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for the Week of January 2 to January 9, 2011
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Posted 2011-01-07:
- More evidence that malaria drug could help combat cancer, and that breaks from treatment could improve results
- Potential new anti-cancer mechanism
- Evidence lacking for widespread use of costly antipsychotic drugs, study suggests
- High dietary fat, cholesterol linked to increased risk of breast cancer
- IVF breakthrough to hit the world market
- Health chip gives instant diagnoses
- Blood test for Alzheimer's disease?
- Perception of our heartbeat influences our body image
- Tomatoes found to contain nutrient which prevents vascular diseases
- Standing tall is key for success: 'Powerful postures' may trump title and rank
- Stem cell discovery could lead to improved bone marrow transplants
- Tablet splitting is a highly inaccurate and potentially dangerous practice, says drug study
- Elevated rates of 'sarcoid-like' granulomatous pulmonary disease in World Trade Center responders
- Secondhand television exposure linked to eating disorders
- Routine blood test may identify people with pre-diabetes, cutting later treatment costs
- Deaths from anesthesia during childbirth plummet; Better monitoring, new techniques have reduced mortality rates
- Why some cancers become malignant and others don't
- New method to quantify protein changes could advance study, treatment of various diseases including cancer
- Using cassava to address vitamin A deficiency
- Digital reminiscence systems: Life-logging assists dementia sufferers, research finds
Posted 2011-01-07:
- Border collie comprehends over 1,000 object names as verbal referents
- Neural stem cells maintain high levels of reactive oxygen species, study finds
- Is your convertible damaging your hearing?
- Major advance in MRI allows much faster brain scans
- Genetic abnormalities identified in pluripotent stem cell lines
- Metabolic syndrome found in 52 percent of patients after liver transplantation
- British Medical Journal declares MMR study 'an elaborate fraud' -- autism claims likened to 'Piltdown man' hoax
- Bacteria eyed for possible role in atherosclerosis
- Women with multiple sclerosis more likely to have MS-related gene than men
- How to look younger without plastic surgery
- Vitamin D accelerates recovery from tuberculosis
- Mother’s milk improves physical condition of future adolescents, study finds
- Exercise may lower risk of death for men with prostate cancer
- How studded winter tires may damage public health, as well as pavement
- First screening tool for war veterans to assess traumatic brain injury
- Antibiotic treatment effective in treating irritable bowel syndrome
- Protective properties of green tea uncovered
- Thermostatic mixer valves could significantly reduce the risk of scalding in children, study finds
- New method for making large quantities of deuterium-depleted drinking water
- Consumers prefer products with few, and mostly matching, colors
- Malfunctioning gene associated with Lou Gehrig's disease leads to nerve-cell death in mice
- Helicopter transport increases survival for seriously injured patients, study finds
- Where MRSA colonizes on the human body: Study identifies quantity and locations of MRSA colonization
- Call for truth in trans fats labeling by US FDA: Study shows how deceptive food labels lead to increased risk of deadly diseases
- Male pattern balding may be due to stem cell inactivation
- Advancements in fertility preservation provide oncology patients new options
- Optimizing patient outcomes after therapeutic hypothermia for traumatic brain injury
- Mothers key to college-age women receiving HPV vaccine, study suggests
- Web-based curriculum improves surgical residents' knowledge of health care business
- Drinking recycled water? Study establishes methods to assess recycled aquifer water
Posted 2011-01-06:
- Vaccine blocks cocaine high in mice: Approach could also stop addiction to other drugs, including heroin and nicotine
- Birch bark ingredient comes with many metabolic benefits
- Metabolic cost of human sleep deprivation quantified by researchers
- Resiliency on the battlefield: Soldiers with a positive outlook less likely to suffer anxiety, depression
- Walking speed associated with survival in older adults
- New glaucoma test allows earlier, more accurate detection
- Vitamin D deficiencies may impact onset of autoimmune lung disease
- Infant hydrocephalus, seasonal and linked to farm animals in Uganda
- Anti-bullying program reduces malicious gossip on school playgrounds
- Fueling the body on fat: Critical tuning dial for controlling energy found
- On the trail of a stealthy parasite Biologist shows why some strains of Toxoplasma are more dangerous than others
- Model predicts a drug's likelihood of causing birth defects
- Trust your gut ... but only sometimes
- Experimental drug more potent, longer lasting than morphine
- Pregnant, constipated and bloated? Fly poo may tell you why
- Body temperature sensor, TRPM2, promotes insulin secretion
- Adopting healthy habits in youth associated with more favorable cholesterol levels in adulthood
- Obesity research targets brain's use of fatty acids
- Detecting esophageal cancer with light
- Dampening inflammation with aspirin
- Europe reins in the smoking habit
Posted 2011-01-05:
- Even healthy cats act sick when their routine is disrupted
- Protein wields phosphate group to inhibit cancer metastasis; Tagging an enzyme with chemical also is crucial to bone cell formation
- Kids frequently exposed to medical imaging procedures that use radiation, study finds
- US soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder more likely to feel long-term psychological effect
- Peptide delivers one-two punch to breast cancer in pre-clinical study
- Clostridium bacteria infecting increasing numbers of hospitalized children
- Researchers helping electric-wheelchair users move more easily
- Brain imaging studies examine how anti-smoking medications may curb cravings
- Resurrecting the so-called 'depression gene': new evidence that our genes play a role in our response to adversity
- PET scans provide insight into fever-induced epilepsy in children
- Eating low-fat, thanks to lupin proteins
- Women with both diabetes and depression at higher risk of dying from heart disease, other causes
- Authorities often aware of previous incidents of victimization among children and adolescents, report finds
- Food bioterrorism: Safety precautions used by country club restaurants to protect food and beverages studied
- Medicare payments for medical imaging are higher to nonradiologist physicians than to radiologists
- Clinical decision support systems help control inappropriate medical imaging, study suggests
Posted 2011-01-04:
- CPAP therapy reduces fatigue, increases energy in patients with sleep apnea, study suggests
- Firefly protein lights pathway to improved detection of blood clots
- Protein that drives survival of gastrointestinal tumors identified
- Hair color of unknown offenders is no longer a secret
- Even molds can suffer jet lag: Simple organisms shed light on inner clock
- Biological diversity of ovarian cancer lessens value of screening
- How cells export and embed proteins in the membrane
- Expert analysis of HER2 tests reveals issues with reliability
- Education programs could increase parent-child interactions in at-risk families
- New statement on the treatment of pulmonary fungal infections
- Tonsillectomy in children: Multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline
Posted 2011-01-03:
- Walking slows progression of Alzheimer's, study suggests
- Type 1 diabetes computer model's predictive success validated through lab testing
- Most women do not get recommended mammograms, study finds
Posted 2011-01-02:
- Alzheimer's disease: Are plaques and tangles a symptom, not the cause?
- Esophageal cancer risk lower than expected for patients with GERD
- When the brain knows no fear: Fear discovery could lead to new interventions for PTSD
- New genetic alterations associated with human height identified
- Key protein discovered that allows nerve cells to repair themselves
- Scientists peer into the future of stem cell biology
- Blood-thinning treatment standards changing for heart patients, new research shows
- Study probes obesity link to fibromyalgia
Posted 2011-01-01:
- Alzheimer's: Therapy for brain disease could target blood
- New cognitive robotics lab tests theories of human thought
- Strict heart rate control provides no advantage over lenient approach, study finds
- Lower levels of education are associated with increased risks of heart failure
- Consistent exercise associated with lower risk of colon cancer death
- Home health care could help sustain health care systems, study finds
- What makes a face look alive? Study says it's in the eyes
- Risk for alcoholism linked to risk for obesity
- Expansion of HIV screening cost-effective in reducing spread of AIDS, study shows
- George Clooney Effect? High-earning women want older, more attractive partners, research finds
- Your genome in minutes: New technology could slash sequencing time
- New test for major killer of lung transplant patients: High stem cell count after transplant predicts debilitating syndrome
- Why does dialysis fail?
- Depressed smokers less likely to stay tobacco free
Posted 2010-12-31:
- Gene protects against dementia in high-risk individuals, study finds
- New imaging advance illuminates immune response in breathing lung
- Trace amounts of microbe-killing molecules predict chronic granulomatous disease survival
- Visual skills required for independence are impaired in children with autism, research finds
- Bacteria provide example of one of nature's first immune systems, research shows
- Link between light signal and circadian rhythms pinpointed
- Indoor plant intervention: New answers for health care design?
- New regulator plays critical role in development B cells
- Wake up, Mom: Gender differences in accepting sleep interruptions
- 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit ideal temperature for keeping fungi away and food at bay
- Coma and general anesthesia demonstrate important similarities
- Diabetes: Poor response to anti-anemia drug predicts higher risk of heart disease or death
- Doctors should be required to disclose sleep deprived status to patients before elective surgeries, experts urge
- MRI scans reveal brain changes in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer's
- Protein involved in cystic fibrosis also plays role in emphysema, chronic lung disease
- African-Americans with liver cancer more likely to die, study finds
- Mortality rates are an unreliable metric for assessing hospital quality, study finds
- Prevention of bad lifestyle habits should be tackled even before 13 years, researcher argues
Posted 2010-12-30:
- 'Breathalyzers' may be useful for medical diagnostics
- Human protein improves muscle function of muscular dystrophy mice
- How cortical nerve cells form synapses with neighbors
- Structure deep within the brain may contribute to a rich, varied social life
- Gene alteration in mice mimics heart-building effect of exercise
- Protein helps parasite, toxoplasma gondii, survive in host cells
- Food in early life affects fertility, study suggests
- Doctors on Facebook risk compromising doctor-patient relationship, study suggests
- Key interaction in hepatitis C virus identified
- Activity of certain stem cell genes linked with worse outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia patients
- Many cancer cells found to have an 'eat me' signal
- Virus previously linked to chronic fatigue syndrome was a lab contaminant, not cause of disease, new study shows
- Quitting menthol cigarettes may be harder for some smokers
Posted 2010-12-29:
- New clues uncover how 'starvation hormone' works
- Malaria-infected cells stiffen, block blood flow
- Exposure to North Dakota road material may increase risk of lung cancer
- Newborns with low vitamin D levels at increased risk for respiratory infections
- High red blood cell folate levels linked to silenced tumor-suppressors
- Psychologists find skill in recognizing faces peaks after age 30
- Not all infant formulas are alike: Differential effects on weight gain
- Some brain tumors mimic the genetic program of germline cells
- Features of the metabolic syndrome common in persons with psoriasis
- Prayer can help people handle difficult emotions, study suggests
- Structure of key molecule in immune system provides clues for designing drugs
- New study upends thinking about how liver disease develops
- New cell biological mechanism that regulates protein stability in cells uncovered
- Outcomes after recurrence of oral cancer vary by timing, site
- Bonding with newborn baby: Once upon a time in the Intensive Care Unit ...
Posted 2010-12-28:
- Human immune system has emergency backup plan
- Platinum and blue light combine to combat cancer
- A new surgical tool -- the IKEA pencil
- Genetic variant that can lead to severe impulsivity identified
- Compound that prevents the growth of prostate cancer cells identified
- Supercomputing research opens doors for drug discovery
- Study identifies genetic mutations associated with tumor of adrenal gland
- Electronic medical records not always linked to better care in hospitals, study finds
- Learning to read the genome: Most detailed annotation of fruit-fly genome points way to understanding all organisms' genomes
- Protein targeted to stop melanoma tumor growth
- Circulating tumor cells predicted recurrence, death in patients with early-stage breast cancer
- Treating women’s depression might help them lose weight
- New rule predicts risk of stroke, death from surgery that prevents it
- Fighting cancer and steering immune reactions: New mechanism for reversible proteasome inhibition
- Poor breast cancer prognosis associated with presence of circulating tumor, cancer stem cells
- Recovering from job loss: Most report few long-term psychological effects, study finds
Posted 2010-12-27:
- Part of brain that suppresses instinct identified
- Mammalian aging process linked to overactive cellular pathway
- Powerful new defibrillator: Minimally invasive surgeries mean smaller scars, quicker recovery
- Robotic surgery for head and neck cancer shows promise
- Potential target for breast cancer therapy
- Which comes first: Exercise-induced asthma or obesity?
- Imagine your future self: Will it help you save money?
Posted 2010-12-26:
- Preplay: How past experiences subconsciously influence behavior
- Arsenic agent shuts down two hard-to-treat cancers in animal experiments
- Emerging drug class may enhance red blood cell production in anemic patients
- Site in brain where leptin may trigger puberty identified
- Fast sepsis test can save lives
- Alzheimer's: Tau disrupts neural communication prior to neurodegeneration
- You are what your father ate, too: Paternal diet affects lipid metabolizing genes in offspring, research suggests
- Protein involved in early steps of melanoma development revealed
Posted 2010-12-24:
- Designer probiotics could reduce obesity
- How cells running on empty trigger fuel recycling
- Simple screen can help isolate virulent parts of pathogenic bacteria gene structures
- Shouldering family demands and worries bumps up angina risk
- 'Un-growth hormone' increases longevity, researchers find
- Invention could improve cancer drug delivery, lessen harmful effects of chemotherapy
- Complementary medicines can be dangerous for children, experts say
- Does equality increase status spending?
- Placebos work -- even without deception
- Breakthrough in melanoma research: Protein suppresses progression of melanoma
- Some cancer drugs may block cellular 'cross talk' but not kill cancer cells
- Measuring fatigue through the voice: Speech 'flattens' after 24 hours awake
- Discovery suggests a new way to prevent HIV from infecting human cells
- Eating less healthy fish may contribute to America's stroke belt
- Scientist uncovers switch controlling protein production
- When will runners and swimmers reach their physical limit?
- Component in common dairy foods may cut diabetes risk, study suggests
- Most common adult brain cancer linked to gene deletion, doctors say
- Photons vs. protons for treatment of spinal cord gliomas
- New annotated database sifts through mountains of sequencing data to find gene promoters
- Why do risks with human characteristics make powerful consumers feel lucky?
- Study on effects of resveratrol and quercetin on inflammation and insulin resistance
Posted 2010-12-23:
- Young female chimpanzees treat sticks as dolls: Growing evidence of biological basis for gender-specific play in humans
- Genome-wide hunt reveals links to abnormal rhythms behind sudden death, heart damage
- Immunity in emerging species of a major mosquito carrier of malaria
- Climbing Mount Everest: Noble adventure or selfish pursuit?
- Sex reversal gene: Male mice can be created without Y chromosome via ancient brain gene
- Blue-green algae tested for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Tumor cells in blood may signal worse prognosis in head and neck cancer patients
- Eating healthier means living longer
- Smoking may worsen pain for cancer patients
- Gene alteration identified that predisposes to syndrome with high risk of cancer
- Stress can enhance ordinary, unrelated memories
- Obesity increases risk of death in severe vehicle crashes, study shows
- Biomarkers could predict death in AIDS patients with severe inflammation
- Neuroimaging helps to predict which dyslexics will learn to read
- Natural supplement, echinacea, may reduce common-cold duration by only half a day
- Pen to measure and reduce stress
- New breathing therapy reduces panic and anxiety by reversing hyperventilation
- Membership in many groups leads to quick recovery from physical challenges
- Genetic trait could triple odds of whites' susceptibility to heavy cocaine abuse
- Spread of tuberculosis in prisons increases the incidence of TB in the general population
- Smarter systems help busy doctors remember
- Use the right metaphor to get patients to enroll in clinical trials
- Why must we compensate after buying gifts that threaten our identities?
- Love-smitten consumers will do anything for their cars and guns
Posted 2010-12-22:
- Cellular mechanism responsible for chronic inflammation, type 2 diabetes uncovered
- Beautiful people convey personality traits better during first impressions
- Acid suppressive medication may increase risk of pneumonia
- Training the best treatment for tennis elbow, study suggests
- Motion sickness reality in virtual world, too
- Boosting supply of key brain chemical reduces fatigue in mice
- Intensive chemotherapy can dramatically boost survival of older teenage leukemia patients
- Link between depression and inflammatory response found in mice: New treatments for mood disorders?
- Novel weight-loss therapies? Scientists identify cells in mice that can transform into energy-burning brown fat
- Electronic nose detects cancer
- Injectable and oral birth control do not adversely affect glucose and insulin levels, study shows
- About one-fifth of women, less than 7 percent of men report use of indoor tanning
- Nasal congestion can mean severe asthma
- Samples of vital human tumor tissue irradiated with ions for the first time
- Don't trouble your heart: Naturally high hemoglobin OK in dialysis patients, study suggests
- Urban planning: Better spaces for older people
- Boy or girl? Australians think we shouldn't choose
- Earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy should be highest priority for expansion of HIV care, study finds
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