2016

January

• New biomarkers may influence drug design and alternative treatments of cancer, study shows

2015

December

• UGA ecologist finds another cause of antibiotic resistance

• Don’t Blame Breast Density; $$$ Toxicity; ‘Nurse Ratched’ Returns

November

• Metabolic profiles distinguish early stage ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy

July

• Moffitt researchers develop first genetic test to predict tumor sensitivity to radiation therapy

• Sex and violence may not really sell products

• Anxiety increases the risk of gastrointestinal infection and long-term complications

• Implantable ‘artificial pancreas’ could help diabetes patients control their blood sugar

• New drug for neuroblastoma shows promise in phase I study

June

• GPs and the Fit for Work scheme

• Experimental treatment sends deadly leukemia into remission

• Study could reduce unnecessary cancer screening

• Study shows global warming is unlikely to reduce winter deaths

• Massively parallel gene function assays aim to reduce uncertainty of genetic diagnoses

• Academies make recommendations for improving public health

• UA researchers discover component of cinnamon prevents colorectal cancer in mice

• Large doses of antioxidants may be harmful to neuronal stem cells

• As death rates drop, nonfatal diseases and injuries take a bigger toll on health globally

• Drug prevents passage of HBV during pregnancy

May

• Study shows treatment for genetically caused emphysema is effective

• Hearing impairment higher among Hispanic/Latino men, older individuals

• Designing better medical implants

• Single low-magnitude electric pulse successfully fights inflammation

• Profiling approach to enable right lung cancer treatment match

April

• New method enables drug target validation for COPD treatment

• Can cheap wine taste great? Brain imaging and marketing placebo effects

• Baclofen shows promise in patients with alcohol-induced liver disease

• Many European countries ill-prepared to prevent and control the spread of viral hepatitis

• What’s the life expectancy of patients when they begin treatment for osteoporosis?

• Addressing the needs of young women with disorders of sex development

• Total annual hospital costs could be reduced by rapid candidemia identification

• UTMB develops new online tool for nurses

• Widespread agricultural contaminant impacts fish reproductive behavior

March

• Fat grafting technique improves results of breast augmentation

• Germline TP53 mutations in patients with early-onset colorectal cancer

• Repairing the cerebral cortex: It can be done

• Clinical trial suggests combination therapy is best for low-grade brain tumors

• Two-step treatment improved function and decreased pain severity in veterans

• Online health information - keep it simple!

• Quitting smoking has favorable metabolic effects

February

• Garlic extract could help cystic fibrosis patients fight infection

• Your privacy online: Health information at serious risk of abuse

• UW research shows sensor technology may help improve accuracy of clinical breast exams

• Joslin researchers find drugs are effective for diabetic macular edema in new trial

• Drug improves measures of genetic disease that affects liver, spleen

• HPV vaccination not associated with increase in sexually transmitted infections

• Study identifies 8 signs associated with impending death in cancer patients

• BGI study confirms accuracy of its NIFTY in nearly 147,000 pregnancies

• Hepatitis C more prevalent than HIV/AIDS or Ebola yet lacks equal attention

• Physician guidelines for Googling patients need revisions

January

• How negative stereotyping affects older people

• Researchers identify efficient methylating enzyme for cancer development

• Gene may open door for improved keloid, scar treatment

• Dislocating a hip after total hip replacement can be a traumatic experience

• SPECTAcolor viable next generation multinational cancer clinical trial infrastructure

• Study suggests increase in falls among the elderly

2014

December

• Cell-associated HIV mucosal transmission: The neglected pathway

• New technique provides novel approach to diagnosing ciliopathies

• UTSW researchers identify a therapeutic strategy that may treat a childhood neurological disorder

November

• Advance Directives Can Benefit Patients, Families, and Health Care System

• Step towards blood test for many cancer types

October

• Rare diseases: no reason for lower demands for studies

• Findings point to an ‘off switch’ for drug resistance in cancer

• Siblings of children with autism can show signs at 18 months

• University of Calgary research leads to brain cancer clinical trial

September

• Exploring the connection between empathy, neurohormones and aggression

• U.S. nutrition program for mothers, infants sees falling demand

• A better way to track emerging cell therapies using MRIs

• New superfoods could help key protein keep bodies healthy

August

• Mobile app on emergency cardiac care aids best decisions in seconds

• “Junk” Blood Tests May Offer Life-Saving Information

• Aspirin cuts risk of clots, DVT by a third - new study

• UNC Lineberger researchers develop new approach to identify ‘drivers’ of cancer

• Train your heart to protect your mind

• New enzyme targets for selective cancer therapies

July

• Offering option of initial HIV care at home increases use of ART

• Sleep Loss Accelerates Brain Aging: Study

June

• To advance care for patients with brain metastases: Reject five myths

• Poor quality of life may affect teens’ diabetes management

• Study Explains How High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Affects Memory in Old Age

• Climate engineering can’t erase climate change

• Experts recommend blood, urine testing to diagnose rare adrenal tumors

May

• Stopping statins may benefit terminally ill patients

• Scientists discover potential new target for cancer immunotherapy

• To curb hepatitis C, test and treat inmates

• Study finds hazardous flame retardants in preschools

• Access to electronic health records may influence care

April

• Cholesterol drug users may use pills as a license to overeat

• Study ties breathing problems, asthma to bone loss

• Arkansas to appeal ruling on abortion restriction law

March

• Supreme Court declines to hear new contraception cases

• Tamiflu-resistant influenza: Parsing the genome for the culprits

• Optimism linked to healthier eating among women

• U.S. advisers back DNA-based colon cancer test

• Pfizer lung cancer drug beats chemo for previously untreated patients

• Mass. General study identifies path to safer drugs for heart disease, cancer

• Gates Foundation awards Notre Dame $23 million for malaria, dengue studies

February

• More dangerous chemicals in everyday life: Now experts warn against nanosilver

• Bisphenol A (BPA) at Very Low Levels Can Adversely Affect Developing Organs in Primates, MU Researcher Finds

• Study Reveals Evolution at Work

• Vinegar kills tuberculosis and other mycobacteria

• Study in fruitflies strengthens connection among protein misfolding, sleep loss, and age

• Study reveals workings of working memory

• An essential step toward printing living tissues

• Family problems experienced in childhood and adolescence affect brain development

• FDA denies approval to wider use of J&J’s blood clot preventer

• FDA Warns of Potential Risk of Severe Liver Injury With Use of Dronedarone

• ADHD drugs not linked to increased stroke risk among children

• Laboratory detective work points to potential therapy for rare, drug-resistant cancer

• Targeting tumors: Ion beam accelerators take aim at cancer

• Link confirmed between salmon migration, magnetic field

• Immune system ‘overdrive’ in pregnant women puts male child at risk for brain disorders

• Researchers find retrieval practice improves memory in severe traumatic brain injury

January

• Overexpression of splicing protein in skin repair causes early changes seen in skin cancer

• In the blink of an eye

• Low national funding for LGBT health research contributes to inequities, analysis finds

• New strategy emerges for fighting drug-resistant malaria

• Tweaking MRI to track creatine may spot heart problems earlier, Penn Medicine study suggests

• Cancer drug protects against diabetes

• Fresh faced: Looking younger for longer

• Older Firefighters May Be More Resilient to Working in Heat

• Does ObamaCare cause psychological distress among US adults?

2013

December

• Toys, books, cribs harbor bacteria for long periods, study finds

• Epigenetics enigma resolved

• Testosterone-regulated genes may affect vaccine-induced immunity

• Transitioning epithelial cells to mesenchymal cells enhances cardiac protectivity

• Study finds axon regeneration after Schwann cell graft to injured spinal cord

• Is it safe for pregnant women to eat peanuts?

• Lactation consultants can boost breastfeeding

• Malaria drug target raises hopes for new treatments

• United States CDC announces an HPV vaccine recall

• California girl to be kept on life support

• UBC-VCH scientists use drug to repair rare birth defect

• Birth control at the zoo: vets meet the elusive goal of hippo castration

• Parasitic DNA proliferates in aging tissues

• Wayne State cholesterol study shows algal extracts may counter effects of high fat diets

• Online alcohol marketing easily accessed by kids

• California high school to test students for tuberculosis

• Amino acid’s increase is suspected in diabetes

• Pain drugs used in prostate gland removal linked to cancer outcome, Mayo Clinic-led study finds

• Targeted synthesis of natural products with light

• Brain chemical ratios help predict developmental delays in preterm infants

• GSK to stop paying doctors to promote drugs: NY Times

• Generic Breast Cancer Drugs Boost Adherence

• Potential new target for combating annual seasonal influenza

• Should your surname carry a health warning?

• New models of drug-resistant breast cancer point to better treatments

• Antibiotic-resistant typhoid likely to spread despite drug control program

• Targeted treatment can significantly reduce relapse in children with AML leukemia

• Flipping a gene switch reactivates fetal hemoglobin, may reverse sickle cell disease

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