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for the Week of September 5 to September 12, 2010
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Posted 2010-09-11:
- Misfolded neural proteins linked to autism disorders
- New study singles out factors linked to cognitive deficits in type 2 diabetes
- Energy drinks may give young sports teams an edge, study says
- Appetite hormones may predict weight regain after dieting
- Computer models suggest treatments for fractures that won't heal
- Mental maturity scan tracks brain development
- Drug holds promise to halt debilitating condition of diabetes
- New model may simplify high-dose radiosurgery planning
- Brain mechanism linked to relapse after cocaine withdrawal
Posted 2010-09-11:
- Function found for Alzheimer's protein
- Neurons: Faster than thought and able to multiply
- A smart use for wisdom teeth: Making stem cells
- Perceived life-threat affects mental health, Swedish research finds finds
- New neurological deficit behind lazy eye identified
- World's first transcontinental anesthesia: Researchers pioneer anesthetics via videoconferencing
- Researchers analyze impact of chemical BPA in dental sealants used in children
- Music on prescription could help treat emotional and physical pain
- Diet-induced obesity accelerates leukemia, study shows
- Conditional small RNA molecules can kill cancer cells and leave healthy cells alone
- Use of medication for insomnia or anxiety may increase mortality risk, study suggests
- Effects of population aging have been exaggerated, new analysis suggests: More appropriate retirement ages?
- Frog skin may provide antimicrobial peptides effective against multidrug-resistant infections
- Keeping stem cells from changing fates
- Brain needs to remember faces in three dimensions
- Critical 'traffic engineer' of the nervous system identified
- Limiting harmful acrylamide: Lactic acid bacteria to lower risk of cancer
- Biofeedback for your brain?
- New hot spot for genesis of signaling neurons in adult brain
- New dual recognition mechanism discovered in tuberculosis
- Basic physical capability can predict mortality in later life
- High stress hormone levels linked to increased cardiovascular mortality
- Chopping and changing in the microbial world: How mycoplasmas – the simplest bacterial pathogens – stay alive
- Promising treatment for metastatic melanoma 'fast tracked' by FDA
- Diagnostic errors 'greatest threat to patient safety in hospitals,' claims senior UK doctor
- Mental health leaves most costly disability to Canadian employers, study finds
- Research shows unemployment programs lacking for people with disabilities
- Program to improve palliative care falls short of hopes, study finds
- Cost of over-triage on the nation's health system: US researchers find potential area of cost savings
Posted 2010-09-10:
- Simplified heart-risk guideline may miscalculate risk for millions
- In order to save biodiversity, society's behavior must change, leading conservationists warn
- Pediatric vaccine stockpile policies need to be revisited, researcher says
- How mycobacteria avoid destruction inside human cells
- Scope-severity paradox: Inflicting greater harm judged to be less harmful, study finds
- Strategy discovered to prevent Alzheimer's-associated traffic jams in the brain
- Improvement in prediction of blood clots in cancer patients
- Liver defect likely cause of DHA deficiency in Alzheimer's patients, UCI study finds
- Chronic drinking increases levels of stress hormones, leading to neurotoxicity
- Self-administered vaccine patch may protect against potentially pandemic flu viruses
- Why the biological clock? Aging reduces centromere cohesion, disrupts reproduction, biologists discover
- These dendritic cells are fishy, but that's a good thing
- Adults demonstrate modified immune response after receiving massage, researchers show
- New compound safely reduces plaques in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
- Muscle wasting in cancer does not spare the heart
- Decision-making deficits related to driving under the influence are often undetected
- Parents report a widely prescribed antibiotic is effective for fragile X treatment
- Molecular gatekeeper of arthritis identified: Removal of key protein leads to initiation of disease
- Consumers will pay more for goods they can touch
- Potential new drug for neurodegenerative disease identified
- Computer-based video analysis boosts data gathering in behavioral studies
- How insulin stimulates fat cells to take in glucose
- Research on team loyalty yields new insight into 'die-hard' fandom
- New class of peptides may protect against septic shock
- Micro-RNA determines malignancy of lung cancer
- Reading food labels, combined with exercise, can lead to weight loss, study finds
- European Union could create incentive for new drug treatments, experts propose
- Joint replacement: New clinical guidelines for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee
- Massachusetts health reform fails the disadvantaged, study finds
Posted 2010-09-09:
- Insulin may reduce several inflammatory factors induced by bacterial infection
- Structure for three intrinsically disordered proteins determined
- Novel sensing mechanism discovered in dendritic cells to increase immune response to HIV
- Does the impact of psychological trauma cross generations?
- New gene for memory identified in fruit fly; May shed light on human neurological disorders
- Twins are intriguing research subjects for biometircs researchers
- Why chromosomes never tie their shoelaces
- It's good to gossip -- but be nice!
- Brain cells -- not lack of willpower -- determine obesity, study finds
- Scientists make leap forward in early detection for Alzheimer's and cancer
- Questioning the safety of certain 'healthful' plant-based antioxidants
- Personality predicts cheating more than academic struggles, study shows
- A new role for insulin in cell survival, cell metabolism and stress response
- Scientists create new process to 'program' cancer cell death
- At least 1 in 10 athletes injured during 2010 Winter Olympics, study finds
- Golf: Evidence of how 'loading the hips' improves golf drives
- Low-income neighborhoods experience far more injuries than high-income areas, study finds
- Fetal exposure to radiation and the risk of childhood cancer: What is the likelihood of a risk?
- Ritalin improves brain function, task performance in cocaine abusers, study finds
- New robotic head and neck cancer surgery preserves speech, without scarring, study shows
- Designing your own workspace improves health, happiness and productivity
- Excessive drinking may lead to poor brain health via obesity
- Regular statin use is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
- A missing link from obesity to infertility: Researchers unravel clues to infertility among obese women
- An important genetic cardiovascular risk factor explained
- Fungal threat to archived film
- Addressing negative thoughts most effective in fighting loneliness
- Is hand washing enough to stop the spread of disease?
- Chemical for keeping human pluripotent stem cells alive identified
- Wrist splints in children as effective as casts, study finds
- Parents at highest risk for depression in the first year after child's birth
- Smoking damages men's sperm and also the numbers of germ and somatic cells in developing embryos
- New light on the mechanism of Parkinson’s disease
- Bipolar disorder does not increase risk of violent crime, Swedish study suggests
- Education more important than knowledge in stopping spread of HIV in Africa, study finds
Posted 2010-09-08:
- Short sleepers at higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, study finds
- What can a New Zealand reptile tell us about false teeth?
- Multivitamin use doesn't impact colon cancer outcomes, study finds
- Gambling on breast scans: Monte Carlo analysis could help reduce number of cancers missed by mammography
- Having a male co-twin improves mental rotation performance in females
- The brain speaks: Scientists decode words from brain signals
- Short nighttime sleep duration among infants, young children associated with obesity in later life
- First Irish genome sequenced
- Radiologists identify and treat teenage self-injury
- Compounds in non-stick cookware may be associated with elevated cholesterol in children and teens
- Insect brains are rich stores of new antibiotics
- Less is more: Teens who sleep less eat more fatty foods and snacks, study shows
- Hallucinogen can safely ease anxiety in advanced-stage cancer patients, study suggests
- Visual pattern preference may be indicator of autism in toddlers
- More infants should receive iron supplements, researchers urge
- Memory problems more common in men?
- What are babies made of? Research shows for some it is sugar, salt and not all things nice
- Cells can eat parts of themselves, with help from one protein
- What's causing life-threatening blood clots in brain surgery patients?
- Synthetic eye prosthesis: Plastic artificial cornea implants may offer hope for blind patients
- Study examines association between urban living and psychotic disorders
- Scientists begin to unravel causes of mysterious skin disease
- Chronic Lyme disease: How often is it diagnosed and treated?
- Quality measurement programs could shortchange physicians caring for at-risk patients
- More Americans bypassing their personal physician when immediate treatment required, study finds
Posted 2010-09-07:
- Role of key genetic catalyst for human diversity discovered
- Talented bacteria make food poisoning unpredictable
- Satellite data reveals why migrating birds have a small window to spread bird flu
- Non-invasive therapy significantly improves depression, researchers say
- Backstabbing bacteria: A new treatment for infection?
- Induced pluripotent stem cell retain an inactivated X chromosome, study finds
- Cognitive effects of Parkinson's disease: Automated tasks easier, but task switching difficult
- 'Jailbreak' bacteria can trigger heart disease
- 'Basal-like' breast cancer does not originate from basal stem cells
- Acting selfish? Blame your mother!
- How German palliative care physicians act at the end of life
Posted 2010-09-06:
- New pump created for microneedle drug-delivery patch
- Vitamin D is a prognostic marker in heart failure, study finds
- Race, insurance status cited in uneven death rates among pedestrians hit by cars
- Starvation keeps sleep-deprived fly brain sharp
- Iron deficiency in heart failure
- Americans struggle with long-term weight loss
Posted 2010-09-05:
- Hair provides proof of the link between chronic stress and heart attack
- Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research
- Functional motor neuron subtypes generated from embryonic stem cells
- When it comes to the immune system, we're all more alike than previously thought, study finds
- Why fish oils work swimmingly against inflammation and diabetes
- New animal model for hemophilia A developed
- Verbal snippets offer insights on well-being amid separation, divorce
Posted 2010-09-04:
- Mechanisms and function of a type of mysterious immune cell discovered
- How bone-marrow stem cells hold their 'breath' in low-oxygen environments
- Low grades in adolescence linked to dopamine genes, says biosocial criminologist
- Brainy worms: Scientists uncover counterpart of cerebral cortex in marine worms
- Capsaicin can act as co-carcinogen, study finds; Chili pepper component linked to skin cancer
- Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections
- Cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development, study finds
- Computer technique could help partially sighted 'see' better
- Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet, study finds
- Increased risk for lupus in men with certain form of immune receptor
- Social networks influence health behaviors
- Cigarette smoke may contribute to lung inflammation through a new chemical pathway
- Serendipity contributes to MRSA susceptibility findings
- Problem of fake medicines in developing countries could be solved, experts say
- Molecules involved in 'touch' identified: Could lead to new treatments for pain, deafness and cardiac function
- Value of oxygen therapy in end-of-life care challenged in new study
- How do organisms make dietary choices?
- New warning signs may predict kidney transplant failure
- Safety cultures in emergency medical services agencies vary widely, study finds
- Model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis unveiled
- New type of anti-malarial compound discovered
- Long term use of oral bisphosphonates may double risk of esophageal cancer, study finds
- Scientists develop new method to identify glycosylated proteins
- Head start for migraine sufferers
- Gene doping detectable with a simple blood test
- Drugs used to treat osteoporosis not linked with higher risk of esophageal cancer
- International effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment
- US neurologists agree on protocols for treatment of infantile spasms
Posted 2010-09-03:
- Antibacterial peptide could aid in treating soldiers' burn wound infections
- Microsoft Excel-based algorithm predicts cancer prognosis
- New app shows 2-D structure of thousands of RNA molecules
- Link between everyday stress and obesity strengthened with study using an animal model
- Protecting the lungs against 'collateral damage' from the immune system
- Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells
- Insight offered into superstitious behavior
- Ancient brew masters tapped antibiotic secrets
- New evidence that fat cells are not just dormant storage depots for calories
- Success stops drug trial: Apixaban prevents stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who are unsuitable for warfarin
- Risk of marijuana's 'gateway effect' overblown, new research shows
- New infrared light may open new frontier in fighting cancer, Tay Sachs
- Combining resistance and endurance training best for heart health, triathlon study finds
- 'Smart materials' process promises to revolutionize manufacturing of medical devices, other products
- Shorter sleep durations linked to greater risks of mental distress in young adults
- Scientists identify protein that spurs formation of Alzheimer's plaques
- 'You kick like a girl': Men and women use different leg and hip muscles during soccer kick
- Too much aluminum in infant formulas, UK researchers find
- Sensitivity to alcohol odors may indicate a genetic predisposition to alcohol dependence
- Biochemical pathway may link addiction, compulsive eating
- New TB diagnostic proves effective, expedient, study finds
- Text messages reveal the emotional timeline of September 11, 2001
- Stopping smoking cessation treatments too soon may reduce odds of success for 45 percent of smokers
- Live imaging puts new light on stem cell division
- Lower blood pressure may preserve kidney function in some patients
- Finding variants in the human genome: HapMap 3 points the way forward for human genetics studies
- Personalized medicine: Molecular imaging predicts treatment success in many cancers
- Increased risk of death in men with insomnia and a short sleep duration
- Violence in inner city neighborhoods contributes to trouble with asthma, study finds
- Roll-out of electronic patient records in England likely to be a long and complex process
- How HIV takes control of cell division: Role of the Vpr protein in HIV infection and AIDS
- Unrealistic goals and standards make teachers stressed, UK study finds
- Biomedical research policy needed for therapies, economic growth, education and security
- Connection between light at night and cancer suggested by new study
- Adding value to data: BioMed Central calls for greater researcher sharing
- Medicinal cannabis review highlights dilemmas facing healthcare professionals
- New guidelines to ease sleepless nights
Posted 2010-09-02:
- 'Charitable' behavior found in bacteria
- Brain exercises may slow cognitive decline initially, but speed up dementia later
- Protecting nerve cells from death in a model of stroke
- Airline passengers in developing countries face 13 times crash risk as US
- Capacity for exercise can be inherited: Finding suggests pharmaceutical drugs can be used to alter activity levels in humans
- Infant's gaze may be an early, but subtle, marker for autism risk
- Revaccination could benefit HIV-infected children, review suggests
- Mindfulness meditation increases well-being in adolescent boys, study finds
- Babies born past term associated with increased risk of cerebral palsy
- Study shows increased risk of heart attack from physical exertion at altitude and low temperatures during winter sports vacations
- Nanobiotechnology advances point to medical applications
- Hooked on headphones? Personal listening devices can harm hearing, study finds
- High-fat diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in life
- Researchers exploring 'fusion strategy' against E. coli
- Prophylactic surgeries associated with lower risk of cancer for women with BRCA1/2 gene mutations
- Girls' early puberty linked to unstable environment via insecure attachment in infancy
- Mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors to track human prey
- Why females fare better than males after traumatic injury
- DASH eating plan lowers long-term heart attack risk, especially among African-Americans
- Diverse diet of veggies may decrease lung cancer risk
- Moderate coffee consumption improves aortic distensibility in hypertensive elderly individuals, study finds
- Migration does not bring happiness, study suggests
- Virus related to smallpox rising sharply in Africa
- Bone hormone levels linked to risk of death for patients with heart failure
- Buying common medicines can push poor people further into poverty, study finds
- Hispanic kids show greater risk of substance use, study suggests
Posted 2010-09-01:
- Newly discovered protein gets to the roots of obesity and osteoporosis
- Treatment for S. aureus skin infection works in mouse model
- Ultra-endurance running may not be good for the heart, study suggests
- Children raised by gay couples show good progress through school, study finds
- Major study finds no evidence that statins cause cancer
- Reading Arabic isn't easy, brain study suggests
- Marathon running is unlikely to cause long-term heart damage, German study shows
- Why some Americans believe Obama is a Muslim
- Multiple sclerosis activity changes with the seasons, research finds
- Engineering shorter wait times in the ER
- Older adults experience “destination amnesia” and over-confidence with false beliefs
- Adult mammary stem cells in mice identified and isolated for first time
- Neuronal diversity makes a difference, research finds
- Study points to key genetic driver of severe allergic asthma
- Hybrid protein tools developed for gene cutting and editing
- Roots of gamblers' fallacies and other superstitions: Causes of seemingly irrational human decision-making
- Scientists succeed in filming organs and joints in real time using magnetic resonance imaging
- 'Co-conspirator' cells could hold key to melanoma prediction, prevention
- Step toward a new sunscreen? Plant agents show promise in preventing skin cancer
- Use of certain antiviral drugs during pregnancy not linked with higher risk of major birth defects, study suggests
- Microfluidic device allows collection, analysis of hard-to-handle immune cells
- Survey says: Genetics affect whether we're willing to take surveys
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