Archive: 27/06/2018

Genetically humanized mice could boost fight against aggressive hepatitis

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) causes the most aggressive form of viral hepatitis in humans, putting at least 20 million people worldwide at risk of developing liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Efforts to develop ...

Jun 27, 2018

Sounds of moving objects change perceptions of body size

Sound and object motion can be used to change perceptions about body size, according to a new study by an international team involving UCL researchers.

Jun 27, 2018

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Change in brain cells linked to opiate addiction, narcolepsy

Two discoveries—one in the brains of people with heroin addiction and the other in the brains of sleepy mice—shed light on chemical messengers in the brain that regulate sleep and addiction, UCLA researchers say.

Jun 27, 2018

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Missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis among those at risk

(HealthDay)—Considerable numbers of men who have sex with men (MSM) and persons who inject drugs (PWID) who are unaware of their HIV infection report missed opportunities for diagnosis, according to a research letter published ...

Jun 27, 2018

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Intervention programs prevent diabetes distress in teens

Intervention programs that start before psychological symptoms develop can prevent diabetes distress (DD) in teens with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care.

Jun 27, 2018

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Clotting time in transfemoral PCI linked to bleeding risk

(HealthDay)—Higher maximal activated clotting time (ACT) is associated with a greater risk of major bleeding after transfemoral (TF) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than after transradial (TR) PCI, according to ...

Jun 27, 2018

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Lipid species offer insights into metabolic health

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and high triglyceride levels in the blood are cited as just one of several risk factors. Millions of lipid panels, blood tests that look at cholesterol levels as ...

Jun 27, 2018

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Researchers discover antidepressant could be a promising treatment for Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Gail Wright considered herself healthy. She had no idea she had a chronic liver disease. "I was at a routine check-up and my doctor said my liver enzymes were elevated. I was sent to a specialist but I wasn't too worried. ...

Jun 27, 2018

Teens with concussion may benefit from earlier physical therapy

For adolescents with symptoms following a concussion, starting physical therapy (PT) earlier—within less than three weeks after the injury—provides outcomes similar to those of later PT, suggests a study in the July issue ...

Jun 27, 2018

Fit at midlife may mean healthier brain, stronger heart later

(HealthDay)—If you're fit in middle age, you might be guarding against not only depression as a senior, but also dying from heart disease if you do develop depression, a new study suggests.

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Archive: 27/06/2018

Genetically humanized mice could boost fight against aggressive hepatitis

Sounds of moving objects change perceptions of body size

Change in brain cells linked to opiate addiction, narcolepsy

Missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis among those at risk

Intervention programs prevent diabetes distress in teens

Clotting time in transfemoral PCI linked to bleeding risk

Lipid species offer insights into metabolic health

Researchers discover antidepressant could be a promising treatment for Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Teens with concussion may benefit from earlier physical therapy

Fit at midlife may mean healthier brain, stronger heart later

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