Archive: 13/11/2018

WHO official predicts 6 more months battling Ebola in Congo

The emergencies chief for the World Health Organization predicted Tuesday that Congo's Ebola outbreak will last at least another six months, saying that informal health facilities have become "major drivers" of the current, ...

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Failure to discontinue medications can contribute to inappropriate prescribing

The continuation of drugs that are not intended to be taken indefinitely is a substantial and common problem that could contribute to over-medication, particularly in the elderly.

Nov 13, 2018

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New methods to identify Alzheimer's drug candidates with anti-aging properties

Old age is the greatest risk factor for many diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancer. Geroprotectors are a recently identified class of anti-aging compounds. New Salk research has now identified a unique subclass ...

Nov 13, 2018

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Brain changes found in self-injuring teen girls

The brains of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm, including cutting, show features similar to those seen in adults with borderline personality disorder, a severe and hard-to-treat mental illness, a new ...

Nov 13, 2018

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Scientists identify potential new treatment strategy for kidney cancer

Researchers have provided new insight on the mechanisms behind the development of clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC), according to new findings published in eLife.

Nov 13, 2018

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Combination gene therapy more effective in cartilage preservation in osteoarthritis

A combinatorial gene therapy approach- one designed to inhibit inflammation and one targeting protection against cartilage degeneration—was shown to preserve articular cartilage better than each approach alone in animal ...

Nov 13, 2018

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Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

Although it has long been recognized that mutations of gene NPM1 play an important role in acute myeloid leukemia, no one has determined how the normal and the mutated forms of the protein NPM1 function.

Nov 13, 2018

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Novel mechanism of immune activation in HIV-exposed, seronegative people who inject drugs

According to new research from The Wistar Institute, the S100A14 protein is expressed at higher levels in people who inject drugs and remain uninfected despite many years of high-risk, needle sharing behavior in areas with ...

Nov 13, 2018

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Black people more likely to die of sudden cardiac arrest, but why?

Physicians have known for years that black people in the United States are at higher risk than whites of dying from sudden cardiac arrest, but the reasons have been unclear.

Nov 13, 2018

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2 more kids sickened with adenovirus that has killed 10 children at New Jersey facility

Two more children at a Wanaque medical facility were diagnosed over the weekend with adenovirus, which has killed 10 medically fragile children at the facility since the outbreak began in late September, health officials ...

Nov 13, 2018

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