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Study documents higher risk of suicidal thoughts among transgender students

Evidence indicates that school-based mental health services are urgently needed to protect against suicidal thoughts among transgender students.

5 Sep 2017

Active component rich in sugarcane may ameliorate stress, help having sound sleep

Everyone empirically knows that stressful events certainly affect sound sleep. Scientists in the Japanese sleep institute found that the active component rich in sugarcane and other natural products may ameliorate stress and help having sound sleep.

5 Sep 2017

Study finds antibiotic overprescribing for white children treated in pediatric emergency departments

White children with viral diagnoses treated in pediatric emergency departments were up to twice as likely to receive antibiotics compared to minority children, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

5 Sep 2017

New research could reduce recurrence of prostate cancer

Ground breaking research could reduce the recurrence of prostate cancer in males, a new study in the journal Nature Communications reports.

5 Sep 2017

Japanese scientists uncover new genetic marker for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a complicated disease that often appears in early adulthood. Although scientists have not traced the genetic causes, more than 80% of schizophrenia cases are considered to have a hereditary cause.

5 Sep 2017

Intestinal barrier of IBS patients allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people

The intestinal barrier of patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people, according to a study led by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. The study, published in the scientific journal Gastroenterology, is the first to investigate IBS using living bacteria.

5 Sep 2017

Scientists identify and target specific brain area related to ‘hearing voices’ in schizophrenia

For the first time, scientists have precisely identified and targeted an area of the brain which is involved in "hearing voices", experienced by many patients with schizophrenia.

5 Sep 2017

Study: Low long-term use of psychiatric drugs does not appear to affect cognition in schizophrenia

A long-term study has found that low cumulative exposure to benzodiazepine and antidepressant medications does not seem to affect cognition in schizophrenia.

5 Sep 2017

Pregnant women's mobile phone use unlikely to have adverse effects on child’s neurodevelopment

Mobile phone use during pregnancy is unlikely to have any adverse effects on child neurodevelopment, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.

5 Sep 2017

Esophageal cancer patients fare better after undergoing laparoscopic surgery, MIRO trial shows

Patients requiring surgery for esophageal cancer fare better after undergoing a hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy (HMIO) compared to an open esophagectomy (OO), according to long-term results of the MIRO trial to be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid .

5 Sep 2017

Infectious bacteria in children's throats strongly linked to bone and joint infection

The presence of the bacterium Kingella kingae in children's throats was strongly linked to bone and joint infection with the same bacterium, according to new research published in CMAJ.

5 Sep 2017

Aberrant neural activity in lab mice presents potential challenges to study healthy brain

Multiple laboratories have observed unusual neural activity resembling epilepsy in some lines of genetically modified mice widely used in neuroscience research.

4 Sep 2017

Researchers identify gene variants linked to both type 2 diabetes and CHD risk

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has become a global epidemic affecting more than 380 million people worldwide; yet there are knowledge gaps in understanding the etiology of type-2 diabetes.

4 Sep 2017

Unfolded protein response could be cause of metabolic disorders, say researchers

The cell's response to unfolded or misfolded proteins could be a cause, rather than a consequence, of metabolic disorders, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina in an article published online ahead of print on September 4, 2017 by Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.

4 Sep 2017

Better understanding of serotonin's function in the brain could lead to radical shift in psychiatric care

A better understanding of how a key chemical messenger acts in the brain could lead to a radical shift in psychiatric care, according to a new research paper.

4 Sep 2017

Research program focuses on risks that threaten entire future of humanity

What risks threaten the entire future of humanity within the next hundred years? And what should we do to protect against them? A group of researchers will take on these questions in the autumn as part of the research program Existential risk to humanity at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

4 Sep 2017

Mayo Clinic experts move closer to realizing clinical potential of senolytic drugs on aging

Researchers are moving closer to realizing the clinical potential of drugs that have previously been shown to support healthy aging in animals.

4 Sep 2017

A blood test that can diagnose PTSD may be on the horizon

Doctors may soon be able to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using a simple blood test, after scientists identified genetic changes in soldiers who experienced trauma after serving time in Afghanistan.

4 Sep 2017

Increased genomic risk can make small tumors aggressive, study says

A study conducted on patients with early stage breast cancer suggested that even small tumors that are thought to be less serious can be aggressive.

4 Sep 2017

Physical exercise during pregnancy provides benefits for both mother and baby

Spanish researchers have clarified doubts over the physical activity recommended during pregnancy. Their work highlights how exercise should be taken not only by healthy, previously active women, but that it is also a good time to adopt a healthy lifestyle. There are clear advantages for both the mother and baby.

4 Sep 2017

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Study documents higher risk of suicidal thoughts among transgender students

Active component rich in sugarcane may ameliorate stress, help having sound sleep

Study finds antibiotic overprescribing for white children treated in pediatric emergency departments

New research could reduce recurrence of prostate cancer

Japanese scientists uncover new genetic marker for schizophrenia

Intestinal barrier of IBS patients allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people

Scientists identify and target specific brain area related to ‘hearing voices’ in schizophrenia

Study: Low long-term use of psychiatric drugs does not appear to affect cognition in schizophrenia

Pregnant women's mobile phone use unlikely to have adverse effects on child’s neurodevelopment

Esophageal cancer patients fare better after undergoing laparoscopic surgery, MIRO trial shows

Infectious bacteria in children's throats strongly linked to bone and joint infection

Aberrant neural activity in lab mice presents potential challenges to study healthy brain

Researchers identify gene variants linked to both type 2 diabetes and CHD risk

Unfolded protein response could be cause of metabolic disorders, say researchers

Better understanding of serotonin's function in the brain could lead to radical shift in psychiatric care

Research program focuses on risks that threaten entire future of humanity

Mayo Clinic experts move closer to realizing clinical potential of senolytic drugs on aging

A blood test that can diagnose PTSD may be on the horizon

Increased genomic risk can make small tumors aggressive, study says

Physical exercise during pregnancy provides benefits for both mother and baby

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