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Poor Heart Function Could Be Major Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Mar. 3, 2015 — Heart function has been associated with the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease through a new study. Participants with decreased heart function, measured by cardiac index, were two ... full story -
Divorce Fuels Kids' Sugary Beverage Consumption, Study Finds
Mar. 3, 2015 — Children of recently separated or divorced families are likelier to drink sugar-sweetened beverages than children in families where the parents are married, putting them at higher risk for obesity ... full story -
Tools Can Identify Nations Vulnerable to Ebola and Aid Response, Analysis Finds
Mar. 3, 2015 — Ebola remains a serious problem in parts of West Africa and the experiences in affected areas may provide lessons for future public health emergencies. A set of tools newly created may help identify ... full story -
Researchers Investigate Possible Colon Cancer Risk for New Generation of Weight-Loss Drugs
Mar. 3, 2015 — Gastric bypass and similar stomach-shrinking surgeries are a popular option for obese patients looking to lose weight or treat type 2 diabetes. While the surgeries have been linked to a decreased ... full story -
High-Salt Diet Could Protect Against Invading Microbes
Mar. 3, 2015 — Most people consume more salt than they need and therefore have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, which are the two leading causes of death worldwide. But a new study reveals that dietary ... full story -
Marijuana: The Allergen You Never Knew Existed
Mar. 3, 2015 — As marijuana’s legal status throughout the country continues to change, people should know it can cause allergic ... full story -
Pregnant Women With Asthma Need to Curb Urge to Ask for Antibiotics
Mar. 3, 2015 — Twice as many children born to mothers who took antibiotics during pregnancy were diagnosed with asthma by age 3 than children born to mothers who didn’t take prenatal antibiotics, a new study has ... full story -
Intervention Results in More Stable Housing for Homeless Adults
Mar. 3, 2015 — A program that included scattered-site supportive housing using rent supplements and case management services led to more stable housing for homeless adults with mental illness in four cities in ... full story -
Pressure Is on to Find the Cause for Vision Changes in Space
Mar. 3, 2015 — The human body is approximately 60 percent fluids. During spaceflight, these fluids shift to the upper body and move across blood vessel and cell membranes differently than they normally do on Earth. ... full story -
In a Heartbeat: New Model Shows That Filaments in Heart Muscle Cells Don't Automatically Keep the Beat
Mar. 3, 2015 — Each heart muscle cell consists of numerous parallel filaments comprising repeated subunits. When the heart beats, each individual filament contracts to produce muscle cell contractions. However, new ... full story -
Stress Markers in Unemployed Linked to Poor Health
Mar. 3, 2015 — It appears that stress markers in unemployed people can be found, independent of smoking, alcohol consumption and overweight/obesity. Results from a study suggest that long-term unemployment may be ... full story -
Researchers Monitor for Next Novel Influenza Strain
Mar. 3, 2015 — While flu season starts to die down, researchers are diligently monitoring for the next novel influenza virus by monitoring swine influenza viruses. The work is starting with swine in the field. ... full story -
Computer Simulator Will Improve Radiation Therapy for Cancer Patients, Experts Say
Mar. 3, 2015 — A project to develop a computer simulator of dual foil scattering systems used in radiation therapy is underway. "The user user-friendly interface and real-time nature of the simulator also make ... full story -
Time to 'Just Say No' to Behavior-Calming Drugs for Alzheimer Patients? Experts Say Yes
Mar. 3, 2015 — Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm the behavior of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. But non-drug approaches actually work better, and carry ... full story -
Strong Link Between Adolescent Obesity, High Blood Pressure
Mar. 3, 2015 — Body mass index in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures and diastolic blood pressures, research shows, and it highlights the significance ... full story -
One Million Patients Could Lose Primary Care If Residency Training in Underserved Regions Is Eliminated
Mar. 3, 2015 — The shortage of primary care doctors could worsen if funding for the Teaching Health Centers, a program to train medical residents in underserved areas, is eliminated in the United States, says a new ... full story -
MR Spectroscopy Shows Precancerous Breast Changes in Women With BRCA Gene
Mar. 3, 2015 — A magnetic resonance spectroscopy technique that monitors biochemical changes in tissue could improve the management of women at risk of breast cancer, according to a new ... full story -
Losing a Spouse Often Too Hastily Linked to Depression
Mar. 3, 2015 — Loneliness brought about by the death of a spouse can trigger a wider network of depression-like symptoms, a study has found, but authors suggest that doctors are often too quick to attribute these ... full story -
Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Preadolescents Is More Effective Than Child-Centered Therapy
Mar. 3, 2015 — Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) is more effective in treating preadolescent children with depression compared to child-centered therapy (CCT), a recent study has found. ... full story -
Neuropsychological, Neuropsychiatric, Functional Assessments Help Follow Course of Alzheimer's Disease
Mar. 3, 2015 — The cognitive performance of persons with Alzheimer's disease and behavioral and psychological problems are linked to their performance of activities of daily living, according to a recent ... full story
- Poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer's disease
- Divorce fuels kids' sugary beverage consumption, study finds
- Tools can identify nations vulnerable to Ebola and aid response, analysis finds
- Researchers investigate possible colon cancer risk for new generation of weight-loss drugs
- High-salt diet could protect against invading microbes
- Marijuana: The allergen you never knew existed
- Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
- Intervention results in more stable housing for homeless adults
- Pressure is on to find the cause for vision changes in space
- In a heartbeat: new model shows that filaments in heart muscle cells don't automatically keep the beat
- Stress markers in unemployed linked to poor health
- Researchers monitor for next novel influenza strain
- Computer simulator will improve radiation therapy for cancer patients, experts say
- Time to 'just say no' to behavior-calming drugs for Alzheimer patients? Experts say yes
- Strong link between adolescent obesity, high blood pressure
- One million patients could lose primary care if residency training in underserved regions is eliminated
- MR spectroscopy shows precancerous breast changes in women with BRCA gene
- Losing a spouse often too hastily linked to depression
- Family based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents is more effective than child-centered therapy
- Neuropsychological, neuropsychiatric, functional assessments help follow course of Alzheimer's disease
- 'Cardiovascular revolution' has increased life expectancy in Spain
- Gorilla origins of the last two AIDS virus lineages confirmed
- Scientists move closer to creating cartilage from stem cells
- Defect responsible for memory impairment in aging found
- Clues to early detection of bipolar disorders in high-risk children
- US spends more on cancer care, saves fewer lives than Western Europe
- Disease-carrying fleas abound on New York City's rats
- BPA exposure linked to autism spectrum disorder, study reports
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Reducing animal testing for skin allergies
- Genetically speaking, mammals are more like their fathers
- 'Milk' protein that enables survival of the species discovered by researchers
- Scientists override body's inflammatory response
- Low sugar uptake in brain appears to exacerbate Alzheimer's disease
- Survey of teen dating violence among US high school students
- Growth screening could help detect celiac disease in kids
- Healthy-looking prostate cells mask cancer-causing mutations
- How the altered intestinal bacterial community worsens health in HIV-infected patients
- Case study: Nebraska's Ebola isolation and decontamination approach
- New care model enhances psychological, cognitive and physical recovery of ICU survivors
- Basal cell carcinoma drug encourages both cancer regression and loss of taste in patients
- Peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases
- Key to tuberculosis resistance found
- New genetic syndrome found, arising from errors in 'master switch' during early development
- Guidelines suggest blood thinners for more women, seniors with AFib
- Sleep-walking neurons: Brain's GPS never stops working -- even during sleep
- Study on adolescent bariatric surgery safety concludes
- Movement of cancer cells, tumor cell detection to be studied
- Insulin resistance in the brain, behavioral disorders: Direct link found
- Lycopene may ward off kidney cancer in older women
- Soft drink tax could improve health of the nation, Australian study says
- Conservative treatment normalizes head shape in most infants with skull flattening, reports article
- Use of new systemic adjuvant therapy in gastrointestinal tumors increasing
- Infection control experts outline guidance for animal visitations in hospitals
- Mutation may cause early loss of sperm supply
- Why nitrate supplementation may increase athletic performance
- Preventing metabolic disease may start in the womb... of your grandmother
- Mitochondrial 'shield' that helps cancer cells survive identified
- Anticholinergic drugs linked to risk for pneumonia in elderly
- Psychology has important role in changing cancer landscape
- Brain metastases: Better outcomes for those under 50 years old receiving stereotactic radiosurgery alone
- Sall4 is required for dna repair in stem cells
- Desmoplakin's tail gets the message
- One step closer to defeating Alzheimer's disease
- Long-term care may not be best for adults with traumatic brain injury; other housing needed
- Lab-on-paper developed for rapid, inexpensive medical diagnostics
- The failure of the Medicare principle of universality in Australia
- Oral swabs: New approach to diagnosing TB
- Study identifies teens at-risk for synthetic marijuana use
- On-board school bus filtration system reduces pollutants by 88 percent
- New target identified in fight against Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis
- Licorice manufacturers encouraged to state daily limit of consumption
- Black men less willing to be investigated for prostate cancer
- With kids' antipsychotic treatment on the rise, study looks at prescriber decision-making
- Alzheimer amyloid clumps found in young adult brains
- Cesarean section rates in Portugal decline by 10 percent
- Pediatricians face increasing pressure to delay vaccinations, and more are giving in to parents' requests
- Interventional radiology offers new treatment for enlarged prostates
- 3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication
- Looking for alternatives to antibiotics
- Preventing spread of cancer with copper molecules
- Measles vaccine in modified form also effective against Chikungunya virus
- How is the membrane protein folded? From molecular biology toward new medical care
- Teachers become healthier when they learn
- Treadmill performance predicts mortality
- Heart valve repair significantly improves emotional wellbeing in patients with mitral regurgitation
- Frequency of blood tests in heart surgery patients may lead to anemia, transfusions
- New views of enzyme structures offer insights into metabolism of cholesterol, other lipids
- Interventional radiology treatment relieves chronic plantar fasciitis
- Image-guided treatment shown to break the migraine cycle
- Reasons for ibrutinib therapy discontinuation in CLL
- Crohn's disease not exempt from racial disparities
- Hospitals participating in ACS NSQIP significantly improve surgical outcomes over time
- New compounds protect nervous system from the structural damage characteristic of multiple sclerosis
- Reviving drugs with anti-stroke potential, minus side effects
- Robust evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome is a biological illness
- Chemotherapy after bladder cancer surgery may improve survival
- For patients with brain tumors, insurance status linked to differences in patient safety and quality of care
- Enhancing studies on a possible blood biomarker for traumatic brain injury
- Physician-industry conflict of interest issue from MS patient perspective
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