Archive: 07/09/2017

New facial recognition findings could help develop new treatments for conduct disorder

Teenage girls and boys with severe antisocial behaviour have difficulty recognising facial expressions and look less at important parts of the face, such as the eyes, when viewing faces, according to a new study published ...

Sep 7, 2017

Comprehensive study of chronic disease reveals vulnerability of childhood cancer survivors

The most complete assessment yet of chronic disease in adult survivors of childhood cancer found they have a nearly two-fold greater cumulative burden of chronic health problems than the general public. The St. Jude Children's ...

Sep 7, 2017

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Tick saliva may be a secret ingredient to help HIV patients

The black-legged tick -loaded with bacteria causing Lyme disease - may have some good qualities: its spit.

Sep 7, 2017

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HCV treatment found safe and effective in individuals with kidney disease

A new study indicates that direct-acting antiviral therapy is safe and effective in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The study, which appears in an upcoming issue of the Clinical ...

Sep 7, 2017

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Are you barking up the wrong tree by sleeping with your dog?

Let sleeping dogs lie ... in the bedroom. That's according to a new Mayo Clinic study that's sure to set many tails wagging.

Sep 7, 2017

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From bed to bench and back to bed: Mimicking how HPV-positive cancer responds to treatment

Patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who are positive for human papilloma virus (HPV-positive) have been observed to respond significantly better to chemo-radiotherapy than HPV-negative patients. This observation ...

Sep 7, 2017

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Google launches 5-minute quiz to see if you're clinically depressed

With 7 percent of American adults and 13 percent of adolescents believed to suffer from major depression, Google has just made it easy to check to see if you're afflicted with this mental illness.

Sep 7, 2017

Better understanding of 'one of the most complex organs' for better lung treatments

Details of lung cell molecular pathways that promote or inhibit tissue regeneration were reported by researchers from the Perelmen School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Cell this week. Their aim is to find ...

Sep 7, 2017

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Alendronate effective, safe in 'oldest old' with prior fracture

(HealthDay)—Alendronate treatment reduces the risk of hip fracture in elderly patients with a prior fracture, with sustained safety, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

Sep 7, 2017

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Intervention beneficial for acute gastroenteritis patients

(HealthDay)—Implementation of a clinical pathway to improve care of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) patients is associated with a sustained reduction in intravenous (IV) fluid use and length of stay (LOS) in the pediatric emergency ...

Sep 7, 2017

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