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ANA Prior Head Injury Linked to Amyloid Deposition Amyloid deposits were concentrated largely in the frontal cortex in patients with prior head injury, a new study shows, suggesting a mechanism for previous research linking TBI with later dementia.
Medscape Medical News, October 18, 2017

Real-World Reassurance on Bleeding Risk With DOACs in VTE A new observational study found that the new direct oral anticoagulants are not associated with increased risk for major bleeding or all-cause mortality compared with warfarin in the first 3 months of treatment.
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
ASHG Cancer Status Bests Family History for BRCA Testing Half of all BRCA mutations can be missed when family history is used to guide eligibility for genetic testing. Looking at cancer status, instead, is more effective and cheaper, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017

ANA Saliva Test May Flag Early Huntington's Disease
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ASHG Personal 'Omic' Profiles Make Health Data Actionable
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Deep Sleep Linked to Cognitive Performance in Parkinson's
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ASHG Genome Sequencing in NICU Improves Care, Lowers Costs
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Simple Tool Shows Lasting Reduction in BurnoutPhysicians and other healthcare workers who use a simple tool for 2 weeks show reduced burnout within a few days of starting and retain the benefits a year later, researchers reported.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

Statin Use Raises Diabetes Risk 'Even in High-Risk Patients'A new analysis of the DPP provides further evidence that long-term statin use ups the risk of diabetes -- in this case, in individuals already at high risk, by around 30%.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

FDA Clears Shingles Vaccine Shingrix for Adults 50 and OlderThe approval follows a unanimous vote last month by an FDA panel that concluded that the vaccine is effective and safe for adults aged 50 years and older.
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Online CBT for Insomnia Also Cuts Paranoia, HallucinationsOnline CBT for insomnia effectively treats the sleep disorder and also dramatically reduces the subsequent occurrence of psychotic symptoms, including paranoia and hallucinations.
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Saliva Test May Flag Early Huntington's DiseaseA simple saliva test that detects the protein Htt, which plays a key role in Huntington's disease, may provide an early marker of onset and progression of the disorder, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

Patients Overestimate Postoperative Pain, Study FindsPatients regularly overestimate the amount postoperative pain they will experience after surgery; the overestimate is particularly apparent with regional anesthesia.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

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Liquid Biopsy Likely to Have 'Major Impact' in Breast Cancer While liquid biopsies have not yet entered the breast cancer clinic, experts believe that a number of applications likely will emerge in the coming years.
Medscape Oncology, October 20, 2017
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