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Youth who use several media simultaneously struggle with attention-related tasks, study reveals

The aim of Mona Moisala's doctoral dissertation was to study patterns of activity in cortical networks related to attention and working memory, as well as to investigate associations between performance in working memory and attention tasks and the extent of daily technology-mediated activities in 13-24-year-old subjects from Finland.

13 Mar 2017

Daily consumption of blueberries shows positive changes in cognitive function of older adults

New research published in the European Journal of Nutrition found that daily consumption of the equivalent of one cup of fresh blueberries, given as 24 g of freeze-dried powder, showed positive changes in cognitive function over a placebo.

13 Mar 2017

Researchers explore genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African-Americans

An international team of researchers has conducted the first study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African-Americans.

13 Mar 2017

Study finds rise in nursery product-related injuries among young children

Parents of young children use nursery products daily but these products are associated with injury more often than you might think.

13 Mar 2017

UCL scientists develop way to use MRI scans for identifying HIV in the brain

Scientists at UCL have developed a way to use MRI scans to help identify when HIV is persisting in the brain despite effective drug treatment.

13 Mar 2017

Fertility therapy failure linked to greater risk of long-term cardiovascular disease

Women who undergo fertility therapy, but do not get pregnant, have a higher risk of developing long-term cardiovascular disease, compared with women who become pregnant, according to a new study published in CMAJ.

13 Mar 2017

Depression, alcohol and marijuana use may increase risk of using synthetic cannabinoids later

In the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids or SCs - the group of chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana - researchers have found that symptoms of depression, drinking alcohol, or using marijuana was linked to an increased risk of SC use one year later.

13 Mar 2017

ER visits may serve as effective 'teachable moments' for drug use, study suggests

An emergency room visit for an illness or injury may seem like a strange time to try to motivate someone to cut back on using drugs.

13 Mar 2017

Mayo study provides vital information on tumor sequencing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer is unknown.

13 Mar 2017

New study aims to better define which type 2 diabetes patients benefit most from gastric surgery

Bariatric surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese people, reducing or eliminating the need for medications, and improve other serious health problems such as high blood pressure and sleep apnea, but it still remains to be determined which patients with type 2 diabetes will benefit most from surgery.

13 Mar 2017

Targeting cancer stem cells may be effective way to prevent spread of squamous cell carcinoma

Targeting cancer stem cells may be a more effective way to overcome cancer resistance and prevent the spread of squamous cell carcinoma — the most common head and neck cancer and the second-most common skin cancer, according to a new study by cancer researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

10 Mar 2017

Research collaboration aims to increase understanding of infant head trauma

A research collaboration between Mississippi State University and Cardiff University in the United Kingdom aims to increase understanding of infant head trauma.

10 Mar 2017

Brain networks at rest appear to be in state of potentiation for action, study suggests

Just as a sprinter's body and muscles are ready for action as they wait for the starting gun to fire, brain networks at rest appear to be waiting in a state of potentiation to execute even the simplest of behaviors.

10 Mar 2017

Endostatin can decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells

Failure of hormone deprivation therapy, which is used to slow prostate cancer in patients, leads to castration-resistant prostate cancer, a lethal form of advanced disease with limited treatment options.

10 Mar 2017

Genentech grant funds home-based telemedicine program for treating MS patients

Multiple sclerosis (MS) clinicians face continued challenges in optimizing neurological care, especially for people with advanced MS living in medically underserved communities. Because of insurmountable geographical and physical challenges, patients cannot always travel to neurology office appointments.

10 Mar 2017

Researcher highlights ten main problems that must be addressed to modernize toxicology

Toxicology as a science has not evolved to keep pace with the chemical revolution, according to Thomas Hartung writing in the International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, Hartung highlights ten problems that must be addressed if toxicology is to be made fit for purpose in the 21st Century.

10 Mar 2017

BMC researchers aim to address gap in depression treatment for pregnant and postpartum women

Pregnancy and the time after giving birth can be particularly emotional for many women. In fact, when screened in their doctor's office, approximately 13 percent of women respond that they experience depression during those times.

10 Mar 2017

Severe hypoglycemic episode in people with diabetes may increase risk for heart disease, death

A single instance of blood sugar falling so low as to require an emergency department visit was associated with nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease or death, finds a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study of older adults with type 2 diabetes.

10 Mar 2017

Study shows New Bedford Harbor as continuous source of airborne PCB emissions

Sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCBs, from the bottom of the New Bedford Harbor is the No. 1 source of airborne PCBs in the neighborhoods surrounding the port, according to new research by the University of Iowa and Boston University School of Public Health.

10 Mar 2017

Cross-species transmission may play big role in virus evolution than previously thought

On occasion, a virus may jump from one host species to another and adapt to the new host. Such cross-species transmission happens more often than expected, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens, and it may play a much bigger role in virus evolution than previously thought.

10 Mar 2017

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Youth who use several media simultaneously struggle with attention-related tasks, study reveals

Daily consumption of blueberries shows positive changes in cognitive function of older adults

Researchers explore genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African-Americans

Study finds rise in nursery product-related injuries among young children

UCL scientists develop way to use MRI scans for identifying HIV in the brain

Fertility therapy failure linked to greater risk of long-term cardiovascular disease

Depression, alcohol and marijuana use may increase risk of using synthetic cannabinoids later

ER visits may serve as effective 'teachable moments' for drug use, study suggests

Mayo study provides vital information on tumor sequencing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

New study aims to better define which type 2 diabetes patients benefit most from gastric surgery

Targeting cancer stem cells may be effective way to prevent spread of squamous cell carcinoma

Research collaboration aims to increase understanding of infant head trauma

Brain networks at rest appear to be in state of potentiation for action, study suggests

Endostatin can decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells

Genentech grant funds home-based telemedicine program for treating MS patients

Researcher highlights ten main problems that must be addressed to modernize toxicology

BMC researchers aim to address gap in depression treatment for pregnant and postpartum women

Severe hypoglycemic episode in people with diabetes may increase risk for heart disease, death

Study shows New Bedford Harbor as continuous source of airborne PCB emissions

Cross-species transmission may play big role in virus evolution than previously thought

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