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Longer cooling, lower temperature no improvement for infant oxygen deprivation

NIH network findings do not support changing current treatment

The standard treatment for newborns whose brains were deprived of oxygen appears to work better than proposed alternatives, according to a study from a National Institutes of Health research network. The standard treatment involves lowering an infant ’s body temperature by about 6 degrees Fahrenheit for 72 hours. Attempts to improve on this treatment by further lowering body temperature or increasing the duration of cooling were of no additional benefit, the researchers concluded.

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Courage of Ebola health workers should inspire greater efforts by all, says Ban

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) stands with Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, seen here showing their hospital discharge certificates.

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New non-invasive method can detect Alzheimer's disease early: MRI probe technology shows brain toxins in living animals for first time

No methods currently exist for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease, which affects one out of nine people over the age of 65. Now, an interdisciplinary team of Northwestern University scientists and engineers has developed a noninvasive MRI approach that can detect the disease in a living animal. And it can do so at the earliest stages of the disease, well before typical Alzheimer's symptoms appear.

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Fluorescent amyloid beta oligomers (green), bound to cultured hippocampal neurons, were detected with greater than 90 percent accuracy by the magnetic nanostructure probe (red).

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Certain Antibiotic/Statin Combos May Be Unsafe Mix: Study

Use of clarithromycin along with the cholesterol-lowering meds had higher risk of side effects.

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Mother's Depression Tied to Later Delinquency in Kids

Treating parent's mental health issues is critical, experts say.

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Different Gene Mutations May Determine Severity, Type of Autism

Finding might explain why the disorder is never identical in patients, could improve diagnosis and treatment.

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In Guinea, as Ebola spread slows, Ban pledges UN support towards total eradication

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Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (r), with Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General, World Health Organization (WHO) (c), with Guinean President Alpha Conde (l) in Conakry. December 2014.

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Vaccine for Deer Against 'Mad Cow'-Like Illness Shows Promise

Might be useful for livestock and even people, researchers say.

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Cocaine, Amphetamines May Up Injection Drug Users' Suicide Risk

These substances doubled the likelihood of an attempt, study says.

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Cancer Treatment Costs Weigh Heavily on Patients, Study Finds

Researchers say half of people treated struggle to pay medical bills.

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