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Hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, mice study reveals

A hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, according to mouse studies conducted by Columbia University Medical Center researchers.

8 Mar 2017

Menopausal women use alternative medicine at high rates more than doctors know

A review of previous studies about how women manage menopause symptoms has found that they frequently use alternative treatments but often do not inform their doctors about them.

8 Mar 2017

Decreasing antibiotic use can lead to reductions in spread of deadly bacteria

Reducing antibiotic use in intensive care units by even small amounts can significantly decrease transmission of dangerous multidrug-resistant organisms, according to new research published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

8 Mar 2017

New approach could regenerate skull bone with better quality and no scar tissue

A team of researchers repaired a hole in a mouse's skull by regrowing "quality bone," a breakthrough that could drastically improve the care of people who suffer severe trauma to the skull or face.

8 Mar 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers find new experimental drug that shrinks tumors in multiple myeloma patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that an experimental drug, LCL161, stimulates the immune system, leading to tumor shrinkage in patients affected by multiple myeloma. The findings are published in Nature Medicine.

8 Mar 2017

New dimensional, multi-informant approach uncovers brain marker for ADHD symptoms

Despite diagnoses for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) occurring in a reported 11 percent of U.S. school-aged kids, clinicians still don't fully understand the underlying causes of this common condition.

8 Mar 2017

Promising new drug may offer effective treatment for heart failure patients

Heart failure patients who are getting by on existing drug therapies can look forward to a far more effective medicine in the next five years or so, thanks to University of Alberta researchers.

8 Mar 2017

UNIGE scientists identify complementary role played by two neurons in processing olfactory information

The human brain has the ability to recognise and process a very wide range of sensory stimuli, from which it builds a mental representation.

8 Mar 2017

In-home occupational therapy reduces depression symptoms in patients with impaired vision

Johns Hopkins researchers report that in-home occupational therapy appears to reduce the rate and severity of depression in people at higher risk for the disorder because of seriously impaired vision.

8 Mar 2017

Vitamin C can be used to target and kill cancer stem cells, research finds

Researchers measure the impact on cancer stem cell metabolism of 3 natural substances, 3 experimental pharmaceuticals and 1 clinical drug.

8 Mar 2017

UCLA researchers find ways to soften or stiffen up T cells for controlling immune response

T cells, the managers of our immune systems, spend their days shaking hands with another type of cell that presents small pieces of protein from pathogens or cancerous cells to the T cell.

8 Mar 2017

Study underscores need to increase awareness for HCV testing among baby boomers

A Brief Report appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine looks at testing rates for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) two years after the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended it for all baby boomers, and finds rates are still very low.

8 Mar 2017

Gentle sound stimulation enhances deep sleep, memory in older adults

Gentle sound stimulation -- such as the rush of a waterfall -- synchronized to the rhythm of brain waves significantly enhanced deep sleep in older adults and improved their ability to recall words, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

8 Mar 2017

Research findings provide new conceptual framework for understanding brain inflammation after injury

Researchers have identified a new mechanism by which inflammation can spread throughout the brain after injury. This mechanism may explain the widespread and long-lasting inflammation that occurs after traumatic brain injury, and may play a role in other neurodegenerative diseases.

8 Mar 2017

Researchers reveal potential health risks of deep space travel

Sending a manned mission to Mars requires more than a powerful launch rocket. Prep work also includes learning how a three-year space flight could affect the human body.

8 Mar 2017

New computer models could help researchers to better predict side-effects of drugs

New computer models from North Carolina State University show how a variant of a common protein involved in human immune response binds to the antiviral drug abacavir, causing a severe life-threatening reaction known as the abacavir hypersensitivity syndrome

8 Mar 2017

Evaluation system for emergency medicine residents shines light on potential gender bias

Implicit gender bias has long been suspected in many medical training programs, but until recently has been difficult to study objectively.

8 Mar 2017

Penn researchers identify genome-wide changes caused by high-fat diet

By comparing two strains of mice -- one that becomes obese and diabetic on a high-fat diet and another resistant to a high-fat regimen -- researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania identified genome-wide changes caused by a high-fat diet.

8 Mar 2017

Primary lung cancer tumor may go undiagnosed in some kidney cancer patients

Could lung cancer be hiding in kidney cancer patients? Researchers with the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center's Kidney Cancer Program studied patients with metastatic kidney cancer to the lungs and found that 3.5 percent of the group had a primary lung cancer tumor that had gone undiagnosed. This distinction can affect treatment choices and rates of surviva

7 Mar 2017

Giving up cigarettes may be vital for smokers in recovery from illicit substance use disorders, study shows

Smokers in recovery from illicit drug use disorders are at greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with those who do not smoke cigarettes. Results of the study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York appear online in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

7 Mar 2017

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Hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, mice study reveals

Menopausal women use alternative medicine at high rates more than doctors know

Decreasing antibiotic use can lead to reductions in spread of deadly bacteria

New approach could regenerate skull bone with better quality and no scar tissue

Mayo Clinic researchers find new experimental drug that shrinks tumors in multiple myeloma patients

New dimensional, multi-informant approach uncovers brain marker for ADHD symptoms

Promising new drug may offer effective treatment for heart failure patients

UNIGE scientists identify complementary role played by two neurons in processing olfactory information

In-home occupational therapy reduces depression symptoms in patients with impaired vision

Vitamin C can be used to target and kill cancer stem cells, research finds

UCLA researchers find ways to soften or stiffen up T cells for controlling immune response

Study underscores need to increase awareness for HCV testing among baby boomers

Gentle sound stimulation enhances deep sleep, memory in older adults

Research findings provide new conceptual framework for understanding brain inflammation after injury

Researchers reveal potential health risks of deep space travel

New computer models could help researchers to better predict side-effects of drugs

Evaluation system for emergency medicine residents shines light on potential gender bias

Penn researchers identify genome-wide changes caused by high-fat diet

Primary lung cancer tumor may go undiagnosed in some kidney cancer patients

Giving up cigarettes may be vital for smokers in recovery from illicit substance use disorders, study shows

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