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Computers can alert doctors of acute kidney injury earlier to help save lives

Embedding a decision support tool in the hospital electronic health record increases detection of acute kidney injury, reducing its severity and improving survival, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC.

2 Nov 2017

Menopausal hormone therapy may protect women from stress' negative effects on memory

Menopausal hormone therapy may shield women from stress' negative effects on some types of memory, according to a small-scale study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

2 Nov 2017

Low oxygen, not blood flow, may contribute to major disturbances in the brain of preterm infants

Premature infants are at risk for a broad spectrum of life-long cognitive and learning disabilities. Historically, these conditions were believed to be the result of lack of blood flow to the brain.

2 Nov 2017

CRFA better than steroid injection for managing pain from knee osteoarthritis

For patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, a minimally invasive procedure called cooled radiofrequency ablation provides better pain reduction and functional improvement compared to steroid injection of the knee, concludes a study in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, published by Wolters Kluwer.

2 Nov 2017

Targeting blood-clotting protein may help treat multiple sclerosis and other diseases

Picture a bare wire, without its regular plastic coating. It's exposed to the elements and risks being degraded. And, without insulation, it may not conduct electricity as well as a coated wire. Now, imagine this wire is inside your brain.

2 Nov 2017

Mindfulness may offer coping mechanism for mothers of infants diagnosed with CHD

Mindfulness may offer an active coping mechanism for mothers faced with the stress of having a newborn diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD).

2 Nov 2017

Men who tan tend to do it in riskier ways, study finds

Even though men use tanning beds at lower rates than women, men who tan tend to do it in riskier ways, according to a study by researchers at the University of Connecticut. The findings should help public health officials rethink how, and to whom, they're targeting anti-tanning messages.

2 Nov 2017

Combination therapy with azithromycin found to be unnecessary in most children with pneumonia

A combination of two antibiotics is often prescribed to treat community-acquired pneumonia in children but a JAMA Pediatrics study is now showing that using just one of the two has the same benefit to patients in most cases.

2 Nov 2017

Exposure to spanking in childhood increases odds of adult mental health problems

Getting spanked as a child can lead to a host of mental health problems in adulthood, say University of Michigan researchers.

2 Nov 2017

Study solves critical piece of deafness puzzle by identifying long non-coding RNAs

A new Tel Aviv University study solves a critical piece of the puzzle of human deafness by identifying the first group of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the auditory system.

2 Nov 2017

Preclinical studies show effectiveness of targeted therapy for glioblastoma

The targeted therapy onalespib has shown effectiveness in preclinical studies of glioblastoma by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

2 Nov 2017

Production of nitric oxide crucial for stem cell mobilization and differentiation

Nathan Bryan, PH.D., one of the nation's leading experts on critically important role of nitric oxide in health and disease prevention, told attendees of the Pacific Regenerative Medicine 2017 Conference this morning that, "Stem cells are the future of medicine and are required for our body to heal itself; however, their success depends on the body producing enough nitric oxide to support their healing properties.

2 Nov 2017

Researchers discover mechanism that controls release of molecules involved in inflammatory diseases

In a recent study published in Cell Reports, a research team led by Colin Adrain, from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, discovered the mechanism that controls the release of important molecules that trigger the inflammatory response during the clearance of infections.

2 Nov 2017

Dinosaur extinction metal can be used to kill cancer cells

Cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed with the metal from the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to new research by an international collaboration between the University of Warwick and Sun Yat-Sen University in China.

2 Nov 2017

Danish study sheds light on why whole grains are healthy

When overweight adults exchange refined grain products - such as white bread and pasta - with whole grain varieties, they eat less, they lose weight and the amount of inflammation in their bodies decreases. These are some of the findings of a large Danish study headed by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark.

2 Nov 2017

Study: Most adults believe today’s children are not healthier than kids of their own generation

Ask adults of all ages if today's children are healthier than children of their own generation. Too often, the answer is "no."

2 Nov 2017

University of Birmingham researchers receive £1.5 million to find new treatments for bowel cancer

Charity Cancer Research UK has awarded the University of Birmingham £1.5 million to fund a five-year research program aimed at finding new treatments for bowel cancer.

2 Nov 2017

Study finds link between increased cardiovascular diseases and teen childbirth

A new study published in the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Open Access Journal — Journal of the American Heart Association — has suggested an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease in women who became mothers for the first time in their teenage years, when compared to older mothers.

2 Nov 2017

SENIOR trial: Shorter DAPT combined with Synergy stent superior to BMS in elderly patients

Elderly patients undergoing PCI often receive bare-metal stents (BMS) instead of drug-eluting stents (DES) to shorten the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) and reduce bleeding risk. However, results from the SENIOR trial found that compared with BMS, shorter DAPT combined with the Synergy bioabsorbable polymer DES leads to less adverse events without increasing bleeding risk.

2 Nov 2017

Study provides new insights into survival of caries-causing bacteria in dental plaque

Extracellular polysaccharides play a central role in the survival capabilities of caries-causing bacteria in dental plaque, report researchers from the University of Basel's Preventative Dentistry and Oral Microbiology Clinic and Department of Biomedical Engineering in the journal Plos One.

2 Nov 2017

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Computers can alert doctors of acute kidney injury earlier to help save lives

Menopausal hormone therapy may protect women from stress' negative effects on memory

Low oxygen, not blood flow, may contribute to major disturbances in the brain of preterm infants

CRFA better than steroid injection for managing pain from knee osteoarthritis

Targeting blood-clotting protein may help treat multiple sclerosis and other diseases

Mindfulness may offer coping mechanism for mothers of infants diagnosed with CHD

Men who tan tend to do it in riskier ways, study finds

Combination therapy with azithromycin found to be unnecessary in most children with pneumonia

Exposure to spanking in childhood increases odds of adult mental health problems

Study solves critical piece of deafness puzzle by identifying long non-coding RNAs

Preclinical studies show effectiveness of targeted therapy for glioblastoma

Production of nitric oxide crucial for stem cell mobilization and differentiation

Researchers discover mechanism that controls release of molecules involved in inflammatory diseases

Dinosaur extinction metal can be used to kill cancer cells

Danish study sheds light on why whole grains are healthy

Study: Most adults believe today’s children are not healthier than kids of their own generation

University of Birmingham researchers receive £1.5 million to find new treatments for bowel cancer

Study finds link between increased cardiovascular diseases and teen childbirth

SENIOR trial: Shorter DAPT combined with Synergy stent superior to BMS in elderly patients

Study provides new insights into survival of caries-causing bacteria in dental plaque

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