Archive: 16/02/2017

Researchers reveal genetic links underlying neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer

An Australian-led international research effort has revealed that genetic changes normally linked to breast, colon and ovarian cancers could also drive a rare form of pancreatic cancer.

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Researchers found that sleep hours and quality affect daily stressors the next day

Researchers in the Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) at Penn State found that sleep quality and quantity at night is affected by that day's stressors, and sleep hours and quality affect daily stressors the next day.

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NICU private rooms save money, avoid costly infections

Newborns in neonatal intensive care units require lots of love. So when doctors put babies – and their families – into private hospital rooms, it may seem expensive. But when in private rooms, babies heal faster, saving ...

Feb 16, 2017

Human genome editing report strikes the right balance between risks and benefits

If you recognise the words "CRISPR-mediated gene editing", then you'll know that our ability to alter DNA has recently become much more efficient, faster and cheaper.

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Personalized medicine may do more to treat rather than prevent chronic diseases

Personalized medicine, which involves tailoring health care to each person's unique genetic makeup, has the potential to transform how we diagnose, prevent and treat disease. After all, no two people are alike. Mapping a ...

Feb 16, 2017

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New study maps US regions where patients appear more ill than they are

In some areas of the U.S., medical providers consistently order more tests and treatments for patients than providers do elsewhere—a fact that has generated considerable public debate. Now a new study co-authored by MIT ...

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Simple test may predict which children develop severe TB, researcher says

A Stanford investigator and his colleagues found that a screening test for tuberculosis was a good predictor of whether children infected with the bacteria would become sick.

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Researchers explore why pre-eclampsia is more common in women of African descent

A complication of pregnancy that causes the mother's blood pressure to rise – often fatally – is more common in women of African descent than any other. Research in Uganda by African and Cambridge researchers is helping ...

Feb 16, 2017

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Swishing with mouth rinse may improve athletic performance

Endurance athletes looking to improve their times might consider swishing with a mouth rinse that contains a little sugar during their next performance.

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DNA patterns can unlock how glucose metabolism drives cancer, study finds

Less aggressive cancers are known to have an intact genome—the complete set of genes in a cell—while the genome of more aggressive cancers tends to have a great deal of abnormalities. Now, a new multi-year study of DNA ...

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