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Antidepressant may also alleviate multiple sclerosis symptoms

The antidepressant clomipramine may also alleviate symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), specifically in its progressive form, i.e. when it occurs without relapses or remissions.

20 Dec 2017

Unmarried heart disease patients have higher risk of death

Compared to married heart disease patients, being unmarried was associated with a higher risk of dying, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

20 Dec 2017

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Anita Willis says the social worker offered her a painful choice: She could either leave the San Jose, Calif., nursing home where she'd spent a month recovering from a stroke — or come up with $336 a day to stay on.

20 Dec 2017

Epigenetics: A New Tool for Forensic Detectives

Developing analytical methods can help the triers of fact, judges and juries, better understand the events surrounding the circumstances of a crime. In forensic analysis, we are talking about determining the identity of unknown individuals through DNA and using DNA and other chemical signatures to determine and clarify the circumstances of the crime.

From Pittcon 20 Dec 2017

UCLA researchers reveal reversibility of Friedreich's ataxia in mouse models

In children and adults with Friedreich's ataxia, an inherited disease that causes damage to the nervous system, a loss of coordination typically progresses to muscle weakness and can involve vision, diabetes, and other problems over the course of several years.

20 Dec 2017

Use of smoking cessation drug may put people at higher risk for cardiovascular events

Varenicline, one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for helping people quit smoking, may put them at higher risk for a cardiovascular event, according to new research published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

20 Dec 2017

New on-demand therapy app LARKR introduces additional features

New on-demand therapy app LARKR today announced the addition of several new features, including mindfulness challenges and reminders that will provide a more well-rounded mental health care experience.

20 Dec 2017

Slightly underactive thyroid may affect women's ability to become pregnant, study suggests

New research suggests that a slightly underactive thyroid may affect a women's ability to become pregnant- even when the gland is functioning at the low end of the normal range, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

20 Dec 2017

Child life services serve as major component of pediatric hospital-based care

Being in the hospital is no bed of roses. Especially for kids. "For many children, the hospital can be a scary place," said Linda Nicolotti, Ph.D., director of pediatric psychology at Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

20 Dec 2017

RayStation chosen for new ultra-modern cancer center in Quebec

CRIC (Centre régional intégré de cancérologie) is an initiative to create a new ultra-modern cancer center in Levis, close to Quebec City. The facility will serve the Chaudière-Appalaches region. It will have the capacity to treat up to 1,700 patients per year, with the first treatments expected to take place in April 2019.

20 Dec 2017

Oxair to exhibit life-saving oxygen generators at Arab Health exhibition in Dubai

Oxair, a global manufacturer of advanced gas process systems, will be showcasing its cost and life-saving oxygen generators at the forthcoming Arab Health exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from Jan 29-Feb 1.

20 Dec 2017

Study of songbirds provides key insights into how the brain learns motor skills

The explanation for how people learn complex behaviors, such as speech, might be found in a new study of songbirds by scientists at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

20 Dec 2017

Doctors struggle to manage anxiety in terminally ill patients, research shows

New research has shown that, despite it being a common problem, doctors struggle to manage anxiety in their terminally ill patients.

20 Dec 2017

Ludwig study elucidates mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of some breast tumors

Scientists have known since the 1980s that many cancer cells are relatively sensitive to the deprivation of an essential amino acid known as methionine. It has, however, long been unclear what causes such marked dependency on methionine.

20 Dec 2017

Perturbation-based training using robotic device increases stability in Parkinson's patients

Some 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) every year. The American Institute of Neurology estimates there are one million people affected with this neurodegenerative disorder, with 60 years as the average age of onset.

20 Dec 2017

Study finds new way to explain hearing loss caused by cancer drug

Scientists have found a new way to explain the hearing loss caused by cisplatin, a powerful drug used to treat many forms of cancer. Using a highly sensitive technique to measure and map cisplatin in mouse and human inner ear tissues, researchers found that forms of cisplatin build up in the inner ear.

20 Dec 2017

Scientists develop test to predict treatment outcomes in patients with childhood leukemia

UC San Francisco physician-scientists have developed a test that can predict how patients with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) will respond to treatment, and may also be able to identify patients who are likely to recover spontaneously with little to no treatment.

19 Dec 2017

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Antidepressant may also alleviate multiple sclerosis symptoms

Unmarried heart disease patients have higher risk of death

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Epigenetics: A New Tool for Forensic Detectives

UCLA researchers reveal reversibility of Friedreich's ataxia in mouse models

Use of smoking cessation drug may put people at higher risk for cardiovascular events

New on-demand therapy app LARKR introduces additional features

Slightly underactive thyroid may affect women's ability to become pregnant, study suggests

Child life services serve as major component of pediatric hospital-based care

RayStation chosen for new ultra-modern cancer center in Quebec

Oxair to exhibit life-saving oxygen generators at Arab Health exhibition in Dubai

Study of songbirds provides key insights into how the brain learns motor skills

Doctors struggle to manage anxiety in terminally ill patients, research shows

Ludwig study elucidates mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of some breast tumors

Perturbation-based training using robotic device increases stability in Parkinson's patients

Study finds new way to explain hearing loss caused by cancer drug

Scientists develop test to predict treatment outcomes in patients with childhood leukemia

Research finds rise in number of New Hampshire infants diagnosed with NAS

Study identifies potential markers for early diagnosis, treatment of oral tongue cancer

Study explores use of radiosurgery in lung cancer patients with multiple brain metastases

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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