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• Kangaroo mother care helps premature babies thrive 20 years later, study shows
• Type of psychotherapy matters in treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
• Researchers' findings offer clue on how to block biofilm shields of bacterial infections
• New nonsurgical repair of the most common heart defect found in extremely premature newborns shown to be effective
• Drinking 'settings' tied to college sexual assault
• Anesthetic cream best for relieving vaccination pain in infants
• Why we walk on our heels instead of our toes: Longer virtual limbs
• Enzyme that regulates DNA repair may offer new precision treatments for breast and ovarian cancer
• Silent heart attack in women
• Fasting kills cancer cells of most common type of childhood leukemia,study shows
• Baby boomers on a bender: Emerging trends in alcohol binge and use disorders among older adults
• The antibody that normalizes tumor vessels
• Aging process increases DNA mutations in important type of stem cell
• 'Rewired' cells show promise for targeted cancer therapy
• Loss of ARID1A protein drives onset, progress of colon cancer
• Bone marrow-derived cells are source of key kidney disease biomarker SuPAR
• New compound eases neuropathic pain from light touch
• Famine alters metabolism for successive generations
• A $5 fix for a nasty parasite
• Rural communities see steep increase in babies born with opioid withdrawal
• Smoking down, number of lives saved up as more countries embrace tobacco control measures
• Meeting patients' socioeconomic needs can improve cardiovascular risk factors
• Applying the '80/20 rule' to social costs
• New blood draw protocol could minimize risk for critically ill children
• Study shows effectiveness of testimonial warning labels on tobacco products
• How physical exercise aids in stroke recovery
• The first-in-human clinical trial targeting Alzheimer's tau protein
• Dual loss of TET proteins prompts lethal upsurge in inflammatory T cells in a mouse model of lymphoid cancer
• High school football players, 1956-1970, did not have increase of neurodegenerative diseases
• What else comes with a college degree? An extra 10 pounds, says new study
• The loneliness of the individual athlete
• Blood pressure medication paves the way for approaches to managing Barrett's syndrome
• Painless microneedle patch could replace needles
• Antipsychotic drug use increases risk of mortality among persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Arginine deprivation may be a useful strategy for treating bladder cancers, new study finds
• Scientists identify gene predisposing to artery-damaging disease
• Brain locations that control diabetes drugs’ weight loss effects examined
• Circulation favors placenta over brain in fetuses of diabetic mothers
• Sexual harassment common among middle school children, study finds

Kangaroo mother care helps premature babies thrive 20 years later, study shows Posted: 12 Dec 2016 12:59 PM PST Better behaved, larger brains, higher paychecks: a new groundbreaking study finds that Kangaroo Mother Care has enduring benefits 20 years later.

Type of psychotherapy matters in treatment of irritable bowel syndrome Posted: 12 Dec 2016 12:27 PM PST The type of psychotherapy used to treat the gastrointestinal disorder irritable bowel syndrome makes a difference in improving patients' daily functioning, new research has found.

Researchers' findings offer clue on how to block biofilm shields of bacterial infections Posted: 12 Dec 2016 12:25 PM PST Fatty acids known as oxylipins play a critical role in the formation of the biofilm shield that protects disease-causing bacteria from antibiotics, research reveals for the first time.

New nonsurgical repair of the most common heart defect found in extremely premature newborns shown to be effective Posted: 12 Dec 2016 12:25 PM PST A new minimally invasive technique for repairing the most common cardiac birth defect in extremely premature newborns can be performed safely with a high success rate in babies as small as 755 grams – about 1.6 pounds – only a few days after birth.

Drinking 'settings' tied to college sexual assault Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:46 AM PST Although alcohol is believed to play a role in college sexual assaults, there is no evidence that male students' binge drinking per se boosts their odds of becoming a perpetrator, according to a study.

Anesthetic cream best for relieving vaccination pain in infants Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:46 AM PST For babies under age one year, lidocaine cream, combined with a small amount of sugar given by mouth and infant soothing, can help relieve pain from routine vaccinations, according to a study.

Why we walk on our heels instead of our toes: Longer virtual limbs Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:46 AM PST While many animals walk on the balls of their feet, humans use a heel-first stride. Researchers suggest that this gives humans the advantage of longer 'virtual limbs.'

Enzyme that regulates DNA repair may offer new precision treatments for breast and ovarian cancer Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:38 AM PST Researchers have identified an enzyme called UCHL3 that regulates the BRCA2 pathway, which is important for DNA repair, report scientists.

Silent heart attack in women Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:38 AM PST Women often neglect their own heart health during the holidays and can suffer serious health problems, suggests a new report.

Fasting kills cancer cells of most common type of childhood leukemia,study shows Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:36 AM PST Intermittent fasting inhibits the development and progression of the most common type of childhood leukemia, researchers have found.

Baby boomers on a bender: Emerging trends in alcohol binge and use disorders among older adults Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:36 AM PST Trends of self-reported past-month binge alcohol use and alcohol use disorder were examined among adults age 50 and older. The researchers found significant increases in past-year alcohol use, past-month alcohol use, past-month binge drinking, and alcohol use disorders.

The antibody that normalizes tumor vessels Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:34 AM PST Scientists have discovered that their antisepsis antibody also reduces glioma, lung and breast cancer progression in mice, outlines a new report.

Aging process increases DNA mutations in important type of stem cell Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:58 AM PST Researchers who looked at the effect of aging on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) found that genetic mutations increased with the age of the donor who provided the source cells, according to study results.

'Rewired' cells show promise for targeted cancer therapy Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:58 AM PST A major challenge in truly targeted cancer therapy is cancer's suppression of the immune system. Synthetic biologists now have developed a general method for 'rewiring' immune cells to flip this action around. When cancer is present, molecules secreted at tumor sites render many immune cells inactive. The researchers genetically engineered human immune cells to sense the tumor-derived molecules in the immediate environment and to respond by becoming more active, not less.

Loss of ARID1A protein drives onset, progress of colon cancer Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:58 AM PST A team of scientists has developed a model system in mice that allows them to look closely at how a protein often mutated in human cancer exerts its tumor-silencing effects. The new findings shed light on how epigenetic processes contribute to gene regulation and the onset of colon cancer.

Bone marrow-derived cells are source of key kidney disease biomarker SuPAR Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:58 AM PST A protein that is a reliable biomarker for chronic kidney disease originates in the bone marrow, new research suggests. This discovery of where the suPAR protein is an important step towards earlier detection -and possible prevention -- of a disease suffered by one in 10 adults, kills 48,000 people and costs Medicare $49 billion each year

New compound eases neuropathic pain from light touch Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:57 AM PST Slightest touch can evoke pain in patients suffering from nerve injuries. Researchers have suppressed this type of pain in mice. They applied a chemical substance to the skin which blocked the action of an ion channel which is responsible for the perception of light touch. Activation of this channel also leads to severe pain after injuries, which the substance eliminated. The method could work in humans.

Famine alters metabolism for successive generations Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:57 AM PST A famine that afflicted China between 1959 and 1961 is associated with an increased hyperglycemia risk not only among people who were born then, but also among the children they had a generation later.

A $5 fix for a nasty parasite Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:57 AM PST Engineers are the first to demonstrate that the attachment of oocysts to environmental biofilms is a calcium-mediated process -- a crucial step toward the development of an improved detection method for Cryptosporidium parvum, an infectious, sometimes deadly, parasite.

Rural communities see steep increase in babies born with opioid withdrawal Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:57 AM PST The number of babies born with drug withdrawal symptoms from opioids grew substantially faster in rural communities than in cities, a new study suggests.

Smoking down, number of lives saved up as more countries embrace tobacco control measures Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:57 AM PST Between 2008 and 2014, more than 53 million people in 88 countries stopped smoking due to tobacco control measures, which means that more than 22 million smoking-related deaths have been averted, say authors of a new report.

Meeting patients' socioeconomic needs can improve cardiovascular risk factors Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:57 AM PST Patients enrolled in a program designed to help meet socioeconomic needs that can affect their health had modest but significant improvements in several key cardiovascular risk factors, report investigators.

Applying the '80/20 rule' to social costs Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:57 AM PST An analysis of the lives of nearly a thousand people shows that a small group who had poor childhood 'brain health' accounts for the lion's share of social costs when they reach adulthood. Twenty percent of participants accounted for 81 percent of criminal convictions, 77 percent of fatherless childrearing, 78 percent of prescriptions filled, 66 percent of welfare benefits, 57 percent of hospital nights, 54 percent of cigarettes smoked and 36 percent of insurance claims.

New blood draw protocol could minimize risk for critically ill children Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:56 AM PST Researchers report that implementing a checklist-style set of procedures appears to cut almost in half the number of potentially unnecessary blood culture draws in critically ill children without endangering doctors' ability to diagnose and treat life-threatening blood infections.

Study shows effectiveness of testimonial warning labels on tobacco products Posted: 12 Dec 2016 07:53 AM PST Cigarette warning labels featuring photos of real smokers who were harmed by their habit are more effective in getting smokers to quit than the text-only labels currently in use, research indicates.

How physical exercise aids in stroke recovery Posted: 12 Dec 2016 07:53 AM PST Mice that had free-access to a running wheel were able to maintain ocular dominance plasticity after suffering a stroke, compared to those that didn't, new research shows. These exciting observations have the potential to provide a simple but effective method to protect and rehabilitate patients that are prone to, or have already suffered, a stroke.

The first-in-human clinical trial targeting Alzheimer's tau protein Posted: 12 Dec 2016 07:11 AM PST For the first time, targeting the other feature of Alzheimer's disease, tau, has given fruitful results. In an unprecedented study, active vaccination in humans has resulted in a favorable immune response in 29 out of the 30 patients with only minor side effects.

Dual loss of TET proteins prompts lethal upsurge in inflammatory T cells in a mouse model of lymphoid cancer Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:57 AM PST Members of the TET family of proteins help protect against cancer by regulating the chemical state of DNA --and thus turning growth-promoting genes on or off. These latest findings illustrate just how important TET proteins are in controlling cell proliferation and cell fate.

High school football players, 1956-1970, did not have increase of neurodegenerative diseases Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:49 AM PST Varsity football players from 1956 to 1970 did not have an increased risk of degenerative brain diseases compared with athletes in other varsity sports, new research concludes.

What else comes with a college degree? An extra 10 pounds, says new study Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:49 AM PST College students gained an average of 10 pounds over the course of their college years, a study has found, and number of students who were overweight or obese increased 78 percent. The extra weight translates to a variety of increased health risks, the study says.

The loneliness of the individual athlete Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:46 AM PST Athletes in individual sports are more prone to developing depressive symptoms than athletes in team sports.

Blood pressure medication paves the way for approaches to managing Barrett's syndrome Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:46 AM PST New ways of using mechanisms behind certain blood pressure medications may, in the future, spare some patient groups both discomfort and lifelong concern over cancer of the esophagus.

Painless microneedle patch could replace needles Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:44 AM PST It's only a matter of time before drugs are administered via patches with painless microneedles instead of unpleasant injections. But designers need to balance the need for flexible, comfortable-to-wear material with effective microneedle penetration of the skin. Researchers say they may have cracked the problem.

Antipsychotic drug use increases risk of mortality among persons with Alzheimer's disease Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:44 AM PST Antipsychotic drug use is associated with a 60 percent increased risk of mortality among persons with Alzheimer's disease, shows a recent study. The risk was highest at the beginning of drug use and remained increased in long-term use. Use of two or more antipsychotic drugs concomitantly was associated with almost two times higher risk of mortality than monotherapy.

Arginine deprivation may be a useful strategy for treating bladder cancers, new study finds Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:44 AM PST Arginine-degrading--enzyme therapy is beneficial for the treatment of cancers lacking the enzyme needed for arginine synthesis (argininosuccinate synthetase 1), according to a new report.

Scientists identify gene predisposing to artery-damaging disease Posted: 11 Dec 2016 04:42 AM PST A genetic discoverycould help explain a cause of a mysterious artery-damaging disease that may affect up to an estimated 5 million Americans and often strikes without warning.

Brain locations that control diabetes drugs’ weight loss effects examined Posted: 11 Dec 2016 04:42 AM PST Certain type 2 diabetes drugs promote weight loss, but how they do this remains poorly understood. Insight into how these drugs work in the body -- and especially the brain -- could help create new drugs that effectively control body weight. In an important advance on that front, a new study shows that these drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), reduce body mass by targeting a different part of the brain than previously thought.

Circulation favors placenta over brain in fetuses of diabetic mothers Posted: 11 Dec 2016 04:41 AM PST Blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in fetuses of mothers with diabetes, reveals new research.

Sexual harassment common among middle school children, study finds Posted: 09 Dec 2016 03:48 PM PST Sexual harassment is a prevalent form of victimization that most antibullying programs ignore and teachers and school officials often fail to recognize, says a bullying and youth violence expert. The five-year study found that homophobic bullying is the precursor to sexual harassment among adolescents.

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