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Neurologist suggests maintaining a headache diary to determine and avoid migraine triggers

If you've ever had a migraine, you know it's different from a typical tension headache. A migraine is a type of headache that comes with its own set of symptoms like nausea, sensitivity to light, sound or smells, extreme fatigue or dizziness.

30 Jun 2018

Study using i2b2 could help standardize artificial coma treatment for RSE patients

Status epilepticus, a dangerous condition in which epileptic seizures follow one another for a duration of five or more minutes without the victim's regaining consciousness between them, is the second most common neurological emergency in the United States, with a recorded maximum of around 150,000-plus cases per year.

30 Jun 2018

Study finds that several existing anti-cancer drugs may work in part by binding to RNA

Bolstering the notion that RNA should be considered an important drug-discovery target, scientists at Scripps Research have found that several existing, FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs may work, in part, by binding tightly to RNA, the regulators of the basic activities of life within cells.

30 Jun 2018

Duke Regional Hospital implements Glytec's eGMS to personalize insulin therapy

With national statistics indicating that one of every three hospitalized patients requires insulin therapy during their stay, administering the right dose at the right time in accordance with best practices is integral to safe, effective care and speedy recovery

30 Jun 2018

New study links air pollution to increased risk of diabetes globally

New research links outdoor air pollution - even at levels deemed safe - to an increased risk of diabetes globally, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

30 Jun 2018

KU Cancer Center launches clinical trial to eliminate radiation therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer

Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have launched a clinical trial that eliminates radiation from the treatment protocol for an invasive type of breast cancer that accounts for one-fifth of all breast cancer patients.

30 Jun 2018

Pulmonx announces FDA approval of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve to treat severe emphysema

Pulmonx Corp. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve System for treating severe emphysema patients.

30 Jun 2018

Timing may be key to evading destruction for bacteria facing antibiotics

For bacteria facing a dose of antibiotics, timing might be the key to evading destruction. In a series of experiments, Princeton researchers found that cells that repaired DNA damaged by antibiotics before resuming growth had a much better chance of surviving treatment.

30 Jun 2018

Individuals may react differently to environmental chemicals based upon genetic profile

Why do individuals respond differently to the same environment? Researchers from North Carolina State University and Oregon State University have pinpointed a genetic difference in zebrafish tied to differing responses to the same environmental chemical.

30 Jun 2018

New computational method improves ability to track spread of cancer cells

Princeton researchers have developed a new computational method that increases the ability to track the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another.

30 Jun 2018

People who survived cancer in adolescence may have higher risk of endocrine disease

An increased risk of endocrine diseases, such as thyroid disease, testicular dysfunction and diabetes, was associated with people who survived cancer as adolescents and young adults.

30 Jun 2018

City of Hope receives $3.7 million from CIRM to develop phase 1 glioblastoma trial

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine board has awarded City of Hope $3.7 million to develop a phase 1 clinical trial for glioblastoma patients that will genetically engineer their stem cells to better tolerate chemotherapy's side effects, allowing them to receive higher doses of the therapy.

30 Jun 2018

Experts highlight physicians' important role in evaluating refugees' claims of torture and persecution

With applications for asylum in the United States increasing sharply, a new paper from a team of asylum medicine and law experts is highlighting physicians' important role in evaluating refugees' claims of torture and persecution.

30 Jun 2018

Novel online HIV prevention program reduces sexually transmitted infections in gay young men

A novel online HIV prevention program with spicy soap operas and interactive games -- like a rising thermometer of sexual risk -- reduced sexually transmitted infections in gay young men by 40 percent, reports a Northwestern Medicine study.

30 Jun 2018

American College of Gastroenterology releases monograph on IBS management

The American College of Gastroenterology is pleased to announce that its Monograph on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome was published this week in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, the College's flagship journal.

30 Jun 2018

Compulsively checking social media could be hurting our brain

You know that warm feeling you get when you see lots of likes from a Facebook or Instagram post? That's the reward system of your brain lighting up like fireflies on a dark summer night.

30 Jun 2018

Newer anticoagulant may be safer for dialysis patients with Afib

People with irregular heartbeat due to a condition called atrial fibrillation, are often prescribed blood thinners to reduce the risk of blood clots that can cause a stroke.

30 Jun 2018

Study: Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia after cryolipolysis may not be a 'rare' complication

Cryolipolysis is a noninvasive cosmetic procedure that eliminates excess fat by freezing it. But a complication called paradoxical adipose hyperplasis -a hardened area of localized fat developing after cryolipolysis - may be more common than previously thought, suggests a paper in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 Jun 2018

Researchers discover novel function of fibroblast growth factor 2 for spermatogonial stem cell

A research team found a novel function of fibroblast growth factor 2, a self-renewal factor for spermatogonial stem cell which is the origin of the sperm production.

30 Jun 2018

Researchers discover inhibitory peptides to target central components in autophagy pathway

Autophagy, meaning "self-eating" in Greek, is a general metabolic mechanism adopted by nearly all the eukaryotic species, from the single cell yeast to humans.

30 Jun 2018

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Neurologist suggests maintaining a headache diary to determine and avoid migraine triggers

Study using i2b2 could help standardize artificial coma treatment for RSE patients

Study finds that several existing anti-cancer drugs may work in part by binding to RNA

Duke Regional Hospital implements Glytec's eGMS to personalize insulin therapy

New study links air pollution to increased risk of diabetes globally

KU Cancer Center launches clinical trial to eliminate radiation therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer

Pulmonx announces FDA approval of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve to treat severe emphysema

Timing may be key to evading destruction for bacteria facing antibiotics

Individuals may react differently to environmental chemicals based upon genetic profile

New computational method improves ability to track spread of cancer cells

People who survived cancer in adolescence may have higher risk of endocrine disease

City of Hope receives $3.7 million from CIRM to develop phase 1 glioblastoma trial

Experts highlight physicians' important role in evaluating refugees' claims of torture and persecution

Novel online HIV prevention program reduces sexually transmitted infections in gay young men

American College of Gastroenterology releases monograph on IBS management

Compulsively checking social media could be hurting our brain

Newer anticoagulant may be safer for dialysis patients with Afib

Study: Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia after cryolipolysis may not be a 'rare' complication

Researchers discover novel function of fibroblast growth factor 2 for spermatogonial stem cell

Researchers discover inhibitory peptides to target central components in autophagy pathway

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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