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Penn study reveals new patterns of coordinated development in the brain during adolescence

Adolescence marks not only the period of physical maturation bridging childhood and adulthood, but also a crucial period for remodeling of the human brain.

17 Mar 2017

Clinical study to examine whether antibiotics can be safe, effective alternative to appendectomy

For 130 years, surgery has been the standard treatment for appendicitis — inflammation of the appendix, a short tube extending from the colon.

17 Mar 2017

Palliative care consults for advanced cancer patients linked to improvement in multiple quality measures

Cancer patients admitted to the hospital with advanced stages of disease who were referred early to palliative care had decreased health care utilization and increased use of support services following discharge, according to a new study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. c

17 Mar 2017

Study provides insight into prognosis of deployment-related mTBI in returning soldiers

Nearly 50 percent of recently-deployed Soldiers who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury reported post-concussive symptoms - like headaches, sleep disturbance, and forgetfulness - three months after returning from deployment, according to a study published March 17 in Neurology by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), and the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center.

17 Mar 2017

Biologists discover secondary set of odor sensors in malaria mosquitoes

Biologists who study the malaria mosquito's 'nose' have found that it contains a secondary set of odor sensors that seem to be specially tuned to detect humans. The discovery could aid efforts to figure out how the insects target humans and develop a preference for them.

17 Mar 2017

Researchers testing innovative approach to gauge mood and eating behaviors

Many of us lie or can't remember what we ate when asked to reveal our eating habits, and that makes it difficult for doctors and researchers to guide us toward better diets and behaviors.

17 Mar 2017

Supported self-management helps people with asthma control illness, say researchers

People with asthma should be given tailored support to help them manage their condition, experts say. Helping people with asthma take control of their own illness reduces symptoms, improves quality of life, reduces emergency use of health services and even prevents deaths, research has shown.

17 Mar 2017

Better understanding of pre-metastatic niches could lead to new preventive therapies

Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related death and its appearance remains a phenomenon that is difficult to predict and manage.

17 Mar 2017

Moderate exercise may benefit patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

As one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death in young people, a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can push patients into sedentary lifestyles.

17 Mar 2017

New class of cholesterol-lowering drug alongside statins can reduce risk of cardiovascular diseases

A new class of cholesterol-lowering drug has been found to help patients cut their risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart attack.

17 Mar 2017

Study: Women, mostly minorities lack pre-pregnancy nutrition

Black, Hispanic and less-educated women consume a less nutritious diet than their well-educated, white counterparts in the weeks leading up to their first pregnancy, according to the only large-scale analysis of preconception adherence to national dietary guidelines.

17 Mar 2017

Syngene's G:BOX Chemi XX6 used to help identify biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to announce its G:BOX Chemi XX6 multi-application imager is being utilised by scientists at the University of Brescia for analysing nitrated proteins.

From Syngene 17 Mar 2017

Researchers use Syngene’s G:BOX Chemi XRQ image analysis system in cardiac research

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions is delighted to announce that the G:BOX Chemi XRQ high resolution, multi-application image analysis system is being successfully used at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Academy of Medicine to study molecular mechanisms of cardiac stem cell function which could help in developing stem cell therapies for heart repair.

From Syngene 17 Mar 2017

How can sleep be improved by technologies?

Today we celebrate the 10th annual World Sleep Day. It is organized by the World Sleep Society, founded by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) and the World Sleep Federation (WSF), an international association whose mission is to advance sleep health worldwide.

17 Mar 2017

Mount Sinai researchers review progress made in using ketamine and other therapies to treat depression

Major depressive disorder (MDD) impacts 15 million Americans and is the leading cause of disability, yet current treatments possess limited efficacy.

17 Mar 2017

Fat cells take over production of uridine from liver during fasting

How do mammals keep two biologically crucial metabolites in balance during times when they are feeding, sleeping, and fasting? The answer may require rewriting some textbooks.

17 Mar 2017

The Sohn Conference Foundation funds research to advance understanding of how pediatric cancer metastasizes

The Sohn Conference Foundation today unveiled the Sohn Collaborative for Liquid Biopsy at Weill Cornell Medicine to develop a blood test that will predict how cancer spreads in both children and adults.

17 Mar 2017

Yale study identifies racial and ethnic disparities in Oncotype DX testing for women with breast cancer

In a simple definition, cancer is a disease of the cells, which is caused by gene mutations. For a proportion of patients, including women with hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer, gene expression profiling has a substantial impact on treatment decision-making by determining which patients might—or might not—respond to particular treatment options.

17 Mar 2017

New article outlines ways to help rural children with mental, behavioral and developmental disorders

In the latest of a series of reports on child mental health, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention documents that rural children from small communities have more mental, behavioral and developmental disorders than those living in cities and suburbs.

17 Mar 2017

Scientists identify genetic clues to chronic kidney disease

Using international genomic studies backed by proof-of-concept cell experiments, researchers have identified two genes that contribute to the chronic kidney disease glomerulonephritis.

16 Mar 2017

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Penn study reveals new patterns of coordinated development in the brain during adolescence

Clinical study to examine whether antibiotics can be safe, effective alternative to appendectomy

Palliative care consults for advanced cancer patients linked to improvement in multiple quality measures

Study provides insight into prognosis of deployment-related mTBI in returning soldiers

Biologists discover secondary set of odor sensors in malaria mosquitoes

Researchers testing innovative approach to gauge mood and eating behaviors

Supported self-management helps people with asthma control illness, say researchers

Better understanding of pre-metastatic niches could lead to new preventive therapies

Moderate exercise may benefit patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

New class of cholesterol-lowering drug alongside statins can reduce risk of cardiovascular diseases

Study: Women, mostly minorities lack pre-pregnancy nutrition

Syngene's G:BOX Chemi XX6 used to help identify biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease

Researchers use Syngene’s G:BOX Chemi XRQ image analysis system in cardiac research

How can sleep be improved by technologies?

Mount Sinai researchers review progress made in using ketamine and other therapies to treat depression

Fat cells take over production of uridine from liver during fasting

The Sohn Conference Foundation funds research to advance understanding of how pediatric cancer metastasizes

Yale study identifies racial and ethnic disparities in Oncotype DX testing for women with breast cancer

New article outlines ways to help rural children with mental, behavioral and developmental disorders

Scientists identify genetic clues to chronic kidney disease

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