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Experts say psychiatry's diagnostic manual needs overhaul

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), long the master reference work in psychiatry, is seriously flawed and needs radical change from its current "field guide" form, according to an essay by two ...

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Study finds common antibiotic azithromycin carries heart risk

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a rare, but important risk posed by the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a "Z-pack." The study found a 2.5-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular death in the first five ...

Medications 3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 |

In drug-approval race, US FDA ahead of Canada, Europe

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generally approves drug therapies faster and earlier than its counterparts in Canada and Europe, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The study counters ...

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Paralyzed individuals control robotic arms to reach and grasp using brain computer interface (w/ Video)

In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach for and sip from a drink on her own – for the first time in nearly 15 years – by using her thoughts to direct a robotic arm. The ...

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Raising HDL not a sure route to countering heart disease

A new paper published online in The Lancet challenges the assumption that raising a person's HDL — the so-called "good cholesterol" — will necessarily lower the risk of a heart attack. The new research underscores the va ...

Cardiology 2 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Zebrafish study isolates gene related to autism, schizophrenia and obesity

What can a fish tell us about human brain development? Researchers at Duke University Medical Center transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head ...

Genetics 7 hours ago | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

ApoE4 Alzheimer's gene causes brain's blood vessels to leak, die

Common variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated with the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but the gene's role in the disease has been unclear. Now, researchers funded by the National ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia 7 hours ago | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Landscape of cancer genes and mutational processes in breast cancer

In a study published today in Nature, researchers describe nine new genes that drive the development of breast cancer. This takes the tally of all genes associated with breast cancer development to 40.

Cancer 7 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 |

Could nasal spray of 'love hormone' treat autism?

(HealthDay) -- Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions known to be involved with processing social information, a small study ...

Autism spectrum disorders 4 hours ago | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Trial set to see if drug can prevent Alzheimer's

(HealthDay) -- Researchers are preparing to test an experimental drug in people genetically primed to develop Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia 4 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Genetic test may spot raised autism risk

(HealthDay) -- Researchers report that a new DNA test may be able to spot an increased risk of autism in children as young as 6 months old.

Autism spectrum disorders 5 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 |

Healthy eating can cost less, study finds

Is it really more expensive to eat healthy? An Agriculture Department study released Wednesday found that most fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods cost less than foods high in fat, sugar and salt.

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Want to avoid ED following prostate cancer surgery? Find an experienced, gentle surgeon

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in the U.S., and radical prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the prostate gland, remains the most popular therapeutic option, accounting for ...

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Children with rare, incurable brain disease improve after gene therapy

Using gene transfer techniques pioneered by University of Florida faculty, Taiwanese doctors have restored some movement in four children bedridden with a rare, life-threatening neurological disease.

Genetics 6 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

FDA-approved drug daclizumab makes established cancer vaccine work better

A team from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania found that the FDA-approved drug daclizumab improved the survival of breast cancer patients taking ...

Cancer 6 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 |

Brain injury to soldiers can arise from exposure to a single explosion: study

A team of investigators have shown evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in brain tissue from blast-exposed military service personnel.

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Predicting cancer relapse: Study finds high-throughput sequencing bests flow cytometry

A study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that a next-generation, high-speed DNA-decoding technology called high-throughput sequencing can detect the earliest signs of potential relapse ...

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'Gaydar' automatic and more accurate for women's faces, psychologists find

After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others' sexual orientation. Their "gaydar" persisted even when they saw the photos upside-down, and gay ...

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Researchers make promising discovery in pursuit of effective lymphoma treatments

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have identified a target for slowing the progression of multiple myeloma by using currently available drugs.

Cancer 8 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Protective molecule, ACE2, also proving its worth in diabetic patients

ACE2, a molecule that has been shown to prevent damage in the heart, is now proving to be protective of the major organs that are often damaged in diabetic patients.

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Frequent cooking will help you live longer

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in Public Health Nutrition links frequent cooking to a longer life.

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Alteration of gene may disrupt our bodies internal rhythm, causing sleep disorder

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have found that a gene known as RAI1 controls one of the most important genes in circadian rhythm, CLOCK.

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Positive feedback in the developing brain

(Medical Xpress) -- When an animal is born, its early experiences help map out the still-forming connections in its brain. As neurons in sensory areas of the brain fire in response to sights, smells, and sounds, ...

Neuroscience 11 hours ago | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Scientists discover marker to identify, attack breast cancer stem cells

Breast cancer stem cells wear a cell surface protein that is part nametag and part bull's eye, identifying them as potent tumor-generating cells and flagging their vulnerability to a drug, researchers at The University of ...

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Detecting tumour cells individually

(Medical Xpress) -- Swiss researchers have devised a method to detect mutations in tumor cells that are only present in a proportion of the cancer’s cells. The analysis reveals that cells of individual ...

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Sugar makes you stupid: Study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory

Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid.

Health May 15, 2012 | 4.3 / 5 (30) | 14 |

New look at prolonged radiation exposure: Study suggests that at low dose-rate, radiation poses little risk to DNA

A new study from MIT scientists suggests that the guidelines governments use to determine when to evacuate people following a nuclear accident may be too conservative.

Health May 15, 2012 | 3.4 / 5 (5) | 13 |

Brain oscillations reveal that our senses do not experience the world continuously

(Medical Xpress) -- It has long been suspected that humans do not experience the world continuously, but rather in rapid snapshots.

Neuroscience May 14, 2012 | 4.1 / 5 (30) | 10 |

People see sexy pictures of women as objects, not people

Perfume ads, beer billboards, movie posters: everywhere you look, women's sexualized bodies are on display. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that b ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 15, 2012 | 3.3 / 5 (15) | 5 |

Why omega-3 oils help at the cellular level: Findings suggest possibility of boosting their health benefit

For the first time, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have peered inside a living mouse cell and mapped the processes that power the celebrated health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. More profoundly, ...

Medical research May 15, 2012 | 5 / 5 (6) | 0 |