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Medical Student Perceptions of Health Policy Education Improving, but 40% Are Still Not Satisfied, Study Shows
July 23, 2014 — Students graduating from U.S. medical schools in 2012 feel they’ve received a better education in health policy issues than graduates surveyed in 2008, according to a multi-center study. The study ... full story -
Greater Odds of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Those With Military Service
July 23, 2014 — Men and women who have served in the military have a higher prevalence of adverse childhood events (ACEs), suggesting that enlistment may be a way to escape adversity for some. ACEs can result in ... full story -
Unsuspected Characteristics of New Cystic Fibrosis Drugs Found, Offering Potential Paths to More Effective Therapies
July 23, 2014 — A large phase 3 clinical trial for cystic fibrosis patients has concluded, showing that a combination of two new cystic fibrosis drugs modestly improved lung function and offered better health ... full story -
Gene Inhibitor, Salmon Fibrin Restore Function Lost in Spinal Cord Injury
July 23, 2014 — A therapy combining salmon fibrin injections into the spinal cord and injections of a gene inhibitor into the brain restored voluntary motor function impaired by spinal cord injury, scientists have ... full story -
Sapronoses: Diseases of Another Kind, Caused by Pathogenic Microorganisms
July 23, 2014 — The drought that has the entire country in its grip is affecting more than the color of people's lawns. It may also be responsible for the proliferation of a heat-loving amoeba commonly found in ... full story -
Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Helps Treat HCV in Patients Co-Infected With HIV
July 23, 2014 — Treatment of HIV patients co-infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with an anti-retroviral drug therapy not only tackles HIV, but also reduces HCV replication, according to a new ... full story -
Age of Puberty in Girls Influenced by Which Parent 'Imprinted' Genes Are Inherited from
July 23, 2014 — The age at which girls reach sexual maturity is influenced by 'imprinted' genes, a small sub-set of genes whose activity differs depending on which parent passes on that gene, according to ... full story -
Genetics of Cancer: Non-Coding DNA Can Finally Be Decoded
July 23, 2014 — Cancer is a disease of the genome resulting from a combination of genetic modifications, or mutations. We inherit from our parents strong or weak predispositions to developing certain kinds of ... full story -
How Stress Hormones Promote Brain's Building of Negative Memories
July 23, 2014 — Scientists have discovered a key component to better understanding how traumatic memories may be strengthened in women. Their study's findings suggest that developing clinical treatments that ... full story -
Physicians Seeing Increase in Brown Recluse Spider Bites
July 23, 2014 — Medical toxicologists are reporting an increase in patients seen with brown recluse spider bites this summer. There are two components to spider bites -- the cutaneous lesion and, more rarely, the ... full story -
Strategy Proposed for Preventing Diseases of Aging
July 23, 2014 — Researchers argue that medicine focuses too much on fighting diseases individually instead of concentrating on interventions that prevent multiple chronic diseases and extend healthy lifespan. They ... full story -
Protein Evolution Follows Modular Principle
July 23, 2014 — Similarities between proteins reveal that their great diversity has arisen from smaller building blocks. Proteins consist of long chains of 20 different amino acid building blocks that fold into a ... full story -
Ketamine Can Be a Wonder Drug for ER Patients, Physicians
July 23, 2014 — For critically ill patients arriving at the emergency department, the drug ketamine can safely provide analgesia, sedation and amnesia for rapid, life-saving intubation, despite decades-old studies ... full story -
Researchers Unlock Protein Puzzle
July 23, 2014 — By using brightly hued dyes, researchers discovered an innovative way to reveal where proteins touch each other, possibly leading to new treatments for cancer, arthritis, heart disease and even lung ... full story -
Ancient Genetic Material from Caries Bacterium Obtained for the First Time
July 23, 2014 — Streptococcus mutans, one of the principal bacteria that cause dental caries, has increased the change in its genetic material over time, possibly coinciding with dietary change linked to the ... full story -
Physical Work Environment in Hospitals Affects Nurses' Job Satisfaction, With Implications for Patient Outcomes, Health Care Costs
July 23, 2014 — Architecture, interior design, and other physical aspects of their work environments can enhance early-career nurses’ job satisfaction, a study has shown. The research team conducted a nationwide ... full story -
Life Expectancy Gains Threatened as More Older Americans Suffer from Multiple Medical Conditions
July 23, 2014 — With nearly four in five older Americans living with multiple chronic medical conditions, a new study finds that the more ailments you have after retirement age, the shorter your life expectancy. The ... full story -
The 92 Percent Clean Plate Club: You're Not Alone in Eating Everything on Your Plate
July 22, 2014 — If you're a member of the Clean Plate Club -- you eat pretty much everything you put on your plate -- you're not alone! A new study shows that the average adult eats 92 percent of whatever ... full story -
Dopamine Transporter: Stampede Supercomputer Used to Study Common Link Between Addiction, Neurological Disease
July 22, 2014 — The XSEDE-allocated Stampede supercomputer has been used to study the dopamine transporter. Stampede is ranked seventh on the Top 500 list of supercomputers. Its research links altered dopamine ... full story -
Presence of Uterine Cancers at Time of Hysterectomy Studied Using Morcellation
July 22, 2014 — Among women undergoing a minimally invasive hysterectomy using electric power morcellation, uterine cancers were present in 27 per 10,000 women at the time of the procedure, according to a study. ... full story
- Medical student perceptions of health policy education improving, but 40% are still not satisfied, study shows
- Greater odds of adverse childhood experiences in those with military service
- Unsuspected characteristics of new cystic fibrosis drugs found, offering potential paths to more effective therapies
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Combination antiretroviral therapy helps treat HCV in patients co-infected with HIV
- Age of puberty in girls influenced by which parent 'imprinted' genes are inherited from
- Genetics of cancer: Non-coding DNA can finally be decoded
- How stress hormones promote brain's building of negative memories
- Physicians seeing increase in brown recluse spider bites
- Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
- Protein evolution follows modular principle
- Ketamine can be a wonder drug for ER patients, physicians
- Researchers unlock protein puzzle
- Ancient genetic material from caries bacterium obtained for the first time
- Physical work environment in hospitals affects nurses' job satisfaction, with implications for patient outcomes, health care costs
- Life expectancy gains threatened as more older Americans suffer from multiple medical conditions
- The 92 percent clean plate club: You're not alone in eating everything on your plate
- Dopamine transporter: Stampede supercomputer used to study common link between addiction, neurological disease
- Presence of uterine cancers at time of hysterectomy studied using morcellation
- Lacking trust in one's doctor affects health of emotionally vulnerable cancer patients
- New knee implant saves the ligaments
- Vaccine for dust-mite allergies created
- Potential genetic link between epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders
- Gene variant identified as heart disease risk factor for women
- Forty-five percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests by GPs in Australia
- Extra exercise helps depressed smokers kick the habit faster
- Are state Medicaid policies sentencing people with mental illnesses to prison?
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Enhanced instrument enables high-speed chemical imaging of tissues
- Vitamin D deficiency raises risk of schizophrenia diagnosis
- High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
- Distinctive developmental origin for a drainage tube in the eye
- 3-D-printed tissues advance stem cell research
- Pathogenic connection between autoimmune disorders, cancer found
- Clients of violence interventional advocacy program find experience supportive
- Understanding how neuro cells turn cancerous
- Communication between nostril/skin microbiome bacteria can influence pathogen behavior
- Report on viruses looks beyond disease
- Why do challenging tasks make consumers believe drugs wear off faster?
- The heart of an astronaut, five years on
- Cost-effectiveness of weight-loss programs, drugs
- Dangers of desert dust: New diagnostic tool for valley fever
- Fly-inspired sound detector: New device based on a fly's freakishly acute hearing for futuristic hearing aids
- Anti-cancer drug kicks HIV out of hiding
- Can strong parental bond protect infants down to their DNA?
- Schizophrenia's genetic 'skyline' rising as genetic code linked to illness grows
- Control of HIV pandemic will not be achieved without radical improvement in support for sex workers
- HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium shown in most comprehensive study to date
- Neuroprotective role of immune cell discovered
- High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds
- Viral therapy could boost limb-saving cancer treatment
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus detected in air of Saudi Arabian camel barn
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- Rigid connections: Molecular basis of age-related memory loss explained
- High-precision software developed for diagnosing eye sensitivity
- First total synthesis of madangamine D, a molecule of biomedical interest
- Supermaterial gives rejected drugs a new chance
- Improving life before it begins: Surgeries in utero aim to improve quality of life for babies
- Comparing deep vein thrombosis therapies
- Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
- Communication about female condom vital to young adults, researchers say
- Epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders found
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- New clues about source of racial health disparities
- Stem cells aid muscle repair, strengthening after resistance exercise
- Potential new flu drugs target immune response, not virus
- Mental health issues in children with relatives who participated in manhunt after Boston Marathon
- More than glitter: How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Process to purify water using seed extracts now simplified
- Genes that contribute to radiation resistance identified
- New, accurate epigenetic test could eliminate unnecessary repeat biopsies for prostate cancer
- Mothers of children with autism benefit from peer-led intervention
- New prostate cancer blood test now available in the U.S.
- Iodine may alleviate swelling in retinitis pigmentosa patients' retinas
- Described novel regulator of protein inactive in over 50 percent of human tumors
- Diagnostic criteria for Christianson Syndrome
- Missing sleep may hurt your memory
- Human platelets successfully generated using next-generation bioreactor
- New drug against malaria effective: Uses synchrotron light
- Age-related macular degeneration occurs much earlier than previously assumed
- 'Simulated' human heart used to screen drugs
- First study worldwide to show higher concentration of trace elements in bone cancer
- Study examines incentives to increase medical male circumcision to help reduce risk of HIV in Kenya
- Circumcision does not promote risky behavior by African men, study finds
- Enzyme linked to Alzheimer’s disease
- Healing the heart with fat? 18-HEPE might help, study suggests
- Genetic risk for autism stems mostly from common genes
- New technique maps life's effects on our DNA: Powerful single-cell technique to study environmental effects on DNA
- Genetic cause of common breast tumors found
- Why are more people in UK complaining about their doctors?
- Metabolic enzyme stops progression of most common type of kidney cancer
- Scientists map one of most important proteins in life -- and cancer
- Strikingly early seeding of HIV viral reservoir shown in study
- How to choose a physical therapist
- New HIV prevention recommendations combine biomedical, behavioral approaches
- Offering option of initial HIV care at home increases use of antiretroviral therapy
- Growth hormone analog may reduce risk of fatty liver disease in HIV-infected patients
- Effect on pregnancy of receiving antiretroviral therapy for prevention of HIV
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