Archive: 10/09/2019

Tackling zinc deficiency with a new approach to urine testing

Imperial College London researchers have developed a new urine test that looks to chemical fingerprints for more precise zinc testing.

Sep 10, 2019

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Two therapies cure rare genetic disease in mice

Most babies who are born with arginase deficiency—a rare genetic disease that leads to the accumulation of the amino acid arginine in the blood—don't have symptoms at first. By the time they're toddlers, however, their ...

Sep 10, 2019

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Parents of premature babies want more information

Parents with children in the neonatal intensive care unit want more information, supervision and advice to meet their children's needs, according to results from a new Ph.D. dissertation.

Sep 10, 2019

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A small nucleus in the brain has large effects on learning and memory in old age

The locus coeruleus, literally the "blue spot," is a tiny region in the brainstem. As the main source of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, it has a great influence on whether our memory continues to work well in old age. ...

Sep 10, 2019

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Brain regions found to respond differently to the presence of background noise

In a busy coffee shop, our eardrums are inundated with sound waves—people chatting, the clatter of cups, music playing—yet our brains somehow manage to untangle relevant sounds, like a barista announcing that our coffee ...

Sep 10, 2019

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Compound offers prospects for preventing acute kidney failure

Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Institute of Cell Biophysics, and elsewhere have shown an antioxidant compound known as peroxiredoxin to be effective in treating kidney injury ...

Sep 10, 2019

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Harms and benefits of estrogen therapy among women with a hysterectomy appear to depend on age when therapy was started

Patients who started estrogen over the age of 60 did not derive a mortality benefit and experienced more adverse effects particularly among those 70 and older, regardless of whether they had their ovaries removed.

Sep 10, 2019

Delaware probes 3 possible cases of vape-related lung issues

Delaware health officials are investigating three possible cases of severe lung disease related to the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping.

Sep 10, 2019

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Alabama investigates 5 cases of lung disease tied to vaping

The Alabama Department of Public Health says it's investigating five reports of potentially severe lung disease associated with electronic cigarettes or vaping.

Sep 10, 2019

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Diabetes nearly double for Japanese-Americans

A new study found that Japanese-American adults who are not obese have a much higher prevalence of diabetes than non-obese non-Hispanic white Americans (8.0% vs. 4.5%). The study was conducted by researchers at the University ...

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