Archive: 27/10/2017

Study seeks new ways to detect sensory issues in TBI patients

Vanderbilt researcher Tonia Rex, Ph.D., is accustomed to performing studies in her lab with a goal of translating the findings into better diagnoses and treatment tools for the visually impaired.

Oct 27, 2017

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Biomarkers can reveal traumatic brain injury, even when concussions don't show up on CAT scan

UCLA researchers have identified four biomarkers that could help doctors diagnose brain trauma and concussions through a simple blood test. The biomarkers are proteins, from brain cells called astrocytes, which are released ...

Oct 27, 2017

The science of fright—why we love to be scared

Fear may be as old as life on Earth. It is a fundamental, deeply wired reaction, evolved over the history of biology, to protect organisms against perceived threat to their integrity or existence. Fear may be as simple as ...

Oct 27, 2017

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Researchers identify molecule that helps cancer stay alive, use antibody therapy against it

Certain cancer cells stave off their death with help from a particular molecule in a protein involved in the body's immune system response, a research team at Rush University Medical Center has found. The researchers also ...

Oct 27, 2017

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Condition-specific gene co-expression patterns in cancer

A Clemson University professor, an alumnus, a former IT staff member and two students have unveiled a computer software that can sort genes to better understand how they interact to cause disease. Published in the journal ...

Oct 27, 2017

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Emotional reactions to odors

Do you express your emotions? Are you able to name them, talk about them, relate to your feelings? If your answer is not an unqualified yes, you might be among the 10 percent of the healthy population who has difficulty processing ...

Oct 27, 2017

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Heart surgery? Slate it for the afternoon, study says

The risk of serious heart problems after open heart surgery nearly doubles when the operation is performed in the morning rather than the afternoon, researchers said Friday.

Oct 27, 2017

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Sharp rise in children admitted to intensive care in England and Wales since 2009

The number of children admitted to intensive care in England and Wales has risen sharply since 2009, but is not explained by either population growth or the rising birth rate, finds research published online in the Archives ...

Oct 27, 2017

Dogs may protect against childhood eczema and asthma

"Good dog!" Two studies being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting show there may be even more reason to love your dog. The first study shows babies born in ...

Oct 27, 2017

Allergists examine 'webside manner'

How does an allergist communicate effectively with his or her patient when they're not in the same room with the person being examined? The issue of improving "webside" manner - is one topic in a panel discussion on telemedicine ...

Oct 27, 2017

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Archive: 27/10/2017

Study seeks new ways to detect sensory issues in TBI patients

Biomarkers can reveal traumatic brain injury, even when concussions don't show up on CAT scan

The science of fright—why we love to be scared

Researchers identify molecule that helps cancer stay alive, use antibody therapy against it

Condition-specific gene co-expression patterns in cancer

Emotional reactions to odors

Heart surgery? Slate it for the afternoon, study says

Sharp rise in children admitted to intensive care in England and Wales since 2009

Dogs may protect against childhood eczema and asthma

Allergists examine 'webside manner'

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