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Scientists apply iPS cell technology to Huntington's disease transgenic monkey model

Creating induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells allows researchers to establish "disease in a dish" models of conditions ranging from Alzheimer's disease to diabetes.

8 Sep 2014

Researchers develop novel technique to promote tissue repair in damaged muscles

Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have developed a novel technique to promote tissue repair in damaged muscles.

8 Sep 2014

Study investigates stigma as a significant barrier to care for many individuals with mental illness

Over 60 million Americans are thought to experience mental illness in a given year, and the impacts of mental illness are undoubtedly felt by millions more in the form of family members, friends, and coworkers.

8 Sep 2014

USF receives FEMA grant to reduce risk of low back pain, disability in firefighters

The University of South Florida's John Mayer, DC, PhD, recently received a $1.3 million Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance of Firefighters grant - a three-year award that will help build upon cumulative research evaluating the effectiveness of targeted exercise programs to reduce the risk of low back pain and disability in firefighters.

6 Sep 2014

Middle ear infections can be triggered by viral infection in nose, say researchers

Middle ear infections, which affect more than 85 percent of children under the age of 3, can be triggered by a viral infection in the nose rather than solely by a bacterial infection, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

6 Sep 2014

Researchers make important progress in defining new genetic causes of Wilms tumor

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Medical Center, Dallas, have made significant progress in defining new genetic causes of Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer found only in children.

6 Sep 2014

Higher pollution levels linked to deteriorating lung health among adult European citizens

New data has identified a clear link between higher levels of exposure to air pollution and deteriorating lung health in adult European citizens. This study confirms previous findings that children growing up in areas with higher levels of pollution will have lower levels of lung function and a higher risk of developing symptoms such as cough and bronchitis symptoms.

6 Sep 2014

Inflammatory marker signals diabetic nephropathy development

Measuring serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein could help to predict which patients with Type 2 diabetes will develop renal disease, research suggests.

5 Sep 2014

Intensive glycaemic control shows ischaemic heart disease benefit

Intensive glucose lowering may significantly reduce the risk of ischaemic heart disease in at-risk middle-aged people with Type 2 diabetes, a post-hoc analysis of the ACCORD trial suggests.

5 Sep 2014

OCD diagnosis raises risk of subsequent schizophrenia

Patients who are diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder are at increased risk of developing schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, a longitudinal study reports.

5 Sep 2014

Brain imaging could assist bipolar depression diagnosis

Researchers have identified structural brain differences that could help to distinguish patients with unipolar and bipolar depression.

5 Sep 2014

Researchers test long-standing hypothesis that salamanders might climb vegetation for food

Salamanders spend the vast majority of their lives below ground and surface only for short periods of time and usually only on wet nights.

5 Sep 2014

Study indicates that non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than sugar

The taste of common sugar substitutes is often described as being much more intense than sugar, but participants in a recent study indicated that these non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than the real thing, according to Penn State food scientists.

5 Sep 2014

Investigators make thought-provoking discovery about type of cholesterol believed to be "bad guy"

A team of investigators at the University of Kentucky has made a thought-provoking discovery about a type of cholesterol previously believed to be a "bad guy" in the development of heart disease and other conditions.

5 Sep 2014

Study: Innovative approaches required to decrease HIV transmission among Russian

Results of a new study conducted in St. Petersburg, Russia, show that decreasing HIV transmission among Russian HIV-infected drinkers will require creative and innovative approaches.

5 Sep 2014

Study finds no association between bra wearing and increased breast cancer risk

A population-based case-control study found no association between bra wearing and increased breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women, according to research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

5 Sep 2014

Research to help patients suffering from severe spinal cord injuries

Many patients suffer from severe spinal cord injuries after being involved in traffic accidents or accidents at work.

5 Sep 2014

Study establishes significant link between residential greenness, birth outcomes

Mothers who live in neighborhoods with plenty of grass, trees or other green vegetation are more likely to deliver at full term and their babies are born at higher weights, compared to mothers who live in urban areas that aren't as green, a new study shows.

5 Sep 2014

Financial hardships identified as potential predictors of health risk behaviors

Financial hardship, or feeling that one can't make ends meet, may be more predictive of health risk behaviors than actual income levels for people with low-incomes, finds a recent study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

5 Sep 2014

Short-term use of DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC School of Medicine have found that a popular class of diabetes medications called DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase the short-term risk of pancreatic cancer, as was previously reported by other researchers.

5 Sep 2014

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Scientists apply iPS cell technology to Huntington's disease transgenic monkey model

Researchers develop novel technique to promote tissue repair in damaged muscles

Study investigates stigma as a significant barrier to care for many individuals with mental illness

USF receives FEMA grant to reduce risk of low back pain, disability in firefighters

Middle ear infections can be triggered by viral infection in nose, say researchers

Researchers make important progress in defining new genetic causes of Wilms tumor

Higher pollution levels linked to deteriorating lung health among adult European citizens

Inflammatory marker signals diabetic nephropathy development

Intensive glycaemic control shows ischaemic heart disease benefit

OCD diagnosis raises risk of subsequent schizophrenia

Brain imaging could assist bipolar depression diagnosis

Researchers test long-standing hypothesis that salamanders might climb vegetation for food

Study indicates that non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than sugar

Investigators make thought-provoking discovery about type of cholesterol believed to be "bad guy"

Study: Innovative approaches required to decrease HIV transmission among Russian

Study finds no association between bra wearing and increased breast cancer risk

Research to help patients suffering from severe spinal cord injuries

Study establishes significant link between residential greenness, birth outcomes

Financial hardships identified as potential predictors of health risk behaviors

Short-term use of DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

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