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NIH-funded atlas details gene activity of the prenatal human brain, offers clues to psychiatric disorders

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The recently created BrainSpan Atlas of the Developing Human Brain incorporates gene activity or expression (right) along with anatomical reference atlases (left) and neuroimaging data (not shown) of the mid-gestational human brain. In this figure, the location and expression level of the gene TGIF1 is shown of a brain from 21 weeks post-conception. Knowledge of where and when particular genes are expressed will facilitate research surrounding human brain development and disease.

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Update on rising scarlet fever numbers across England

PHE have published the latest figures on scarlet fever which continues to rise in England.

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Public health: Commission stresses need for greater effectiveness, accessibility and resilience for EU’s health systems

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New CDC study finds dramatic increase in e-cigarette-related calls to poison centers

Rapid rise highlights need to monitor nicotine exposure through e-cigarette liquid and prevent future poisonings

The number of calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine rose from one per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, according to a CDC study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The number of calls per month involving conventional cigarettes did not show a similar increase during the same time period.

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FDA Approves Quick-Acting Drug to Reverse Prescription Painkiller ODs

Evzio's OK is part of efforts to stem tide of overdoses from abuse of meds such as Oxycontin, Vicodin.

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Walking May Be Good Medicine for Kidney Patients

People with kidney trouble assigned to daily half-hour stroll got a boost in immune function, study found.

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http://healthfinder.gov/News/Article/686322/walking-may-be-good-medicine...

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Hernia Repair Recovery Often Longer Than Expected

Pain, fatigue may persist up to seven days after surgery, study shows.

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Fertility Drugs May Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study

But subset of women who took Clomid for more than 12 cycles appeared more likely to get invasive breast cancer.

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The Morning Light May Help You Stay Slim

Study found people tended to be leaner if they got sun exposure earlier, rather than later, in day.

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Aspirin does not prevent pregnancy loss, NIH study finds

Increased live birth rate in subgroup of participants

A daily low dose of aspirin does not appear to prevent subsequent pregnancy loss among women with a history of one or two prior pregnancy losses, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.