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for the Week of August 21 to August 28, 2011
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Posted 2011-08-27:
- Could a tumor suppressor also fight obesity? Research reveals hormone receptor GCC's role in appetite
- Novel control of Dengue fever
- Wide gap in immune responses of people exposed to the flu
- Greater impact of chemotherapy on fertility
- Building a better antipsychotic drug by treating schizophrenia's cause: How drugs act on dopamine-producing neurons
Posted 2011-08-27:
- Could new drug cure nearly any viral infection? Technology shows promise against common cold, influenza and other ailments, researchers say
- T-cell discovery holds promise for organ transplant and immunodeficiency treatment
- Omega-3s reduce stroke severity, study suggests
- Life expectancy success story
- Uncovering the spread of deadly cancer: New imaging device enables scientists to see tumor cells traveling in the brain
- Breakthrough in genetics of fibroids
- New score can tell doctors how long cancer patients have left to live
- Protein linked to Parkinson's disease may regulate fat metabolism
- Mathematical model predicts weight with varying diet, exercise changes; Findings challenge one-size-fits-all weight assumptions
- Heat in chili peppers can ease sinus problems, research shows
- What determines a company's performance? Shape of the CEO's face!
- Natural Alzheimer's-fighting compound created inexpensively in lab
- New genetic clue in development of rheumatoid arthritis
- Succeeding in school: Stress boosts performance for confident students, but holds back those with more anxiety
- New prostate cancer screening test shows promise for diagnosis
- No bones about it: Eating dried plums helps prevent fractures and osteoporosis, study suggests
- Early embryos can correct genetic abnormalities during development, researchers find
- Using math to fight cancer
- Major brain similarities found in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
- Simple way to grow muscle tissue with real muscle structure
- Could the Spanish flu devastate us again?
- Predicting perilous plaque in coronary arteries via fluid dynamics
- Crucial role for molecule in muscle development
- New model predicts environmental effect of pharmaceutical products
- Fat-stigma study: Mass media messages appear to trump opinions of family, close friends
- Hand-held unit to detect cancer in poorer countries
- Risk measurement tool for heart attacks and strokes updated
- Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias
- Atherosclerosis is not limited to the heart
- Children with congenital heart disease at risk from harmful toxins
Posted 2011-08-26:
- Cell receptor could allow measles virus to target tumors
- Slim down by targeting the hormone uroguanylin
- Vitamin A supplements for children could save 600,000 lives a year, experts predict
- Single vaccines to protect against both rabies and Ebola
- Malaria mosquito is disappearing, but it is not necessarily just good news
- Getting back from a trip 'ahead of time'
- Interbreeding between modern humans and evolutionary cousins gave healthy immune system boost to human genome, study finds
- Few health problems are caused by vaccines, review of studies suggests
- Discovery explains why influenza B virus exclusively infects humans: Opens door for new drugs
- Differences in metabolic disease markers in healthy and obese 7-to-9-year-olds identified
- Young brains lack the wisdom of their elders, clinical study shows
- Protein-making machinery in bacteria successfully re-engineered
- Smoking soon after waking raises risk of lung and head and neck cancers
- New sensors streamline detection of estrogenic compounds
- Workplace stress a growing health hazard
- Study identifies chemical changes in brains of people at risk for Alzheimer's disease
- Commonly prescribed antibiotic reduces acute COPD attacks; Study finds azithromycin lowers frequency and severity of flare-ups
- Men and women differ in the way they anticipate an unpleasant emotional experience, research finds
- Scientists reengineer antibiotic to overcome dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- MRI techniques can detect early osteoarthritis
- Seeing eye to eye is key to copying, say scientists
- Bone marrow transplantation may increase cancer resistance in patients, study suggests
- Caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer: Coffee-based sunscreen might work best
- Less depression for working moms who expect that they 'can't do it all'
- Gene study sheds new light on origins of British men
- Children of depressed mothers have a different brain: MRI scans show their children have an enlarged amygdala
- Beta-blocker associated with better outcomes in treatment of infantile vascular tumors
- Anti-aging techniques not yet viewed as acceptable, study suggests
- Government-led efforts targeting eating habits of children needed to curb worldwide obesity epidemic, experts urge
- Uninsured trauma patients are more likely to use the emergency department for follow-up care
- School-based mental health screening for teens results in connection to care
- New imaging test gives physicians better tool to diagnose Parkinson's disease
- Heart may hold key to unexplained nausea in youths
- E. coli in the countryside: whose problem is it anyway?
- Plants could pave the way for new ovarian cancer treatments
Posted 2011-08-25:
- Why only some obese people develop chronic diseases: Disease-causing fat cells found in those with metabolic syndrome
- Researchers identify protein essential in transmission of Ebola virus
- Scientists identify point of entry for deadly Ebola virus
- Mechanism links substance abuse with vulnerability to depression
- Source of Haitian cholera outbreak uncovered
- Making mistakes while learning has memory benefits for older brains
- 'Time cells' bridge the gap in memories of event sequences
- Health risks with nanotechnology? Nanoparticles can hinder intracellular transport
- House dust mite test on wheezy toddlers predicts asthma in teen years
- Exercise can substitute effectively as second 'medication' for people with depression, study suggests
- Extreme morning sickness could lead to lifelong emotional, behavioral disorders in kids
- Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents
- Gene silencing: Researchers have paved the way for functional analysis of non-protein-coding genes
- A lifetime of physical activity yields measurable benefits as we age
- New heart scan may speed up diagnosis with less radiation
- Newfound hijacked proteins linked to salmonella virulence
- Afghan patients a common source of drug-resistant bacteria, study finds
- Diet that combines cholesterol-lowering foods results in greater decrease in LDL than low-saturated fat diet, study finds
- Fundamental discovery about neurons may radically alter current view of neurotransmission
- Prolonged breastfeeding does not protect against eczema, global study shows
- Ga ga for goo goo: Research explores the scientific basis for baby fever
- Coriander oil could tackle food poisoning and drug-resistant infections
- Scientist discovers genetic factor implicated in heartbeat defect
- Diastolic dysfunction appears to worsen over time; associated with increased risk of heart failure
- Physicians' exposure to radiation prompt cellular changes that may protect the body from harm
- Blood vessels participate in the eradication of tumors
- Patients discharged from a hospital at increased risk of unintentional discontinuation of medications for chronic diseases
- Deaths from strong prescription painkillers are on the increase, experts say
- Single protein, key to Ebola virus infection, could aid in drug design
- Protein essential for Ebola virus infection is a promising antiviral target
- Researchers find 'key' used by Ebola virus to unlock cells and spread deadly infection
- 85 percent of homeless people have chronic health conditions
- Treatment options for cluster headache
Posted 2011-08-24:
- Scientists define cellular pathway essential to removing damaged mitochondria
- Novel cytokine protects mice from colitis
- Economic inequality is linked to biased self-perception
- Inactivity linked to risk factors for Type 2 diabetes
- Melanin's 'trick' for maintaining radioprotection studied
- Text search tool for electronic medical records shows promise for identifying postoperative complications
- Older adults are better at decision-making than young adults
- Filling without drilling: Pain-free way of tackling dental decay reverses acid damage and re-builds teeth
- Stem cell study offers hope for Parkinson's patients
- Nickel nanoparticles may contribute to lung cancer
- Brain tumors found to have a two-tier system
- Two-year-old children understand complex grammar
- New research links obesity with heart rhythm disorder
- Seventeen percent of cancer nurses unintentionally exposed to chemotherapy, study finds
- Is marriage good for the heart?
- Neuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well you will remember images
- Saffron shows promise in preventing liver cancer, study suggests
- Helping eye care providers better assess driving in older adults
- For depression, relapsers go to the front of the brain
- New target for treatment of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes identified
- Stress can affect future offspring
- Older adults with too much salt in diet and too little exercise at greater risk of cognitive decline, study finds
- Chemists discover most naturally variable protein in dental plaque bacterium
- Extreme negative anti-smoking ads can backfire, experts find
- Traumatic brain injury increases risk of Parkinson's disease, researchers say; Threat doubles with exposure to the pesticide paraquat
- When well-known flu strains 'hook up' dangerous progeny can result
- Road block as a new strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer's
- Scale models: How patterns stay in sync with size as an embryo grows and develops
- Happiness can deter crime, a new study finds
- Ancient whale skulls and directional hearing: A twisted tale
- Confirmation that vitamin D acts as a protective agent against the advance of colon cancer
- Milk better than water to rehydrate kids, study finds
- Narcolepsy and influenza: Onset of narcolepsy appears to follow seasonal patterns of H1N1, China study finds
- Males believe discussing problems is a waste of time, study shows
- Doctors' nutrition advice hits home quickly
- Taxpayer film subsidies promote youth smoking, researchers find
- Government subsidies to the US film industry promote youth smoking, argue researchers
- Men, women get equal care with 'Get With The Guidelines', study finds
- Handsome annual reports cause investors to value company higher
- Fine art in advertising can backfire
- Maintaining exercise when the cardiac rehab is complete
- Algorithm developed to improve remote electrocardiography
- Careers advice 'crucial' in encouraging greater science take-up
- Bullying victims often suffer academically, particularly high-achieving blacks and Latinos
- Shifting domestic roles for men who lost jobs in current recession
Posted 2011-08-23:
- Small molecules shed light on cancer therapies
- Researchers find increase in infection rates in patients with cardiac electrophysiological devices
- Measurement tools for traffic crash injury severity improving
- Experience puts the personal stamp on a place in memory: Seeing helps map a place in the mind, but exploration and experience are vital
- Effects of prenatal smoking on infant neurodevelopment may be worse than feared
- Heart attack patients winning the race to angioplasty treatment, U.S. study finds
- Good ruminations or bad ruminations in the depressed brain?
- Incisionless surgery now available as an investigational treatment for esophageal disorder
- Tuning natural antimicrobials to improve their effectiveness at battling superbugs
- Reduced recognition of fear and sadness in post-traumatic stress disorder
- Possible trigger point of epileptic seizures identified
- Newest screen for newborns will indicate heart problems
- Practice makes perfect: Competitive Scrabble players push the boundaries of accepted visual word recognition
- Painting a 'bullseye' on cancer cells
- Ignored virus can cause liver cancer, study suggests; Should we be screening blood for hepatitis G?
- Large weight gains most likely for men after divorce, women after marriage
- At last, a reason why stress causes DNA damage
- New way to treat common hospital-acquired infection: Novel approach may offer treatment for other bacterial diseases
- Sweet insight: Discovery could speed drug development
- Psychologists develop successful prevention program for postpartum OCD
- Common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) discovered
- Imaging probe allows noninvasive detection of dangerous heart-valve infection
- Single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening associated with reduced colorectal cancer
- Mothers' poor health impairs children's well-being, not only due to genetics
- Any prime-boost mix of injected or spray flu vaccine shields toddlers: Broadest immune response from nasal spray vaccine, study finds
- Researchers on the trail of a treatment for cancer of the immune system
- Metformin and exercise combination less effective for glucose control
- New job trends reproducing old forms of gender inequality
- Smokers with comorbid conditions need help from their doctor to quit
- Most U.S. heart attack patients needing angioplasty treated within recommended time, study finds
- Cause of stress-related DNA damage pinpointed: Findings suggest new model for developing novel therapeutic approaches
- Only one In five Medicaid-covered kids in Ohio finish antidepressant treatment
- Coronary artery stenting viable palliative option for infants and toddlers
- Drop in hormone therapy use linked with drop in mammogram rates
- Extramarital sex and divorce more common among veterans
- Radioembolization improves chance of survival for liver cancer patients, study suggests
Posted 2011-08-22:
- New 'bionic' leg gives amputees a natural gait
- Gene that exacerbates risk factors for heart disease and diabetes identified
- New drug changes beat in treating heart failure
- Children with cerebral palsy: Change the environment, not the child, researchers say
- Metabolic syndrome may cause kidney disease
- Neuroscientists show activity patterns in fly brain are optimized for memory storage
- New mechanism of genomic instability revealed
- The neurobiology of trust
- New defense discovered against common hospital-acquired infection
Posted 2011-08-21:
- Parasite uses the power of attraction to trick rats into becoming cat food
- New piece to the puzzle of brain function
- Coronary calcium beats C-reactive protein for predicting heart attack and stroke risk, study finds
- Kinder, gentler cell capture method could aid medical research
- Most U.S. physicians will face malpractice claims, but risk of making payment is low, analysis finds
- Enzyme's structure reveals basis for head, reproductive organ deformities
- Fishing games gone wrong: Trial-and-error behind important cause of female infertility
- Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can reduce the risk of stroke, but sometimes should be avoided, study suggests
- Spoilt food soon a thing of the past?
- Four-year-olds know that being right is not enough
- Active participation in voluntary organizations declining faster than checkbooks can keep up
Posted 2011-08-20:
- Mother's BMI linked to fatter babies
- New treatment approach for Alzheimer's disease: Researchers plan to use specialized cells of the immune system
- Powerful X-rays enable development of successful treatment for melanoma and other life-threatening diseases
- Education leaders call for radical transformation in graduate biomedical curriculum
- Boys reach sexual maturity younger and younger: Phase between being physically but not socially adult is getting longer
- Triple therapy regime puts patients with leukemic form of cutaneous lymphoma in remission
- Micro-organisms are 'invisible' to the immune system
- Realistic simulation of ion flux through membrane sheds light on antibiotic resistance
- Researchers alarmed at rise in hookah use among California youth
- Moderate drinking may protect against Alzheimer's and cognitive impairment, study suggests
- College students not eating enough fruits and veggies, study finds
- Long-term, intimate partnerships can promote unhealthy habits
- Dissimilar interaction of opioid receptors may explain why men and women experience pain differently
- Strengthening fragile immune memories to fight chronic infections
- Robust preschool experience offers lasting effects on language and literacy
- Fat around heart may be early indicator of coronary disease
- Kidney drugs hampered by high blood phosphate; Lowering phosphate levels could help prevent kidney failure, study suggests
- Sex differences in mental illness: Men more likely to develop substance abuse, antisocial problems; women more likely to develop anxiety, depression
- Cancer stem cells made, not born: Experiments and modeling reveal how tumors maintain cellular balance
- A faster, cheaper way to diagnose tuberculosis
- Researchers outline ways to advance scientific thinking in children
- Insulation from public pressure leads to more accurate suicide reporting by death investigators
- Acne-treating antibiotic cuts catheter infections in dialysis patients
Posted 2011-08-19:
- How sticky egg captures sperm: Discovery could help explain infertility causes and provide new contraceptive targets
- Mutant gene identified that causes abnormal chromosome count, leading to cancer
- Bacteria from dog feces present in outdoor air in urban areas
- Increased celiac disease prevalence in women with unexplained infertility
- Study exposes habit formation in smartphone users
- Switch in cell's 'power plant' declines with age, rejuvenated by drug
- Embryo development obeys the laws of hydrodynamics
- Remembering surgery: Device no better than cheaper alternatives for preventing intraoperative awareness
- Majority of pharmaceutical ads do not adhere to FDA guidelines, new study finds
- New research reveals brain's protection mechanism during stroke
- Muscle-building effect of protein beverages for athletes investigated
- Review highlights flawed logic of segregating boys and girls for education purposes, based on alleged brain differences
- Treatment with vitamin C dissolves toxic protein aggregates in Alzheimer's disease
- Headaches are common in year following traumatic brain injury, especially among females
- Impulsive alcoholics likely to die sooner
- Blocking cancer cell’s energy ‘generator’ could lead to new targeted treatments
- HIV havens: Researchers find new clues about how HIV reservoirs may form
- Computers will be able to tell social traits from human faces, researchers predict
- Everyday 'clairvoyance:' How your brain makes near-future predictions
- Improved method for capturing proteins holds promise for biomedical research
- Computational method predicts new uses for existing medicines; Match-making program uses gene expression patterns
- Cells derived from pluripotent stem cells are developmentally immature
- Ambitious goals equals satisfaction
- Sniffer dogs can be used to detect lung cancer, research suggests
- Maternal fat has negative impact on embryo development
- New risk score spots patients at high risk of serious blood clots
- Common vein condition increases risk for developing life-threating blood clots
- Near-infrared imaging system shows promise as future pancreatic cancer diagnostic tool
- Better mattresses improve care, cut hospital costs
- Cellular laser microsurgery illuminates research in vertebrate biology
- Want to improve employee engagement? Make it part of the performance management process
- Emergency workers will respond: Study shows first responders will report to duty, but need assistance with family matters
- Research examines the black-and-white issues surrounding executions in the South
- Annual cervical cancer screening persists, despite recommended guidelines
Posted 2011-08-18:
- Hospitalizations due to skin and soft-tissue infections among children have doubled
- Relationship between glaucoma and diabetes, hypertension
- Fish oil's impact on cognition and brain structure identified in new study
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