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Heavy Drinking in Middle-Age May Increase Stroke Risk More Than Traditional Factors
Jan. 29, 2015 — Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages a day in middle-age raised stroke risks more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Heavy drinking in mid-life was linked to ... full story -
FDA Approves First-of-Kind Device to Treat Obesity
Jan. 29, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Maestro Rechargeable System for certain obese adults, the first weight loss treatment device that targets the nerve pathway between the brain ... full story -
Powerful Tool Promises to Change the Way Scientists View Proteins
Jan. 29, 2015 — Life scientists now have access to a publicly available web resource that streamlines and simplifies the process of gleaning insight from 3-D protein structures. Aquaria, as it's known, is fast, ... full story -
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Could Protect Liver from Sepsis-Induced Damage
Jan. 29, 2015 — Drugs that are on the market to treat erectile dysfunction could have another use: they might be able to protect the liver from damage caused by sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection, ... full story -
First-Ever View of Protein Structure May Lead to Better Anxiety Drugs
Jan. 29, 2015 — When new medicines are invented, the drug may hit the intended target and nullify the symptoms, but nailing a bull's eye -- one that produces zero side effects -- can be quite elusive. New ... full story -
Key Element in Circadian Clock Speed Discovered
Jan. 29, 2015 — In a discovery that may lead to new treatments for sleep disorders, jet lag and other health problems tied to circadian rhythms, researchers have identified a determinant of the circadian ... full story -
New Minimally Invasive Test Identifies Patients for Barrett's Esophagus Screening
Jan. 29, 2015 — A new minimally invasive cell sampling device coupled with assessment of trefoil factor 3 expression can be used to identify patients with reflux symptoms who warrant endoscopy to diagnose ... full story -
Texting May Be More Suitable Than Apps in Treatment of Mental Illness
Jan. 29, 2015 — Texting may be a more suitable treatment aid for those with mental illness than mobile applications.This is the key finding of a new study led by researchers from Clemson University in collaboration ... full story -
Genetically Engineered Antibody-Based Molecules Show Enhanced Hiv-Fighting Abilities
Jan. 29, 2015 — Capitalizing on a new insight into HIV's strategy for evading antibodies -- proteins produced by the immune system to identify and wipe out invading objects such as viruses -- researchers have ... full story -
Added Fructose Is a Principal Driver of Type 2 Diabetes, Experts Argue
Jan. 29, 2015 — Recent studies have shown that added sugars, particularly those containing fructose, are a principal driver of diabetes and pre-diabetes, even more so than other carbohydrates. Clinical experts ... full story -
Crucial Protective Role Observed for Farnesoid-X Receptor in Cholestatic Liver Injury
Jan. 29, 2015 — The farnesoid-X receptor (FXR), also known as the chief regulator of bile acid metabolism, is thought to play a role in some hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal disorders. A recent study has ... full story -
Common Pesticide May Increase Risk of ADHD
Jan. 29, 2015 — A new study provides strong evidence, using data from animal models and humans, that exposure to a common household pesticide may be a risk factor for ... full story -
Parkinson's Gene Linked to Lung Cancer
Jan. 29, 2015 — A gene that is associated with lung cancer has been identified by researchers. Through whole exome sequencing, they identified a link between a mutation in PARK2, a gene associated with early-onset ... full story -
Among Gut Microbes, Strains, Not Just Species, Matter
Jan. 29, 2015 — Sophisticated genomic techniques now allow scientists to estimate the strains, not just the species, in samples of the human gut's microbe collection. Differences in the strains of ... full story -
Ancient 'Genomic Parasites' Spurred Evolution of Pregnancy in Mammals
Jan. 29, 2015 — Large-scale genetic changes that marked the evolution of pregnancy in mammals have been identified by an international team of scientists. They found thousands of genes that evolved to be expressed ... full story -
Cancer Fear Can Impact Screening Uptake
Jan. 29, 2015 — People who worry about cancer are more likely to want to get screened for colon cancer, but feeling uncomfortable at the thought of cancer makes them less likely to actually go for the test, finds ... full story -
Functioning Brain Tissue Grown in 3-D Structure
Jan. 29, 2015 — Researchers have induced human embryonic stem cells to self-organize into a three-dimensional structure similar to the cerebellum, providing tantalizing clues in the quest to recreate neural ... full story -
Obesity, Diabetes Symptoms in Mice Improved by Reversing Brain Inflammation
Jan. 29, 2015 — Using an antioxidant to reverse inflammation in the brain caused by a high-fat diet greatly improves symptoms related to obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The research suggests that ... full story -
New Research Recommends Treating Elevated Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
Jan. 29, 2015 — Treating a woman's elevated blood pressure during pregnancy is safer for her and safe for the baby, a new study shows. The study addresses an age-old belief that reducing elevated blood pressure ... full story -
HIV Testing Yields Diagnoses in Kenya but Few Seek Care
Jan. 29, 2015 — A sweeping effort in a rural region of Kenya to test all adults for HIV discovered 1,300 new infections, but few of the newly diagnosed people pursued treatment, a study ... full story
- Heavy drinking in middle-age may increase stroke risk more than traditional factors
- FDA approves first-of-kind device to treat obesity
- Powerful tool promises to change the way scientists view proteins
- Erectile dysfunction drugs could protect liver from sepsis-induced damage
- First-ever view of protein structure may lead to better anxiety drugs
- Key element in circadian clock speed discovered
- New minimally invasive test identifies patients for Barrett's esophagus screening
- Texting may be more suitable than apps in treatment of mental illness
- Genetically engineered antibody-based molecules show enhanced hiv-fighting abilities
- Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
- Crucial protective role observed for farnesoid-x receptor in cholestatic liver injury
- Common pesticide may increase risk of ADHD
- Parkinson's gene linked to lung cancer
- Among gut microbes, strains, not just species, matter
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Cancer fear can impact screening uptake
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- Obesity, diabetes symptoms in mice improved by reversing brain inflammation
- New research recommends treating elevated blood pressure during pregnancy
- HIV testing yields diagnoses in Kenya but few seek care
- New potential therapeutic strategy against a very aggressive infant bone cancer
- Hydrogen sulfide could help lower blood pressure
- Rapid test kit detects dengue antibodies from saliva
- Diet, nutrition essential for mental health
- Forecasting the flu better
- Novel eye-tracking technology detects concussions, head injury severity
- Nearly 2,500 women could benefit from mitochondrial donation in UK
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- Outbreak of rare respiratory virus could be linked with paralysis in 12 Colorado children
- 3D printing makes heart surgery safer for children
- Why upper motor neurons degenerate in ALS
- Molecular alterations in head and neck cancers uncovered by study
- Damaged DNA may stall patrolling molecule to initiate repair
- Protein pathway involved in nicotine-induced lung cancer metastasis found
- Earlier menopause linked to everyday chemical exposures
- New model for preserving donor tissue will allow more natural joint repair for patients
- Elucidating the origin of MDR tuberculosis strains
- New protein detonates 'invincible' bacteria from within
- Did genetic links to modern maladies provide ancient benefits?
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Novel compound switches off epilepsy development
- New biological evidence reveals link between brain inflammation and major depression
- Pacemakers with Internet connection, a not-so-distant goal
- Hygiene practices affect contact lens case contamination
- 'Healthy' fat tissue could be key to reversing type 2 diabetes
- Some older cancer patients can avoid radiotherapy, study finds
- Cell mechanism discovered that may cause pancreatic cancer
- Seeing selves as overweight may be self-fulfilling prophecy for some teens
- Communication is key to emergency department success, new study says
- New method for identifying most aggressive childhood cancers
- Game theory explains social interactions of cancer cells
- Antibiotics as new cancer treatments? Conversation with schoolgirl sparks idea
- Sugary drinks linked to earlier onset of menstrual periods
- Infant failure to thrive linked to lysosome dysfunction
- That's using your head: Brain regulates fat metabolism, potentially stopping disease
- Achieving a world without AIDS: Scale must give way to focus, details
- What do medical journalists think about cancer research?
- 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
- Novel radioguided brain surgery technique could help pinpoint cancerous tissue
- Incisional hernia repairs among older men rose 24. 2 percent from 2001 to 2010
- 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
- New theoretical framework for future studies of resilience
- 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
- Research implicates metabolic process of the liver in the spread of colorectal 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
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