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Study reveals connection between restless sleep and Parkinson's disease

A study published in the neurological journal, The Lancet Neurology, has identified that patients with rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) have a dopamine deficiency in the brain and suffer from a form of brain inflammation. They are subjected to increased risks of developing dementia or Parkinson's disease as they grow older.

7 Dec 2017

Health risks to farmworkers increase as workforce ages

That bag of frozen cauliflower sitting inside your freezer likely sprang to life in a vast field north of Salinas, Calif. A crew of men and women here use a machine to drop seedlings into the black soil. Another group follows behind, stooped over, tapping each new plant.

7 Dec 2017

Powerful clot-busting drugs reserved for selected patients with deep vein thrombosis

Not all patients with blood clots in their legs – a condition known as deep vein thrombosis – need to receive powerful but risky clot-busting drugs, according to results of a large-scale, multicenter clinical trial.

7 Dec 2017

Healthy diet may be linked to less disability, fewer symptoms for people with MS

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), eating a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains may be linked to having less disability and fewer symptoms than people whose diet is less healthy, according to a study published in the December 6, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7 Dec 2017

European Cancer Patient Coalition highlights need to increase access for genetic and biomarker testing

Today in Brussels, the European Cancer Patient Coalition called for more concrete actions to increase access and awareness of cancer genetic testing and other types of biomarkers at the event held in the European Parliament.

7 Dec 2017

Fusobacterium may play role in colon cancer growth, study finds

Like nomads who carry tokens of home on their travels, colorectal cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body appear to bring several of the species of bacteria that were their companions in the colon, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists report in a new study in the journal Science.

7 Dec 2017

Study: Traffic-related air pollutants appear to thwart benefits of walking among older adults

Even short-term (2 hour) exposure to tiny particles of soot or dust found in traffic fumes on busy roads appears to thwart the benefits of walking on the heart and lungs among older adults (aged 60 or over), according to a study comparing the health effects of walking along a traffic-polluted road versus walking through a park.

7 Dec 2017

UMSOM researchers find two-way link between TBI and intestinal changes

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have found a two-way link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and intestinal changes. These interactions may contribute to increased infections in these patients, and may also worsen chronic brain damage.

7 Dec 2017

UA researcher awarded $2.3 million NIH grant to develop new treatments for depression

A University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix researcher has received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop new treatments for depression.

7 Dec 2017

Brazilian researchers identify genes linked to melanoma progression

When researchers at the University of São Paulo in Brazil treated human melanoma cell lines with a synthetic compound similar to curcumin, one of the pigments that give turmeric its orange color, they identified genes with altered expression in potentially invasive tumors and malignant cells resistant to chemotherapy.

6 Dec 2017

Clinical study uses genetic testing to match AML patients with new therapies

A clinical trial using genetic testing to match acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with new therapies is now open at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

6 Dec 2017

New compound targets APOE gene to reduce Alzheimer's damage in mice

People who carry the APOE4 genetic variant face a substantial risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

6 Dec 2017

Study shows how interplay between two key enzymes promotes brain tumor growth

Study results revealed previously unknown interplay between two key enzymes and a novel understanding of how brain cancer tumors form and spread, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

6 Dec 2017

Spontaneous humor can be helpful for cancer patients to deal with distress

Analysis led by Lancaster University researchers suggests that spontaneous humor is used and appreciated by people with cancer and can be a helpful way of dealing with distressing, taboo or embarrassing circumstances.

6 Dec 2017

Unique liver function of South American amphibian could pave way for finding a cure to cirrhosis

The unique liver function of a South American amphibian, Siphonops annulatus, could pave the way to finding a cure to the devastating liver condition cirrhosis, a new study published in the prestigious Journal of Anatomy reports.

6 Dec 2017

New method helps measure effect of one brain region on another in depression

People with major depressive disorder have alterations in the activity and connectivity of brain systems underlying reward and memory, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

6 Dec 2017

Researchers identify risk factor for drug-induced skin disease in diabetic patients

Researchers have identified a type of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) that is associated with the skin disease bullous pemphigoid (BP) in diabetic patients administered with DPP-4 inhibitory drugs.

6 Dec 2017

Physical activity in middle age linked to lower incidence of joint symptoms

In an Arthritis Care & Research analysis of 6661 participants in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, maintaining at least low levels of physical activity throughout middle age was associated with lower prevalence and incidence of joint symptoms later in life.

6 Dec 2017

Lithium in drinking water can slow Alzheimer's disease mortality rates, study finds

Rates of diabetes and obesity, which are important risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, also decrease if there is a particular amount of lithium in the water, says the study, published recently in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

6 Dec 2017

High ADAR1 enzyme levels correlate with reduced survival rates in multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in the United States. Thirty to 50 percent of multiple myeloma patients have extra copies of the gene that encodes the enzyme ADAR1.

6 Dec 2017

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Study reveals connection between restless sleep and Parkinson's disease

Health risks to farmworkers increase as workforce ages

Powerful clot-busting drugs reserved for selected patients with deep vein thrombosis

Healthy diet may be linked to less disability, fewer symptoms for people with MS

European Cancer Patient Coalition highlights need to increase access for genetic and biomarker testing

Fusobacterium may play role in colon cancer growth, study finds

Study: Traffic-related air pollutants appear to thwart benefits of walking among older adults

UMSOM researchers find two-way link between TBI and intestinal changes

UA researcher awarded $2.3 million NIH grant to develop new treatments for depression

Brazilian researchers identify genes linked to melanoma progression

Clinical study uses genetic testing to match AML patients with new therapies

New compound targets APOE gene to reduce Alzheimer's damage in mice

Study shows how interplay between two key enzymes promotes brain tumor growth

Spontaneous humor can be helpful for cancer patients to deal with distress

Unique liver function of South American amphibian could pave way for finding a cure to cirrhosis

New method helps measure effect of one brain region on another in depression

Researchers identify risk factor for drug-induced skin disease in diabetic patients

Physical activity in middle age linked to lower incidence of joint symptoms

Lithium in drinking water can slow Alzheimer's disease mortality rates, study finds

High ADAR1 enzyme levels correlate with reduced survival rates in multiple myeloma

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