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Chigger bites may trigger allergic reaction to red meat

Chiggers, redbugs, harvest mites - whatever you call them, they are pesky little bugs whose bites cause really itchy rashes, usually around the ankles and waistline.

31 Aug 2018

Severity of asthma depends on genetic profile and air pollution

Asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and collaborators. The study appeared online in Scientific Reports.

31 Aug 2018

Bile acids reduce desire for cocaine, finds study

Bile acids -- gut compounds that aid in the digestion of dietary fats -- reduce the desire for cocaine, according to a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

31 Aug 2018

Autism spectrum disorders linked to greater risk for depression in young adulthood

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), especially without an accompanying intellectual disability, were associated with greater risk for depression in young adulthood compared with the general population and siblings without ASD.

31 Aug 2018

Even the fittest middle-aged athletes are not immune to cardiovascular disease, study reveals

Middle-aged adults are exercising more and living longer, but new research from the University of British Columbia suggests that even the fittest among them are not immune to cardiovascular disease--and they often don't have any symptoms.

31 Aug 2018

FDA announces new export certification program for food products

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its new export certification program for certain FDA-regulated food products and fees it will assess for issuing new export certifications to U.S.-based manufacturers or exporters of these products.

31 Aug 2018

Research group aims to offer more personalized treatments for pediatric cancers

A new Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is studying the development of pediatric cancers. The research group is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and will receive €1.7 million over five years.

31 Aug 2018

Plant-derived substance could offer new option for treatment of obesity

A plant-derived substance widely used in traditional Chinese medicine has demonstrated promising weight loss effects.

31 Aug 2018

Over past 20 years, the percentage of children with ADHD nearly doubles

The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has reached more than 10 percent, a significant increase during the past 20 years, according to a study released Friday.

31 Aug 2018

Novel approaches for personalized risk prognosis and individualized treatment of NAFLD

More and more adults - but also about 34 percent of obese children - suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. An unhealthy lifestyle with little physical activity and a diet high in fat, sugar and fructose and/or a genetic predisposition can be the underlying caus.

31 Aug 2018

Early childhood growth patterns affect respiratory health

Children's growth in the first three years of life affects the development of their lungs and the risk of asthma at 10 years of age.

31 Aug 2018

Researchers use computational analysis to identify new phenotype of severe malaria

There are more clinical phenotypes of severe malaria than those defined by the World Health Organization, according to a study led by ISGlobal, an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

31 Aug 2018

Finding which chemotherapy regimen is associated with best outcomes for patients with bladder cancer

Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer have been shown to benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgical removal of the bladder.

31 Aug 2018

Intervention to reduce supine sleep during pregnancy may provide maternal, fetal health benefits

A new study suggests that an intervention to reduce supine sleep in late pregnancy may promote maternal and fetal health.

31 Aug 2018

Urological problems in men linked to depression and sleep disorders

Men who suffer from urological problems such as erectile dysfunction, urinary tract and bladder problems or infertility issues often also suffer from depression and sleep disorders.

31 Aug 2018

Arrowhead completes dosing of ARO-AAT Phase 1 study to treat rare genetic liver disease

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that it has completed dosing of a Phase 1 clinical study of ARO-AAT, the company's second generation subcutaneously administered RNA interference therapeutic being developed as a treatment for a rare genetic liver disease associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

31 Aug 2018

All MSP participants with invasive breast cancer can undergo more sparing surgical treatment

Participants in the German mammography screening program (MSP) who have invasive breast cancer—including interval cancers—can on the whole undergo more sparing surgical treatment compared with non-participants.

31 Aug 2018

Titan Enterprises offers new Metra-Smart flow computer

The Metra-Smart from Titan Enterprises is designed for computing and displaying flow rates and totals as well as giving an analog output proportional to flow.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd 31 Aug 2018

Researchers report challenges in reducing tetanus mortality

The overall mortality in patients suffering non-neonatal tetanus is high. Efforts to reduce mortality in one sub-Saharan African intensive care unit by implementing a standard tetanus protocol did little to change mortality rates, although they shifted causes of deaths, researchers have now reported in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

31 Aug 2018

New assay using cellphone cameras developed for testing mosquitos, Wolbachia

Wolbachia bacteria are widely studied for possible properties to block transmission of viruses like chikungunya, dengue and zika.

31 Aug 2018

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Chigger bites may trigger allergic reaction to red meat

Severity of asthma depends on genetic profile and air pollution

Bile acids reduce desire for cocaine, finds study

Autism spectrum disorders linked to greater risk for depression in young adulthood

Even the fittest middle-aged athletes are not immune to cardiovascular disease, study reveals

FDA announces new export certification program for food products

Research group aims to offer more personalized treatments for pediatric cancers

Plant-derived substance could offer new option for treatment of obesity

Over past 20 years, the percentage of children with ADHD nearly doubles

Novel approaches for personalized risk prognosis and individualized treatment of NAFLD

Early childhood growth patterns affect respiratory health

Researchers use computational analysis to identify new phenotype of severe malaria

Finding which chemotherapy regimen is associated with best outcomes for patients with bladder cancer

Intervention to reduce supine sleep during pregnancy may provide maternal, fetal health benefits

Urological problems in men linked to depression and sleep disorders

Arrowhead completes dosing of ARO-AAT Phase 1 study to treat rare genetic liver disease

All MSP participants with invasive breast cancer can undergo more sparing surgical treatment

Titan Enterprises offers new Metra-Smart flow computer

Researchers report challenges in reducing tetanus mortality

New assay using cellphone cameras developed for testing mosquitos, Wolbachia

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