37
Important Insights from Quality Assessment Programme UK NEQAS at the 11th Annual Point of Care Conference in LondonSMi is thrilled to announce that Tim Woods from UK NEQAS for Blood...
Orphan Drugs and Rare Diseases, October 20th and 21st 2014, London
http://mnt.to/l/4p36
Hear Important Insights on the Early Access to Medicines Initiative and Discuss with Leading Pharma ExpertsSMi Reports: When Britain launched the Early Access to Medicines Initiative in...
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** DEPRESSION News **
When youth antidepressant use went down after media coverage of drug warnings, suicide attempts went up
http://mnt.to/l/4nZF
Researchers have found that U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings about a potential danger for young people taking antidepressants may have backfired, causing an increase in suicide...
Stress system and cortisol levels play role in bipolar disorder related depression
http://mnt.to/l/4nZy
Depression is almost twice as common, and poor quality of life almost five times as common, in people with bipolar disorder who have elevated or low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the...
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Arthritis drug helps bald man grow full head of hair
http://mnt.to/l/4p2B
Using an arthritis drug, doctors have restored hair growth in a 25-year-old man left bare of body hair from the uncommon disease alopecia universalis.
Increase in MRSA prompts updated IDSA guidelines for skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI)
http://mnt.to/l/4nZM
The number of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) has skyrocketed due to the spread of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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** DIABETES News **
Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among U.S. women
http://mnt.to/l/4p2m
CDC researchers report that as many as 9.2 percent of women who gave birth between 2007 and 2010 reported having gestational diabetes mellitus.
Mayo clinic study reverses current thought on treatment of cirrhosis
http://mnt.to/l/4p2h
Researchers at Mayo Clinic released a new study reversing current thought on the treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes.
Novo Nordisk announces U.S. launch of new insulin device Levemir® Flextouch®
http://mnt.to/l/4p2f
Novo Nordisk has announced the availability of its newest prefilled insulin delivery device Levemir® FlexTouch® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) in the United States.
SLC13 transporters offer therapeutic potential for diabetes, obesity, aging
http://mnt.to/l/4nZm
Researchers have provided the first functional analysis of a member of a family of transporter proteins implicated in diabetes, obesity, and lifespan.
Insufficient endocrinologists to meet demand
http://mnt.to/l/4nZg
As more people are diagnosed with diabetes and other hormone conditions, a growing shortage of endocrinologists could force patients to wait longer to see a doctor, according to a new Endocrine...
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
New alternatives for Stunted Growth Syndrome in children
http://mnt.to/l/4p2d
The fact that a child does not increase the size of shoe or clothes with age could be an indicator of a growth disorder known as Stunted Growth syndrome, which occurs when a person has a...
Insufficient endocrinologists to meet demand
http://mnt.to/l/4nZg
As more people are diagnosed with diabetes and other hormone conditions, a growing shortage of endocrinologists could force patients to wait longer to see a doctor, according to a new Endocrine...
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Molecular 'yin-yang' of blood vessel growth may point the way to new anti-cancer strategies
http://mnt.to/l/4nZk
Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a crucial process that regulates the development of blood vessels.
Some aspects of sight are not impaired by mental overload
http://mnt.to/l/4nYF
From animated ads on Main Street to downtown intersections packed with pedestrians, the eyes of urban drivers have much to see.
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** GENETICS News **
New alternatives for Stunted Growth Syndrome in children
http://mnt.to/l/4p2d
The fact that a child does not increase the size of shoe or clothes with age could be an indicator of a growth disorder known as Stunted Growth syndrome, which occurs when a person has a...
A genetic study rebuilds the history of Pre-Columbian and present-day Mexican populations
http://mnt.to/l/4nZH
A genetic study published in the journal Science rebuilds the history of Mexican Pre-Columbian populations and characterises the genetic structure of present-day Mexican populations.
Insights and cautions for physicians in the use of clinical genome and exome sequencing
http://mnt.to/l/4nZD
Clinical genome and exome sequencing (CGES) was once deemed exotic, but is increasingly being used by clinical geneticists and other specialists to diagnose rare, clinically unrecognizable, or...
Protection from heart disease via broken gene
http://mnt.to/l/4nZC
By scouring the DNA of thousands of patients, researchers at the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and their colleagues have discovered four rare gene mutations that not only...
Study points to new mechanisms of tissue development and origins of congenital lung disorders
http://mnt.to/l/4nZB
It's a long way from DNA to RNA to protein, and only about two percent of a person's genome is eventually converted into proteins.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Protection from heart disease via broken gene
http://mnt.to/l/4nZC
By scouring the DNA of thousands of patients, researchers at the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and their colleagues have discovered four rare gene mutations that not only...
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Emerging HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa
http://mnt.to/l/4nZR
HIV epidemics are emerging among people who inject drugs in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
"Healthy" inflammation in fat tissue helps prevent metabolic disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nZn
Chronic tissue inflammation is typically associated with obesity and metabolic disease, but new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center now finds that a level of "healthy" inflammation is...
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Team sources killer disease using criminal profiling
http://mnt.to/l/4p2C
A geographic profiling technique - designed to locate criminals' home-base from their crime patterns - successfully locates the mosquito breeding sites of a malaria outbreak.
Increase in MRSA prompts updated IDSA guidelines for skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI)
http://mnt.to/l/4nZM
The number of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) has skyrocketed due to the spread of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Researchers discover 6,200-year-old schistosomiasis parasite egg
http://mnt.to/l/4nYt
Researchers have uncovered a 6,200-year-old schistosomiasis parasite egg from a grave by the Euphrates river in Syria, providing clues as to how the schistosomiasis burden began.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
How should 'technology addiction' be treated?
http://mnt.to/l/4p2j
Though the term 'Internet addiction disorder' was coined 20 years ago, professionals are still divided on whether excessive technology use can be considered an 'addiction.'
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Mayo clinic study reverses current thought on treatment of cirrhosis
http://mnt.to/l/4p2h
Researchers at Mayo Clinic released a new study reversing current thought on the treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes.
"Healthy" inflammation in fat tissue helps prevent metabolic disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nZn
Chronic tissue inflammation is typically associated with obesity and metabolic disease, but new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center now finds that a level of "healthy" inflammation is...
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Novo Nordisk announces U.S. launch of new insulin device Levemir® Flextouch®
http://mnt.to/l/4p2f
Novo Nordisk has announced the availability of its newest prefilled insulin delivery device Levemir® FlexTouch® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) in the United States.
New manufacturing methods needed for 'soft' machines and robots
http://mnt.to/l/4p2b
Researchers have developed a technique that might be used to produce "soft machines" made of elastic materials and liquid metals for potential applications in robotics, medical devices and...
Earlier identification of heart-transplant rejection via blood test
http://mnt.to/l/4nZJ
Stanford University researchers have devised a noninvasive way to detect heart-transplant rejection weeks or months earlier than previously possible.
Insights and cautions for physicians in the use of clinical genome and exome sequencing
http://mnt.to/l/4nZD
Clinical genome and exome sequencing (CGES) was once deemed exotic, but is increasingly being used by clinical geneticists and other specialists to diagnose rare, clinically unrecognizable, or...
'Seeing' where memory fails student veterans: portable brain-mapping device
http://mnt.to/l/4nZ9
UT Arlington researchers have successfully used a portable brain-mapping device to show limited prefrontal cortex activity among student veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when they...
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
'Feel-good hormones' make sun exposure addictive, study suggests
http://mnt.to/l/4p3m
Many of us ignore health warnings that we should cover up in the sun. A new study suggests it is because the sun releases 'feel-good' endorphins, causing addiction to UV radiation.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Arthritis drug helps bald man grow full head of hair
http://mnt.to/l/4p2B
Using an arthritis drug, doctors have restored hair growth in a 25-year-old man left bare of body hair from the uncommon disease alopecia universalis.
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Ceremonial PTSD therapies favored by Native American veterans
http://mnt.to/l/4p2c
Native American veterans battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder find relief and healing through an alternative treatment called the Sweat Lodge ceremony offered at the Spokane Veterans...
Study dismisses link between suicidal behaviour and ADHD drugs
http://mnt.to/l/4p26
A new register-based study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that drug therapy for ADHD does not entail an increased risk of suicide attempts or suicide, as was previously feared.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Increase in MRSA prompts updated IDSA guidelines for skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI)
http://mnt.to/l/4nZM
The number of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) has skyrocketed due to the spread of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
New research reveals an Achilles' heel in the defensive barrier which surrounds a drug-resistant bacterial cell
http://mnt.to/l/4nZG
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made a breakthrough in the race to solve antibiotic resistance. Their research is published in the journal Nature.
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** MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY / ALS News **
MRC brings industry and academia together in new approach to accelerate dementias research, UK
http://mnt.to/l/4nZQ
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has launched the UK Dementias Research Platform (UKDP), a £16 million public-private partnership set up to speed up research into dementias.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Exposure to TV violence related to irregular attention and brain structure
http://mnt.to/l/4nZZ
Young adult men who watched more violence on television showed indications of less mature brain development and poorer executive functioning, according to the results of an Indiana University...
Early Alzheimer's deficits may be triggered by blocking brain's endocannabinoids
http://mnt.to/l/4nZv
A new study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine has implicated the blocking of endocannabinoids - signaling substances that are the brain's internal versions of...
How the brain learns to ignore familiar stimuli has implications for autism
http://mnt.to/l/4nZt
A neuroscientist from Trinity College Dublin has proposed a new, ground-breaking explanation for the fundamental process of 'habituation', which has never been completely understood by...
Cells prepared to shift brain from subdued to alert by fight-or-flight chemical
http://mnt.to/l/4nZs
Star-shaped brain cells 'eavesdrop' on neurons, but only when primedA new study from The Johns Hopkins University shows that the brain cells surrounding a mouse's neurons do much more than...
The brain has latent potential to orchestrate a self-repairing response
http://mnt.to/l/4nZr
New research, led by scientists at the University of Southampton, has found that neurogenesis, the self-repairing mechanism of the adult brain, can help to preserve brain function in...
Children with a less structured regime are more able to meet their own goals
http://mnt.to/l/4nZq
Children who spend more time in less structured activities - from playing outside to reading books to visiting the zoo - are better able to set their own goals and take actions to meet those...
After anesthesia the brain 'reboots' itself to consciousness
http://mnt.to/l/4nZh
One of the great mysteries of anesthesia is how patients can be temporarily rendered completely unresponsive during surgery and then wake up again, with their memories and skills intact.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Kids who eat a Mediterranean diet '15% less likely to be obese'
http://mnt.to/l/4p3s
New research reveals that children who adhere to a Mediterranean diet are less likely to be overweight or obese, compared with kids with low adherence to the diet.
Some older women taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may need to reduce the dose
http://mnt.to/l/4nYN
Calcium and vitamin D are commonly recommended for older women, but the usual supplements may send calcium excretion and blood levels too high for some women, shows a new study published online...
Researchers find no link between soy food and endometrial cancer risk
http://mnt.to/l/4nYG
Researchers have found no evidence of a protective association between soy food and endometrial cancer risk, says a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and...
Early interventions among Head Start preschool families improve sleep behaviors for kids, parents
http://mnt.to/l/4nYC
Taking part in an educational sleep program resulted in a 30-minute average increase in sleep duration at a one-month follow-up for preschoolers, according to a new study from the University of...
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Kids who eat a Mediterranean diet '15% less likely to be obese'
http://mnt.to/l/4p3s
New research reveals that children who adhere to a Mediterranean diet are less likely to be overweight or obese, compared with kids with low adherence to the diet.
Why overweight women may experience difficulties during labour
http://mnt.to/l/4nZw
Researchers have identified an electrical switch in the muscle of the uterus that plays a key role in the progression into labour.
"Healthy" inflammation in fat tissue helps prevent metabolic disease
http://mnt.to/l/4nZn
Chronic tissue inflammation is typically associated with obesity and metabolic disease, but new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center now finds that a level of "healthy" inflammation is...
SLC13 transporters offer therapeutic potential for diabetes, obesity, aging
http://mnt.to/l/4nZm
Researchers have provided the first functional analysis of a member of a family of transporter proteins implicated in diabetes, obesity, and lifespan.
Insufficient endocrinologists to meet demand
http://mnt.to/l/4nZg
As more people are diagnosed with diabetes and other hormone conditions, a growing shortage of endocrinologists could force patients to wait longer to see a doctor, according to a new Endocrine...
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
After anesthesia the brain 'reboots' itself to consciousness
http://mnt.to/l/4nZh
One of the great mysteries of anesthesia is how patients can be temporarily rendered completely unresponsive during surgery and then wake up again, with their memories and skills intact.
Self-administered hand shiatsu may help your body prepare for sleep when you suffer chronic pain
http://mnt.to/l/4nYD
There was a time, back in Nancy Cheyne's youth, when she combined the poise and grace of a ballerina with the daring and grit of a barrel racer.
Evidence of sharp increase in deaths from prescription painkillers
http://mnt.to/l/4nYx
The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine combined, according to researchers at McGill University.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
MRC brings industry and academia together in new approach to accelerate dementias research, UK
http://mnt.to/l/4nZQ
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has launched the UK Dementias Research Platform (UKDP), a £16 million public-private partnership set up to speed up research into dementias.
The brain has latent potential to orchestrate a self-repairing response
http://mnt.to/l/4nZr
New research, led by scientists at the University of Southampton, has found that neurogenesis, the self-repairing mechanism of the adult brain, can help to preserve brain function in...
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Kids who eat a Mediterranean diet '15% less likely to be obese'
http://mnt.to/l/4p3s
New research reveals that children who adhere to a Mediterranean diet are less likely to be overweight or obese, compared with kids with low adherence to the diet.
Flavored tobacco use among Canadian students in grades 9-12
http://mnt.to/l/4p2q
More than half of tobacco users in grades 9 through 12 in Canada use flavored tobacco, despite a national ban on certain flavored tobacco products, according to a study from the University of...
New alternatives for Stunted Growth Syndrome in children
http://mnt.to/l/4p2d
The fact that a child does not increase the size of shoe or clothes with age could be an indicator of a growth disorder known as Stunted Growth syndrome, which occurs when a person has a...
When youth antidepressant use went down after media coverage of drug warnings, suicide attempts went up
http://mnt.to/l/4nZF
Researchers have found that U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings about a potential danger for young people taking antidepressants may have backfired, causing an increase in suicide...
Children with a less structured regime are more able to meet their own goals
http://mnt.to/l/4nZq
Children who spend more time in less structured activities - from playing outside to reading books to visiting the zoo - are better able to set their own goals and take actions to meet those...
Delay in implementation of proposed children's study
http://mnt.to/l/4nZc
A study that would track the health of 100,000 babies to age 21 has been put on hold following the release of an assessment report by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine...
Kids' behavior improved by moral stories with positive outcomes
http://mnt.to/l/4nYM
A moral story that praises a character's honesty is more effective at getting young children to tell the truth than a story that emphasizes the negative repercussions of lying, according to...
Early interventions among Head Start preschool families improve sleep behaviors for kids, parents
http://mnt.to/l/4nYC
Taking part in an educational sleep program resulted in a 30-minute average increase in sleep duration at a one-month follow-up for preschoolers, according to a new study from the University of...
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Survey shows 81% of doctors, physician assistants and pharmacists believe FDA approval should be required prior to generic drug safety label changes
http://mnt.to/l/4p2z
A survey co-released today by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) and the National Coalition on Healthcare reveals that the healthcare providers patients rely on most to explain...
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among U.S. women
http://mnt.to/l/4p2m
CDC researchers report that as many as 9.2 percent of women who gave birth between 2007 and 2010 reported having gestational diabetes mellitus.
Why overweight women may experience difficulties during labour
http://mnt.to/l/4nZw
Researchers have identified an electrical switch in the muscle of the uterus that plays a key role in the progression into labour.
Placental marker of prenatal stress linked to brain mitochondrial dysfunction; increased risk for autism, schizophrenia
http://mnt.to/l/4nZj
When a woman experiences a stressful event early in pregnancy, the risk of her child developing autism spectrum disorders or schizophrenia increases.
Delay in implementation of proposed children's study
http://mnt.to/l/4nZc
A study that would track the health of 100,000 babies to age 21 has been put on hold following the release of an assessment report by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine...
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Cancer testing mistakes lead to patients missing out on treatment
http://mnt.to/l/4nZP
Some breast cancer patients have been missing out on specific treatment after 4% of study participants had their tumors classified incorrectly, researchers find.
Survey reveals concern by physicians regarding involvement in concealed-weapon permit process
http://mnt.to/l/4nZL
A new survey of North Carolina doctors finds that many are concerned about the increasing number of requests they are receiving to assess their patients' competency to carry concealed weapons.
Insights and cautions for physicians in the use of clinical genome and exome sequencing
http://mnt.to/l/4nZD
Clinical genome and exome sequencing (CGES) was once deemed exotic, but is increasingly being used by clinical geneticists and other specialists to diagnose rare, clinically unrecognizable, or...
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
How should 'technology addiction' be treated?
http://mnt.to/l/4p2j
Though the term 'Internet addiction disorder' was coined 20 years ago, professionals are still divided on whether excessive technology use can be considered an 'addiction.'
Exposure to TV violence related to irregular attention and brain structure
http://mnt.to/l/4nZZ
Young adult men who watched more violence on television showed indications of less mature brain development and poorer executive functioning, according to the results of an Indiana University...
Survey reveals concern by physicians regarding involvement in concealed-weapon permit process
http://mnt.to/l/4nZL
A new survey of North Carolina doctors finds that many are concerned about the increasing number of requests they are receiving to assess their patients' competency to carry concealed weapons.
When youth antidepressant use went down after media coverage of drug warnings, suicide attempts went up
http://mnt.to/l/4nZF
Researchers have found that U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings about a potential danger for young people taking antidepressants may have backfired, causing an increase in suicide...
How the brain learns to ignore familiar stimuli has implications for autism
http://mnt.to/l/4nZt
A neuroscientist from Trinity College Dublin has proposed a new, ground-breaking explanation for the fundamental process of 'habituation', which has never been completely understood by...
Children with a less structured regime are more able to meet their own goals
http://mnt.to/l/4nZq
Children who spend more time in less structured activities - from playing outside to reading books to visiting the zoo - are better able to set their own goals and take actions to meet those...
Kids' behavior improved by moral stories with positive outcomes
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A moral story that praises a character's honesty is more effective at getting young children to tell the truth than a story that emphasizes the negative repercussions of lying, according to...
Evidence of sharp increase in deaths from prescription painkillers
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The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine combined, according to researchers at McGill University.
New study finds 'Trophy wife' stereotype is largely a myth
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Don't be so quick to judge.Most people are familiar with the "trophy wife" stereotype that attractive women marry rich men, placing little importance on their other traits, including...
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
'Feel-good hormones' make sun exposure addictive, study suggests
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Many of us ignore health warnings that we should cover up in the sun. A new study suggests it is because the sun releases 'feel-good' endorphins, causing addiction to UV radiation.
Survey shows 81% of doctors, physician assistants and pharmacists believe FDA approval should be required prior to generic drug safety label changes
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A survey co-released today by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) and the National Coalition on Healthcare reveals that the healthcare providers patients rely on most to explain...
Ban on pavement sealant lowered levels of potentially harmful compounds in lake
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In 2006, Austin, Texas, became the first city in the country to ban a commonly used pavement sealant over concerns that it was a major source of cancer-causing compounds in the environment.
Survey reveals concern by physicians regarding involvement in concealed-weapon permit process
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A new survey of North Carolina doctors finds that many are concerned about the increasing number of requests they are receiving to assess their patients' competency to carry concealed weapons.
How to integrate concern for health in efforts to prevent terrorism
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A new article traces the ways that the war on terror is incorporating medicine into warfare, threatening the health of local populations, increasing global health disparities, and causing...
Delay in implementation of proposed children's study
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A study that would track the health of 100,000 babies to age 21 has been put on hold following the release of an assessment report by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine...
Researchers discover 6,200-year-old schistosomiasis parasite egg
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Researchers have uncovered a 6,200-year-old schistosomiasis parasite egg from a grave by the Euphrates river in Syria, providing clues as to how the schistosomiasis burden began.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
Detection rate for invasive breast cancers significantly higher with 3-D digital mammography
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In community-based radiology practice, mammography screening with 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) yielded lower recall rates, an increased overall cancer detection rate, and an increased...
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Placental marker of prenatal stress linked to brain mitochondrial dysfunction; increased risk for autism, schizophrenia
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When a woman experiences a stressful event early in pregnancy, the risk of her child developing autism spectrum disorders or schizophrenia increases.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
SLC13 transporters offer therapeutic potential for diabetes, obesity, aging
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Researchers have provided the first functional analysis of a member of a family of transporter proteins implicated in diabetes, obesity, and lifespan.
Some older women taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may need to reduce the dose
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Calcium and vitamin D are commonly recommended for older women, but the usual supplements may send calcium excretion and blood levels too high for some women, shows a new study published online...
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Gardasil® approved in Europe for the prevention of anal cancer
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Sanofi Pasteur MSD has announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for the use of Gardasil for the prevention of anal precancerous lesions and anal cancers...
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Self-administered hand shiatsu may help your body prepare for sleep when you suffer chronic pain
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There was a time, back in Nancy Cheyne's youth, when she combined the poise and grace of a ballerina with the daring and grit of a barrel racer.
Early interventions among Head Start preschool families improve sleep behaviors for kids, parents
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Taking part in an educational sleep program resulted in a 30-minute average increase in sleep duration at a one-month follow-up for preschoolers, according to a new study from the University of...
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Flavored tobacco use among Canadian students in grades 9-12
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More than half of tobacco users in grades 9 through 12 in Canada use flavored tobacco, despite a national ban on certain flavored tobacco products, according to a study from the University of...
Closer scrutiny of e-cig marketing practices is warranted
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Adults are widely exposed to e-cigarette marketing through the media, but those messages reach different demographic groups in different ways, according to a survey by researchers at the...
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Earlier identification of heart-transplant rejection via blood test
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Stanford University researchers have devised a noninvasive way to detect heart-transplant rejection weeks or months earlier than previously possible.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Team sources killer disease using criminal profiling
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A geographic profiling technique - designed to locate criminals' home-base from their crime patterns - successfully locates the mosquito breeding sites of a malaria outbreak.
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** VASCULAR News **
Molecular 'yin-yang' of blood vessel growth may point the way to new anti-cancer strategies
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Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a crucial process that regulates the development of blood vessels.
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** VETERANS / EX-SERVICEMEN News **
Ceremonial PTSD therapies favored by Native American veterans
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Native American veterans battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder find relief and healing through an alternative treatment called the Sweat Lodge ceremony offered at the Spokane Veterans...
'Seeing' where memory fails student veterans: portable brain-mapping device
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UT Arlington researchers have successfully used a portable brain-mapping device to show limited prefrontal cortex activity among student veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when they...
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Researchers discover 6,200-year-old schistosomiasis parasite egg
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Researchers have uncovered a 6,200-year-old schistosomiasis parasite egg from a grave by the Euphrates river in Syria, providing clues as to how the schistosomiasis burden began.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among U.S. women
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CDC researchers report that as many as 9.2 percent of women who gave birth between 2007 and 2010 reported having gestational diabetes mellitus.
Cancer testing mistakes lead to patients missing out on treatment
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Some breast cancer patients have been missing out on specific treatment after 4% of study participants had their tumors classified incorrectly, researchers find.
Some older women taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may need to reduce the dose
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Calcium and vitamin D are commonly recommended for older women, but the usual supplements may send calcium excretion and blood levels too high for some women, shows a new study published online...
Researchers find no link between soy food and endometrial cancer risk
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Researchers have found no evidence of a protective association between soy food and endometrial cancer risk, says a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and...
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