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Researchers Find PTSD Symptoms Light Up Specific Parts of Brain

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2014

( ISTOCKPHOTO ) Sept. 22, 2014 CBS HealthDay - Imaging technology sheds new light on how certain symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) manifest in the brain, according to a new study. PTSD is a mental health condition that can cause a wide range of debilitating symptoms, such as flashbacks to a traumatic event, being in a constant state of stress and avoiding certain situation and people, according to background information from the study. Researchers identified a specific opioid receptor in the brain linked to emotion that is also associated with a specific group of PTSD symptoms, including listlessness and emotional detachment. They suggested their findings could help doctors develop targeted, or personalized treatments for the condition. "Our study points toward a more personalized treatment approach for people with a specific symptom profile that's been linked to a particular neurobiological abnormality," explained the study's lead author, Dr. Alexander Neumeister, co-director of NYU Langone Medical Center's Steven and Alexandra Cohen Veterans Center for the Study of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, in an NYU news release. "Understanding more about where and how symptoms of PTSD manifest in the brain is a critical part of research efforts to develop more … Continue reading →

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Pet Talk: What can be done about wobbler syndrome?

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2014

Cervical Spondylomyelopathy, also known as wobbler syndrome, is a neurological condition in dogs that affects their cervical spine, or neck region. A compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots, wobbler syndrome gets its name from the characteristic wobbly walk that affected dogs typically display from the disease. There are two forms of cervical spondylomyelopathy, said Dr. Megan Steele, a veterinary resident at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. There is a disc-associated form that causes ventral spinal cord compression and dorsal, lateral bone and joint proliferation causing dorsolateral spinal cord compression. Wobbler syndrome is typically a progressive disease most commonly found in larger dog breeds, such as Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes and Mastiffs. Symptoms can vary widely from mild neck pain to an inability to walk in all four limbs, said Dr. Steele. Often, pelvic limb weakness and ataxia, or weakness, is more severe than in the thoracic limbs. A classic, two-engine gait is seen in dogs with low cervical lesions causing a short, choppy gait in the thoracic limbs and a long, sweeping gait in the pelvic limbs. Other symptoms often include weakness, difficulty getting up from a lying position, and possible muscle loss. … Continue reading →

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Germantown's Next Healthcare pairs with NFL player

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2014

Company plans for the future of stem cell use by Samantha Schmieder Staff Writer Next Healthcare Inc. of Germantown recently launched a partnership with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald to promote its newest venture, CelBank Pro to other professional athletes. Next Healthcares CelBank is the collection of cell samples and storage of their blood, skin or stem cells to be used in the future. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves through cell division and can be scientifically manipulated to become another type of cell with a more specialized function. They offer hope to provide new ways to fight disease or injuries, according to the National Institutes of Health. Essentially we are in the business of banking cells for people, Vin Singh, the founder and CEO of Next Healthcare, said. While CelBank is geared toward anyone interested in using their own cells later in their life, CelBank Pro is geared toward sports players who are very likely to get injured or just worn down during their career. Skin cells and stem cells are stored at a healthy time at someones life for later use in regenerative medicine, Singh said. In 2006 and 2007, Singh, who … Continue reading →

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Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2014

Company plans for the future of stem cell use by Samantha Schmieder Staff Writer Next Healthcare Inc. of Germantown recently launched a partnership with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald to promote its newest venture, CelBank Pro to other professional athletes. Next Healthcares CelBank is the collection of cell samples and storage of their blood, skin or stem cells to be used in the future. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves through cell division and can be scientifically manipulated to become another type of cell with a more specialized function. They offer hope to provide new ways to fight disease or injuries, according to the National Institutes of Health. Essentially we are in the business of banking cells for people, Vin Singh, the founder and CEO of Next Healthcare, said. While CelBank is geared toward anyone interested in using their own cells later in their life, CelBank Pro is geared toward sports players who are very likely to get injured or just worn down during their career. Skin cells and stem cells are stored at a healthy time at someones life for later use in regenerative medicine, Singh said. In 2006 and 2007, Singh, who … Continue reading →

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Drugs Used for Infertility IVF Treatment – Video

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2014

Drugs Used for Infertility IVF Treatment In infertility treatment, there are some drugs that are used and it's useful for you to learn how to prepare the drugs yourself. We will be giving you a tabl... By: Jinepol Kadn Sal ve Tp Bebek Klinii … Continue reading →

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Using Tree Fruit Genetics to Help the Citrus Industry: Challenges – Video

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2014

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Dr Shalima Nair – Genetics and Epigenetics Research – Video

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2014

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Using Genetics to Defeat Citrus Greening (HLB) – Video

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2014

Using Genetics to Defeat Citrus Greening (HLB) Using Genetics to Defeat Citrus Greening (HLB) By: CaliforniaAgNet … Continue reading →

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Environment plays bigger role than genetics in food allergic disease eosinophilic esophagitis

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2014

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 22-Sep-2014 Contact: Jim Feuer jim.feuer@cchmc.org 513-636-4656 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center @CincyChildrens Researchers have found that environment has a much stronger role than genetics in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a severe, often painful food allergy that renders children unable to eat a wide variety of foods. Eosinophils are normal cellular components of the blood, but when the body produces too many eosinophils they can cause a variety of eosinophilic disorders. These are disorders involving chronic inflammation and resulting tissue damage, often in the gastrointestinal system. In an international collaboration involving multiple institutions, researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center quantified the risk associated with genes and environment on familial clustering of EoE. The researchers constructed and examined patient family pedigrees of patients with EoE and their first-degree relatives (nuclear family analysis) and of patients with EoE and their identical or fraternal twin/triplets (twin analysis). Using these two distinct analyses, they determined that 2.4% of siblings and 1.8% of first-degree relatives of patients with EoE also had EoE. The researchers also found that brothers, fathers, and males were more likely to have EoE than sisters, mothers, or females. Twins had 20-40% risk of EoE depending upon whether they were … Continue reading →

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Environment Plays Bigger Role Than Genetics in the Food Allergic Disease Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2014

Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise CINCINNATI - Researchers have found that environment has a much stronger role than genetics in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a severe, often painful food allergy that renders children unable to eat a wide variety of foods. Eosinophils are normal cellular components of the blood, but when the body produces too many eosinophils they can cause a variety of eosinophilic disorders. These are disorders involving chronic inflammation and resulting tissue damage, often in the gastrointestinal system. In an international collaboration involving multiple institutions, researchers at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center quantified the risk associated with genes and environment on familial clustering of EoE. The researchers constructed and examined patient family pedigrees of patients with EoE and their first-degree relatives (nuclear family analysis) and of patients with EoE and their identical or fraternal twin/triplets (twin analysis). Using these two distinct analyses, they determined that 2.4% of siblings and 1.8% of first-degree relatives of patients with EoE also had EoE. The researchers also found that brothers, fathers, and males were more likely to have EoE than sisters, mothers, or females. Twins had 20-40% risk of EoE depending upon whether they were identical or fraternal. The power … Continue reading →

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