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• Blood test could transform tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment in developing countries
• Researchers discover new Ebola-fighting antibodies in blood of outbreak survivor
• New drug reverses the effects of blood thinner in patients with brain hemorrhage
• Stroke survivors using mail order pharmacies more likely to take meds
• Bath salts difficult to detect in biological samples, study finds
• Smart skin made of recyclable materials may transform medicine and robotics
• Tying Molecular Knots
• Health insurance status and head and neck cancer diagnoses, outcomes
• Key recurrence detection time for oropharyngeal cancer
• Clot-busting therapy reduces mortality in deadliest form of stroke
• Ebola crisis provides framework for responding to outbreaks like Zika virus
• Stenting and surgery effectively lower long-term risk of stroke
• Different genetic mutation patterns for HPV-positive throat cancer patients based on smoking history

Blood test could transform tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment in developing countries Posted: 19 Feb 2016 03:52 PM PST A simple blood test that can accurately diagnose active tuberculosis could make it easier and cheaper to control a disease that kills 1.5 million people every year.

Researchers discover new Ebola-fighting antibodies in blood of outbreak survivor Posted: 19 Feb 2016 11:14 AM PST A new group of powerful antibodies to fight Ebola virus has been discovered by a team of scientists. The antibodies, isolated from the blood of a survivor of the 2014 Ebola outbreak and the largest panel reported to date, could guide the development of a vaccine or therapeutic against Ebola.

New drug reverses the effects of blood thinner in patients with brain hemorrhage Posted: 19 Feb 2016 10:48 AM PST A new treatment can quickly and completely reverse the effects of the blood thinner dabigatran (Pradaxa) in patients suffering a brain bleed. The treatment, idarucizumab (Praxbind), is the first medication on the market designed to neutralize the blood thinner dabigatran.

Stroke survivors using mail order pharmacies more likely to take meds Posted: 19 Feb 2016 10:48 AM PST Stroke survivors who get medications by mail are more likely to take them as directed than patients who get medications from local pharmacies, according to new research.

Bath salts difficult to detect in biological samples, study finds Posted: 19 Feb 2016 06:22 AM PST Synthetic cathinones or 'Bath salts' continue to be popular among recreational drug users and a new study highlights the challenges associated with the detection of these drugs in biological evidence.

Smart skin made of recyclable materials may transform medicine and robotics Posted: 19 Feb 2016 06:21 AM PST Smart skin that can respond to external stimuli could have important applications in medicine and robotics.

Tying Molecular Knots Posted: 18 Feb 2016 05:47 PM PST We all know that tying a knot in our everyday life involves a defined order of crossing ends of the rope. But how do we tie a molecule into a knot? Researchers report rules to define the order of crossing ends of the DNA chain to obtain rapidly self-tying highly knotted nanostructures.

Health insurance status and head and neck cancer diagnoses, outcomes Posted: 18 Feb 2016 05:02 PM PST Compared to patients with non-Medicaid insurance, uninsured patients and patients with Medicaid are more likely to present with advanced stages of head and neck cancer and have higher overall and cancer-specific mortality rates, according to new research.

Key recurrence detection time for oropharyngeal cancer Posted: 18 Feb 2016 05:02 PM PST For patients treated with definitive radiation therapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), the majority of recurrences can be detected by post-treatment imaging at three months and physical exams during the six months following treatment, according to new research.

Clot-busting therapy reduces mortality in deadliest form of stroke Posted: 18 Feb 2016 04:59 PM PST The use of clot-busting drugs to clear blood from the brain's ventricles may be the first effective strategy to decrease mortality for a type of catastrophic bleeding stroke, according to phase-3 clinical trial results. The treatment also significantly reduced post-stroke disability in a subset of patients.

Ebola crisis provides framework for responding to outbreaks like Zika virus Posted: 18 Feb 2016 04:59 PM PST As world leaders grapple with containing the Zika virus, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa provides valuable lessons for how to respond to infectious disease epidemics, according to a new policy report.

Stenting and surgery effectively lower long-term risk of stroke Posted: 18 Feb 2016 11:51 AM PST Risk of long-term stroke equally and effectively lowered in stenting and invasive surgery procedures.

Different genetic mutation patterns for HPV-positive throat cancer patients based on smoking history Posted: 18 Feb 2016 10:50 AM PST Preliminary findings from a study examining the genetic alterations in HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma were recently presented. Researchers found differences in the genetic mutations of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer based on whether patients were heavy versus light smokers.

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