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DGIST researchers set on creating microrobot-assisted procedure for dealing with blocked arteries

Swarms of microscopic, magnetic, robotic beads could be scrubbing in next to the world's top vascular surgeons--all taking aim at blocked arteries.

2 Jul 2015

Low BMI linked to poorer survival in advanced colorectal cancer

Although being overweight with a high body-mass index (BMI) has long been associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer, thinner patients might not fare as well after treatment for advanced cancer, according to a new study from Duke Medicine.

2 Jul 2015

Brain-imaging studies may help predict promiscuity, problem drinking in young adults

A pair of brain-imaging studies suggest researchers may be able to predict how likely young adults are to develop problem drinking or engage in risky sexual behavior in response to stress.

2 Jul 2015

Live imaging study reveals link between wound-associated inflammation and skin cancer risk

Researchers in the United Kingdom and Denmark have studied the "see-through" larvae of zebrafish to reveal how wound healing leads to skin cancer. Live imaging shows neutrophils, the protective inflammatory cells of the body's immune system, diverted from an induced wound to any nearby precancerous skin cells.

1 Jul 2015

Multiple courses of antibiotics may have significant impact on child development

A new animal study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers adds to growing evidence that multiple courses of commonly used antibiotics may have a significant impact on children's development.

1 Jul 2015

Eating healthy diet associated with lower risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other diseases

Eating a healthy diet was linked with a lower risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, cancer or other diseases among a population of low-income individuals living in the Southeastern U.S., according to research led by Vanderbilt University investigators.

1 Jul 2015

WHO/UNICEF: Lack of progress on water and sanitation threatens to undermine child survival, health benefits

Lack of progress on sanitation threatens to undermine the child survival and health benefits from gains in access to safe drinking water, warn WHO and UNICEF in a report tracking access to drinking water and sanitation against the Millennium Development Goals.

1 Jul 2015

Increased years of secondary schooling reduce risk of HIV infection, shows study

Longer secondary schooling substantially reduces the risk of contracting HIV, particularly for girls, according to new research from Botswana published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

1 Jul 2015

OCT angiography shows promise in CNV detection

Noninvasive optical coherence tomography angiography can successfully detect choroidal neovascularisation, research findings indicate.

30 Jun 2015

Vitrectomy scatter photocoagulation linked to peripheral thickening in diabetic retinopathy

Early transient peripheral retinochoroidal thickening following pars plana vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy may be related to intraoperative scatter photocoagulation, suggest researchers.

30 Jun 2015

Poor sleep linked to negative mood in women with bipolar disorder

Poor sleep is associated with negative mood in women with bipolar disorder, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and University of Michigan Medical School.

30 Jun 2015

Hepatic ALT flares linked to HBsAg clearance

Hepatic alanine aminotransferase flares are associated with rapid decline and greater annual reductions of hepatitis B surface antigen in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection who achieve HBsAg seroclearance, say Japanese researchers.

30 Jun 2015

New technique that mines Twitter data can help identify potentially dangerous drug interactions

A team of scientists has invented a new technique for discovering potentially dangerous drug interactions and unknown side-effects — before they show up in medical databases, like PubMed, or even before doctors and researchers have heard of them at all.

30 Jun 2015

Experts at West Virginia University welcome FDA’s ban on trans fat

West Virginia University experts say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's mandate to remove artificial trans fats from the country's food supply by 2018 is a long overdue move in the right direction for public health.

30 Jun 2015

People with recurrent depression have significantly smaller hippocampus than healthy individuals

The brains of people with recurrent depression have a significantly smaller hippocampus - the part of the brain most associated with forming new memories - than healthy individuals, a new global study of nearly 9,000 people reveals.

30 Jun 2015

New species of tRNA-derived small RNAs contribute to cell proliferation in cancer

Since their discovery in the 1950s, transfer RNAs (tRNAs) have been best known for their role in helping the cell make proteins from messenger RNA templates. However, recent studies have led to a previously-unsuspected concept that tRNAs are not always the end product; namely, they further serve as a source of small RNAs.

30 Jun 2015

Specialized mental health treatment can benefit children from poor nations

A specific type of talk therapy dispensed in the developing world to orphans and other vulnerable children who experienced trauma such as sexual and domestic abuse showed dramatic results, despite being administered by workers with little education, new research shows.

30 Jun 2015

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer launches landmark health data portal

A landmark research portal that includes health and biological data from 300,000 Canadians — nearly one in every 50 individuals between the ages of 35 and 69 – is being launched today by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership).

29 Jun 2015

Secretary of Health advises all Pennsylvanians to get tested for HIV

Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy is reminding Pennsylvanians that June 27 is National HIV Testing Day and urges all Pennsylvanians to get tested for HIV as part of their routine health care.

27 Jun 2015

Study suggests link between fatalistic beliefs and completion of HPV vaccine series among Appalachian women

Could a fatalistic attitude toward cervical cancer serve as a barrier to prevention of the disease? A recent study conducted by University of Kentucky researchers in the Rural Cancer Prevention Center suggests a link between fatalistic beliefs and completion of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series among a sample of young Appalachian Kentucky women.

27 Jun 2015

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DGIST researchers set on creating microrobot-assisted procedure for dealing with blocked arteries

Low BMI linked to poorer survival in advanced colorectal cancer

Brain-imaging studies may help predict promiscuity, problem drinking in young adults

Live imaging study reveals link between wound-associated inflammation and skin cancer risk

Multiple courses of antibiotics may have significant impact on child development

Eating healthy diet associated with lower risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other diseases

WHO/UNICEF: Lack of progress on water and sanitation threatens to undermine child survival, health benefits

Increased years of secondary schooling reduce risk of HIV infection, shows study

OCT angiography shows promise in CNV detection

Vitrectomy scatter photocoagulation linked to peripheral thickening in diabetic retinopathy

Poor sleep linked to negative mood in women with bipolar disorder

Hepatic ALT flares linked to HBsAg clearance

New technique that mines Twitter data can help identify potentially dangerous drug interactions

Experts at West Virginia University welcome FDA’s ban on trans fat

People with recurrent depression have significantly smaller hippocampus than healthy individuals

New species of tRNA-derived small RNAs contribute to cell proliferation in cancer

Specialized mental health treatment can benefit children from poor nations

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer launches landmark health data portal

Secretary of Health advises all Pennsylvanians to get tested for HIV

Study suggests link between fatalistic beliefs and completion of HPV vaccine series among Appalachian women

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