Archive: 04/06/2018

No new adverse events reported for DTaP vaccination

(HealthDay)—No new or unexpected safety issues have been identified in association with diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccines in the United States, according to a study published online June 4 in Pediatrics.

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Brain structure may predict diet success

Differences in the structure of the prefrontal cortex predict an individual's ability to make healthier food choices, according to a new analysis of previous research in healthy men and women. The paper, published in JNeurosci, ...

Jun 4, 2018

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Speed-accuracy tradeoff turns up gain in the brain

Widespread changes in neural activity enable people to quickly make a decision by "turning up the gain in the brain," suggests a human study published in eNeuro. The findings help to resolve a central issue in our understanding ...

Jun 4, 2018

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How binging creates alcohol tolerance in flies

Repeated exposure to large quantities of alcohol may lead to tolerance by reducing the activity of a protein that regulates communication between neurons, according to a study of fruit flies published in eNeuro.

Jun 4, 2018

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Cancer drug keytruda a new weapon against advanced lung tumors

(HealthDay)—A cancer drug that boosts the immune system outperforms chemotherapy in fighting advanced lung cancer, a new trial shows.

Jun 4, 2018

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New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure

A new meta-analysis published in the journal Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases finds that a diet that includes plant protein, fiber, nuts, and plant sterols lowers cholesterol, improves blood pressure, and improves other ...

Jun 4, 2018

NCI-MATCH precision medicine clinical trial releases new findings

The National Cancer Institute's Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH) trial, the largest precision medicine trial of its kind, has achieved a milestone with the release of results from several treatment arms, ...

Jun 4, 2018

How does alcohol influence the development of Alzheimer's disease?

Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago has found that some of the genes affected by alcohol and inflammation are also implicated in processes that clear amyloid beta—the protein that forms globs of plaques ...

Jun 4, 2018

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Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer

Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn't spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a rare advance for a tough-to-treat disease, researchers reported Monday.

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Non-pharmacologic approaches improve outcomes for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome

A quality improvement (QI) initiative at Boston Medical Center that focused on using non-pharmacologic approaches to care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) yielded positive short-term outcomes for both the ...

Jun 4, 2018

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Archive: 04/06/2018

No new adverse events reported for DTaP vaccination

Brain structure may predict diet success

Speed-accuracy tradeoff turns up gain in the brain

How binging creates alcohol tolerance in flies

Cancer drug keytruda a new weapon against advanced lung tumors

New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure

NCI-MATCH precision medicine clinical trial releases new findings

How does alcohol influence the development of Alzheimer's disease?

Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer

Non-pharmacologic approaches improve outcomes for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome

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