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20.01.2010 Magnetic Biomarker For PTSD Discovered

Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), researchers in the US have identified a biological marker in the brains of people with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), introducing for the first time a way of diagnosing the condition objectively, something that conventional brain scans like X-ray, CT, or MRI have failed to do.

19.01.2010 Patients With Sepsis Recover Faster With Fish Oil

A randomised controlled trial of fish oil given intravenously to patients in intensive care has found that it improves gas exchange, reduces inflammatory chemicals and results in a shorter length of hospital stay.

19.01.2010 Cardiovascular Disease Targeted By New Nanoparticles

Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine, an advance that potentially provides an alternative to drug-releasing stents in some patients with cardiovascular disease.

18.01.2010 Prolonged Immigration Detention Puts Detainees At Higher Risk Of Mental Illness

Asylum seekers and other detainees who are held in Australian immigration detention centres for long periods of time are more likely to require medical attention for mental health problems than those detained for a shorter time, according to the results of research published in theMedical Journal of Australia

18.01.2010 Treatment Of Symptoms In Children Dying Of Cancer Is Inadequate, Australia

Greater attention to palliative care for children with cancer is needed to prevent them from suffering unresolved symptoms at the end of life, according to the authors of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. 

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