Archive: 28/06/2013

Hispanic and black kids less likely to use medication to control asthma

(Medical Xpress)—Black and Hispanic children with asthma are less likely than White children to use long-term asthma control medications, finds a new study in Health Services Research.

Jun 28, 2013

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Scientists explore stress, weight loss and our brain

It's not just our imagination: We really do eat differently when we're stressed.vNutritionists at UC Davis and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Western Human Nutrition Research Center are shedding light on the important ...

Jun 28, 2013

Paradis' research could impact seizure treatment

(Medical Xpress)—Suzanne Paradis is interested in synapses, sites of cell-to-cell contact that help neurons communicate. She never planned to research a technique that could affect the treatment of epilepsy. She doubted ...

Jun 28, 2013

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MEND researchers are ready for human trials of an obesity drug showing dramatic results in mice

As sometimes happens in science, a medication used for one thing turns out to be very good for something else.

Jun 28, 2013

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Lab team makes unique contributions to the first bionic eye

As part of the multi-institutional Artificial Retina Project, Los Alamos researchers helped develop the first bionic eye. Recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Argus II will help people blinded by ...

Jun 28, 2013

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Tackling the complications of childhood cancer treatment

While the diagnosis of any child or teenager with cancer is extremely traumatic, there have been huge advances in treatment; the five-year survival rate is now 80 percent in developed countries. With more young people surviving ...

Jun 28, 2013

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New study looks at unintended costs of mandated infertility coverage

The rate of triplet or higher-order multiple births increased by 26 percent between 1996 and 2002 in seven states mandating insurance coverage for infertility treatments, costing an additional $900 million in delivery costs ...

Jun 28, 2013

Pancreatic cancer: Tackling the tumour by targeting its surroundings

With fewer than 5 percent of sufferers surviving beyond five years of diagnosis, pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal of all cancers. Late diagnosis is one reason for these statistics, but so is the aggressive nature ...

Jun 28, 2013

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Using computer models to predict more effective therapies

Scientist at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have used a computer simulation for predicting the effectiveness of various combination therapies for colon tumors. The study has been published in the current issue of ...

Jun 28, 2013

Dramatic rise in hearing aid app downloads

Almost 190 people per day are downloading a mobile app that turns an iPhone into a hearing aid, making it the most downloaded medical app in some countries.

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Archive: 28/06/2013

Hispanic and black kids less likely to use medication to control asthma

Scientists explore stress, weight loss and our brain

Paradis' research could impact seizure treatment

MEND researchers are ready for human trials of an obesity drug showing dramatic results in mice

Lab team makes unique contributions to the first bionic eye

Tackling the complications of childhood cancer treatment

New study looks at unintended costs of mandated infertility coverage

Pancreatic cancer: Tackling the tumour by targeting its surroundings

Using computer models to predict more effective therapies

Dramatic rise in hearing aid app downloads

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