Archive: 31/03/2016

Omalizumab effective for chronic spontaneous urticaria

(HealthDay)—Omalizumab is effective in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) symptoms and angioedema unresponsive to high doses of antihistamine treatment, according to a study published online ...

Mar 31, 2016

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18 go blind after cataract surgery in Brazil

Eighteen Brazilians were left blind after surgeons apparently used unsterilized instruments during a cataract treatment campaign in an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo, officials said Thursday.

Mar 31, 2016

U.S. autism rate unchanged at 1 in 68 kids: CDC

(HealthDay)—The autism rate among school-aged children in the United States has held steady in recent years, but it's too early to determine whether rates are stabilizing, according to a federal government report released ...

Mar 31, 2016

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Proteins associated with schizophrenia hang around longer than previously thought

The discovery that a particular protein doesn't just give cells a job but also sticks around to tell them how to do these new assignments could provide insight into schizophrenia, as well as a neurodevelopmental disorder, ...

Mar 31, 2016

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Infections of the heart with common viruses

A review article has been published in the journal Current Pharmaceutical Design which provides an overview of therecent literature discussing the different clinical forms of heart disease resulting from virus infections ...

Mar 31, 2016

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Improved patient outcomes linked to specific health IT resources in hospitals

The number of health information technology venders has increased from 60 to more than 1,000 since 2008. However, many scholars have expressed concerns that such services are flooding the market without proper development, ...

Mar 31, 2016

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Brain cancer: Two essential amino acids might hold key to better outcomes

The altered metabolism of two essential amino acids helps drive the development of the most common and lethal form of brain cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer ...

Mar 31, 2016

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New study implicates unusual class of circular RNAs in cancer

Cancer cells are notorious for their genomes gone haywire, often yielding fusion proteins—mash-ups of two disparate genes that, once united, assume new and harmful capabilities. Exactly how such genome scrambling impacts ...

Mar 31, 2016

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Motor learning tied to intelligent control of sensory neurons in muscles

Sensory neurons in human muscles provide important information used for the perception and control of movement. Learning to move in a novel context also relies on the brain's independent control of these sensors, not just ...

Mar 31, 2016

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Widely cited prostate-specific antigen screening publications influence biopsy rates and associated complications

While absolute rates of biopsy and post-biopsy complications have decreased following several benchmark prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening publications, the relative risk for each patient continues to increase, according ...

Mar 31, 2016

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