Archive: 09/11/2016

New study points to a possible cause of many preterm births

The discovery that small calcium deposits in fetal membranes may lead to a mother's water breaking prematurely suggests that dietary or other interventions could prevent those preterm births.

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Will unanticipated genetic mutations lead to subsequent disease?

A study published Nov. 9 in the journal Science Translational Medicine is the first to show that mutations in certain cancer and cardiovascular genes put individuals at an increased risk for dominantly inherited, actionable ...

Nov 9, 2016

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Recommendations developed for lymphangioleiomyomatosis

(HealthDay)—In a Clinical Practice Guideline published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, evidence-based recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis ...

Nov 9, 2016

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DNA sequencing determines lymphoma origin, prognosis

Sequencing tiny bits of DNA circulating in the blood of patients with lymphoma can accurately identify the cancer subtype and pinpoint mutations that might cause drug resistance, according to researchers at the Stanford University ...

Nov 9, 2016

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Scientists uncover mechanism that controls feeding behavior in mice

A team of scientists has discovered a mechanism that controls feeding behavior in mice by regulating the electrical activity of a few thousand brain cells. The researchers, from Baylor College of Medicine, South China Agricultural ...

Nov 9, 2016

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Anakinra cuts risk of recurrence in recurrent pericarditis

(HealthDay)—Use of anakinra reduces the risk of recurrence of pericarditis among patients with recurrent pericarditis with colchicine resistance and corticosteroid dependence, according to a study published in the Nov. ...

Nov 9, 2016

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Italian oncologist seen as a father of cancer research dies

Umberto Veronesi, an Italian oncologist, former health minister and senator widely respected for his work on preventing and treating breast cancer, has died, his foundation said. He was 90.

Nov 9, 2016

Multiple dysplastic lesions in esophagus up risk of SCC

(HealthDay)—Patients with multiple areas of dysplastic squamous epithelium have increased risk for metachronous squamous cell carcinomas in the upper aerodigestive tract, according to a study published in the November issue ...

Nov 9, 2016

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Naproxen sodium doesn't reduce pain with IUD insertion

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, oral naproxen sodium does not reduce pain on insertion, but does reduce pain after insertion, according to a study published in the December issue ...

Nov 9, 2016

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Macrophage COX-2 prevents diabetic nephropathy progression

(HealthDay)—Macrophage cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) deletion is associated with progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN), according to an experimental study published online Nov. 4 issue of Diabetes.

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