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Combination drug does not improve survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis

Four weeks of treatment with a combination of the drug pentoxifylline and the corticosteroid prednisolone did not improve 6-month survival compared with prednisolone alone in 270 patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis, according to a study in the September 11 issue of JAMA.

11 Sep 2013

Accuracy of diagnoses does not differ between simple and complex multitasking conditions

Physicians may be able to complete simple tasks concurrently while diagnosing a patient without affecting the accuracy or speed of diagnoses, human factors researchers have suggested, based on the findings of a recent laboratory experiment.

11 Sep 2013

Professor to develop DNA sequencing technologies to search for long-range genome interactions

Why do some people develop disease while others with the same genetic mutation don't? For example, the National Cancer Institute estimates that women who inherit a harmful BRCA2 mutation have a 45 percent chance of developing breast cancer by age 70.

11 Sep 2013

Discovery points to clear, workable method to disrupt unwanted memories

The human brain is exquisitely adept at linking seemingly random details into a cohesive memory that can trigger myriad associations-some good, some not so good. For recovering addicts and individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, unwanted memories can be devastating. Former meth addicts, for instance, report intense drug cravings triggered by associations with cigarettes, money, even gum (used to relieve dry mouth), pushing them back into the addiction they so desperately want to leave.

11 Sep 2013

MIT-based center gets $25 million from NSF to advance brain understanding

Siri and Watson may seem brainy in certain situations, but to build truly smart, world-changing machines, researchers must understand how human intelligence emerges from brain activity.

11 Sep 2013

Study finds increase in use of stimulant medications to treat children and teens with ADHD

Use of stimulant medications to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in children and adolescents has increased significantly over the past several years.

11 Sep 2013

Pain, itching associated with shingles may be due to virus causing "short circuit" in nerve cells

The pain and itching associated with shingles and herpes may be due to the virus causing a "short circuit" in the nerve cells that reach the skin, Princeton researchers have found.

11 Sep 2013

Research finding could lead to better solutions for cancer, anti-viral treatments

Medical scientists at the University of Alberta have made a key discovery about how the immune system kills healthy cells while attacking infections. This finding could one day lead to better solutions for cancer and anti-viral treatments.

11 Sep 2013

University of Alberta researchers study how DNA repair improves cancer therapies

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have made a basic science discovery that advances the understanding of how DNA repairs itself. When DNA becomes too damaged it ultimately leads to cancer.

11 Sep 2013

Study: Racial/ethnic differences in inpatient mortality and postacute care following SAH

University of Toronto researchers examined data on patients who had been hospitalized in the United States for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and found racial/ethnic differences in the rates of inpatient mortality and hospital discharge to institutional care.

11 Sep 2013

Researchers study potential role of two risk factors in preeclampsia

Although preeclampsia occurs in about 3 percent of pregnancies, it's still unforeseen in many cases. A report of new research, now in press at the Journal of Reproductive Immunology, documents how two distinct risk factors combine to affect the odds that a first-time mother could develop the sometimes life-threatening pregnancy complication.

11 Sep 2013

Neurobiologists create specific memories by direct manipulation of brain

By studying how memories are made, UC Irvine neurobiologists created new, specific memories by direct manipulation of the brain, which could prove key to understanding and potentially resolving learning and memory disorders.

11 Sep 2013

Causes of obesity, insulin resistance tied to fructose generated by the body

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine reported today that the cause of obesity and insulin resistance may be tied to the fructose your body makes in addition to the fructose you eat.

11 Sep 2013

Researchers discover 4 novel gene variations linked with blood pressure

Case Western Reserve University is part of a landmark study that has discovered four novel gene variations associated with blood pressure. The 19-site meta-analysis, involving nearly 30,000 African-Americans, also found that the set of genetic mutations are also associated with blood pressure across other populations.

11 Sep 2013

Large numbers of kidney disease patients inappropriately prescribed statins to lower cholesterol

A new analysis concludes that large numbers of patients in advanced stages of kidney disease are inappropriately being prescribed statins to lower their cholesterol - drugs that offer them no benefit and may increase other health risks such as diabetes, dementia or muscle pain.

11 Sep 2013

Binghamton researcher hopes to give docs accurate way of determining patient's risk of heart attack

A Binghamton University researcher hopes to give doctors a more accurate way of determining a patient's risk of heart attack or stroke.

11 Sep 2013

Researchers identify alterations in proteins responsible for RNA splicing in Alzheimer's

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center have identified a previously unrecognized type of pathology in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

11 Sep 2013

Study: More than 70% of bladder tumors display somatic mutations in TERT gene

Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered that more than 70% of bladder tumours display somatic mutations in the TERT gene (telomerase reverse transcriptase).

11 Sep 2013

Discovery opens doors for developing new therapies to eradicate tumor cells, combat infections

Scientists from A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network have discovered a new defense mechanism that the immune system utilises to combat infections. The team's discovery of how a novel protein unexpectedly activates an immune response shows how this mechanism can also be used to get rid of tumour cells.

11 Sep 2013

Researchers discover inherited gene mutation linked to childhood leukemia

Researchers have discovered the first inherited gene mutation linked exclusively to acute lymphoblastic leukemia occurring in multiple relatives in individual families. The discovery of the PAX5 gene mutation was led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and others. The work appears in the current advance online edition of the scientific journal Nature Genetics.

11 Sep 2013

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Combination drug does not improve survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis

Accuracy of diagnoses does not differ between simple and complex multitasking conditions

Professor to develop DNA sequencing technologies to search for long-range genome interactions

Discovery points to clear, workable method to disrupt unwanted memories

MIT-based center gets $25 million from NSF to advance brain understanding

Study finds increase in use of stimulant medications to treat children and teens with ADHD

Pain, itching associated with shingles may be due to virus causing "short circuit" in nerve cells

Research finding could lead to better solutions for cancer, anti-viral treatments

University of Alberta researchers study how DNA repair improves cancer therapies

Study: Racial/ethnic differences in inpatient mortality and postacute care following SAH

Researchers study potential role of two risk factors in preeclampsia

Neurobiologists create specific memories by direct manipulation of brain

Causes of obesity, insulin resistance tied to fructose generated by the body

Researchers discover 4 novel gene variations linked with blood pressure

Large numbers of kidney disease patients inappropriately prescribed statins to lower cholesterol

Binghamton researcher hopes to give docs accurate way of determining patient's risk of heart attack

Researchers identify alterations in proteins responsible for RNA splicing in Alzheimer's

Study: More than 70% of bladder tumors display somatic mutations in TERT gene

Discovery opens doors for developing new therapies to eradicate tumor cells, combat infections

Researchers discover inherited gene mutation linked to childhood leukemia

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