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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Research Shows Genetic Factors 'Modestly' Affect Alcoholic Liver Disease Risk
http://mnt.to/a/476Q
Research has suggested that environmental factors have a greater impact on the risk of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) than genetic predisposition.A team of researchers at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield has published results this month in the European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology showing that patients with ALD are no more likely to have relatives with ALD than are heavy drinkers without evidence of liver disease.
Some People Suffer Allergy-Like Symptoms After Drinking Wine
http://mnt.to/a/476j
Around seven percent of adults suffer from an intolerance to wine. This is the result of a survey presented by Peter Wigand and co-authors in the current edition of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztelb Int 2012; 109 (25): 437-44).
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Fertility Drug Usage And Cancer Risk
http://mnt.to/a/476L
Women using fertility drugs who did not conceive a 10-plus week pregnancy were at a statistically significant reduced risk of breast cancer compared to nonusers; however, women using the drugs who conceived a 10-plus week pregnancy had a statistically significant increased risk of breast cancer compared to unsuccessfully treated women, but a comparable risk to nonusers, according to a study published July 6 in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Why Do Cancer Rates Increase As We Age?
http://mnt.to/a/476S
As we age, our risk of developing cancer increases, now researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center say that this is because our tissue landscape changes as we age. The study is published in the journal Oncogene.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Obesity Linked To Acute Kidney Injury After Heart Surgery
http://mnt.to/a/476h
Obesity increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Considered common after cardiac surgery, AKI represents a fivefold increase in mortality risk within 30 days after the procedure and is associated with longer hospital stays and a range of complications.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Fertility Drug Usage And Cancer Risk
http://mnt.to/a/476L
Women using fertility drugs who did not conceive a 10-plus week pregnancy were at a statistically significant reduced risk of breast cancer compared to nonusers; however, women using the drugs who conceived a 10-plus week pregnancy had a statistically significant increased risk of breast cancer compared to unsuccessfully treated women, but a comparable risk to nonusers, according to a study published July 6 in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute.
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** FERTILITY News **
Fertility Drug Usage And Cancer Risk
http://mnt.to/a/476L
Women using fertility drugs who did not conceive a 10-plus week pregnancy were at a statistically significant reduced risk of breast cancer compared to nonusers; however, women using the drugs who conceived a 10-plus week pregnancy had a statistically significant increased risk of breast cancer compared to unsuccessfully treated women, but a comparable risk to nonusers, according to a study published July 6 in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute.
Uxogyn Presents New Data Showing The Ability Of Eeva™ To Non-Invasively Predict Embryo Advancement With Increased Accuracy
http://mnt.to/a/476K
Auxogyn, Inc., a company focused on revolutionizing the field of reproductive health, has presented data showing the ability of its flagship product, the Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) Test, to predict embryo advancement with a new level of accuracy.
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** GENETICS News **
Why Do Cancer Rates Increase As We Age?
http://mnt.to/a/476S
As we age, our risk of developing cancer increases, now researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center say that this is because our tissue landscape changes as we age. The study is published in the journal Oncogene.
Research Shows Genetic Factors 'Modestly' Affect Alcoholic Liver Disease Risk
http://mnt.to/a/476Q
Research has suggested that environmental factors have a greater impact on the risk of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) than genetic predisposition.A team of researchers at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield has published results this month in the European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology showing that patients with ALD are no more likely to have relatives with ALD than are heavy drinkers without evidence of liver disease.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Meningitis Vaccine Being Developed From Common Cold Virus
http://mnt.to/a/476Z
A leading cause for meningitis and septicemia in the UK is meningococcus B (MenB) bacterium infection. Healthy children can become severely ill within just a few hours if they contract meningitis or septicemia, as both illnesses develop randomly and with alarming speed.
The Origins Of Key Immune Cells
http://mnt.to/a/476m
Chronic inflammatory conditions are extremely common diseases in humans and in the entire animal kingdom. Both in autoimmune diseases and pathogen-caused diseases, the inflamed areas are rapidly colonized by antibody producing B lymphocytes - which organize themselves in highly structured areas called "lymphoid follicles".
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Meningitis Vaccine Being Developed From Common Cold Virus
http://mnt.to/a/476Z
A leading cause for meningitis and septicemia in the UK is meningococcus B (MenB) bacterium infection. Healthy children can become severely ill within just a few hours if they contract meningitis or septicemia, as both illnesses develop randomly and with alarming speed.
The Origins Of Key Immune Cells
http://mnt.to/a/476m
Chronic inflammatory conditions are extremely common diseases in humans and in the entire animal kingdom. Both in autoimmune diseases and pathogen-caused diseases, the inflamed areas are rapidly colonized by antibody producing B lymphocytes - which organize themselves in highly structured areas called "lymphoid follicles".
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Research Shows Genetic Factors 'Modestly' Affect Alcoholic Liver Disease Risk
http://mnt.to/a/476Q
Research has suggested that environmental factors have a greater impact on the risk of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) than genetic predisposition.A team of researchers at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield has published results this month in the European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology showing that patients with ALD are no more likely to have relatives with ALD than are heavy drinkers without evidence of liver disease.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Robotic Legs Accurately Mimic Human Walking Gait
http://mnt.to/a/476n
A group of US researchers has produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to fully model walking in a biologically accurate manner.The neural architecture, musculoskeletal architecture and sensory feedback pathways in humans have been simplified and built into the robot, giving it a remarkably human-like walking gait that can be viewed in this video:The biological accuracy of this robot, which has been presented in IOP Publishing's Journal of Neural Engineering, has allowed the researchers to investigate the processes underlying walking in humans and may bolster theories of how babies learn to walk, as well as helping to understand how spinal-cord-injury patients can recover the ability to walk.
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** MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS News **
Some Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Experience Fewer Flu-Like Symptoms With Fingolimod
http://mnt.to/a/476k
The immunosuppressive drug fingolimod (trade name: Gilenya®) is approved for the treatment of highly-active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in adults. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to "Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products" (AMNOG), the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) assessed whether fingolimod offers an added benefit compared with the present standard therapy.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Step Closer To Understanding Childhood Degenerative Brain Disease Ataxia-Telangiectasia
http://mnt.to/a/476M
Researchers at UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) are a step closer to understanding and combating the degenerative brain disease ataxia-telangiectasia. As part of a collaborative project, Associate Professor Ernst Wolvetang's AIBN research group has reprogrammed, for the first time, skin cells from people with the disease so they can study the effectiveness of potential treatments.
Robotic Legs Accurately Mimic Human Walking Gait
http://mnt.to/a/476n
A group of US researchers has produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to fully model walking in a biologically accurate manner.The neural architecture, musculoskeletal architecture and sensory feedback pathways in humans have been simplified and built into the robot, giving it a remarkably human-like walking gait that can be viewed in this video:The biological accuracy of this robot, which has been presented in IOP Publishing's Journal of Neural Engineering, has allowed the researchers to investigate the processes underlying walking in humans and may bolster theories of how babies learn to walk, as well as helping to understand how spinal-cord-injury patients can recover the ability to walk.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Obesity Linked To Acute Kidney Injury After Heart Surgery
http://mnt.to/a/476h
Obesity increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Considered common after cardiac surgery, AKI represents a fivefold increase in mortality risk within 30 days after the procedure and is associated with longer hospital stays and a range of complications.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Meningitis Vaccine Being Developed From Common Cold Virus
http://mnt.to/a/476Z
A leading cause for meningitis and septicemia in the UK is meningococcus B (MenB) bacterium infection. Healthy children can become severely ill within just a few hours if they contract meningitis or septicemia, as both illnesses develop randomly and with alarming speed.
Step Closer To Understanding Childhood Degenerative Brain Disease Ataxia-Telangiectasia
http://mnt.to/a/476M
Researchers at UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) are a step closer to understanding and combating the degenerative brain disease ataxia-telangiectasia. As part of a collaborative project, Associate Professor Ernst Wolvetang's AIBN research group has reprogrammed, for the first time, skin cells from people with the disease so they can study the effectiveness of potential treatments.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
People Who Lack Control Are More Likely To Be Superstitious
http://mnt.to/a/476Y
During the 2010 soccer World Cup, Paul the Octopus became a worldwide superstar for correctly "predicting" the winner of all games in the competition. Queensland University researchers have found that people who felt a lack of control in their lives were more likely to believe in the claimed "psychic abilities" of the famous octopus.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Step Closer To Understanding Childhood Degenerative Brain Disease Ataxia-Telangiectasia
http://mnt.to/a/476M
Researchers at UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) are a step closer to understanding and combating the degenerative brain disease ataxia-telangiectasia. As part of a collaborative project, Associate Professor Ernst Wolvetang's AIBN research group has reprogrammed, for the first time, skin cells from people with the disease so they can study the effectiveness of potential treatments.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Obesity Linked To Acute Kidney Injury After Heart Surgery
http://mnt.to/a/476h
Obesity increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Considered common after cardiac surgery, AKI represents a fivefold increase in mortality risk within 30 days after the procedure and is associated with longer hospital stays and a range of complications.
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