Medical News Today, Weekly Newsletter - 31 July 2013

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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
High alcohol relapse rate blamed for poor survival in liver-disease patients	26 Jul 2013
'Marijuana in adolescence can cause permanent brain damage'	26 Jul 2013
The threat of severe violence between males may be a cue for bystanders to intervene in bar fights	26 Jul 2013
Key brain circuits identified that control compulsive drinking in rats	24 Jul 2013

Allergy News
A genetic glitch discovered at the root of allergies	26 Jul 2013
Cat allergy discovery promises new treatments	25 Jul 2013

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Increased fluctuation in blood pressure over time is linked to impaired cognitive function in older people	30 Jul 2013
Accurate blood test for Alzheimer's on the horizon	29 Jul 2013
Glucose intolerance, diabetes or insulin resistance not associated with pathological features of alzheimer disease	29 Jul 2013
Study first to use 'structural' approach in hunt for amyloid-inhibiting agents to treat Alzheimer's disease	29 Jul 2013
Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae to potentially treat senile dementia	29 Jul 2013
In China over 90 percent of dementia cases go undetected	28 Jul 2013
Common blood pressure drugs may slow dementia decline	26 Jul 2013
Research approach highlights potential therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease	26 Jul 2013
Stem cell gene therapy used to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time	26 Jul 2013
New idea and approach in the treatment of vascular dementia	25 Jul 2013
People who carry a particular gene allele APOE4 can be over 10 times more likely to develop late-onset Alzheimer's disease	24 Jul 2013
Vascular dementia safely and effectively treated by Chinese herbal medicines	24 Jul 2013
Should cancer screening be stopped as dementia progresses?	24 Jul 2013

Anxiety / Stress News
Optimists better at regulating stress	25 Jul 2013
High levels of a specific enzyme in mice fetuses linked to anxiety	25 Jul 2013

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
Studies show Rosehip powder can reduce arthritis inflammation and pain and help protect the joints of active people	27 Jul 2013

Asbestos / Mesothelioma News
Potential new target for treating malignant pleural mesothelioma	29 Jul 2013

Autism News
Fresh fuel reignites Asperger's debate	30 Jul 2013
Functional role in the cerebellum suggested by analysis of 26 networked autism genes	29 Jul 2013
'Motion sensor' may aid autism diagnosis and treatment	27 Jul 2013
Computer-aided technique makes it easier to diagnose and treat children with autism	26 Jul 2013
Brain development findings may shed light on neurological disorders such as autism	25 Jul 2013

Back Pain News
Treatment for back pain varies despite published clinical guidelines	29 Jul 2013

Biology / Biochemistry News
New understanding of actin filament growth in cells	30 Jul 2013
New mechanism in the function of a nearly universal biological structure will impact fundamental biology, design of pharmaceuticals	30 Jul 2013
Researchers manage to reactivate head regeneration in a regeneration-deficient species of planarians	26 Jul 2013
Fish brains gave us our hand gestures	25 Jul 2013

Bipolar News
Binge eating with bipolar disorder likely increases psychiatric issues including suicidal thoughts, anxiety	29 Jul 2013

Blood / Hematology News
From gold, a new way to control blood clotting	29 Jul 2013
Doctors pioneer use of 'bug' device to protect critically ill patients	29 Jul 2013
Injectafer receives US FDA approval for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia	27 Jul 2013
After 3.5 year process, NICE recommends Revolade (eltrombopag) for treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), UK	24 Jul 2013
Laser-controlled molecular switch turns blood clotting on, off on command	24 Jul 2013

Bones / Orthopedics News
New studies highlight benefits of EOS 3D imaging in assessing corrective bracing for scoliosis	27 Jul 2013

Breast Cancer News
Singapore scientists discover new drug targets for aggressive breast cancer	30 Jul 2013
New drug targets discovered for aggressive breast cancer	30 Jul 2013
Targeting HER1 receptor for peptide cancer vaccine, therapeutic agents	26 Jul 2013
Mammography recall rates higher from hospitals	26 Jul 2013
Innovative technique seeks to prevent lymphedema in breast cancer patients	24 Jul 2013
Hope for women with hormone resistant breast cancer	24 Jul 2013
Discovery of new target for breast cancer drugs	24 Jul 2013

Cancer / Oncology News
Blocking a master switch controlling cells' response to low levels of oxygen could lead to new cancer drugs	29 Jul 2013
PTEN discovery provides knowledge to individualize cancer treatment	29 Jul 2013
Higher Cancer Incidences Found in Regions Near Refineries and Plants that Release Benzene	29 Jul 2013
The taller the woman, the higher her cancer risk	28 Jul 2013
The Holy Grail in label-free cancer marker detection: Single molecules	28 Jul 2013
Children with cancer receiving home care at greater risk for central line infections	27 Jul 2013
Potential for new, less invasive ways to detect and treat bladder cancer	27 Jul 2013
The worst bone tumors not found to be driven by pathways activated in most K9 bone tumors	26 Jul 2013
Combining oxygen with radiation therapy decelerates many cancer tumors	26 Jul 2013
Family cancer risk may be wider than relative's specific type	25 Jul 2013
New approach for studying deadly brain cancer	25 Jul 2013
New strategy for fiber tracking in human brain	25 Jul 2013
Brain-tumor-associated mutation detected in cerebrospinal fluid using non-invasive digital PCR technology	25 Jul 2013
Inovio Pharmaceuticals' potent hTERT DNA cancer vaccine shows potential to reduce tumors and prevent tumor recurrence	24 Jul 2013
Genetics and live cell imaging illuminate molecular mechanisms that position the cell division machinery in growing tissues	24 Jul 2013
Two-drug combination, under certain circumstances, can theoretically eliminate cancer	24 Jul 2013

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
Children's exercise: Hour a day 'not enough'	30 Jul 2013
Women and heart disease: more deaths, less care	30 Jul 2013
Investing in cardiovascular research benefits economy	30 Jul 2013
High platelet reactivity on clopidogrel predicts stent thrombosis, heart attack, and bleeding	30 Jul 2013
Scientists aim to predict or prevent microbial drug inactivation in cardiac patients	29 Jul 2013
More people learning how to restart a heart could save 100,000 lives per year across Europe, says the European Resuscitation Council	25 Jul 2013
Should off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting be abandoned?	24 Jul 2013
CPPs coordinate lung and heart co-development	24 Jul 2013

Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News
Factors that link HPV and oesophageal cancer	26 Jul 2013
Key role in HPV prevention played by vaccination of boys	25 Jul 2013

Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News
Adaptimmune announces opening of Phase I/IIa clinical trial in ovarian cancer	29 Jul 2013
Promoting Clinical Trials MENA, 7-8 October 2013, Dubai, UAE	24 Jul 2013

Colorectal Cancer News
Physician bonuses help drive increases in laparoscopic colon cancer surgery with minimal benefits for patients, says McMaster study	24 Jul 2013

Conferences News
LogiMed European Medical Device Supply Chain Conference, 5-7 November 2013, Munich, Germany	24 Jul 2013
Medical Devices PPM Toolbox, 5-6 November 2013, Frankfurt, Germany	24 Jul 2013

Dentistry News
Urine used to create teeth - stem cell success	30 Jul 2013
Modern dentistry may benefit from discovery of an evolutionary compromise for long tooth preservation	27 Jul 2013
Think before you drink: Erosion of tooth enamel from soda pop is permanent	24 Jul 2013

Depression News
FDA approves treatment for major depressive disorder in adults	30 Jul 2013
What is Prozac (fluoxetine)? What are the side effects of Prozac?	24 Jul 2013

Dermatology News
Topical analgesic may provide pain-free "skin glue" repair of cuts in children	29 Jul 2013
Nerve regeneration of skin pathological scars promoted by mechanical tension	26 Jul 2013
Sleep deprivation linked to skin aging	26 Jul 2013

Diabetes News
Cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetics with dangerously low blood sugar levels	30 Jul 2013
Gastric bypass offers clues to solving diabetes	29 Jul 2013
How Botox works could reveal diabetes secrets	28 Jul 2013
First patient receives innovative new treatment to tackle combined diabetes and obesity in NHS approved trial initiated by the ABCD, UK	26 Jul 2013
Study suggests that turning on a gene may prevent diabetes	24 Jul 2013

Dyslexia News
An inborn deficit causes children with dyscalculia to have an imprecise representation of numbers	25 Jul 2013
A unique pathway identified in the human brain allows us to learn new words	24 Jul 2013

Ear, Nose and Throat News
Preventing nerve injury during thyroid surgery by routine exposure of recurrent laryngeal nerve	25 Jul 2013

Eating Disorders News
Suicide risk increased by teen eating disorders	24 Jul 2013

Epilepsy News
Study suggests role for adenosine in molecular processes involved in epilepsy	29 Jul 2013
Post-epileptic hippocampal synaptic reconstruction inhibited by gene transduction	29 Jul 2013
Seizures reduced and progression of epilepsy slowed by adenosine therapy	29 Jul 2013
Clues to Dravet syndrome's origins and possible treatment offered by technique called "epilepsy in a dish"	28 Jul 2013

Eye Health / Blindness News
Dry eye sufferers benefit from supplement with omega fatty acids	29 Jul 2013
NICE gives green light to treatment for wet AMD in final guidance	26 Jul 2013

Fertility News
World's first IVF baby born after preimplantation genome sequencing is now 11 months old	24 Jul 2013
Female cancer patients unhappy with insufficient fertility support	24 Jul 2013

Fibromyalgia News
Potential for a faster, simpler diagnosis for fibromyalgia using a finger-stick blood sample	25 Jul 2013

Flu / Cold / SARS News
Potential risk for monkey-to-human leap of adenoviruses	29 Jul 2013

Food Intolerance News
Researcher digs into the contested peanut-allergy epidemic	29 Jul 2013
What is the difference between food allergy and food intolerance?	25 Jul 2013
What is food intolerance? What causes food intolerance?	25 Jul 2013
Rare immune cells promote food-induced allergic inflammation in the esophagus	24 Jul 2013

Genetics News
Happiness is expressed in your genes	30 Jul 2013
Tracking variability in a bacterial population means looking beyond averages	30 Jul 2013
Protein moulds RNA to ensure that activating factors can hold on to it	30 Jul 2013
Simple and versatile tool enables broad-scale genome tinkering	29 Jul 2013
Gene test highly accurate in predicting metastasis in patients with thymoma	26 Jul 2013
Discovery of gene function may help prevent kidney stones	26 Jul 2013
Virus discovery: 'blast' mechanism used to infect host	26 Jul 2013
To ensure proper cell division, centrioles must be kept in check	25 Jul 2013
Controlling genes with light	24 Jul 2013
Study allows a rare glimpse of evolution in progress	24 Jul 2013

Headache / Migraine News
Migraines could be blamed on 'brain artery structure'	29 Jul 2013

Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News
Study shows good doctor-patient relationships facilitate discussions about health care costs	26 Jul 2013
Employee harassment may increase due to loopholes in health care law	25 Jul 2013

Hearing / Deafness News
Antibiotic associated hearing loss prevented by a molecular chaperon	29 Jul 2013
By tracking frequency and time our brains can pick out salient sounds from background noise	25 Jul 2013

HIV / AIDS News
Individuals with HIV helped to adhere to treatment via peer-led program	26 Jul 2013
Experimental drug tackles both HIV and genital herpes	26 Jul 2013
Food fungi in developing countries linked to worse HIV infection	24 Jul 2013

Huntingtons Disease News
Quickly clearing away damaged proteins may help prevent neurodegenerative disorders	24 Jul 2013

Hypertension News
High blood pressure risk and playing college football linked	30 Jul 2013
Potential for drugs to 'switch off' high blood pressure	24 Jul 2013

Immune System / Vaccines News
MAPS technology may generate vaccines conferring strong immunity at reduced cost and risk	30 Jul 2013
Less is sometimes more in the immune system	29 Jul 2013
Doctors say HPV vaccine is safe and "grossly underutilized"	27 Jul 2013
Whooping cough vaccine is only moderately effective in adolescents and adults	26 Jul 2013
Clearest ever pictures of immune cells could help treat cancers and HIV	25 Jul 2013
Transcription factor EBF1 reminds cells who they are	25 Jul 2013
Signal uncovered that prevents the immune system from spinning out of control	25 Jul 2013
Researchers reveal the clearest new pictures of immune cells	24 Jul 2013
How interferon beta proteins bind to cells and activate an immune response	24 Jul 2013
New functions identified for autoimmune disease 'risk' gene	24 Jul 2013

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
Novel mechanism identified in host-pathogen gastroenteritis interactions	30 Jul 2013
Study shows how viruses in gut bacteria change over time	30 Jul 2013
Anti-herpes virus drug treatment may benefit some chronic fatigue syndrome patients	30 Jul 2013
Researchers reveal monoclonal antibody effective against norovirus	27 Jul 2013
Now proof of minor added benefit from Fidaxomicin in severe cases or recurrences of C. difficile infections	27 Jul 2013
Easy and accurate identification of the Black Death	27 Jul 2013
Fullest clinical report of Saudi MERS cases to date points to important differences with SARS	26 Jul 2013
Record incidence of hantavirus disease in Germany	26 Jul 2013
Discovery reveals key mechanism responsible for herpes virus	26 Jul 2013
The dangerous new Middle East coronavirus may have an African origin	26 Jul 2013
A billion people could benefit from a natural pest control protein effective against hookworm	26 Jul 2013
A step toward developing strategies for treatment of bacterial super-infections	25 Jul 2013
Ticks confirmed to harbor Heartland virus, a recently discovered disease in the US	24 Jul 2013
First-ever small animal model of norovirus provides tool for future drug studies	24 Jul 2013

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Print and web-based decision aids associated with increase in informed decision making about prostate cancer screening, study suggests	29 Jul 2013
System developed that uses a big data approach to personalized healthcare	29 Jul 2013

Liver Disease / Hepatitis News
Liver function regenerated and survival extended in mice with hepatic failure using human stem cell-derived hepatocytes	30 Jul 2013
Preventing hepatitis C in young drug injectors	26 Jul 2013
Mechanism discovered behind development of autoimmune hepatitis	25 Jul 2013
Treating people who use drugs is the first step towards eliminating hepatitis C - international guidelines for treatment released today	25 Jul 2013

Lung Cancer News
EGFR mutation testing dropped substantially once funding from the pharmaceutical industry was discontinued	29 Jul 2013
How obesity impacts advanced non-small cell lung cancer	29 Jul 2013
Screening asymptomatic high-risk adults for lung cancer may reduce deaths	29 Jul 2013
New insights into beneficial pathways that also operate in tumors and can regulate anti-tumor responses	24 Jul 2013

Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News
Technique to create better anti-cancer agents, arthritis drugs, and more	30 Jul 2013
No improvement seen in HIV-associated lymphoma survival during the antiretroviral therapy era	30 Jul 2013

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
Robots taking over to help medical research	29 Jul 2013
New biosensor that warns when athletes are about to 'hit the wall' undergoes first human tests	26 Jul 2013
Understanding the strength of the mussels' underwater attachments could enable better glues and biomedical interfaces	25 Jul 2013
BD announces approval of Safety Integrated IV Catheter System for subcutaneous therapy in Europe	25 Jul 2013

Medical Students / Training News
Greater success in personalized medicine class by students who underwent genetic testing	25 Jul 2013

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News
New IOM Report: Medicare spending rates based on regional cost variations unlikely to improve health care	26 Jul 2013

Melanoma / Skin Cancer News
More people beating skin cancer - UK report	25 Jul 2013

Menopause News
Self-evaluation of menopausal symptoms underestimates true burden, Pitt study finds	29 Jul 2013

Mental Health News
The recession hits those with mental health problems harder	30 Jul 2013
Hospital screening tool for suicide risk among self-harmers should be ditched, UK	30 Jul 2013
New guide on suicide prevention for mental health workers	29 Jul 2013
New SANE Australia report calls for action to reduce stigma against mental illness	25 Jul 2013

MRI / PET / Ultrasound News
Study features practical solution for MRI-ultrasound fusion to enable tumor-targeted, tissue-preserving prostate HIFU treatment	27 Jul 2013

Multiple Sclerosis News
No improvement in MS progression offered by cannabis constituent	25 Jul 2013

Neurology / Neuroscience News
Hope for motion sickness victims: Key neurons identified that sense unexpected movement	30 Jul 2013
Novel mechanism uncovered for attention in the brain	30 Jul 2013
Novel mechanism discovered in spinal cord injury	29 Jul 2013
Variant of GCaMPs speeds up charting of the brain	29 Jul 2013
Identification of key target responsible for triggering detrimental effects in brain trauma	29 Jul 2013
Study may advance fundamental understanding of how brain cells communicate	29 Jul 2013
The biological behaviors of neural stem cells regulated by novel nanometer scaffolds	29 Jul 2013
Drinking coffee linked to lower suicide risk in adults	28 Jul 2013
Scientists find way to plant false memories	26 Jul 2013
The Blue Brain Project creates neural simulations that hint at the origin of brain waves	26 Jul 2013
NPY and leptin receptor in the hypothalamus of rats with chronic immobilization stress	26 Jul 2013
New stem cell gene therapy gives hope to prevent Sanfilippo - an inherited neurological disease	25 Jul 2013
Finding may lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative disease and stroke	25 Jul 2013
Managing concussions	24 Jul 2013

Nursing / Midwifery News
Most ward nurses say time pressures force them to "ration" care, UK	30 Jul 2013

Nutrition / Diet News
Food insecurity affects 3.9 million Canadians	29 Jul 2013
Importers to audit food safety, says FDA	27 Jul 2013
Food is main source of BPA for consumers, thermal paper also potentially significant	26 Jul 2013
Lovers of dark chocolate show higher tolerance for bitterness in chocolate ice cream	26 Jul 2013
Arsenic in rice poses health risks when rice consumption high	24 Jul 2013

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
Weight discrimination makes people more obese	29 Jul 2013
Device measures changes in breath acetone concentrations as fat is burned during weight loss	26 Jul 2013
Adolescent girls who walk to school experience improved cognitive performance when compared to other modes of transport	26 Jul 2013
The importance of maintaining muscle mass during weight loss	26 Jul 2013
'Weightism' increases risk for becoming, staying obese	24 Jul 2013

Pain / Anesthetics News
Pain significantly reduced, quality of life improved by integrative medicine interventions	24 Jul 2013

Palliative Care / Hospice Care News
Physician-assisted death laws: Hospice workers struggle on front lines	24 Jul 2013

Parkinson's Disease News
Parkinson's in men may be linked to testosterone decline	30 Jul 2013
Parkinson's discovery yields potential to 'protect' nerve cells	29 Jul 2013
Potential cause of Parkinson's disease discovered that points to a new therapeutic strategy	27 Jul 2013
Preventing infection in hosts receiving transplanted fetal tissues for neurodegenerative disease damage repair	24 Jul 2013

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
Technology in kids' bedrooms disrupts sleep patterns	30 Jul 2013
Food to blame for more children choking	29 Jul 2013
Breastfeeding duration appears associated with intelligence later in life	29 Jul 2013
Kids sleep patterns affected by electronic media time and media presence in the bedroom	29 Jul 2013
Medical devices lead to higher than expected numbers of pediatric pressure ulcers	29 Jul 2013
Accidental ingestion of liquid medications by young children may be reduced by flow restrictors	28 Jul 2013
Improving drug acceptance and compliance in pediatric populations	28 Jul 2013
SIBS Program teaches brothers and sisters how to build positive relationships	26 Jul 2013
How do babies learn avoidance of heights?	26 Jul 2013

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News
Manufacture of pharmaceuticals and other compounds could be streamlined by chemical reaction	25 Jul 2013
Kiadis Pharma to receive GMP manufacturing license and GMP certificate	24 Jul 2013
Click chemistry enables post-translational modification of molecules	24 Jul 2013

Pregnancy / Obstetrics News
Breastfeeding for longer 'improves child's intelligence'	30 Jul 2013
No link discovered between mercury exposure and autism-like behaviors	25 Jul 2013
Smoking during pregnancy linked to child conduct disorder	25 Jul 2013
Potential risks of cold and hay fever remedies in early pregnancy	24 Jul 2013

Primary Care / General Practice News
When considering health care costs, US physicians prioritize patients' best interests	25 Jul 2013
OPP launches MBTI report for healthcare professionals, UK	24 Jul 2013
146 contemporary medical practices identified that offer no net benefits	24 Jul 2013

Prostate / Prostate Cancer News
Campaign results in plummeting rates of unnecessary medical tests in sweden	25 Jul 2013

Psychology / Psychiatry News
Researchers uncover evolutionary pathway of monogamy in humans	30 Jul 2013
Our perception affects how damaging we deem willful acts to be	30 Jul 2013
Materialism may not entirely deserve its bad reputation	30 Jul 2013
Children who use gestures tend to perform better on cognitive tasks	30 Jul 2013
Criminal psychopaths flip a switch to 'turn on' empathy	28 Jul 2013
People likely to safeguard common goods when they trust in leaders, have a sense of belonging	28 Jul 2013
Removing temptation more effective than willpower	26 Jul 2013
Removing a temptation is more effective than relying on willpower alone	26 Jul 2013
Psychopathic criminals do not lack empathy, they just fail to use it automatically	26 Jul 2013
The many benefits of human-animal interaction	25 Jul 2013
Dance performance improved by 'going through the motions'	25 Jul 2013
Speaker's power to act on words influences listeners' brain response	24 Jul 2013
People who migrate to wealthier countries aren't any happier	24 Jul 2013
Food rituals tickle your taste buds	24 Jul 2013
Study examines sustained inattentional blindness in expert observers	24 Jul 2013

Public Health News
Mathematical biologists study how to best prevent bullet deaths	30 Jul 2013
'Shocking bullying culture' at UK health regulator	28 Jul 2013
Ventilation in OR may be affected by patient warming systems, with possible impact on infection risk	28 Jul 2013
Changes proposed in New Orleans area levee systems	27 Jul 2013
Potential for new therapeutic options for a diverse array of challenging medical disorders	26 Jul 2013
"Option awareness" approach makes emergency response faster and better	26 Jul 2013
Development of non-toxic flame retardants	25 Jul 2013
It's safer to live in major cities than urban areas in the US	25 Jul 2013
Solar-powered sterilization technology supported by Gates Foundation	25 Jul 2013
US rural life more dangerous than city-living	24 Jul 2013
In Pacific Northwest nighttime heat waves quadruple	24 Jul 2013

Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News
Patients in shock who were diagnosed with whole-body CT showed significantly lower mortality rates	26 Jul 2013

Respiratory / Asthma News
Enzyme in airway lining cells could hold key for asthma sufferers	27 Jul 2013
Study finds druggable target for pulmonary hypertension	27 Jul 2013

Restless Legs Syndrome News
Restless legs syndrome: Study raises hope for better drugs	30 Jul 2013

Schizophrenia News
Schizophrenia affected by 'poor ability to track moving objects'	30 Jul 2013

Seniors / Aging News
Research shows that people are remaining healthier later in life	30 Jul 2013
Rapamycin showed limited effects on aging in older mice	29 Jul 2013
45 percent of older adults suffer delirium in recovery room after surgery	28 Jul 2013
How death spreads throughout an organism at the end of its life	25 Jul 2013

Sexual Health / STDs News
Women want answers on sex after heart attacks	26 Jul 2013

Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
Full moon affects not only werewolves but human sleep too	26 Jul 2013

Smoking / Quit Smoking News
Menthol cigarettes more addictive, FDA to take action	24 Jul 2013
Unbranded packets succeed in helping smokers quit	24 Jul 2013
Majority of adults in favor of banning smoking when kids are in the car	24 Jul 2013

Stem Cell Research News
Evidence of 'embryonic-like' cells in marrow of adult mice not found by stanford scientists	26 Jul 2013

Stroke News
Emergency physicians distinguish between Bell's palsy and stroke	29 Jul 2013
Stem cell discovery: Astrocytes could repair stroke brain damage	29 Jul 2013
Waking up to new treatments for stroke - WAKE-UP trial starts in the UK	29 Jul 2013
Gender gap in stroke treatment likely due to delay by women seeking care	29 Jul 2013
Motor relearning program improves neurological function of brain ischemia	26 Jul 2013
Stem cell study uncovers brain-protective powers of astrocytes	25 Jul 2013
A patient's recovery from subarachnoid hemorrhage can be compromised by significant other's excessive fears	25 Jul 2013
Stem cell survival after transplantation impacted by melatonin pre-treatment	24 Jul 2013
Detrusor overactivity post-stroke responds to electroacupuncture	24 Jul 2013

Transplants / Organ Donations News
Teens' kidney transplants more likely to fail	30 Jul 2013
Adolescent kidney transplant recipients appear to be at higher risk of transplant failure	29 Jul 2013
Obese kidney failure patients receive survival benefit from transplantation	25 Jul 2013

Tropical Diseases News
New understanding of how Ebola virus suppresses the human immune system	25 Jul 2013
Researchers find evidence that genetic changes play a role in resistance to cholera	24 Jul 2013

Tuberculosis News
Treatments for tuberculosis, cancer will likely improve following breakthrough in detecting DNA mutations	30 Jul 2013
Low expression of immune response gene 'MIF' in Africans increases risk for TB	26 Jul 2013

Urology / Nephrology News
Innovation in mouse model helps researchers distinguish disease mechanisms and biomarkers	30 Jul 2013
New definition of chronic kidney disease labels 1 in 8 adults as sick	30 Jul 2013
The frequency and duration of patient-doctor contact during dialysis care key to patients' health	29 Jul 2013
Study Clarifies Surgical Options for Kidney Cancer	28 Jul 2013
Aquinox Pharmaceuticals commences phase II clinical trial of AQX-1125 in bladder pain syndrome / interstitial cystitis	24 Jul 2013
In patients with kidney disease, calcium linked to increased risk of heart disease and death	24 Jul 2013

Vascular News
Study shows reduction in symptom burden in patients with varicose veins caused by saphenofemoral junction incompetence with PEM treatment	29 Jul 2013
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends heat ablation therapy for patients with varicose veins, UK	24 Jul 2013
When to order vascular laboratory tests: New report helps clinicians decide	24 Jul 2013

Veterans / Ex-Servicemen News
Outdoor activities linked to improved mental health of veterans	29 Jul 2013

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News
Study finds potential well water contaminants highest near natural gas drilling	30 Jul 2013
New technologies aimed at coping with the global scarcity of clean water	26 Jul 2013
Could your 3D printer make you ill?	25 Jul 2013

Women's Health / Gynecology News
Female deaths much less likely to be reported to coroner in England and Wales, UK	30 Jul 2013
Removing a woman's ovaries during a hysterectomy for noncancerous disease	29 Jul 2013

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