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• How can I tell if they're lying?
• Cognitive behavior therapy can help overcome fear of the dentist
• White matter damage caused by 'skunk-like' cannabis, study shows
• Personally tailored diabetes care reduces mortality in women, but not men, study suggests
• Even the elderly can recover from a severe traumatic brain injury
• Molecular trigger for cerebral cavernous malformation identified
• Immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes deemed safe in first US trial
• Discovery could open door to frozen preservation of tissues, whole organs
• NTDs disproportionately found in areas of poverty in Islamic Nations
• New strategy discovered for treating arthritis
• Two-thirds of studies on 'psychosocial' treatments fail to declare conflicts of interest
• Certain factors may help identify patients for surgical procedure for obstructive sleep apnea
• Researchers urge caution in prescribing commonly used drug to treat ADHD

How can I tell if they're lying? Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:26 AM PST Sarcasm, white lies and teasing can be difficult to identify for those with certain disorders. For those who suffer from diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, or neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism spectrum disorder, identifying white lies may be even harder. But new video inventory may help, say researchers.

Cognitive behavior therapy can help overcome fear of the dentist Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST Cognitive behavioral therapy could help many people with a dental phobia overcome their fear of visiting the dentist and enable them to receive dental treatment without the need to be sedated, according to a new study.

White matter damage caused by 'skunk-like' cannabis, study shows Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST Smoking high potency 'skunk-like' cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, according to a new study.

Personally tailored diabetes care reduces mortality in women, but not men, study suggests Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST A follow-up study to assess the effects of personally tailored diabetes care in general practice has revealed that such care reduces mortality (both all-cause and diabetes-related), in women, but not men.

Even the elderly can recover from a severe traumatic brain injury Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:19 AM PST Even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury, suggests new research. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas.

Molecular trigger for cerebral cavernous malformation identified Posted: 26 Nov 2015 07:43 AM PST Researchers in Italy, Germany and the United States have identified a regulatory protein crucial for the development of cerebral cavernous malformation -- a severe and incurable disease mainly affecting the brain microvasculature. The results show that the KLF4 protein plays a central role in the development of CCM lesions.

Immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes deemed safe in first US trial Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:37 AM PST Patients experienced no serious adverse reactions after receiving infusions of as many as 2.6 billion cells that had been specially selected to protect the body's ability to produce insulin, report scientists and physicians at the end of a trial focused on a new type 1 diabetes immunotherapy approach.

Discovery could open door to frozen preservation of tissues, whole organs Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST A new approach to 'vitrification,' or ice-free cryopreservation, has been discovered, which could ultimately allow a much wider use of extreme cold to preserve tissues and even organs for later use.

NTDs disproportionately found in areas of poverty in Islamic Nations Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST The Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation is an inter-governmental organization of 57 Muslim-majority countries with a mission to promote human rights and advance science and technology development. A newly published review examines the current state of neglected tropical diseases in OIC countries and how this corresponds to human development and poverty.

New strategy discovered for treating arthritis Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST Arthritis patients could one day benefit from a novel form of medicine, according to researchers. Their early study indicates that arthritic cartilage, previously thought to be impenetrable to therapies, could be treated by a patient's own 'microvesicles' that are able to travel into cartilage cells and deliver therapeutic agents.

Two-thirds of studies on 'psychosocial' treatments fail to declare conflicts of interest Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST The creators of commercially sold counseling programs increasingly profit from public health services across the world. However, a new study on the evidence basis for some of the market leaders reveals that serious conflicts of interest across the majority of the research go habitually undisclosed.

Certain factors may help identify patients for surgical procedure for obstructive sleep apnea Posted: 25 Nov 2015 08:32 AM PST Patients with more severe obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to receive greater benefit from the surgical procedure known as maxillomandibular advancement, according to a recent study.

Researchers urge caution in prescribing commonly used drug to treat ADHD Posted: 24 Nov 2015 05:43 PM PST Authors of new Cochrane Review remain uncertain about effect of widely used medicine on ADHD symptoms, despite large amount of research. Some evidence of increased sleeplessness and loss of appetite leads researchers to encourage more caution in use of methylphenidate.

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