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Infant Failure to Thrive Linked to Lysosome Dysfunction
Jan. 27, 2015 — Neonatal intestinal disorders that prevent infants from getting the nutrients they need may be caused by defects in the lysosomal system -- or cell recycling center -- that occur before weaning. ... full story -
That's Using Your Head: Brain Regulates Fat Metabolism, Potentially Stopping Disease
Jan. 27, 2015 — Atherosclerosis -- hardening and narrowing of the arteries -- can be caused by fat build up that causes plaque deposits, and is one of the main causes of cardiovascular disease. Now a researcher has ... full story -
Targeted MRI/ultrasound Beats Standard Biopsy to Detect High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Jan. 27, 2015 — Targeted biopsy using new fusion technology that combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ultrasound is more effective than standard biopsy in detecting high-risk prostate cancer, according to ... full story -
Brain Region Vulnerable to Aging Is Larger in Those With Longevity Gene Variant
Jan. 27, 2015 — People who carry a variant of a gene that is associated with longevity also have larger volumes in a front part of the brain involved in planning and decision-making, according to ... full story -
Inherited Gene Variation Helps Explain Drug Toxicity in Patients of East Asian Ancestry
Jan. 27, 2015 — About 10 percent of young leukemia patients of East Asian ancestry inherit a gene variation that is associated with reduced tolerance of a drug that is indispensable for curing acute lymphoblastic ... full story -
Unlocking the Kidney Riddle in Newborns
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers are closer to understanding why babies born with smaller kidneys have a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Currently, renal disorders at birth affect about one in 500 babies. ... full story -
Negative Patient-Doctor Communication Could Worsen Symptoms
Jan. 27, 2015 — A type of 'nocebo' response -- where patients perceive a lack of understanding or acceptance from their doctor -- could create anger and distress, physiological conditions that could worsen ... full story -
Salivary Biomarkers Predict Oral Feeding Readiness in Preterm Newborns
Jan. 27, 2015 — Results from a new study hold the potential to substantially improve clinical decision-making to determine when a premature newborn is ready for oral feeding. The study describes developmental ... full story -
Neuroscience Researchers Believe in Quitting Smoking Gradually
Jan. 27, 2015 — The immediate reaction in the brain after quitting smoking has been the focus of a recent study. At just 12 hours after kicking the habit, the oxygen uptake and blood flow in the brain decrease ... full story -
Smoking May Increase Risks for Patients Being Treated for Prostate Cancer
Jan. 27, 2015 — Among patients with prostate cancer, those who smoke have increased risks of experiencing side effects from treatment and of developing future cancer recurrences, or even dying from prostate ... full story -
Web Surfing to Weigh Up Bariatric Surgery Options
Jan. 27, 2015 — Obese people considering weight-reducing surgery are only topped by pregnant women when it comes to how often they turn to the Internet for health advice. While most use it to read up on relevant ... full story -
Researchers Find Hormone That Increases the Sex Drive of Mice
Jan. 27, 2015 — Mice that receive a supplement of the 'appetite hormone' ghrelin increase their sexual activity, scientists have found. Whether the hormone has the same impact on humans is unknown -- but ... full story -
Keeping the Kraken Asleep: Insight Into the Role of Stem Cells in Leukemia
Jan. 27, 2015 — Despite enormous progress in cancer therapy, many patients still relapse because their treatment addresses the symptoms of the disease rather than the cause, the so-called stem cells. New work has ... full story -
Improving Indoor Air Quality in EU Schools
Jan. 27, 2015 — SINPHONIE, an EU-funded research project on indoor air quality in EU schools, and its impact on children's health, has recently published its conclusions. Based on the evidence gathered, the ... full story -
Probiotic Helps Treat Diabetes in Rats, Could Lead to Human Remedy
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have engineered a strain of lactobacillus, a human probiotic common in the gut, to secrete a Glucagen-like peptide (GPL-1). They then administered it orally to diabetic rats for 90 days ... full story -
Low Sodium Levels Increases Liver Transplant Survival Benefit in the Sickest Patients
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers report that low levels of sodium in the blood, known as hyponatremia, increase the risk of dying for patients on the liver transplant waiting list. The study showed an increase in ... full story -
Association Between Parental Time Pressure, Mental Health Problems Among Children
Jan. 27, 2015 — Children whose parents experience time pressure are more likely to have mental health problems, a researcher has found. Children's sense of wellbeing largely reflects the circumstances in which ... full story -
Researchers Find Potential Anti-Cancer Use for Anti-Epilepsy Drug
Jan. 27, 2015 — A drug used widely to combat epilepsy has the potential to reduce the growth and spread of breast cancer, scientists have discovered. The team found that "repurposing" antiepileptic drugs, ... full story -
Respiratory Chain: Protein Complex Structure Revealed
Jan. 27, 2015 — Mitochondria produce ATP, the energy currency of the body. The driver for this process is an electrochemical membrane potential, which is created by a series of proton pumps. These complex, ... full story -
Age Concern in Largest Ever Study of Heroin User Deaths
Jan. 27, 2015 — Older users of opioids such as heroin are 27 times more likely to become a victim of homicide than the general population, a study of almost 200,000 users has found. The study is the first to record ... full story
- Infant failure to thrive linked to lysosome dysfunction
- That's using your head: Brain regulates fat metabolism, potentially stopping disease
- Targeted MRI/ultrasound beats standard biopsy to detect high-risk prostate cancer
- Brain region vulnerable to aging is larger in those with longevity gene variant
- Inherited gene variation helps explain drug toxicity in patients of East Asian ancestry
- Unlocking the kidney riddle in newborns
- Negative patient-doctor communication could worsen symptoms
- Salivary biomarkers predict oral feeding readiness in preterm newborns
- Neuroscience researchers believe in quitting smoking gradually
- Smoking may increase risks for patients being treated for prostate cancer
- Web surfing to weigh up bariatric surgery options
- Researchers find hormone that increases the sex drive of mice
- Keeping the kraken asleep: Insight into the role of stem cells in leukemia
- Improving indoor air quality in EU schools
- Probiotic helps treat diabetes in rats, could lead to human remedy
- Low sodium levels increases liver transplant survival benefit in the sickest patients
- Association between parental time pressure, mental health problems among children
- Researchers find potential anti-cancer use for anti-epilepsy drug
- Respiratory chain: Protein complex structure revealed
- Age concern in largest ever study of heroin user deaths
- Decisions on Future Childbearing in Women Diagnosed with a Meningioma
- MRIs link impaired brain activity to inability to regulate emotions in autism
- Analysis rejects linkage between testosterone therapy, cardiovascular risk
- Blood transfusions during heart surgery increase risk of pneumonia
- Novel simulation model improves training experience for cardiothoracic surgeons
- Unique aortic aneurysm repair shows promise
- Drug candidates can block pathway associated with cell death in Parkinson's disease
- Researchers pinpoint two genes that trigger severest form of ovarian cancer
- Using stem cells to grow new hair
- Protein-based therapy shows promise against resistant leukemia
- Lung cancer predicted to overtake breast cancer as leading cause of cancer death among European women in 2015
- New model better predicts breast cancer risk in African American women
- Care eliminates racial disparity in colon cancer survival rates, study finds
- Hospitals helping violence victims could save millions
- Beating the clock: researchers develop new treatment for rabies
- Genetic safety switches could help curb potential bioterror risks
- Cooperation between cancer cells makes therapies ineffective, suggests new treatment
- Risk for younger adults with isolated systolic hypertension
- 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
- More than half of ICU patients on ventilators have the ability to communicate
- Phase 1 clinical trial of CUDC-101 'throws kitchen sink' at head and neck cancer
- Study of former NFL players reveals specifics of concussive brain damage
- Many U.S. consumers do not use a food thermometer when cooking poultry, despite hazardous risks
- Collagen: Powerful workout with water
- Good bedtime habits equal better sleep for kids
- Heart surgeons explore changing patterns in care of patients with aortic dissection
- Are medications' adverse cognitive effects reversible?
- Support cells in brain offer new strategy to boost memory
- Even with copayments for nonurgent care, Medicaid patients still rely on ERs
- 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
- Brain white matter changes seen in children who experience neglect
- Initial diagnostic test in ED for chest pain did not affect low rate of heart attack
- 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
- A simulation model to find out the effect of electromagnetic waves on the human body is developed
- 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
- Fatherly involvement with teenage girls may lead to safer sexual protection in college
- Lung transplant program develops new method to allow more high-risk patients to receive a transplant
- How listeria breaches the placenta
- Cells take sole responsibility for merkel cell maintenance
- Leaky channels could contribute to unusual heart arrhythmias
- Learning from scorpions to control impulses
- 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
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