Archive: 01/12/2016

Study suggests possible new target for treating and preventing Alzheimer's

A new scientific discovery may provide a future avenue for treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

Dec 1, 2016

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Magnetic brain stimulation can bring back stowed memories: study

It's clear that your working memory—which holds attention on small things of short-term importance—works, or you wouldn't be able to remember a new phone number long enough to dial it.

Dec 1, 2016

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Women dissatisfied with long process to diagnose polycystic ovary syndrome

A large international survey of women with a common condition called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which is characterized by reproductive and metabolic problems, found nearly two in three were dissatisfied with the length ...

Dec 1, 2016

Immune system cells cause severe malaria complication in mouse brain

Immune system cells known as cytotoxic T cells attack blood vessels and cause fatal swelling in the brains of mice with a condition that mirrors a severe complication of malaria in humans. These are the findings of a new ...

Dec 1, 2016

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High-resolution brain imaging could improve detection of concussions

High-resolution brain scans analyzed by machine learning algorithms could determine whether a patient has a concussion, according to a new study published in PLOS Computational Biology.

Dec 1, 2016

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Unique strains of Brazilian leishmaniasis set apart by genetics

Some of the roughly 1 million cases a year of the parasitic disease leishmaniasis don't fit with the standard definition of the disease—the patients have unusual symptoms and front-line medicines don't work. Now, researchers ...

Dec 1, 2016

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Antibody test gauges mosquito exposure

How many mosquitoes live in your neighborhood? How many mosquito bites have you and your neighbors gotten this week? Answering these questions—and gauging how mosquito populations change over time or after a control strategy ...

Dec 1, 2016

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ABT-494 effective for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay)—A novel selective JAK-1 inhibitor, ABT-494, is effective for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX) or to at least one anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agent, ...

Dec 1, 2016

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PCPs order more food allergen panels than allergists

(HealthDay)—Primary care providers (PCPs) order significantly more food allergen panels and generate higher costs per patient than allergists, according to a review published online Nov. 30 in Pediatrics.

Dec 1, 2016

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Demi Lovato wants to change the face of mental illness

(HealthDay)—Since her 2008 breakthrough role in the Disney Channel musical "Camp Rock," singer and actress Demi Lovato has released five best-selling albums and a slew of hit singles. Numerous music awards have followed, ...

Dec 1, 2016

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