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for Sunday, December 12, 2010
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Thought for food: Imagining food consumption reduces actual consumption (December 11, 2010) -- A new study shows that when you imagine eating a certain food, it reduces your actual consumption of that food. This landmark discovery changes the decades-old assumption that thinking about something desirable increases cravings for it and its consumption. ... > full story
Drug combination shows promise for newly diagnosed blood cancer patients, study finds (December 11, 2010) -- A new three-drug combination used to treat the blood cancer multiple myeloma may be effective as a front-line therapy for newly diagnosed patients, according to a new study. ... > full story
Personalized molecular therapy shows promising results for people with advanced lung cancer (December 11, 2010) -- A new study shows that a combination of epigenetic therapy and molecular targeted therapy has promising results at combating advanced lung cancer according to new research. ... > full story
Computer-based program may help relieve some ADHD symptoms in children (December 11, 2010) -- An intensive, five-week working memory training program shows promise in relieving some of the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, a new study suggests. Researchers found significant changes for students who completed the program in areas such as attention, ADHD symptoms, planning and organization, initiating tasks and working memory. ... > full story
When to end a run to avoid injury: Runners change form when running exhausted (December 11, 2010) -- Runners and scientists for years have pondered when runners should end a run in order to avoid injuries. A new study by a physical therapy professor sheds light on this with findings that runners unknowingly change their running form when they run while exhausted. The change in mechanics could be related to an increased risk for injuries. ... > full story
Double block of blood vessels to starve cancerous tumors (December 11, 2010) -- A novel strategy of blocking the growth of blood vessels with antibodies should result in improved treatment of cancerous tumors, researchers in Finland report. ... > full story
New risk factors for brain metastases in breast cancer patients uncovered (December 11, 2010) -- Nearly one-fifth of all metastatic breast cancer patients develop brain metastases and have significantly shorter overall survival than patients who do not have brain involvement. One way to improve the affected patients' survival might be to prevent the brain metastases from arising in the first place. ... > full story
Buprenorphine treatment produces improved outcome for babies born addicted (December 11, 2010) -- Babies born into the world addicted to drugs because of their mother's dependence on pain medication, or opioids, may be weaned off the substance more comfortably, with a shorter hospital stay and at a reduced cost, if the mother receives a new treatment option during pregnancy. ... > full story
Trio of drugs may combat 'triple negative' breast cancer (December 10, 2010) -- Working with cell cultures and mouse models, researchers have tested a cocktail of three drugs that holds promise for treating so-called triple negative breast cancers. ... > full story
Immune system changes linked to inflammatory bowel disease revealed (December 10, 2010) -- Scientists have discovered some of the key molecular events in the immune system that contribute to inflammatory bowel disease. ... > full story
Boxing is risky business for the brain (December 10, 2010) -- Up to 20% of professional boxers develop neuropsychiatric sequelae. But which acute complications and which late sequelae can boxers expect throughout the course of their career? ... > full story
Unraveling Alzheimer's: Simple small molecules could untangle complex disease (December 10, 2010) -- New molecular tools show promise for "cleansing" the brain of amyloid plaques, implicated in Alzheimer's disease. ... > full story
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