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Military sexual trauma can have mental, physical and behavioral health consequences

Military sexual trauma (MST) is defined as sexual harassment and/or sexual trauma experienced during the course of military service. It includes uninvited or unwanted verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature, such as attention, verbal remarks, touching, sexual coercion, sexual assault, and rape.

28 Jun 2017

Researchers study brain region that controls addictive behavior

The human brain is nimble. It can reorganize itself to learn new things, catalog memories, and even break old habits.

28 Jun 2017

Study develops dissolvable microneedle patches for administering influenza vaccine

Study findings published online in The Lancet on June 27, 2017 have found that an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles can produce robust immune responses for influenza. The microneedle patches can be administered safely and can be a substitute for the needle-and-syringe vaccination. With further advancements, they could remove the uneasiness in using an injection and inconvenience of visiting a flu clinic, as well as offering cost benefits.

28 Jun 2017

Discovery of T cell exhaustion offers new pathway to more powerful immunotherapies

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have discovered how immune cells called T cells become "exhausted" -- unable to do their jobs of attacking invaders such as cancer cells or viruses.

28 Jun 2017

Researchers investigate how cystic fibrosis alters structure of mucus in airways

Mucus is important for maintaining healthy lungs. Inhaled particles, including bacteria and viruses, get trapped in mucus and then cilia -- tiny hair like projections on the surface of the airway cells -- sweep the mucus out of the airway.

28 Jun 2017

DNA methylation can provide effective markers for major cancers, study reveals

In a new study, published online in the July 26 issue of PNAS, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Xijing Hospital and Sun Yat-sen Cancer Center in China, report that DNA methylation can provide effective markers for at least four major cancers, not only correctly differentiating malignant tissues from normal, but also providing information on prognosis and survival.

28 Jun 2017

Openness to new experiences may reduce risk of migraine in people with history of depression

People with depression and neuroticism are particularly susceptible to migraine. This was shown in a current Hungarian/UK study presented at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Amsterdam.

28 Jun 2017

Hospitals ramp up hyperbaric therapy for diabetics, despite concerns

The Villages Regional Hospital did not sweat its decision to add hyperbaric oxygen therapy in 2013.

28 Jun 2017

FDA takes important steps to increase patient access to prescription drugs

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking two new, important steps to increase competition in the market for prescription drugs and facilitate entry of lower-cost alternatives.

28 Jun 2017

For millennials, both good and bad news in Senate’s GOP health bill

Darlin Kpangbah receives free health insurance through Medicaid and is grateful for the coverage in case of accidents, such as when she tore a ligament in her leg a few years ago.

28 Jun 2017

New cranberry derivative could help patients dependent on tube feeding

Synesis, a University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff developing a patented formula for liquid nutrition, is advancing a plant-based additive designed to reduce or eliminate severe side effects of tube feeding.

28 Jun 2017

Research presents crystal structure of enzyme implicated in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

A Stony Brook University-led team of researchers has determined the structure of a key enzyme involved with cell growth regulation in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease.

28 Jun 2017

Research team receives NIH grant to develop new way to examine cancer cell metastasis

A University of Delaware researcher is part of a team that recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new way to examine how cancer cells metastasize.

28 Jun 2017

Apomorphine infusion found to be effective treatment for Parkinson’s patients with motor fluctuations

Apomorphine subcutaneous infusion is an effective treatment for Parkinson patients whose motor fluctuations are poorly controlled by conventional therapies.

28 Jun 2017

Identifying overactive bladder syndrome

Unfortunately, studies show that only about 5 million people living with OAB seek care from a doctor, and only half of those patients seek a specialist like a urologist or urogynecologist for treatment. It’s time to see a doctor if you’re using multiple leakage pads per day, not doing things you like because of the fear of leakage, planning all your travel around bathroom locations, or are worried about the problem every day.

28 Jun 2017

Bandage-strip sized microneedle patches can transform flu vaccination method

A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles.

28 Jun 2017

Medical News

Military sexual trauma can have mental, physical and behavioral health consequences

Researchers study brain region that controls addictive behavior

Study develops dissolvable microneedle patches for administering influenza vaccine

Discovery of T cell exhaustion offers new pathway to more powerful immunotherapies

Researchers investigate how cystic fibrosis alters structure of mucus in airways

DNA methylation can provide effective markers for major cancers, study reveals

Openness to new experiences may reduce risk of migraine in people with history of depression

Hospitals ramp up hyperbaric therapy for diabetics, despite concerns

FDA takes important steps to increase patient access to prescription drugs

For millennials, both good and bad news in Senate’s GOP health bill

New cranberry derivative could help patients dependent on tube feeding

Research presents crystal structure of enzyme implicated in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

Research team receives NIH grant to develop new way to examine cancer cell metastasis

Apomorphine infusion found to be effective treatment for Parkinson’s patients with motor fluctuations

Identifying overactive bladder syndrome

Bandage-strip sized microneedle patches can transform flu vaccination method

Girls may suffer more severe emotional consequences from digital dating abuse than boys

Fluorescent proteins found in jellyfish shed new light on DNA copying

Study examines how polypharmacy affects walking while talking in older adults

Huron Digital Pathology expand manufacturing capacity with new R&D facility

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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