Archive: 21/10/2015

New care approach to liver operations speeds patient recovery

Patients undergoing oncologic liver operations who participated in an enhanced recovery program returned sooner to their normal life function and adjuvant cancer therapies than patients who were treated with a traditional ...

Oct 21, 2015

Targeting mutant proteins might be silver bullet for neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have unraveled how mutant molecules damage the nervous system of people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a group of disorders that hinder people's ability to move and feel sensation in their hands and feet, ...

Oct 21, 2015

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Study reveals how brain multitasks

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they have added to evidence that a shell-shaped region in the center of the mammalian brain, known as the thalamic reticular nucleus or TRN, is likely responsible for the ability ...

Oct 21, 2015

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Antipsychotics use among older adults increases with age

Despite known risks of serious side effects, especially in older adults, the fraction of seniors treated with antipsychotic medications increases with age, researchers have found. Such medications may be appropriate for treating ...

Oct 21, 2015

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Sick British Ebola nurse 'much better': hospital

There has been a "significant improvement" in the health of a British nurse who suffered a relapse after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, medics treating her in London said Wednesday.

Oct 21, 2015

Obama to announce federal push to fight heroin use

Heading to a region grappling with the scourge of drug abuse, President Barack Obama planned to announce new steps to improve doctor training and ease access to drug treatment as part of an effort to help communities battling ...

Oct 21, 2015

New technique permits cell-specific examination of proteins in Alzheimer's brain tissue

Using 10-year-old archival brain tissue from patients with Alzheimer's disease, a research team from NYU Langone Medical Center has developed a novel method to examine the structure and function of proteins at the cell level—providing ...

Oct 21, 2015

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Children who take antibiotics gain weight faster than kids who don't

Kids who receive antibiotics throughout the course of their childhoods gain weight significantly faster than those who do not, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research.

Oct 21, 2015

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Blood pressure medication can't undo all damage

Treating out-of-control blood pressure with antihypertensive medication can greatly reduce your risk for heart attack, stroke and heart failure, but the current approach to treatment can't undo all of the previous damage ...

Oct 21, 2015

Test could predict whether breast cancer will spread to the brain

Women with particularly aggressive forms of breast cancer could be identified by a test that predicts whether the disease is likely to spread to the brain.

Oct 21, 2015

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Archive: 21/10/2015

New care approach to liver operations speeds patient recovery

Targeting mutant proteins might be silver bullet for neurodegenerative diseases

Study reveals how brain multitasks

Antipsychotics use among older adults increases with age

Sick British Ebola nurse 'much better': hospital

Obama to announce federal push to fight heroin use

New technique permits cell-specific examination of proteins in Alzheimer's brain tissue

Children who take antibiotics gain weight faster than kids who don't

Blood pressure medication can't undo all damage

Test could predict whether breast cancer will spread to the brain

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