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Research project on risk taking behaviour in teenagers

By looking at 40 different factors in a 14 year old teens, including brain structure and function, personality, life experiences and genetics, researchers can predict with 70% accuracy who will go on to develop binge drinking within the next two years.

9 Jul 2014

Study on cancer care offers model for possible lower spending on treatment

The study, however, raised some questions because while it cut costs by a third and showed no decline in patient health, the spending on chemotherapy medications rose.

9 Jul 2014

Older kidney donors enjoy similar life expectancy as people who did not donate their kidneys

Previous studies linking older age with kidney and heart disease have raised concerns about the safety of living kidney donation among older adults.

9 Jul 2014

Study identifies hearing requirements of British soldiers fighting on the frontline

University of Southampton researchers, with assistance from the Ministry of Defence, have conducted the first study to identify the hearing requirements of British soldiers fighting on the frontline.

9 Jul 2014

Democrat accuses Sen. Mcconnell of voting to increase Medicare beneficiaries' costs $6,000

Alison Lundergan Grimes makes the assertion in a campaign commercial, but analysts suggest that claim may not be right.

9 Jul 2014

Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D are more likely to survive the disease

Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, a study shows.

9 Jul 2014

Thyroid hormone protects cholinergic neurons in hippocampus of naturally aged mice

Can thyroid hormone protect neuronal function and increase the survival rate of naturally aged animals? Prof. Ailing Fu and her team, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, China performed an animal experiment in which aged mice were administered with low dose of levothyroxine for 3 consecutive months.

9 Jul 2014

Study: No evidence hospitals use digital records to bilk Medicare

Concerns that hospitals are harnessing electronic health records to generate bigger revenues may be unfounded, according to a study published Tuesday. Meanwhile, NPR looks at how entrepreneurs are using technology to help older people manage their health.

9 Jul 2014

Researchers evaluate surgeons' cognition during robot-assisted surgery

What clues might brain metrics hold about the skill levels of surgeons who perform robot-assisted surgeries? Looking for better ways to assess the proficiency of surgeons performing these complex procedures, researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the University at Buffalo (UB) determined whether cognitive assessment can effectively measure the expertise of robotic surgeons with varying levels of experience.

9 Jul 2014

Neuroprotective effects of lithium are likely related to gene expressions

Lithium, as a neuroprotective agent, benefits for neuronal survival. Recent cDNA array studies have demonstrated that mood stabilizer lithium exhibits neuroprotective effects through multiple targets.

9 Jul 2014

New therapeutic targets release mechanisms in reactive astrocytes for treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia, is fatal and currently, there is no cure. In Alzheimer's disease, brain cells are damaged and destroyed, leading to devastating memory loss.

9 Jul 2014

Report raises concerns about Medicare lab billing

Medicare allowed $1.7 billion in payments to laboratories in 2010 for claims that raised red flags, according to a report by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General.

9 Jul 2014

Antibiotic treatment for patients who underwent gall bladder removal does not reduce infection risk

Among patients who underwent gall bladder removal for acute calculous cholecystitis, lack of postoperative antibiotic treatment did not result in a greater incidence of infections, according to a study in the July 9 issue of JAMA.

9 Jul 2014

New method to repair pain

A study published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience by Yves De Koninck and Robert Bonin, two researchers at Universit- Laval, reveals that it is possible to relieve pain hypersensitivity using a new method that involves rekindling pain so that it can subsequently be erased.

9 Jul 2014

Drowning remains leading cause of death in children with autism

Many families beat the summer heat with trips to swimming pools, beaches, and water parks; but water safety concerns are particularly heightened for families of children with autism, said Varleisha Gibbs, OTD, OTR/L, occupational therapy professor at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

9 Jul 2014

VA whistleblowers testify about retaliation

An independent federal agency is investigating 67 active complaints of employee retaliation at VA health facilities in 28 states, according to testimony before a House panel Tuesday.

9 Jul 2014

New important education initiative to help train pathology residents in clinical informatics

The widespread adoption of the electronic health record (EHR), spurred in large part by meaningful use and related federal programs, is changing the way health care providers interact with laboratory information. Now, more than ever, pathologists need to be well-versed in the field of clinical informatics in order to deliver high quality and cost-effective patient care.

9 Jul 2014

New approach can reduce depression in patients with AMD-related low vision

Depression is a common risk for people who have lost their vision from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but a new study shows that a type of rehabilitation therapy can cut this risk in half. The study was funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Jul 2014

Minn. home health care workers file for union election

More than 26,000 are eligible to cast votes on whether to join the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), in one of the largest organizing drives in the state's history.

9 Jul 2014

Cinnamon can be used to halt disease progression in Parkinson's patients

Neurological scientists at Rush University Medical Center have found that using cinnamon, a common food spice and flavoring material, can reverse the biomechanical, cellular and anatomical changes that occur in the brains of mice with Parkinson's disease (PD).

9 Jul 2014

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Research project on risk taking behaviour in teenagers

Study on cancer care offers model for possible lower spending on treatment

Older kidney donors enjoy similar life expectancy as people who did not donate their kidneys

Study identifies hearing requirements of British soldiers fighting on the frontline

Democrat accuses Sen. Mcconnell of voting to increase Medicare beneficiaries' costs $6,000

Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D are more likely to survive the disease

Thyroid hormone protects cholinergic neurons in hippocampus of naturally aged mice

Study: No evidence hospitals use digital records to bilk Medicare

Researchers evaluate surgeons' cognition during robot-assisted surgery

Neuroprotective effects of lithium are likely related to gene expressions

New therapeutic targets release mechanisms in reactive astrocytes for treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Report raises concerns about Medicare lab billing

Antibiotic treatment for patients who underwent gall bladder removal does not reduce infection risk

New method to repair pain

Drowning remains leading cause of death in children with autism

VA whistleblowers testify about retaliation

New important education initiative to help train pathology residents in clinical informatics

New approach can reduce depression in patients with AMD-related low vision

Minn. home health care workers file for union election

Cinnamon can be used to halt disease progression in Parkinson's patients

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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