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Study links signs of heightened arousal in PTSD to overactivity of locus coeruleus

A new study in Biological Psychiatry has linked signs of heightened arousal and reactivity -- a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- to overactivity of the locus coeruleus (LC), a brain region that mediates arousal and reactivity. By combining bodily responses and brain imaging data, the new paper by Dr. Christoph Mueller-Pfeiffer at the University of Zurich, Switzerland and colleagues is the first to provide direct human evidence for a theory over 30 years old.

31 Oct 2017

Air pollution linked to mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer

Air pollution is classified as carcinogenic to humans given its association with lung cancer, but there is little evidence for its association with cancer at other body sites. In a new large-scale prospective study led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health, an institution supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, and the American Cancer Society, researchers observed an association between some air pollutants and mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer.

31 Oct 2017

New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

A new treatment for a rare and often incurable condition called dermatomyositis (DM) reduced the severity of the disease in patients whose DM was resistant to other therapies.

31 Oct 2017

Eating too much black licorice can lead to heart issues, FDA warns ahead of Halloween

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is encouraging people to be careful how much black licorice they eat if they are planning to snack on the candy over Halloween.

31 Oct 2017

Gene therapy prevents age-related learning and memory problems in mice

Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute are the first to demonstrate that regulation of the brain's Klotho gene using gene therapy protects against age-related learning and memory problems in mice.

31 Oct 2017

Powerful toolkit uncovers rare tumor suppressor genes

A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an analysis of over 2000 tumors across 12 human cancer types. The findings could help create new cancer treatments that target these genes, and open up other avenues of cancer research.

31 Oct 2017

Alzheimer's disease could be triggered by breakdowns from other parts of the body

Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate in the brain. But research from the University of British Columbia and Chinese scientists indicates that it could be triggered by breakdowns elsewhere in the body.

31 Oct 2017

Researchers successfully treat cardiogenic shock using percutaneous auxiliary artificial heart

The Cardiovascular Surgery Group at Osaka University succeeded in minimally invasive treatment of a patient with acute heart failure due to medical treatment-resistant cardiogenic shock by making use of Impella, a percutaneous auxiliary artificial heart, for the first time in Japan.

31 Oct 2017

New biomarkers could help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injury through simple blood test

UCLA researchers have identified four biomarkers that could help doctors diagnose brain trauma and concussions through a simple blood test. The biomarkers are proteins, from brain cells called astrocytes, which are released instantly into the bloodstream when astrocytes' outer membranes rupture from blunt impact or whiplash trauma.

31 Oct 2017

Researchers identify link between circadian rhythm disturbance and brain dysfunction

Researchers at Okayama University describe in the Journal of Neuroscience that a certain protein known to play a major role in circadian rhythmicity — humans’ intrinsic 24-hour biological cycle — is also key to proper brain functioning.

31 Oct 2017

Abbott receives CE Mark for newest generation of drug-eluting XIENCE coronary stent system

Abbott today announced it received CE Mark for XIENCE Sierra, the newest generation of the company’s gold-standard XIENCE everolimus-eluting coronary stent system.

31 Oct 2017

SU2C and its collaborators announce four teams to intercept cancer at earliest stages

Stand Up To Cancer, joined by the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, LUNGevity, and the American Lung Association, announced today four teams of top researchers who will carry out an attack on cancers of the lung and pancreas using a radical new approach of “interception” of cancers at very early stages, when they can be more successfully treated.

31 Oct 2017

Researchers uncover surprising immune cell activity that may explain limitations of immunotherapy

Researchers have uncovered a surprising process within a key immune cell that may help explain the limitations of immunotherapy as a cancer treatment.

31 Oct 2017

Wristband devices may improve detection and characterization of epileptic seizures

New research published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy, indicates that wristband devices may improve the detection and characterization of seizures in patients with epilepsy.

30 Oct 2017

Phantom body pain can be reduced in paraplegics with help of virtual reality

In breakthrough research led by neuroscientist Olaf Blanke and his team at EPFL, Switzerland, the scientists show that phantom body pain can be reduced in paraplegics by creating a bodily illusion with the help of virtual reality. The results are published in Neurology.

30 Oct 2017

Pilot study: Focused ultrasound shows potential for managing Parkinson's tremor

An initial test to determine if a scalpel-free form of brain surgery can reduce tremor caused by Parkinson's disease has produced encouraging results. Further research is warranted, the researchers conclude in a paper published today by the scientific journal JAMA Neurology.

30 Oct 2017

Study finds rising trend in depression, especially among young people

Depression is on the rise in the United States, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. From 2005 to 2015, depression rose significantly among Americans age 12 and older with the most rapid increases seen in young people. The findings appear online in the journal Psychological Medicine.

30 Oct 2017

Losing weight with diet, physical activity can improve blood flow in the brain of older adults with diabetes

Type 2 diabetes affects blood circulation. The disease stiffens blood vessels and reduces the amount of oxygen that circulates throughout your body. This includes your brain. When blood flow in the brain is impaired, it can affect the way we think and make decisions.

30 Oct 2017

Artificial beta cells could be first step to new treatment for diabetes

Treating type 1 diabetes and some cases of type 2 diabetes has long required painful and frequent insulin injections or a mechanical insulin pump for insulin infusion.

30 Oct 2017

Canadian and Israeli researchers join forces for new research program

The Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program is a seven-year, CA$35 million partnership between the Azrieli Foundation, Canada's International Development Research Centre, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Israel Science Foundation that draws on the scientific strengths of Canadian and Israeli researchers in the broad field of biomedicine.

30 Oct 2017

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Study links signs of heightened arousal in PTSD to overactivity of locus coeruleus

Air pollution linked to mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer

New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

Eating too much black licorice can lead to heart issues, FDA warns ahead of Halloween

Gene therapy prevents age-related learning and memory problems in mice

Powerful toolkit uncovers rare tumor suppressor genes

Alzheimer's disease could be triggered by breakdowns from other parts of the body

Researchers successfully treat cardiogenic shock using percutaneous auxiliary artificial heart

New biomarkers could help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injury through simple blood test

Researchers identify link between circadian rhythm disturbance and brain dysfunction

Abbott receives CE Mark for newest generation of drug-eluting XIENCE coronary stent system

SU2C and its collaborators announce four teams to intercept cancer at earliest stages

Researchers uncover surprising immune cell activity that may explain limitations of immunotherapy

Wristband devices may improve detection and characterization of epileptic seizures

Phantom body pain can be reduced in paraplegics with help of virtual reality

Pilot study: Focused ultrasound shows potential for managing Parkinson's tremor

Study finds rising trend in depression, especially among young people

Losing weight with diet, physical activity can improve blood flow in the brain of older adults with diabetes

Artificial beta cells could be first step to new treatment for diabetes

Canadian and Israeli researchers join forces for new research program

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