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• New imaging method may predict risk of post-treatment brain bleeding after stroke
• Rapid Medicaid expansion in Michigan didn't reduce access to primary care
• Mothers with diabetes more likely to also have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies
• Professor helps track illegal drug use via social media
• Gold dust to control stem cells
• Unveiling the distinctive features of a promising industrial microorganism
• Rapid risk assessment outlines actions to reduce the spread of the mcr-1 gene
• Safety-net hospitals remain vital resource for minority patients following health reform
• E-cigarettes: Gateway or roadblock to cigarette smoking?
• Bacterial physiology: Two sensors for the price of one
• Racial disparities found in children's urologic surgery
• Women from the Caribbean and Africa at highest risk of ICU admission during childbirth
• Transgender rights critical for the health of 25 million transgender people worldwide
• Your weight as a teenager is linked to your risk of heart failure in early middle age
• Dull and dirty: Your workplace could affect brain function
• California county health programs yield high returns
• China's big investment to fix environmental wrongs shows both people, nature can win
• Having a relative with epilepsy may increase your risk of being diagnosed with autism
• Cerebral microbleeds in MS are associated with increased risk for disability
• Overweight adolescent men more likely to develop severe liver disease later in life

New imaging method may predict risk of post-treatment brain bleeding after stroke Posted: 17 Jun 2016 06:58 PM PDT In a study of stroke patients, investigators confirmed through MRI brain scans that there was an association between the extent of disruption to the brain's protective blood-brain barrier and the severity of bleeding following invasive stroke therapy. The results of the National Institutes of Health-funded study were published in Neurology.

Rapid Medicaid expansion in Michigan didn't reduce access to primary care Posted: 17 Jun 2016 01:04 PM PDT Despite predictions that expanding Medicaid would crowd doctor's offices with new patients, and crowd out patients with other kinds of insurance, a new study finds no evidence of that effect. In fact, the 600,000 Michiganders who signed up for the Healthy Michigan Plan in its first year faced better odds of getting an appointment, and similar wait times for a first appointment with a new clinic, before and after the expansion.

Mothers with diabetes more likely to also have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies Posted: 17 Jun 2016 01:03 PM PDT Mothers of children with autism and were diagnosed with metabolic conditions during pregnancy, particularly gestational and type 2 diabetes, were more likely to have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies in their blood compared to healthy women of children with autism. The presence of these anti-fetal brain autoantibodies has been previously found to be specific to some mothers of children with autism and rare among mothers of children without autism, researchers have found.

Professor helps track illegal drug use via social media Posted: 17 Jun 2016 11:10 AM PDT A professor has developed a tool that leverages social media data to help analyze use patterns of illegal drugs by young adults across the country.

Gold dust to control stem cells Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:38 AM PDT Modified gold nanoparticles can be used to control the differentiation of stem cells into bone, researchers have demonstrated.

Unveiling the distinctive features of a promising industrial microorganism Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT A research team has deciphered the genome sequence of C. tyrobutyricum and its proteome profiles during the course of batch fermentation. As a result, the research team learned that the bacterium is not only capable of producing a large amount of butyric acid but also can tolerate toxic compounds such as 1-butanol.

Rapid risk assessment outlines actions to reduce the spread of the mcr-1 gene Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT In a rapid risk assessment, researchers outline a number of actions that need to be considered to reduce identified risks of mcr-1 spread. These include improved laboratory methods for colistin resistance testing and mcr-1 detection, improved surveillance, options for appropriate clinical management, and actions to prevent transmission in healthcare settings as well as in the community.

Safety-net hospitals remain vital resource for minority patients following health reform Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT The proportion of discharges among minority patients receiving inpatient care at minority-serving hospitals in Massachusetts increased after the implementation of health insurance reform measures which expanded access to care in non-safety net hospitals. This research suggests that minority-serving hospitals remain an important and vital component of the health care system and may benefit greatly from interventions such as raising Medicaid reimbursement rates.

E-cigarettes: Gateway or roadblock to cigarette smoking? Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT New research on e-cigarettes and young people has been presented by experts. In detailed qualitative interviews with young people aged 16 to 25 across Scotland and England, the majority of participants viewed e-cigarettes as having reduced - not increased - the possibility of both themselves and other people smoking.

Bacterial physiology: Two sensors for the price of one Posted: 17 Jun 2016 05:25 AM PDT Uptake of potassium by bacteria is regulated by a single protein that senses the concentration of this cation both inside the cell and in the external medium, and controls the expression of the corresponding transport protein accordingly.

Racial disparities found in children's urologic surgery Posted: 17 Jun 2016 05:23 AM PDT Black children who undergo urologic surgery are more likely than white children to have postsurgical complications and hospital-acquired infections 30 days after the surgery. Researchers studying a national database from over 50 US pediatric hospitals suggest that hospitals and policy makers should expand efforts to reduce postoperative adverse events and health disparities in children.

Women from the Caribbean and Africa at highest risk of ICU admission during childbirth Posted: 17 Jun 2016 05:23 AM PDT Women born in the Caribbean or Africa are two times more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit at the time of their delivery than Canadian-born women, a new study has found.

Transgender rights critical for the health of 25 million transgender people worldwide Posted: 17 Jun 2016 05:23 AM PDT 2015 was an unprecedented year in the recognition of transgender rights in some high-income countries. However, as a new series of articles reveals, public recognition has yet to translate to a concerted effort to support and improve the health of transgender people across the world.

Your weight as a teenager is linked to your risk of heart failure in early middle age Posted: 16 Jun 2016 05:28 PM PDT Research that followed more than 1.6 million Swedish men from adolescence onwards between 1968 and 2005 has shown that those who were overweight as teenagers were more likely to develop heart failure in early middle age. Surprisingly, the increased risk of heart failure was found in men who were within the normal body weight range (a body mass index of 18.5 to 25) in adolescence.

Dull and dirty: Your workplace could affect brain function Posted: 16 Jun 2016 01:59 PM PDT Both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can have a long-term cognitive effect on employees, new research indicates.

California county health programs yield high returns Posted: 16 Jun 2016 01:59 PM PDT Return on investment by California's county public health departments, which focus on prevention, exceeds return on investment in many other areas of medical care, according to a new study. The study estimated that each dollar counties spent on public health programs returned $67-88 dollars of value in improved health outcomes. It is the first to place a value on overall health outcomes from such programs and to compare costs.

China's big investment to fix environmental wrongs shows both people, nature can win Posted: 16 Jun 2016 12:07 PM PDT China's massive investment to mitigate the ecosystem bust that has come in the wake of the nation's economic boom is paying off. An international group of scientists finds both humans and nature can thrive -- with careful attention

Having a relative with epilepsy may increase your risk of being diagnosed with autism Posted: 16 Jun 2016 11:14 AM PDT Having a first-degree relative with epilepsy may increase a person's risk of being diagnosed with autism, according to a new study.

Cerebral microbleeds in MS are associated with increased risk for disability Posted: 16 Jun 2016 11:13 AM PDT Leaky blood vessels in the brain called cerebral microbleeds are associated with an increased risk of physical and cognitive disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.

Overweight adolescent men more likely to develop severe liver disease later in life Posted: 16 Jun 2016 11:07 AM PDT The first study that shows that overweight in late adolescence in men is a significant risk factor for developing severe liver disease later in life. Contributing to the strength of this research are the large group of men studied (close to 45,000), very long follow-up time (nearly 40 years), and the high percentage of individuals who remained in the study (1 percent loss to follow-up).

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