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Study lays foundation for treating drug, alcohol addicts with noninvasive brain stimulation

In a study investigating the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation for drug addiction, researchers at Medical University of South Carolina are the first to demonstrate that the noninvasive brain stimulation technique can dampen brain activity in response to drug cues in chronic alcohol users and chronic cocaine users.

15 May 2018

Drug-resistant staph infections found to be deadly, but less costly

Staph infections, whether MRSA (resistant to methicillin) or susceptible, are important and deadly. Drug-resistant staph infections continue to be deadlier than those that are not resistant and treatable with traditional antibiotics, but treatment costs surprisingly are the same or slightly less, a new national analysis shows.

15 May 2018

Volatile biomarkers could help detect acute and asymptomatic malaria infections

Malaria is still a deadly disease in tropical and subtropical regions. Every year the disease infects more than 200 million people worldwide, claiming several hundred thousand victims.

15 May 2018

New expert consensus reviews benefits and safety of dietary protein for bone health

A new expert consensus endorsed by the European Society for Clinical and Economical Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, and Musculoskeletal Diseases and the International Osteoporosis Foundation has reviewed the benefits and safety of dietary protein for bone health, based on analyses of major research studies.

15 May 2018

Study provides new clues to how Ebola virus causes damage in the retina

A new study, conducted by the researchers from the University of Liverpool, published in JAMA Ophthalmology identifies the specific characteristics of Ebola retinal lesions, which provide further clues as to how the virus travels to the retina and causes damage.

15 May 2018

Cleveland Clinic researcher wins NCI grant to delve into cancer genetics and radiation effectiveness

Can the genetic makeup of their cancers predict how patients with lung cancer will respond to radiation therapy? And can this information be used to advance a genetically guided strategy for patients with these tumors? Cleveland Clinic researcher and radiation oncologist Mohamed Abazeed, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to delve into those and other related questions.

15 May 2018

Gun safety programs do not reduce likelihood of children using firearms, study finds

Children who participate in gun safety programs often ignore what they learned when encountering a real firearm, according to a Rutgers School of Nursing study.

15 May 2018

Treatment for muscle wasting improved survival in pre-clinical cancer model

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have found that continued treatment of muscle wasting with a soluble growth factor receptor protein, produced at the University of Helsinki, improved survival in a pre-clinical cancer model without affecting the tumor size.

15 May 2018

Study highlights important role of brain's color processing cells in color perception

When we view natural images the colors we perceive are due to color information at every local patch of an image, rather than how colors interact when they transition from one point to another, according to a new study from researchers at City, University of London.

15 May 2018

Increasing physical activity over six years associated with decreased heart failure risk

By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that increasing physical activity to recommended levels over as few as six years in middle age is associated with a significantly decreased risk of heart failure, a condition that affects an estimated 5 million to 6 million Americans.

15 May 2018

Opioid pharmaceutical marketing influences physicians' opioid prescribing rates

A new study shows the significant impact that even a meal or two paid for by a pharmaceutical company can have on prescribing rates, despite a national decline of opioid prescribing rates.

15 May 2018

Study: Gadolinium deposition in brain not associated with dosage

Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have determined that in children receiving gadolinium as a contrast agent to enhance MRI examinations, signal changes attributed solely to deposition of this material in the brain are not dependent on the amount of gadolinium administered but rather these changes are seen in association with other factors such as the presence of brain tumors and treatment using brain irradiation. Results of the study were just published in the journal, Radiology.

15 May 2018

Immune system can produce 'universal antibodies' against various microorganisms

Bacteria and other microorganisms display structures from sugar molecules on their surfaces. These sugar structures play an important role for immune defense.

15 May 2018

Researchers highlight enormous benefits and potential risks of digital recording in healthcare

While data privacy has been a much-talked about topic lately--with questions still lingering about how giants like Facebook and Google are sharing our personal information--much less has been said about how we are going to manage digital information about our health in the future, particularly digital recordings of doctors' visits.

15 May 2018

Scientists find overlap between causes of RA and Huntington’s disease

Using new analytic tools, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have decoded the epigenetic landscape for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune disease that affects more than 1.3 million Americans.

15 May 2018

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Study lays foundation for treating drug, alcohol addicts with noninvasive brain stimulation

Drug-resistant staph infections found to be deadly, but less costly

Volatile biomarkers could help detect acute and asymptomatic malaria infections

New expert consensus reviews benefits and safety of dietary protein for bone health

Study provides new clues to how Ebola virus causes damage in the retina

Cleveland Clinic researcher wins NCI grant to delve into cancer genetics and radiation effectiveness

Gun safety programs do not reduce likelihood of children using firearms, study finds

Treatment for muscle wasting improved survival in pre-clinical cancer model

Study highlights important role of brain's color processing cells in color perception

Increasing physical activity over six years associated with decreased heart failure risk

Opioid pharmaceutical marketing influences physicians' opioid prescribing rates

Study: Gadolinium deposition in brain not associated with dosage

Immune system can produce 'universal antibodies' against various microorganisms

Researchers highlight enormous benefits and potential risks of digital recording in healthcare

Scientists find overlap between causes of RA and Huntington’s disease

Older adults with MCI experience greater cognitive health benefits after exergaming, shows study

Researchers to explore how to prevent stress-related chronic pain conditions

Study: Case management lowers psychological distress in frequent healthcare users

UCLA researchers characterize mechanism of mEAK-7 gene for the first time

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may motivate people to move, shows study

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