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Scientists identify key molecule for neurotransmitter release in synapses

The contact areas between nerve cells are called synapses. What happens there lies at the heart of communication between nerve cells. Communication starts with the release of chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters at these synapses.

4 Sep 2017

Kessler scientists link cognitive fatigue in individuals with TBI to caudate activation

Kessler Foundation researchers have authored a new article that further elucidates the mechanisms for cognitive fatigue, a disabling symptom that affects many individuals after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

4 Sep 2017

Even small tumors can be aggressive in early stage breast cancer patients, study shows

Even small tumors can be aggressive, according to a study in patients with early stage breast cancer that will be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid.

4 Sep 2017

Veterans affected with combat-related PTSD show changes in blood-based microRNA, study finds

Individuals affected with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) demonstrate changes in microRNA (miRNA) molecules associated with gene regulation.

4 Sep 2017

Trial confirms standard three-week dosing of chemotherapy as first line treatment in ovarian cancer

European women with ovarian cancer can safely stick to the standard three-week dosing schedule for paclitaxel rather than boosting up to a weekly dose-dense regimen, according to results of the phase III ICON8 trial to be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid.

4 Sep 2017

Loyola Medicine reaches another major milestone with successful first pancreas transplant

Loyola Medicine's solid organ transplant program has reached another major milestone with the successful performance of its first pancreas transplant.

4 Sep 2017

Genetics of circadian rhythms found to have effect on migraine

People with a specific variation in the CLOCK gene have more migraines under financial stress. This work, the first time that the genetics of circadian rhythms has been shown to have an effect on migraine, is presented at the ECNP conference in Paris.

4 Sep 2017

Scientists propose new theory that ADHD may be linked to lack of regular circadian sleep

Around 75% of children and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) also have sleep problems, but until now these have been thought to be separate issues.

4 Sep 2017

Study: Neurofeedback holds potential to treat people suffering from treatment-resistant depression

A small pilot study has indicated that neurofeedback - where patients concentrate on modifying their own brainwave patterns - has potential to treat many of the 100m people worldwide who suffer from Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD).

4 Sep 2017

Long-term alcohol use changes brain functions differently in young men and women

Scientists have found that brain functions in young men and women are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these changes are significantly different in men and women.

4 Sep 2017

New algorithm enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move

Scientists at the University of Sussex have invented a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move, without being told beforehand what to look for.

4 Sep 2017

PTSD screening using genetic markers could be a reality soon

A new study from researchers in the Netherlands, shows that persons who are affected with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) can show changes in microRNA (miRNA) molecules that are linked to genetic regulation.

3 Sep 2017

10 percent of 50-year-old men have a heart of a 60-year-old

According to a recent warning issued by the Public Health England (PHE), for ten per cent of middle aged men with a poor lifestyle, hearts at fifty look like sixty year old hearts. In 2015, the NHS started a Heart Age Test. This was done to check if people were at risk of heart attack and stroke. This new warning from PHE comes from the analysis of the tests that people took.

3 Sep 2017

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Scientists identify key molecule for neurotransmitter release in synapses

Kessler scientists link cognitive fatigue in individuals with TBI to caudate activation

Even small tumors can be aggressive in early stage breast cancer patients, study shows

Veterans affected with combat-related PTSD show changes in blood-based microRNA, study finds

Trial confirms standard three-week dosing of chemotherapy as first line treatment in ovarian cancer

Loyola Medicine reaches another major milestone with successful first pancreas transplant

Genetics of circadian rhythms found to have effect on migraine

Scientists propose new theory that ADHD may be linked to lack of regular circadian sleep

Study: Neurofeedback holds potential to treat people suffering from treatment-resistant depression

Long-term alcohol use changes brain functions differently in young men and women

New algorithm enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move

PTSD screening using genetic markers could be a reality soon

10 percent of 50-year-old men have a heart of a 60-year-old

Hepatitis A outbreak among population of San Diego

Existing drug may one day protect premenopausal women from infertility after cancer treatments

Review: Palliative care makes progress only in small subset of countries in Africa

FDA approves drug to treat patients with newly diagnosed CD33-positive AML

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Inappropriate use of tumor markers has low yield for cancer diagnosis and economic implications

FDA grants clearance for first 2D digital mammography system with patient-assisted compression

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