Archive: 09/12/2015

Lifestyle intervention helps women with gestational diabetes reach weight loss goals

A diabetes prevention program administered within the nation's largest, integrated health care system was effective in helping women with a history of gestational diabetes reach weight loss goals and increase physical activity ...

Dec 9, 2015

'Hijacking' and hibernating parasite could alter brain behavior

Melbourne researchers have discovered how a common parasite hijacks host cells and stockpiles food so it can lie dormant for decades, possibly changing its host's behaviour or personality in the process.

Dec 9, 2015

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Genomic analysis sheds light on Ebola outbreak in Liberia

Scientists have performed the first comprehensive genomic analysis of Ebola virus sequences from Liberia, one of three countries widely affected by the devastating outbreak that began in 2013 in Western Africa. Their work, ...

Dec 9, 2015

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Discovery shows how herpes simplex virus reactivates in neurons to trigger disease

When we get cold sores, the reason is likely related to stress. In particular, the neurons in which the herpes simplex virus (HSV) reside, are under stress. For the first time, researchers at the University of North Carolina ...

Dec 9, 2015

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Using 'big data' to combat influenza

An international team of academic and pharmaceutical scientists have tapped into publically available large-scale 'Omics' databases to identify new targets to treat influenza—the virus that causes annual epidemics and occasional ...

Dec 9, 2015

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World's first dengue fever vaccine cleared by Mexico (Update)

The world's first dengue vaccine won regulatory approval in Mexico on Wednesday, raising hopes that it could prevent more than 100 deaths there a year and eventually perhaps millions around the world.

Dec 9, 2015

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Behavioral problems in youths are associated with differences in the brain

Young people with behavioural problems, such as antisocial and aggressive behaviour, show reduced grey matter volume in a number of areas of the brain, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Dec 9, 2015

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Bullying exposure associated with adult psychiatric disorders requiring treatment

Exposure to bullying as a child was associated with psychiatric disorders in adulthood that required treatment in a study of Finnish children, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

Dec 9, 2015

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Students report high levels of hazardous drinking, survey finds

Alcohol remains the most popular drug of choice for Ontario students in grades 7 through 12, with 29 percent of 12th graders engaging in hazardous drinking, according to the 2015 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey ...

Dec 9, 2015

Drugs prevent heart damage during breast cancer treatment, study shows

Heart medication taken in combination with chemotherapy reduces the risk of serious cardiovascular damage in patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to results from a new landmark clinical trial.

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