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• Deadly sleeping sickness set to be eliminated in six years
• Hidden hearing loss revealed by researchers
• Hypercholesterolemia: Under diagnosed, under treated
• Plastics compound, BPS, often substituted for BPA, alters mouse moms' behavior and brain regions
• Researchers estimate time since death using necrobiome
• Scientists discover concussion biomarker
• Promising discovery for a non-invasive early detection of Alzheimer's disease
• Roadmap to more personalized cancer treatment
• Study potentially explains vulnerability of young cancer patients to treatment toxicities
• Here's why you don't feel jet-lagged when you run a fever
• Obesity-associated protein could be linked to leukemia development
• Training to become a scuba diver? Start at the dentist
• Some glioblastoma patients benefit from 'ineffective' treatment, researchers say
• Gene activity predicts progression of autoimmune disease, researchers find
• Scientists accelerate immune response to tuberculosis in mice
• Know thy enemy: Kill MRSA with tailored chemistry
• Occupational therapy may have the potential to slow down functional decline and reduce behavioral troubles
• Discrimination interacts with genetics, impacts health
• Recovery from brain injury, better sleep go hand in hand
• Specific molecular events that could explain allergic reactions to air pollution
• Oddly shaped immune cells cause fibrosis
• Scientists show how drug binds with 'hidden pocket' on flu virus

Deadly sleeping sickness set to be eliminated in six years Posted: 22 Dec 2016 11:36 AM PST A Gambian sleeping sickness could be eliminated in 6 years thanks to new research. A combination of active screening and tsetse fly traps, it turns out, will be the key to quick elimination. Without changing current strategy, however, researchers warn that elimination isn't predicted until the next century.

Hidden hearing loss revealed by researchers Posted: 22 Dec 2016 11:35 AM PST A new hearing test has been developed that can identify hearing loss or deficits in some individuals considered to have normal or near-normal hearing in traditional tests.

Hypercholesterolemia: Under diagnosed, under treated Posted: 22 Dec 2016 11:34 AM PST A life-threatening genetic disorder known as familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is both underdiagnosed and undertreated, new research suggests.

Plastics compound, BPS, often substituted for BPA, alters mouse moms' behavior and brain regions Posted: 22 Dec 2016 11:34 AM PST In the first study of its kind, environmental health scientists and neuroscientists examined the effects of the compound bisphenol S (BPS) on maternal behavior and related brain regions in mice. They found subtle but striking behavior changes in nesting mothers exposed during pregnancy and lactation and in their daughters exposed in utero.

Researchers estimate time since death using necrobiome Posted: 22 Dec 2016 11:34 AM PST Currently, when a deceased human is discovered, the forensic techniques for estimating time elapsed since death are not very precise. However, in a new study, researchers have turned to analyzing the human microbiome, the bacteria and other microbes that live on and in our bodies, for clues about the postmortem interval of a cadaver.

Scientists discover concussion biomarker Posted: 22 Dec 2016 10:48 AM PST The secret to reliably diagnosing concussions lies in the brain's ability to process sound, according to a new study. Widely considered a crisis in professional sports and youth athletic programs, sports-related concussions have had devastating neurological, physical, social and emotional consequences for millions of athletes.

Promising discovery for a non-invasive early detection of Alzheimer's disease Posted: 22 Dec 2016 10:46 AM PST A team of scientists has pioneered new technology that detects in human blood platelets the pathological oligomeric forms of brain tau protein in patients with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, leading toward high relevance findings for the research community.

Roadmap to more personalized cancer treatment Posted: 22 Dec 2016 10:04 AM PST People with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and the KRAS-variant inherited genetic mutation have significantly improved survival when given a short course of the drug cetuximab in combination with standard chemotherapy and radiation, research has found.

Study potentially explains vulnerability of young cancer patients to treatment toxicities Posted: 22 Dec 2016 10:04 AM PST Scientists have discovered a potential explanation for why brain and heart tissues in very young children are more sensitive to collateral damage from cancer treatment than older individuals.

Here's why you don't feel jet-lagged when you run a fever Posted: 22 Dec 2016 10:04 AM PST A clump of just a few thousand brain cells, no bigger than a mustard seed, controls the daily ebb and flow of most bodily processes in mammals -- sleep/wake cycles, most notably. Now, scientists report direct evidence in mice for how those cell clusters control sleep and relay light cues about night and day throughout the body.

Obesity-associated protein could be linked to leukemia development Posted: 22 Dec 2016 10:04 AM PST Cancer researchers have found an obesity-associated protein's role in leukemia development and drug response which could lead to more effective therapies for the illness.

Training to become a scuba diver? Start at the dentist Posted: 22 Dec 2016 10:04 AM PST 41 percent of scuba divers experienced dental symptoms in the water, research shows. Recreational divers should consider consulting with their dentist before diving if they recently received dental care.

Some glioblastoma patients benefit from 'ineffective' treatment, researchers say Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:58 AM PST A subgroup of patients with a devastating brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme benefited from treatment with a class of chemotherapy drugs that two previous large clinical trials indicated was ineffective against the disease, according to a study.

Gene activity predicts progression of autoimmune disease, researchers find Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:58 AM PST A new diagnostic tool for a rare and deadly autoimmune disease that affects the skin and internal organs has now been developed by researchers.

Scientists accelerate immune response to tuberculosis in mice Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:58 AM PST New research findings provide insight into the immune system pathways that may be key to developing an effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine.

Know thy enemy: Kill MRSA with tailored chemistry Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:58 AM PST Medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill MRSA, a common and often deadly bacteria that causes skin, lung, and heart infections. The success is due to their strategy, which found a weakness and exploited it in a way the bacteria should have trouble countering, the researchers report.

Occupational therapy may have the potential to slow down functional decline and reduce behavioral troubles Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:58 AM PST Dementia patients benefiting from occupational therapy sessions report relevant clinical benefits over the intervention period, according to a research study. The research suggested the influence of occupational therapy on reducing behavioral troubles, caregivers' burden and amount of informal care over the intervention period and a stabilization over the 3-months period thereafter.

Discrimination interacts with genetics, impacts health Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:53 AM PST It's no secret that discrimination is stressful for those who experience it, but turns out the issue is more than skin deep -- these stressors can interact with our genetics to negatively impact our health, a new study shows.

Recovery from brain injury, better sleep go hand in hand Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:53 AM PST After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), people also experience major sleep problems, including changes in their sleep-wake cycle. A new study shows that recovering from these two conditions occurs in parallel.

Specific molecular events that could explain allergic reactions to air pollution Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:48 AM PST Scientists have pinpointed specific molecular events that could explain allergic reactions to air pollution. These findings provide a new therapeutic candidate to treat asthma and related respiratory diseases.

Oddly shaped immune cells cause fibrosis Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:48 AM PST Scientists report a new group of monocytes they call SatM. Studies in mice show that SatM may be responsible for causing fibrosis and creates a new drug target for an ailment that has little effective therapies.

Scientists show how drug binds with 'hidden pocket' on flu virus Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:48 AM PST A new study is the first to show exactly how the drug Arbidol stops influenza infections. The research reveals that Arbidol stops the virus from entering host cells by binding within a recessed pocket on the virus.

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