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Zika-related birth defects reported by 1 in 10 US based pregnant women infected by the virus in 2016

The new Vital Signs report, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has reported that of 250 pregnant women confirmed with Zika infection in 2016, approximately 1 in 10 of them had a fetus or infant with virus-related birth defects. Thisreport is the first of its kind, to present an analysis from a sample of US women with a definite case of Zika infection during pregnancy.

5 Apr 2017

Scientists identify potential link between eating Marmite and brain function

Scientists at the University of York have discovered a potential link between eating Marmite and activity in the brain, through the apparent increase of a chemical messenger associated with healthy brain function.

5 Apr 2017

Hebrew University announces launch of new Center for conducting research on cannabinoids

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has announced the launch of a Multidisciplinary Center on Cannabinoid Research.

5 Apr 2017

Number of HIV-positive cancer patients in the U.S. projected to decrease through 2030

As the population of people living with HIV in the United States ages, the burden of cancer for these patients is expected to shift away from cancers linked to AIDS and toward malignancies that affect the general population, according to a new study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher.

5 Apr 2017

Virtual reality may be new way to prevent cognitive decline in elderly people

Ping Jiang and her Helsinki Challenge semifinalist team Senior Cognitive Booster want to increase the cognitive abilities of elderly people with the help of virtual reality.

5 Apr 2017

Magnetic resonance technology can improve fatty liver diagnosis

Taking tissue samples from the liver to diagnose fatty liver can be replaced in most cases by a painless magnetic resonance investigation.

5 Apr 2017

Artificial touch with finger prosthesis reveals how neurons cooperate inside healthy brain

In a collaboration between Swedish and Italian researchers, the aim was to analyse how the brain interprets information from a virtual experience of touch, created by a finger prosthesis with artificial sensation. The result was - completely unexpectedly - a new method for measuring brain health.

5 Apr 2017

Oxytocin system may be key target for developing medications to treat opioid addiction

A new review of published research indicates that the oxytocin system—a key player in social reward and stress regulation—is profoundly affected by opioid use.

5 Apr 2017

Yoga may be valuable adjunct to conventional therapies for ulcerative colitis

Patients with ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, often relapse at times of stress.

5 Apr 2017

Mother's voice can benefit health of preterm infants, research shows

A recent review of published research indicates that hearing their mother's voice can benefit the health of preterm infants.

5 Apr 2017

Study finds increased incidence of colorectal cancer among young adults in New Zealand

A recent analysis found a decrease in the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in New Zealand, but an increased incidence of rectal cancer in those under 50 years of age.

5 Apr 2017

Rheumatoid arthritis patients can increase activity levels and decrease fatigue using pedometers

Providing pedometers, with and without providing step targets, to individuals with rheumatoid arthritis increased activity levels and decreased fatigue in a recent study.

5 Apr 2017

Sodium citrate nasal spray could offer temporary improvement in ability to smell

A substance commonly used to treat bladder issues could temporarily treat people who have lost their sense of smell, according to research published in the journal Clinical Otolaryngology.

5 Apr 2017

Dose sparing could increase vaccine availability without compromising safety

The currently licensed seasonal trivalent influenza vaccines contain 15 micrograms of viral hemagglutinin protein per strain for adults, and up to 60 micrograms for elderly individuals; however, due to recent shortages, reducing these doses would be highly desirable.

5 Apr 2017

Tumor microenvironment poses unique challenges for effective ovarian cancer T-cell therapy

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center immunotherapy researchers Drs. Kristin Anderson and Philip Greenberg and their colleagues are working on ways to tweak their team's early successes with T-cell therapy for leukemia to apply to solid tumors.

5 Apr 2017

CBT program to promote alcohol abstinence among HIV-infected people could help save money

Public health research shows that alcohol may be a factor in more than 13 percent of deaths due to infectious diseases, including HIV.

5 Apr 2017

Young women smokers have highest risk of major heart attack than non-smoking peers, study shows

WOMEN smokers under the age of 50 are nearly 13 times more likely to suffer a major heart than non-smokers even if they are fit and healthy, according to new research led by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

5 Apr 2017

Oral gut microbe treatment improves fatty liver in mice

Oral administration of a commensal gut microbe, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, improves fatty liver in mice. F. prausnitzii is considered one of the most important bacterial indicators of a healthy gut.

5 Apr 2017

BioDirection's TBI detection system shows potential to reduce unnecessary CT scans

BioDirection, Inc., a privately held medical device company developing novel and rapid point-of-care products for the objective detection of concussion and other traumatic brain injury (TBI), announced today results from a pre-clinical study show that the company’s Tbit™ System for the detection of TBI is sensitive, provides actionable results in point-of-care settings, and has the potential to reduce the number of unnecessary computerized tomography (CT) scans.

5 Apr 2017

CenterWatch 2017 Global Investigative Site Relationship Survey ranks PAREXEL among top five CROs

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services organisation, today announced that it was named a top contract research organisation in the CenterWatch 2017 Global Investigative Site Relationship Survey. The survey recognises CROs that have high-quality working relationships with investigative sites.

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Zika-related birth defects reported by 1 in 10 US based pregnant women infected by the virus in 2016

Scientists identify potential link between eating Marmite and brain function

Hebrew University announces launch of new Center for conducting research on cannabinoids

Number of HIV-positive cancer patients in the U.S. projected to decrease through 2030

Virtual reality may be new way to prevent cognitive decline in elderly people

Magnetic resonance technology can improve fatty liver diagnosis

Artificial touch with finger prosthesis reveals how neurons cooperate inside healthy brain

Oxytocin system may be key target for developing medications to treat opioid addiction

Yoga may be valuable adjunct to conventional therapies for ulcerative colitis

Mother's voice can benefit health of preterm infants, research shows

Study finds increased incidence of colorectal cancer among young adults in New Zealand

Rheumatoid arthritis patients can increase activity levels and decrease fatigue using pedometers

Sodium citrate nasal spray could offer temporary improvement in ability to smell

Dose sparing could increase vaccine availability without compromising safety

Tumor microenvironment poses unique challenges for effective ovarian cancer T-cell therapy

CBT program to promote alcohol abstinence among HIV-infected people could help save money

Young women smokers have highest risk of major heart attack than non-smoking peers, study shows

Oral gut microbe treatment improves fatty liver in mice

BioDirection's TBI detection system shows potential to reduce unnecessary CT scans

CenterWatch 2017 Global Investigative Site Relationship Survey ranks PAREXEL among top five CROs

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