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Location of epigenetic changes co-locate with genetic signal causing psychartric disorder

It's no surprise to scientists that variety is the very essence of biology, not just the seasoning, but most previous studies of key brain cells have found little variability in a common cell process that involves how genetic information is read and acted on.

17 Jan 2019

New study finds only 13% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions to be appropriate

A new Northwestern Medicine study found only 13 percent of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions were appropriate, with 36 percent considered potentially appropriate.

17 Jan 2019

Cellular protein that interacts with viruses appears to enable infection process of Zika virus

A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process of the Zika virus, according to an international team of researchers who suggest this protein could be a key target in developing new therapies to prevent or treat Zika virus infection.

17 Jan 2019

The electronics industry sees money in your health

If the scores of personal health care devices at the Consumer Electronics Show last week are any indication, it's clear that the Apple Watch has kicked off a rush by high-tech companies to capitalize on people's worries about their health.

16 Jan 2019

Childhood body composition may play a role in future respiratory health

How well we breathe as adults may depend on the amount of fat mass and lean body mass, or muscle, we have as children, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

16 Jan 2019

New research detects mosquito known to transmit malaria for the first time in Ethiopia

A type of mosquito that transmits malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time, and the discovery has implications for putting more people at risk for malaria in new regions, according to a study led by a Baylor University researcher.

16 Jan 2019

New study finds infrequent helmet use among bike share riders

People riding free-floating bike share rentals in Seattle are wearing helmets infrequently, according to a new analysis conducted by University of Washington researchers. Only 20 percent of bike share riders wore helmets in the study, while more than 90 percent of cyclists wore helmets while riding their own bikes.

16 Jan 2019

Study proposes improvements in pharmacological study of cognitive function enhancers in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a serious, chronic mental disorder involving a series of symptoms. It is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.

16 Jan 2019

Most substance use disorder treatment facilities do not offer medication treatment

Despite the mounting death toll of America's opioid crisis, only a minority of facilities that treat substance use disorders offer patients buprenorphine, naltrexone or methadone--the three FDA-approved medications for the long-term management of opioid use disorder, according to a new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

16 Jan 2019

Study explores role of Dunning-Kruger effect in anti-vaccine attitudes

A study that helps explain why anti-vaccine attitudes still persist, despite clear evidence on the benefits of immunization to public health has been selected by an international scientific committee to be given the Atlas award.

16 Jan 2019

Researchers use gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to limit impact of parasitic diseases

For the first time, researchers at the George Washington University, together with colleagues at institutes in Thailand, Australia, the U.K. and the Netherlands, and more, have successfully used the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to limit the impact of parasitic worms responsible for schistosomiasis and for liver fluke infection, which can cause a diverse spectrum of human disease including bile duct cancer.

16 Jan 2019

Educational videos in clinical settings increase HPV vaccination rates among adolescents

A study examining the effect of a video educational intervention aimed at increasing HPV vaccinations among adolescents could help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet its goal of getting more eligible adolescents vaccinated against certain cancers and diseases caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

16 Jan 2019

New study compares performance of real-time infectious disease forecasting models

In what the authors believe is the first documented comparison of several real-time infectious disease forecasting models by different teams across many seasons, five research groups report this week that a majority of models consistently showed higher accuracy than historical baseline models.

16 Jan 2019

MAR treatments unlikely to be cause of premature or low birth weight babies

Children born through medically assisted reproduction, such as IVF, are at higher risk of being premature and to be born low birth weight, but it’s unlikely to be due to the procedures used, according to a new study published in The Lancet from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

14 Jan 2019

Keele University researchers receive £2.4 million grant to help reduce overprescribing of opioids

A research team from Keele University's Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences has been awarded a major grant of £2.4 million from the National Institute for Health Research to investigate the overprescribing of opioid painkillers, and to improve care for patients with persistent pain - without the use of long-term opioids.

14 Jan 2019

Differences in geographic origin of genes may affect mitochondrial function

Differences in the geographic origin of genes may affect the function of human mitochondria--energy-generating organelles inside of cells--according to a new study.

14 Jan 2019

Cancer patients are four times more likely to commit suicide

People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

14 Jan 2019

Meth’s resurgence spotlights lack of meds to combat the addiction

In 2016, news reports warned the public of an opioid epidemic gripping the nation. But Madeline Vaughn, then a lead clinical intake coordinator at the Houston-based addiction treatment organization Council on Recovery, sensed something different was going on with the patients she checked in from the street.

14 Jan 2019

Racial disparities in asthma can be explained by socioeconomic and environmental factors

In the United States, there are persistent racial disparities in asthma prevalence, morbidity and mortality. These disparities can largely be explained by looking at socioeconomic and environmental factors, such as access to healthcare, a nationwide analysis shows.

11 Jan 2019

Study combines two forecasting methods with machine learning to estimate flu activity

Influenza is highly contagious and easily spreads as people move about and travel, making tracking and forecasting flu activity a challenge. While the CDC continuously monitors patient visits for flu-like illness in the U.S., this information can lag up to two weeks behind real time.

11 Jan 2019

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Location of epigenetic changes co-locate with genetic signal causing psychartric disorder

New study finds only 13% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions to be appropriate

Cellular protein that interacts with viruses appears to enable infection process of Zika virus

The electronics industry sees money in your health

Childhood body composition may play a role in future respiratory health

New research detects mosquito known to transmit malaria for the first time in Ethiopia

New study finds infrequent helmet use among bike share riders

Study proposes improvements in pharmacological study of cognitive function enhancers in schizophrenia

Most substance use disorder treatment facilities do not offer medication treatment

Study explores role of Dunning-Kruger effect in anti-vaccine attitudes

Researchers use gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to limit impact of parasitic diseases

Educational videos in clinical settings increase HPV vaccination rates among adolescents

New study compares performance of real-time infectious disease forecasting models

MAR treatments unlikely to be cause of premature or low birth weight babies

Keele University researchers receive £2.4 million grant to help reduce overprescribing of opioids

Differences in geographic origin of genes may affect mitochondrial function

Cancer patients are four times more likely to commit suicide

Meth’s resurgence spotlights lack of meds to combat the addiction

Racial disparities in asthma can be explained by socioeconomic and environmental factors

Study combines two forecasting methods with machine learning to estimate flu activity

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