2015

March

• UCLA study shows feasibility of blood-based test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease

• Risk of motor vehicle accidents is higher in people with sleep apnea

• New approach to HIV management in Tanzania and Zambia reduces deaths by almost one-third

• High levels of vitamin D is suspected of increasing mortality rates

• Men’s heart disease risk linked to high testosterone and low estrogen

• Decreased sexual activity, desire may lead to decline in serum testosterone in older men

• PET/MR can effectively diagnose cause of unclear foot pain

• What’s your genetic destiny? More than half of parents want to know disease risks

• Obese females who are most unlikely to lose weight are most in need of losing it

• Letrozole is a promising new treatment of male infertility, researcher says

• People with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder have similar brain anomalies

• Onion extract may improve high blood sugar and cholesterol

• New findings on ‘key players’ in brain inflammation

• Human brains age less than previously thought

• An alternative to medical marijuana for pain?

• Obesity is associated with brain’s neurotransmitters

• Can exercise training prevent premature death in elderly?

• Infant gut bacteria and food sensitization: Associations in the first year of life

• Marijuana: The allergen you never knew existed

• Vanderbilt study shows poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer’s disease

• Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics

• Bans don’t help smokers quit

February

• Healthy diet linked to lung health

• Alaska becomes 3rd state with legal marijuana

• Legal marijuana begins in Washington, D.C. as ‘green rush’ is on

• Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression

• Researchers find link between persistent insomnia and increased mortality risk

• Decline in smoking rates may increase lung cancer mortality

• Inherited gene variation leaves young leukemia patients at risk for peripheral neuropathy

• Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage

• New study finds same patient mortality rates for experienced and new surgeons

• Study sheds light on a ‘guardian’ protein of brain function

• Magnetic nanoparticles could stop blood clot-caused strokes

• Immune cells - learning from experience

• Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems

• Neck pain can be changed through altered visual feedback

• Lab tests and ultrasounds identify children who need surgical treatment for appendicitis

• Diet quality declines worldwide, but with major differences across countries

• Statins may not lower Parkinson’s risk

• CU School Of Medicine researchers offer new target for treating asthma

• Can a bacterial virus from Jerusalem sewage prevent root canal infections?

• Many teens with clinical excessive daytime sleepiness test positive for marijuana

• A bodyguard for your ears

• Medication effective in helping smokers quit gradually

• Medication therapy can increase long-term success for smokers who want to cut back first, study find

• Primary care nurse-delivered interventions can increase physical activity in older adults

• Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes

• In rural India, children receive wrong treatments for deadly ailments

• Researchers report new figures on 2 muscular dystrophy disorders

• Cerebral palsy - it can be in your genes

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