Archive: 10/08/2017

Toward a better definition for acute kidney injury in newborns

Each year, thousands of infants in the United States end up in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) with acute kidney injury (AKI), a condition in which the kidneys falter in performing the critical role of filtering waste ...

Aug 10, 2017

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Using alternative medicine only for cancer linked to lower survival rate

Patients who choose to receive alternative therapy as treatment for curable cancers instead of conventional cancer treatment have a higher risk of death, according to researchers from the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and ...

Aug 10, 2017

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Researchers call for new consistent, robust standards for the development of meta-analyses

In light of a huge increase in recent years in the number of meta-analyses published annually about prevention and treatment of heart disease as well as in other fields, the American Heart Association (AHA) published a scientific ...

Aug 10, 2017

Live attenuated flu vaccine not effective for children in 2015-16

(HealthDay)—During the 2015 to 2016 season, influenza vaccines reduced the risk of influenza illness, but the live attenuated vaccine was ineffective among children 2 to 17 years of age, according to a study published in ...

Aug 10, 2017

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Scientists develop new methods for analyzing gene function

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have developed new methods to produce and analyze genetic mosaics.

Aug 10, 2017

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Link between biological clock and aging revealed: Study shows low-calorie diet may help keep body young

Scientists studying how aging affects the biological clock's control of metabolism have discovered that a low-calorie diet helps keep these energy-regulating processes humming and the body younger.

Aug 10, 2017

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Checkpoint inhibitors fire up different types of T cells to attack tumors

Cancer immunotherapies that block two different checkpoints on T cells launch immune attacks on cancer by expanding distinct types of T cell that infiltrate tumors, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...

Aug 10, 2017

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Analysis of EBV DNA in plasma samples IDs nasopharyngeal CA

(HealthDay)—Analysis of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in plasma samples can identify early asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, according to a study published in the Aug. 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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The right shoes can help prevent falls

(HealthDay)—Falls are the leading cause of death among people 65 and older, government surveys show. More than 2.8 million adults were treated in the emergency room and 27,000 people died from falls in 2014, the most recent ...

Aug 10, 2017

For drivers, hands-free can still be a handful

(HealthDay)—With many states having laws about not using handheld cellphones while driving, it's no wonder that 75 percent of drivers think that hands-free technology is safe to use.

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