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CHLA researchers succeed in better defining rare pediatric malignant liver disease

Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have succeeded in better defining a rare pediatric malignant liver disease -- a necessary step in achieving an optimum treatment.

9 Aug 2017

Researcher receives NIH grant to study genetic mutation that prevents tooth formation

Inherited genetic mutations can rob up to 7 percent of the population of their smile. Several genes are important for the placement and patterning of teeth.

9 Aug 2017

Researchers explore use of potentially inappropriate medications among frail nursing home residents

Medical experts know that older adults who have dementia or other mental health concerns that impact thinking or decision making should avoid certain "potentially inappropriate medications" (PIMs).

9 Aug 2017

New study examines potential Alzheimer's disease prevention strategies

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. It affects more than 5 million Americans.

9 Aug 2017

Researchers find racial and gender disparities in survival of patients with anal cancer

Over the past 30 years, squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA) is one of the few cancers with steadily rising incidence in the United States, with the most rapid increase seen in black men.

9 Aug 2017

Salk professor receives NSF funding to pursue advanced modeling of the brain

As part of the National Science Foundation's funding for new multidisciplinary approaches to neuroscience, Salk Professor Terrence Sejnowski together with the California Institute of Technology will receive over $1 million over 3 years to pursue advanced modeling of the brain.

9 Aug 2017

Increased inflammatory markers during pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal brain development

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin in collaboration with colleagues from the University of California Irvine, Oregon Health and Science University and the University of North Carolina in the USA have shown that increased levels of inflammatory markers during pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal brain development which, in turn, may increase the child's risk of developing psychiatric disorders.

9 Aug 2017

Study: Personalized genomic risk information can prompt family discussions about melanoma prevention

A new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology indicates that personalized melanoma genomic risk information can prompt discussions about skin cancer prevention and skin examinations with family and health professionals.

9 Aug 2017

Researchers awarded $1.5 million each to help uncover breakthrough in heart-health research

Two researchers have been awarded grants that could help uncover the next breakthrough in heart-health research, the American Heart Association and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced Wednesday.

9 Aug 2017

Sexual assault survivors have increased risk for suicide, mental health conditions

An analysis of nearly 200 independent studies involving more than 230,000 adult participants finds that having been sexually assaulted is associated with significantly increased risk of anxiety, depression, suicidality, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder.

9 Aug 2017

Postoperative patients use fewer opioid medications than prescribed after hernia surgery

A study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital found that patients prescribed opioid medications after inguinal (groin) hernia surgery used significantly fewer tablets than prescribed, even though they had received fewer than typically administered for such surgery.

9 Aug 2017

Cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but less effective for children, review shows

A new review of the research literature led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but provide significantly less protection for children under age 5, a population particularly at risk for dying from this diarrheal disease.

9 Aug 2017

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CHLA researchers succeed in better defining rare pediatric malignant liver disease

Researcher receives NIH grant to study genetic mutation that prevents tooth formation

Researchers explore use of potentially inappropriate medications among frail nursing home residents

New study examines potential Alzheimer's disease prevention strategies

Researchers find racial and gender disparities in survival of patients with anal cancer

Salk professor receives NSF funding to pursue advanced modeling of the brain

Increased inflammatory markers during pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal brain development

Study: Personalized genomic risk information can prompt family discussions about melanoma prevention

Researchers awarded $1.5 million each to help uncover breakthrough in heart-health research

Sexual assault survivors have increased risk for suicide, mental health conditions

Postoperative patients use fewer opioid medications than prescribed after hernia surgery

Cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but less effective for children, review shows

ASU Biodesign researchers develop more potent, safer plant-based Zika vaccine

Finger prick test offers opportunity to simplify therapeutic drug monitoring of biologics

Mice study reveals how natural killer cells in the placenta can cause miscarriages

Researchers translate neuroimaging tools to study renal fibrosis in diabetic rats

Apathy linked to increased risk of death in nursing home patients

New review shows potential of Vitamin B3 for preventing melanoma

Researchers compare asthma management, treatment outcomes in two countries

Cancer prognosis improves in young women treated with breast conserving surgery

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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