Archive: 08/09/2016

COPD exacerbations lead to lung function decline, particularly among those with mild COPD

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are associated with significant long-term lung function loss, according to research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's ...

Sep 8, 2016

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Rare and common genetic variants combine to cause skull-fusion disorder

During the first year of life, the human brain doubles in size, and continues growing through adolescence. But sometimes, the loosely connected plates of a baby's skull fuse too early, a disorder known as craniosynostosis. ...

Sep 8, 2016

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New suicide prevention strategies for homosexual and transgender youth

Homosexual, bisexual, and transgender youth tend to have a higher risk for suicide-related thoughts and behaviors, but research on interventions to prevent suicide among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth has been limited. ...

Sep 8, 2016

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Borderline personality disorder—as scientific understanding increases, improved clinical management needed

Even as researchers gain new insights into the neurobiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD), there's a pressing need to improve diagnosis and management of this devastating psychiatric condition. A scientific and ...

Sep 8, 2016

Study estimates numbers of people with Down syndrome in the US since 1950

A new study has estimated, for the first time, the numbers of people with Down syndrome in the U.S., from 1950 until 2010. The total number arrived at by the investigation, which also is the first to break down its findings ...

Sep 8, 2016

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After long-term follow-up, study looks at prognostic factors for breast cancer

A new study published online by JAMA Oncology is long-term analysis of prognostic factors among some patients with breast cancer who were treated with breast-conserving therapy in the EORTC "boost no boost" trial, which evaluated ...

Sep 8, 2016

Chronic sinusitis associated with certain rare head and neck cancers among elderly

In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Daniel C. Beachler, Ph.D., M.H.S., and Eric A. Engels, M.D., M.P.H., of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md., evaluated the associations of chronic ...

Sep 8, 2016

Researchers uncover new potential genetic links to common brain disorder

An international group of researchers has for the first time identified a set of 30 inherited recessive genes that play a role in intellectual disability (ID), a neurodevelopmental disorder that, according to the Centers ...

Sep 8, 2016

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Hip fractures: Most elderly unlikely to fully recover

One in every two older persons who have suffered a hip fracture will never be as physically active and independent as they were before. The odds are even lower for the very old and those with dementia or other ailments, says ...

Sep 8, 2016

'Deeply unsettling' weight discrimination in the workplace highlighted

Women face weight-based prejudice in the workplace - even when their body mass index (BMI) is within the healthy range, research led by a University of Strathclyde academic has found.

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Archive: 08/09/2016

COPD exacerbations lead to lung function decline, particularly among those with mild COPD

Rare and common genetic variants combine to cause skull-fusion disorder

New suicide prevention strategies for homosexual and transgender youth

Borderline personality disorder—as scientific understanding increases, improved clinical management needed

Study estimates numbers of people with Down syndrome in the US since 1950

After long-term follow-up, study looks at prognostic factors for breast cancer

Chronic sinusitis associated with certain rare head and neck cancers among elderly

Researchers uncover new potential genetic links to common brain disorder

Hip fractures: Most elderly unlikely to fully recover

'Deeply unsettling' weight discrimination in the workplace highlighted

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