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for the Week of December 5 to December 12, 2010
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Posted 2010-12-11:
- Thought for food: Imagining food consumption reduces actual consumption
- Drug combination shows promise for newly diagnosed blood cancer patients, study finds
- Personalized molecular therapy shows promising results for people with advanced lung cancer
- Computer-based program may help relieve some ADHD symptoms in children
- When to end a run to avoid injury: Runners change form when running exhausted
- Double block of blood vessels to starve cancerous tumors
- New risk factors for brain metastases in breast cancer patients uncovered
- Buprenorphine treatment produces improved outcome for babies born addicted
Posted 2010-12-11:
- Trio of drugs may combat 'triple negative' breast cancer
- Immune system changes linked to inflammatory bowel disease revealed
- Boxing is risky business for the brain
- Unraveling Alzheimer's: Simple small molecules could untangle complex disease
- There's a new 'officer' in the infection control army
- Doctors don't need to fear red heads
- Twin study helps scientists link relationship among ADHD, reading, math
- Cholera strain evolves new mechanism for causing disease
- New hybrid, precision heart procedures to help stop deadly arrhythmias
- Accurate method for detecting dangerous levels of fluoride
- Living in certain neighborhoods increases the chances older men and women will develop cancer, study finds
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy is ultimately a stem cell disease, researchers find
- Cholera strain in Haiti matches bacteria from south Asia
- Hospital shootings rare, but rate of other assults high, researchers find
- Gene that causes some cases of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis discovered
- Aortic aneurysm treatable with asthma drugs, Swedish study finds
- Seeing the invisible: New 'CSI tool' visualizes bloodstains and other substances
- Nighttime sleep found beneficial to infants' skills
- Gene knockout shows potential for diabetes-related heart failure
- Cutting dietary phosphate doesn't save dialysis patients' lives, study suggests
- Teleworkers more satisfied than office-based employees
Posted 2010-12-10:
- Our brains are wired so we can better hear ourselves speak
- Impaired clearance, not overproduction of toxic proteins, may underlie Alzheimer’s disease
- Stem cells: A 'stitch in time' could help damaged hearts
- For some, laparoscopic technique not always better
- Stricter testing for federal ground beef program may not lead to safer meat
- Babies born to depressed moms have higher levels of stress hormones, decreased muscle tone
- Politics and eye movement: Liberals focus their attention on 'gaze cues' much differently than conservatives do
- Estrogen alone is effective for reducing breast cancer risk, study finds
- Common genetic influences for ADHD and reading disability
- Double-edged sword of dominance: Top chimps tend to suffer from more parasites
- Online photos may reveal your friendships
- Drug prevents post-traumatic stress syndrome, study suggests
- Weightlifting slashes lymphedema risk after breast cancer treatment, study suggests
- Toddlers with autism show improved social skills following targeted intervention
- Influenza virus strains show increasing drug resistance and ability to spread
- Children who attend group child care centers get more infections then, but fewer during school years
- 'Secret ingredient' in religion makes people happier
- Fewer synapses, more efficient learning: Molecular glue wires the brain
- Parkinson's drug could treat restless leg syndrome, study suggests
- Sports participation does not guarantee that children get enough physical activity
- Teens who perpetrate dating violence also likely to perpetrate violence involving siblings or peers
- Dynamics of chaperone protein critical in rescuing brains of Alzheimer's mice from neuron damage
- Personalized vaccine for lymphoma patients extends disease-free survival by nearly 2 years
- Study assesses nuclear power assumptions
- Mindfulness-based therapy helps prevent depression relapse
- How do neural stem cells decide what to be -- and when?
- How do DNA components resist damaging UV exposure?
- Role of stem cell transplant procedures for blood cancer treatment
- Sex, race, place of residence influence high blood pressure incidence
Posted 2010-12-09:
- Cranberry juice not effective against urinary tract infections, study suggests
- Parents' influence on children's eating habits is limited
- Different origins discovered for medulloblastoma tumor subtypes
- Widening our perceptions of reading and writing difficulties
- Autism treatment: Researchers identify possible treatment for impaired sociability
- Computer model for projecting severity of flu season
- Pain: What Zen meditators don't think about won't hurt them
- Are depressed people too clean?
- New test shows promise for accurate early diagnosis of Turner syndrome
- Good grades in high school lead to better health, study suggests
- Accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer with ultrasound
- Blueberries and other purple fruits to ward off Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's
- Low and high vitamin D levels in older women associated with increased likelihood of frailty
- New blood test could detect heart disease in people with no symptoms
- Stem cell advance a step forward for treatment of brain diseases
- Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children
- Feeling chills in response to music
- Vitamin supplements reduce deaths caused by measles and diarrhea, study finds
- Use of low-dose aspirin associated with improved performance of test for detecting colorectal cancer
- Nanoparticle gives antimicrobial ability to fight Listeria longer
- Providing incentives to cooperate can turn swords into ploughshares
- Desensitization approaches effective against hayfever-like allergies, research suggests
- New way of seeing discovered: Melanopsin-expressing cells sense brightness
- New formulation of Leishmaniasis drug shown to be stable, effective in tropical temperatures
- Music relieves stress of assisted breathing
- Tobacco cessation medication may reduce hospitalization for heart attacks
- Even with helicopter EMS, hospital transfer can delay treatment for heart attacks
- People in jobs traditionally held by the other sex are judged more harshly for mistakes
- Trauma surgeon leads call to action for pediatric applied trauma research network
- Engaging pediatricians and primary care physicians in childhood obesity prevention and intervention
- Youth report favorable impressions of community street outreach workers
- Rapid population aging to raise critical challenges for Asian governments
Posted 2010-12-08:
- Small molecule may disarm enemy of cancer-fighting p53
- Metabolism models may explain why Alzheimer's disease kills some neuron types first
- 'Vast majority' of acoustic tumor patients benefit from surgery, study suggests
- Scientists map changes in genetic networks caused by DNA damage
- Including smoking cessation program with treatment for PTSD shows higher rate of quitting
- Bioactive peptides found to promote wound healing
- IV drug could be major advance in halting acute seizures in newborns
- Milestone in fight against deadly disease: 500 protein structures mapped and solved
- Teens get more ear infections when someone smokes at home
- Novel compounds show early promise in treatment of Parkinson's, Huntington's, Alzheimer's
- Butter contaminated by PBDE flame retardant
- Mechanism that controls cell movement linked to tumors becoming more aggressive
- Sensitive testosterone detector linked to less aggression
- Drugs can pass through human body almost intact: New concerns for antibiotic resistance, pollution identified
- Stroke damage reversed by jumpstarting nerve fibers
- Ultraviolet light helps skin cancer cells thrive, researchers report
- Combining exenatide with insulin may be 'best result ever' for diabetes patients, study suggests
- Sleep deprivation eliminates fear generalization: New way to treat PTSD?
- Flu vaccine grown in bacteria works like vaccine grown in chicken eggs
- Exposure to mobile phones before and after birth linked to kids' behavioral problems
- Mammogram sensitivity depends on menstrual cycle, experts recommend
- Exposure to more diverse objects speeds word learning in tots
- Daily aspirin at low doses reduces cancer deaths, study finds -- but caution urged
- Decoding the disease that perplexes: Scientists discover new target for multiple sclerosis
- Breaching the breech protocol: Researcher advocates returning to old-school methods for delivering breech babies
- Why married men tend to behave better
- Plants engineered to produce new drugs
- Mechanism responsible for spreading biofilm infections identified
- Small-molecule inhibitors effectively targeted active colon cancer enzyme
- Life-saving in the bacterial world: How Campylobacter rely on Pseudomonas to infect humans
- K-12 computer science education declining
- Spontaneous mutations important cause of mental retardation, research finds
- High-dose, short-course radiation for prostate cancer does not increase side effects, study finds
- Slurry sanitation using heat, a new, simple, low-energy method
- For elderly, even short falls can be deadly; Adults 70-plus three times as likely to die following low-level falls
- Diners may be willing to pay more to eat at 'green' restaurants
- School-based program helps adolescents cope with asthma
- Private insurers control health care spending better than Medicare, study suggests
- US healthcare: Medicaid-funded ADHD treatment for children misses the mark, experts argue
Posted 2010-12-07:
- Secondhand smoke exposure increases risk of hearing loss
- LouseBuster: Head lice shrivel with chemical-free warm-air device
- Some kids with spinal cord injury may be overlooked for walking rehabilitation
- A team with a shared lousy temper is better at mental tasks
- Pregnant mother's diet impacts infant's sense of smell, alters brain development
- Cultured kidney cell layer is a step towards improved dialysis
- Overactive FTO gene does cause overeating and obesity
- Adolescents at risk for alcohol abuse show decreased brain activation
- A flu vaccine that lasts?
- Mystery of repetitive DNA segments unraveled
- Heart attack risk increases rapidly after rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed
- Imitating someone's accent makes it easier to understand them
- Faster-growing E. coli strain suitable for gene therapy or vaccine use
- Killing salmonella and E. coli on fresh produce with half the normal food-irradiation levels
- Season, time of day appear to predict higher UV levels, need for sun safety measures among skiers
- Season of birth may have long-term effects on personality, study suggests
- New possibility of reversing damage caused by multiple sclerosis
- Brain's architecture makes our view of the world unique
- Over-reactive immune system kills young adults during pandemic flu
- Active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer may offer better quality-of-life, study suggests
- Racing against age: Health impairment primarily due to bad lifestye habits -- not aging, researchers argue
- Earliest brain changes linked to Alzheimer's genetic risk point to possible prevention therapies
- Fitting a biological nanopore into an artificial one, new ways to analyze DNA
- Age-related hearing loss and folate in the elderly
- Preventing physician medication mix-ups by reporting them
- 'Clueless' housekeeping genes are activated randomly, study finds
- Link between folic acid supplementation in pregnancy, DNA methylation and birth weight in newborn babies
- Surprising AIDS-treatment benefits, prevention strategy in epidemic regions of Africa; Anti-retroviral therapy yields 'Lazarus effect'
- Information technology could improve prevention, treatment of depression
Posted 2010-12-06:
- Widely used arthritis pill protects against skin cancer, study suggests
- How infants compare quantities
- Cancer drugs offer new hope for Crohn's disease and sarcoidosis
- Low-status leaders are ignored, researchers find; How a leader is picked impacts whether others will follow
- Biologist tracks spiders' eyes to learn how tiny brains process information
- Early detection is possible for prion diseases, study suggests
- Protein protects cancer cells from oxidative stress
- People with a university degree fear death less than those at a lower literacy level, Spanish study finds
- 'Brain maps' created for how humans reach
- New approach to blocking malaria transmission developed
- Electronic cigarettes are unsafe and pose health risks, study finds
- Lower occurrence of atopic dermatitis in children whose mothers were exposed to farm animals and cats during pregnancy
- Beyond nature vs. nurture: Parental guidance boosts child's strengths, shapes development
Posted 2010-12-05:
- Blame the environment: Why vaccines may be ineffective for some people
- Color-changing 'blast badge' detects exposure to explosive shock waves
- Molecular 'switch' contributes to cellular aging process: Discovery suggests new treatments for metabolic diseases
- Molecular mechanism that causes teens to be less sensitive to alcohol than adults identified
- New prion discovery reveals drug target for mad cow disease and related illnesses
- Eye movement problems common cause of reading difficulties in stroke patients
- A molecular switch for memory and addiction
- Tooth decay to be a thing of the past? Enzyme responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth deciphered
- Researchers uncover culprits in life-threatening clotting disorder
- Preterm infants may need a boost to protect against invasitve pneumococcal disease
- Under suspicion: Painkiller ziconotide could increase suicidal ideation
Posted 2010-12-04:
- Do our bodies' bacteria play matchmaker?
- New clue in leukemia mystery: Researchers identify 'poison' employed by deadly enzyme mutations
- Doctors failing to prescribe low-dose menopausal hormone therapy, study finds
- Fear of being envied makes people behave well toward others
- Discovery could lead to breakthrough for non-small cell lung cancer
- The gene-environment enigma
- Breast CT imaging system marches forward as pain-free tool to aid mammograms
- Nicotine exposure in pregnant rats puts offspring at risk for learning disabilities
- Dementia may result from incomplete memories
- Anesthetic gases heat climate as much as one million cars do, new research shows
- Brittle bones and heart disease go hand in hand
- Heavy smoking during pregnancy linked to kids becoming repeat offenders as adults
- Polluted air increases obesity risk in young animals
- Blood vessel dysfunction linked to heart disease also impacts Alzheimer's
- 'USB' interface for medical diagnosis?
- Kicking the habit: Study suggests that quitting smoking improves mood
- Smoking may thin the brain
- Finger length predicts mental toughness in sport
- Mechanistic link between genetic variation and risk of cardiovascular disease identified
- Virtual biopsy may allow earlier diagnosis of brain disorder in athletes
- 'Less is more,' when it comes to sugary, high-caffeine energy drinks, researchers say
- Scientists home in on chemicals needed to reprogram cells; Groundbreaking discovery moves field closer to therapeutic applications
- Personalized diets for elderly after hospitalization decreases mortality rates, study finds
- Stigma deters those with alcohol disorders from seeking treatment, study finds
- Scientists discover mechanism that turns healthy cells into prostate cancer cells
- Scientists ratchet up understanding of cellular protein factory
- Scientists propose new international cancer effort akin to Human Genome Project
- Relationship-strengthening class improves life for new families
Posted 2010-12-03:
- New microscopy tracks molecules in live tissue at video rate; scientists push SRS microscopy to new levels of spatial, temporal precision
- Soya beans could hold clue to treating fatal childhood disease
- New method for preventing oxidative damage to cells: Findings could lead to enhanced health supplements, progress on Parkinson's
- Number of HIV/AIDS cases in sub-Saharan Africa expected to greatly outpace resources
- Sleepless soldiers: Study suggests that military deployment affects sleep patterns
- Cancer risk from medical radiation may have been overestimated
- Discovery could shrink dengue-spreading mosquito population
- Tricyclic anti-depressants linked to increased risk of heart disease
- Propensity for one-night stands, uncommitted sex could be genetic, study suggests
- Genetic switch for determining gender identified; Gene linked to so-called 'intersex' families
- Major step toward first biological test for autism
- Botulinum toxin A creates muscle weakness and atrophy following long term use, study suggests
- Reaching 100 years of age may be more about attitude and adaptation than health history, study finds
- Perinatal bisphenol-A exposure may affect fertility
- Recurrent miscarriage raises heart attack risk fivefold in later life, study finds
- Loud snoring and insomnia symptoms predict the development of the metabolic syndrome
- Longevity breakthrough: Scientists 'activate' life extension in worm, discover mitochondria's metabolic state controls life span
- Ideal body mass index identified in new study; Overweight and obesity associated with increased risk of death
- Long-term exposure to pesticides may be linked to dementia
- New psychology theory enables computers to mimic human creativity
- Gene duplication detected in depression; Finding points to disruptions in brain signaling networks
- Plant clock gene also works in human cells
- Inflammatory bowel disease can cause post traumatic stress, say doctors
- Fountain of youth in your muscles? Researchers uncover muscle-stem cell mechanism in aging
- Report sets new dietary intake levels for calcium and vitamin D to maintain health and avoid risks associated with excess
- Suicide rate among young women veterans more than twice that of civilians
- New findings detail how a virus prepares to infect cells
- Insomnia after myocardial infarction: Heart and brain appear to be closely connected
- Drug-like compound stops thyroid overstimulation in early studies
- One third of LGBT youth suffer mental disorders, Chicago study finds
- Updated guidelines include new research, advances in stroke prevention
- E. coli outbreak in Connecticut caused by raw milk consumption
Posted 2010-12-02:
- Loss of species large and small threatens human health, study finds
- New gene for childhood cancer neuroblastoma is discovered
- CT best at uncovering drug mule payload, study finds
- Retinal nerve function may be key to early glaucoma detection
- Death certificates confirm non-HIV-attributable diseases cause increase in deaths of people living with HIV/AIDS in US
- Bone marrow stromal stem cells may aid in stroke recovery
- What to do if you are bitten by a snake
- Researchers show an oncolytic virus switches off cancer cell surival signal
- Pray tell: Americans stretching the truth about church attendance
- Dangerous levels of lead found in used consumer products
- Finger length points to prostate cancer risk
- Tumors bring their own support cells when forming metastases; Noncancerous cells from primary site appear to facilitate tumor growth
- Most low birth weight babies become productive adults, study finds
- Yo-yo dieting alters genes linked with stress
- New evidence for eye-protective effects of omega-3-rich fish, shellfish
- Perceived bad boys receive less pain medications in ER
- Diabetes may clamp down on cholesterol the brain needs
- Surgeons test innovative device in patient with swallowing disorder
- Guiltless gluttony: Misleading size labels lead to overeating
- Couch potato effect: Missing protein leaves mice unable to exercise
- Gene therapy success in an immune disorder
- Origin of cells associated with nerve repair discovered
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