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Rare Disease of the Inner Ear: New Insights
Apr. 15, 2014 In the most comprehensive study of Mιniθre's Disease to date, researchers have been able to suggest what goes wrong in the body when people develop the disease, and provide an insight into ... full story -
Functional Brain Imaging Reliably Predicts Which Vegetative Patients Have Potential to Recover Consciousness
Apr. 15, 2014 A functional brain imaging technique known as positron emission tomography is a promising tool for determining which severely brain damaged individuals in vegetative states have the potential to ... full story -
Antibiotics Improve Growth in Children in Developing Countries
Apr. 15, 2014 Antibiotics improve growth in children at risk of undernourishment in low and middle income countries, according to researchers who have just conducted a research literature review on the subject. ... full story -
Prolonged, Heavy Bleeding During Menopause Is Common
Apr. 15, 2014 Women going through menopause most likely think of it as the time for an end to predictable monthly periods. Researchers say it's normal, however, for the majority of them to experience an ... full story -
New Standards Proposed for Gauging Muscle Decline in Older Adults
Apr. 15, 2014 Sarcopenia -- the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength -- may put up to 50 percent of seniors at greater risk for disability, yet there is no consensus within the medical community for how ... full story -
Mouse Model Would Have Predicted Toxicity of Drug That Killed 5 in 1993 Clinical Trial
Apr. 15, 2014 Over 20 years after the fatal fialuridine trial, a new study demonstrates that mice with humanized livers recapitulate the drug's toxicity. The work suggests that this mouse model should be ... full story -
Brain Changes Associated With Casual Marijuana Use in Young Adults: More 'Joints' Equal More Damage
Apr. 15, 2014 The size and shape of two brain regions involved in emotion and motivation may differ in young adults who smoke marijuana at least once a week, according to a new study. The findings suggest that ... full storyMore: -
Blacks With Financial Worries Have Lower Health Scores
Apr. 15, 2014 Black adults who reported feeling more financial strain also rated their health more poorly than those with less financial strain, finds a new study. While lower income and education among minorities ... full story -
Potent, Puzzling and (Now Less) Toxic: Team Discovers How Antifungal Drug Works
Apr. 15, 2014 Scientists have solved a decades-old medical mystery -- and in the process have found a potentially less toxic way to fight invasive fungal infections, which kill about 1.5 million people a year. The ... full story -
Changes in Processing, Handling Could Reduce Commercial Fishing Injuries
Apr. 15, 2014 Handling frozen fish caused nearly half of all injuries aboard commercial freezer-trawlers and about a quarter of the injuries on freezer-longliner vessels operating off the coast of Alaska. Many ... full story -
Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes Nearly Double Over the Past Two Decades
Apr. 15, 2014 Cases of diabetes and pre-diabetes in the United States have nearly doubled since 1988, suggests new research, with obesity apparently to blame for the surge. The researchers also found that the ... full story -
SSRI Use During Pregnancy Linked to Autism and Developmental Delays in Boys
Apr. 15, 2014 In a study of nearly 1,000 mother-child pairs, researchers found that prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a frequently prescribed treatment for depression, anxiety ... full story -
Breaking Bad Mitochondria: How Hepatitis C Survives for So Long
Apr. 15, 2014 A mechanism has been discovered that explains why people with the hepatitis C virus get liver disease and why the virus is able to persist in the body for so long. The hard-to-kill pathogen, which ... full story -
Lifestyle Determines Gut Microbes: Study With Modern Hunter-Gatherers Tells Tale of Bacteria Co-Evolution
Apr. 15, 2014 The intestinal bacteria of present-day hunter-gatherers has for the first time been deciphered by an international team of researchers. Bacterial populations have co-evolved with humans over millions ... full story -
Osteoporosis Risk Heightened Among Sleep Apnea Patients
Apr. 15, 2014 A diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea may raise the risk of osteoporosis, particularly among women or older individuals, according to a new study. Sleep apnea is a condition that causes brief ... full story -
New Method of Screening Children for Autism Spectrum Disorders Works at 9 Months Old
Apr. 15, 2014 Researchers have identified head circumference and head tilting reflex as two reliable biomarkers in the identification of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children that are between 9 and 12 months ... full story -
Targeting Cancer With a Triple Threat: New Nanoparticles Can Deliver Three Drugs at Once
Apr. 15, 2014 Chemists have designed nanoparticles that can deliver three cancer drugs at a time. Such particles could be designed to carry even more drugs, allowing researchers to develop new treatment regimens ... full story -
New Method Isolates Immune Cells to Study How They Ward Off Oral Diseases
Apr. 15, 2014 Dental researchers have found a less invasive way to extract single rare immune cells from the mouth to study how the mouth’s natural defenses ward off infection and inflammation. By isolating some ... full story -
Key to Easy Asthma Diagnosis Is in the Blood
Apr. 15, 2014 Using just a single drop of blood, a team of researchers has developed a faster, cheaper and more accurate tool for diagnosing even mild cases of asthma. This handheld technology — which takes ... full story -
Regenerated Esophagus Transplanted in Rats
Apr. 15, 2014 Tissue engineering has been used to construct natural esophagi, which in combination with bone marrow stem cells have been safely and effectively transplanted in rats. The study shows that the ... full story
- Rare disease of the inner ear: New insights
- Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness
- Antibiotics improve growth in children in developing countries
- Prolonged, heavy bleeding during menopause is common
- New standards proposed for gauging muscle decline in older adults
- Mouse model would have predicted toxicity of drug that killed 5 in 1993 clinical trial
- Brain changes associated with casual marijuana use in young adults: More 'joints' equal more damage
- Blacks with financial worries have lower health scores
- Potent, puzzling and (now less) toxic: Team discovers how antifungal drug works
- Changes in processing, handling could reduce commercial fishing injuries
- Pre-diabetes, diabetes nearly double over the past two decades
- SSRI use during pregnancy linked to autism and developmental delays in boys
- Breaking bad mitochondria: How hepatitis C survives for so long
- Lifestyle determines gut microbes: Study with modern hunter-gatherers tells tale of bacteria co-evolution
- Osteoporosis risk heightened among sleep apnea patients
- New method of screening children for autism spectrum disorders works at 9 months old
- Targeting cancer with a triple threat: New nanoparticles can deliver three drugs at once
- New method isolates immune cells to study how they ward off oral diseases
- Key to easy asthma diagnosis is in the blood
- Regenerated esophagus transplanted in rats
- Unexpected protein partnership has implications for cancer treatment
- New insight into SIDS deaths points to lack of oxygen
- Vitamin D deficiency, cognition appear to be linked in older adults
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Whooping cough bacterium evolving in Australia, research shows
- MRI pinpoints region of brain injury in some concussion patients
- New therapy helps to improve stereoscopic vision in stroke patients
- Obesity: Are lipids hard drugs for the brain?
- Intelligent prosthetic liners could ease pain for lower limb amputees
- Nanocrystalline cellulose modified into efficient viral inhibitor
- Outcome of stroke worse for people with infection
- Experimental blood test spots recurrent breast cancers, monitors response to treatment
- Fiber-optic microscope will help physicians detect cancer, diseases at early stages
- Awareness campaign shows signs of delaying onset of drug-resistant gonorrhea in UK
- Gene variant puts women at higher risk of Alzheimer's than it does men, study finds
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- New management, return-to-play guidelines for Female Athlete Triad examined
- Which obesity measure best predicts lower extremity injury risk?
- Brand/type of helmet, mouthguard may not significantly reduce risk of sport-related concussion in high school football players
- Severe sleep apnea linked to increased risk of stroke, cancer, death
- Penicillin redux: Rearming proven warriors for the 21st century
- Nano shake-up: Routine handling can affect nano drug carriers
- Rare bone diseases and their dental, oral, craniofacial manifestations
- Identifying children with emotional behavior difficulties
- Shared decision making improves patient satisfaction during radiation therapy, may help alleviate anxiety, depression
- Website information on colon cancer too complex, fails to address key concerns, researcher finds
- Telemedicine training for rural parents of children with autism
- Long-term antibiotic treatment for Q fever causes weight gain
- Osteoporosis drugs appear to impede cell membrane repair
- Young dads at high risk of depression, too
- Likely key driver of colorectal cancer development, progression
- 'MicroRNA' could be key target for bowel cancer treatment
- Pharmacists can significantly improve blood pressure, cholesterol in stroke patients
- Patients with kidney failure to get a new lease on life
- Neuroscientists: Brain activity may mark beginning of memories
- Antibiotics Alone Are Successful Treatment for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Children
- Domestic abuse linked to mental health problems in new mothers
- Surgeons develop personalized 3-D printed kidney to simulate surgery prior to cancer operation
- Single cell genomics technique developed to reverse-engineer developing lung
- Reduction in HPV in young women in England following national immunization program
- Longer nurse tenure on hospital units leads to higher quality care
- Chemo before or after surgery for high-risk bladder cancer improves survival, but is not routinely administered
- Detrimental effects of television viewing on sleep in young children
- Women who gain too much or too little weight during pregnancy at risk for having an overweight child
- Singlet oxygen: Stable research model for an unstable target
- Empowerment program greatly decreases incidence of rape, study finds
- Beneficial organisms react differently to parasite drug
- Recurrence of prostate cancer is significantly lower in men with blood group O
- New clinical definition for epilepsy improves diagnosis accuracy
- Young people with epilepsy at significantly more risk of injury
- Regenerating muscle in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Age matters
- Efficient analysis of small quantity of cells improves chances to understand disease
- Gene linked to pediatric kidney cancer suggests new strategies for kidney regeneration
- New mouse model could revolutionize research in Alzheimer's disease
- Finding the switch: Researchers create roadmap for gene expression
- How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
- Hereditary trauma: Inheritance of traumas and how they may be mediated
- Mechanism, possible treatment, for immune suppression in liver disease uncovered
- Virus-fighting genes linked to mutations in cancer: Genetic evidence supports role of gene family in cancer development
- Lifelong premature ejaculation can be treated by pelvic floor exercises
- Sharpening microscope images: New technique takes cues from astronomy, ophthalmology
- New combination drug therapy proves very effective in hepatitis C treatments
- Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients who also have cirrhosis
- Low vitamin D linked to fatty liver disease in UK children
- Fecal transplant? Gut microbiota may play a role in development of alcoholic liver disease
- Impressive SVR12 data for once-daily combination to treat HCV genotype 1 patients
- New Chinese herbal medicine has significant potential in treating hepatitis C, study suggests
- Quarter of men drop out of prostate cancer monitoring, casting doubt on safety of 'active surveillance'
- Manipulating the metabolic process in cells may compensate for defects that can shorten cell life
- Women with diabetes less likely to have a mammogram: Study
- Treatment of complex developmental trauma in children and youth
- School violence intervention program effective in pilot study
- To be an organ donor, specific attitudes trump general support, study finds
- Guns aren't the only things killing cops
- Adding dexmedetomidine reduces anesthesia dose required for surgery
- Brain cell discovery could open doors to targeted cancer therapies
- Development of new cell models that report circadian clock function
- Protein researchers closing in on the mystery of schizophrenia
- Taking iron improves women's exercise performance, study shows
- Tamiflu and Relenza: How effective are they?
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