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Deep brain stimulation appears safe for patients with early Alzheimer's disease -- and might even slow down memory loss in some

Deep Brain Stimulation Appears Safe in Patients With Alzheimer’s

Although treatment seems safe, benefit isn't yet clear
Dutch researchers are reporting a case of miscarriage tied to maternal infection with the Zika virus. The report was published online July 27 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Miscarriage Linked to Maternal Zika Infection

Dutch case finds woman's infection in South America may have contributed to pregnancy loss
Obese pregnant women can reduce their risk of gestational diabetes and lower their blood pressure by exercising as little as three times a week

Even Moderate Exercise Can Reduce Risk of Gestational DM

Short walks and some strength training each week made a difference for obese women, researchers say
Potential new asthma genes have been identified in a genome-wide association study combined with subsequent lung expression quantitative trait loci analysis

Potential New Asthma Genes ID’d in Genome-Wide Study

Combining GWAS with subsequent lung eQTL analysis revealed disease-associated SNPs
For men with newly diagnosed clinically localized prostate cancer

Similar Outcomes for Robot-Assisted, Radical Prostatectomy

Similar functional outcomes at 12 weeks post-surgery for newly diagnosed localized prostate CA
Pancreaticoduodenectomy is associated with high costs at safety-net hospitals

Pancreaticoduodenectomy Costs High at Safety-Net Hospitals

Marked cost savings with redistribution of patients from high- to medium- or low-burden hospitals
Late preterm and early term birth rates decreased from 2006 to 2014 in the United States and some other high-income countries

Late Preterm, Early Term Birth Rates Down in the United States

Association between early term birth rates, decreasing clinician-initiated obstetric interventions
Assessment with nonvascular thoracic magnetic resonance imaging improves clinical decision making

Nonvascular Thoracic MRI Improves Clinical Decision Making

MR imaging results in highly significant increase in diagnostic certainty for thoracic surgeons
For patients with metastatic melanoma

Add-On Local Peripheral Tx Beneficial in Metastatic Melanoma

Addition to ipilimumab has beneficial effect on overall survival even after adjustment
In an experimental study published online July 27 in the Journal of the American Heart Association

Marijuana May Cause More Damage to Heart Than Tobacco

Exposure impaired endothelial function in rats for at least 90 minutes