Archive: 14/06/2017

Boston Medical Center, Head Start partner to prevent maternal depression

Boston Medical Center (BMC), in partnership with Action for Boston Community Development's (ABCD) Head Start program, has helped mothers experience a 40 percent reduction in the emergence of clinically significant depressive ...

Jun 14, 2017

Cases of legionnaires' disease reported in NYC, las vegas

(HealthDay)—Cases of Legionnaires' disease in New York City and Las Vegas are being investigated by health officials.

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Case report: hyperammonemia to be considered in cirrhosis setting

(HealthDay)—Severe hyperammonemia, resulting from ammonia that accumulates in stored blood products, should be considered in the setting of cirrhosis, according to a case report published online June 13 in the Annals of ...

Jun 14, 2017

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Cancer researchers look at resistance to targeted therapy in mantle cell lymphoma

Today some patients suffering with mantle cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, can be treated with a pill called Ibrutinib, forgoing conventional chemotherapy. However, many are developing a resistance to this treatment. ...

Jun 14, 2017

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A surprising new link between inflammation and mental illness

Up to 75 percent of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus—an incurable autoimmune disease commonly known as lupus—experience neuropsychiatric symptoms. But so far, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying lupus' ...

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Molecular pilot light prepares body's heating system for the cold

As we bask in the summer heat, it is easy to take for granted that humans are also prepared for the cold of winter, with overcoats in the closet and home heating systems ready to be fired up as an added assurance against ...

Jun 14, 2017

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Bioengineered human livers mimic natural development

An international team of researchers bioengineering human liver tissues uncovered previously unknown networks of genetic-molecular crosstalk that control the organ's developmental processes - greatly advancing efforts to ...

Jun 14, 2017

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Scientists reveal a key link between brain circuits governing hunger and cravings

The urge to satisfy hunger is a primal one, but - as any dieter knows - choices about when and what to eat can be influenced by cues in the environment, not just how long it's been since breakfast. The fact that food-associated ...

Jun 14, 2017

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ADA: degludec noninferior for cardiovascular events in T2DM

(HealthDay)—Among high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes, degludec is noninferior to glargine in terms of the incidence of cardiovascular events, according to a study published online June 12 in the New England Journal ...

Jun 14, 2017

New treatment reduces E. coli, may offer alternative to antibiotics

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections, and they tend to come back again and again, even when treated. Most UTIs are caused by E. coli that live in the gut and spread to the urinary tract.

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