Archive: 29/01/2016

The connection between excess iron and Parkinson's disease

It's long been known that excess iron is found in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), an incurable neurodegenerative condition that affects motor function. The mechanism by which the iron wreaks damage on ...

Jan 29, 2016

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Neurogenesis—discovery of a new regulatory mechanism

Bassem Hassan's team at VIB/KU Leuven has discovered a previously unknown mechanism that is highly conserved between species and which regulates neurogenesis through precise temporal control of the activity of a family of ...

Jan 29, 2016

AMA highlights top four issues to promote in state legislation

(HealthDay)—The top four issues that will be promoted in state legislation in 2016 were discussed at the 2016 American Medical Association (AMA) State Legislative Strategy Conference, according to a report published by ...

Jan 29, 2016

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Carbamazepine affects warfarin anticoagulation

(HealthDay)—For warfarin-treated patients, carbamazepine co-treatment is associated with subtherapeutic anticoagulative effect and increased warfarin dose requirements, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in the ...

Jan 29, 2016

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US transplant system may undergo new rules for sharing of adult hearts

The nation's transplant system is proposing wider geographic sharing of adult hearts and a new way of ranking prospective recipients on waiting lists so organs more often get to the sickest patients.

Jan 29, 2016