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Shared abnormalities found in brain's control circuit of patients with mood, anxiety disorders

New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients with mood and anxiety disorders share the same abnormalities in regions of the brain involved in emotional and cognitive control.

30 Oct 2019

New way to slow and reverse fibrosis identified

In cell and mouse models, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have identified a way to slow and reverse the process of uncontrolled internal scarring, called fibrosis.

30 Oct 2019

Multiple environmental factors associated with greater risk for diabetes in rural populations

University of Illinois at Chicago researchers are the first to show that cumulative environmental exposures affect rural and urban populations differently when it comes to diabetes risk.

30 Oct 2019

UVA research sheds light on why infant seizures have lifelong effects

A doctor at University of Virginia Children's is using an elegant new approach to mapping brain activity to shed light on what happens during seizures in newborns that can lead to behavioral issues and learning disabilities much later.

30 Oct 2019

New study finds racial/ethnic variation in discharge destination after knee replacement surgery

A large study analyzing 107,000 knee replacement surgeries found that African Americans were significantly more likely than white patients to be discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility rather than home care after the procedure. Researchers also found that African American patients under 65 were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 90 days of a knee replacement.

30 Oct 2019

Steps to take to help people with dementia

Many older Americans worry about their risk for developing some form of dementia, and with good reason.

30 Oct 2019

Rilpivirine drug used for HIV treatment also suppresses Zika virus infection

Like an adjustable wrench that becomes the "go-to" tool because it is effective and can be used for a variety of purposes, an existing drug that can be adapted to halt the replication of different viruses would greatly expedite the treatment of different infectious diseases.

30 Oct 2019

Study identifies local traffic exhaust as a risk factor for stroke

High levels of traffic exhaust at one's residence increases the risk of stroke even in low-pollution environments, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and other universities in Sweden.

30 Oct 2019

Mayo Clinic receives $15 million gift to advance new ideas with potential to transform health care

After giving $200 million to Mayo Clinic - the largest gift in the organization's history - noted philanthropist Jay Alix has extended his generosity with an additional $15 million endowed gift.

30 Oct 2019

NCCN publishes new clinical practice guidelines for hematopoietic cell transplantation

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network published new NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, also known as stem cell transplant or historically as bone marrow transplant.

30 Oct 2019

Syringe-injectable, self-expandable and ultraconformable magnetic nanosheets developed

Syringe-injectable biomaterials, medical devices and engineered tissues have attracted great attention as minimally-invasive implants for diagnosis, therapy and regenerative medicine.

30 Oct 2019

NTU study: Microorganisms show a precise daily rhythm in tropical air

Scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have found that the air in the tropics is teeming with a rich and diverse range of at least 725 different microorganisms.

30 Oct 2019

New evidence that backs women's choice on where to give birth

Healthy women have more than twice the chance of a normal labor and birth in a planned birth center birth compared to a planned hospital birth, a major Australian study has found.

30 Oct 2019

Liquid biopsy can predict prognosis in patients with glioblastoma

A blood test that measures the amount of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the bloodstream - called a liquid biopsy - correlates with how patients will progress after they are diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM), the deadliest and most common primary brain tumor in adults.

30 Oct 2019

New approach holds great potential to track tremor severity in Parkinson's patients

One of the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) is tremors. This involuntary movement disorder reduces quality of life by interrupting patients' activities such as writing and eating.

30 Oct 2019

Newly discovered immune control switch could protect the brains of premature babies

Researchers have discovered an immune control switch that could protect the brains of premature babies, who often suffer brain injuries when their immune response goes into overdrive.

30 Oct 2019

Congressional briefing on moving away from dog studies in the development of new medicines

At a congressional briefing Tuesday, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and the Humane Society of the United States urged Congress to task the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with moving away from dog studies and other animal testing in the development of new medicines.

30 Oct 2019

Wearable accelerometers are reliable predictors of mortality risk in older adults

A federally funded study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers shows that wearable accelerometers - mechanical sensors worn like a watch, belt or bracelet to track movement - are a more reliable measure of physical activity and better than patient surveys and other methods used by physicians at assessing five-year risk of death in older adults.

30 Oct 2019

Mother's warmth and acceptance may help prevent teens from entering into abusive relationships

A mother's warmth and acceptance toward her teenagers may help prevent those children from being in an abusive relationship later in life, even if her own marriage is contentious, according to a new University at Buffalo study.

30 Oct 2019

Research finds disparities in receiving recommended treatment for lung cancer

Only about 6 in 10 lung cancer patients in the United States receive the minimal lung cancer treatments recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

30 Oct 2019

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Shared abnormalities found in brain's control circuit of patients with mood, anxiety disorders

New way to slow and reverse fibrosis identified

Multiple environmental factors associated with greater risk for diabetes in rural populations

UVA research sheds light on why infant seizures have lifelong effects

New study finds racial/ethnic variation in discharge destination after knee replacement surgery

Steps to take to help people with dementia

Rilpivirine drug used for HIV treatment also suppresses Zika virus infection

Study identifies local traffic exhaust as a risk factor for stroke

Mayo Clinic receives $15 million gift to advance new ideas with potential to transform health care

NCCN publishes new clinical practice guidelines for hematopoietic cell transplantation

Syringe-injectable, self-expandable and ultraconformable magnetic nanosheets developed

NTU study: Microorganisms show a precise daily rhythm in tropical air

New evidence that backs women's choice on where to give birth

Liquid biopsy can predict prognosis in patients with glioblastoma

New approach holds great potential to track tremor severity in Parkinson's patients

Newly discovered immune control switch could protect the brains of premature babies

Congressional briefing on moving away from dog studies in the development of new medicines

Wearable accelerometers are reliable predictors of mortality risk in older adults

Mother's warmth and acceptance may help prevent teens from entering into abusive relationships

Research finds disparities in receiving recommended treatment for lung cancer

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