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for the Week of August 8 to August 15, 2010
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Posted 2010-08-14:
- Expensive new blood pressure meds no better than generics, according to long-term data
- Scientists clarify structural basis for biosynthesis of mysterious 21st amino acid
- New approach which can help to predict neurodegenerative diseases
- Happy employees may be the key to success for organizations
Posted 2010-08-14:
- New sporadic prion protein disease: Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy shares genotype characteristics with Creutzfeldt-Jakob
- Implantable silk metamaterials could advance biomedicine, biosensing
- Chronic myeloid leukemia: New lab test could identify imatinib resistance
- 'Fused' people eager to die and kill for their group, research shows
- Acetaminophen use in adolescents linked to doubled risk of asthma
- Magnetic molecular machines deliver drugs to unhealthy cells
- Selected cells from blood or bone marrow may provide a route to healing blood vessels
- Trusting people make better lie detectors
- Scientists identify DNA that may contribute to each person's uniqueness
- Elevated heart rate over time linked to significant risk of death
- Painters at significantly increased risk of bladder cancer, study finds
- Teaching robot helps children to use wheelchair
- College students exhibiting more severe mental illness, study finds
- Immune system overreaction may enable recurrent urinary tract infections
- Specific oncogene plays a role in lung squamous cell carcinoma
- Childhood memories of father have lasting impact on men's ability to handle stress
- Single neurons can detect sequences
- Mutant mouse reveals potential genetic pathway for alcoholism
- Antibiotics for the prevention of malaria
- Vascular multiple sclerosis hypothesis and treatment questioned
- New drug reduces tumor size in women with advanced hereditary ovarian or breast cancer
- Poor kidney function common among HIV-infected injection drug users
- Culture matters in suicidal behavior patterns and prevention, psychologist says
Posted 2010-08-13:
- Merlin protein found to control liver stem cells, prevent tumor development
- Neurological process for the recognition of letters and numbers explained
- Certain vena cava filters may fracture, causing potentially life-threatening complications
- Youth exposure to alcohol ads in magazines declining
- Citizen scientists discover rotating pulsar
- Immune responses during pregnancy linked to schizophrenia among offspring
- One type of stem cell creates a niche for another type in bone marrow
- Video quality less important when you're enjoying what you're watching
- Key step in body's ability to make red blood cells discovered
- Clues to gut immunity evolution: Research reveals similarities between fish and humans
- New findings further clarify breast cancer risk with hormone therapy
- Athletes undergoing tissue transplant surgery for knee damage have bright future
- Free statins with fast food could neutralize heart risk, scientists say
- Heat shock protein can restore nerve damage in diabetic mice
- Breast cancer risk varies among different progestins used in hormone replacement therapy, study finds
- For infant sleep, receptiveness more important than routine
- Inherited brain activity predicts childhood risk for anxiety, research finds
- Stem cells used to treat children with life-threatening, blistering skin disease
- Delay in surgery not likely to worsen tumors in men with low-risk prostate cancer, study finds
- 'Linc-ing' a noncoding RNA to a central cellular pathway
- Learn more in kindergarten, earn more as an adult
- Using bone marrow stem cells to treat critically ill patients on verge of respiratory failure
- Lithium shows no benefit for people with ALS
- Video study finds risky food-safety behavior more common than thought
- Building muscle doesn't require lifting heavy weights, study shows
- Red blood cells have a tiny but effective protector -- microRNA
- High malaria transmission areas remain a problem for elimination
- Study finds similar personality types in male and female domestic violence perpetrators
- Potential treatment for pulmonary hypertension discovered
- Constant overlap: Scientists identify molecular machinery that maintains important feature of cell's spindle
- Rate of health care associated MRSA infections decreasing, study finds
- Focusing on immediate health effects may improve weight loss success
Posted 2010-08-12:
- Chemical system in brain behaves differently in cocaine addicts, scientists find
- Research links huntingtin to neurogenesis
- Distracted drivers benefit from in-car driving coach
- Proteins linked with Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases found to clump in normal aging
- Spinal muscular atrophy may also affect the heart, study finds
- Perceived intentions influence brain response
- Menstrual cramps may alter brain structure
- Advance toward earlier detection of melanoma
- Initial trials on new ovarian cancer tests exhibit extremely high accuracy
- Fixing technical problems for a good night's sleep as kids start a new school year
- Deathstalker scorpion venom could improve gene therapy for brain cancer
- Innovation could bring super-accurate sensors, crime forensics
- 'New' human adenovirus may not make for good vaccines, after all
- People who are angry pay more attention to rewards than threats
- Scientists identify new drug strategy against fragile X syndrome
- Better understanding of mapmaking in the brain
- Adult autism diagnosis by brain scan
- Walking to school could reduce stress reactivity in children, may curb risk of heart disease
- Drugs to treat cocaine abuse? Effectiveness may depend on how one uses cocaine
- Dying of cold: More heart attacks in cooler weather
- Molecular imaging identifies high-risk patients with heart disease
- Stereotyping has a lasting negative impact, new research finds
- Evolutionary surprise: Freedom of neck played major role in human brain evolution, research suggests
- Heart's sounds can help diagnose heart failure, study finds
- Optical imaging technique for angioplasty
- Motion-tracking technology reduces injuries for older adults
- Liability issues limiting recreational use of public school facilities
Posted 2010-08-11:
- New insights into how antibodies are made suggests new approach for anti-cancer drug targets
- Vitamin B3 as a novel approach to treat fungal infections
- One in four stroke patients stop taking medication within three months
- Fasting 'feelgood' factor: Holy month of Ramadan reduces volatility in markets, research finds
- Neurochip technology developed: Advances to further brain research of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
- Improved drug coverage under Medicare associated with increases in antibiotic use
- Human cells can copy not only DNA, but also RNA
- Distinguishing 'senior moments' from Alzheimer's
- New approaches could help defeat HIV
- Imaging study sheds light on neural origins of baby talk
- Brain fitness programs may help frail elderly walk faster, study suggests
- College undergrads study ineffectively on computers, study finds: Students transfer bad study habits from paper to screen
- Larger waist associated with greater risk of death
- Brain rhythm predicts ability to sleep through a noisy night
- Computerized warning system alerts doctors to medications that could harm elderly patients
- 'Lap-band' weight loss surgery in very obese adults improves mental health, study finds
- New strategy to fix a broken heart: Scaffold supports stem cell-derived cardiac muscle cells
- 'Magnetic' solution to identify and kill tumors
- Aggressive control of cardiac risk factors might not benefit all patients with diabetes
- Brain responds same to acute and chronic sleep loss, research finds
- Brain's wiring: More like the Internet than a pyramid?
- More cancer-fighting power: Mouse with highly effective components of the human immune system
- EEG predicts response to medication for schizophrenia
- Three biomarkers in spinal fluid appear helpful to classify patients with Alzheimer's disease
- Pilot study supports adolescent diabetes patients through personalized text messages
- Plasma beta-amyloid levels associated with cognitive decline
- Proton pump inhibitors are a risk factor for C. difficile reinfection, study finds
- Demographic disparities found among children with frequent ear infections
- Respiratory symptoms more reliable indicator of H1N1, not fever alone
- New 'dentist' test to detect oral cancer will save lives
- Factors associated with rate of visual field change in patients with glaucoma identified
- Smaller hospitals can provide safe and high-quality surgical care comparable to larger counterparts, study finds
- Clinical trials abroad: Making non-English language consent forms readable
- Clinical trials: Comprehension unaffected by simplified consent forms or payment, study finds
- Visits to emergency departments in US has increased in recent years, study finds
- Cross-cultural perspective can help teamwork in the workplace
- Regional protocols improve quality of care for aortic dissection patients
Posted 2010-08-10:
- Scientists map all mammalian gene interactions
- Brain pathways linking social stress and inflammation identified
- Electrical activity in developing brain influences choice of neurotransmitter
- Lubricating the knee cartilage after anterior cruciate ligament repair may prevent osteoarthritis
- Corporal punishment of children remains common worldwide, studies find
- What makes a good egg and healthy embryo? Zinc discovery may help in future fertility treatments
- New methods, new math speed detection of drug-resistant malaria
- Compact microscope a marvel: Matches performance of expensive lab gear in diagnosing TB
- Essential ingredients of supportive sibling relationships
- Prosthesis with information at its fingertips: Hand prosthesis that eases phantom pain
- Biochemist proposes worldwide policy change to step up daily vitamin D intake
- How blocking the 'Programmed Death 1' protein may treat or prevent sepsis and severe infection
- People think immoral behavior is funny -- but only if it also seems benign
- Inhibiting prostate cancer without disturbing regular body processes
- Familial link found in rare childhood leukemia
- Competing for a mate can shorten lifespan
- In breakthrough, nerve connections are regenerated after spinal cord injury
- Bariatric surgery in diabetic adults improves insulin sensitivity better than diet, study finds
- Genetic differences that make some people susceptible to meningitis revealed in major new study
- Doctors not strongly encouraging HPV vaccine to girls of certain age; National guidelines not closely followed, survey finds
- New anti-viral drug shows promise for dramatic improvement in hepatitis C treatment
- Genome study identifies genetic variant linked to TB susceptibility in Africans
- Autism: Lack of evidence for antidepressants, study concludes
- Gain and loss in optimistic versus pessimistic brains
- Discovery may aid remission of ulcerative colitis
- Popular diabetes drugs associated with fractures in type 2 diabetic patients, study finds
- Mental health outcomes in children in foster care improved with mentoring, skills development
- New approach to Alzheimer’s therapy
- Scientists post lower speed limit for cell-signaling protein assembly
- Whole breast irradiation guidelines released
- 'Path of mental illness' follows path of war, 20 years after conflict ends
- Telemedicine for maintaining health of oil rig workers
- Not all kidney patients treated equal: Differences in care for patients beginning on dialysis
Posted 2010-08-09:
- Protein that shuttles RNA into cell mitochondria discovered
- Alzheimer's disease: Some cells more prone to death
- Death dance reveals secrets of apoptosis in dissociated human embryonic stem cells
- Rushing too fast to online learning? Outcomes of Internet versus face-to-face instruction
- Light shed on triglyceride metabolism
- Surgery better than radiation, hormone treatments for some prostate cancer, study shows
- Tests help predict falls in Parkinson's disease
Posted 2010-08-08:
- Key mechanism in brain's computation of sound location identified
- Newly discovered mechanism controls levels and efficacy of a marijuana-like substance in the brain
- Beautiful women face discrimination in certain jobs, study finds
- Human embryonic stem cells purified in new, rapid technique
- Tattooing linked to higher risk of hepatitis C, study finds
- Economic status, genetics together influence psychopathic traits
Posted 2010-08-07:
- Encouraging data on preventing Crohn's disease recurrence
- How cells make specific interactions during development
- Image of new antibiotic in action opens up new opportunities to combat antibacterial resistance
- Newts' ability to regenerate tissue replicated in mouse cells
- Novel bee venom derivative forms a nanoparticle 'smart bomb' to target cancer cells
- Non-human primate study generates information relevant to HIV-1 vaccine strategies
- Children's vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons
- Deep Brain Stimulation shows promise for patients with Alzheimer's
- Diabetes or not, dietary habits of Aftrican-Americans are similar
- 'Asynchronous telepsychiatry' found effective for assessing patients' mental health
- New method for regenerating heart muscle by direct reprogramming
- Potential cure discovered for degenerative vision diseases leading to terminal blindness
- Women don't need to delay getting pregnant after miscarriage, study suggests
- A little adversity bodes well for those with chronic back pain, study suggests
- Large risk schizophrenia marker revealed
- High levels of carbon dioxide threaten oyster survival
- Solving the mystery of bone loss from drug for epilepsy and bipolar disorder
- Eliminating diabetes and depression, and boosting education, most likely to ward off dementia
- H1N1 flu virus used new biochemical trick to cause pandemic
- Potential prostate cancer marker discovered
- Obesity prevention begins before birth: Excess maternal weight gain increases birth weight after controlling for genetic factors
- How viruses jump from hosts: Secrets of rabies transmission in bats discovered
- Novel cause for genetic tooth decay
- Gene brings teeth in shape
- New drug shown safe, effective in treating hereditary angioedema
- Supply and demand: Scientists identify proteins that ensure iron balance
- Social ecology: Lost and found in psychological science
Posted 2010-08-06:
- Iron-regulating protein is strong predictor of breast cancer prognosis, study shows
- New way to boost vaccines
- Do we see things at face value? Research looks at how we recognize people's faces
- Research breakthrough on the question of life expectancy
- Chew on this: Six dental myths debunked
- Redefining sexual discrimination
- Human embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed cells virtually identical
- Scientists develop the first model for investigating the origins of testicular cancer in humans
- Humans imitate aspects of speech we see
- One high-fat diet, two different outcomes: The path to obesity becomes clearer
- 'Guardian of the genome': Protein helps prevent damaged DNA in yeast
- Homes of the poor and the affluent both have high levels of endocrine disruptors
- Ovulating women unconsciously buy sexier clothing to outdo attractive women
- Malfunction of a protein has been linked to form of mental retardation that affects one in 500 males
- New imaging technique could help physicians ease the aftermath of breast cancer
- Fast forensic test can match suspects' DNA with crime samples in four hours
- Childhood personality traits predict adult behavior: We remain recognizably the same person, study suggests
- Genome of ancient sponge reveals origins of first animals, cancer
- Pancreatic cancers use fructose, common in the Western diet, to fuel their growth
- Gaming for a cure: Computer gamers tackle protein folding
- Oral contraceptive use associated with increased risk of breast cancer in African-American women, study finds
- Quality-adjusted life years lost to US adults due to obesity more than doubles from 1993-2008
- Genetic clue to chronic pain could lead to new treatments for the condition
- Missing Puma gene reveals cancer conundrum
- First step to new therapy for chronic bowel disease
- Overcoming reading-comprehension difficulties in children: Training program can help
- Genomic mapping study finds largest set of genes related to major risk factor for heart disease
- Metabolic pathway found in malaria parasites; possible drug targets
- Biologists discover microRNAs that control function of blood stem cells
- Link between estrogen metabolism pathway and breast cancer risk discovered
- Depression is a risk factor and not an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, study suggests
- Splitting bowel preparation dosage is most effective cleansing method before colonoscopy, study shows
Posted 2010-08-05:
- MicroRNA molecule increases number of blood stem cells, may help improve cancer treatment
- Marfan, a 'look-alike' disorder, or neither? Researchers offer simple list of signs for early detection
- Combat veterans face more lifelong socioeconomic challenges, sociologist finds
- More detailed picture of asthma may yield dramatically improved treatment
- Does higher body weight protect women from one type of glaucoma?
- Cells use water in nano-rotors to power energy conversion
- Study details autism's heavy toll beyond childhood on marriages
- Thought-controlled prosthetic limb system to be tested on human subjects
- Gum inflammation linked to Alzheimer's disease
- Study may improve screening and treatment of people with severe myopia
- Brain study shows that thinking about God reduces distress -- but only for believers
- Sperm may be harmed by exposure to BPA, study suggests
- Fluorescent probe for oral cancer
- Revascularization in elderly seniors may help survival rates after heart attack
- Americans take more risks when they drive the nation's rural highways, new study says
- 'Designer protein' opens new door in cancer research
- New diagnostic chip able to generate single-cell molecular 'fingerprints' for brain tumors
- Is your hemoglobin 'trending'? Routine blood tests may provide early warning for colorectal cancer
- Memory-boosting drug may help cocaine addicts avoid relapse
- Disrupted circadian rhythm may cause triglycerides to rise
- Chili peppers may come with blood pressure benefits
- Latest findings in CT radiation dose reduction efforts
- Survey of coastal residents shows Gulf oil spill has significant impact on families
- Emotions help animals to make choices, research suggests
- New drug target for immune diseases discovered
- New estimates of the global population at risk of Plasmodium vivax malaria
- Molecules delivering drugs as they walk
- Human toll of violence in Central African Republic documented
- Fighting infections with blood clots
- Keeping patients 'in good hands'
- New tagging technique enhances view of living cells
- Pep talk to teens in the ER helped reduce violence, alcohol misuse, study finds
- Genomic sequencing of marine sponge published; revealed early genetic complexity and roots of cancer
- 'SORTing' out the genetic and biological links between cholesterol and coronary heart disease
- Winning record, team longevity, prime-time games influence NFL TV ratings
- Mothers of premature children run greater risk of suffering stress, which may affect development of child in early years
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