Archive: 17/04/2017

Medical mystery solved in record time

In a study published today in PLoS ONE, a team of researchers reports solving a medical mystery in a day's work. In record-time detective work, the scientists narrowed down the genetic cause of intellectual disability in ...

Apr 17, 2017

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Type 2 diabetes, once considered a disease for adults, is increasingly common in tweens and teens

For years, health experts have bemoaned the rise of childhood obesity in the United States. About 17 percent of kids and teens in the U.S. are now considered obese, a figure that has more than tripled since the 1970s, according ...

Apr 17, 2017

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Scientists grow eye cells to fix corneas

A Stanford University research team has created a potentially powerful new way to fix damaged corneas—a major source of vision problems and blindness.

Apr 17, 2017

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An Australian woman birthed a 13-pound baby. What are the health risks?

Natasha Corrigan is making international headlines after giving birth to a 13-pound, 4-ounce baby—or a "fat little man," as she called him.

Apr 17, 2017

Major bleeding risk from drugs similar in elderly

(HealthDay)—The risk of major bleeding is similar for older patients with atrial fibrillation taking either antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs, according to a review published online April 10 in the Journal of Thrombosis ...

Apr 17, 2017

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RUNX1 may play role in proliferative diabetic retinopathy

(HealthDay)—The Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) gene may play a role in human proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), and upregulation may be a marker of aberrant retinal angiogenesis, according to a study ...

Apr 17, 2017

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Dizziness inPparkinson's may be due to cerebral hypoperfusion

(HealthDay)—Cerebral hypoperfusion contributes to dizziness in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), even without orthostatic hypotension (OH), according to a study published online April 12 in the Journal of Clinical ...

Apr 17, 2017

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ASCO updates recs on potentially curable pancreatic cancer

(HealthDay)—Guidelines relating to the appropriate adjuvant regimen for patients with pancreatic cancer have been updated in light of new evidence, according to a special article published online April 11 in the Journal ...

Apr 17, 2017

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One in five post-op patients need unscheduled help

(HealthDay)—A sizable minority of patients need to make contact with health services after outpatient surgery, most often due to inadequate pain management, according to a study published online April 10 in Anesthesiology.

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Anthrax cases linked to use of vintage shaving brushes

(HealthDay)—During and after the First World War, there was an increase in anthrax cases associated with use of new shaving brushes, which were made of imported horsehair, according to research published in the May issue ...

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