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Boys who grow up in two-parent homes less likely to have high blood pressure as adults

In a study of African-American men, researchers from the National Institutes of Health found that boys who grew up in two-parent homes were less likely to have high blood pressure as adults compared to those raised by a single parent. Reported in the Dec. 12, 2013, issue of the journal Hypertension, this is the first study of an African-American population to document an association between childhood family living arrangements and blood pressure.

13 Dec 2013

Marker for inflammatory bowel disease linked to bipolar disorder

Researchers have found evidence that the gastrointestinal tract plays a role in the inflammatory pathology of bipolar disorder, suggesting the need to consider dietary modification and anti-inflammatory treatment for some patients.

12 Dec 2013

Researchers see links between high levels of perfluorinated compounds in blood and diabetes

Perfluorinated compounds are environmental toxins that are found in fire extinguishing foam and water-repellent textiles and, for example. In a new study, a research team led from Uppsala University has seen links between high levels of perfluorinated compounds in the blood and diabetes.

12 Dec 2013

Late-breaking abstracts on treatment of blood cancers and bleeding disorders presented at ASH meeting

A range of studies highlighting late-breaking research advances in the understanding and treatment of blood cancers and bleeding disorders are being presented today during the 55th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans.

12 Dec 2013

Policing practices in Thailand increase PWID's vulnerability to poor health

Recent increasing police activities focused on people who inject drugs in Thailand have involved reported injustices that may lead to riskier behaviors in people who inject drugs (PWID), according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine.

12 Dec 2013

Infants likely becoming exposed to potentially harmful substances via PCPs

Through lotions, shampoos and other personal care products (PCPs), infants and toddlers are likely becoming exposed to potentially harmful substances, called parabens, at an even higher level than adult women in the U.S., researchers have reported.

12 Dec 2013

Researchers discover new mechanism in brain which controls tics in children with TS

A mechanism in the brain which controls tics in children with Tourette Syndrome (TS) has been discovered by scientists at The University of Nottingham.

12 Dec 2013

New guidelines to manage heart failure in children

Heart failure in children is an important cause of childhood health problems and death. The Children's Heart Failure Study Group of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, in collaboration with the Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association, has developed new guidelines to assist practitioners in primary care and emergency departments to recognize and successfully manage heart failure in children with undiagnosed heart disease and symptoms of possible heart failure.

12 Dec 2013

HSET protein could help doctors identify aggressive breast cancers in African-American patients

African-American women who get breast cancer often get more aggressive forms of the disease and at younger ages than other women.

12 Dec 2013

Probe mimics pathogen's amino acids, solving mystery behind Chlamydiae cell wall

Biochemical sleuthing by an Indiana University graduate student has ended a nearly 50-year-old search to find a megamolecule in bacterial cell walls commonly used as a target for antibiotics, but whose presence had never been identified in the bacterium responsible for the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in the United States.

12 Dec 2013

New study may pave way for more effective treatment for deadly childhood cancer

A new study by Canadian researchers may pave the way for more effective treatment of an aggressive and deadly type of brain tumour, known as ETMR/ETANTR. The tumour, which is seen only in children under four, is almost always fatal, despite aggressive treatment. The study proposes a new model for how this brain tumour develops and suggests possible targets to investigate for novel therapies.

12 Dec 2013

Researchers identify variations in gene that doubles risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

A team led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified variations in a gene that doubles a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.

12 Dec 2013

Two tumor-suppressing genes could play vital role in controlling obesity, cancer, diabetes

The function of two tumor-suppressing genes could play a vital role in helping to control obesity and other diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, according to researchers in Temple University's Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine.

12 Dec 2013

NIH data-sharing may advance genetic and translational research, therapeutic target discovery

For the first time, large-scale information on the biochemical makeup of small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules is available publicly. These molecules are used in research to help scientists better understand how genes function in disease.

12 Dec 2013

U.S. Marines investigate association between traumatic brain injury and risk of PTSD

In a novel study of U.S. Marines investigating the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over time, a team of scientists led by researchers from the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that TBIs suffered during active-duty deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan were the greatest predictor for subsequent PTSD, but found pre-deployment PTSD symptoms and high combat intensity were also significant factors.

12 Dec 2013

New guidelines developed to manage heart failure in children with undiagnosed heart disease

12 Dec 2013

Low sodium levels linked to poor targeted therapy outcomes in RCC

Low serum sodium levels in patients receiving targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) may signal a poor outcome, study findings indicate.

11 Dec 2013

Early antibiotic use linked to asthma, not atopy

Research from the UK has found a “robust and dose-dependent” association between antibiotic use in the first 2 years of life and subsequent asthma at the age of 7 and a half years.

11 Dec 2013

Motivated forgetting often occurs when people feel the most threatened, says study

After a traumatic experience, the details we remember surrounding the event are sometimes foggy. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers remember the least when they feel the most threatened.

11 Dec 2013

Acid-inhibiting medications linked with increased risk for vitamin B12 deficiency

Use for 2 or more years of proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 receptor antagonists (two types of acid-inhibiting medications) was associated with a subsequent new diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a study appearing in the December 11 issue of JAMA.

11 Dec 2013

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Boys who grow up in two-parent homes less likely to have high blood pressure as adults

Marker for inflammatory bowel disease linked to bipolar disorder

Researchers see links between high levels of perfluorinated compounds in blood and diabetes

Late-breaking abstracts on treatment of blood cancers and bleeding disorders presented at ASH meeting

Policing practices in Thailand increase PWID's vulnerability to poor health

Infants likely becoming exposed to potentially harmful substances via PCPs

Researchers discover new mechanism in brain which controls tics in children with TS

New guidelines to manage heart failure in children

HSET protein could help doctors identify aggressive breast cancers in African-American patients

Probe mimics pathogen's amino acids, solving mystery behind Chlamydiae cell wall

New study may pave way for more effective treatment for deadly childhood cancer

Researchers identify variations in gene that doubles risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

Two tumor-suppressing genes could play vital role in controlling obesity, cancer, diabetes

NIH data-sharing may advance genetic and translational research, therapeutic target discovery

U.S. Marines investigate association between traumatic brain injury and risk of PTSD

New guidelines developed to manage heart failure in children with undiagnosed heart disease

Low sodium levels linked to poor targeted therapy outcomes in RCC

Early antibiotic use linked to asthma, not atopy

Motivated forgetting often occurs when people feel the most threatened, says study

Acid-inhibiting medications linked with increased risk for vitamin B12 deficiency

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