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Aged mice lacking antioxidant protein Nrf2 show poor stem cell regeneration

Good news for lifelong exercisers: Along with its salutary effects on the heart, weight, and other facets of health, physical activity also helps to regenerate muscle mass, which tends to diminish as people age.

11 Mar 2014

Study finds no difference in soccer player injury rates on artificial, natural playing surfaces

New research presented today at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found no greater injury risk for athletes playing on artificial playing surfaces.

11 Mar 2014

Patients who receive help from poison center have shorter hospital stays and lower medical costs

Patients who received help from a poison center had shorter hospital stays and lower hospital charges among those who are the most expensive to treat, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

11 Mar 2014

Use of cocaine drops and marijuana increases across the United States

The use of cocaine dropped sharply across the United States from 2006 to 2010, while the amount of marijuana consumed increased significantly during the same period, according to a new report.

11 Mar 2014

Statins combined with conventional blood clot prevention therapies, reduce VTE risk by 48%

Statins have long been known to lower cholesterol and, more recently, to decrease the risk of deep vein thrombosis (blood clots) in healthy, non-surgical patients.

11 Mar 2014

Singapore's largest institute launched to improve treatment for stroke, Parkinson disease

The National Neuroscience Research Institute Singapore - a joint venture by the National Neuroscience Institute and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School - has been launched to improve treatment and seek cures through research for brain and nervous system disorders such as stroke, Parkinson disease and dementia.

11 Mar 2014

Thirteen graduate students to receive 2014 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award

Thirteen graduate students from institutes throughout North America have been chosen to receive the 2014 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award sponsored by the Basic Sciences Division of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

11 Mar 2014

Novel treatment strategy during transplantation surgery could spare patients from rejection

Organ-transplant recipients often reject donated organs, but a new, two-pronged strategy developed by UC San Francisco researchers to specifically weaken immune responses that target transplanted tissue has shown promise in controlled experiments on mice.

11 Mar 2014

Chronic smokers have altered emotional reactions when exposed to negative, positive images of tobacco

What if the use of a product influenced your perception of it, making you even more susceptible to its positive aspects and altering your understanding of its drawbacks? This is precisely what happens with cigarettes in chronic smokers, according to a recent study by the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal and University of Montreal.

11 Mar 2014

Concession stands can benefit from offering healthy foods, shows study

In the fall of 2008, the booster club in Muscatine, Iowa took a chance. Researchers from the University of Iowa asked whether the club would add healthy foods - from apples to string cheese - to its concessions menu. And, by the way, would it also consider putting healthier ingredients in big sellers like nachos and popcorn?

11 Mar 2014

Pretreatment with SSTF prevents cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, says study

Focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion may lead to neuronal loss in the hippocampus, which is regarded as one of the basic pathological mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment.

11 Mar 2014

Researchers determine long-term fate of chemicals in drinking water

Virginia Tech faculty engineers and students are unravelling fundamental chemical and health properties of the chemical that contaminated the drinking water for the residents of West Virginia.

11 Mar 2014

Glucosamine not reduces knee cartilage deterioration among individuals with chronic knee pain

A short-term study found that oral glucosamine supplementation is not associated with a lessening of knee cartilage deterioration among individuals with chronic knee pain.

11 Mar 2014

Penn researchers use mathematical modeling to better understand mechanisms in TBI

Even the mildest form of a traumatic brain injury, better known as a concussion, can deal permanent, irreparable damage. Now, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is using mathematical modeling to better understand the mechanisms at play in this kind of injury, with an eye toward protecting the brain from its long-term consequences.

11 Mar 2014

Women with vaginal prolapse are most likely to benefit from vaginal mesh surgery

Certain women with vaginal prolapse are most likely to benefit from undergoing vaginal mesh surgery, a technique that has become controversial and is the focus of numerous lawsuits.

11 Mar 2014

Professors receive $31M grant to establish Center for Research in Diagnostics and Discovery

W. Ian Lipkin, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity and John Snow Professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, has received an award of up to $31 million over a five-year period by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Center for Research in Diagnostics and Discovery (CRDD) under the auspices of a new National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) program entitled Centers of Excellence for Translational Research.

11 Mar 2014

Sugars attached to proteins can be used to detect ovarian cancer, say researchers

The hunt is on to find biomarkers that detect cancer, but it's a challenging process. Early successes often are followed by heartbreaking failures. But now, researchers at UC Davis have verified that glycans (sugars attached to proteins) can be used to detect ovarian cancer. The study was published online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

11 Mar 2014

Glycoprofiling test could halve number of false-positives in diagnosis of ovarian cancer

The world's most widespread test for ovarian cancer reports false-positives in 94 of 100 diagnosed cases. Now, chemists at the University of Copenhagen working with clinical researchers at University College London have developed a method able to halve the number of false-positives.

11 Mar 2014

New pilot study shows little difference in digestibility between raw milk and pasteurized milk

Some sour news for lactose-intolerant people who hoped that raw milk might prove easier to stomach than pasteurized milk: A pilot study from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows little difference in digestibility between the two.

11 Mar 2014

Genetic basis of hereditary disease causes severe brain atrophy in Jews of Moroccan ancestry

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have unraveled the genetic basis of a hereditary disease that causes severe brain atrophy, mental retardation and epilepsy in Jews of Moroccan ancestry, according to a study published this week online in the Journal of Medical Genetics.

11 Mar 2014

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Aged mice lacking antioxidant protein Nrf2 show poor stem cell regeneration

Study finds no difference in soccer player injury rates on artificial, natural playing surfaces

Patients who receive help from poison center have shorter hospital stays and lower medical costs

Use of cocaine drops and marijuana increases across the United States

Statins combined with conventional blood clot prevention therapies, reduce VTE risk by 48%

Singapore's largest institute launched to improve treatment for stroke, Parkinson disease

Thirteen graduate students to receive 2014 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award

Novel treatment strategy during transplantation surgery could spare patients from rejection

Chronic smokers have altered emotional reactions when exposed to negative, positive images of tobacco

Concession stands can benefit from offering healthy foods, shows study

Pretreatment with SSTF prevents cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, says study

Researchers determine long-term fate of chemicals in drinking water

Glucosamine not reduces knee cartilage deterioration among individuals with chronic knee pain

Penn researchers use mathematical modeling to better understand mechanisms in TBI

Women with vaginal prolapse are most likely to benefit from vaginal mesh surgery

Professors receive $31M grant to establish Center for Research in Diagnostics and Discovery

Sugars attached to proteins can be used to detect ovarian cancer, say researchers

Glycoprofiling test could halve number of false-positives in diagnosis of ovarian cancer

New pilot study shows little difference in digestibility between raw milk and pasteurized milk

Genetic basis of hereditary disease causes severe brain atrophy in Jews of Moroccan ancestry

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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