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Cannabis use during adolescence linked to greater risk of illegal substance abuse in early adulthood

According to the study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, regular and occasional use of cannabis as an adolescent is linked with a greater risk of other illicit drug consumption in early adulthood. The study by Bristol's Population Health Science Institute also found that cannabis use was connected with harmful drinking and smoking. One in five adolescents are at a risk of tobacco dependency, harmful alcohol consumption, and illicit drug use.

8 Jun 2017

Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

The endothelial cells that line blood vessels are packed tightly to keep blood inside and flowing, but scientists at Rice University and their colleagues have discovered it may be possible to selectively open gaps in those barriers just enough to let large molecules through -- and then close them again.

8 Jun 2017

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function may help predict PTSD

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function after acute trauma may help predict whether a person will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry.

8 Jun 2017

More-is-better approach appears to improve vaccine protection from HIV-like virus in monkeys

Building on insights from an HIV vaccine regimen in humans that had partial success during a phase 3 clinical trial in Thailand, a Duke-led research team used a more-is-better approach in monkeys that appeared to improve vaccine protection from an HIV-like virus.

8 Jun 2017

Surgery prior to drug treatment not beneficial for women with metastasized breast cancer

A new study from the ABCSG indicates that women suffering from metastasized breast cancer do not benefit from surgery performed prior to drug treatment.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers find new way to improve T-cell therapy for treating cancer

Scientists have armed immune cells with a new surface molecule. This causes the cells to respond particularly aggressively when they encounter a protein that tumors actually use to camouflage themselves from the immune system.

8 Jun 2017

Tonic immobility linked to subsequent PTSD and severe depression in rape victims

Active resistance is often considered to be the "normal" reaction during rape, but a new study found that most victims may experience a state of involuntary paralysis, called tonic immobility, during rape.

8 Jun 2017

Genetic manipulation of exosomes may offer new therapeutic approach to treating pancreatic cancer

Genetic manipulation of exosomes, virus-sized particles released by all cells, may offer a new therapeutic approach to treating pancreatic cancer, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

8 Jun 2017

Scientists find that pathologists over diagnose lesions of the appendix as invasive cancer

Lesions of the appendix are being over diagnosed as invasive cancer, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers in a paper published June 7 in the journal PLOS ONE.

8 Jun 2017

Research reveals link between POMC neurons and release of insulin by the pancreas

The brain is key in the regulation of appetite, body weight and metabolism. Specifically, there is a small group of hypothalamus neurons, called POMC, that detect and integrate signals that inform on the energy state of the organism and activate the appropriate physiological responses.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers use MRI to show how infant brain connections can predict autism risk at age two

For the first time, autism researchers used MRIs of six-month olds to show how brain regions are connected and synchronized, and then predict which babies at high risk of developing autism would be diagnosed with the condition at age two.

8 Jun 2017

Mammography: Early breast cancer detection could lead to overdiagnosis

An analysis of breast cancer data revealed that many small breast cancers have an excellent prognosis because they are inherently slow growing, according to Yale Cancer Center experts.

8 Jun 2017

Centenarians have lower incidence of chronic illness than people in their 80s and 90s, study shows

Centenarians have a lower incidence of chronic illness than those in their 80s and 90s, according to research from the George Washington University.

8 Jun 2017

Study disrupts conventional wisdom that uterine fibroids cause miscarriages

A 10-year study, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Katherine Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D., disrupts conventional wisdom that uterine fibroids cause miscarriages.

8 Jun 2017

Women pay 40% more than men for common hair loss medication, study finds

Women pay an average of 40 percent more than men for minoxidil foams – a hair loss remedy most commonly known as Rogaine – according to a new analysis from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

8 Jun 2017

New prediction tools could identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use

New prediction tools to help health-care providers identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use, while allowing safe administration of legitimate pain management to those not at high-risk, are being developed by University of Arizona College of Pharmacy researcher Jenny Lo-Ciganic, PhD.

8 Jun 2017

New guidelines provide clinical and physical indicators to detect dementia with Lewy bodies

New guidelines have been published on the clinical and physical indicators to help ensure patients with dementia with Lewy bodies get an accurate diagnosis and the best care possible.

8 Jun 2017

Timing of girl's first menstruation may affect sexual encounter, pregnancy, and childbirth

The timing of a girl's first menstruation may affect her first sexual encounter, first pregnancy, and her vulnerability to some sexually transmitted infections, according to a meta-analysis by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers find link between maternal grain consumption during pregnancy and kids' obesity by age 7

Children born to women with gestational diabetes whose diet included high proportions of refined grains may have a higher risk of obesity by age 7, compared to children born to women with gestational diabetes who ate low proportions of refined grains, according to results from a National Institutes of Health study.

8 Jun 2017

Women experience enhanced psychological health after viewing plus-size models, study reveals

A new study by Florida State University researchers reveals women are more likely to pay attention to and remember average and plus-size models in the media compared to thin models.

8 Jun 2017

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Cannabis use during adolescence linked to greater risk of illegal substance abuse in early adulthood

Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function may help predict PTSD

More-is-better approach appears to improve vaccine protection from HIV-like virus in monkeys

Surgery prior to drug treatment not beneficial for women with metastasized breast cancer

Researchers find new way to improve T-cell therapy for treating cancer

Tonic immobility linked to subsequent PTSD and severe depression in rape victims

Genetic manipulation of exosomes may offer new therapeutic approach to treating pancreatic cancer

Scientists find that pathologists over diagnose lesions of the appendix as invasive cancer

Research reveals link between POMC neurons and release of insulin by the pancreas

Researchers use MRI to show how infant brain connections can predict autism risk at age two

Mammography: Early breast cancer detection could lead to overdiagnosis

Centenarians have lower incidence of chronic illness than people in their 80s and 90s, study shows

Study disrupts conventional wisdom that uterine fibroids cause miscarriages

Women pay 40% more than men for common hair loss medication, study finds

New prediction tools could identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use

New guidelines provide clinical and physical indicators to detect dementia with Lewy bodies

Timing of girl's first menstruation may affect sexual encounter, pregnancy, and childbirth

Researchers find link between maternal grain consumption during pregnancy and kids' obesity by age 7

Women experience enhanced psychological health after viewing plus-size models, study reveals

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