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Study: Marijuana users may attempt to manage negative moods by using drug

Adolescents and young adults who smoke marijuana frequently may attempt to manage negative moods by using the drug, according to a study in September's Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

17 Sep 2014

UT Southwestern offers new, innovative four-flap breast reconstruction after mastectomy

UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of only two places in the world that offers a new, innovative and highly successful approach to breast reconstruction after a mastectomy.

16 Sep 2014

Novel virus could be source of severe respiratory disease in ball pythons

Researchers have identified a novel virus that could be the source of a severe, sometimes fatal respiratory disease that has been observed in captive ball pythons since the 1990s. The work is published this week in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

9 Sep 2014

NanoTracker™ Optical Tweezers system used at Leiden University to study the organisation of genomic DNA

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of the NanoTracker™ Optical Tweezers system in the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics in the Leiden Institute of Chemistry at Leiden University.

9 Sep 2014

State highlights: Texas lawmaker proposes '3 strikes' for nursing homes

New Yorker Deadra Malloy was diagnosed with HIV in 1988, but she remained healthy for so long she wasn't completely convinced she was positive.

9 Sep 2014

Researchers make important progress in defining new genetic causes of Wilms tumor

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Medical Center, Dallas, have made significant progress in defining new genetic causes of Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer found only in children.

6 Sep 2014

Scanning electron microscope for 3D volume imaging of cells and tissues announced by FEI

FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) announced today its new Teneo VS™ scanning electron microscope (SEM), which offers a VolumeScope™ capability for life science applications. The Teneo platform tightly integrates FEI’s latest-generation SEM with VolumeScope, an in-chamber microtome and proprietary analytical software to provide fully-automated, large-volume reconstructions with dramatically improved z-axis resolution.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Electron Microscopy Solutions 4 Sep 2014

Bypassing politics, insurers pay for end of life talks

These doctor-patient conversations had been labeled "death panels" by opponents of the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, in a bid to reduce backlogs, Medicare offers a deal to hospitals to pay 68 percent of short-term stay medical claims that were rejected by outside auditors.

3 Sep 2014

Researchers come up with new technique to diagnose malaria

Over the past several decades, malaria diagnosis has changed very little. After taking a blood sample from a patient, a technician smears the blood across a glass slide, stains it with a special dye, and looks under a microscope for the Plasmodium parasite, which causes the disease.

1 Sep 2014

Pathologists help determine prostate cancer patient’s eligibility for active surveillance

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States. Active surveillance offers low-risk prostate cancer patients a means to avoid the potentially harmful side effects from treatment.

27 Aug 2014

Study examines ocular changes seen in astronauts to treat spaceflight-induced visual impairment

To reduce and better treat spaceflight-induced visual impairment, University of Houston (UH) optometrists are collaborating on a NASA study that examines ocular changes seen in a number of astronauts.

27 Aug 2014

Zebrafish and virus help scientists map the living brain

A virus and a zebrafish are helping scientists map the living brain. "You can kinda draw a diagram and see how cells within it are connected in a functioning brain," said Dr. Albert Pan, neuroscientist at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.

26 Aug 2014

High dew point triggers air quality alert for dangerous levels of mold in the Midwest

The heavy rains, hot temperatures and high dew point have triggered an air quality alert for dangerous levels of mold in the Midwest. "The interior mold exposure for homes experiencing flooding or water seepage will be even more toxic," warns Joseph Leija, MD, allergist who performs the Gottlieb Allergy Count, the official daily allergy count for the Midwest.

26 Aug 2014

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Study: Marijuana users may attempt to manage negative moods by using drug

UT Southwestern offers new, innovative four-flap breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Novel virus could be source of severe respiratory disease in ball pythons

NanoTracker™ Optical Tweezers system used at Leiden University to study the organisation of genomic DNA

State highlights: Texas lawmaker proposes '3 strikes' for nursing homes

Researchers make important progress in defining new genetic causes of Wilms tumor

Scanning electron microscope for 3D volume imaging of cells and tissues announced by FEI

Bypassing politics, insurers pay for end of life talks

Researchers come up with new technique to diagnose malaria

Pathologists help determine prostate cancer patient’s eligibility for active surveillance

Study examines ocular changes seen in astronauts to treat spaceflight-induced visual impairment

Zebrafish and virus help scientists map the living brain

High dew point triggers air quality alert for dangerous levels of mold in the Midwest

Researchers find roving detection system for treating cancer, Parkinson's disease and ALS

New mouse model to open door to research on epilepsy, Alzheimer's

Novel "man and machine" decision support system for diagnosing malaria infection

Regulation of stem cells in zebrafish embryos results in surprising insights into Alzheimer's Disease

Thermo sensitive collagen hydrogel in dynamic culture enhances tissue-engineered peripheral nerve

Cancer Research UK funds projects for new cancer study

Dangerous air quality alert issued due to high mold count

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