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MicroBiome Therapeutics' NM504 eliminates diarrhea caused by metformin in type 2 diabetes patient

MicroBiome Therapeutics LLC, a biotechnology company developing pharmaceutical and medical food products that shift the human microbiome in specific ways for improved health, today reported publication of a case report suggesting a potentially important new application for its lead product, NM504. NM504 is in clinical development to promote healthy blood glucose levels and metabolic fitness in prediabetic and diabetic populations.

11 Sep 2013

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells may have targeting capacity for glioma

Glioblastoma is the most common ma-lignant primary brain tumor in adults. The aggressive growth manner, characterized by marked angiogenesis and extensive tumor cell invasion into normal brain parenchyma with frequent formation of tumor microsatellites at distal sites, makes eradication impossible even after extensive microsurgical resection combined with current standard chemoradiation and adjuvant temozolomide.

11 Sep 2013

Better ways to combat mosquitoes

In an advance toward providing mosquito-plagued people, pets and livestock with an invisibility cloak against these blood-sucking insects, scientists today described discovery of substances that occur naturally on human skin and block mosquitoes’ ability to smell and target their victims.

11 Sep 2013

Phobias, anxiety are typical reasons why many decline to donate blood

As few as 3 percent of Americans eligible to donate blood do, and fear and anxiety are common reasons why many decline to give. U.S. hospitals are always in need of new donors; at Mayo Clinic, that need is heightened by concern about iron deficiency in frequent givers.

11 Sep 2013

Race and ethnicity, education and economics are linked to how well American families fare

After a period of relative calm during the 1990s, rapid changes in American families began anew during the 2000s, a new analysis suggests.

11 Sep 2013

Neuroscientist explores latest research into night-time brain to understand real benefits of sleep

The role of sleep in processing our waking life and making sense of difficult emotions and experiences has been little understood and disputed amongst scientists for many years.

From The University of Manchester 11 Sep 2013

Expression of stress protein induced by ischemia/reperfusion injury, say researchers

Spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury is a stress injury to the spinal cord. Therefore, research on the expression of stress-related protein in neurons could be of great significance for the pathological mechanism and control measures for spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury.

11 Sep 2013

Older people retain ability to judge others' emotions using acquired knowledge, but not sensory cues

Compared to younger adults, older people are less adept at reading emotion in their spouse's face. But when their spouse isn't present, older and younger adults are equally able to discern their significant others' moods.

11 Sep 2013

Study shows huge cost implications in getting injured patients to appropriate trauma hospitals

During a three-year period in seven metropolitan areas in the western United States, the emergency medical services system sent more than 85,000 injured patients to major trauma hospitals who didn't need to go there - costing the health care system more than $130 million per year, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study published today in the journal Health Affairs.

11 Sep 2013

Szechuan pepper found to mimic sense of touch in brain

The science behind the tingling sensation caused by eating a popular Asian spice has been explained by researchers at UCL.

11 Sep 2013

Rutgers scientist finds important clue on origins of multiple sclerosis

The search for the cause of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease that affects up to a half million people in the United States, has confounded researchers and medical professionals for generations. But Steven Schutzer, a physician and scientist at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has now found an important clue why progress has been slow - it appears that most research on the origins of MS has focused on the wrong part of the brain.

11 Sep 2013

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

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MicroBiome Therapeutics' NM504 eliminates diarrhea caused by metformin in type 2 diabetes patient

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells may have targeting capacity for glioma

Better ways to combat mosquitoes

Phobias, anxiety are typical reasons why many decline to donate blood

Race and ethnicity, education and economics are linked to how well American families fare

Neuroscientist explores latest research into night-time brain to understand real benefits of sleep

Expression of stress protein induced by ischemia/reperfusion injury, say researchers

Older people retain ability to judge others' emotions using acquired knowledge, but not sensory cues

Study shows huge cost implications in getting injured patients to appropriate trauma hospitals

Szechuan pepper found to mimic sense of touch in brain

Rutgers scientist finds important clue on origins of multiple sclerosis

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

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