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New review provides reassurance to safety of soft contact lenses in children

Available evidence suggests that soft contact lenses can be safely prescribed to children and adolescents, with no increase in adverse effects compared to adults, according to a review in the June issue of Optometry and Vision Science, the official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

2 Jun 2017

Low THC levels reduce stress, while higher doses produce opposite effect

Cannabis smokers often report that they use the drug to relax or relieve stress, but few studies provide clinical evidence of these effects.

2 Jun 2017

Patients nearing end of life may not feel abandoned after discontinuation of cholesterol medications

New research suggests patients nearing the end of their lives because of a "life-limiting illness" such as cancer or heart disease may not feel medically abandoned if their doctor wants to take them off the statins that control their cholesterol.

2 Jun 2017

Expedited partner therapy for STIs provides health and cost benefits

In some states, patients who test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea leave the clinic with not only a prescription for themselves, but also one for their sexual partner -- who was not seen by a doctor.

2 Jun 2017

Genetic sequencing could help direct treatment for 72% of advanced cancer patients

A new analysis finds that nearly three-quarters of 500 patients with advanced cancer could be referred to a potential targeted treatment based on the results of a comprehensive analysis of their tumor's genetic landscape.

2 Jun 2017

Changes in immune activity appear to signal brain tumor growth five years before diagnosis, study finds

Changes in immune activity appear to signal a growing brain tumor five years before symptoms arise, new research has found.

2 Jun 2017

Researchers find way to attack sleeper cells that cause breast cancer recurrence

Though researchers have made tremendous strides in saving the lives of patients diagnosed with breast cancer, the disease still comes back after treatment in 30 percent of women.

2 Jun 2017

Fertility preservation presents important ethical issues for children with DSD

Children with differences of sex development (DSD) are born with reproductive organs that are not typically male or female. They may face infertility from abnormal development of testes or ovaries, and in some patients these organs are surgically removed to prevent an increased risk of germ cell cancer.

2 Jun 2017

Long-term chronic bone loss occurs even after one time malaria infection

Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites is a life-threatening infectious disease that kills at least half a million people annually while causing over 200 million new infections.

2 Jun 2017

Delayed eating can increase weight and negatively affect fat metabolism

New findings suggest eating late at night could be more dangerous than you think. Compared to eating earlier in the day, prolonged delayed eating can increase weight, insulin and cholesterol levels, and negatively affect fat metabolism, and hormonal markers implicated in heart disease, diabetes and other health problems, according to results from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

2 Jun 2017

Follistatin plays key role in embryo implantation

Looking to improve the success rate of assisted reproductive technologies, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine investigated in more detail the mechanism involved in successful embryo implantation, an essential component of female fertility.

2 Jun 2017

New research reveals presence of vitamin K in some dairy products

Vitamin K, with its multiple forms, is among the lesser known nutrients. Now, new research from scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University sheds new light on the vitamin and its significant presence in some dairy products available in the United States.

2 Jun 2017

Mouse model could improve understanding of human brown fat’s role in metabolic processes

When it gets cold around you, your body turns up the heat to maintain its normal temperature. The heat is produced by brown adipose tissue, or brown fat, which also plays a role in how the body uses glucose and fat.

2 Jun 2017

Olive oil component may help prevent cancer developing in the brain

A compound found in olive oil may help to prevent cancer developing in the brain, a study shows. Research into oleic acid -- the primary ingredient in olive oil -- has shown how it can help prevent cancer-causing genes from functioning in cells.

2 Jun 2017

Gene therapy could give protection from severe allergies

A single treatment giving life-long protection from severe allergies such as asthma could be made possible by immunology research at The University of Queensland.

2 Jun 2017

Recommendations to facilitate optimal CGM use and reporting of data in diabetes clinical research

The advantages of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for obtaining real-time blood glucose measurements and its ability to detect and even predict hypo- and hyperglycemic events make it a very useful tool for evaluating experimental glucose-lowering drugs and new approaches for treating diabetes.

2 Jun 2017

Tumorigenesis may be induced from neighboring tissues, study suggests

Current view is that cancer development is initiated from cells that acquire initial DNA mutations. These in turn provoke additional defects, and ultimately the affected cells begin to proliferate in an uncontrolled manner to develop primary tumors.

2 Jun 2017

University of Redlands researchers discover critical process in pharmaceutical drug development

A faculty-student research team in the chemistry lab at the University of Redlands has advanced a new approach to a critical process in pharmaceutical drug development that could reduce the time and cost of bringing a drug from concept to market.

2 Jun 2017

Scientists locate crucial off-switch for central cell control

As the cell's molecular control center, the mTor kinase regulates cellular metabolism, growth and division. However, in cells affected by pathological change, the regulation goes array.

2 Jun 2017

$CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures$

CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures

Using computed tomography (CT) to evaluate muscle health may help identify optimal treatments for older patients who fall and break their hips, a new study led by radiologists from UC Davis and Wake Forest Baptist medical centers has found.

2 Jun 2017

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New review provides reassurance to safety of soft contact lenses in children

Low THC levels reduce stress, while higher doses produce opposite effect

Patients nearing end of life may not feel abandoned after discontinuation of cholesterol medications

Expedited partner therapy for STIs provides health and cost benefits

Genetic sequencing could help direct treatment for 72% of advanced cancer patients

Changes in immune activity appear to signal brain tumor growth five years before diagnosis, study finds

Researchers find way to attack sleeper cells that cause breast cancer recurrence

Fertility preservation presents important ethical issues for children with DSD

Long-term chronic bone loss occurs even after one time malaria infection

Delayed eating can increase weight and negatively affect fat metabolism

Follistatin plays key role in embryo implantation

New research reveals presence of vitamin K in some dairy products

Mouse model could improve understanding of human brown fat’s role in metabolic processes

Olive oil component may help prevent cancer developing in the brain

Gene therapy could give protection from severe allergies

Recommendations to facilitate optimal CGM use and reporting of data in diabetes clinical research

Tumorigenesis may be induced from neighboring tissues, study suggests

University of Redlands researchers discover critical process in pharmaceutical drug development

Scientists locate crucial off-switch for central cell control

CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures

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