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November 9, 2017
Can laughing gas help deter suicide?
Researchers studying use of nitrous oxide for patients hospitalized for suicide risk.
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October 30, 2017
Early childhood adversities linked to health problems in tweens, teens
Study is first to point to brain changes that underlie poor health in some children.
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October 24, 2017
Large declines seen in teen substance abuse, delinquency
Surveys over a decade indicate positive behavioral shifts.
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October 20, 2017
Exercise, mindfulness, drug therapy tested in older adults
Goals of research are to improve thinking, find better ways to relieve depression.
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September 19, 2017
Scientists find way to convert bad body fat into good fat
Potential for treating obesity identified in mice.
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September 14, 2017
Medical students not trained to prescribe medical marijuana
Many states allow medical pot, but few med schools address it.
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September 11, 2017
Does improving cardiovascular health reduce risk of dementia?
People at risk for Alzheimer’s sought for study.
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September 7, 2017
Potential new therapy relieves chronic itch
FDA-approved arthritis drug may work in new ways to fight itch.
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August 17, 2017
Enjoy the eclipse, but protect your eyes
Ophthalmologist offers tips for safe viewing.
Medical Campus & Community
August 10, 2017
Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus
May be possible to use approach with other emerging infectious diseases.
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August 3, 2017
Natural compound coupled with specific gut microbes may prevent severe flu
Mouse study reveals how gut microbes fight influenza.
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July 12, 2017
In autism, genes drive early eye gaze abnormalities
Twin study reveals strong genetic influences on how infants visually explore social world.
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July 3, 2017
Popular heartburn drugs linked to higher death risk
Risk increases the longer the drugs are used .
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June 7, 2017
Type of sugar may treat atherosclerosis, mouse study shows
Trehalose triggers cellular housekeeping in artery-clogging plaque.
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May 30, 2017
Drug believed to reduce postoperative pain and delirium does neither
Study shows ketamine may spur hallucinations, nightmares in older patients.
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May 4, 2017
Potential predictor of glaucoma damage identified
Research in mice and patients suggests biomarker could predict vision loss.
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April 27, 2017
Stem cells edited to fight arthritis
Goal is vaccine that targets inflammation in joints.
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April 19, 2017
Antibody helps detect protein implicated in Alzheimer’s, other diseases
May lead to novel ways to diagnose, monitor brain injury.
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April 4, 2017
Study reverses thinking on genetic links to stress, depression
Scientists re-examine data exploring connection between serotonin gene, depression, stress.
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March 28, 2017
Proliferation of marijuana ads alarms addiction researchers
More than half of young marijuana users encounter online ads, survey finds .
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March 21, 2017
Spinal cord stimulation relieves back pain without opioids
New approaches can help in battling opioid abuse.
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March 9, 2017
Brain hardwired to respond to others’ itching
Researchers discover why mice scratch in response to other mice scratching.
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February 23, 2017
New weight-loss therapy rids body of food before digestion
Patients can cut calories by up to 30 percent.
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February 20, 2017
Study reveals ways to improve outcomes, reduce costs for common heart procedure
Changes in coronary angioplasty could save $300 million annually.
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