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Favorable aspects of childhood experience linked to people living longer

After years of generalized theories and hypothesis, research has finally pinpointed certain aspects of childhood experience linked to people living longer.

18 Sep 2019

New study assesses the prevalence of screening for social needs

A new study from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, finds that most U.S. physician practices and hospitals report screening patients for at least one social need, a trend that is expected to increase in the future, and that practices that care for disadvantaged patients report higher screening rates.

18 Sep 2019

Cannabidiol may alleviate seizures and normalize brain rhythms in Angelman syndrome

A marijuana plant extract, also known as cannabidiol, is being commonly used to improve anxiety, sleep problems, pain, and many other neurological conditions.

18 Sep 2019

Roswell Park moving three-pronged immunotherapy strategy forward with support from DoD grant

A team from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is moving a new three-part strategy for treating advanced cancers forward with support from a U.S. Department of Defense grant to Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD, Vice Chair for Translational Research and Rustum Family Professor for Molecular Therapeutics and Translational Research at the Buffalo, N.Y.-based cancer center.

18 Sep 2019

Psoriasis drug could be repurposed to treat osteosarcoma

A treatment for psoriasis could be repurposed to treat a rare but aggressive form of youth cancer, new findings from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research suggest.

18 Sep 2019

Compound could play a novel role in halting spread of pancreatic cancer

In early test tube and mouse studies, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found that nonmuscle myosin IIC (MYH14), a protein activated in response to mechanical stress, helps promote metastatic behavior in pancreatic cancer cells, and that the compound 4-hydroxyacetophenone (4-HAP), known to stiffen myosin IIC-containing cells, can send it into overdrive, overwhelming the ability of cells to invade nearby tissue.

18 Sep 2019

Could drinking a small amount of alcohol everyday be good for type 2 diabetes?

A new meta-analysis suggests that people with type 2 diabetes may benefit from light-to-moderate drinking, which could have a positive effect on blood glucose and fat metabolism.

18 Sep 2019

Concerns over GM mosquitoes released in Brazil

A field experiment that released genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil to control natural populations of the insect may have had unintended consequences.

18 Sep 2019

Alarming number of life-threatening heart infections related to drug abuse

As the nationwide opioid epidemic continues, more young people are developing a life-threatening heart infection that can result from drug abuse.

18 Sep 2019

A vegan diet could boost gut microbes that aid weight loss

Switching to a vegan diet could help people lose nearly one pound in weight every week and significantly reduce their risk for diabetes, say researchers.

18 Sep 2019

Anti-cancer effects of lycopene in tomatoes canceled out by iron-rich foods

Tomatoes have proven cancer-fighting properties, but new research suggests that eating them with iron-rich meats can destroy this effect.

18 Sep 2019

Human sleep rhythm is much older than previously believed, Javan slow loris study reveals

People typically sleep seven to eight hours in one stretch and stay awake for the rest of the day. Evolutionary scientists have assumed that this rhythm of sleep arose when our early ancestors went from being nocturnal to diurnal, but a new study of the Javan slow loris indicates that the human way of sleeping is much older.

18 Sep 2019

Sleep studies may be an unreliable predictor for treatment of children with sleep apnea

Pediatricians routinely advise parents of children who snore regularly and have sleepiness, fatigue or other symptoms consistent with sleep disordered breathing, to get a sleep study; this can help determine whether their child has obstructive sleep apnea, which is often treated with surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids (adenotonsillectomy).

18 Sep 2019

Gut microbiome may play a role in mechanisms linked to muscle strength in older adults

A novel new study suggests that the gut microbiome has a role in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults.

18 Sep 2019

Study examines racial disparities in survival outcomes of pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma

In what is believed to be the largest dataset study to date examining the role of race on survival outcome for pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma, investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey have found that black patients have significantly worse overall survival at five years than white patients when accounting for all available clinical variables.

18 Sep 2019

Fathers can protect their LGB kids from negative effects of discrimination on health

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals who report being discriminated against but who feel close to their fathers have lower levels of C-reactive protein-a measure of inflammation and cardiovascular risk-than those without support from their fathers, finds a new study from researchers at NYU College of Global Public Health.

18 Sep 2019

Research shows how the brain repurposes unused regions in blind people

In adults that are born blind, the “visual” cortex is activated in a similar way during a listening task, according to new research in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 18 Sep 2019

Low BMI with abdominal obesity linked to poor outcomes among Asian patients with heart failure

Having a lower body-mass index, but also with having a higher waist-to-height ratio, is associated with worse outcomes among Asian patients with heart failure, according to a study published September 24 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Carolyn Lam of the National Heart Centre Singapore, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 18 Sep 2019

Study looks at outcomes of birth options after a previous cesarean section

A large cohort study of women who have had one or more previous cesarean sections suggests that attempting a vaginal birth in a subsequent pregnancy is associated with higher health risks to both the mother and the infant than electing for another cesarean.

From PLOS ONE 18 Sep 2019

Patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may benefit from radiation, experience reduced side effects

Treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients with radiation therapy as an additional treatment while they wait for their CAR T cells to be manufactured may reduce the risk of CAR T therapy side effects once it is administered, according to a new study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

18 Sep 2019

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Favorable aspects of childhood experience linked to people living longer

New study assesses the prevalence of screening for social needs

Cannabidiol may alleviate seizures and normalize brain rhythms in Angelman syndrome

Roswell Park moving three-pronged immunotherapy strategy forward with support from DoD grant

Psoriasis drug could be repurposed to treat osteosarcoma

Compound could play a novel role in halting spread of pancreatic cancer

Could drinking a small amount of alcohol everyday be good for type 2 diabetes?

Concerns over GM mosquitoes released in Brazil

Alarming number of life-threatening heart infections related to drug abuse

A vegan diet could boost gut microbes that aid weight loss

Anti-cancer effects of lycopene in tomatoes canceled out by iron-rich foods

Human sleep rhythm is much older than previously believed, Javan slow loris study reveals

Sleep studies may be an unreliable predictor for treatment of children with sleep apnea

Gut microbiome may play a role in mechanisms linked to muscle strength in older adults

Study examines racial disparities in survival outcomes of pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma

Fathers can protect their LGB kids from negative effects of discrimination on health

Research shows how the brain repurposes unused regions in blind people

Low BMI with abdominal obesity linked to poor outcomes among Asian patients with heart failure

Study looks at outcomes of birth options after a previous cesarean section

Patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may benefit from radiation, experience reduced side effects

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