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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Cocaine physically changes brain to seek more
http://mnt.to/a/4gtV
Cocaine triggers rapid growth in new brain structures linked to memory and learning, but only in a way that encourages drug-seeking behavior, researchers from the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Even after onset of vascular dementia, art preserves skills: Remarkable case of a Canadian sculptor
http://mnt.to/a/4gt5
The ability to draw spontaneously as well as from memory may be preserved in the brains of artists long after the deleterious effects of vascular dementia have diminished their capacity to complete simple, everyday tasks, according to a new study by physicians at St.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
How our own bodies help turn cancer against us
http://mnt.to/a/4gtd
In an unexpected finding, scientists have linked the activation of a stress gene in immune-system cells to the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body.Researchers say the study suggests this gene, called ATF3, may be the crucial link between stress and cancer, including the major cause of cancer death - its spread, or metastasis.
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** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **
Distance helps people find clarity in the face of trauma
http://mnt.to/a/4gtn
In the wake of tragedies such as the Sandy Hook school shooting, the Boston Marathon bombing and the devastating explosion in the Texas town of West, people are often left asking, "Why did this happen?"According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin, the best way to make sense of tragedy is to turn away from detailed reports in the news and social media and adopt a more simplified understanding of the event.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Researchers figure out why gold nanoparticles can penetrate cell walls
http://mnt.to/a/4gt6
Cells are very good at protecting their precious contents - and as a result, it's very difficult to penetrate their membrane walls to deliver drugs, nutrients or biosensors without damaging or destroying the cell.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
How our own bodies help turn cancer against us
http://mnt.to/a/4gtd
In an unexpected finding, scientists have linked the activation of a stress gene in immune-system cells to the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body.Researchers say the study suggests this gene, called ATF3, may be the crucial link between stress and cancer, including the major cause of cancer death - its spread, or metastasis.
Decitabine for blood cancers may stop spread of breast cancer cells
http://mnt.to/a/4gsZ
A drug used to treat blood cancers may also stop the spread of invasive breast cancer, researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have discovered. Their study, published online in Breast Cancer Research, found that in the lab and in animals, the drug decitabine turns on a gene coding for protein kinase D1 (PRKD1) that halts the ability of cancer cells to separate from a tumor and spread to distant organs.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Fruits and vegetables may reduce bladder cancer risk in women
http://mnt.to/a/4gtT
Women who increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables probably reduce their risk of developing invasive bladder cancer, researchers from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reported in The Journal of Nutrition1.
Radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction favorably impacted by fetal stem cell transplantation
http://mnt.to/a/4gsW
Patients receiving cranial irradiation treatment for brain cancer may find the treatment life-saving, but often suffer progressive and debilitating cognitive detriments, including spatial learning and memory deficits.
Future screening test could detect ovarian cancer earlier
http://mnt.to/a/4gsN
Scientists have developed a new screening strategy for ovarian cancer, which could detect the disease in its early stages, according to a study published in the journal Cancer.Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have created a "two-stage" ovarian cancer screening method that measures changes in a blood protein called CA125, a protein known as a marker for tumors.
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** CAREGIVERS / HOMECARE News **
Depression an increased risk for grandmothers who raise their grandchildren
http://mnt.to/a/4gsK
Grandmothers who care for their grandchildren full-time need help for depression and family strains, report researchers from the Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
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** COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE News **
Potential non-drug treatments for postoperative nausea: Aromatherapy and IV dextrose
http://mnt.to/a/4gsJ
Two simple, non-drug treatments - aromatherapy and intravenous administration of a simple sugar solution - may offer effective new approaches to relieving nausea and vomiting after surgery, report a pair of studies in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
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** DEPRESSION News **
Depressed people have a more accurate perception of time
http://mnt.to/a/4gtv
People with mild depression underestimate their talents. However, new research carried out researchers at the University of Limerick and the University of Hertfordshire shows that depressed people are more accurate when it comes to time estimation than their happier peers.
Depression an increased risk for grandmothers who raise their grandchildren
http://mnt.to/a/4gsK
Grandmothers who care for their grandchildren full-time need help for depression and family strains, report researchers from the Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
First genetic study of stretch marks
http://mnt.to/a/4gsG
23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, has conducted the first genetic study of striae distensae (stretch marks). Researchers at the company identified four genetic markers significantly associated with the development of stretch marks that inform why some individuals are more susceptible to the skin condition.
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** DIABETES News **
Hormones and microbes may cooperate with each other to protect males against autoimmune diseases
http://mnt.to/a/4gsR
Females can mount more powerful immune responses than males, but the flip side of this enhanced protection against infections is a greater risk for autoimmune disorders. Shedding light on the underlying causes of the gender bias in autoimmune diseases, a study published by Cell Pres in the journal Immunity reveals that certain gut microbes prevalent in males can help protect them against type 1 diabetes.
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** EATING DISORDERS News **
Eating disorder anorexia may be linked to brain size
http://mnt.to/a/4gtb
Scientists have discovered that the size of our brains may indicate the risk of developing an eating disorder, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Risk of developing an eating disorder may be indicated by brain size
http://mnt.to/a/4gsz
New research indicates that teens with anorexia nervosa have bigger brains than teens that do not have the eating disorder. That is according to a study by researchers at the University of Colorado's School of Medicine that examined a group of adolescents with anorexia nervosa and a group without.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Review article addresses fecal microbiota transplantation
http://mnt.to/a/4gtc
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a highly effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection, with very early experience suggesting that it may also play a role in treating other gastrointestinal (GI) and non-GI diseases.
Potential non-drug treatments for postoperative nausea: Aromatherapy and IV dextrose
http://mnt.to/a/4gsJ
Two simple, non-drug treatments - aromatherapy and intravenous administration of a simple sugar solution - may offer effective new approaches to relieving nausea and vomiting after surgery, report a pair of studies in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
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** GENETICS News **
How our own bodies help turn cancer against us
http://mnt.to/a/4gtd
In an unexpected finding, scientists have linked the activation of a stress gene in immune-system cells to the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body.Researchers say the study suggests this gene, called ATF3, may be the crucial link between stress and cancer, including the major cause of cancer death - its spread, or metastasis.
Gene variants identifed that may cause kidney problems in lupus patients
http://mnt.to/a/4gsP
Variants in a particular gene are linked with an increased risk for kidney complications in patients with lupus, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
First genetic study of stretch marks
http://mnt.to/a/4gsG
23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, has conducted the first genetic study of striae distensae (stretch marks). Researchers at the company identified four genetic markers significantly associated with the development of stretch marks that inform why some individuals are more susceptible to the skin condition.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Age, race, and gender matter when trying to reduce risk factors after heart attack
http://mnt.to/a/4gtq
Risk factor modification efforts could help reduce the chance of another heart attack and death among the more than 15 million Americans with coronary heart disease. Yet some patients - especially women and minorities - leave the hospital with poorly managed risk factors.
Stem cells from heart disease patients offer potential for treatment
http://mnt.to/a/4gsQ
Researchers have developed a new technique that might one day be used to convert cells from heart disease patients into heart muscle cells that could act as a personalized treatment for their condition.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Hormones and microbes may cooperate with each other to protect males against autoimmune diseases
http://mnt.to/a/4gsR
Females can mount more powerful immune responses than males, but the flip side of this enhanced protection against infections is a greater risk for autoimmune disorders. Shedding light on the underlying causes of the gender bias in autoimmune diseases, a study published by Cell Pres in the journal Immunity reveals that certain gut microbes prevalent in males can help protect them against type 1 diabetes.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Nursing infection preventionists invaluable to improving hand hygiene rates and decreasing hospital-acquired infections
http://mnt.to/a/4gsY
Hand hygiene is the single most important step caregivers can take in preventing hospital-acquired infections, yet research shows that nurses and other caregivers often don't follow recommended guidelines for hand hygiene - and are only in compliance from 30 percent to 48 percent of the time, depending on which study is being cited.
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** LUPUS News **
Gene variants identifed that may cause kidney problems in lupus patients
http://mnt.to/a/4gsP
Variants in a particular gene are linked with an increased risk for kidney complications in patients with lupus, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
Single injection may revolutionize melanoma treatment
http://mnt.to/a/4gtg
A new study at Moffitt Cancer Center could offer hope to people with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Researchers are investigating whether an injectable known as PV-10 can shrink tumors and reduce the spread of cancer.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Hormones and microbes may cooperate with each other to protect males against autoimmune diseases
http://mnt.to/a/4gsR
Females can mount more powerful immune responses than males, but the flip side of this enhanced protection against infections is a greater risk for autoimmune disorders. Shedding light on the underlying causes of the gender bias in autoimmune diseases, a study published by Cell Pres in the journal Immunity reveals that certain gut microbes prevalent in males can help protect them against type 1 diabetes.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
New way to improve internal clock function may treat sleep disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4gtX
Some sleep disorders may become a thing of the past, according to a study published in the journal Neuron. Researchers from McGill University and Concordia University say they have found how protein synthesis is controlled within the body's circadian clock - an internal mechanism that controls our daily rhythms.
Cocaine physically changes brain to seek more
http://mnt.to/a/4gtV
Cocaine triggers rapid growth in new brain structures linked to memory and learning, but only in a way that encourages drug-seeking behavior, researchers from the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
Eating disorder anorexia may be linked to brain size
http://mnt.to/a/4gtb
Scientists have discovered that the size of our brains may indicate the risk of developing an eating disorder, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction favorably impacted by fetal stem cell transplantation
http://mnt.to/a/4gsW
Patients receiving cranial irradiation treatment for brain cancer may find the treatment life-saving, but often suffer progressive and debilitating cognitive detriments, including spatial learning and memory deficits.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Fruits and vegetables may reduce bladder cancer risk in women
http://mnt.to/a/4gtT
Women who increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables probably reduce their risk of developing invasive bladder cancer, researchers from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reported in The Journal of Nutrition1.
'No reason' to restrict food and drink during childbirth
http://mnt.to/a/4gtp
Researchers have found that restricting food and drinks during labor does not benefit mothers in any way, according to a study published in The Cochcrane Library.Many hospitals worldwide have policies that restrict foods and fluids once a woman has started the labor process.
Scientists develop new way to detect threatening nanoparticles in food
http://mnt.to/a/4gth
Over the last few years, the use of nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, pesticides, cosmetics and other industries has increased. For example, farmers have used silver nanoparticles as a pesticide because of their capability to suppress the growth of harmful organisms.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Focus on lifestyle changes rather than weight loss may be key to kids' health
http://mnt.to/a/4gtj
A UCLA School of Nursing study has found that both healthy-weight and obese children who participated in an intensive lifestyle modification program significantly improved their metabolic and cardiovascular health despite little weight loss.
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** OVARIAN CANCER News **
Future screening test could detect ovarian cancer earlier
http://mnt.to/a/4gsN
Scientists have developed a new screening strategy for ovarian cancer, which could detect the disease in its early stages, according to a study published in the journal Cancer.Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have created a "two-stage" ovarian cancer screening method that measures changes in a blood protein called CA125, a protein known as a marker for tumors.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Four simple steps increase the chances of preoperative smoking cessation
http://mnt.to/a/4gsX
A simple four-part program - including referral to a quit-smoking hotline and a free supply of nicotine patches - can increase the percentage of patients who quit smoking before undergoing surgery, reports a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
Potential non-drug treatments for postoperative nausea: Aromatherapy and IV dextrose
http://mnt.to/a/4gsJ
Two simple, non-drug treatments - aromatherapy and intravenous administration of a simple sugar solution - may offer effective new approaches to relieving nausea and vomiting after surgery, report a pair of studies in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
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** PANCREATIC CANCER News **
Discovery of new molecular mechanism tied to pancreatic cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4gt9
New research led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Baylor College of Medicine could aid efforts to diagnose and treat one of the most lethal and hard-to-treat types of cancer.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Focus on lifestyle changes rather than weight loss may be key to kids' health
http://mnt.to/a/4gtj
A UCLA School of Nursing study has found that both healthy-weight and obese children who participated in an intensive lifestyle modification program significantly improved their metabolic and cardiovascular health despite little weight loss.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
'No reason' to restrict food and drink during childbirth
http://mnt.to/a/4gtp
Researchers have found that restricting food and drinks during labor does not benefit mothers in any way, according to a study published in The Cochcrane Library.Many hospitals worldwide have policies that restrict foods and fluids once a woman has started the labor process.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Depressed people have a more accurate perception of time
http://mnt.to/a/4gtv
People with mild depression underestimate their talents. However, new research carried out researchers at the University of Limerick and the University of Hertfordshire shows that depressed people are more accurate when it comes to time estimation than their happier peers.
Distance helps people find clarity in the face of trauma
http://mnt.to/a/4gtn
In the wake of tragedies such as the Sandy Hook school shooting, the Boston Marathon bombing and the devastating explosion in the Texas town of West, people are often left asking, "Why did this happen?"According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin, the best way to make sense of tragedy is to turn away from detailed reports in the news and social media and adopt a more simplified understanding of the event.
Eating disorder anorexia may be linked to brain size
http://mnt.to/a/4gtb
Scientists have discovered that the size of our brains may indicate the risk of developing an eating disorder, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Even after onset of vascular dementia, art preserves skills: Remarkable case of a Canadian sculptor
http://mnt.to/a/4gt5
The ability to draw spontaneously as well as from memory may be preserved in the brains of artists long after the deleterious effects of vascular dementia have diminished their capacity to complete simple, everyday tasks, according to a new study by physicians at St.
Social connection sparks interest in another culture, may improve attitudes toward that cultural group
http://mnt.to/a/4gsH
A small cue of social connection to someone from another group - such as a shared interest - can help reduce prejudice immediately and up to six months later, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Study finds that our brains are hardwired for empathy, friendship
http://mnt.to/a/4gsF
Perhaps one of the most defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy - the ability to put ourselves in others' shoes. A new University of Virginia study strongly suggests that we are hardwired to empathize because we closely associate people who are close to us - friends, spouses, lovers - with our very selves.
Risk of developing an eating disorder may be indicated by brain size
http://mnt.to/a/4gsz
New research indicates that teens with anorexia nervosa have bigger brains than teens that do not have the eating disorder. That is according to a study by researchers at the University of Colorado's School of Medicine that examined a group of adolescents with anorexia nervosa and a group without.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
The harmful effects of arsenic now include lung damage
http://mnt.to/a/4gtk
A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in well water - about 12 times the dose generally considered safe - produced lung damage comparable to decades of smoking tobacco.
Focus on lifestyle changes rather than weight loss may be key to kids' health
http://mnt.to/a/4gtj
A UCLA School of Nursing study has found that both healthy-weight and obese children who participated in an intensive lifestyle modification program significantly improved their metabolic and cardiovascular health despite little weight loss.
Scientists develop new way to detect threatening nanoparticles in food
http://mnt.to/a/4gth
Over the last few years, the use of nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, pesticides, cosmetics and other industries has increased. For example, farmers have used silver nanoparticles as a pesticide because of their capability to suppress the growth of harmful organisms.
Nursing infection preventionists invaluable to improving hand hygiene rates and decreasing hospital-acquired infections
http://mnt.to/a/4gsY
Hand hygiene is the single most important step caregivers can take in preventing hospital-acquired infections, yet research shows that nurses and other caregivers often don't follow recommended guidelines for hand hygiene - and are only in compliance from 30 percent to 48 percent of the time, depending on which study is being cited.
Working overtime may cost you your health
http://mnt.to/a/4gsT
Sarah Asebedo, doctoral student in the College of Human Ecology's personal financial planning and conflict resolution program, Edina, Minn., conducted a study using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.
Millions of Chinese face risk of chronic arsenic poisoning from groundwater
http://mnt.to/a/4gsS
Since the 1960s, it has been known that groundwater resources in certain provinces of China are contaminated with arsenic. Estimates of the numbers of affected people have risen year by year.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
Radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction favorably impacted by fetal stem cell transplantation
http://mnt.to/a/4gsW
Patients receiving cranial irradiation treatment for brain cancer may find the treatment life-saving, but often suffer progressive and debilitating cognitive detriments, including spatial learning and memory deficits.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
The harmful effects of arsenic now include lung damage
http://mnt.to/a/4gtk
A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in well water - about 12 times the dose generally considered safe - produced lung damage comparable to decades of smoking tobacco.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
New way to improve internal clock function may treat sleep disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4gtX
Some sleep disorders may become a thing of the past, according to a study published in the journal Neuron. Researchers from McGill University and Concordia University say they have found how protein synthesis is controlled within the body's circadian clock - an internal mechanism that controls our daily rhythms.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Four simple steps increase the chances of preoperative smoking cessation
http://mnt.to/a/4gsX
A simple four-part program - including referral to a quit-smoking hotline and a free supply of nicotine patches - can increase the percentage of patients who quit smoking before undergoing surgery, reports a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Researchers create cells that line blood vessels
http://mnt.to/a/4gtf
In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels - called vascular endothelial cells - from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), revealing new details about how these cells function.
Stem cells from heart disease patients offer potential for treatment
http://mnt.to/a/4gsQ
Researchers have developed a new technique that might one day be used to convert cells from heart disease patients into heart muscle cells that could act as a personalized treatment for their condition.
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** STROKE News **
Following mild strokes, ultra-early treatment may eliminate risk of disability
http://mnt.to/a/4gt7
In the case of mild or moderate strokes, getting treatment ultra-fast - within 90 minutes of experiencing symptoms - greatly reduces the risk of suffering disability, according to a new study reported in the American Heart Association's journal Stoke.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
More evidence supporting development of noninvasive tests for kidney transplant outcomes
http://mnt.to/a/4gtm
Levels of a protein in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can distinguish those at low risk of developing kidney injury from those at high risk, a study suggests. The results also suggest that low levels of this protein, called CXCL9, can rule out rejection as a cause of kidney injury.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Fruits and vegetables may reduce bladder cancer risk in women
http://mnt.to/a/4gtT
Women who increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables probably reduce their risk of developing invasive bladder cancer, researchers from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reported in The Journal of Nutrition1.
More evidence supporting development of noninvasive tests for kidney transplant outcomes
http://mnt.to/a/4gtm
Levels of a protein in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can distinguish those at low risk of developing kidney injury from those at high risk, a study suggests. The results also suggest that low levels of this protein, called CXCL9, can rule out rejection as a cause of kidney injury.
Researchers create cells that line blood vessels
http://mnt.to/a/4gtf
In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels - called vascular endothelial cells - from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), revealing new details about how these cells function.
Patients with moderate kidney disease can safely exercise
http://mnt.to/a/4gt8
A structured exercise and lifestyle program can improve fitness, body composition, and heart function in patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
Smart diaper technology is now available for incontinent adults and special needs children
http://mnt.to/a/4gt4
Pixie Scientific has announced Pixie Briefs, the first adult incontinence product that screens for urinary tract infections and tracks hydration. The product consists of disposable briefs, smart phone or tablet application and an online service.
Gene variants identifed that may cause kidney problems in lupus patients
http://mnt.to/a/4gsP
Variants in a particular gene are linked with an increased risk for kidney complications in patients with lupus, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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** VASCULAR News **
Researchers create cells that line blood vessels
http://mnt.to/a/4gtf
In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels - called vascular endothelial cells - from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), revealing new details about how these cells function.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
The harmful effects of arsenic now include lung damage
http://mnt.to/a/4gtk
A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in well water - about 12 times the dose generally considered safe - produced lung damage comparable to decades of smoking tobacco.
Millions of Chinese face risk of chronic arsenic poisoning from groundwater
http://mnt.to/a/4gsS
Since the 1960s, it has been known that groundwater resources in certain provinces of China are contaminated with arsenic. Estimates of the numbers of affected people have risen year by year.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Future screening test could detect ovarian cancer earlier
http://mnt.to/a/4gsN
Scientists have developed a new screening strategy for ovarian cancer, which could detect the disease in its early stages, according to a study published in the journal Cancer.Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have created a "two-stage" ovarian cancer screening method that measures changes in a blood protein called CA125, a protein known as a marker for tumors.
Depression an increased risk for grandmothers who raise their grandchildren
http://mnt.to/a/4gsK
Grandmothers who care for their grandchildren full-time need help for depression and family strains, report researchers from the Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
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