Archive: 11/06/2014

Zebrafish model helps identify compound that reverses a lethal form of cardiomyopathy

Using a zebrafish model, investigators have identified a drug compound that appears to reverse arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a hereditary disease and leading cause of sudden death in young people. The findings, led ...

Jun 11, 2014

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Study IDs 'master' protein in pulmonary fibrosis

This spring has brought rare but tangible moments of progress against the devastating lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), which afflicts millions of people worldwide. Two drugs recently showed promise in clinical ...

Jun 11, 2014

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Gum disease bacteria selectively disarm immune system, study finds

The human body is comprised of roughly 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. In healthy people, these bacteria are typically harmless and often helpful, keeping disease-causing microbes at bay. But, when disturbances ...

Jun 11, 2014

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Does dad matter? New study looks at his environmental exposure in reproductive success

A new three-year, $440,000 study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is now underway to investigate whether phthalate levels in expectant fathers have an effect ...

Jun 11, 2014

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Migrating north may trigger immediate health declines among Mexicans

Mexican immigrants who relocate to the United States often face barriers like poorly paying jobs, crowded housing and family separation. Such obstacles – including the migration process itself – may be detrimental to ...

Jun 11, 2014

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Survey: Almost all adult Texans knew about Health Insurance Marketplace during open enrollment

Almost all adult Texans were aware of the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplace before the open-enrollment period ended March 31, according to a report released today by Rice University's Baker Institute for ...

Jun 11, 2014

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Leukemia drug found to stimulate immunity against many cancer types

A class of drug currently being used to treat leukaemia has the unexpected side-effect of boosting immune responses against many different cancers, reports a new study led by scientists at UCL (University College London) ...

Jun 11, 2014

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Study identifies risk factors for hospital readmissions

Hospital readmission, an important measure of quality care, costs the United States an estimated $17 billion each year. And according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), about half of those readmissions ...

Jun 11, 2014

What's the best way for toddlers to acquire verb meaning?

New research is shedding light on what kind of sentences are best at facilitating the growth of toddlers' vocabularies.

Jun 11, 2014

Obesity gene linked to hormonal changes that favor energy surplus

A new study from Uppsala University demonstrates that elderly humans carrying a common variant of the fat mass and obesity gene FTO also have a shifted endocrine balance. Low blood concentrations of the satiety hormone leptin ...

Jun 11, 2014

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Archive: 11/06/2014

Zebrafish model helps identify compound that reverses a lethal form of cardiomyopathy

Study IDs 'master' protein in pulmonary fibrosis

Gum disease bacteria selectively disarm immune system, study finds

Does dad matter? New study looks at his environmental exposure in reproductive success

Migrating north may trigger immediate health declines among Mexicans

Survey: Almost all adult Texans knew about Health Insurance Marketplace during open enrollment

Leukemia drug found to stimulate immunity against many cancer types

Study identifies risk factors for hospital readmissions

What's the best way for toddlers to acquire verb meaning?

Obesity gene linked to hormonal changes that favor energy surplus

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