Archive: 22/06/2017

Scientists recreate Californian Indian water bottles to study ancient exposure to chemicals

Water bottles replicated in the traditional method used by Native Californian Indians reveal that the manufacturing process may have been detrimental to the health of these people. The study is published this week in the ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Legalized pot may lead to more traffic crashes

(HealthDay)—Although states where recreational marijuana is legal may have experienced a slight bump in traffic collisions, the good news is that there wasn't an increase in crash-related fatalities compared to other states, ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Researchers show first evidence of using cortical targets to improve motor function

Monica A. Perez, P.T., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, and colleagues, recently published A novel cortical target to enhance hand motor output in humans with spinal cord ...

Jun 22, 2017

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ACR acknowledges CMS efforts to increase flexibility and reduce regulatory burdens

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today welcomed components of a new proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) ...

Jun 22, 2017

Patient-inspired research uncovers new link to rare disorder

Meeting a young patient with Zellweger syndrome, a rare, life-threatening genetic disease, started a scientific investigation that culminated with an unexpected discovery. The condition, also known as peroxisomal biogenesis ...

Jun 22, 2017

Study debunks claim of greatly improved survival rate for gunshot victims

The survival rate of U.S. gunshot victims has not shown a marked improvement, as other recent studies have suggested, according to new research from Duke University and the University of California, Davis.

Jun 22, 2017

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Crowdsourced data may inaccurately represent some population groups

While crowdsourcing, a practice that enables study participants to submit data electronically, has grown in use for health and medical research, a study led by UC San Francisco comparing the online approach to a standard ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Study uncovers link between male hormones and metabolic disease in polycystic ovary syndrome

Scientists from the University of Birmingham have discovered the link between increased male hormones and metabolic complications such as diabetes and fatty liver disease in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Jun 22, 2017

Seafood poisoning bug thwarts a key host defense by attacking the cell's cytoskeleton

The leading cause of acute gastroenteritis linked to eating raw seafood disarms a key host defense system in a novel way: It paralyzes a cell's skeleton, or cytoskeleton.

Jun 22, 2017

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Valproic acid concentration drops with ketogenic diet

(HealthDay)—For patients with epilepsy, anti-epileptic drug serum concentrations remain stable during the ketogenic diet (KD), apart from those of valproic acid, according to a study published online June 18 in the Journal ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Archive: 22/06/2017

Scientists recreate Californian Indian water bottles to study ancient exposure to chemicals

Legalized pot may lead to more traffic crashes

Researchers show first evidence of using cortical targets to improve motor function

ACR acknowledges CMS efforts to increase flexibility and reduce regulatory burdens

Patient-inspired research uncovers new link to rare disorder

Study debunks claim of greatly improved survival rate for gunshot victims

Crowdsourced data may inaccurately represent some population groups

Study uncovers link between male hormones and metabolic disease in polycystic ovary syndrome

Seafood poisoning bug thwarts a key host defense by attacking the cell's cytoskeleton

Valproic acid concentration drops with ketogenic diet

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