Alcohol Abuse Linked to Newly Identified Gene Network
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Austin, Texas - Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified a network of genes that appear to work together in determining alcohol dependence. The findings, which could lead to future treatments and therapies for alcoholics and possibly help doctors screen for alcoholism, are being published this week in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
Images of brain after mild stroke predict future risk
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Dallas, Texas - A CT scan of the brain within 24 hours of a mild, non-disabling stroke can predict when patients will be at the highest risk of another stroke or when symptoms may worsen, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Diabetes Forecast magazine pays tribute to those living with diabetes for decades
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Alexandria, Virginia - Thanks to advances in diabetes treatment and true personal effort, many people who depend on insulin lead long, healthy lives with the disease something thought impossible not long ago. The December 2014 issue of Diabetes Forecast®, the Healthy Living Magazine of the American Diabetes Association, celebrates these triumphant stories, the science that made it possible and the organizations that give medals to those who have successfully managed diabetes for 10, 25, 50, 75 years or more.
Nearly 55 percent of U.S. infants sleep with potentially unsafe bedding
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Washington, DC - Nearly 55 percent of U.S. infants are placed to sleep with bedding that increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, despite recommendations against the practice, report researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other institutions.
NIH researchers link chromosome region to gigantism
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Washington, DC - Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a duplication of a short stretch of the X chromosome in some people with a rare disorder that causes excessive childhood growth. They believe that a single gene within the region likely has a large influence on how much children grow. The research comes from a lab at NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), which seeks to understand growth.
Mayo Clinic’s Discovery’s Edge Launches Android Platform
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Rochester, Minnesota - Android users no longer have to miss out on all the research discoveries coming from Mayo Clinic. The newest issue of Discovery’s Edge, Mayo Clinic’s research magazine, is now available on all Android devices, as well as the iPad, online and in print. Research news from Mayo Clinic - however, whenever and wherever you want to read it.
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