Archive: 07/02/2012
Major new study finds clues to the genetic causes of osteoarthritis (Update)
(Medical Xpress) -- UK scientists have discovered more genetic regions associated with the cause of osteoarthritis. Researchers from nine institutions across the UK have described the findings as a significant breakthrough ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
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Mexico declares bird flu 'emergency'
The Mexican government declared a national animal health emergency on Monday in the face of an aggressive bird flu epidemic that has infected nearly 1.7 million poultry.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Deleting a single gene results in autism-like behavior; immunosuppressant drug prevents symptoms
Deleting a single gene in the cerebellum of mice can cause key autistic-like symptoms, researchers have found. They also discovered that rapamycin, a commonly used immunosuppressant drug, prevented these symptoms.
Genetics
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Researchers report success in treating autism spectrum disorder
Using a mouse model of autism, researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have successfully treated an autism spectrum disorder characterized by severe cognitive impairment.
Autism spectrum disorders
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New study validates activity of rare genetic variant in glioma
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center working with colleagues at three other institutions have validated a link between a rare genetic variant and the risk of glioma, the most common and lethal type of brain tumor. The validation ...
Genetics
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Fast food intake increases risk of diabetes and heart disease in Singapore
The dangers of fast food are well documented; the portions are often larger and the food is generally high in calories and low in nutrients. Now, University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers have examined the ...
Cardiology
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Autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may share common underlying factors
New research led by a medical geneticist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine points to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) among individuals whose parents or siblings have been diagnosed ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Medicare coverage gap associated with reductions in antidepressant use in study
The Medicare Part D coverage gap was associated with reduced use of antidepressants in a study of beneficiaries 65 years or older with depression, according to a report by Archives of General Psychiatry.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Nearly 30 percent of teens involved in sexting despite being 'bothered' by requests: study
Teens are sexting -- and at higher rates than previously reported. In the first study of the public health impact of teen sexting, researchers found that close to 30 percent are engaging in the practice of sending nude pictures ...
Health
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Scientists discover dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder
A recent study by Erika J. Wolf, PhD, and Principal Investigator Mark W. Miller, PhD, both from the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System and Department of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Study suggests antipsychotic drugs during pregnancy linked to increased risk of gestational diabetes
A study that examined maternal use of antipsychotic drugs during pregnancy suggests that these medications may be linked to an increased risk of gestational diabetes, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Women infected with Toxoplasma gondii have increased risk of attempting suicide: study
Women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) parasite, which is spread through contact with cat feces or eating undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables, are at increased risk of attempting suicide, according to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Uncontrollable anger prevalent among US youth
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adolescents have experienced an anger attack that involved threatening violence, destroying property or engaging in violence toward others at some point in their lives. These severe attacks of uncontrollable ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Study examines outcomes of patients who refuse transfusion following cardiac surgery
Jehovah's Witness patients who undergo cardiac surgery do not appear to be at increased risk for surgical complications or death when compared to patients who undergo cardiac surgery and receive blood transfusions, according ...
Cardiology
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Study examines fingolimod therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis
The medication fingolimod reduced inflammatory lesion activity and reduced brain volume loss in patients with multiple sclerosis who participated in a two-year placebo-controlled clinical trial and were assessed by magnetic ...
Neuroscience
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