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Study focuses on delinquent adolescents diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder

Adolescents with antisocial personality disorder inflict serious physical and psychological harm on both themselves and others. However, little is yet known about the underlying neural processes.

12 Mar 2014

Researchers seek 400 treatment-naïve colon participants to measure non-invasive blood test

Investigators with Baylor Research Institute, a research arm of Baylor Scott & White Health, have opened participation for a new clinical trial that could determine whether a certain blood test can detect colon cancer before it even develops.

12 Mar 2014

Three innovative tools to detect, test and initiate personalized drug treatment for seizures

A team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Emory University and Cedars-Sinai - specialists in identifying and treating very rare diseases - used three innovative tools to detect a previously unknown gene mutation, test potential therapies in the lab, and initiate personalized drug treatment for a boy with a lifelong history of uncontrollable seizures that caused significant impact on his cognitive and social development.

12 Mar 2014

Rheumatoid arthritis and switching TNFis: an interview with Professor Paul Emery, University of Leeds

Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis) are used to treat inflammatory conditions, such as RA. These agents work by blocking TNF, an important mediator of inflammation in RA, in order to help reduce inflammation and stop disease progression.

12 Mar 2014

Highlights: Calif. insurer satisfaction; Manchin and W. Va. abortion bill; Md. mental health legislation

For the seventh consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente ranked highest in customer satisfaction for health insurance among California policyholders, according to ratings firm J.D. Power & Associates.

12 Mar 2014

Rowan University Foundation to allocate $5M to new venture capital fund to fuel new research initiatives

The Rowan University Foundation, the philanthropic and fundraising arm of Rowan University, committed to allocate $5 million to a new venture capital fund to fuel new research initiatives by faculty, students and alumni.

12 Mar 2014

ECMO can be used for treating carbon monoxide poisoning

Allison Morgan was in pretty bad shape when the medical helicopter touched down on the rooftop helipad of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital.

12 Mar 2014

UNIGE discovers new class of molecules toxic for Plasmodium pathogen

The malaria parasite is particularly pernicious since it is built to develop resistance to treatments. The lack of new therapeutic approaches also contributes to the persistence of this global scourge.

12 Mar 2014

Study suggests surgical treatment for herniated discs increases savings to society over long term

Annually, more than 10 million people experience back pain in the United States. More than 200,000 of these patients undergo surgery to alleviate pain due to a herniated disc.

12 Mar 2014

Parsing the ACA's impact on farmers, community health centers

Farmers, who often rely on individual policies, may find it easier to get routine medical care through policies sold on the health law's online exchanges. Meanwhile, community health centers face reduced federal support in fiscal 2016 and the battle over the law's contraception mandate highlights a dispute over whether certain forms of birth control prevent conception or destroy a fertilized egg.

12 Mar 2014

Patient with autistic behavior experiences improvements in mental health after liver transplant

A patient with a rare metabolic disease that causes liver failure and autistic behavior experienced significant improvements in both her physical and mental health after receiving a liver transplant, according to a new case report published in the American Journal of Transplantation.

12 Mar 2014

Researchers explore how genetics affects causes and prevalence of preterm birth

More than 450,000 babies are born too soon each year in the U.S. Preterm birth is a serious health problem that costs the nation more than $26 billion annually, according to the Institute of Medicine, and is the leading cause of newborn death.

12 Mar 2014

PCORI to award $7 million contract to Chicago coalition to establish clinical data research network

On December 17, 2013, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced its intention to award an 18-month, $7 million contract to a Chicago area coalition of 20 health and hospital organizations including Loyola University Health System.

12 Mar 2014

GOP to vote Friday on tying Medicare doctor pay fix to repeal of health law's insurance mandate

House Republicans are rallying around a new strategy to undermine the president's signature health care law. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor scheduled a vote on Friday to tie a delay of Obamacare's individual mandate, requiring all Americans to possess health insurance by March 31 or pay a penalty, to a piece of bipartisan legislation that would permanently fix Medicare's flawed physician payment system.

12 Mar 2014

Study: Sadness might aid consumers in becoming less prone to indulging in unhealthy foods

The instant gratification and the pleasure derived from consuming excessive chocolate and deep-fried foods can lead way to a double-edged sword of negative consequences ranging from weight gain to feelings of low self-esteem.

12 Mar 2014

Scientists study how cancer spreads through the body

Because of results seen in flat lab dishes, biologists have believed that cancers cells move through the body in a slow, aimless fashion, resembling an intoxicated person who cannot walk three steps in a straight line.

12 Mar 2014

Personality predicts social learning in wild monkeys

Baboons learn from other baboons about new food sources - but only if they are bold or anxious - according to a new study published in the journal PeerJ). The results suggest that personality plays a key role in social learning in animals, something previously ignored in animal cognition studies.

12 Mar 2014

Viewpoints: Exploiting botched exchanges; falling number of uninsured; Medicare drug plan retreat

Now that the badly botched rollout of the federal government's health care website seems to be behind us, Republicans have shifted their criticisms to several states that are experiencing problems enrolling people on their state-run exchanges.

12 Mar 2014

Researchers examine mothers’ condition during maintenance period after child's treatment for ALL

"It's a whole new cancer world" and "I don't remember what it's like to have sleep" were the most common themes of mothers interviewed by University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers during the maintenance period after a child's treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

12 Mar 2014

Senate Dems launch counterattack on Koch brothers

Charles and David Koch have underwritten millions of dollars worth of ads criticizing Democratic candidates on the federal health law and their ties to President Barack Obama.

12 Mar 2014

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Study focuses on delinquent adolescents diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder

Researchers seek 400 treatment-naïve colon participants to measure non-invasive blood test

Three innovative tools to detect, test and initiate personalized drug treatment for seizures

Rheumatoid arthritis and switching TNFis: an interview with Professor Paul Emery, University of Leeds

Highlights: Calif. insurer satisfaction; Manchin and W. Va. abortion bill; Md. mental health legislation

Rowan University Foundation to allocate $5M to new venture capital fund to fuel new research initiatives

ECMO can be used for treating carbon monoxide poisoning

UNIGE discovers new class of molecules toxic for Plasmodium pathogen

Study suggests surgical treatment for herniated discs increases savings to society over long term

Parsing the ACA's impact on farmers, community health centers

Patient with autistic behavior experiences improvements in mental health after liver transplant

Researchers explore how genetics affects causes and prevalence of preterm birth

PCORI to award $7 million contract to Chicago coalition to establish clinical data research network

GOP to vote Friday on tying Medicare doctor pay fix to repeal of health law's insurance mandate

Study: Sadness might aid consumers in becoming less prone to indulging in unhealthy foods

Scientists study how cancer spreads through the body

Personality predicts social learning in wild monkeys

Viewpoints: Exploiting botched exchanges; falling number of uninsured; Medicare drug plan retreat

Researchers examine mothers’ condition during maintenance period after child's treatment for ALL

Senate Dems launch counterattack on Koch brothers

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

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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