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Study: Breast cancer survivors do not receive recommended level of screening after surgery

Breast cancer survivors are not getting the recommended level of screening, post-surgery, according to a newly-published study in JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

24 May 2018

Study links 'sleep spindles' to memory reactivation

Leading theories propose that sleep presents an opportune time for important, new memories to become stabilized. And it's long been known which brain waves are produced during sleep. But in a new study, researchers set out to better understand the brain mechanisms that secure memory storage.

24 May 2018

Researchers discover cascade of immune processes linked to poor outcomes in aggressive breast cancer

Cancer is crafty. To survive and thrive, tumors find a way of thwarting our body's natural systems.

24 May 2018

$2.3 million NIH grant to support new project on oxytocin neurons and social behavior

A team of Penn State researchers is planning to create a new map of the brain that will establish a neural circuit diagram of oxytocin, a compound often associated with affection and emotional behavior. Researchers hope the map will give them insight into how oxytocin in the brain drives social behavior.

24 May 2018

Allergies can have serious, far-reaching consequences on adolescents

Although allergies affect more than 50 million Americans, they are occasionally misunderstood and can be seen as a minor condition. An article published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology shows allergies can have serious, far-reaching consequences, especially on adolescent sufferers.

24 May 2018

Home-based telehealth therapy program effective for stroke rehabilitation, shows study

In-home rehabilitation, using a telehealth system and supervised by licensed occupational/physical therapists, is an effective means of improving arm motor status in stroke survivors, according to findings presented by University of California, Irvine neurologist Steven C. Cramer, MD, at the recent 2018 European Stroke Organisation Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.

24 May 2018

Children and adolescents growing up in extreme societal conditions more likely to resort to violence

Children and adolescents who grow up with one or more of these environmental risk factors are likely to resort to violence, aggression and crime as adults, irrespective of an underlying mental illness.

24 May 2018

Two genes play vital roles in malignant brain cancer

Two genes play important roles for the formation of malignant cancer in the brain. One gene prevents the formation of the tumor, while another gene promotes the tumor. This is shown in a new dissertation at Umeå University, Sweden.

24 May 2018

Study defines molecular basis to explain connection between mother’s nutrition and infant growth

For years, pregnant mothers have questioned their nutritional habits: "Will eating more cause my baby to be overweight?" Or, "I'm eating for two, so it won't hurt to have an extra serving, right?"

24 May 2018

Researchers reveal stimulatory effects of myelin on young neural cells

Recovery after severe spinal cord injury is notoriously fraught, with permanent paralysis often the result. In recent years, researchers have increasingly turned to stem cell-based therapies as a potential method for repairing and replacing damaged nerve cells.

24 May 2018

International researchers succeed in stopping growth of mesothelioma in model animals

An international team led by researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and NYU Langone Health have succeeded in stopping the growth of mesothelioma in model animals by inhibiting the heparanase enzyme.

24 May 2018

Inactive people find high-intensity interval training to be as enjoyable as traditional exercise

While we know high-intensity interval training is time-efficient and good for our health, researchers are still curious to determine if less active users are willing to do it.

24 May 2018

Scientists develop new test to predict woman's risk of preterm birth

Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a test to predict a woman's risk of preterm birth when she is between 15 and 20 weeks pregnant, which may enable doctors to treat them early and thereby prevent severe complications later in the pregnancy.

24 May 2018

Study finds fewer than 5% of low-income, urban mothers use prenatal vitamins before pregnancy

A study of more than 7,000 low-income, urban mothers enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort found that fewer than 5 percent of them started folic acid supplementation and used it almost daily before pregnancy, a widely recommended public health measure designed to prevent potentially crippling birth defects.

24 May 2018

Sepsis patients treated and released from ED for outpatient follow-up experience good outcomes

National guidelines assume that all patients who're diagnosed with clinical sepsis in an emergency department will be admitted to the hospital for additional care, but new research has found that many more patients are being treated and released from the ED for outpatient follow-up than previously recognized.

24 May 2018

South Asians living in the United States more likely to die of heart disease and stroke

South Asians are more likely to die of heart disease, such as heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis - the disease process that narrows arteries - than East Asians and non-Hispanic whites living in the United States, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in its journal Circulation.

24 May 2018

Antidepressant treatments increase risk of weight gain, study finds

Researchers in the School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences have found that patients prescribed any of the 12 most commonly used antidepressants were 21% more likely to experience an episode of gain weight than those not taking the drugs, after adjusting for other factors which might affect this result.

24 May 2018

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Study: Breast cancer survivors do not receive recommended level of screening after surgery

Study links 'sleep spindles' to memory reactivation

Researchers discover cascade of immune processes linked to poor outcomes in aggressive breast cancer

$2.3 million NIH grant to support new project on oxytocin neurons and social behavior

Allergies can have serious, far-reaching consequences on adolescents

Home-based telehealth therapy program effective for stroke rehabilitation, shows study

Children and adolescents growing up in extreme societal conditions more likely to resort to violence

Two genes play vital roles in malignant brain cancer

Study defines molecular basis to explain connection between mother’s nutrition and infant growth

Researchers reveal stimulatory effects of myelin on young neural cells

International researchers succeed in stopping growth of mesothelioma in model animals

Inactive people find high-intensity interval training to be as enjoyable as traditional exercise

Scientists develop new test to predict woman's risk of preterm birth

Study finds fewer than 5% of low-income, urban mothers use prenatal vitamins before pregnancy

Sepsis patients treated and released from ED for outpatient follow-up experience good outcomes

South Asians living in the United States more likely to die of heart disease and stroke

Antidepressant treatments increase risk of weight gain, study finds

Psychologists show that depression accelerates brain aging

New research reveals links between type 1 diabetes and mental health

Virtual follow-up visits for hypertension care just as effective as in-person office visits

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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