Climbing suicide rates over the past ten years have prompted three Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alerts—the most recent in February 2016 - urging health care organizations to step up screening and detection of those individuals ...
Jun 8, 2016
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A relatively unknown molecule that regulates metabolism could be the key to boosting an individual's immunity to the flu - and potentially other viruses - according to research reported today in the journal Immunity.
May 24, 2016
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Heralded a miracle by many infertile couples, in vitro fertilization (IVF) can pack a painful financial punch for those without insurance coverage for the treatment. This prohibitive cost leads many would-be parents who pursue ...
May 5, 2016
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It's a weekday morning, and senior Reuben Brough is running around a gym at King Street Youth Center waving his hands in the air and screeching like a cheetah. A stream of children is in hot pursuit of him and four other ...
May 2, 2016
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Where do your eyes focus during a conversation? An innovative study by University of Vermont researchers reveals that for children with autism spectrum disorder, the answer depends on how emotional the conversation is.
Mar 31, 2016
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When Karen Fondacaro's psychotherapy clients experience a debilitating flashback of torture, rape or other trauma they endured, they have specific techniques to cope with those emotional flare ups. If the flashback causes ...
Mar 16, 2016
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A team of Vermont investigators has been issued a patent for their discovery of a molecule that rescues damaged blood vessels, yet preserves healthy vessels and could serve as a springboard for a new pharmaceutical therapy ...
Mar 14, 2016
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More than 15 years ago, David Warshaw, Ph.D., and coworkers discovered the precise malfunction of a specific protein in the heart that leads to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a common culprit in cases of sudden death in young ...
Feb 5, 2016
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A new study indicates that children with Down syndrome who have motor speech deficits have been inadequately diagnosed, which could have a major impact on the interventions used by speech pathologists when treating patients.
Feb 4, 2016
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College students whose parents lay on the guilt or try to manipulate them may translate feelings of stress into similar mean behavior with their own friends, a new study by a University of Vermont psychologist has found.
Jan 21, 2016
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