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Risk Weighted Cumulative Exposure can measure cumulative risk of concussion in football players

Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a new way to measure the cumulative effect of impacts to the head incurred by football players.

19 Jul 2013

Teduglutide offers relief for patients with short-bowel syndrome

A new drug, teduglutide, offers significant relief for patients with short-bowel syndrome intestinal failure who are reliant on intravenous nutrition, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

19 Jul 2013

People who exercise less likely to experience stroke, new study finds

A new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is one of the first to study the relationship between exercise and stroke in a large biracial cohort of men and women in the United States. The findings are published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

19 Jul 2013

Study: Ultrasound waves applied to specific areas of brain appear to alter patients' moods

University of Arizona researchers have found in a recent study that ultrasound waves applied to specific areas of the brain appear able to alter patients' moods. The discovery has led the scientists to conduct further investigations with the hope that this technique could one day be used to treat conditions such as depression and anxiety.

19 Jul 2013

Healthy snacks that promote satiety may limit overall food consumption

Healthy snacks that promote a feeling of fullness (satiety) may reduce the amount of food intake at subsequent meals and limit overall food consumption, according to a presentation today at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago.

17 Jul 2013

Study demonstrates effectiveness of everolimus for TSC patients

A drug originally developed to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs has now been shown to dramatically reduce seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex - a genetic disease characterized by benign tumors on multiple organ systems.

16 Jul 2013

Pair of studies sheds light on cancer cell signaling

A pair of studies by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey, professor of biological sciences, sheds light on a biological process which is activated across a vast range of malignancies.

16 Jul 2013

Researchers develop new cry analyzer to look for clues about baby's health

To parents, a baby's cry is a signal of hunger, pain, or discomfort. But to scientists, subtle acoustic features of a cry, many of them imperceptible to the human ear, can hold important information about a baby's health.

12 Jul 2013

The number and severity of lower limb amputations have decreased in US

There have been dramatic decreases in the number and severity of lower limb amputations over the past decade, according to a new study published in the July 2013 issue of Foot & Ankle International.

12 Jul 2013

Researchers identify risk factor for maternal antibody-related autism in subset of children

Researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute have found that prenatal exposure to specific combinations of antibodies found only in mothers of children with autism leads to changes in the brain that adversely affect behavior and development.

10 Jul 2013

Infection control program and active surveillance can reduce incidence of impatient C. diff infections

A comprehensive infection control program combined with an active surveillance process significantly reduced the incidence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in a long-term acute care hospital, according to a study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ).

10 Jul 2013

Study shows disrupted micronuclei may prove to be a valuable tool for detecting cancer

Scientists studying cancer development have known about micronuclei for some time. These erratic, small extra nuclei, which contain fragments or whole chromosomes that were not incorporated into daughter cells after cell division, are associated with specific forms of cancer and are predictive of poorer prognosis.

10 Jul 2013

Disrupted micronuclei might play more active role in carcinogenesis, new study finds

9 Jul 2013

Researchers discover potential biomarkers that track progression of neurodegenerative disease

A hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's is that by the time symptoms appear, significant brain damage has already occurred-and currently there are no treatments that can reverse it.

9 Jul 2013

Study shows very few physicians follow HPV and cervical cancer prevention guidelines

Recent breakthroughs in cervical cancer prevention have resulted in new vaccination and cervical cancer screening guidelines. Recommendations do not always translate into practice, however.

9 Jul 2013

CPAP reduces nightmare frequency, motivates treatment compliance in patients with PTSD and OSA

A new study suggests that CPAP therapy reduces nightmares in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

9 Jul 2013

Data shows individualized regimens can help optimize prophylaxis treatment in hemophilia patients

Baxter International Inc. today announced data featuring ADVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Plasma/Albumin-Free Method], a leading recombinant treatment available worldwide, during the 24th Annual Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

From Baxter International Inc. 5 Jul 2013

Immune response to TB bacterium varies between patients of different ethnic origin

The immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) varies between patients of different ethnic origin, raising important implications for the development of tests to diagnose and monitor treatment for the disease, according to new research published today in the journal PLOS Pathogens.

5 Jul 2013

Researchers find that hot flashes take heavier toll on quality of life in HIV-infected women

Women with HIV are living longer, so more are entering menopause. As they do, they suffer more severe hot flashes than women without HIV, and their hot flashes take a heavier toll on their quality of life and daily functioning, found researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

4 Jul 2013

Professor receives grant to explore therapeutic agent, treatment method for brain cancer

The problem with cancer treatments designed to kill a tumor is that they can kill the patient's quality of life as well. Now a Florida State University College of Medicine researcher is shifting the focus from eradicating brain tumors to managing them.

4 Jul 2013

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Risk Weighted Cumulative Exposure can measure cumulative risk of concussion in football players

Teduglutide offers relief for patients with short-bowel syndrome

People who exercise less likely to experience stroke, new study finds

Study: Ultrasound waves applied to specific areas of brain appear to alter patients' moods

Healthy snacks that promote satiety may limit overall food consumption

Study demonstrates effectiveness of everolimus for TSC patients

Pair of studies sheds light on cancer cell signaling

Researchers develop new cry analyzer to look for clues about baby's health

The number and severity of lower limb amputations have decreased in US

Researchers identify risk factor for maternal antibody-related autism in subset of children

Infection control program and active surveillance can reduce incidence of impatient C. diff infections

Study shows disrupted micronuclei may prove to be a valuable tool for detecting cancer

Disrupted micronuclei might play more active role in carcinogenesis, new study finds

Researchers discover potential biomarkers that track progression of neurodegenerative disease

Study shows very few physicians follow HPV and cervical cancer prevention guidelines

CPAP reduces nightmare frequency, motivates treatment compliance in patients with PTSD and OSA

Data shows individualized regimens can help optimize prophylaxis treatment in hemophilia patients

Immune response to TB bacterium varies between patients of different ethnic origin

Researchers find that hot flashes take heavier toll on quality of life in HIV-infected women

Professor receives grant to explore therapeutic agent, treatment method for brain cancer

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