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- Epigenetics: A key to controlling acute and chronic pain
- Understanding DNA damage from common radiation threat, low-energy electrons
- Nano-dwarves turn tumor assassins
- Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression
- Important step towards stem cell-based treatment for stroke
- Lou Gehrig’s disease: From patient stem cells to potential treatment strategy
- 'High-risk' organs from deceased donors safe when screened with current methods
- Kids' asthma medication frequently administered inaccurately, leading to poor health outcomes
- Insights into genetic architecture of OCD, tourette syndrome
- Study finds that paying people to become kidney donors could be cost-effective
| Epigenetics: A key to controlling acute and chronic pain Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:52 AM PDT Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene expression through mechanisms outside of the DNA structure, has been found to control a key pain receptor related to surgical incision pain, according to a new study. This study reveals new information about pain regulation in the spinal cord.  |
| Understanding DNA damage from common radiation threat, low-energy electrons Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:30 AM PDT Every day, all day, our DNA gets beaten up by chemicals and radiation -- but remarkably, most of us stay healthy. Now, an investigation has produced insights into a little-studied but common radiation threat to DNA: low-energy electrons (LEEs), with energies of 0-15 electron volts.  |
| Nano-dwarves turn tumor assassins Posted: 25 Oct 2013 07:22 AM PDT Chemotherapy is often preferred for fighting cancer, but its side effects can be considerable. A new technique may reduce these in future: nanoparticle-encapsulated substances could kill off tumor cells selectively. This will be easier on patients.  |
| Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:19 AM PDT Researchers have found that compared to other children, 15 percent of those with brain injuries or concussions were diagnosed as depressed -- a 4.9 fold increase in the odds of diagnosed depression.  |
| Important step towards stem cell-based treatment for stroke Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:17 AM PDT Brain infarction, or stroke, is caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel in the brain, which leads to interruption of blood flow and shortage of oxygen. Now a reserach group has taken an important step towards a treatment for stroke using stem cells.  |
| Lou Gehrig’s disease: From patient stem cells to potential treatment strategy Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:14 AM PDT A study is believed to be one of the first in which a specific form of Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, was replicated in a dish, analyzed and "treated," suggesting a potential future therapy all in a single study.  |
| 'High-risk' organs from deceased donors safe when screened with current methods Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:14 AM PDT A study has shown that after a median of 2.4 years of follow up, 86.5% of transplants of donor kidneys considered "high-risk" for infection and disease were functioning with no evidence of infections. Such "high-risk" organs are relatively safe when screened with current methods.  |
| Kids' asthma medication frequently administered inaccurately, leading to poor health outcomes Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:24 PM PDT Caregivers' often administer their child's asthma medication inaccurately, which leads to poor health outcomes for those children.  |
| Insights into genetic architecture of OCD, tourette syndrome Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:24 PM PDT An international research consortium has answered several questions about the genetic background of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome (TS), providing the first direct confirmation that both are highly heritable and also revealing major differences between the underlying genetic makeup of the disorders.  |
| Study finds that paying people to become kidney donors could be cost-effective Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:24 PM PDT Paying living donors $10,000 could be cost-saving even if it only resulted in a 5% increase in the number of donors.  |
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