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U.S. Cocaine Use Cut by Half, While Marijuana Consumption Jumps
Mar. 10, 2014 — A new study shows that the use of cocaine dropped by half across the United States from 2006 to 2010, while use of marijuana jumped by more than 30 percent during the period. Studying illegal drug ... full story -
Healthy Eating May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Delivery
Mar. 10, 2014 — In a new study, participants completed a scientifically evaluated questionnaire about what they had been eating and drinking since becoming pregnant. The results show that the group of women with the ... full story -
Smokers' Brains Biased Against Negative Images of Smoking
Mar. 10, 2014 — What if the use of a product influenced your perception of it, making you even more susceptible to its positive aspects and altering your understanding of its drawbacks? This is precisely what ... full story -
Lower IQ and Poorer Cardiovascular Fitness in Teen Years Increase Risk of Early-Onset Dementia
Mar. 10, 2014 — Men who at the age of 18 years have poorer cardiovascular fitness and/or a lower IQ more often suffer from dementia before the age of 60. This is shown in a recent study encompassing more than one ... full story -
Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Understood by Unravelling Bacterial Secretion System
Mar. 9, 2014 — The system that allows the sharing of genetic material between bacteria -- and therefore the spread of antibiotic resistance -- has been uncovered by a team of scientists. Understanding the structure ... full story -
Mutations in Leukemia Gene Linked to New Childhood Growth Disorder
Mar. 9, 2014 — Mutations in a gene associated with leukemia cause a newly described condition that affects growth and intellectual development in children, new research reports. A study identified mutations in the ... full story -
Blood Test Identifies Those at-Risk for Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Within Three Years
Mar. 9, 2014 — A blood test that can predict with greater than 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease within three years has been discovered and ... full story -
Stem Cell Study Opens Door to Undiscovered World of Biology
Mar. 9, 2014 — For the first time, researchers have shown that an essential biological process known as protein synthesis can be studied in adult stem cells -- something scientists have long struggled to ... full story -
New Tool to Unravel Mysteries of Metastasis Created
Mar. 9, 2014 — Kinases are proteins that play vital roles in disease, but scientists have struggled to study how they interact in real time. A team of scientists has now developed a new technique to make these ... full story -
New Guidelines Employ a Team Approach to Autism Diagnosis, Care
Mar. 8, 2014 — Improving diagnosis and treatment for individuals with autism has been the focus of a growing body of research. New information from these studies led the American Academy of Child and Adolescent ... full story -
Education 'Protects' Poor Women from Fattening Effects of Rising Wealth
Mar. 8, 2014 — Obesity levels among women in low- and middle-income countries tend to rise in line with wealth as they purchase more energy-dense foods, but a new study suggests that more educated consumers make ... full story -
Higher Functioning Endogenous Opioid System Predicts Better Treatment Response for Neuropathic Pain Treated With Topical NSAIDs
Mar. 8, 2014 — Not only are neuropathic pain symptoms quite common in knee osteoarthritis, but scientists can predict who will respond to treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by assessing ... full story -
Half of Veterans Prescribed Medical Opioids Continue to Use Them Chronically
Mar. 8, 2014 — Of nearly 1 million veterans who receive opioids to treat painful conditions, more than half continue to consume opioids chronically or beyond 90 days, new research says. A number of factors were ... full story -
Opioid Regimens That Deliver Best Pain Control Reflect Assay Findings of Cytochrome Defects
Mar. 8, 2014 — Most patients with multiple defects of the cytochrome P450 system, which is largely responsible for metabolizing opioids, naturally gravitated toward an opioid regimen primarily metabolized through ... full story -
Combined Use of Oxytocin and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Intractable Pain Patients
Mar. 8, 2014 — Two hormones credited with reducing pain and need for opioid analgesics when released naturally during pregnancy and childbirth worked similarly when administered simultaneously to patients with ... full story -
Stem Cell Transplant Shows 'Landmark' Promise for Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease
Mar. 8, 2014 — Stem cell transplant was viable and effective in halting or reversing degenerative disc disease of the spine, a meta-analysis of animal studies showed, in a development expected to open up research ... full story -
Research on 3-D Scaffolds Sets New Bar in Lung Regeneration
Mar. 7, 2014 — For the estimated 12.7 million people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, the third leading cause of death in the U.S., innovative research efforts in the field of tissue regeneration hold ... full story -
New Class of Antibiotics Discovered by Chemists
Mar. 7, 2014 — A new class of antibiotics to fight bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health has been discovered by a team of ... full story -
Personalized Treatment Prolongs the Life of Lung Cancer Patients
Mar. 7, 2014 — Mexican scientists have increased survival rates for patients diagnosed with lunch cancer in metastatic stage (when the disease has spread to different parts of the body) from a rate of nine months ... full story -
New Study of Proteins in Space Could Yield Better Understanding, New Drug Development
Mar. 7, 2014 — Innovative methods of drug discovery don’t always take place in an academic laboratory. They may start there, but they can also happen in orbit aboard the International Space Station, as protein ... full story -
Anti-Psychotic Meds Offer Hope Against Brain Cancer
Mar. 7, 2014 — FDA-approved anti-psychotic drugs possess tumor-killing activity against the most aggressive form of primary brain cancer, glioblastoma, new research indicates. "The anti-glioblastoma effects of ... full story
- U.S. cocaine use cut by half, while marijuana consumption jumps
- Healthy eating may reduce the risk of preterm delivery
- Smokers' brains biased against negative images of smoking
- Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
- Spread of antibiotic resistance understood by unravelling bacterial secretion system
- Mutations in leukemia gene linked to new childhood growth disorder
- Blood test identifies those at-risk for cognitive decline, Alzheimer's within three years
- Stem cell study opens door to undiscovered world of biology
- New tool to unravel mysteries of metastasis created
- New guidelines employ a team approach to autism diagnosis, care
- Education 'protects' poor women from fattening effects of rising wealth
- Higher functioning endogenous opioid system predicts better treatment response for neuropathic pain treated with topical NSAIDs
- Half of veterans prescribed medical opioids continue to use them chronically
- Opioid regimens that deliver best pain control reflect assay findings of cytochrome defects
- Combined use of oxytocin and human chorionic gonadotropin in intractable pain patients
- Stem cell transplant shows 'landmark' promise for treatment of degenerative disc disease
- Research on 3-D scaffolds sets new bar in lung regeneration
- New class of antibiotics discovered by chemists
- Personalized treatment prolongs the life of lung cancer patients
- New study of proteins in space could yield better understanding, new drug development
- Anti-psychotic meds offer hope against brain cancer
- New theory on cause of endometriosis
- Majority of Latinas are unaware of their risk of diabetes, study finds
- Volume of notifiable disease reporting may double with required electronic lab reporting
- Cells appearing normal may actually be harbingers of lung cancer
- Emerging multi-drug resistant infections lack standard definition, treatment
- Pre-term birth leads to increased risk of asthma, wheezing disorders
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Inherited Alzheimer's damage greater decades before symptoms appear
- Epigenetic changes could explain type 2 diabetes
- Nasal filter looks promising for allergy sufferers
- People more willing to disclose experience of mental health problems, survey finds
- After years of improving, rates of youth suicide-related behaviors stopped declining, Canadian study finds
- Lifesaving sensor for full bladders under development
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Bone turnover markers predict prostate cancer outcomes
- Talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
- New approach to prostate cancer screening needed in UK, experts say
- Quicker and cheaper toxicity checking of mussels
- Traffic-related air pollution associated with changes in right ventricular structure, function
- Molecular subtyping of breast cancer can better identify women at high risk of disease recurrence
- Prescriptions for benzodiazepines rising and risky when combined with opioids, researchers warn
- Postsurgical pain control linked to patient satisfaction with hospital experience
- Heating safety from mri radiofrequency energy demonstrated in variety of simulated spinal cord stimulation scenarios
- Transforaminal vs. Interlaminar epidural steroid injections: Both offered similar pain relief, function for radiating low-back pain
- Long-lasting improvements for discogenic low-back pain treated with minimally invasive intradiscal biacuplasty
- Reducing wait times could improve spinal cord stimulator success for chronic pain
- How seeing the same GP helps your health
- Primary care needs to 'wake-up' to links between domestic abuse, safeguarding children
- Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- For older drivers one drink may be one too many, study finds
- Kawasaki disease and pregnant women
- Early detection helps manage chronic graft-vs-host disease complication
- Simple urine test detects common causes of kidney dysfunction after transplantation
- BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth
- Vitamin D increases breast cancer patient survival, study shows
- Contacts better than permanent lenses for babies after cataract surgery
- Returning vets face 'warring identities' distress
- Marijuana's anxiety relief effects: Receptors found in emotional hub of brain
- Detailed picture created of membrane protein linked to learning, memory, anxiety, pain and brain disorders
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- Smart nanofibers to treat kidney failure
- Group A streptococcus in pregnancy: Expert contributes to research
- Physician bias does not affect hypertension treatment for minority patients, study suggests
- Common mutation is culprit in acute leukemia relapse
- Establishing standards where none exist; researchers define 'good' stem cells
- Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep?
- Reelin protein rescues cognitive deficits in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease
- Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity
- The rise of spring allergies: Fact or fiction?
- Gene important to breast development, breast cancer identified
- Complications following surgery predict costly readmissions
- Computers used to 'see' neurons to better understand brain function
- Sickle cell trait: Neglected opportunities in the era of genomic medicine
- Critical link between obesity, diabetes identified
- E-cigarettes: Gateway to nicotine addiction for U.S. teens
- Misplaced protein causes heart failure
- Higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows
- 'Most complete' picture of gene expression in cancer cell cycle caught
- Strategies on the Internet to discredit generic drugs
- Heart failure unknowns a roadblock to managing health
- Japanese Town: Half the survivors of mega-earthquake, tsunami, have PTSD symptoms
- Addressing the rapid increase in cesarean birth rates
- Mental health care model reduced symptoms in those most affected by BP oil spill
- Energy drinks linked to teen health risks
- Pharmaceutical companies' DC marketing efforts increase to nearly $98 million
- 7-Tesla MRI scanner allows even more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
- Toyota’s 'lean thinking' system applied as a way to improve the NHS
- Target for shutting down growth of prostate cancer cells identified
- Genetic techniques have role in future of dental care
- How the Internet is transforming our experience of being ill
- Working pressures increase children attending nursery with respiratory tract infections
- New innovation could mean eye injections are a thing of the past
- Enzyme controls transport of genomic building blocks
- Iron deficiency important to assess in children adopted from institutional settings
- Waiting for donor heart: Motion prolongs survival
- Eating red, processed meat: What scientists say
- Sudden cardiac death: genetic disease ARVC more common than previoiusly assumed
- Battle against prostate, bladder cancer: License deal signals major breakthrough
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