Archive: 16/08/2019

Huntington's disease triggered by genetic instability in brain cells, study finds

Huntington's disease is triggered by genetic instability of a particular DNA sequence in brain cells, according to a new study of the lethal neurodegenerative disorder.

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Officials: More kids in Mass. ingesting marijuana products

Massachusetts health care officials say there has been an increase in calls to the state's poison control center about toddlers ingesting marijuana products.

Aug 16, 2019

Study reveals how stress can curb the desire to eat in an animal model

Eating disorder researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have discovered a neurocircuit in mice that, when activated, increased their stress levels while decreasing their desire to ...

Aug 16, 2019

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Researchers refine guidelines for pediatric brain injuries

When a child suffers a head trauma, medical professionals are in high gear to prevent further damage to a developing brain. Measuring and regulating the child's level of carbon dioxide is critical to ensuring the brain is ...

Aug 16, 2019

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Children with mild asthma can use inhalers as needed

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis supports evidence that children with mild asthma can effectively manage the condition by using their two inhalers—one a steroid and the other a bronchodilator—when ...

Aug 16, 2019

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Guidelines for managing severe traumatic brain injury continue to evolve

New evidence continues to drive the evolution of guideline recommendations for the medical management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A comprehensive look at how the four editions of the Brain Trauma ...

Aug 16, 2019

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Researcher discovers gene mutation that contributes to addiction

In the field of addiction research, one question looms large: Why do some people face a higher risk than others for alcoholism and drug abuse? A researcher at the OU College of Medicine, William R. Lovallo, Ph.D., recently ...

Aug 16, 2019

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Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses

Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year. Severe mental illnesses cause the brain to have trouble dealing with cognitively effortful states, like focusing attention over long ...

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Does the judicial system give justice to assaulted EMS first responders?

Violence toward first responders is widespread and can face a felony charge in Pennsylvania, yet new research shows that victims often feel they do not receive legal justice. Now a study of victim cases and interviews with ...

Aug 16, 2019

Researchers show how probiotics benefit vaginal health

Researchers have shown that three genes from a probiotic Lactobacillus species, used in some commercial probiotic vaginal capsules, are almost certainly involved in mediating adhesion to the vaginal epithelium. This is likely ...

Aug 16, 2019

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Archive: 16/08/2019

Huntington's disease triggered by genetic instability in brain cells, study finds

Officials: More kids in Mass. ingesting marijuana products

Study reveals how stress can curb the desire to eat in an animal model

Researchers refine guidelines for pediatric brain injuries

Children with mild asthma can use inhalers as needed

Guidelines for managing severe traumatic brain injury continue to evolve

Researcher discovers gene mutation that contributes to addiction

Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses

Does the judicial system give justice to assaulted EMS first responders?

Researchers show how probiotics benefit vaginal health

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