Archive: 11/08/2015

Data released on soldiers' mental health risk, resilience

Data from the most extensive study ever conducted on the mental health risk and resilience of U.S. military personnel is now available for use by the broader scientific community.

Aug 11, 2015

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Australia's soaring $3bn hangover bill

The cost to Australia's economy of alcohol and other drug related (AOD) absenteeism has soared from $1.2bn in 2001 to more than $3bn, according to analysis being published today by Flinders University's National Centre for ...

Aug 11, 2015

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Brain scans can predict the success of treatment for social anxiety disorder

For patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD), current behavioral and pharmaceutical treatments work about half the time. After weeks of investment in therapy, about half of patients will likely still suffer with symptoms ...

Aug 11, 2015

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Researchers find mutations that contribute to rare blood cancer

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a group of mutations responsible for many cases of a rare immune cell cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Identifying the mutations could tip ...

Aug 11, 2015

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Monoclonal antibodies—the invisible allies that changed the face of medicine

They are tiny magic bullets that are quietly shaping the lives of millions of patients around the world. Produced in the lab, invisible to the naked eye, relatively few people are aware of these molecules' existence or where ...

Aug 11, 2015

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Slowing down muscle loss in heart failure patients

Patients in advanced states of myocardial insufficiency generally lose their muscle mass and muscle strength. Indeed, that fact has, until now, negatively impacted the clinical course of the disease and has resulted in poor ...

Aug 11, 2015

Chasing fair skin, Ivorians ignore whitening cream ban

At just 26, Fatou's skin is marbled from layer on layer of whitening cream. Some even call her a "salamander" woman after the little reptile with light spots and translucent skin.

Aug 11, 2015