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Posted 2010-10-09:
- Early lung cancer detection: Optical technology shows potential for prescreening patients at high risk
- Prediction of epileptic seizures by analyzing brain waves
- Microfluidic devices advance 3-D tissue engineering
- DNA repair capacity identified those at high risk for non-melanoma skin cancer
- Blind inventors develop free software to enable the blind to use computers
- Alienated youths are more likely to lash out, study finds
- Stem cells repair damaged spinal cord tissue
- Maternal influenza vaccination may be associated with flu protection in infants
- Emotional effects of heavy combat can be lifelong for veterans
- Clue to unusual drug-resistant breast cancers found
- Discovery could impact how the body receives medicine
- Vaccinations should continue as influenza pandemics epidemics wane, experts urge
- Neighborhoods can have depressing effect on health, according to study
Posted 2010-10-09:
- Researchers create experimental vaccine against Alzheimer's
- Doctors evaluating heart problems should consider checking fat deposits around the heart
- Half-time gamblers give stock market insight
- Yersinia pestis bacteria confirmed as cause of Middle Ages 'Black Death' plague epidemic
- In Parkinson's disease, brain cells abandon mitochondria
- Scientists trick bacteria into embedding small molecules in cell wall
- Melanoma uses body's immune system to spread to lungs
- You may not be able to say how you feel about your race
- Persistently noisy workplace more than doubles heart disease risk
- Brain changes found in high school football players thought to be concussion-free
- How bacteria become resistant to antibiotics
- Low Apgar score at birth linked to cerebral palsy
- Men perspire, women glow: Men are more efficient at sweating, study finds
- Ultrasound device improves poor bone healing
- Stem cells shape up to their surroundings
- Thoughts about time inspire people to socialize
- Breast density linked to increased risk of subsequent breast cancer
- X-ray for your genes: Researcher takes the next step in personalized medicine
- Patient personality can hinder detection of depression, research finds
- Novel protein critical for cellular proliferation discovered
- Study disproves link between genetic variant, risk of coronary artery disease
- Self-injury behavior not recognized in many youths with eating disorders
- How immune system B-cells react to very different substances
- New tool in the fight against tuberculosis: Algorithm enables cell-scale simulations
- Novel reference material to standardize gene therapy applications
- Consistent evidence: Speed cameras do reduce injuries and deaths, Australian study finds
Posted 2010-10-08:
- Large waist size linked to higher diabetes rates among Americans compared to English
- Real price of each pack of cigarettes is nearly 0, Spanish study finds
- Osteoporosis drug may help women with kidney disease, researchers find
- Childhood adversity may lead to unhealthy stress response in adult life
- Bacteria to blame in asthma attacks in children, research suggests
- Surprise: Two wheels safer than four in off-road riding and racing, study finds
- Research identifies the herbal supplements that are effective in treating anxiety
- Neural responses indicate our willingness to help
- Mechanism for changing adult cells into stem-like cells discovered
- Americans' life expectancy gains continues to fall behind -- but don't blame obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities, and homicide
- Air pollution linked to breast cancer, study suggests
- Number of synapses shown to vary between night and day, zebrafish study finds
- Light drinking during pregnancy: Harmful to child's behavioral or intellectual development?
- T cell discovery shows promise for Type 1 diabetes treatment
- Surgeons expand the use of scar-free surgical technique to more patients
- Nature’s sights and sounds -- but not cityscapes and noise -- ease spinal pain during bone marrow extractions
- New findings pull back curtain on relationship between iron and Alzheimer's disease
- Immune system linked with accumulation of toxic tau protein
- Drug that helps adults addicted to opioid drugs also relieves withdrawal symptoms in newborns
- Neuroscience research may help patients recover from brain injury
- Blood pressure breakthrough holds real hope for treatment of pre-eclampsia
- Vitamin D deficiency rampant in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, damaging patient recovery
- New computer modelling system predicts responses to HIV and AIDS treatments
- Stressed-out mums may worsen their child's asthma
- First clinical trial of gene therapy for muscular dystrophy lends insight into the disease
- Children, males and blacks are at increased risk for food allergies, study finds
- Researchers calculate societal costs of five major crimes; Finds murder at .25 million
- Author who revealed unethical Guatemala syphilis study writes for Bioethics Forum
- Greater priority should be given to stroke prevention in developing countries, academic urges
Posted 2010-10-07:
- From eye to brain: Researchers map functional connections between retinal neurons at single-cell resolution
- Breakthrough test rapidly identifies river blindness
- New role for master regulator in cell metabolism, response to stress: Clinical implications for obesity, diabetes and cancer research
- Vitamin D supplements do not increase bone density in healthy children, review finds
- MRI may predict continued decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment
- Nano drugs: Insoluble medicines can be made orally available if in nano crystal form
- Maggot art used to educate youngsters
- Air pollution alters immune function, worsens asthma symptoms, study finds
- Land on your toes, save your knees
- New class of objects encoded within the genome: Non-coding RNA molecules function similar to gene enhancer elements
- Sociologist ties childhood bullying traits to adult anti-social behavior
- Fattening pollutants? Chemicals in mother’s blood contribute to child’s obesity, study suggests
- Anti-tumor drugs tested by microfluidic device
- Psychologist finds 'shocking' impact on name recall
- Powerful free radical causes lung damage from oxygen therapy
- Gem of an idea: A flexible diamond-studded electrode implanted for life
- Deep brain stimulation may help patients with treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Brain cell communication: Why it's so fast
- Fish oil linked to increased risk of colon cancer in mice
- Umbilical cord blood not suitable for assessing allergy risk
- Depression during pregnancy increases risk for preterm birth and low birth weight
- For cardiac arrest CPR performed by laypersons, chest compression-only may lead to better outcomes
- Children with idiopathic new-onset epilepsy: Study confirms favorable long-term prognosis
- Teen drunkenness levels converge across cultures, by gender
- 'Paradign shift' in how physicians treat peripheral artery disease
- Study examines ICU outbreak of staph aureus with resistance to methicillin and linezolid
- Web-based creativity: Can working in virtual communities be more effective than face-to-face cooperation?
- Experts advocate realigning type 2 diabetes treatments with disease's natural history
Posted 2010-10-06:
- Growth factor essential to epicardial cell function: Platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) plays role in heart regeneration
- Limited number of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes cause most invasive pneumococcal disease
- Is your job making you fat? Study links office work with obesity
- Thirst for excitement is hidden in your genes
- Low testosterone linked to Alzheimer's disease
- Researchers pool data to search for genetic risks in heart disease
- Top reasons for Facebook unfriending
- Newly discovered DNA repair mechanism
- Mice with human body's defenses
- MicroRNA that may allow for better control cholesterol levels in blood identified
- Neanderthals had feelings too, say researchers
- New language identified in remote corner of India; One of thousands of endangered tongues around world
- Amino acid supplement makes mice live longer
- The world is full of darkness, reflected in the physiology of the human retina
- Unemployment linked with child maltreatment
- Identifying enzymes to explode superbugs
- ADHD more common in offspring of mothers with genetic serotonin deficiencies
- Scientist compares classical singing to traditional Indian singing to find speech disorder treatment
- Interactive video games can cause a broad range of injuries
- Surprise: Scientists discover that inflammation helps to heal wounds
- Sleep loss limits fat loss
- How gender is created during everyday life at preschool
- Why fat thighs are not as bad as a fat abdomen
- Microbes engineered for low-cost production of anti-cancer drug, Taxol
- Biomarkers for personalizing radiation cancer treatment identified
- Mental health courts appear to shorten jail time, reduce re-arrest for those with psychiatric illness
- New clues on why some people with Parkinson's die sooner
- New method for genome analysis identifies the genetic effect of a rare form of mental retardation
- Loss of nutrients following gastric bypass surgery in adolescent girls
- Child maltreatment investigations not associated with improvements in household risk factors
- Early use of hypertonic fluids does not appear to improve outcomes for severe traumatic brain injury
Posted 2010-10-05:
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010 was awarded to Robert G. Edwards for IVF fertilization
- Mechanism involved in addictions and some forms of obesity discovered
- Walnuts, walnut oil, improve reaction to stress
- Possible biomarker to identify seizure-related stress
- Children with ADHD at increased risk for depression and suicidal thoughts as adolescents
- Vaccine extends survival for patients with deadly brain cancers
- The secret life of Ireland's smooth-hound sharks
- Substance that plays key role in bone density could lead to new osteoporosis treatments
- Mimicking other's language style shows a happy relationship, study suggests
- Discovery of a cell that suppresses the immune system
- Life threatening breathing disorder of Rett syndrome prevented
- It's time to phase out codeine, researchers urge
- Elasticity found to stretch stem cell growth to higher levels
- New target to improve pain management identified
- What makes us age? Ticking of cellular clock promotes seismic changes in chromatin landscape associated with aging
- Light used to make the heart stumble
- Tennis grunting: Study reveals surprising effects
- Morning sickness: Still no relief, review finds
- Children as young as 12 months can reach a countertop; Puts them at risk for severe burns
- Which fertilized eggs will become healthy human fetuses? Researchers predict with 93% accuracy
- Possible method for boosting the immune system to protect infants against HIV
- How salmonella bacteria spread in humans
- Genomic study of malaria parasite in Peru reveals evidence of antibiotic resistance
- Lack of private health insurance impacts cancer survival, research finds
- Parkinson's: Excess of protein suggests new target for treatment with widely used anti-cancer drug imatinib
- Experts urge making cigarettes non-addictive a research priority
- In pregnancy, a large waistline and high triglycerides: Early screen for gestational diabetes
- Are pre-teen babysitters able to deal with emergencies?
- Gene variations that alter key enzyme linked to prostate cancer
- Noise and chemicals: Workers are losing their hearing, Spanish study finds
- 'Hi-JAK-ing' cancer by inhibiting Jak2
- Launch of Germ Genie to kill keyboard germs
- Memory impairment common in people with a history of cancer
- Researchers call for a price cap on cigarette profits
- Depression and distress is not detected in the majority of patients seen by nurses, study suggests
- Interactive media improved patients’ understanding of cancer surgery by more than a third
- Black mothers cite lack of desire as top reasons for not breastfeeding
- Postpartum intervention/support prevents smoking relapse, extends breastfeeding duration
Posted 2010-10-04:
- Individual mutations are very slow to promote tumor growth, mathematical modeling shows
- Gene associated with aggressive skin cancer found
- Unlocking the secret of beauty: Scientists discover the complexities of attractive female bodies
- How injured nerves grow themselves back
- Tracking down pathogenic yeasts
- Protein key to growth of pancreatic cancer
- Adult stem cells that do not age
- Early surgery after hip fractures reduces death, study finds
- c-Met may be a biomarker for metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
- Exercise associated with lower rate of fractures in elderly women
- Breast cancer diagnostic delay depends more on race than insurance, study finds
- One in eight parents forgoes pediatrician-recommended care: Inability to pay is problem even in families with health insurance
- Pediatric field hospital in Haiti provides lessons in disaster planning and response
- Operation Unified Response: Three phases of disaster care in Haiti
Posted 2010-10-03:
- Collective intelligence: Number of women in group linked to effectiveness in solving difficult problems
- Source of breast drug side effect identified; Pharmacogenomic discovery allows for improved cancer therapy
- How to still kill a resistant parasite
- Rebels without applause: New study on peer victimization
- Severe food allergies turned off in mice
- Screening tool can detect colorectal cancer from a small blood sample
- Mosquito gene examined for new disease response
- New strategy could reduce twin rate after IVF
- Tanezumab reduces osteoarthritis knee pain, phase II study finds
- Short and long sleep in early pregnancy linked to high blood pressure in the third trimester
- Catalyst sandwich: Synthetic PCR mimic could lead to highly sensitive medical, environmental diagnostics
- Real partners are no match for ideal mate, study finds
- Decreased survival for Puerto Rican women with 'triple-negative' breast cancer subtype
- Social support post-cancer lacking among minority women, research finds
Posted 2010-10-02:
- Increases in 5-, 10-year survival at every stage of breast cancer
- How HRT and the Pill can lead to breast cancer: New research suggests possible treatment
- Method to detect bladder cancer earlier is under development
- Language delays found in siblings of children with autism
- Women who get dental care have lower risk of heart disease, says study
- Genetic changes that make some forms of brain cancer more aggressive identified
- Flow of empty calories into children's food supply must be reduced, experts urge
- Twins provide clue that genetic epilepsy can originate in the embryo
- Chromosomal break gives scientists a break in finding new puberty gene
- Garlic oil shows protective effect against heart disease in diabetes
- Women's study finds longevity means getting just enough sleep
- Surgery offers long-term survival for early stage prostate cancer patients
- MicroRNA panel provides a more precise lung cancer diagnosis
- 'e-SMART' technologies may help young adults self-manage mental illness
- Important clues to how bacteria and viruses are identified as enemies
- Novel test following prostate surgery could detect cancer recurrence earlier
- Key nutrient found to prevent cataracts in salmon
- After traumatic event, early intervention reduces odds of PTSD in children by 73 percent
- Molecular On-off Switches for Cancer and Autoimmunity Defined
- Dog ownership is associated with reduced eczema in children with dog allergies
- Mammography significantly lowers death rate in women 40-49
- Alcohol consumers are becoming the norm in U.S., analysis finds
- Increased risk of other cancers for relatives of women with early onset breast cancer
- Varying CRP levels in ethnic groups may affect statin eligibility, heart risk prediction
- Language barriers may play role in health care disparities, study finds
- Vigorous exercise reduces breast cancer risk in African-American women
- Adults in Puerto Rico aware of genetic testing, but use remains low, research finds
- Breast cancer linked to environmental smoke exposure among Mexican women
- Low socioeconomic status linked with more severe colorectal cancer
- Multipronged intervention treated persistent fatigue effectively in breast cancer survivors, study finds
- Innovative Web-based tool helps doctors improve care
- Measuring productivity helps radiology department improve efficiency, study finds
- Computer-aided detection is increasingly being used in screening and diagnostic mammography
- Review of ethical decision making with end-of-life care
- Protein provides link between calcium signaling in excitable and non-excitable cells
- Proposed dietary guidelines for Americans sharply debated
Posted 2010-10-01:
- Genome of mosquito that spreads West Nile virus sequenced
- Brain chemical finding could open door to new schizophrenia drugs
- Genital herpes vaccine ineffective in women, study suggests
- A downside to work flexibility?
- Genetic alteration linked with human male infertility
- Surgery: No sponge left behind
- Epigenomics discovery yields new information about fat cells
- TV viewing likely to make you feel dissatisfied and fear illness, researcher warns
- New method for generating human stem cells is remarkably efficient
- Research examines vicious cycle of overeating and obesity
- Bedouin tribe reveals secrets to 'GA-JOE' high-tech genome analyzer
- Impending death for paper coupons?
- Technique to reattach teeth using stem cells developed
- Maternal diet high in trans fats doubles risk of excess body fat in breastfed babies, study finds
- Early life experience modifies gene vital to normal brain function
- For the first time, monkeys recognize themselves in the mirror, indicating self-awareness
- Chemotherapy alters brain tissue in breast cancer patients, researchers find
- IV treatment may lower risk of dying from bacterial meningitis
- Nanotechnology brings personalized therapy one step closer to reality
- Less than half of essential workers willing to report to work during a serious pandemic, study finds
- 'Giant' step toward explaining differences in height among people
- Addition of immunotherapy boosts pediatric cancer survival in children with neuroblastoma
- Blueberries help fight artery hardening, lab animal study indicates
- Women treated for breast cancer while pregnant have improved survival, study finds
- Father's incarceration associated with elevated risks of marijuana and other illegal drug use, study finds
- First direct evidence that ADHD is a genetic disorder: Children with ADHD more likely to have missing or duplicated segments of DNA
- Strong link between diabetes and air pollution found in national U.S. study
- Women with triple negative breast cancer and BRCA mutations have lower risk of recurrence, study finds
- Diet when young affects future food responses
- Less chemotherapy works well for some childhood cancer, study finds
- Swine flu patients benefited from taking Tamiflu, says study
- Decrease in suicide not linked to newer antidepressants, Norwegian study finds
- Genome of mosquito that spreads West Nile virus, encephalitis and elephantiasis decoded
- Need to undertake epidemiological monitoring programs for ticks confirmed
Posted 2010-09-30:
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