Archive: 03/11/2017

Electron microscopy uncovers unexpected connections in fruit fly brain

What was once thought to be a done-and-dusted map of the fruit fly brain has gotten a second look, and researchers have discovered that it's actually not done at all.

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Inexplicable spasms can now be explained with hormones

In Denmark, as many as 2,000 people - in particular women - suffer from spasms which are similar to epileptic seizures, but which cannot be measured, prevented, treated or explained. Until now, as with the publication of ...

Nov 3, 2017

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Nursing home often only option for single men after stroke

(HealthDay)—It's a frequent occurrence: A single, childless older man without a designated caregiver suffers a debilitating stroke, and is sent to a nursing home for the remainder of his life.

Nov 3, 2017

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Ready for the time change on Sunday?

(HealthDay)—It might sound like a great thing—getting an extra hour of sleep when Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday.

Nov 3, 2017

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Working with your school nurse

(HealthDay)—Nearly 18 percent of kids have a chronic health condition, such as asthma or allergies. If your child is one of them, working successfully with your school's nurse will help keep him or her safe.

Nov 3, 2017

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What food gets people's attention? Junk food, by far

(HealthDay)—If cookies, pizza and potato chips seem to pull you in, you're not alone.

Nov 3, 2017

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US rate for gun deaths is up for the second straight year

The U.S. rate for gun deaths has increased for the second straight year, following 15 years of no real change, a government report shows.

Nov 3, 2017

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RNs can play key role in identifying medication issues to improve nursing home care

Medication reconciliation is a safety practice to identify medication order discrepancies when patients transition from hospitals to nursing homes. Nurses serve on the front lines of this practice, yet not all nurses have ...

Nov 3, 2017

Elucidation of bone regeneration mechanism

How osteoblasts are supplied during bone regeneration has been controversial among bone researchers. According to Atsushi Kawakami, an Associate Professor who specializes in tissue regeneration and led the study, scientists ...

Nov 3, 2017

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Testing reveals transfusing young blood into Alzheimer's patients does not reverse disease

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with a startup company called Alkahest will be giving a presentation at this year's Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease Conference detailing results of testing blood transfusions ...

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