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In this issue: how infections spread on airplanes, more on milk, the patient sleeps tonight, worrisome note about walking speed, waist line linked to diabetes risk, cold activates ‘good’ fat, new light on dark chocolate, MIT on infections and cancer, |
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Freud’s theory of unconscious conflict linked to anxiety symptoms in new U-M brain research An experiment that Sigmund Freud could never have imagined 100 years
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Infectious disease transmission on aircraft to be studied A new study is expected to provide the first detailed information on
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DARA BioSciences Announces Launch of Bionect for Treatment of Skin Irritation and Burns Associated With Radiation Therapy for Cancer DARA BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:DARA) (the “Company” or “DARA”),
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Popular Weight-loss Surgery Increases Risk of Alcohol Use Disorders, Study Finds PITTSBURGH – People who receive the most popular weight-loss surgical
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Study: New Huntington’s Treatment Shows Promise A new study shows that the compound Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) reduces oxidative damage, a key finding that hints at its potential to slow the progression of Huntington disease.
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Coronado Biosciences Receives Orphan-Drug Designation From FDA for CNDO-109-Activated Allogeneic Natural Killer Cells for the Treatment of AML Coronado Biosciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: CNDO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel immunotherapy agents for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan-drug designation to CNDO-109-Activated Allogeneic Natural Killer Cells (CNDO-109) for “the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).”
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Advanced Cancers Destined to Recur After Treatment With Single Drugs Targeted cancer cell therapies using man-made proteins dramatically shrink many tumors in the first few months of treatment, but new research from Johns Hopkins scientists finds why the cells all too often become resistant, the treatment stops working, and the disease returns.
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Hidden Vitamin in Milk Yields Remarkable Health Benefits NEW YORK — A novel form of vitamin B3 found in milk in small quantities
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Diabetes Rates Increase Significantly Among American Youth Philadelphia, PA — The first analysis of diabetes trends among American
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Confused About Prostate Cancer Screening? Mayo Clinic Expert Helps Explain the Latest ROCHESTER, Minn. — There is a lot of conflicting advice about prostate
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Diabetes: Tighter Control Of Blood Sugar Prevents Nerve Condition, But At What Risk? ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Aggressive control of blood sugar levels in diabetes
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How Infection Can Lead To Cancer New MIT study offers comprehensive look at chemical and genetic changes that occur as inflammation progresses to cancer.
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Fruit Flies Reveal Mechanism Behind ALS-Like Disease Studying how nerve cells send and receive messages, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered new ways that genetic mutations can disrupt functions in neurons and lead to neurodegenerative disease, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Sick from Your Stomach: Bacterial Changes May Trigger Diseases Like Rheumatoid Arthritis ROCHESTER, Minn. — The billions of bugs in our guts have a newfound
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Pancreatic Cancer Can Run but Not Hide from the Immune System, according to Penn Study PHILADELPHIA — A study published this week in Cancer Cell from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania describes how pancreatic cancer cells produce a protein that attracts immune cells and tricks them into helping cancer cells grow.
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Study Shows Bariatric Surgery Improves Health in Obese Adolescents A new national study by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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The Mind’s Eye Activity in the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) of the human brain could
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McGill Discovery: Alzheimer’s Drugs Make Bones Stronger The drugs commonly used to treat memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients
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Joslin Researchers Find ‘Good Fat’ Activated by Cold, Not BOSTON — Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that while
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Fetal Surgery Is Coming of Age Maternal-fetal care is entering a new era.
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Study Challenges Previously Held Beliefs About The Role Of Genetic Mutations In Colon Cancer Development SEATTLE — In exploring the genetics of mitochondria – the powerhouse
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Ultrasounds Spot Heart Disease Early in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients ROCHESTER, Minn. — Special echocardiograms show promise for early detection of a potentially deadly complication in rheumatoid arthritis: heart disease, Mayo Clinic research shows.
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Meditation Practice May Decrease Risk For Cardiovascular Disease In Teens AUGUSTA, Ga. — Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.
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Men And Women Respond Differently To Exercise Advertisements ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new University of Michigan study finds that overweight men and women responded differently to advertisements about the benefits from exercise.
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“Just Do It!” Not Good Enough for Cancer Patients, UR Researchers Say Exercise generally helps the nation’s 12 million cancer survivors,
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Possible Benefits Of Dark Chocolate Daily consumption of dark chocolate could reduce heart attacks and strokes, a study has claimed.
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Advanced Prostate Cancer Slows With New Drug A new medication proved effective in slowing the spread of metastatic
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Advanced Tests Not Always Needed to Uncover Heart Disease COLUMBUS, Ohio — Despite the age of the technology, exercise stress
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Premature Birth Linked To Increased Risk Of Mental Health Problems One of the largest studies to investigate birth complications and later . |
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New Breast Cancer Drug Halts Tumor Growth Better Than Standard Therapy A new cancer treatment that links chemotherapy with an agent that homes in on specific breast cancer cells was significantly better than the current drug regimen at keeping patients’ advanced tumors from progressing, according to results from a Phase III clinical trial led by Kimberly Blackwell, M.D., of the Duke Cancer Institute.
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Large Waist Linked To Diabetes Risk In Overweight Adults Overweight people with a large waist are just as likely to develop type
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Sleep Deprivation May Lead To Higher Anxiety Levels, fMRI Scans Show DARIEN, IL — New research shows that sleep loss markedly exaggerates
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Keeping Pace: Walking Speed May Signal Thinking Problems Ahead MINNEAPOLIS — A new study shows that changes in walking speed in late life may signal the early stages of dementia known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
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Preclinical Research Shows Normal Gene Hinders Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Presence of normal p53, a tumor suppressor gene, instead of a mutated
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In the Hospital, the Noisy Hospital, the Patient Sleeps Tonight? BOSTON, MA — In the hospital it is not only direct patient care, but also the environment that contributes to recovery.
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