Archive: 05/10/2016

Scientists find new path in brain to ease depression

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new pathway in the brain that can be manipulated to alleviate depression. The pathway offers a promising new target for developing a drug that could be effective in individuals ...

Oct 5, 2016

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Got eczema? It may just be bad evolutionary luck, study finds

Some genetic diseases persist for generation after generation because the genes that cause them can benefit human health.

Oct 5, 2016

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Enzyme treatment of gene may reverse effects of Alzheimer's

For the last 20 years, researchers have focused on amyloid beta peptides and the "plaque" they sprout in diseased brains as the main target of Alzheimer's research. But the pace of progress in treating—not to mention curing—the ...

Oct 5, 2016

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Reporting of adverse events in targeted therapy and immunotherapy trials is 'suboptimal'

A significant number of trials of targeted therapies and immunotherapies in recent years show suboptimal reporting of adverse events, particularly the reporting of recurrent or late toxicities and the duration of the adverse ...

Oct 5, 2016

Distracted much? New research may help explain why

American professional golfer Tom Kite said two things about distraction that, together, sum up the findings of a new study on the subject: First, "You can always find a distraction if you're looking for one." And second, ...

Oct 5, 2016

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Study finds wide hospital variation in medicare expenditures to treat surgical complications

In a study published online by JAMA Surgery, Jason C. Pradarelli, M.D., M.S., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues evaluated differences across hospitals in the costs of care for patients surviving perioperative ...

Oct 5, 2016

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Preschoolers form body images—but parents are unaware, study says

Preschoolers may express awareness about body-image issues - but their parents may miss opportunities to promote positive body-image formation in their children because parents believe them to be too young to have these concerns, ...

Oct 5, 2016

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The truth about lying? Children's perceptions get more nuanced with age

Parents don't like it when children lie. But what do the kids themselves think about it? New research suggests truth telling isn't black and white.

Oct 5, 2016

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Perinatal risk factors linked with higher risk of obsessive compulsive disorder

A range of perinatal factors appear to be associated with higher risk for children later developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

Oct 5, 2016

Parkinson's disease protection may begin in the gut

Your gut may play a pivotal role in preventing the onset of Parkinson's disease. And the reason may be its knack for sleuthing.

Oct 5, 2016

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