Archive: 07/10/2016

New tool for cancer patients measures the stress of expenses

For many patients, the uncertainty and stress that can come with cancer treatment is compounded by what is now known as "financial toxicity," the anxiety and distress that follow health care and medication expenses, often ...

Oct 7, 2016

Imaging stroke risk in 4-D: New MRI technique detects blood flow velocity to identify who is most at risk for stroke

Affecting 33.5 million patients worldwide, atrial fibrillation is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. As if having an irregular heart beat wasn't troubling enough, patients with atrial fibrillation are also much more ...

Oct 7, 2016

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USDA: Egg group inappropriately targeted vegan spread

An egg industry group's discussions about thwarting the sale of an eggless vegan spread were inappropriate, a yearlong investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found.

Oct 7, 2016

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Researchers find the link between heart and blood cells in early development

New research from the University of Minnesota reveals endoglin as a critical factor in determining the fate of early undifferentiated cells during development. Endoglin, a receptor involved in cell signaling, has previously ...

Oct 7, 2016

Aberrant Tau proteins put neuronal networks to sleep

The brain could easily be compared to the internet. In both networks information is transmitted from one unit to the next with numerous units making up the network. Unlike computers, neurons are interconnected by axons, thin ...

Oct 7, 2016

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Different brain atrophy patterns may explain variability in Alzheimers disease symptoms

Mathematical modeling of the brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease and others at risk for the devastating neurodegenerative disorder has identified specific patterns of brain atrophy that appear to be related to ...

Oct 7, 2016

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Weethinking the role of bacteria in incontinence

We all know that feeling of suddenly needing to pee, and the agonizing worry that we might not find a toilet in time or make it that far. Sadly, for many people this is a regular occurrence and wetting themselves uncontrollably ...

Oct 7, 2016

Ticagrelor after MI: Added benefit called into question by data subsequently submitted

The drug ticagrelor has been approved since February 2016 for adults who had a myocardial infarction a year or more ago and are at a high risk of a new myocardial infarction or stroke. Ticagrelor is used together with low-dose ...

Oct 7, 2016