Archive: 19/09/2018

More doctor visits lead to less suicide attempts for fibromyalgia patients

Fibromyalgia patients who regularly visit their physicians are much less likely to attempt suicide than those who do not, according to a new Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Sep 19, 2018

Anti-inflammatory protein promotes healthy gut bacteria to curb obesity

Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine discovered that the anti-inflammatory protein NLRP12 normally helps protect mice against obesity and insulin resistance when they are fed a high-fat diet. The researchers also reported ...

Sep 19, 2018

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Bascom Palmer treats first US patient in Nightstar gene therapy

A Puerto Rican patient with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is hoping to save his vision after an innovative gene therapy procedure at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. ...

Sep 19, 2018

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Rumors, conflict challenge Ebola response in eastern Congo

The latest Ebola outbreak in Congo presents complex challenges as the virus spreads for the first time in an area where long-running conflict is hampering aid efforts, the regional Africa chief for the International Federation ...

Sep 19, 2018

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Flu shots: A pinch in the arm, but not always in your wallet

It's flu shot season, but the pinch of a shot doesn't have to also hurt your wallet.

Sep 19, 2018

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New insights into the way the brain combines memories to solve problems

Humans have the ability to creatively combine their memories to solve problems and draw new insights, a process that depends on memories for specific events known as episodic memory. But although episodic memory has been ...

Sep 19, 2018

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CTLA4 targeted therapy plus PD-1 targeted therapy could benefit women with ovarian cancer

An analysis of the NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-GY003 suggests that adding ipilimumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets the protein receptor CTLA-4, to a regimen with the checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab could improve ...

Sep 19, 2018