Archive: 10/08/2015

Places with more marijuana dispensaries have more marijuana-related hospitalizations

People who live in areas of California with a higher density of marijuana dispensaries experience a greater number of hospitalizations involving marijuana abuse and dependence, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of ...

Aug 10, 2015

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Brazilian antibody will be used to create new cancer drug

Recepta Biopharma, a Brazilian company, has signed a licensing agreement with Mersana Therapeutics, under which the US-based company's technology will be used to produce a monoclonal antibody (mAb) that can be deployed for ...

Aug 10, 2015

Receptor that helps protect brain cells has important role in support cells for the retina

A receptor that is already a target for treating neurodegenerative disease also appears to play a key role in supporting the retina, scientists report.

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Link between hunger and health care costs

Low-income people who struggle to put food on the table also use the health care system more, which means higher health care costs, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Aug 10, 2015

Poor survival among colorectal cancer patients tied to biomarker CSN6

A protein called CSN6 has been found to be correlated with poor survival among patients with colorectal cancer, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Drug candidate kills cancer cells through overstimulation

A drug candidate that overstimulates proteins crucial for tumor growth shows promise as a new strategy to treat a wide range of cancers. The demands of rapid cell division put a strain on cancer cells, and the approach works ...

Aug 10, 2015

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Team identifies first gene that causes mitral valve prolapse

An international research collaboration led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has identified the first gene in which mutations cause the common form of mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a heart valve disorder ...

Aug 10, 2015

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Kids, teens win when mental health providers team with pediatricians, family doctors

For the past decade, cutting-edge health care providers and researchers have increasingly pushed to integrate care for mental health and substance use problems within primary medical care for children and adolescents. Their ...

Aug 10, 2015

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JAMA Internal Medicine: Package of articles on end-of-life, physician-assisted suicide

JAMA Internal Medicine will publish a package of articles, along with an author interview podcast, focused on end-of-life, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. The original investigation, research letter, special communication ...

Aug 10, 2015

New computational method predicts genes likely to be causal in disease

A new computational method developed by scientists from the University of Chicago improves the detection of genes that are likely to be causal for complex diseases and biological traits. The method, PrediXcan, estimates gene ...

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Archive: 10/08/2015

Places with more marijuana dispensaries have more marijuana-related hospitalizations

Brazilian antibody will be used to create new cancer drug

Receptor that helps protect brain cells has important role in support cells for the retina

Link between hunger and health care costs

Poor survival among colorectal cancer patients tied to biomarker CSN6

Drug candidate kills cancer cells through overstimulation

Team identifies first gene that causes mitral valve prolapse

Kids, teens win when mental health providers team with pediatricians, family doctors

JAMA Internal Medicine: Package of articles on end-of-life, physician-assisted suicide

New computational method predicts genes likely to be causal in disease

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