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Training pediatricians to better diagnose and treat epilepsy

Imagine if most children with cancer were treated by a doctor with no training or experience in cancer. It doesn't seem possible. In epilepsy, however, it's more common than not.

4 Sep 2018

Easy and inexpensive test could one day help guide epilepsy treatment

An easy and inexpensive test for the HLA-B*15:02 allele could one day allow clinicians to quickly identify which epilepsy patients are at risk of carbamazepine hypersensitivity, according to study results presented by Gita V. Soraya at ILAE's 2018 Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress in Bali.

4 Sep 2018

Mouse models may not completely reflect severity of gonorrhea infection

There is an urgent need to develop a vaccine to prevent gonorrhea infection due to rapidly increasing incidence and growing antibiotic resistance.

4 Sep 2018

Anti-inflammatory use during surgery may lead to improved outcomes for cancer patients

The world's first clinical trial (SURGUVANT) evaluating anti-inflammatory use at the time of surgery in colon cancer patients to improve their cancer outcome has been published in scientific journal, BMC Cancer.

4 Sep 2018

Improving neurosurgery for malignant brain tumors

Important research by Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgeons and University of Washington (UW) scientists on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors was published in the August issue of the Nature journal, Scientific Reports.

4 Sep 2018

Dopamine receptor study opens door to targeted treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders

New work from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons sheds light on how dopamine receptors signal within cells, opening the door for more targeted--and more tolerable--therapeutics to treat an array of neuropsychiatric disorders.

4 Sep 2018

Study explores link between long-term weight loss and health outcomes of older adults

Studies describing the effects of weight loss on health rarely consider age. However, weight loss during middle age likely has different effects on your health than does weight loss when you're 65-years-old or older--especially when you're older than 85.

4 Sep 2018

Looking deep inside the brain to accurately diagnose bipolar disorder and depression

New research has found that neurons deep inside the brain could hold the key to accurately diagnosing bipolar disorder and depression.

4 Sep 2018

Brain’s attention network plays key role in vision restoration after stroke, trauma

About one third of patients who have suffered a stroke end up with low vision, losing up to half of their visual field. This partial blindness was long considered irreversible, but recent studies have shown that vision training after optic nerve and brain damage can help restore or improve vision. A new study published in the journal Clinical Neurophysiology reports on key mechanisms of vision restoration: attention.

4 Sep 2018

Dementia patients could be experiencing pain they cannot communicate

A new study has found that patients with dementia who are in hospital and in pain are often unable to communicate that they are in pain.

4 Sep 2018

Mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus have elevated risk of postpartum depression symptoms

Mothers diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus have an elevated risk of developing postpartum depression symptoms, according to a new Finnish study.

4 Sep 2018

Study reveals validity, reliability of AACN Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool

An online survey created as a resource for critical care nurses to assess the health of the work environment is a valid and reliable tool for use by interprofessional patient care teams throughout hospitals and other healthcare organizations.

4 Sep 2018

Penumbra introduces new advancements in stroke thrombectomy aspiration technology

Penumbra, Inc., a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies, today announced U.S. commercial availability of the Penumbra System's most advanced technology: Penumbra JET 7 and Penumbra JET D Reperfusion Catheters powered by the Penumbra ENGINE aspiration source.

4 Sep 2018

Stoic Week: Learning how to have Stoicism in everyday lives

On October 1, 2018, academics at Royal Holloway will be starting its annual Stoic Week and are asking people in the UK and beyond to join in and find their inner peace.

4 Sep 2018

Hormone link between diabetes and hypertension discovered

Physician researchers with The Ohio State University College of Medicine at the Wexner Medical Center say increased levels of the hormone aldosterone, already associated with hypertension, can play a significant role in the development of diabetes, particularly among certain racial groups.

4 Sep 2018

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Training pediatricians to better diagnose and treat epilepsy

Easy and inexpensive test could one day help guide epilepsy treatment

Mouse models may not completely reflect severity of gonorrhea infection

Anti-inflammatory use during surgery may lead to improved outcomes for cancer patients

Improving neurosurgery for malignant brain tumors

Dopamine receptor study opens door to targeted treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders

Study explores link between long-term weight loss and health outcomes of older adults

Looking deep inside the brain to accurately diagnose bipolar disorder and depression

Brain’s attention network plays key role in vision restoration after stroke, trauma

Dementia patients could be experiencing pain they cannot communicate

Mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus have elevated risk of postpartum depression symptoms

Study reveals validity, reliability of AACN Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool

Penumbra introduces new advancements in stroke thrombectomy aspiration technology

Stoic Week: Learning how to have Stoicism in everyday lives

Hormone link between diabetes and hypertension discovered

Innovative questionnaire reveals most common symptoms reported by people with kidney disease

Democratic, GOP attorneys general square off in Texas showdown over health law

Internet- and telephone-assisted parental training decreases likelihood of child disruptive behavior

Researchers discover key aspect in pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

Low-income Californians feel twice the burn from wildfires

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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