Archive: 30/08/2019

Memphis study suggests transplanting Hep C-infected kidneys to uninfected donors safe

Transplantation of kidneys from Hepatitis C-infected donors to uninfected recipients is safe and can be successfully implemented as a standard of care, according to an observational study by physicians at the University of ...

Aug 30, 2019

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Emotion recognition deficits impede community integration after traumatic brain injury

Kessler Foundation researchers have found a correlation between deficits in facial emotion recognition and poor community integration in individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. Their findings have implications ...

Aug 30, 2019

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Eliminating visual stimulation may help counter symptoms of spatial neglect after stroke

A recent report by Kessler researchers and clinicians described the effects of binocular occlusion in a patient with spatial neglect and severe posture impairment. The article, "Impact of eliminating visual input on sitting ...

Aug 30, 2019

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Man in Rhode Island tests positive for rare equine virus

Public health officials say a Rhode Island man has tested positive for the potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus eastern equine encephalitis.

Aug 30, 2019

Discovery paves the way for earlier detection of type 1 disease

Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that typically emerges before the age of 20, wipes out the body's ability to produce insulin—a hormone that's essential to life. Diagnosis often comes after symptoms arise, at which ...

Aug 30, 2019

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As with adults, no easy way to address weight with children

Red, yellow, green. It's a system for conveying the healthfulness of foods, and at the center of a debate about how to approach weight loss for children.

Aug 30, 2019

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Spain's listeria outbreak claims third victim

A man died after eating tainted meat in Spain, the third fatality in a listeria outbreak that has also seen five women lose their babies due to the food-borne bacteria, health authorities said Friday.

Aug 30, 2019

Stop adding THC to e-cigarettes: US health authorities

Americans who use e-cigarettes should avoid adding substances like cannabis and buying products off the street—or consider refraining altogether—while authorities investigate hundreds of cases of severe lung disease among ...

Aug 30, 2019

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New radiomics model uses immunohistochemistry to predict thyroid nodules

According to an ahead-of-print article published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), researchers have validated a first-of-its-kind machine learning-based model to evaluate immunohistochemical ...

Aug 30, 2019

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Time with grandkids could boost health and even lifespan

Julie Brogan's granddaughters, ages 9, 12 and 13, spend part of every summer at her home overlooking Lake Michigan in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. They enjoy paddle boarding, swimming and working on projects in the professional ...

Aug 30, 2019

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