Migrant children less obese due to absent grandmothers
Children of migrants to Chinese cities have lower rates of obesity than youngsters in more affluent established urban families - probably because their grandparents are not around to over-feed them, a new study has found. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Pain linked to non-medical prescription opioid use in young adults
Physical pain -- often " self-medicated " without help from healthcare professionals -- is an important contributor to non-medical prescription opioid (NMPO) use by young adults. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Proof-of principle study finds imatinib improves symptoms for patients with severe asthma
In a new, proof-of-principle study researchers have found that targeting the mast cells with imatinib, a drug used to effectively treat certain forms of cancer, improved airway hyperresponsiveness, a measure of the sensitivity of the airway, and decreased the number of mast cells present in the airway. Treatment also produced a small improvement in airway function. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Mepolizumab helps patients with refractory Churg-Strauss syndrome
Mepolizumab, an anti-IL5 monoclonal antibody, increased remission rates, cut exacerbations in half and reduced the need for ongoing corticosteroid therapy in patients with refractory cases of the rare autoimmune disease Churg-Strauss Syndrome, according to research. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Deficiencies in repair of DNA identified in many types of solid tumors
A new investigation of more than 48,000 stored tumor samples finds evidence of a key deficiency in a repair mechanism designed to keep DNA from being mutated and causing cancer. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Number of mutations in a tumor varies by age and type of cancer
The tumor mutation load, or TML, in a patient ' s cancer biopsy varied by age and the type of cancer, along with several other factors, a team of investigators has found. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Solving the mystery of the white oak
Researchers have solved a mystery that has long shrouded our understanding of white oaks: where did they come from? (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Friendship group influences dating violence risk for early-maturing girls
A new study has found that early-maturing girls are more likely to be the victim of abuse from a dating partner if their friend group contains more boys. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Blue and purple corn: Not just for tortilla chips anymore
Consumers today insist on all-natural everything, and food dyes are no exception. Even if food manufacturers are willing to make the change, current sources of natural dyes are expensive and hard to come by. Now, a large University of Illinois project is filling the gap with colored corn. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Shedding light on Earth's first animals
More than 550 million years ago, the oceans were teeming with flat, soft-bodied creatures that fed on microbes and algae and could grow as big as bathmats. Today, researchers are studying their fossils to unlock the secrets of early life. Researchers now show that Dickinsonia developed in a complex, highly regulated way using a similar genetic toolkit to today ' s animals. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Cutting down on cancer surgeries
Engineers have combined light and sound in a microscopy technique that could allow surgeons to determine -- in the operating room -- whether a tumor has been completely removed from a cancer patient, reducing the need for follow-up surgeries. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Self-renewing hematopoietic stem cells created for transplantation
An innovative method to make an unlimited supply of healthy blood cells from the readily available cells that line blood vessels has been discovered by scientists. This achievement marks the first time that any research group has generated such blood-forming stem cells. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Early MRI may lower costs for prostate cancer treatment
A diagnostic MRI followed by one of three MRI-guided biopsy strategies is a cost-effective method to detect prostate cancer, according to a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwide
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart diseases and stroke, account for one-third of deaths throughout the world, according to a new scientific study that examined every country over the past 25 years. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Cancer-cardiac connection illuminates promising new drug for heart failure
A team of researchers has uncovered a new strategy to treat heart failure, a leading contributor to mortality and healthcare costs in the United States. Despite widespread use of currently-approved drugs, approximately 40 percent of patients with heart failure die within five years of their initial diagnosis. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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