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• Very poorly controlled asthma highly prevalent in TENOR II cohort after more than a decade
• Performance of direct-to-consumer teledermatology services
• Tiny coils improve quality of life for patients with severe emphysema
• Fathers' age, lifestyle associated with birth defects
• Study finds non-narcotic nerve block controls children's pain, shortens hospital stays
• Motivational interviewing may reduce COPD readmissions
• New way to predict COPD progression; new treatment may be on the horizon
• Risk of mortality linked to interstitial lung abnormalities
• Symptoms of 'chronic multisymptom illness' may be common in Iraq, Afghanistan vets
• New research estimates probability of mega-earthquake in the Aleutians
• Possums in New Zealand prefer leaves high in available protein
• Nobel insight into interaction between discharge plasma and cells via TRP channel
• A new sensor to assess the biodiversity in the atmosphere
• Identification of a network of brain regions involved in mathematics
• Can a smartphone application help treat anxiety and depression?
• New cardiac imaging technique improves accuracy by removing need to breathe
• Physicists measure van der Waals forces of individual atoms for the first time
• The gluten-free diet in children: Do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Very poorly controlled asthma highly prevalent in TENOR II cohort after more than a decade Posted: 15 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT Nearly half (48 percent) of patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma in The Epidemiology and Natural History of Asthma: Outcomes and Treatment Regimens follow-up study (TENOR II) still had very poorly controlled (VPC) symptoms after more than a decade of treatment, according to a new study. The risk of persistent VPC asthma was associated with specific demographic and clinical factors.

Performance of direct-to-consumer teledermatology services Posted: 15 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT A study that used fake patients to assess the performance of direct-to-consumer teledermatology websites suggests that incorrect diagnoses were made, treatment recommendations sometimes contradicted guidelines, and prescriptions frequently lacked disclosure about possible adverse effects and pregnancy risks, according to a new article.

Tiny coils improve quality of life for patients with severe emphysema Posted: 15 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT Minimally invasive implantation of tiny coils into the lungs improves exercise ability, lung function and quality of life.

Fathers' age, lifestyle associated with birth defects Posted: 15 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT A growing body of research is revealing associations between birth defects and a father's age, alcohol use and environmental factors, say researchers. They say these defects result from epigenetic alterations that can potentially affect multiple generations.

Study finds non-narcotic nerve block controls children's pain, shortens hospital stays Posted: 15 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT A new study has found an effective way to control pain following minimally invasive surgery to correct a congenital condition called pectus excavatum. Children are sent home with catheters that infuse a non-narcotic nerve-blocking drug called a paravertebral blockade. Use of the blocks shortens hospital stays and reduces opioid use after surgery.

Motivational interviewing may reduce COPD readmissions Posted: 15 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT Motivational interviewing, a goal-oriented, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change used in health coaching, is a feasible intervention that may reduce short-term readmissions for COPD patients. The study is the first available randomized study to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the intervention.

New way to predict COPD progression; new treatment may be on the horizon Posted: 15 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT New research has found that a process initiated in white blood cells known as neutrophils may lead to worse outcomes for some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The discovery may help identify patients at higher risk for COPD progression, who might also show little benefit from standard treatments.

Risk of mortality linked to interstitial lung abnormalities Posted: 15 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT New research uncovering a link between Interstitial Lung Abnormalities and an increased risk of in-hospital mortality has been reported

Symptoms of 'chronic multisymptom illness' may be common in Iraq, Afghanistan vets Posted: 13 May 2016 10:02 AM PDT In a study of more than 300 soldiers who had deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, a majority reported symptoms consistent with 'chronic multisymptom illness' -- a diagnosis that up till now has been associated mainly with Gulf War service.

New research estimates probability of mega-earthquake in the Aleutians Posted: 13 May 2016 07:08 AM PDT A team of researchers have estimated the probability of a Magnitude 9+ earthquake in the Aleutian Islands -- an event with sufficient power to create a mega-tsunami especially threatening to Hawai'i.

Possums in New Zealand prefer leaves high in available protein Posted: 13 May 2016 07:08 AM PDT Researchers at the Australian National University have found possums in New Zealand prefer to eat leaves high in available protein, giving authorities new evidence to help them limit possum damage to New Zealand's forests.

Nobel insight into interaction between discharge plasma and cells via TRP channel Posted: 13 May 2016 07:08 AM PDT Researchers have discovered that the short-lived reactive species generated by plasma can enhance the calcium ion influx into cells.

A new sensor to assess the biodiversity in the atmosphere Posted: 13 May 2016 05:47 AM PDT Researchers have designed a portable autonomous device capable of collecting and assessing bacterial, viral and fungal biodiversity in the air as well as pollen in different urban areas and seasons.

Identification of a network of brain regions involved in mathematics Posted: 13 May 2016 05:45 AM PDT Scientists have just revealed that the brain has a network of brain regions involved in advanced mathematics, as well as simpler arithmetic operations. This network is only activated when numbers are seen, in a population of high-level university students including both experts in mathematics and non-mathematicians. These results were obtained using functional MRI on university students specializing in mathematics and other disciplines.

Can a smartphone application help treat anxiety and depression? Posted: 13 May 2016 05:31 AM PDT Researchers have examined the initial trial of a smartphone application designed to help people manage their problems.

New cardiac imaging technique improves accuracy by removing need to breathe Posted: 13 May 2016 05:31 AM PDT A new technique for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging improves accuracy by removing patients' need to breathe, reveals research.

Physicists measure van der Waals forces of individual atoms for the first time Posted: 13 May 2016 05:31 AM PDT Physicists have succeeded in measuring the very weak van der Waals forces between individual atoms for the first time. To do this, they fixed individual noble gas atoms within a molecular network and determined the interactions with a single xenon atom that they had positioned at the tip of an atomic force microscope, as the international team of researchers reports.

The gluten-free diet in children: Do the risks outweigh the benefits? Posted: 13 May 2016 05:31 AM PDT The prevalence of celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune disease, is increasing. The only treatment for CD is a gluten-free diet. However, the increasing prevalence of CD does not account for the disproportionate increase in growth of the gluten-free food industry (136 percent from 2013 to 2015). Experts discuss several of the most common inaccuracies regarding the gluten-free diet.

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