Archive: 02/08/2016
Hidden tooth infections may predispose people to heart disease
According to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki, an infection of the root tip of a tooth increases the risk of coronary artery disease, even if the infection is symptomless.
Aug 2, 2016
Addiction silences synapses in reward circuits
In addiction, cues in the environment can form strong associations with the drug of abuse. A new study in Biological Psychiatry suggests that alterations in silent synapses, inactive connections between neurons, could be ...
Aug 2, 2016
Neuroscience-based framework for addiction diagnosis
When it comes to an addictive disorder, you either have it or you don't. But this dichotomous nature of the diagnosis fails to recognize the complexity and diversity of addiction's origins and manifestation in people. A new ...
Aug 2, 2016
Experts assess changes to breast cancer screening recommendations
A new article discusses the evidentiary support for the recent changes made by the American Cancer Society in its recommendations for breast cancer screening. In addition to modifying the suggested ages for annual and biannual ...
Aug 2, 2016
Social media helps diagnose parasitic disease in teen travelers
A new report details how physicians and patients used social media to help diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis in a group of teens who traveled on a youth adventure trip to Israel. Their posts quickly brought the cluster to ...
Aug 2, 2016
Genetic variant newly linked to Crohn's disease also associated with altered gut microbiome composition
An international team led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of California Los Angeles discovered that a genetic variation previously linked to obesity, cholesterol ...
Aug 2, 2016