Archive: 29/08/2017

Platelet-rich plasma effective for chronic venous leg ulcers

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic venous leg ulcers, autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is safe and effective, with highly significant improvement in ulcer size compared to conventional treatment, according to a ...

Aug 29, 2017

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Make exercise a work-in-progress

(HealthDay)—Just as there are diet plateaus, your exercise routine can become, well, routine, causing you to stall out and lose interest. That can lead to backtracking and losses in your overall fitness level.

Aug 29, 2017

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New diagnostics tool, the Xpert Ultra assay, improves detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis

Researchers have demonstrated a new, improved version of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay, a test for Rifampicin-resistance (RIF-R). The Xpert "Ultra" assay overcomes the shortcomings of the current Xpert assay to significantly improve ...

Aug 29, 2017

Severity of psoriasis linked to increased risk of death

The more the surface area of the body is covered by psoriasis, the greater the risk of death for the patient suffering from the condition, according to a new analysis by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...

Aug 29, 2017

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Many parents don't tell doctor about 'Complementary' therapy use in kids

(HealthDay)—Parents often try unconventional treatments—such as acupuncture and herbal products—when their kids are sick, but many don't tell their pediatricians about it, a new report shows.

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AAP: hep B vaccine to be given within first 24 hours of life

(HealthDay)—The first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine should be given within the first 24 hours of life, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement published online Aug. 28 in Pediatrics.

Aug 29, 2017

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Unraveling Alzheimer's: New study documents how brain cells go bad

In the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, there are abnormal deposits of amyloid beta protein and tau protein, and swarms of activated immune cells. But scientists do not fully understand how these three major factors ...

Aug 29, 2017

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Bowel cancer study reveals impact of mutations on protein networks

For the first time, scientists have completed a detailed study of many of the proteins in bowel cancer cells. Scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute investigated the role proteins play in predicting how common ...

Aug 29, 2017

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How parents, siblings can become teachers for special needs children

Parents and siblings of children with limited speech who took an innovative training program created by a Michigan State University scholar significantly improved their ability to communicate with the special needs youth.

Aug 29, 2017

First atlas of B-cell clones in body forms new foundation for infectious disease research

A new "anatomic atlas" of how B cells - the immune system's producer of antibodies - link up to form networks has been charted by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. This map ...

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