Archive: 13/08/2015

Screening for breast / ovarian cancer risk genes other than BRCA1/2 is clinically valuable

A study by researchers at three academic medical centers has shown that screening women with a suspected risk of hereditary breast or ovarian cancer for risk-associated genes other than BRCA1 and 2 provides information that ...

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Smoking ban linked to drop in stillbirths and newborn deaths

Stillbirths have dropped by almost eight per cent in England since the smoking ban was introduced, research shows.

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Team begins first clinical trial of stem cell-based retinitis pigmentosa treatment

Participants are being enrolled in the first clinical trial that tests the use of retinal progenitor cells to treat retinitis pigmentosa, reported project director Dr. Henry Klassen of UCI's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute and ...

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One in four senior women in US has osteoporosis: CDC

(HealthDay)—The weakening bones of osteoporosis greatly raise a person's odds for dangerous fractures, and a new report finds that one-quarter of all American women aged 65 or older suffer from the condition.

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Thalamic dysconnectivity seen in those at risk for psychosis

(HealthDay)—Among individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis, thalamic dysconnectivity is evident, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in JAMA Psychiatry.

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Disappearing Down syndrome, genetic counseling, and textbook coverage

Last week, several people sent me a perspective piece by bioethicist Art Caplan in PLOS Biology, "Chloe's Law: A Powerful Legislative Movement Challenging a Core Ethical Norm of Genetic Testing." The concise and compelling ...

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Biologists find malaria parasites lost drug resistance after health policy changes

(Medical Xpress)—Chloroquine (CQ) is a first-line treatment for Plasmodium falciparum infections, which like many other malaria treatments, eventually resulted in the selection of parasites with resistance to the drug. ...

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Researchers look at waste clearance in the brain during sleep

Researchers in the US have used rats and mice to explore how sleep posture alters the way in which toxic proteins are cleared from the brain. The research was published in the Journal of Neuroscience on 10 August.

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New study reveals Tetris can block cravings

Playing Tetris for as little as three minutes at a time can weaken cravings for drugs, food and activities such as sex and sleeping by approximately one fifth, according to new research published this week.

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Large percentage of youth with HIV may lack immunity to measles, mumps, rubella

Between one-third and one-half of individuals in the United States who were infected with HIV around the time of birth may not have sufficient immunity to ward off measles, mumps, and rubella—even though they may have been ...

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