Archive: 05/02/2019

Adolescents with celiac disease are at higher risk of eating disorders

Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic condition characterized by inflammation and atrophy of the small intestine. It affects roughly 1 in 100 people, and a strict, lifelong gluten-free diet is the only remedy. A new Tel Aviv University ...

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The path forward for making electronic health records more usable

Over the past decade both clinicians and researchers have increasingly discovered that electronic health records are not always user friendly and may result in unintended consequences that compromise patient safety. In a ...

Feb 5, 2019

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The first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis has been successfully implanted

A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis. In a pioneering surgery, titanium implants were placed in the two forearm ...

Feb 5, 2019

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A review has found only a third of cases with severe illness in pregnancy were managed appropriately

A new study shows approximately one third of cases of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units and high dependency units in New Zealand had potentially preventable severe illnesses (often referred to as severe maternal ...

Feb 5, 2019

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Researchers gauge the availability of substance use disorder services in NY community health centers

In 2010 a national survey of behavioral health services offered by Federally Qualified Health Center organizations found relatively high rates of mental health but lower rates for substance use disorder services. Given that ...

Feb 5, 2019

Researchers explore ways PrEP users can remember their daily dose

Consistent daily use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, can reduce the risk of HIV infection by 92 percent, but the drug becomes much less effective when taken inconsistently.

Feb 5, 2019

Study finds ensemble music programs positively affect students' character, competence

A study performed by FIU's Community-Based Research Institute (CBRI) at Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work has found that ensemble-based musical instruction in an after school program positively affects ...

Feb 5, 2019

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Discovery helps researchers better understand immune system

A team of researchers have answered one of the most long-standing questions about how the immune system fights viruses and the discovery could help improve vaccine design.

Feb 5, 2019

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Researchers discover key genomic 'management' partners in brain development

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered how two proteins interact to control hundreds of genes that build the developing human brain. The scientists found that the proteins UTX and 53BP1 link ...

Feb 5, 2019

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Research on chickenpox virus paves way for promising HIV vaccine

A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of Manitoba has brought science one step closer to using the chickenpox virus to develop a vaccine against HIV.

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