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Experiences at Every Stage of Life Contribute to Cognitive Abilities in Old Age
July 25, 2014 — Early life experiences, such as childhood socioeconomic status and literacy, may have greater influence on the risk of cognitive impairment late in life than such demographic characteristics as race ... full story -
Test Increases Odds of Correct Surgery for Thyroid Cancer Patients
July 25, 2014 — The routine use of a molecular testing panel increases the likelihood of performing the correct initial surgery for thyroid cancer patients by 30 percent, researchers report. "Before this test, ... full story -
Informed Consent: False Positives Not a Worry in Lung Cancer Study
July 25, 2014 — A false positive screen result -- a screening test in which initial findings of concern for cancer are later found not to be worrisome -- did not cause participants undue anxiety or reduced quality ... full story -
Less Than 1% of UK Public Research Funding Spent on Antibiotic Research in Past 5 Years
July 25, 2014 — Less than 1% of research funding awarded by public and charitable bodies to UK researchers in 2008–13 was awarded for research on antibiotics, according to new research. The study, which is the ... full story -
Could Heart Attack Patients Could Be Treated More Quickly?
July 25, 2014 — Clinical judgement, combined with an electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood test on arrival, is effective in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions for chest pain, a new study shows. The findings of a ... full story -
Optimum Ventilation Strategy During General Anaesthesia in Abdominal Operations Found
July 25, 2014 — A multi-centre study at 30 centres across Europe, North and South America involving a total of 900 test subjects has investigated various ventilation strategies currently used during anaesthesia ... full story -
Dementia Carers Need More Medication Support, Report Says
July 25, 2014 — Family carers of people with dementia may need more support with medication management, according to a recent study. "Family carers have a key role in supporting medication management ... full story -
Vulnerable Populations Disproportionately Affected by Food Security, Despite Public Programs
July 25, 2014 — Vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, ethnic minorities, and low-income households are disproportionately affected by food security, despite the extensive private and public food ... full story -
Brain Tumor Causes, Risk Factors Elude Scientists
July 25, 2014 — Today, nearly 700,000 people in the U.S. are living with a brain tumor, and yet, when it comes to pinpointing causes or risk factors, scientists are still searching for answers. "Unlike the ... full story -
Common Blood Thinner for Pregnant Women Proven Ineffective
July 24, 2014 — A daily injection to the belly commonly prescribed for pregnant women at risk of developing blood clots is found to be ineffective. As many as one in 10 pregnant women have a tendency to develop ... full story -
Overweight, Obese Preschoolers Lose More Weight When Parent Is Also Treated
July 24, 2014 — Primary care treatment of overweight and obese preschoolers works better when treatment targets both parent and child compared to when only the child is targeted. The study results suggest that ... full story -
Pesticide Linked to Three Generations of Disease: Methoxychlor Causes Epigenetic Changes
July 24, 2014 — Researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future ... full story -
Linking Microbial, Immune Environment in Semen to HIV Viral Load, Transmission
July 24, 2014 — HIV infection re-shapes the relationship between semen bacteria and immune factors which in turn affects viral load, suggesting that the semen microbiome plays a role in sexual transmission of HIV, ... full story -
DNA Mostly 'Junk?' Only 8.2 Percent of Human DNA Is 'Functional', Study Finds
July 24, 2014 — Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is likely to be doing something important -- is 'functional' -- say researchers. This figure is very different from one given in 2012, when some scientists ... full story -
Atomic Structure of Key Muscle Component Revealed
July 24, 2014 — Adding to the growing fundamental understanding of the machinery of muscle cells, a group of biophysicists describe -- in minute detail -- how actin filaments are stabilized at one of their ends to ... full story -
Protein Couple Controls Flow of Information Into Brain's Memory Center
July 24, 2014 — Neuroscientists have succeeded in providing new insights into how the brain works by analyzing tissue samples from mice to identify how two specific proteins, 'CKAMP44' and 'TARP ... full story -
Joblessness Could Kill You, but Recessions Could Be Good for Your Health
July 24, 2014 — While previous studies of individuals have shown that employees who lose their jobs have a higher mortality rate, more comprehensive studies have shown, unexpectedly, that population mortality ... full story -
Cancer: Treatment That Prevents Tumor Metastasis Identified in Animal Study
July 24, 2014 — Metastasis, the strategy adopted by tumor cells to transform into an aggressive form of cancer, are often associated with a gloomy prognosis. Managing to block the metastasis or, even better, prevent ... full story -
High School Students in Some Schools Smoking at Same Rate as Adults
July 24, 2014 — Cuyahoga County high school students are smoking tobacco products at the same rate as adults in the county, according to new data. In 2013, more than 22 percent, or one in five high school students, ... full story -
Metastatic Brain Tumor Treatment Could Be on the Horizon With Use of SapC-DOPS
July 24, 2014 — A new study has provided hope that previously studied SapC-DOPS could be used for treatment of brain cancer that has spread. "These results support the potential of SapC-DOPS for the diagnosis ... full story
- Experiences at every stage of life contribute to cognitive abilities in old age
- Test increases odds of correct surgery for thyroid cancer patients
- Informed consent: False positives not a worry in lung cancer study
- Less than 1% of UK public research funding spent on antibiotic research in past 5 years
- Could heart attack patients could be treated more quickly?
- Optimum ventilation strategy during general anaesthesia in abdominal operations found
- Dementia carers need more medication support, report says
- Vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by food security, despite public programs
- Brain tumor causes, risk factors elude scientists
- Common blood thinner for pregnant women proven ineffective
- Overweight, obese preschoolers lose more weight when parent is also treated
- Pesticide linked to three generations of disease: Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes
- Linking microbial, immune environment in semen to HIV viral load, transmission
- DNA mostly 'junk?' Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is 'functional', study finds
- Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed
- Protein couple controls flow of information into brain's memory center
- Joblessness could kill you, but recessions could be good for your health
- Cancer: Treatment that prevents tumor metastasis identified in animal study
- High school students in some schools smoking at same rate as adults
- Metastatic brain tumor treatment could be on the horizon with use of SapC-DOPS
- Annual financial cost of COPD $36 billion in U.S.: CDC report
- Seeing same GP at every visit will reduce emergency department attendance
- Mechanism that clears excess of protein linked with Type 2 diabetes
- Natural products from plants protect skin during cancer radiotherapy
- Voice for radio? New research reveals it's in the cords
- Experiments prove 'stemness' of individual immune memory cells
- Newly discovered gut virus lives in half the world's population
- Paracetamol no better than placebo for lower back pain
- New drugs to combat asthma, similar illnesses
- Detecting Salmonella in pork meat processing: New methods
- One route to malaria drug resistance found
- Why don't genetically identical cells behave identically? Cellular noise
- New York law offers nurses more recognition, responsibility
- Medical student perceptions of health policy education improving, but 40% are still not satisfied, study shows
- Greater odds of adverse childhood experiences in those with military service, study finds
- Unsuspected characteristics of new cystic fibrosis drugs found, offering potential paths to more effective therapies
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury in rodents
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Combination antiretroviral therapy helps treat HCV in patients co-infected with HIV
- Age of puberty in girls influenced by which parent 'imprinted' genes are inherited from
- Genetics of cancer: Non-coding DNA can finally be decoded
- How stress hormones promote brain's building of negative memories
- Physicians seeing increase in brown recluse spider bites
- Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
- Brown fat protects against diabetes, obesity in humans
- Ketamine can be a wonder drug for ER patients, physicians
- Researchers unlock protein puzzle using brightly hued dyes
- Statin use decreases risk of Barrett's esophagus, study shows
- Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk
- Human parasite Leishmania is a probiotic for the fly that carries it
- Physical work environment in hospitals affects nurses' job satisfaction, with implications for patient outcomes, health care costs
- Life expectancy gains threatened as more older Americans suffer from multiple medical conditions
- Number of people susceptible to painful mosquito-borne virus increasing, says leading researcher
- Caffeine intake may worsen menopausal hot flashes, night sweats
- Dopamine transporter: Stampede supercomputer used to study common link between addiction, neurological disease
- Presence of uterine cancers at time of hysterectomy studied using morcellation
- Lacking trust in one's doctor affects health of emotionally vulnerable cancer patients
- In asthma, it's not just what you smell, but what you think you smell
- Vaccine for dust-mite allergies created
- Potential genetic link between epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders
- Gene variant identified as heart disease risk factor for women
- Forty-five percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests by GPs in Australia
- Extra exercise helps depressed smokers kick the habit faster
- Are state Medicaid policies sentencing people with mental illnesses to prison?
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Vitamin D deficiency raises risk of schizophrenia diagnosis
- High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
- Distinctive developmental origin for a drainage tube in the eye
- 3-D-printed tissues advance stem cell research
- Pathogenic connection between autoimmune disorders, cancer found
- Understanding how neuro cells turn cancerous
- Communication between nostril/skin microbiome bacteria can influence pathogen behavior
- The heart of an astronaut, five years on
- Cost-effectiveness of weight-loss programs, drugs
- Dangers of desert dust: New diagnostic tool for valley fever
- Fly-inspired sound detector: New device based on a fly's freakishly acute hearing for futuristic hearing aids
- Anti-cancer drug kicks HIV out of hiding
- Can strong parental bond protect infants down to their DNA?
- Room for improvement in elementary school children’s lunches and snacks from home
- 'Signatures' of genetic mutations in colorectal cancer: Discovery may advance diagnosis, treatment
- Schizophrenia's genetic 'skyline' rising as genetic code linked to illness grows
- Control of HIV pandemic will not be achieved without radical improvement in support for sex workers
- HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium shown in most comprehensive study to date
- Neuroprotective role of immune cell discovered
- High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds
- Viral therapy could boost limb-saving cancer treatment
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus detected in air of Saudi Arabian camel barn
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- Rigid connections: Molecular basis of age-related memory loss explained
- High-precision software developed for diagnosing eye sensitivity
- First total synthesis of madangamine D, a molecule of biomedical interest
- Improving life before it begins: Surgeries in utero aim to improve quality of life for babies
- Comparing deep vein thrombosis therapies
- Young women with a heart attack continue to fare worse than men
- Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
- Communication about female condom vital to young adults, researchers say
- Epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders found
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- New clues about source of racial health disparities
- Stem cells aid muscle repair, strengthening after resistance exercise
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