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Aggressive children with high anxiety levels show better resilience when exposed to tornadoes

When a large group of children with aggressive behavior experienced devastating tornadoes, many of those with higher anxiety showed greater resilience, according to a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, published by the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

15 Nov 2016

Creating artery banks may transform treatment of heart and vascular ailments

The prospect of creating artery "banks" available for cardiovascular surgery, bypassing the need to harvest vessels from the patient, could transform treatment of many common heart and vascular ailments.

15 Nov 2016

Study finds many parents agree to use of placebos in children

Placebos are essential in any controlled clinical trial, providing a yardstick against which the test drug is measured.

15 Nov 2016

Experts' ability to predict suicidal thoughts and behaviors has not improved, review reveals

Experts' ability to predict if someone will attempt to take his or her own life is no better than chance and has not significantly improved over the last 50 years, according to a comprehensive review of suicide research published by the American Psychological Association.

15 Nov 2016

New research helps explain possible mechanism for recurrence of breast cancer

In October, we mourned those who died of breast cancer and celebrated all of the women (and men) who have survived. What many of those survivors worry about, though, is that their breast cancer may come back.

15 Nov 2016

Circular ‘Princess Leia’ oscillations help sleeping brain consolidate memories

Every night while you sleep, electrical waves of brain activity circle around each side of your brain, tracing a pattern that, were it on the surface of your head, might look like the twin hair buns of Star Wars' Princess Leia.

15 Nov 2016

New, rapid diagnostic test for malaria wins $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant

An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at Vanderbilt University headed by Stevenson Professor of Chemistry David Wright has designed a new kind of rapid diagnostic test for malaria that has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant which is designed to support innovative global health and development research projects.

15 Nov 2016

Gut microbiota may play important role in influencing onset of blinding wet AMD

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the industrialized world, affecting over 10 million individuals in North America.

15 Nov 2016

Study shows appendicitis patients can be safely discharged on same day of surgery

Patients with acute appendicitis who undergo laparoscopic appendectomy do not experience higher rates of postoperative complications or costly readmissions when sent home on the same day of their operations compared with patients hospitalized overnight, according to study results published online as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website ahead of print publication.

15 Nov 2016

Scientists uncover evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe

A team of scientists and archaeologists have discovered widespread evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe.

15 Nov 2016

Research findings suggest efficacy of conventional flu vaccines can be improved

A team of engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin is reporting new findings on how the influenza vaccine produces antibodies that protect against disease, research that suggests that the conventional flu vaccine can be improved.

15 Nov 2016

NIH researchers identify antibody that potently neutralizes 98% of HIV strains

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have identified an antibody from an HIV-infected person that potently neutralized 98 percent of HIV isolates tested, including 16 of 20 strains resistant to other antibodies of the same class.

15 Nov 2016

Consuming violent and sexual media before sleep may highly influence dreams at night

The violent and sexual media you consume during the day may infiltrate your dreams at night, new research suggests.

15 Nov 2016

Preconsumption of red wine can prevent short-term vascular injury caused by smoking

Drinking red wine is widely regarded as protective against cardiovascular disease. A new report in The American Journal of Medicine found that a glass or two of red wine before lighting up a cigarette can counteract some of the short-term negative effects of smoking on blood vessels.

15 Nov 2016

Preventive interventions for adolescent alcohol and drug use may need to begin in early childhood

Research from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions suggests the approach to preventing alcohol and drug use by some adolescents should begin in early childhood.

15 Nov 2016

Photoimmunotherapy may be promising treatment option to combat cancer

When Kerstin Stenson, MD, describes the innovative technique she is helping develop to fight cancer, it seems like she's describing a Tom Clancy military espionage novel.

15 Nov 2016

BUSM researchers discover new pathway and protein involved in metastasis of breast cancer

Researchers have identified a new pathway and with it a protein, BRD4, necessary for breast cancer cells to spread.

15 Nov 2016

Researchers develop innovative strategy for more accurate prediction of risk in new chemical products

The approach used by regulators to initially screen new chemical products for toxic effects is wrong almost half the time, according to scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

15 Nov 2016

Research sheds new light on how humans learn to behave under uncertainty

New research has revealed how three important brain signaling chemicals affect the way that we handle uncertainty.

15 Nov 2016

Experimental drug outperforms standard first-line therapy for advanced kidney cancer patients

An experimental kidney cancer drug outperformed the standard first-line therapy for patients with metastatic disease who are considered at risk for poorer than average outcomes, according to results of a randomized phase II clinical trial by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

15 Nov 2016

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Aggressive children with high anxiety levels show better resilience when exposed to tornadoes

Creating artery banks may transform treatment of heart and vascular ailments

Study finds many parents agree to use of placebos in children

Experts' ability to predict suicidal thoughts and behaviors has not improved, review reveals

New research helps explain possible mechanism for recurrence of breast cancer

Circular ‘Princess Leia’ oscillations help sleeping brain consolidate memories

New, rapid diagnostic test for malaria wins $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant

Gut microbiota may play important role in influencing onset of blinding wet AMD

Study shows appendicitis patients can be safely discharged on same day of surgery

Scientists uncover evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe

Research findings suggest efficacy of conventional flu vaccines can be improved

NIH researchers identify antibody that potently neutralizes 98% of HIV strains

Consuming violent and sexual media before sleep may highly influence dreams at night

Preconsumption of red wine can prevent short-term vascular injury caused by smoking

Preventive interventions for adolescent alcohol and drug use may need to begin in early childhood

Photoimmunotherapy may be promising treatment option to combat cancer

BUSM researchers discover new pathway and protein involved in metastasis of breast cancer

Researchers develop innovative strategy for more accurate prediction of risk in new chemical products

Research sheds new light on how humans learn to behave under uncertainty

Experimental drug outperforms standard first-line therapy for advanced kidney cancer patients

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