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• Endometriosis associated with a greater risk of complications in pregnancy
• Power of the media's impact on medicine use revealed
• One in five young venous thromboembolism patients require psychotropic drugs within five years
• New NICE thresholds for diabetes in pregnancy could miss up to 4,000 women per year in UK at risk of complications
• Research on gonorrhea uncovers new immune system trigger
• Scientists find genetic basis of brain networks seen in imaging studies
• Community acquired pneumonia increases long-term morbidity, mortality
• Call for help to killer cells improves cancer rejection
• Serotonin receptor is involved in eczema and other itch conditions
• Unique role of nerve cells in body’s use of energy
• Scientists identify two mutations critical for MERS transmission from bats to humans

Endometriosis associated with a greater risk of complications in pregnancy Posted: 14 Jun 2015 07:57 PM PDT Women with endometriosis are at an increased risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, according to results of a huge nationwide study. Moreover, women with a history of endometriosis whose pregnancies progressed beyond 24 weeks were found to be at a higher than average risk of complications, including hemorrhage (ante- and postpartum) and preterm birth.

Power of the media's impact on medicine use revealed Posted: 14 Jun 2015 10:57 AM PDT More than 60,000 Australians are estimated to have reduced or discontinued their use of prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin medications following the airing of a two-part series critical of statins by ABC TV's science program, Catalyst, a new study reveals.

One in five young venous thromboembolism patients require psychotropic drugs within five years Posted: 14 Jun 2015 10:57 AM PDT One in five young people who experience a venous thromboembolism (VTE)1 will require psychotropic medication within five years, reveals new research. Young VTE patients were twice as likely to experience mental health problems requiring psychotropic medication as their healthy peers.

New NICE thresholds for diabetes in pregnancy could miss up to 4,000 women per year in UK at risk of complications Posted: 11 Jun 2015 04:41 PM PDT The new threshold for diabetes in pregnancy recently introduced by the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence misses a significant number of women at risk of serious complications, a report shows.

Research on gonorrhea uncovers new immune system trigger Posted: 11 Jun 2015 11:44 AM PDT Researchers have uncovered how Gram-negative bacteria -- a broad class of bugs that cause diseases ranging from gonorrhea to diarrhea and pneumonia -- can trigger a reaction from our immune system. This discovery could lead to new therapies and treatments that use the immune system to fight infections instead of antibiotics.

Scientists find genetic basis of brain networks seen in imaging studies Posted: 11 Jun 2015 11:44 AM PDT Synchronized physiological interactions between remote brain regions have genetic underpinnings, a new study has found. The identification of functional-connectivity-associated genes sets the stage for targeted clinical applications, such as finding out how neurodegeneration propagates within a network.

Community acquired pneumonia increases long-term morbidity, mortality Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:13 AM PDT Having had community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) greatly increases the risk of long-term morbidity and mortality compared to the general population who have never had CAP, according to a new study from researchers in Canada, the longest and largest outcomes study of patients with CAP reported to date.

Call for help to killer cells improves cancer rejection Posted: 11 Jun 2015 09:30 AM PDT Many tumors are infiltrated by cells of the innate immune system called eosinophils. Immunologists are now the first to show that eosinophils do, in fact, improve the body's defense against cancer. By releasing special agents, they attract killer T cells into cancerous tissue; the T cells then attack the cancer cells. This finding may help develop more effective cancer immunotherapies.

Serotonin receptor is involved in eczema and other itch conditions Posted: 11 Jun 2015 09:29 AM PDT Scratching the itch of eczema, researchers have identified the serotonin receptor HTR7 as a key mediator of eczema and other forms of chronic itch. Eczema affects some 10 percent of the population and can involve intense, frequent itching and a flaming red rash. There is no cure and treatments are often not effective. The research, in mice, points to targets for new treatments and helps explain why itch can be a side effect of antidepressants.

Unique role of nerve cells in body’s use of energy Posted: 11 Jun 2015 09:26 AM PDT While it is well-known that weight gain results from an imbalance between what we eat and our energy expenditure, not so obvious is the role the nervous system plays in controlling energy balance. Scientists have shed light on the question.

Scientists identify two mutations critical for MERS transmission from bats to humans Posted: 11 Jun 2015 08:45 AM PDT Two critical mutations have been identified that allow the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus to transmit from bats to humans. MERS is in the same virus family as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) responsible for a global epidemic in 2003. MERS was first diagnosed in 2012, and has since infected over 1100 people.

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