Archive: 11/04/2019

Autism rate rises 43 percent in New Jersey, study finds

A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which uses research by Rutgers University, shows a significant increase in the percentage of 4-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder in New Jersey.

Apr 11, 2019

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Ebola in DRC 'spreading faster': Red Cross

The Red Cross on Thursday sounded the alarm Thursday over Ebola's increasingly rapid spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest outbreak of the virus has killed more than 700 people.

Apr 11, 2019

Herbal supplement kratom is tied to more US deaths

U.S. health officials say overdose deaths involving the herbal supplement kratom are more common than previously reported.

Apr 11, 2019

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New study advances treatment options for PTSD

Stephen Maren, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, recently published significant research on the psychological and neural basis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Apr 11, 2019

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Rare gut condition a model for study of genetic diseases

Hirschsprung disease—a rare condition where the failure of gut nerves to develop before birth leads to impaired bowel contractions that prevent infants from passing stool—is more predictable from an individual's genetic ...

Apr 11, 2019

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Body mass index may play a significant role in the progression of multiple sclerosis

A newly published paper in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine identifies a link between high levels of blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who are overweight or obese.

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B cells gone bad could be the culprit in rheumatoid arthritis

Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan has published in Arthritis & Rheumatology journal a first-of-its-kind study—a comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). B cells are lymphocytes, or white blood ...

Apr 11, 2019

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Opioid epidemic may have cost US governments $37.8 billion in tax revenue

The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue due to opioid-related employment loss, according to Penn State researchers.

Apr 11, 2019

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Prostate medicines linked to type 2 diabetes risk, study suggests

Researchers say patients should continue to take the drugs, which are commonly prescribed to older men, but warn they may need additional health checks.

Apr 11, 2019

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Q&A: PET scans important in assessing some forms of lymphoma

Dear Mayo Clinic: My father just started chemotherapy for lymphoma, and he is scheduled for a positron emission tomography or PET scan after his first three treatments. How do doctors decide when to perform a PET scan, and ...

Apr 11, 2019

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