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Thalamus controls development of normal sleep and waking states, study finds

Consciousness requires continuous, internally generated activity in the brain. The modulation of this activity is the basis of the electroencephalogram (EEG) and of generation of sleep, dreams, and perception.

12 Oct 2018

Researchers identify effective ketamine dosage levels for patients with treatment-resistant depression

A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators identifies two subanesthetic dosage levels of the anesthetic drug ketamine that appear to provide significant symptom relief to patients with treatment-resistant depression.

11 Oct 2018

A new way to create customized mouse models for studying brain development

Scientists studying how genetics impact brain disease have long sought a better experimental model. Cultures of genetically-modified cell lines can reveal some clues to how certain genes influence the development of psychiatric disorders and brain cancers.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers develop new techniques for faster detection of Lyme disease bacteria

Researchers have developed techniques to detect Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than current tests, allowing patients to start treatment earlier.

11 Oct 2018

Study shows that one amino acid may produce short-term lowering of glucose levels

Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some pathways driven by amino acids, the molecular building blocks for proteins.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers unravel fresh clues as to how kidney stones form

Kidney stones--solid, pebble-like grit that forms when too much of certain minerals like calcium are in the urine--can strike men, women, and increasingly, children, and the presence and pain of stones afflicts more than 12 percent of the world's population.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers design modeling system to infer relationships between genes, drugs, and their environment

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Washington has designed a modeling system that integrates genomic and temporal information to infer causal relationships between genes, drugs, and their environment, allowing for a more accurate prediction of their interactions over time.

11 Oct 2018

Baseline PSA levels measured at midlife predict risk of aggressive prostate cancer in black men

Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with, and to die from, prostate cancer yet recommendations about prostate cancer screening are primarily based on studies of white men.

11 Oct 2018

Premature babies with low levels of blood platelets have increased risk of blindness

Premature babies with low levels of platelets (thrombocytes) in their blood run a greatly increased risk of being afflicted with a severe variation of retinopathy of prematurity, an eye disease that can cause blindness, according to a study from Sweden and US published in the journal JCI Insight.

11 Oct 2018

Mental health disorders could cost the world economy trillions of dollars finds report

10th of October is marked as World Mental Health day. On this occasion the Lancet Commission published a report that states that mental health disorders could cost the world economy US$16 trillion between 2010 and 2030 if it is not tackled immediately.

10 Oct 2018

Greater family size reduces cancer risk

Families with many children have a lower risk of cancer. Greater family size reduces the risk not only in women but also in men, a global study using data from 178 countries by the University of Zurich and the Adelaide Medical School has found.

10 Oct 2018

Discovery of gene mutation could offer benefit for people suffering from diabetes, heart disease, obesity

Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who have the mutation a distinct advantage over those who do not.

10 Oct 2018

Drug treatment at a young age could help reverse autism-like behavior in tuberous sclerosis

New research on autism has found, in a mouse model, that drug treatment at a young age can reverse social impairments. But the same intervention was not effective at an older age.

10 Oct 2018

Groundbreaking at-home robotic rehabilitation system for stroke patients

Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user's own brain activity can help patients recovering from stroke and other disabling injuries.

9 Oct 2018

Study: Mastectomy does not completely eliminate need for future breast imaging

The proportion of breast cancer patients who are eligible for breast conservation therapy, yet opt for mastectomy, is increasing, for reasons that include the desire to eliminate future screening and/or biopsy of the remaining breast tissue.

9 Oct 2018

CDx Diagnostics announces WATS3D data demonstrating crypt dysplasia as risk factor for esophageal cancer

CDx Diagnostics, an innovator in computer synthesized, three dimensional tissue analysis for the early detection and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus, today announced new data for WATS3D, or Wide Area Transepithelial Sampling with 3D Tissue Analysis, demonstrating the clinical significance of crypt dysplasia as an important risk factor for progression to high-grade esophageal dysplasia or esophageal cancer.

9 Oct 2018

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Thalamus controls development of normal sleep and waking states, study finds

Researchers identify effective ketamine dosage levels for patients with treatment-resistant depression

A new way to create customized mouse models for studying brain development

Researchers develop new techniques for faster detection of Lyme disease bacteria

Study shows that one amino acid may produce short-term lowering of glucose levels

Researchers unravel fresh clues as to how kidney stones form

Researchers design modeling system to infer relationships between genes, drugs, and their environment

Baseline PSA levels measured at midlife predict risk of aggressive prostate cancer in black men

Premature babies with low levels of blood platelets have increased risk of blindness

Mental health disorders could cost the world economy trillions of dollars finds report

Greater family size reduces cancer risk

Discovery of gene mutation could offer benefit for people suffering from diabetes, heart disease, obesity

Drug treatment at a young age could help reverse autism-like behavior in tuberous sclerosis

Groundbreaking at-home robotic rehabilitation system for stroke patients

Study: Mastectomy does not completely eliminate need for future breast imaging

CDx Diagnostics announces WATS3D data demonstrating crypt dysplasia as risk factor for esophageal cancer

Black market for suboxone gives some a glimpse of recovery

Spurred by convenience, millennials often spurn the ‘family doctor’ model

Liva Healthcare appoints Dr Roger Henderson to tackle Type 2 diabetes

Largest ever study identifies new genes linked with high blood pressure

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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