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People with stroke can take common medicines without raising risk of another stroke

People who suffer a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain - known as brain hemorrhage - can take common medicines without raising their risk of another stroke, a major clinical trial has found.

23 May 2019

Drinking diet beverages may increase risk of stroke and heart attack in women over 50

Earlier this year, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association released the results of a study warning women over 50 about the stroke risks connected to drinking artificially sweetened drinks.

23 May 2019

Study explores how exposure to potential triggers can increase risk of type 1 diabetes

A new study has investigated how exposure to certain triggers can increase the risk of type 1 diabetes.

22 May 2019

Monkey-infecting virus shows promise as potential component of future HIV vaccine

A protein from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, which can infect monkeys and apes, has shown promise as a potential component of a vaccine against Human Immunodeficiency Virus, in a new study from scientists at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California.

22 May 2019

Study shows relationship between eating behaviors at work and overall diet, health

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, demonstrated that employees at a large urban hospital who purchased the least healthy food in its cafeteria were more likely to have an unhealthy diet outside of work, be overweight and/or obese, and have risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, compared to employees who made healthier purchases.

22 May 2019

New blood-based biomarker can detect Alzheimer's in its earliest stages

Alzheimer's disease is the major cause of dementia and so far, no effective treatment can prevent, delay or stop its progression.

22 May 2019

Psychotherapeutic approach for youth who have suffered physical or sexual abuse

There have not been many scientifically evaluated therapies for teens and young adults who have suffered physical or sexual abuse until now.

22 May 2019

Proton therapy results in fewer side effects for many cancer patients

Proton therapy results in fewer side effects than traditional X-ray radiation therapy for many cancer patients, according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania.

22 May 2019

Five states that adopted Medicaid expansion saw larger increases in CRC screening

A new study examining Medicaid expansion and cancer screening finds that the five states and District of Columbia that first adopted Medicaid expansion saw larger increases in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening than those states that did not expand Medicaid.

22 May 2019

Veterans with mental health conditions more likely to use cardiac rehabilitation services

Veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder and/or depression were more likely to use cardiac rehabilitation services after an episode of ischemic heart disease than those who didn't have PTSD or depression, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

22 May 2019

Physical activity may help adolescents sleep longer, more efficiently

Getting more exercise than normal - or being more sedentary than usual - for one day may be enough to affect sleep later that night, according to a new study led by Penn State.

22 May 2019

HIV treatment via community-based clubs can reduce retention of patients in care, study finds

Delivery of antiretroviral HIV treatment via community-based clubs can reduce retention of patients in care, according to a new research study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Colleen Hanrahan of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland and colleagues.

22 May 2019

Study finds shortcomings in long-term care for heart failure patients in the UK

Management of people with heart failure in the UK has shortcomings in screening, continuity of care, and medication doses, which disproportionally impact women and older people, according to a study led by Nathalie Conrad and Kazem Rahimi of The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford, UK, published May 21 in PLOS Medicine.

22 May 2019

Inhibition of CRMP2 phosphorylation promotes axonal regeneration after optic nerve injury

A new study by Professor Toshio Ohshima of Waseda University has found that the inhibition of phosphorylation of collapsing response mediator protein 2, a microtubule-binding protein, suppresses degeneration of nerve fibers and promotes its regeneration after optic nerve injury.

22 May 2019

Study discovers origin of neurofibromas that develop throughout the skin of NF1 patients

A study published today in PLOS ONE discovered the origin of severely disfiguring masses of cells, called neurofibromas, that gradually develop throughout the skin of patients afflicted with Neurofibromatosis 1.

22 May 2019

New fluorescent sensor can detect migrating cancer cells

A new fluorescent sensor developed by researchers from the University of Adelaide can detect migrating cancer cells and could be used to target medication to stop metastasis in aggressive cancers.

22 May 2019

Scientists identify new therapeutic target for depression

Depression is one of the most widespread disorders that affects society, according to the World Health Organization. In fact, it is estimated that 4 million people are affected in Spain.

22 May 2019

Study: Only half of U.S. children and adolescents have ideal cholesterol levels

Cholesterol levels in U.S. youth have improved from 1999 to 2016, but only half of children and adolescents are in the ideal range and 25 percent are in the clinically high range, according to a study published in JAMA, led by Amanda Marma Perak, MD MS, cardiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

22 May 2019

Southern Research team aims to discover new, safer antimalarial medicines

Scientists at Southern Research's Drug Discovery division have joined the fight against malaria through efforts aimed at discovering new drugs and improving the safety and efficacy of current antimalarial medicines.

22 May 2019

Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction in adulthood

Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the brains of newborn mice, increasing their preference for the drug in later adulthood, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine in a study published "in press" April 24, 2019 in Biological Psychiatry.

22 May 2019

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People with stroke can take common medicines without raising risk of another stroke

Drinking diet beverages may increase risk of stroke and heart attack in women over 50

Study explores how exposure to potential triggers can increase risk of type 1 diabetes

Monkey-infecting virus shows promise as potential component of future HIV vaccine

Study shows relationship between eating behaviors at work and overall diet, health

New blood-based biomarker can detect Alzheimer's in its earliest stages

Psychotherapeutic approach for youth who have suffered physical or sexual abuse

Proton therapy results in fewer side effects for many cancer patients

Five states that adopted Medicaid expansion saw larger increases in CRC screening

Veterans with mental health conditions more likely to use cardiac rehabilitation services

Physical activity may help adolescents sleep longer, more efficiently

HIV treatment via community-based clubs can reduce retention of patients in care, study finds

Study finds shortcomings in long-term care for heart failure patients in the UK

Inhibition of CRMP2 phosphorylation promotes axonal regeneration after optic nerve injury

Study discovers origin of neurofibromas that develop throughout the skin of NF1 patients

New fluorescent sensor can detect migrating cancer cells

Scientists identify new therapeutic target for depression

Study: Only half of U.S. children and adolescents have ideal cholesterol levels

Southern Research team aims to discover new, safer antimalarial medicines

Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction in adulthood

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