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1 in 5 immigrant children detained during ‘zero tolerance’ border policy are under 13

The Trump administration has detained 2,322 children 12 years old or younger amid its border crackdown, a Department of Health and Human Services official told Kaiser Health News on Wednesday.

20 Jun 2018

UT Southwestern scientists identify gene mutation linked with perplexing brain condition

Scientists conducting one of the largest full DNA analyses of a rare disease have identified a gene mutation associated with a perplexing brain condition that blinds and paralyzes patients.

20 Jun 2018

'Mind-minded' parents contribute greatly to development of infants' emotion regulation capacity

Most parents want their children to learn to regulate their emotions and, for example, not immediately give up after a disappointment or become hysterical when they don't get their way.

20 Jun 2018

Study finds increase in daily cannabis use among American adults

Cannabis use may be decreasing among teens, but a new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health showed that American adults have increasingly used cannabis daily since 2007. The findings are published online in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

20 Jun 2018

Researchers employ nucleotide-based gene silencing to mitigate common ataxia

In what researchers are calling a game changer for future ataxia treatments, a new study showed the ability to turn down the disease progression of the most common dominantly inherited ataxia.

20 Jun 2018

Water-limited landscapes can facilitate disease transmission

In water-limited landscapes sick animals can have increased contact with healthy individuals, which can facilitate disease transmission. Scientists from the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research present these findings in the British Ecological Society journal Functional Ecology.

20 Jun 2018

Forgetting plays a positive role in learning, research suggests

Forgetting names, skills or information learned in class is often thought of as purely negative. However unintuitive it may seem, research suggests that forgetting plays a positive role in learning: It can actually increase long-term retention, information retrieval and performance.

20 Jun 2018

Multidisciplinary Human-Focused Research

The work that we're doing in particular involves the development of better models of the human body. To do that, we need to put together cells, tissues, culture them in an artificial environment so that they feel as if they're inside the human body.

From Logos Biosystems 20 Jun 2018

Researchers develop portable monitor to detect dangerous drop in white blood cells

Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering have developed a portable, non-invasive monitor that can determine, in one minute and without drawing blood, whether chemotherapy patients have a reduced number of white blood cells that could lead to infections.

20 Jun 2018

Malnutrition could have major health implications on patients' surgical outcomes, shows research

More than 48 million people in the U.S. undergo surgery each year, and for decades the focus has been on making sure patients do not consume any food or drinks in the hours leading up to the surgery.

20 Jun 2018

LabConnect collaborates with Symphony to support clinical research industry

LabConnect, LLC, a leading global provider of central laboratory and support services for biopharmaceutical, medical device and contract research organizations, and Symphony Clinical Research, a worldwide, innovative in-home clinical service provider, today announced a strategic collaboration.

20 Jun 2018

KIYATEC enrolls first patients with solid tumors in clinical study of its EV3D drug response assay

KIYATEC, Inc. today announced the enrollment of the first patients in a U.S. clinical study of its Ex Vivo 3D drug response assay across several difficult-to-treat solid tumors.

20 Jun 2018

Biosimilar competition may offer hope for cheaper, better psoriasis treatments in the future

A new study by iData Research estimates that there are nearly 150,000 new cases of psoriasis every year in the United States, affecting 2.2% of the population.

20 Jun 2018

Expert offers tips for coping with peak poison ivy season

Summer officially arrives at 6:07 a.m. on Thursday. And typically, the first two months of summer coincide with the height of poison ivy season.

20 Jun 2018

Researchers confirm the weight loss benefits of the 16:8 diet

Researchers have shown that fasting for 16 hours of the day is an effective weight loss measure and can also lower blood pressure.

20 Jun 2018

Researchers use advanced technology to identify proteomes of Th17 and iTreg cells

T helper 17 (Th17) cells belong to a group of T cells with essential functions in autoimmune diseases and inflammation. Regulatory T cells (iTregs) are T cells with a suppressive function to maintain self-tolerance and prevent autoimmune responses.

20 Jun 2018

Dual-therapy approach can help boost motor recovery in stroke victims

Paralysis of an arm and/or leg is one of the most common effects of a stroke. But thanks to research carried out by scientists at the Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface, in association with other members of EPFL's Center for Neuroprothetics, the Clinique Romande de Réadaptation in Sion, and the Geneva University Hospitals, stroke victims may soon be able to recover greater use of their paralyzed limbs.

20 Jun 2018

Coconut oil diet increases vitality, lifespan of fruit flies with peroxisomal disorder

"Lorenzo's Oil" was to help a seriously ill boy suffering from a peroxisomal disorder (adrenoleukodystrophy/ALD). The true story was turned into a film which made the rare disease well known. Scientists from the University of Bonn, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the German Cancer Research Center investigated such peroxisomal diseases on fruit flies.

20 Jun 2018

Wound protector use linked to significant reduction in surgical site infection

Surgical site infection is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 to 25 percent.

20 Jun 2018

Study finds growing support to allow pharmacists to write prescriptions

Prescribing of medications has traditionally been restricted to physicians, but there is growing support to allow pharmacists to do so as well.

20 Jun 2018

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1 in 5 immigrant children detained during ‘zero tolerance’ border policy are under 13

UT Southwestern scientists identify gene mutation linked with perplexing brain condition

'Mind-minded' parents contribute greatly to development of infants' emotion regulation capacity

Study finds increase in daily cannabis use among American adults

Researchers employ nucleotide-based gene silencing to mitigate common ataxia

Water-limited landscapes can facilitate disease transmission

Forgetting plays a positive role in learning, research suggests

Multidisciplinary Human-Focused Research

Researchers develop portable monitor to detect dangerous drop in white blood cells

Malnutrition could have major health implications on patients' surgical outcomes, shows research

LabConnect collaborates with Symphony to support clinical research industry

KIYATEC enrolls first patients with solid tumors in clinical study of its EV3D drug response assay

Biosimilar competition may offer hope for cheaper, better psoriasis treatments in the future

Expert offers tips for coping with peak poison ivy season

Researchers confirm the weight loss benefits of the 16:8 diet

Researchers use advanced technology to identify proteomes of Th17 and iTreg cells

Dual-therapy approach can help boost motor recovery in stroke victims

Coconut oil diet increases vitality, lifespan of fruit flies with peroxisomal disorder

Wound protector use linked to significant reduction in surgical site infection

Study finds growing support to allow pharmacists to write prescriptions

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