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Federally funded program benefits young children with multiple disabilities

Young children with multiple disabilities who are enrolled in Head Start have better literacy, reading and math scores than children who aren't in the federally funded program, indicates a new study by Michigan State University researchers.

5 Aug 2016

Women using contraception containing estrogen may have high vitamin D levels, study shows

Women risk having their vitamin D levels fall when they stop using birth control pills or other contraceptives containing estrogen, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

4 Aug 2016

Duke Health-led researchers identify new information about signaling mechanism of cells

Duke Health-led researchers have discovered new information about the signaling mechanism of cells that could one day help guide development of more specific drug therapies.

4 Aug 2016

Review provides new insights into diagnosis, treatment for PCOS

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) afflicts over 14 million women in the United States. The disorder increases the risk of endometrial cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, asthma, obesity, depression and anxiety, as well as infertility and a variety of reproductive disorders.

4 Aug 2016

Higher socioeconomic status linked to lower ovarian cancer risk in African American women

Higher socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with lower ovarian cancer risk in African American women, according to the results of a study by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere reported online August 3 by the American Journal of Epidemiology.

4 Aug 2016

New study analyzes evolution of epigenetic mechanisms from bacteria to humans

After the emergence of single-celled organisms some billions of years ago, nature started experimenting with how to diversify gene function without changing the sequence of the DNA, such that the blue print remains conserved, but allows gene products to have different functions.

4 Aug 2016

New technology can instantly provide in-field characterization of unknown liquids

A new company will commercialize sensing technology invented at Harvard University that can perform instant, in-field characterization of the chemical make-up and material properties of unknown liquids.

4 Aug 2016

Research shows alcohol abuse drug inhibits ocular conjunctival scarring in mouse model

New research from University College London, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Duke University School of Medicine has identified a gene that drives scarring, together with a rapidly translatable therapy, for the UK's most common cause of blinding conjunctivitis.

4 Aug 2016

New article sheds light on women's beliefs about menstrual synchrony

Demystifying Menstrual Synchrony: Women's Subjective Beliefs About Bleeding in Tandem With Other Women, an article recently published in Women's Reproductive Health, addresses the overlooked issue of why many women believe in menstrual synchrony.

4 Aug 2016

Amish farm environment protects children from asthma by shaping immune system

By probing the differences between two farming communities—the Amish of Indiana and the Hutterites of South Dakota—an interdisciplinary team of researchers found that specific aspects of the Amish environment are associated with changes to immune cells that appear to protect children from developing asthma.

4 Aug 2016

Brazilian study discovers promising therapeutic and diagnostic target for treatment of melanoma

A Brazilian study shows that inhibition of an RNA named RMEL3, which is encoded by a previously uncharacterized gene (also named RMEL3), can reduce the viability of cultured melanoma cells by up to 95%.

4 Aug 2016

New sonification system can help professional swimmers optimize swimming technique

Since 1896, swimming has been an event in the Olympic games. Back then it was the swimmer's physical condition that was decisive in securing a win, but today it is mostly technique that determines who takes home the title of world champion.

4 Aug 2016

Proper technique, training can prevent shoulder injuries in elite and competitive swimmers

Elite and competitive swimmers log between 60,000 and 80,000 meters weekly--swimming the length of an Olympic-sized pool 1,200 times--which places significant stress on their shoulder joints.

4 Aug 2016

Sickle cell trait linked to increased risk of rhabdomyolysis among African American Soldiers

A new study published Aug. 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that among African American U.S. Army Soldiers, sickle cell trait is not associated with an increase in mortality, but is associated with a modest increase in the risk of exertional rhabdomyolysis.

4 Aug 2016

Researchers pinpoint specific part of the brain that steps in to adapt for hearing loss in elders

Researchers have pinpointed the specific part of the brain that older adults rely on to differentiate speech sounds in background noise, which could revolutionize the treatment of hearing loss.

4 Aug 2016

Studies highlight key role for vitamin A metabolite retinoic acid in ocular fibrosis

Mucous membrane pemphigoid is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and scarring in mucosal tissues. Affected individuals frequently exhibit scarring in the eye, which can lead to blindness in as many as 20% of patients.

4 Aug 2016

Scientists discover tissue biomarkers that lead to joint degeneration linked to spine osteoarthritis

A research team at the Krembil Research Institute has discovered a pair of tissue biomarkers that directly contribute to the harmful joint degeneration associated with spine osteoarthritis.

4 Aug 2016

Mount Sinai neurosurgeon first to use CaptiView image injection system during microscopic surgery

Joshua Bederson, MD, Professor and System Chair for the Department of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Health System, is the first neurosurgeon to use CaptiView - a microscope image injection system from Leica Microsystems that overlays critical virtual reality imaging directly onto the brain when viewed through the eyepiece, known as the ocular, during surgery.

4 Aug 2016

Review highlights role of N-acetylcysteine in clinical management of COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death of United States and is associated with a significant number of hospital admissions per year among patients.

4 Aug 2016

Researchers report promising vaccine strategy for immunizing against herpes viruses

Oral and genital herpes are caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which both cause lifelong infection. HSV-2 infection is associated with increased risk for HIV infection.

4 Aug 2016

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Federally funded program benefits young children with multiple disabilities

Women using contraception containing estrogen may have high vitamin D levels, study shows

Duke Health-led researchers identify new information about signaling mechanism of cells

Review provides new insights into diagnosis, treatment for PCOS

Higher socioeconomic status linked to lower ovarian cancer risk in African American women

New study analyzes evolution of epigenetic mechanisms from bacteria to humans

New technology can instantly provide in-field characterization of unknown liquids

Research shows alcohol abuse drug inhibits ocular conjunctival scarring in mouse model

New article sheds light on women's beliefs about menstrual synchrony

Amish farm environment protects children from asthma by shaping immune system

Brazilian study discovers promising therapeutic and diagnostic target for treatment of melanoma

New sonification system can help professional swimmers optimize swimming technique

Proper technique, training can prevent shoulder injuries in elite and competitive swimmers

Sickle cell trait linked to increased risk of rhabdomyolysis among African American Soldiers

Researchers pinpoint specific part of the brain that steps in to adapt for hearing loss in elders

Studies highlight key role for vitamin A metabolite retinoic acid in ocular fibrosis

Scientists discover tissue biomarkers that lead to joint degeneration linked to spine osteoarthritis

Mount Sinai neurosurgeon first to use CaptiView image injection system during microscopic surgery

Review highlights role of N-acetylcysteine in clinical management of COPD

Researchers report promising vaccine strategy for immunizing against herpes viruses

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