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Undocumented migrants may experience high levels of psychological distress, study finds

Undocumented migrants are an especially vulnerable group with regard to their health status, living conditions, and barriers to access to health care and social welfare.

19 Dec 2016

Noise sensitivity linked to how the brain processes variations in sound stream

The degree to which one is disturbed by noises of everyday life may be related to how the brain processes variations in the sound stream, according to new findings published in Scientific Reports.

19 Dec 2016

Presence of tumor DNA in blood linked to poor outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients

The presence of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) isolated from blood samples of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma was associated with poor outcomes.

19 Dec 2016

Depression can reduce effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients

A brain-boosting protein plays an important role in how well people respond to chemotherapy, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress in Singapore

17 Dec 2016

Researchers receive NIH grant to map molecular changes linked to physical movement

A research team led by Robert Gerszten, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a Senior Associate Member of the Broad Institute, has received an award of more than $11 million as part of the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity in Humans consortium, a large-scale initiative of the National Institutes of Health to investigate and map the molecular changes that occur in our bodies during and after exercise.

17 Dec 2016

NIH-funded scientists work with three ‘omes’ to understand human health

Have you ever collected coins, cards, toy trains, stuffed animals? Did you feel the need to complete the set? If so, then you may be a completist. A completist will go to great lengths to acquire a complete set of something.

17 Dec 2016

Germline mutations in ATM and BRCA1/2 genes could help predict death risk from aggressive prostate cancer

A study of three genes associated with the development of prostate cancer found that men with inherited mutations in these genes are more likely to develop aggressive forms of the disease and die from prostate cancer at an earlier age than those without the mutations.

17 Dec 2016

Okayama University researchers identify link between plant complex type N-glycans and hay fever

Okayama University researchers identify plants expressing substantial amounts of a nitrogen-linked polysaccharide – plant complex type N-glycans – which is linked to allergic responses in mammals, and may provide useful study models for understanding hay fever.

17 Dec 2016

Study estimates health benefits of UK soft drinks industry levy

The UK soft drinks industry levy, due to be introduced in April 2018, is estimated to have significant health benefits, especially among children, according to the first study to estimate its health impact, published in The Lancet Public Health.

17 Dec 2016

Personal health wearable devices raise new privacy and security risks, report reveals

Personal health wearable devices used to monitor heart rates, sleep patterns, calories, and even stress levels raise new privacy and security risks, according to a report released today by researchers at American University and the Center for Digital Democracy.

16 Dec 2016

Strong emotional reactions can trigger adrenaline release that causes goose bumps

When you find yourself in an eerie place or the beat drops just right during a favorite song, the chills start multiplying. You know the feeling. It is a shiver that seems to come from within and makes your hairs stand on end.

16 Dec 2016

Study examines health care costs linked to lumpectomy patients requiring reoperations

The number of breast cancer patients that have to be reoperated on in Canada is too high and impacts patient wellbeing and health care costs, according to UBC research.

16 Dec 2016

Zika-linked abnormalities in fetuses more extensive and severe than previously thought

New UCLA-led research finds that Zika-linked abnormalities that occur in human fetuses are more extensive — and severe — than previously thought, with 46 percent of 125 pregnancies among Zika-infected women resulting in birth defects in newborns or ending in fetal death.

16 Dec 2016

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Undocumented migrants may experience high levels of psychological distress, study finds

Noise sensitivity linked to how the brain processes variations in sound stream

Presence of tumor DNA in blood linked to poor outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients

Depression can reduce effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients

Researchers receive NIH grant to map molecular changes linked to physical movement

NIH-funded scientists work with three ‘omes’ to understand human health

Germline mutations in ATM and BRCA1/2 genes could help predict death risk from aggressive prostate cancer

Okayama University researchers identify link between plant complex type N-glycans and hay fever

Study estimates health benefits of UK soft drinks industry levy

Personal health wearable devices raise new privacy and security risks, report reveals

Strong emotional reactions can trigger adrenaline release that causes goose bumps

Study examines health care costs linked to lumpectomy patients requiring reoperations

Zika-linked abnormalities in fetuses more extensive and severe than previously thought

Risks of dementia and Alzheimer's disease develop at high rates in older kidney transplant recipients

Study suggests potential blood-based marker to predict oropharyngeal cancer recurrence

Hormonal contraception least likely to be linked to thromboembolic events in diabetic women

Genes that control immune system play key role in predisposition to HPV-related tumors

Researchers identify new gene fusions and mutations linked to subset of GIST patients

Young children with depression show blunted response to rewards, research finds

Reductions in pressure injury prevalence linked to improved preventive practices

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