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Hospitals Helping Violence Victims Could Save Millions
Jan. 26, 2015 — In the first systematic look at the economic outcomes of hospital-based violence intervention, researchers demonstrate that, in addition to transforming victims' lives, these programs may indeed ... full story -
Beating the Clock: Researchers Develop New Treatment for Rabies
Jan. 26, 2015 — Successfully treating rabies can be a race against the clock. Those who suffer a bite from a rabid animal have a brief window of time to seek medical help before the virus takes root in the central ... full story -
Antiangiogenesis Drugs Could Make Major Improvement in Tuberculosis Treatment
Jan. 26, 2015 — Use of the same antiangiogenesis drugs that have improved treatment of some cancers could also help surmount persistent difficulties in treating tuberculosis, improving the effectiveness of drug ... full story -
How a Cancer-Causing Virus Blocks Human Immune Response
Jan. 26, 2015 — Scientists have revealed how a type of cancer-causing virus outwits the human body's immune response. The discovery might help explain why some cancer therapies that incorporate interferon fail ... full story -
3D Enzyme Model Provides New Tool for Anti-Inflammatory Drug Development
Jan. 26, 2015 — To better understand PLA2 enzymes and help drive therapeutic drug development, researchers developed 3-D computer models that show exactly how two PLA2 enzymes extract their substrates from cellular ... full story -
Chronic Insomniacs May Face Increased Risk of Hypertension
Jan. 26, 2015 — Insomniacs who take longer than 14 minutes to fall asleep face a greater risk of hypertension, according to new research. This study is the first to test whether insomnia with physiological ... full story -
New Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Model More Accurate Than Current Model
Jan. 26, 2015 — A new breast cancer risk prediction model combining histologic features of biopsied breast tissue from women with benign breast disease and individual patient demographic information more accurately ... full story -
High Cholesterol in 30s, 40s, Increases Later Risk of Heart Disease
Jan. 26, 2015 — Most young adults might assume they have years before needing to worry about their cholesterol. But new findings suggest that even slightly high cholesterol levels in otherwise healthy adults between ... full story -
Engineering Self-Assembling Amyloid Fibers
Jan. 26, 2015 — Nature has many examples of self-assembly, and bioengineers are interested in copying these systems to create useful new materials or devices. Amyloid proteins, for example, can self-assemble into ... full story -
Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CUDC-101 'Throws Kitchen Sink' at Head and Neck Cancer
Jan. 26, 2015 — At 18 months median follow up of a phase 1 clinical trial, one patient's cancer had worsened, two had died, and nine remained free of disease. Testing of blood and tumor samples showed that ... full story -
Collagen: Powerful Workout With Water
Jan. 26, 2015 — Collagen fibers not only passively support bone, tendons and ligaments, but also actively contract, researchers report. Removing water from collagen fibres has dramatic effects on molecular and ... full story -
Good Bedtime Habits Equal Better Sleep for Kids
Jan. 26, 2015 — Children obtain better and more age-appropriate sleep in the presence of household rules and regular sleep-wake routines, according to sleep ... full story -
Scientists Discover a New Blood Platelet Formation Mechanism
Jan. 26, 2015 — A new cellular mechanism, called the endocycle, encourages the formation of platelets, the cells needed to coagulate blood. In mouse models, endocycles can help to control thrombocytopenia, a disease ... full story -
Higher Dementia Risk Linked to More Use of Common Drugs
Jan. 26, 2015 — A large study links a significantly increased risk for developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, to taking commonly used medications with anticholinergic effects at higher doses or for ... full story -
Possible Therapeutic Target for Common, but Mysterious Brain Blood Vessel Disorder
Jan. 26, 2015 — Tens of millions of people worldwide have abnormal, leak-prone sproutings of blood vessels in the brain called cerebral cavernous malformations. These abnormal growths can lead to seizures, strokes, ... full story -
Largest-Ever Autism Genome Study Finds Most Siblings Have Different Autism-Risk Genes
Jan. 26, 2015 — The largest-ever autism genome study reveals that the disorder's genetic underpinnings are more complex than previously thought: Most siblings who have autism have different autism-linked genes. ... full story -
New Strategy to Combat 'Undruggable' Cancer Molecule
Jan. 26, 2015 — Three of the four most fatal cancers are caused by a protein known as Ras; either because it mutates or simply because it ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Ras has proven an elusive ... full story -
New Canadian Guideline to Help Prevent, Manage Adult Obesity
Jan. 26, 2015 — A new Canadian guideline to help prevent and manage obesity in adult patients recommends body mass index measurement for both prevention and management and structured behavioral changes to help those ... full story -
Nocturnal Leg Cramps More Common in Summer
Jan. 26, 2015 — Painful nocturnal leg cramps are about twice as common during summer than in winter, found a new study. Because quinine is commonly prescribed to treat leg cramps, researchers looked at the number of ... full story -
Got Bees? Got Vitamin A? Got Malaria? Loss of Pollinators Increases Risk of Malnutrition, Disease
Jan. 26, 2015 — More than half the people in some developing countries could become newly at risk for malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals -- like bees -- continue to decline, experts say. Despite popular ... full story
- Hospitals helping violence victims could save millions
- Beating the clock: researchers develop new treatment for rabies
- Antiangiogenesis drugs could make major improvement in tuberculosis treatment
- How a cancer-causing virus blocks human immune response
- 3D enzyme model provides new tool for anti-inflammatory drug development
- Chronic insomniacs may face increased risk of hypertension
- New breast cancer risk prediction model more accurate than current model
- High cholesterol in 30s, 40s, increases later risk of heart disease
- Engineering self-assembling amyloid fibers
- Phase 1 clinical trial of CUDC-101 'throws kitchen sink' at head and neck cancer
- Collagen: Powerful workout with water
- Good bedtime habits equal better sleep for kids
- Scientists discover a new blood platelet formation mechanism
- Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs
- Possible therapeutic target for common, but mysterious brain blood vessel disorder
- Largest-ever autism genome study finds most siblings have different autism-risk genes
- New strategy to combat 'undruggable' cancer molecule
- New Canadian guideline to help prevent, manage adult obesity
- Nocturnal leg cramps more common in summer
- Got bees? Got vitamin A? Got malaria? Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition, disease
- Lung cancer: Study finds potential new drug target
- Metabolic mystery solved, lending insight into Lafora disease
- Dental experts show why wound healing is impaired in diabetics
- Is head CT overused in emergency departments?
- Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
- Majority of homeless adults with mental illness have high rates of cognitive deficits
- Cochlear implant users can hear, feel the beat in music
- Would you tell your manager you had a mental health problem?
- How tropical parasite hijacks cells
- In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
- New mechanism to aid cells under stress identified
- Brain circuit that regulates thirst identified
- Frogs prove ideal models for studying developmental timing
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Mindfulness-based program in schools making a positive impact, study shows
- Mother's stress hormone levels may affect fetal growth and long term health of child
- How cancer turns good cells to the dark side
- Hemin improves adipocyte morphology, function by enhancing proteins of regeneration
- Poor psychosocial work environments may contribute to heart problems
- Swedish model for PSA testing has little effect on mortality
- Stress during pregnancy related to infant gut microbiota
- Faster annotation system for prokaryotic genomes unveiled
- Majority of primary care physicians find that medical imaging improves patient care
- Many women with breast cancer have poor knowledge about their condition
- Medical radiation may be reduced to one-sixth with new mathematical discovery
- How your friends might help you avoid flu
- For university students, walking beats sitting
- Digital storytelling promotes HIV/AIDS education in Africa
- Testosterone helps bind antidepressants in brain
- Nanodiamonds: Promising use for delivering cancer drug to kill chemoresistant cancer stem cells more effectively
- Daily drinking increases risk of alcoholic cirrhosis
- Scientists identify new disease treatment path
- Reducing work-family conflicts in the workplace helps people to sleep better
- Morphine following common childhood surgery may be life threatening
- Beetroot juice improves exercise function of COPD patients, study shows
- Should hospitals keep cardiac catheterization labs open on weekends?
- 'July Effect' doesn’t apply to length of surgery
- Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girls
- Acute heart failure patients bounce back to ERs for complex reasons
- Improving antibiotics to treat staph infections
- Why all-nighters don't work: How sleep, memory go hand-in-hand
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells, study finds
- Efficient methylating enzyme identified for cancer development
- Live broadcast from inside the nerve cell
- New breast exam nearly quadruples detection of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue
- What to do in a flu epidemic? Stay at home and watch TV
- New brain pathway offers hope for treating hypogylcemia
- Effect of thyroid disorders on reproductive health
- Hidden infection shortens life in birds
- The language of T lymphocytes deciphered, the 'Rosetta Stone' of the immune system
- The brain's electrical alphabet: Timing, rate underlie neural information, study shows
- Sexually-transmitted diseases: Do multiple partners mean more immunity?
- Scientists map brains of the blind to solve mysteries of human brain specialization
- New 'systems genetics' study identifies possible target for epilepsy treatment
- Gene may open door for improved keloid, scar treatment
- Revolutionary device found to lower blood pressure
- Celiac disease rate among young children has almost tripled in past 20 years
- Checklist devised to spot elderly patients most at risk of death
- Falls in blood pressure, cholesterol have saved 20,000+ lives in England
- Mammalian heart regenerative capacity depends on severity of injury
- Newer foam rollers benefit muscles, not hair
- High blood calcium levels linked with increased risk of premature death in dialysis patients
- Rediscovering a culture of health in Canada's First Nations communities
- Genome-wide search reveals new genes involved in long-term memory
- Pro-marijuana 'tweets' are sky-high on Twitter
- Anti-inflammatory protein may trigger plaque in Alzheimer's disease
- Pictured together for the first time: A chemokine and its receptor
- Treatment restores sociability in autism mouse model
- Many of the smallest babies in California not referred for follow-up care, study finds
- How malaria-spreading mosquitoes can tell you're home
- Risk of HIV infection in studies of African women using hormonal contraceptives
- Effect of BPA and estradiol on sperm development seen by researchers
- First major analysis of Human Protein Atlas is published
- Low-income boys fare worse in wealth's shadow
- Breast cancer prevention drug benefit varies among at-risk women, study finds
- Prescription painkillers, widely used by childbearing age women, double birth defects risk
- New links between obesity, cardiovascular disease found
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