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Rituximab shows second-line promise in autoimmune limbic encephalitis

Rituximab is an effective and well-tolerated second-line treatment for patients with autoimmune limbic encephalitis, suggests research.

7 Apr 2016

Researchers identify severe side effects of Clozapine drug

Clozapine (CLZ) is a "gold standard" drug for managing treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), who do not respond adequately to first-line antipsychotics.

7 Apr 2016

Parent, provider partnership benefits child's development during transition from home to non-parental care

A new University of Illinois study reveals that the transition from home to child care is an important time for creating a partnership between parent and provider that benefits the child's development.

7 Apr 2016

Shortened RT schedule has similar efficacy as conventional RT schedule in low-risk prostate cancer patients

Of the more than 220,000 patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015, the vast majority will have had early-stage disease at low risk for recurrence.

7 Apr 2016

Public's understanding of genetics can influence level of stereotypical behavior

The public's understanding of genetics, particularly as a cause of sexual orientation, can influence the level of stereotypical behavior, according to a new study by two University of Kansas researchers.

7 Apr 2016

Phenotypic personalized medicine can identify a person's optimal drug, dose combinations

For decades, doctors and scientists have predicted that personalized medicine — tailoring drug doses and combinations to people's specific diseases and body chemistry — would be the future of health care.

7 Apr 2016

Resuscitation drugs along with defibrillation shocks can help stabilize heart beat after cardiac arrest

Administering heart resuscitation drugs to patients whose cardiac arrest is witnessed at the time of the attack can improve survival, but needs to be done through an IV line rather than directly into bone marrow as is more commonly done by paramedics, a new study involving UT Southwestern Medical Center emergency physicians and Dallas-Fort Worth Emergency Medical Services agencies reveals.

7 Apr 2016

Epileptologists develop mobile sensor that can detect seizures

For epilepsy patients and attending physicians, it has been a challenge to correctly assess the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures without inpatient recording equipment. A consortium coordinated by the epileptologists of the University Hospital Bonn is now developing a mobile sensor that can detect seizures.

7 Apr 2016

Baker’s yeast could help in finding disease-causing mutations

It's easier than ever to sequence our DNA, but doctors still can't exactly tell from our genomes which diseases might befall us. Professor Fritz Roth is setting out to change this by going to basics -- to our billion-year-old cousin, baker's yeast.

7 Apr 2016

Magnetically controlled enzyme solutions can be used for targeted treatment of cancer, thrombosis

Researchers from ITMO University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje have fabricated a new magnetically controlled material composed of enzymes entrapped directly within magnetite particles.

7 Apr 2016

Study reports high prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes in Samoan Islands

In two new papers in The Lancet that report dramatic worldwide increases in body-mass index (BMI) and type 2 diabetes, the U.S. territory of American Samoa and independent Samoa are mentioned for their especially high prevalence of both conditions.

7 Apr 2016

Health benefits of gastric bypass surgery start soon after procedure

The health benefits of Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery—a surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is made smaller—start soon after the procedure. New research presented today at the Experimental Biology 2016 meeting in San Diego found that patients who underwent the procedure already showed some reductions in weight, waist circumference and body mass index one week after the procedure.

7 Apr 2016

Adolescents like to share high-calorie, low-nutrient food items in social media

A new study from the University of Gothenburg show that adolescents like to present foods that are high in calories but low in nutrients in social media

7 Apr 2016

Physical, mental training may improve health of young schizophrenia patients

In as little as a few months, antipsychotic medications can tame the delusions and hallucinations that characterize schizophrenia. But the medications do little to reverse the less familiar brain-based problems that accompany the illness.

7 Apr 2016

New extended-release pills could reduce dosage frequency of some drugs

Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have designed a new type of pill that, once swallowed, can attach to the lining of the gastrointestinal tract and slowly release its contents. The tablet is engineered so that one side adheres to tissue, while the other repels food and liquids that would otherwise pull it away from the attachment site.

7 Apr 2016

New study demonstrates diversity, resourcefulness of Vibrio cholera

In humans, cholera is among the world's most deadly diseases, killing as many as 140,000 persons a year, according to World Health Organization statistics. But in aquatic environments far away from humans, the same bacterium attacks neighboring microbes with a toxic spear - and often steals DNA from other microorganisms to expand its own capabilities.

7 Apr 2016

Novel metabolic pathways help cancer cells thrive under certain conditions

Scientists at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified a novel metabolic pathway that helps cancer cells thrive in conditions that are lethal to normal cells.

7 Apr 2016

Scientists detect FFR signals from previously unknown part of the brain

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University have made an important discovery about the human auditory system and how to study it, findings that could lead to better testing and diagnosis of hearing-related disorders.

7 Apr 2016

Argentinian researchers develop plastic ovitrap to monitor, control Aedes aegypti mosquito

Argentinian researchers from the Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas have developed a new trap that can be used to effectively monitor and control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is the primary transmitter of Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. The trap is described in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

7 Apr 2016

Salk scientists identify specific cellular switches that clear dying, dead neurons

By adolescence, your brain already contains most of the neurons that you'll have for the rest of your life. But a few regions continue to grow new nerve cells--and require the services of cellular sentinels, specialized immune cells that keep the brain safe by getting rid of dead or dysfunctional cells.

7 Apr 2016

Research News and Research

Rituximab shows second-line promise in autoimmune limbic encephalitis

Researchers identify severe side effects of Clozapine drug

Parent, provider partnership benefits child's development during transition from home to non-parental care

Shortened RT schedule has similar efficacy as conventional RT schedule in low-risk prostate cancer patients

Public's understanding of genetics can influence level of stereotypical behavior

Phenotypic personalized medicine can identify a person's optimal drug, dose combinations

Resuscitation drugs along with defibrillation shocks can help stabilize heart beat after cardiac arrest

Epileptologists develop mobile sensor that can detect seizures

Baker’s yeast could help in finding disease-causing mutations

Magnetically controlled enzyme solutions can be used for targeted treatment of cancer, thrombosis

Study reports high prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes in Samoan Islands

Health benefits of gastric bypass surgery start soon after procedure

Adolescents like to share high-calorie, low-nutrient food items in social media

Physical, mental training may improve health of young schizophrenia patients

New extended-release pills could reduce dosage frequency of some drugs

New study demonstrates diversity, resourcefulness of Vibrio cholera

Novel metabolic pathways help cancer cells thrive under certain conditions

Scientists detect FFR signals from previously unknown part of the brain

Argentinian researchers develop plastic ovitrap to monitor, control Aedes aegypti mosquito

Salk scientists identify specific cellular switches that clear dying, dead neurons

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