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Parents of girl, 2, battling terminal brain disease create list of 100 things to do before she dies
Olivia Penney (pictured), from Southampton, Hampshire, was diagnosed with Alexander Disease nine months ago, one of just 50 children in the world to have the condition. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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New Alzheimer's Prevention Trial Part of US National PlanNew Alzheimer's Prevention Trial Part of US National Plan
A prevention trial is part of ambitious national plan to find an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease by 2025. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
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Deep-sea diving into the dark of your head
MIND MOVES:Is writing actually bad for your health, writesTIM SMYTH (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
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Toxicity Study On Primates Of Quantum Dots Is Good News For Nanomedicine
Medical uses for quantum dots - tiny luminescent crystals - could include image-guided surgery, light-activated therapies and sensitive diagnostic tests. A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases like cancer through nanomedicine. The research, which appears in Nature Nanotechnology online, is likely the first to test the safety of quantum dots in primates... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Pediatric Kidney And Brain Tumors May Be Reduced By Folic Acid
Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in children, finds a new study by Kimberly J. Johnson, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, and Amy Linabery, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. Incidence reductions were found for Wilms' tumor, a type of kidney cancer, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), a type of brain cancer. Since 1998, the U.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Vital Signs: Nutrition: Some Fats May Harm the Brain More
A study followed fat consumption among women older than 65 and tracked their mental ability over four years. (Source: NYT Health)MedWorm Message: Please support the Doctors In Chains campaign for the medics tortured and sentenced for up to 15 years in Bahrain. #FreeDoctors
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Health scan lifestyle Q&A
Mary Murray-Burke, Crystal Swing (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
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Weighing Scoliosis Treatment Options
People with scoliosis have new choices for treating curvature of the spine, and for figuring out whether it will get worse. But what causes the condition is still unclear. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
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Ten-minute Alzheimer's test to spot disease in earliest stages before brain is badly damaged
The test distinguishes between normal forgetfulness and the more dangerous memory lapses that can signal dementia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Psychological Syndromes Aren't All Bad: The Case of ADHD
The migratory tale of a wonky gene reveals something surprising about the label "psychological disorder." Context makes all the difference.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
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Folic Acid Fortification Linked to Drop in Childhood CancersFolic Acid Fortification Linked to Drop in Childhood Cancers
Supplementation of grain products linked to drop in Wilms tumor and primitive neuroendocrine tumor in the United States. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)MedWorm Message: Please have a look at this new site driven by MedWorm: The Breast Cancer Daily
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Spider Phobia: Brain Scan Shows Cure in 1 Session
Before receiving treatment for her lifelong fear of spiders, one Chicago college student would flee her dorm for days if she merely suspected one’s presence. (Source: WebMD Health)
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Controversial Head Of Nuclear Commission Resigns
Gregory Jaczko, the controversial head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is resigning his post. During his tenure he frequently clashed with fellow commissioners and was called a bully. But in announcing his resignation, he didn't mention the internal strife.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
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Weight Struggles? Blame New Neurons in Your Hypothalamus
May 21, 2012 (Johns Hopkins Medicine) — Neurogenesis spurred by a high-fat diet encourages more eating and fat storage, animal study suggests. New nerve cells formed in a select part of the brain could hold considerable sway over how much you eat and consequently weigh, new animal research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests in a study published in the May issue of Nature Neuroscience. read more (Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com)
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Should You Go to the Emergency Vet?
Health crises for pets are as serious as for humans. Here's how to tell if you should head to the animal ER. (Source: WebMD Health)
