Archive: 06/02/2017

Severe newborn jaundice could be preventable, mouse study shows

For many newborn babies, an enzyme that breaks down the molecule bilirubin doesn't activate right away. The resulting bilirubin buildup can lead to jaundice, a typically harmless condition that causes a baby's skin to temporarily ...

Feb 6, 2017

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Encouraging clinical results for an antibody drug to prevent or treat HIV

A new biologic agent—the most potent of its kind so far—is showing early promise as part of a potential new strategy for treating HIV. The drug, known as 10-1074, may also offer a new way to prevent viral infection in ...

Feb 6, 2017

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New study finds that yoga can be helpful for low back pain

Over the course of their lives, about 80 percent of Americans will suffer from back pain at one time or another. A recent study found that more than a third of adults say that low back pain has affected their ability to perform ...

Feb 6, 2017

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Study finds new clues to causes of heart failure

Of the more than 700,000 Americans who suffer a heart attack each year, about a quarter go on to develop heart failure. Scientists don't fully understand how one condition leads to the other, but researchers in the Perelman ...

Feb 6, 2017

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Genetic defect found to cause disease in multiple organs

New research from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has identified a novel syndrome in patients with kidney and adrenal disease.

Feb 6, 2017

A pathway controlling inflammatory responses aids recovery after heart attack

After a heart attack, or myocardial infarction, a patient's long-term prognosis depends on the ability of the heart tissue to heal and remodel. Immune system activation and inflammatory responses that occur in the aftermath ...

Feb 6, 2017

Myopia cell discovered in retina

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a cell in the retina that may cause myopia when it dysfunctions. The dysfunction may be linked to the amount of time a child spends indoors and away from natural light.

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Change in marital status post-menopause may impact health

For women who marry later in life, a few extra pounds may accompany their nuptials, a new study led by the University of Arizona suggests.

Feb 6, 2017

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Team identifies ion channel necessary for hormone and anti-obesity drug to suppress eating

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified an ion channel required for brain cells to suppress eating behavior in response to the hormone leptin or to the anti-obesity drug lorcaserin.

Feb 6, 2017

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Scientists find clue to why Zika, but not its close relatives, causes birth defects

The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce severe fetal birth defects during pregnancy, especially microcephaly—a small head.

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